Well T was baptized on Saturday, as I am sure many of you already saw on Facebook. It was such a wonderful day. She was glowing immensely and looked like the happiest girl in the world. It was such a special day to be by her side and she made the first step to eternal life. We got there a little bit early and picked out a couple dresses for her to try on that she could wear. She picked one and went into the bathroom to change. She was taking a while so we yelled through the door that if the dress wasn't working we could get her a new one. She came out a couple minutes later and said "sorry, the dress fits perfectly. I was just praying". The spirit was so strong that day. T was so prepared and so ready to be baptized. This decision will bless her life forever.
We have been teaching lots of lessons and keeping busy.
Our investigator K has come such a long way. I dont know if I have talked about her before or not. We met K about 3 months ago. She was referred to us by her friend that is a member. At first we were a little hesitant to teach her. She was in a rough situation financially and we thought she just wanted the church to help her with some bills. After we got that settled she still was meeting with us and kept coming to church.English is her second language so she is a really slow learner. I am not gonna lie and say it wasnt frustrating after teaching the restoration 3 times she was still calling Joseph Smith John Smith. The spirit just kept telling us to keep hanging on and teaching her. And of course the spirit was right, she has come so far. And I have come to love her so much! We had one of the most amazing spiritual lessons with her this week. We have the faith that she can be baptized in the next 2 weeks. It is going to take a lot of prayers and work and patience but it can happen. She wants it so badly and has been working so hard. I am grateful for all the many lessons Heavenly Father teaches us!
We have been teaching a less active man named J. He is 25 years old and has barely survived cancer twice. During his second cancer treatment he had to be placed in a medical induced coma for a month. Because of that he lost a lot of his memory. We stopped by to visit with his whole family who hasnt been to church in a while because they have been in and out of hospitals. They let us right in and we began talking with them, very very wonderful people. As we were talking J said that he got the impression that he needed to ask us to teach him the discussions. We happily accepted. It has been awesome to be able to bring back to his remembrance the teachings of the gospel. He wants to go in depth more on the lessons so it is fun to be able to teach things differently and with more detail. He is working on gaining strength back in his body so he works with clay to strengthen his hands. After every lesson he gives us each a new thing he made out of clay. I will have a whole collection by the time we are done!
I don't really have much time to really stop and think these days. It is always go go go. But when I do stop and think I am just amazed. How grateful I am to be a missionary here in North Carolina. This week two older ladies in the ward (When I say older they are both over 70. No offense to anyone) signed up to take us out to lunch. They came and picked us up and we headed to the restaurant. The car was driven very carefully, the walk in was very slow, the conversation revolved mostly around family history, and it was so fun! 5 years ago I never would have pictured myself in that situation but it filled me with so much joy. I love every single opportunity I have as a missionary. Life Is so good! Look for the beauty all around, because it is there!
I hope you all have a great week!
Love,
Sister Judd
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