Elder Tyler Judy's letter 6/22/15

Elder Tyler's letter 6/22/15 Arizona Tucson mission

OH MY GOSH!!! Dallin's home!! hahaha That makes my mission seem to shrink sooo much!!! I thought missions never ended!! haha... geez! I don't like this feeling!! Anyways,

That's so great to hear about scripture study!!  I can just picture it all happening in our living room! :)

Things with our "news" are going pretty well! They're all pretty difficult to get in with because they're college kids with jobs, but it just makes each lesson opportunity more and more vital to have the spirit as strong as we can make invite it, which has caused for a LOT of going back to basics!!  God is our Loving Heavenly Father and what that means to me, Faith in Jesus Christ and His Atonement and how it has blessed my life, Repentance, the message of the Restoration!  It is such a powerful message if you think about it!  As I was praying, I kinda came to the realization that our message is simply that God has called another prophet to lead his children!!  Just like Moses leading the children of Israel through the Red Sea on dry ground, or Noah and his family to build a ship so they would drink too much water, like everyone else, we have a prophet alive today that can lead us through this life, if we are willing, with all of it's difficulties, trials and forbidden paths on dry ground, or safely on the ship's deck with the greatest happiness! But first, we NEED to know if that really has happened!  We need to know if Joseph Smith really was a prophet, and if we have a modern- day prophet!  We need to have that firm conviction, otherwise, we won't have that hope that He will lead us through our personal red seas, or give us a boat pass.  We also won't know what is coming next if we don't heed His counsel! So simple.  So powerful!  To be known the truth must be stated.  This week I am going to focus on teaching as one who has authority given from God!

Our upcoming baptisms are still on, and are doing really well!  One of our investigators invited 2 of his friends to church!!  This is the second investigator I've seen engaged in missionary work one week into the lessons!!  If that doesn't testify of the hastening of the work, the preparedness of the hearts of this people, and the work the Lord is putting into helping his brothers and sisters return, nothing else will!  Except for prophets and apostles stating it and re-stating it... but that makes me want to double my efforts in preaching the word!! Jesus Christ is laboring all the time in His work! He's paving the way for us!  That has been soo obvious lately as we have worked hard and had much success!

Things on a zone leader level have been progressing for sure... still learning, and still a lot of growing room! but confident the Lord will help me :)  If nothing else, being called to leadership has been the biggest call to repentance I've ever experienced!  The spirit is magnified soo much more powerfully highlighting all my weaknesses, and puts them on display for the whole world to see.  hahah  I am soo grateful though, because I feel like my ability to recognize the spirit is increasing a lot on both spectrums!  times and things that the spirit leaves, and also when the spirit is there!  That, honestly is probably one of the most valuable things I feel like I am learning on my mission.  Working with the Spirit, and learning His will to not need the bumpers put up to roll down the straight and narrow path ;) (dang i'm good with analogies) hahah just kidding.

Ok!  Gotta run!  I love you all family!!  You have a package coming your way with something for almost everyone!  Dad for Father's day, Lyndsie for her birthday, Kayl for her... late mother's day present ;) haha you all are such wonderful people!!

Love,

Elder Judy

On Mon, Jun 22, 2015 at 12:00 AM, claine Judy <judycoldsteel@hotmail.com> wrote:

Dear Elder Tyler,

This week has been a joyous and fun week!!!  ...and busy!!  Dallin arrived home Wednesday!!  It was so much fun to see him and hug him.  We have had fun showing him off to everyone here.  

Wow!!!!  I was so excited to hear about your new assignment.  I know you mentioned immodesty, and I thought about that too.  Bro. McKay in our ward served in a YSA on campus in Texas and came across the same challenge.  It is a sad thing for sure.   

I am grateful you love your new companion.  I hope things continue to go well.  

How are your "news" and upcoming baptisms?  We are praying for you all the time and know the Lord is blessing you in his work.  

Tonight was really special.  Dallin lead us in scriptures.  I asked him what the last lesson he taught was.  He share Alma 34:17-28.  He did what he did with the people he shared this message with.  We each read a scripture and then said how it applied to us and added upon any other scripture that had already been shared.  The spirit was strong and it was a perfect message for us.  I loved what everyone shared.   We were reminded that we need to remember to demonstrate our faith by praying for the things that we need.  Then, in verse 22, Kaylee pointed out that it almost shifts gears and tells us to pray for other, namely our enemies, and Abe talked about that when we are tempted to do small things or to become distracted from doing things that it's the devil and we need to recognize that it is his influence.  We need to guard against it.  Dad talked about not forgetting the Lord in all we do and praying many times daily.  Dallin pointed out that the people who were being taught were poor already, but they were commanded to care for the poor and needy and that we are not to turn away the poor and needy.  Dallin then testified of the spirit and of the Book of Mormon.  He taught that as we read and study the book, impressions and feelings come to our mind that aren't necessarily written on the page but that are answers to our prayers.  He taught that learning and living the precepts taught in it will bring us closer to Christ.

I just loved it.

Tomorrow, we are off to Kaylee and Abe's new place to help them unpack and organize.  Abe needs to look for a job and so does Dallin.  I am grateful for this small time we have to regroup, get organized and to hang out together before things get crazy again.  

We are so blessed and so grateful for our blessings.  We are remembered and loved by the Lord and he will guide us as we do our part to ask for guidance.

We pray for you and for your safety and protection from harm and from satan's influences.  I know that as you stay safe and keep the rules, you will be blessed.  

Love- momma