The work was a little rough this week

Date: June 29, 2011

Area: Grageru 2, Sergipe

Companion: Elder Carneiro

From: Ceará, Brazil

Hey Guys,
This week was alright, we had like 5 days of holidays, São João and the São Pedro. So yeah everyone was super drunk and partying like all week. We didn´t sleep a whole lot because of the music and everyone sets off bombs all night.

The work was a little rough this week. Thaís went out of town, so we´ll teach her next week. we also found a girl yesterday that came up and spoke with me in English, she speaks well, and she said she´ll go to our English class on Sat.Yeah we teach English. I never told you that? We teach it every Saturday at the church.

Yep, we have a new Mission President, That´s crazy. I´ll meet him on Friday. We´ll have a meeting with him.

My companion is doing good. it´s definitely different being a trainer. But I like it.
oh and I found out that Itaporanga closed. (last Area)



I'm on divisions with Elder Crapo, he's from Kaysville, Utah, My district leader. he´s awesome, you´ll see his parents at the Beynon's homecoming next week. We've become friends. We just went to the bus terminal, waiting for our bus, and all the sudden we heard shots and the window breaking of a bus driving by, then the bus stopped really fast and everyone went running out. but no one got hurt it was just a robbery. sketchy tho. I thought I´d see a dead person.

Girls camp sounds like fun, next week. I´m sure Brookie will like that. That´s great that Utah has a lot of water this year and the lake is full. How was trek? did Bubba have fun?

Sad that you are selling itchy,(Brian's 1961 Buick) he was a good ol´car. But it´d be a better idea for Brian to get a little, reliable car or truck that gets good gas mileage.

That's nuts that all the fireworks are legal this year. I hope someone doesn´t do something dumb and ruin it. here the fireworks are super dangerous. it´s like setting off dynamite in the streets.

But yeah nothing new, I took zero pics this week, sorry, next week for sure.

Love ya,
Bradley

Feeling Sick :(

Date: June 8, 2011

Area: Grageru 2, Sergipe

Companion: Elder Cardoso

From: Sao Paulo, Brazil



6-7-11
I Love this picture! Bradley loves little kids

Hey Fam!!!


I woke up today with a terrible head cold. I feel crappy.

This week was good, we´re gonna baptize 3 this week. Regina and
Lorena, the one whose husband died, and we´ll try and baptize a 10
year old kid of a less active lady that were reactivating. We´ve been having a lot of success. We had 7 investigators on Sunday. We have an investigator named Michele and her mom they´ve both been to church a bunch we´ve just been waiting for the dad to get into town. So this weekend we´ll teach the whole family and try and mark their baptism.

So my ipod is broken, it wont turn in at all. :(



That's crazy that bubba´s going into high school!!! he needs to start
saving some cash for a car. that's cool that he´s loving the long board. you can have those knee pads. they were free. and I'll never use them.

I hope that Brookies having fun a the camp! how was Brian's graduation? What are his plans now???

How´s dad´s work going??? is he staying busy? I hope so!
Today for p-day were having a zone activity were gonna watch movies and play soccer.

I´ll upload some pics. theres not a whole lot going on, just that I'm sick......

but I love you guys!!!
Elder Ludlow


Looking out of window from our house




Elder Cardoso



Tudo Bem!

Date: June 1, 2011

Area: Grageru 2, Sergipe

Companion: Elder Cardoso

From: Sao Paulo, Brazil

Hey guys this week was really good,

We baptized a 42 year old man named Adenilson. He´s a pretty weird guy but he accepted the gospel, He´s pretty cool. We were supposed to baptize Marcelle too but she couldn’t go to church. and now she has a bunch of doubts and doesn´t really want to be baptized. but were convincing her to do it this week. she has a really strong testimony it´s just problems with the commandments.

There´s a lady in my ward that everyone in her family is a member except her, but she wants to get baptized. Well she wasn´t married just living with a guy so her and her husband got married about two weeks ago. well last week her husband got in a car crash and he died. Super sad. He died one day before the reception. so we´ve been working with her and her 8 year old daughter and we´ll baptize them a week from Saturday. I think this month we´ll have a lot of baptisms we´re working with a lot of great people.

Congrats Brian on the graduation!! I can’t believe how old we´re getting man! I can´t wait to chill with you again! Your haircut is freakin nasty man!

Hey grandma have fun at my house. I love you and I have your letter. I keep forgetting to send them!

Have fun at Oak Crest Brookie!

That sucks that your car got hit. at least you get a new bumper lol. That sucks for the girl that hit you and then split.

We´re gonna play soccer today I’m way excited I love soccer now and I’m kinda getting the hang of it.

So we´re working hard, we have plenty of people to teach, I´m eating well. So tudo bem haha (all is well)

Love you guys be good
Elder Ludlow

Last Meeting with President and Sister Beynon

Date: May 25, 2011

Area: Grageru 2, Sergipe

Companion: Elder Cardoso

From: Sao Paulo, Brazil

Hey guys!!!

How are you guys doing? Happy birthday again Mom I hope it was a great day!!

I´m officially old on the mission I´ve made one year!!! The mission is flying by! The work is going good I´ll baptize 2 this week. a man named Adenilson and a woman named Marcelle. They both seem really firm so I'm confident that we´ll baptize both of them.

That´s crazy about the Mickelsons and I´m glad that Matt´s okay. I hope he´heals up fast.

Today were gonna go eat some burger king. all the missionaries are gonna meet up there. I'm super stoked! then we´re gonna go to a members house and hang out.


Its been raining a lot. yesterday we had zone conference and the streets were really flooded. We were soaked when we got there. It was our last meeting with President and Sister Beynon. they gave really good talks. their homecoming will be on July 10th at 9:00.
I sent the package to give to Elder Thomas so he´ll call when he goes home.



Last meeting with President ans Sister Beynon


Congrats Brian! that's crazy you're graduating already!

But yeah I'm doing great, this ward is good.

My testimony is growing everyday and I'm learning so much. I wrote about 8 letters to people yesterday and I'll send them off today.

love you guys
Elder Ludlow

HUMP DAY - Half way

Date: May 18, 2011

Area: Grageru 2, Sergipe

Companion: Elder Cardoso

From: Sao Paulo, Brazil

Elder Ludlow & Elder Cardoso

Hey guys!
     This week was pretty good! We´ve been working super hard and teaching a lot of first lessons. But it´s been hard to mark baptisms. We´re teaching a girl named Marcelli she reads everything we leave, and is excited for baptism, but she has a hard time going to church. But yesterday the zone leaders called and said they´ve been working with a guy and they found out he´s from my area. And they´ve marked his baptism for this weekend already. So that´s a cool little blessing for me!

Congrats Bubs for your birthday, you´re gettin old!!! Get you learners permit as soon as possible dude,
so you can start driving! Be careful on the long board man!!! I love you buddy!!!

I got you guys some pretty sweet presents today to send home! You guys will like them.

That´s cool John Evan's is dad´s counselor. And that's nuts its still snowing there!

I´ve been enjoying the snacks that you sent me! Thanks again!!

Today I celebrated my hump day, we went to a Rodizio and ate a bunch of good food. it was fun.

But yeah I'm doing good, I´ll send some pics to you guys!!!

Love you

Bradley



The have a big Market on the street that I live on every Wednesday

  




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It was good to see everyone on skype!

Date: May 11, 2011

Area: Grageru 2, Sergipe

Companion: Elder Cardoso

From: Sao Paulo, Brazil

Hey guys, it was good to talk to you guys!!! I´m glad that we got to use skype! it was good to see everyone! that stories really funny!!! (I told him about us not logging off of skype and the guy came back and saw us all sitting there smiling at him)

I got my package yesterday!!! Dad´s little surprise was pretty funny! Thanks for all the stuff, and tell Janette and my grand parents thanks too. I love to get packages it was so nice to have some goodies from back home! Also I got the package from the Gublers, they sent me a box of girl scout cookies!


So this Monday we marked the baptism of a girl named Marcelli. she seems super elect and is excited for baptism, other than that it´s been kinda hard to find people to teach in this area, we´ve been making a lot of contacts and knocking lot of doors. but this area is really good and the members are great.

Ryan sent me like 3 pictures of his mystery machine scooby doo alarm clock... that kid is weird!

I don´t really have a whole lot to say! I´m doing great here!
But I haven´t taken a picture with my companion yet. I´ll take a lot of pics this week.
I think today we´re gonna go to the center and buy some stuff.

I love you guys! it was great to talk to you guys! have a great week and be safe!

I wanna bear my testimony, that Jesus Christ is our savior and that he lives, and that this church is the true church of Jesus Christ. I´m happy to be a missionary here in Brasil!
Love you, Elder Ludlow

Transferred

Date: May 4, 2011

Area: Grageru 2, Sergipe

Companion: Elder Cardoso

From: Sao Paulo, Brazil

Hey guys!!!
So I got transferred  I'm still in Sergipe, now I´m in an area called Grajeru 2. It seems like a pretty good area, the ward is supposedly really good. My companion is Elder Cardoso from Sao Paulo. He seems pretty cool, he has just 2 months in the mission.

We had everything perfect to baptize Marimar on Sunday, and the church didn't have water so it got cancelled. So they'll baptize her next week. I'm glad that I got outta there, I was there for four and a half months!!!

I still haven't gotten any packages or letters or anything! hopefully tonight I'll get them. or tomorrow...
the zone leaders should bring my stuff from Maceio. Have you sent my bleaching stuff someone said I have 2 packages.

This week it has rained a lot. the house in Itaporanga has a ton of leaks. I woke up and my bed and both of my suitcases were soaked!!! my new house is pretty cool. it has a place to hang a hammock so maybe next p-day I'll buy one.

Is Brian working a lot? What's he doing with all his money? What is he driving? Is he excited for graduation?
How's Brookies softball going I hope she's having a blast!!!
What's Bubba up to?

So our meeting is a 3:00 pm so I'll have to skype at like 7:00pm on Sunday, like 3:00 for you guys. I'll call later in the week to confirm and everything.

But yeah I'm stoked to get to work in the new area!

I love you all!
I know that the mission is the best place for me right now. and I know that this is the true church of our savior Jesus Christ.
be safe everyone!!!
Love, Elder Ludlow