Baptisms

Date: July 27, 2011

Area: Grageru 2, Sergipe

Companion: Elder Carneiro

From: Ceará, Brazil



7-25-11

Hey Everyone!!!

This week was a great week full of spiritual experiences; first of all we baptized Thaís and witor. It was great; Thaís is one of the best baptisms that I’ve had!!! I baptized her, and my companion baptized witor. We´re just faulting Thaís´s brother now, Thiago. He went to the baptism and I KNOW he felt the spirit, but he´s hecka catholic. Michelle´s family didn´t go to church this week... but i called her and she said her mom was sick. Her dad will get back in a week from tomorrow. I just want to baptize them a.s.a.p. I´m afraid were taking too long and I´m scared that something will happen..

We had interviews with Pres. Gonzaga it was really good, it was just to get to know us and talk about our future and stuff. Also yesterday this girl came running up to us that moved from Sao Paulo and wants to be baptized, but she lives in the other area. But she´s super elect, she was living there and taking the lessons behind her families back in Sao Paulo.

I hope you guys have a blast in Nauvoo!! Tell grandma hi for me!!!

I got a letter from you guys and another from Kylee waiting for me i should get them today!

Have a great birthday Brookie!!! I love you!!

How much is Brian asking for his car? I´m going to be so sad to see that car go...

Did dad take my bike for a spin; he needs to do that like once a week.

I´m doing great!

We went and hung out with that guy from Salt Lake on Saturday, after English class. It was pretty nuts to speak English with someone besides a missionary.

Love you guys!!!

Have a safe trip mom...

Love Bradley

I got my camera back!!

Date: July 20, 2011

Area: Grageru 2, Sergipe

Companion: Elder Carneiro

From: Ceará, Brazil



7/20/11

 Hey Guys!!!


This week was good!!! We had 4 people at church this week... and, someone knocked on my door and returned my camera. He said he saw a guy selling it and recognized me from the photos. I dunno I just know that that´s a miracle!!! My neighborhood is full of drug traffickers and thieves, lol but it´s nice to know that there´s at least one honest person.

Today we went hiking to the top of this huge mountain called the Serra. It was really, really, far and I´m super tired! But the view was awesome!!!

hiking the Serra of Itabiana,

But yeah we are going to have 2 baptisms, Thaís, and kid of a lady we´re reactivating named victor. I´m pretty excited to baptize!!! And once Michelle´s dad gets back, we´ll baptize her and her parents, I´ve never baptized an entire family!!! They are really interested in the concept of the temple and eternal families! I´m really happy! I just hope that I dont get transferred. Transfers will be this week.



Tomorrow I´ll do another division with Elder Crapo. He´s gonna do the baptismal interviews he´s my district leader; he has one less transfer than me on the mish. He´s a really cool kid, were for sure gonna chill after the mission.

My shoes are destroyed, but I´m just gonna buy boots here, but you can go to the missionary mall and get new ones...

I´m glad that you got my package! I hope you guys like it and liked all the photo´s Im glad I made that disk cause when I got my camera back, it still had the card, just no pics. but I only lost like 2 pics.



I hope you have a blast in Nauvoo. I´d love to see all of those sites and learn a lot about the church. there´s a good site with a lot of church material called whitebinder.org. I really liked some of the talks and stories that I found there.
Love you all!!! Be safe!!!
Elder Ludlow

The best family I’ve found on my mission

Date: July 13, 2011

Area: Grageru 2, Sergipe

Companion: Elder Carneiro

From: Ceará, Brazil

Hey Fam!

How´s girl’s camp? Man I freakin miss Bear Lake. We're gonna have to have a party there when I get home. The lake looks really nice with the water so high.  I hope you guys are all havin a blast.

I hope the boys are having a good time in Saint George.

It sounds like the Beynons homecoming was really good, they were great to have as president. We have interviews next week with the new President. They seem a lot more strict... they cut soccer I don’t know if I said that already. I don’t know if the Brazilians will handle that.

Sooo... about the work, did I already tell you about Michelle?, well were teaching her parents and her dad went to church, they all love it and got answers when they prayed. They are great investigators, the best family I’ve found on my mish. I still haven´t baptized a family so I’m stoked!!! They´re already talking about the temple. The only problem is that the dad travels a bunch and won’t be able to go to church until the end of the month, so we didn´t mark a baptismal date. Tomorrow I’ll teach Thais, that girl that´s been going to church, and I swear I’m not leaving till her baptisms marked. haha! 

It´s pressure to have a son lol... my comp´s so quiet, but I like him.

So yeah I’m pretty happy right now, I’m hoping to stay in this area, it´s a great area just hard to work ya know...

The pics are from this really cool family in Elder Crapo’s area. We ate there, the family is really cool!

But I met a Utahn this week he´s here surfing, his wife´s a Brasiliera. He went on a mish to Chicago, I don’t know if he´s active and his wife moved from Sergipe to Utah 15 years ago... she must be a member but I don’t know. We got their address we might pass by, they´ll be here till August, but yeah hecka weird he called to us at the market after English class...

English is going good, I’m definitely not cut out to be a teacher though. sometimes I speak Portuguese better than English, I’ve forgotten a lot of words, I just talk slang as you can tell.lol

But I love the people, the culture, the language... the kids in the streets playing soccer and talking to us. and especially when people accept our message there´s nothing more fulfilling

But yeah I´m doing good, I´ve got less than ten months to go, I´m trying to take advantage of every day...

 I love you guys. be safe. The church is true.

Love Bradley

Hey Guys!!!

Date: July 6, 2011

Area: Grageru 2, Sergipe

Companion: Elder Carneiro

From: Ceará, Brazil

HEY GUYS!!!
How are you guys? How was everyone´s week?? My week was pretty good. We´re working really hard, but this area is hard to mark baptisms. The ward doesn´t help us out, but we´ve found a few good investigators, this week I found a kid that I met in Itaporanga, and we taught his family. They can´t go to church this week but they said that they´d go next week, So That’s cool. Also we´re still teaching that Thais girl, but she wants more time to decide about baptism.

But yeah how are all the kids? How was 4th of July? Did you do anything cool?

The meeting with President Gonzaga was good, but he´s pretty strict, and his wife seems even more.

Still no more camera I looked at some, but next week I´ll probably get one. a good one like mine is really expensive, but I´ll buy a cheaper one.

That´s good you got that letter, I sent them to a lot of people so they should´ve gotten them too.
Have fun in St. George Mom and Brookie. And at girls camp. I miss Bear Lake a ton!!!!
and I hope the boys are having fun and have fun in St. George next week!


How´s my motorcycle? Has anyone started her up lately? Dad, take her around the block for me.

I´m doing good, this area is really good as far as the food, members, etc. but the work is tough. My son is super quiet and shy, but I´m learning a lot from him and we teach well together. I´m trying to teach better by the spirit. I´m learning and growing a lot.We´re having a hard time marking baptisms. but we´re working hard!!!




 I’m almost finished with the Book of Mormon again. I´ll finish it this transfer. I want you guys to know that I love you and miss you.

English class is going okay, it´s hard being a teacher, but it´s pretty fun too...

Today we watched Bolt with the other Elders and made sloppy joes, it was an alright pday...
I love you guys!!!

Have a great week!!

Love Elder Ludlow

Camera got stolen

Hey Yesterday my camera got jacked, someone forced their way into our house, and took my camera and a disc man that another elder left. It's a good thing that I saved all my photos on that disk, so I didn´t lose any pictures. just a memory card and my camera, and my companion doesn´t have a camera, so we have no way to take pics. My reimbursement from transfers fell through, so I´ll have to use the rest of that personal money and buy a cheap one here. Thats better than sending it by mail. It sucks, there´s always something to make my life stressful...
I´m gonna talk to the new President, tomorrow to move outta this house.

But yeah love you!!!
Sorry I always have some kinda problem going on...   :/
Love, Bradley

New Mission President

President & Sister Gonzaga

Maurício da Glória Gonzaga, 47, and Claudia Sceppa Gonzaga, three children, Centro Cívico Ward, Maringá Brazil Stake. Brother Gonzaga serves as a counselor in the Brazil Londrina Mission and is a former stake president, counselor in a stake presidency, bishop and missionary in the Brazil Sao Paulo North Mission. Partner, Colline Import & Export. Born in Santos, Brazil, to Justiniano de Freitas and Suelena da Glória Gonzaga.


Sister Gonzaga serves as a ward Relief Society president and is a former stake Relief Society president, counselor in a stake Young Women presidency, ward Primary teacher and seminary and institute teacher. Born in Sao Paulo, Brazil, to Rodames and Nair Rodrigues Sceppa.

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

São João

Date: June 22, 2011

Area: Grageru 2, Sergipe

Companion: Elder Carneiro

From: Ceará, Brazil



June 21, 2011


Hey guys!
How are you guys doing? I´m doing good!

The area is okay, the work is going a little bit slow, but my new companion is cool.
There´s a girl named Thais that is probably gonna be baptized next week.

But yeah I´m doing fine. This week is a huge holiday, so it might be a little bit hard to work. It´s called São João, (Saint John) and everyone parties and for like a week straight, and everyone sets bombs off and has bonfires in the street, it seems like a pretty cool holiday.

I liked dad´s janitor costume for the young women’s activity. (We played Where's Waldo at the mall)


I hope that Brandon has a great time at trek this week. Just go with a good attitude dude!

That´s nut´s that Brakston Morgan is getting married! If you see him tell him congrats.

But yeah today there´s a ward party so that´ll be pretty cool! We should have some good food.

oh and I sent letters on Monday!!

How are my buddies doing? Is Brian still working at smiths?

Love Elder Ludlow

Sorry this computer is bieng dumb, it took forever to load these  pics, I´ll send more next week. I hope they sent.

New Companion - I'm a trainer

Date: June 15, 2011

Area: Grageru 2, Sergipe

Companion: Elder Carneiro

From: Ceará, Brazil


Elder Carneiro



Hey Guys!!!
How´s everyone doing?

We had transfers this week and I get to train a new Missionary,  my new companion's name is Elder Carneiro. He´s from Ceará, Brazil. I'm super excited to train him he´s new and excited to work. The pressure is on to baptize and do well now. I stayed here in the ward Grageru 2.

We baptized Regina and Lorena this weekend.  I´ll send pics of the baptism and of my son (Elder Carneiro) on Monday when I email president Beynon. I´ve been taking pics. but I forgot my camera today.

It was good that I got to train, I got to go to Maceio on Monday and see Elder Thomas and the Beynons one last time.


We´re gonna work hard to mark baptisms this week. We have some great investigators and so we´ll have some great success this transfer.

I´m finally getting over my cold. I was so sick this past week!!

That´s good that the kids are all having fun. I didn´t get Ky´s letter. but I got the bishop´s. I have 7 letters to send but I have no money because I had to go to Maceió. the bus ticket was like 5o bucks and I had to pay taxi´s too. My reimbursement will come a week from tomorrow. so I´ll send them all then. 

Elder Thomas has your package. he´s in North Carolina until July sometime but he´ll call when he gets back to Herriman.

But yeah I´m doing really great!  My companion seem´s cool.
I hope everyone´s doing great. I Love you all!!!
Love 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