December 24, 2016 Merry Christmas!

These last few days have been good. We had our Mission Christmas party
yesterday in Chorley and it was lots of fun. In the morning we did
baptisms for the dead and then did an endowment session. It was SO
nice to be back in the temple. I really missed it. We then had a
talent show and also each zone performed a skit. Ours was about a day
in the life of a missionary. Fun stuff.

The work has been pretty slow (Mostly because of Christmas, even
though that may sound weird). Not very much has been happening but the
sisters did hand over one of their investigators Tony to us so that
should be good! We are having fun though!

The members here have been very kind to us. One member Brother Johnson
(one of our favourites) gave us a huge bag of gifts and it was so
nice.

I hope you all have a very Merry Christmas!

-Elder Ludlow

P.S. Can't wait to Skype tomorrow 

December 19, 2016 Training Fun

This past week was great! Training has been fun. Elder Audrlický is so
prepared. He is already talking to people on the bus by himself, we
switch off every door when we tract and he knows a lot. We have been
having fun and I have enjoyed getting to know him and feeling and
experiencing the excitement and energy of a new missionary!

We saw Lyncon on Wednesday and he is doing pretty well. He is reading
the Book of Mormon and is genuinely trying to find out if it true but
loves to think about things. Robbin is in the process of moving so we
haven't really been able to communicate with her. We found many new
investigators this past week and we are excited to see them this next
week! Lots of potential.

Birthday S/O to my amazing brother Josh!

We have P Day on Christmas Eve so I will be emailing on that day. I am
excited for this next week!

-Elder Ludlow

Pictures:
1. At the transfer meeting
2. At the ward Christmas party in "Santa's Grotto"

December 13, 2016 Staying in Warrington!!

This past week was very interesting. On Saturday we got a call from
President Ulrich and he said he wanted to talk to Elder Fan so I was a
little upset thinking I would be leaving Warrington. But turns out
Elder Fan will be training in Liverpool in a trio! So on Sunday I got
my transfer call saying that I would be serving with Elder Hamblin
from Wigan which is in our district so I already know him and was
excited. Then this morning President Ulrich called and told me that I
would be training! I was so surprised and I am excited and humbled
about this opportunity.

My new companion is Elder Audrlickŷ (Audra-litzkey) from Czech
Republic. He is 19 and is the oldest of 6 children, all his family are
members. This should be fun! He is very kind.

Work wise this past week wasn't the best. We went and saw a former
investigator and we had a really good lesson with her. She said she
was really excited to see us and she also said that she had been
praying and had felt really good about the church. So we invited her
to be baptised and she said she would when she felt more ready! She
has lots of potential. Her name is Robbin and she actually hadn't been
seen by missionaries since around July.

The Young family has been doing well with the Light the World. We love
helping them with it and we have developed a really good relationship
with them and the father Neil has been expressing how he loves coming
out teaching with us. We have been inviting lots of people that we
meet to look at the advent calendar and I love helping people remember
the true meaning of Christmas. I love our Saviour.

We have been working with a less active Steve Boylan and we have been
super bold and persistent with him telling him that we are here to
help him live the Gospel and so let's do it. We have been making plans
with him to help him change and feel the Spirit more in his life. We
have had powerful experiences testifying to him and the Spirit was
been really strong in our last few visits with him.

This past transfer went by so fast and I am so grateful for the time
that I had with Elder Fan. Lots of great, funny memories. I learned a
lot and changed a lot this past transfer. I learned how to truly rely
upon the Lord and I feel my relationship with my Heavenly Father has
been strengthened and I'm excited to continue to strengthen it.

-Elder Ludlow

December 5, 2016 Light the World

This week was fine. Not much visible success but there is lots of potential. We found a few new investigators and they seemed really solid but they ended up not working out. We had no investigators in church and we two people cancel on going to the missionary fireside. 

We saw our investigator Lyncon and it went pretty well and he agreed to a date but then said that he couldn't see us for two weeks.. so the date didn't really work out. We have gone by a few times since then and he is doing alright, he is just really thinking about things and I think he genuinely wants to find out if this is right. He could have potential. 

We were able to set up an appointment with Sylia and even got members for the appointment but then she didn't answer. So that was disappointing and she also didn't come to church. But we still think she has lots of potential! And her daughter really wants to come to church. 

The Christmas Initiative (Light the World) has been great. We were in a members home every day this week showing them the videos and I just love it. The members are excited about it and many shared their testimonies on it in sacrament meeting yesterday. We are focusing in on two families but working more closely with the Young family and that has been fun. We really love them. I love this ward. 

Highlights: On the worldwide day of service, we went a painted the walls of a members home. On "honour your father and mother day" for the Christmas Initiative we found a new investigator from São Paulo, Brazil!! On Saturday, the Hillams, a senior couple came and inspected our flat and it was really nice to see them, it felt like talking to my grandparents. Elder Hillam played football at BYU and they both are huge fans so it was really nice to finally talk to some BYU fans! 

I hope you all are watching the videos for Light the World every day and are doing things for each day! It really is a great way to focus on our Saviour. 

Have a great week everyone!! 

-Elder Ludlow 

P.S. I know my hair is super short.. Elder Fan cut it a couple weeks ago and accidentally buzzed it all off. Because he is such a nice companion he did it to himself right after haha. Everyone please pray for my hair to grow quickly. 

Picture: painting at the Boscorino's. Sorry about the bad quality.

November 28, 2016 Chris Was Baptized!

This past week was amazing. Chris's baptism went well and I am so grateful I had the sacred and wonderful opportunity to baptise him. I could not stop smiling after the baptism and he was very happy as well. In his prayer to start the service he said: "I am grateful to be joining God's true church on the earth" and that made us happy, especially because he used to be very strongly attached to the Church of England. 

The Meet the Mormons night didn't quite go as we planned. Actually, it was a failure haha. We only had Chris who came even after handing out over a hundred fliers and inviting many people. The good thing about it was that Chris was able to interact more with the ward members who came. 

Other than the Meet the Mormons night and Chris's baptism, we didn't have very much success. I was able to teach my first investigator family though! This family is from Yaman so you can probably guess what religion they are. They are very kind and I actually spoke a little Arabic with them! We will see what happens with them. Sylia said she would come to church but didn't show up and we have a few other investigators who's appointments didn't work out this week. But there is lots of hope and potential for the future of this area! 

I would like to give a shoutout to my family in Provo, I got the Christmas package! Just a little bit early :) It is so nice to have american candy again. Also, shoutout to Grandma Nelson for making sure I had some healthy things with all the candy I was getting haha and also for addressing her letter to me by my Instagram username ("Elder Joelow")

Thought for this week: I really hope everyone has seen the "Light the World" video it is amazing! Also, I really like these scriptures: Alma 37:36-37

Take care everyone! 

-Elder Ludlow

Happy Thanksgiving November 21, 2016

This past week was good! Chris is on fire and we found a few new solid people to teach! Chris passed his interview and we only have a few things left to teach him and he will be ready for this Saturday for baptism! He is very excited and loves studying the Gospel. 

We found a few new people to teach which we are excited about. We found a family who seems really nice and we will see them this next week. It will be my first time teaching an investigator family. We also found a lady named Sylia who was really excited to read the Book of Mormon and wanted to go to church. She also said that she thought that it was a sign that we knocked on her door the day we found her because she was having a bad day and we really cheered her up! It was inspired that we found her. We have a few other people who we hope to be seeing this next week. We had many appointments with other investigators fall through this week which was disappointing, but we are keeping our expectations high! We tried by Stephen with Brian but he said that he was "busy" and that he would ring us. We are praying hard for him. 

Me and Elder Fan saw and met a lot of members this past week. We did this so that Elder Fan could meet them but also to prepare for the Meet the Mormons night that is coming up this next week! Should be lots of fun and we hope to be able to find some new people to teach through this event. We will be doing a tour of the chapel and then will show the Meet the Mormons movie.

Random highlights:We had a zone meeting and also conference on Sunday in Liverpool this past week and I really enjoyed both. Chris actually got a lift from Stefan our ward mission leader to the conference so it was great to have him there! We also went on exchange this past week and I went with the district leader Elder Kitchen here in Warrington so that he could interview Chris. Also, it snowed this past week! Well, kind of snow, more like sleet. Still was neat! 

Happy Thanksgiving to you all! Will be weird to not celebrate it but I hope you all know that I am grateful for you! Hope you have a great week. 

-Elder Ludlow

Picture: it is getting cold here in England and so I have my 7 foot long scarf ready to go haha. 

Amazing Faith November 14, 2016

This past week was good! We were able to see Chris almost everyday and he is progressing really well towards the 26th for baptism! He is keeping all the commitments and is just so ready. We had a really good week otherwise with the work but we did have two promising investigators Carole and Pam drop us which was really sad. They both said they believe in everything but Carole has concerns about tithing and Pam's husband isn't keen on us teaching her. They will accept the Gospel later :)

So Chris has amazing faith. He has met with missionaries in the past and knows lots. He walked an hour and a half to get to church. And yet we have other investigators who live near but don't come. He says that he has felt the Spirit many times while studying the Book of Mormon and also the leaflets. 

We tried by Stephen on Saturday but he was not in so we left a note expressing that we are praying for him, inviting him to church and saying that we hope to hear from him soon. I have faith that he will contact us soon and will be baptised soon also. 

Kate did not come to church again which was frustrating. We have decided that we are going to give her over to the sisters because she connects better with women. I have faith that she will be baptised soon but it could take some time. 

Random Highlights: We got an announcement saying that we would be using the area book and planner app on the iPads which should be interesting. It will make reporting everything easier but I definitely prefer paper planners. We will see how this goes. In Sacrament meeting we had a moment of silence for the British veterans, which was an interesting experience. 

Elder Fan is great. His English is good but he is very humble about it. He is from Chendu, China and is a convert of 2 1/2 years. He has been on his mission since January but has only served in the Manchester YSA area so it is a bit of an adjustment coming to a family ward where we do lots of finding as opposed to lots of activities. I think we will have lots of fun this transfer. My poor companion had to hear a lot about Donald Trump this past week though..

I know that Heavenly Father is directing this work and have strengthened my testimony of that this past week. I love being a missionary. 

Elder Ludlow

P.S. It is so nice to have a companion that isn't a stinkin ute fan. 

Picture (sorry about the terrible quality)

We volunteered again at the poppy appeal. 

Staying in Warrington November 8, 2016

I am officially done with training! I will be staying in Warrington and will be serving with Elder Fan! He is from China and is actually a Chinese called Elder. (Shoutout to Melia) 

This past week was great. Although things haven't been working out with Stephen and no one came to church, we found a few new investigators! Me and Elder Tate worked really hard this past week and we were determined to finish the transfer strong and I think we did that. We had some neat experiences with inspired finding and even though not all of the people we found ended up being solid, I am grateful for those experiences of being directed by the Spirit. 

So we were not able to get ahold of Stephen after he didn't come to church. We couldn't get ahold of him until Wednesday when he called us and told us that he needed some space and that he needed to work somethings out with his family and that he would contact us in two weeks. So we are just praying hard for him that he won't give up on everything and that he will be able to sort things out. 

We saw Kate on Friday with two sisters in the ward and the Spirit was really strong and she connected really well with the sisters. Kate has done a little reading but she wasn't able to come to church. She did say she would come next week though! We were not able to see Carole because she is very busy but we have daily contact with her. 

In church yesterday, there was a man named Chris that the sisters invited and they asked if we would teach him. He is so prepared. His fiancé is a member and he knows lots about the church. In Priesthood at church we talked about the Word of Wisdom and Chris said after that it just makes sense and he even said that he would go give away all his tea and coffee that night! Then we saw him on Monday and it was really great and he committed to baptism! 

Random highlights: carved pumpkins on Halloween, had tea with lots of members which was really lucky and we also volunteered for the Poppy Appeal which is an organisation which supports veterans. (Look it up) Fun week! 

I am excited for this next transfer. It should be a great, new, different experience. I am also excited about the future of this area. I think the work is moving along and there is lots of potential. I am grateful for Elder Tate and for all that he taught me and did for me. He will be the new district leader in Crosby, which is still in the Liverpool zone! 

Hope you all have an amazing week! 

-Elder Ludlow 

Happy Birthday Mom! October 31, 2016

Before I say anything else, I need to give a big birthday shoutout to my absolutely amazing and beautiful mother (on the 5th). I could never thank her enough for all that she has done and continues to do for me. I will always be a proud mamas boy ;)

Happy Halloween everyone! (still my least favorite holiday)

This past week was really good until the end. Stephen was progressing really well and was looking great for baptism on the 5th but then didn't come to church which was really disappointing. Also, we have a new investigator named Carole who said she was coming to church but then was ill. We popped by Kieran's house earlier in the week and he said that he should be able to come to church but then didn't come. Kate just said she was too busy to come which was also disappointing because earlier this week she said she could possibly come. 

So Stephen has gone a whole week without smoking or drinking tea. Which is amazing. We have taught him all the lessons needed before the baptism interview and was ready for it but the date will now have to be bumped back because he didn't come to church.

Carole is our new investigator. We were inspired to knock on her street (there is another investigator on that street also) and she is so prepared. She has met with missionaries before and almost got baptised before but has a few concerns. She believes in lots of what we believe in and is really just so prepared to find her home in Christ's church on the earth. 

We went and read some Book of Mormon with Kate on Saturday which was good. She is determined to read more and find out if is true but she seems to be what some might call an "eternal investigator". She has been listening to the Book of Mormon though and she said it brings her peace. She really needs to come to church and needs to put forth more effort, she isn't reading enough. So we will see what happens with her in the future. 

Random highlights: We had tea at the bishop's house which was really fun, his family is super cute. We visited a less active named Henry Mwesigwa who is from Uganda and we are very close with him. This past week we talked about football (soccer) for almost all of the visit haha, he LOVES Manchester United. Also, "British Summer Time" ended this past week and clocks went back an hour so I am only 6 hours ahead of Provo now!

I finished reading the Book of Mormon today and it is most definitely still true and always will be! Reading the Book of Mormon is my favorite part of everyday and there truly is a real power that comes from it. I love it. 

It was pretty disappointing to have so many investigators say they would come to church but then not come. My expectations are still high though and I am confident that they will come to church! I have faith that the work will keep improving and moving forward and that there are those who are prepared to receive the happiness of the Gospel of Jesus Christ!

-Elder Ludlow

P.S. I will write to you all next Tuesday! (transfer week)

Here are some pictures from last P-Day!

1. The Liverpool Anglican Cathedral. 5th largest cathedral in the world!

2. The view of Liverpool from the top of the Cathedral.

3. Another view of Liverpool

4. Picture with the Elders from Wigan. Elder Kitchen (district leader) and Elder Kellogg

5. China town in Liverpool

October 24, 2016 Some Progress

So this email was supposed to send last week but the lame wifi wouldn't let me send it. I hope I didn't ruin anyones monday ;) 

This past week was pretty good! We were able to see Stephen and Kate and also found a few new investigators who we will be seeing next week!

Stephen is doing well. He was too sick to come to church but he really wanted to. He still has true desires to change and it is amazing. We saw him two times this past week both with a member Brian who connects perfectly with Stephen and they are already good friends. Stephen even expressed that he feels most comfortable around Brian. Please pray for him to have the strength to overcome his addictions. 

Kate is doing okay. We ended up just talking about the word of wisdom again and she doesn't see why having an occasional cup of tea is bad. She understands how it can be addictive but she just doesn't see it as a commandment yet. We quickly found out that the main reason why she has these concerns is because she is not reading the Book of Mormon and so she doesn't have a testimony of that and therefore of Joseph Smith as a prophet. We told her that she needs to do her part and we were about to leave and not schedule another appointment until she has read more, when our ward mission leader dated her for baptism on the 19th of November. She agreed despite not agreeing to baptism dates in the past and we have the faith she will receive an answer before then. 

Random highlights: we had a multi-zone conference in Manchester on Wednesday which was fun. We learned lots and had some break out sessions with many trainings. Today for P Day we went to Liverpool and went to the 5th largest cathedral in the world. It was really neat. 

It's very hard to describe the joy that comes from sharing the Gospel. On Saturday we met a lady who was really struggling and we shared with her the happy message of the gospel and our Heavenly Fathers plan and she said that we made her feel lots better. That is what missionary work is all about. I love it. 

-Elder Ludlow

Spiritual Feast October 17, 2016

This past week was pretty good. Work wise it wasn't the best but spiritual wise we had many uplifting and powerful experiences! 

We had the wonderful opportunity to be in a meeting where President Nelson, Bishop Causse (Presiding Bishop), President Hallstrom (Presidency of the Seventy), Elder Homer (of the Seventy) and President Johnson (Europe Area Presidency) and their wives all spoke! It was absolutely amazing. The theme was the joy that comes from the Atonement and Gospel of Jesus Christ. Everyone mentioned something about President Nelson's talk from conference and I loved it because it was my favorite talk! We had to wake up at 5 and run to the train to get to the meeting but it was definitely worth it. 

Yesterday, we had a special stake conference in Liverpool and we had the opportunity to hear from Elder Homer and President Hallstrom again! Both meetings were so uplifting and powerful. 

We also were able to have interviews with President Ulrich and it was great. I talked to Sister Ulrich for a while about Jerusalem because they have been there multiple times. I have many opportunities to share my experiences from Jerusalem and I am so grateful for that.

So Stephen (steven) cancelled on us four times this past week.. and so we were only able to see him once. He is struggling with some of the commandments and with keeping commitments. Please keep praying for him. We were not able to see Kate or Keiran this past week but we did find a few new investigators who could have potential. 

We went on exchanges on Tuesday/Wednesday which was pretty fun. I went with Elder Kitchen our district leader who is from Gilbert Arizona. He is a wise man and I enjoyed talking to him. Another highlight was that Elder Tate had driving lessons which was crazy. He hadn't driven for over a year and of course had never driven on the left side of the road! But he did a great job and I was able to take a nap in the back haha. 

Thank you all for your prayers and support! 

-Elder Ludlow

P.S. GO COUGARS

Pictures for this week: 

1. view of the neighborhood near our flat. 

2. picture with our ward mission leader Stephen (stefan).

3. Warrington town centre. Where we do our street displays.

4. with the best car on the planet. there are so many of them here. I miss Spaz. 

The Church is True October 10, 2016

This past week was pretty good. Had a few ups and downs but mostly good. We saw Stephen many times, not quite as much as we expected but that's okay. He is doing pretty well with the Word of Wisdom but some other concerns have been brought forth and so his baptismal date could be bumped back. He did come to church though! He connected well with the members and actually went up to lots of people after church to say bye to them. He got a lift with a member and the member told us that Stephen told him that he had wanted to leave at one point but something told him not to (The Spirit) and he ended up enjoying it! 

So last Monday Keiran sent us a text saying he wouldn't be meeting with us anymore (His phone finally got fixed). We were pretty bummed but we know he still has potential. We ended up seeing him in town two times last week after getting the text and he says he is still reading the Book of Mormon and feeling the Spirit and really wants to come to church with his family but his work makes it almost impossible to do so. He totally knows the church is true though and I know he will be baptised when the time is right. I have lots of love for him and his cute family. 

We saw Kate twice this past week. We taught her the Word of Wisdom and it will be hard but we know she can do it. Please pray for her to have strength. She is so great, she just really needs to come to church! 

Because I didn't really give many details about conference last week I would like to tell you all more. We watched General Conference at the Liverpool Stake Centre. On Saturday. we watched the Saturday morning session live (at 5 pm). On Sunday, we watched a rerun of the Priesthood session (at 10 am) then the Saturday afternoon (at 1 pm) and then watched the Sunday morning session live (at 5 pm) We had to wait until yesterday to download the Sunday afternoon session and we have started listening to it! My favorite talk was "Joy and Spiritual Survival" by President Nelson and I really enjoyed what our wonderful Prophet had to say. 

I invite all of you to look up the Mormon Message: "A Book of Mormon Story". It has a really good message and also some of the buildings look very similar to the buildings in this area! Also, the room in the church that he is in looks like almost all the churches here. 

Take care! 

With love,

Elder Ludlow

Stephen, the Ward Mission Leader

Token picture with the English telephone booth

Picture of the Neighborhood where Elder Ludlow lives

Warrington LDS Church

October 3. 2016 The Miracle of Change

This past week was absolutely brilliant. We saw Stephen and Kate multiple times and had lots more appointments and have even more this next week! 

Stephen is amazing. He has true desires to change. We saw him three times this past week and he is progressing really well. He has already cut down so much on his addictions and it is amazing. We have already seen the change in him. The Gospel truly does change lives. We made him a baptism calendar and he really liked that. We wrote out on sticky notes the different lessons that we would need to have and he moved all of them to this next week, meaning we would see him every day haha. He has become very comfortable with us and I have lots of love for that man. 

We painted more of Kate's fence on Wednesday and then saw her on Friday. We had a really bold lesson with her and she is more determined now to find her answers. She is great. Please keep praying for Stephen and Kate and also Keiran whom we were not able to see this week again. We tried going by and he was either not home or was busy. 

General Conference was amazing! It was really weird being away from family but it still was a very powerful and uplifting weekend! My testimony was most definitely strengthened and I am so grateful to be able to represent God's church on the earth, as a missionary. I have so much love for the leaders of this church especially our beloved prophet Thomas S. Monson. 

Missionary work is the greatest. I appreciate all of you so much, thank you for your support. 

-Elder Ludlow

First Transfer Survived September 27, 2016

Hello my favourite people!

Me and Elder Tate will be staying in Warrington for another transfer!

So more details for last weeks letter: We saw Kieran on Tuesday and
helped resolve some of his concerns and helped him understand the Book
of Mormon more. Then we saw him on Sunday and he had read 8 chapters
and said he feels a tingling down his spine when he reads and it makes
him want to keep reading. So amazing. We have some big obstacles to
overcome with him but he knows these things are true. Liverpool last
Monday was really fun! The docks were great and had lots of fun with
the district.

This past week was brilliant! We weren't able to have appointments
with two of our progressing investigators because of sickness but we
did stop by Kate's house to make sure she was alright and she seemed
to appreciate it. Please pray for our investigators to feel better.
But we were able to see Stephen another one of our progressing
investigators multiple times and he is amazing. He is preparing for
baptism on the 22nd of October and is SO determined to live the Word
of Wisdom! He has such a desire to change and he is a great man.

On Wednesday we had first 5 weeks training where all the trainers and
trainees come together for a meeting to learn and practice skills to
become better missionaries! We got to hear inspiring and uplifting
words from President and Sister Ulrich and also did some role plays
and learned some tricks on how to better find people. It was fun to
see all the missionaries who came out at the same time as me and
overall it was lots of fun! At the end, we all got our iPads which is
nice. 👍🏿

Random highlights: everyone here in England mentions the Osmonds
(Donny Osmond) when we bring up "Mormons". He has given us a good
light though!

Thought of the week: Alma 26: 12,16,35-37. These scriptures describe
exactly how I feel. I know our Heavenly Father is watching out for
each one of us. I cannot do this work on my own, but with His help I
can do anything.

I love being a missionary so much. Being able to represent my Saviour
full time is the greatest blessing on the planet.

Hope you all have a fantastic week.

Love,
Elder Ludlow

September 19, 2016

I had a long email written out when the computer froze and so I will have to write more details next week!

We saw Keiran and Kate multiple times this past week and both are progressing and reading the Book of Mormon! Keiran has been feeling the Holy Ghost while he has been reading! We saw Kate with the Relief Society president and another sister and they clicked really well with her and she will be coming to church this next week. She also prayed for the first time with us which was amazing. 

I got a new mini quad which was a major highlight! I am excited to mark them up and use them as my mission scriptures. 

Weather has been sunny, but its getting colder. There was a big thunder storm a few days ago which is rare for England, oddly enough, but it was so beautiful. 

We went as a district to Liverpool today which was way fun! I will attach a bunch of pictures!

Sorry again, I am frustrated that you can't hear more details. 

Love,

Elder Ludlow

The First Vision September 12, 2016

Hello all! Hope you had a great week. 

Last Monday after emailing, we went to a golf driving range which was really fun. Then after we went to the barbershop so that Elder Tate could get a haircut (he ended up cutting my hair later in the week) and in the barbershop there was music playing and it was torture. The new Justin Bieber song came on. Anyone who knows me knows that JB is my favorite singer and I was finally adjusted to being away from music at home. Also, it brought back lots of memories and emotions which made me homesick. So that was rough. 

On Wednesday we had mission tour with Elder Leimer of the Area Seventy. A mission tour is where a general authority comes to our mission and tours around and has a meeting with each of the zones in the mission. We had our meeting with him on Wednesday. It was amazing. The spirit was so strong. We ended up being in the building for 7 hours and 40 minutes but it was good! After the meeting, I finally got the package from my family with all of the stuff that I forgot to bring on my mission and there was also a wonderful blanket that my mother made! (picture attached) 

This past week we had many appointments but many fell through. We randomly tried by a former investigator and set up an appointment. We reviewed the Restoration with her and focused on the First Vision and the Book of Mormon. When I was reading the First Vision in JSH the Spirit was so strong that I almost started crying and our investigator was emotional also. It was amazing. We are working towards baptism with her. We haven't been able to contact Kieran all week. We have a new investigator who self referred himself. He has potential and we have a few other potentials. 

We had many wonderful experiences this past week sharing the First Vision. Peoples faces light up when we say it, it is amazing. One girl we shared it with got so excited when we shared it and we asked her if she came to know these things were true would she be baptised and she immediately said yes but then was like wait, what did I just say. Elder Tate said it was probably the Spirit that told her to say yes that fast haha. 

I invite you all to read JSH 1:10-20 this week and pray about it and reconfirm or develop your testimony of Joseph Smith and the truthfulness of the Gospel. I know for myself that it is true and that the First Vision really did happen. I have the amazing opportunity of sharing it with others every day and each time I share it my testimony of it is strengthened. 

You all are the best!

Elder Ludlow

Pictures:

Blanket my Mom made for me

Me and Elder Tate with a huge bottle of Vimto, a very popular drink that all people here in England drink. 

Golf driving range