Week 4

Hi mom this week went pretty good another district in our zone left so now we're the next oldest district. Time has gone so stinkin fast it's insane. We got some papers for our visas yesterday so I think we'll be leaving on time I am so ready to leave and start the work! On Tuesday L. Tom Perry visited and gave a great talk it was so cool to hear an apostle talk and be able to see him in person it was very up-lifting.

Today in the Temple we did sealings and I felt the presence of the child I was a proxy for it was so amazing to feel that your work is accepted I just about cried and the other couple that was doing it was crying so that is definitely going into my journal tonight. Elders McCleve and Fager have already been here and left, but there are still a few other Queen Creek Elders here so I'm not a loner here and I think the Clair's daughter is here because she's also from Queen Creek and their sons are in our stake so I'll have to ask her.

Anyways that's all that happening here this week. I'll write home to the little one's this week and give them a little taste of missionary life. I love you all stay safe and you'll be in my prayers. I'd still like every one's address too so if you still send that, that'd be great. Bye

Love
Elder Davis


Hey Dad,

Mom already got an email so I'll write you. (Hey I want both!) I didn't get a change to do it last week. 1 Ne 15 that's a great chapter I've read it many a time here and I swear we've had this talk in class so it's funny you bring it up. That's a good idea about the "warm fuzzies" my belly button lint is no longer colored, it's since been white, for obvious reason, but I had heard from Nellie about FHE even though she wasn't there. Adriana sent me a package, but I forgot to save her address so if an address book in in the working that'd be much appreciated. I have to write her a huge thank-you letter she's way too good to me.

It turns out that Elder Taufa is a distantly related, but that he does know them and is friends of that family. Ooh nieves, that sound so good right now there isn't anything even close here, which reminds me it started to snow already, none of it has stuck, but it's cold as snot here. I hate it. I'm glad we don't live here it would be so miserable to deal with it and I don't plan on returning here again.

Hno. Oswald served in Panama and Hno. Memmott served in Cali, but didn't speak solamente espanol, he was bi-lingual. I've been better about staying awake in class, but have switched to falling asleep during devotionals. However we did have 2 good devotionals this last week one was one of the district presidency members talking about the facsimile #2 in Abraham and what some of it meant and that even recent science has proven some of it true. It talked about borrowed light how the sun borrows it's light from Kolob and how we borrow our "light" from Christ, it was really quite interesting. The other was from L. Tom Perry, listening to an apostle in person is so cool. His was what we need to do to teach, it truly is inspired stuff, it is way sweet. It kinda helps things "click" in your head and gives you a bit of motivation. We sang Called to Serve and it is cool when it gets sung.

Elders McCleve and Fager have both left and Elder Fager was in my residence hall, same floor so I saw him a lot. Elder McCleve got here and had the most confused look on his face, but he turned around pretty quick and is already in the field, lucky terd. (I really need to have a talk with him about his adjectives) I also ran into the Speakman's son, the one father in the Hobson ward who passed away, he looks exactly the same it's hilarious because he looks like a 12 year old walking around. I also saw a sister Clair from Queen Creek and I think she's related to Fred, I have to ask her. There are more Queen Creeker's than I thought here.

Anyways that's pretty much what I've got for now I'll be writing home a letter for mom (yeah!) and the kids real soon so I'll have a little more for them in that letter too. I love you Dad, thanks for the support you give I know I was a hell raiser for you and mom so I know I don't deserve the stuff you guys do for me. The Temple's really put things into perspective so I'm glad I get to go often. Till next week

Love you son,

Elder Davis

PS Elder Checketts is related to Dave Checketts distantly, but he does know exactly who he is.