Weak Week (at least in terms of letter length)

Hey mom

Thanks for writing. Um well nothing much to say better week this week and had 2 more baptisms didn't bring my camera so I'll send you the pics next week. Bye Mom I love you and hope everything goes better this week. Sorry it's short but gotta go

Love Elder Davis

Hey Dad

Great to hear about the Court of Honor hope it actually means something to them now if not just alot of wasted time on something that is supposed to be so good. I know Mom so doesn't sound out of place that she went all out. I have a letter for Dallin ready today and am going to send it out to him. Abuelo and Tio are right there are some pretty ritzy homes here, but they are all enclosed and can't enter but the Patriarch has a pretty stylin place so it is true. Hopefully the letter has some affect on Dallin so that he will realize what is really important. Well dad nothing big except 2 more Baptisms for me this week so this is where I end.

Love

Elder Davis

4/19/2010 Letter(s)

Warning: Kind of a graphic puppy story is contained in the following post, reader beware.

Hi Mom

I got the letter and the other one too they both sent it's probably just bugs. Anyways how great that you have a little time for yourself you deserve it enjoy it. Tell everybody thank you this week went by alot smoother after their prayers for us and the area. We are still working towards baptisms and getting people reactivated so there is still work to do, but the power of prayer is real. Tell congrats to Dallin and Kenyon and tell Dad sorry that I didn't write to him on his Birthday. The letter for Dallin is coming soon I've put alot of time thinking and pondering what I can say to him to help him out I am still writing a little more gets done every day. Hopefully everyone has a little more patience with me I try and start a least one letter every day for someone so they are coming hopefully soon. I am not sure what day I get to call but I found out a way that in the long will save money on the calls home. Another missionary was telling me he bought like a palm pilot type thing and it comes with a program called Skype you've probably heard about it, if not it's a program that uses the internet to communicate between computer and phone or computer to computer. If you were to buy a microphone for the computer the call would be free and 1 dollars worth of credit gets you 45 minutes to any phone so that's an option. The only thing is it would come out to be about 300 dollars so it's up to you and Dad, but I did do the math of the last call and it would be a little cheaper and wouldn't have to bother a member to use their phone, but once again your choice. If you can't send the package I can wait( I've waited long enough already) it's fine for a few more months. Anyways I don't have any crazy stories other than the ones I told to dad but I am almost out of time so this were I end. Bye Mom I love you Have fun and stay safe.

Love

Elder Davis

Hi dad

Luckily this week has been lots better as far as the work goes, but as far the temporal things go not so lucky. This week I went twice without water so I was a little crusty a couple of days this week, one of those days happened to be Sunday so double whammy. But I just put a few extra sprays of cologne on and went to work so that's life for me now. The main part of our area is pretty small but we have a bigger part that we don't go to very often because it requires taking a bus and because of the lack of work in the past the chamba(work) isn't very established so most of the town is Catholic and EVERYBODY goes to mass. We were walking down the street and it had to be about 200 people holding candles and carrying their St. Judas Tadeo figuirines ughhh I hate that stupid little statue. This week my comp has been helping out in working with the members and I think he realized that when you show a little faith in something it starts to work. Haven't pulled any baptisms yet but we're setting them up. Short sad little story the neighbors about a month ago had found a little puppy in the street and cleaned it and brought it home. The little was pretty stickin cute but a little too curious. While the neighbors were pulling in their car the thing got under the tire and... squish no more doggie. The teenage girl that had been taking care of it was pretty torn up and the hermana asked us if we could burry it soo we dug a hole for it in the garden and now it will help the little plants grow the end. Other than that don't got much else just keep praying for my area that we can have some fruits this week. Say hi to Drew and Gpa and ma their letters are in the works and coming soon.

Bye Dad love you

Elder Davis

Email 4/12/10

Finally some news!!! Josh has been transferred and seems to be doing well. He needs prayers sent his way so I hope I can get everyone's help in this request. My heart is full and am hoping the best for him.

Hi Mom

I did get transferred and that's why I didn't write last week. I was enjoying my last area but change is also good. I am in a little colonia called Jesus del monte and in the delegacion cuajimalpa. I am right on the border of DF and the state of Mexico by the municipio de Huixquilucan I don't know if you'll be able to find it on a map but that's the best I can explain it for now. The ward is very small and almost all the active members live outside of the actual area limits so it makes working a bit complicated. The Bishop is less than excited to work with us and consecuently the members as well. However I have seen potencial here and have been totally repentant and have done a couple of fasts for the area and I have seen some good things happening in the past couple days and at church. One thing I will ask of the family this week is if they can pray for my comp he doesn't have alot of faith in the members and doesn't feel like supporting me and the zone in working with them so if you could include him in your prayers I would appreciate it or at least pray for me that I can receive additional guidance in what I should do to encourage him. His name is Elder Paredes he lives like 2 hours away he works really hard and is very spiritual so hopefully you guys can do that for me this week. Other than that I haven't done a whole lot this week just alot of walking and knocking doors but not alot of sucess so hopefully we will be guided this week to those that will listen to us. I loved conference this last week it was the best one I have ever seen by far and I know that it was truly inspired by a loving Heavenly Father. Well mom I don't have much else to write other than I included the pictures of my last 2 baptisms one is a boy by himself his name is Yamil and the other is a Mother and son that got baptized in less than five days and have been going to every church activity that there is so they were a golden family; their names are Carmen and Aaron. Dales saludos a mis primos y diles que les quiero y que sigan echandole ganas. Cuidate ma y te escribo la proxima semana. Bye te quiero

Elder Davis

Email 3/30/10

Hey Dad

Easter well we should be able to pull a great number this week of appointments because Semana Santa is a big deal down here so hopefully we can pull some baptisms as well. I have a great movie that we show invest. it's called "Finding Faith in Christ" it talks about the last week of Christ's life and usually people cry and at the end we ask if people are willing to follow christ's example and the majority of them are and that's when we say well will you follow Christ's example and be baptized. Works like a charm it is soo sweet, we use the false traditions of their fathers and then teach them what it means and how they can give true meaning to the things that their fathers taught them in acheiving true happiness. Anyways I knew you would probably win Mom's been losing her Mexican side and needs to rediscover it. Victory is so sweet especially when I apply that to teaching practically people use their own words to bring to pass their own conversion. Talking about Skylar if you could remind him to shoot me an E-mail soon I'd appreciate it. I still haven't gotten around to all the letters I need to write so hopefully we aren't packed too heavy this week, but it's the last week of the change and usually we have the most work at that time so we'll see if I can pull it out. As far as food goes I think the pictures make it evident how much we get fed here. We usually get fed at least 2 meals daily and eat on the street like P-days or whenever the members have to cancel and give us money. 6 months! This week I'm going to burn one of my ties, it's a tradition we have when we complete 6 at 1 Year you burn a shirt 18 months a pair of Pants and when you finish a whole suit. Time flys and it hasn't slowed down a bit so I will be home before too long and be missin the mish. Well dad not much else to añadir so with that I'll say I love you and stay safe take care of Mom.
Talk to you next week
Love
Elder Davis

Email 3/15/10

Hi mom

This week was good we had lots of work and had 2 more baptisms this weekend. We've been working really hard to pull the mission's numbers up and getting everything ready for the new president. I heard this week that Shelem was in the hospital for emergency surgery, but that she is recovering now and just about ready to leave. Unfortunately I haven't had time to write absolutely anything I work all day long and pass out as soon as I hit the bed so I'll have to stay up one of these nights and knock out all the letters I need to write. Congrats to Chance and Quinten you'll have to get me their e-mail or something so I can tell them myself. Oh by the way mom it's spelled Phillipines and he'll be speaking tagalog :) and last week you said that my cousin Tyler will be coming home soon haha Tyler's 3 years old but I do have a cousin Kyle that will be finishing soon. Anyways yes I will include all my areas and companions and converts in a letter and probably pictures too. Thanks for even worrying about a package Mom but don't worry if you can't get around to it, it's not urgent. Love you and tell Abuelo a letter is coming soon as well as Granma and the Chambers. That's all I have this week so until next week

Love
Elder Davis

Email 3/15/10

Hey Mom

Coming up on six months already don't worry i'll be home before you have time to enjoy that i'm gone. Another baptism today but I forgot to bring my camera today I will bring it next week and update you on everything. Glad about the weddings but too bad they're not paid some day you'll learn to say no Mom,but until then I guess just await your blessing for giving charity in heaven. This week we hopefully pull out the baptisms we have planned so I am praying that they happen. I know how the kids are, with the population natuarally there are more children here and they are exactly the same so their nature doesn't change with crossing into another country. The assault was at night but I wasn't scared at all more than anything I was mad because of one stupid rat we had to work twice as hard because he took our resources to be able to work with. However we ware both physically and mentally safe no problems. Anyways don't have much this week Mom just know I love you and that you've taught me well.
Love you
Elder Davis