8/30/2010

Hi mom

I've been thnking alot about the accident this week and how I would react but I can't really put myself in that position seeing I don't have children, but hopefully I'd have the faith to say that I say with conviction I will see my child again.but I've seen the examples of so many people not even members of the church with similar situations. I've really had to turn especially to scripture study and prayer lately to give all the answers the people are looking for and be able to answer their doubts. Every area I go to the people's problems get harder and I hesitate to be able to promise blessings for following the Gospel. But anyways I hope the family's doing good and all the jobs around the house are getting done. I hope Kenyon really puts his head down this year he is smart I just hope he can apply himself. I've been really reflecting on what I can say to encourage him to do better. Yeah so the year mark is almost here I can't believe how close it is now and I still feel new here so it's weird. My new comp is really good his name is Elder Wofford from Kansas and is a really good companion we work so well together and get so much sucess during as well. My ward is Las Torres in the Metepec stake it's a very fruitful area and I really like it alot, the weather hasn't been too much of a damper in this change but it's cooling off more and more every day now soon it'll get cld againand it had barely gotten a little warmer so it's almost always cold here. The mission address is still the same:Sierra de los Vertientes 310 col. Lomas de Chapultepec Del. Miguel Hidalgo C.P.11010 D.F Mexico. Haha I'll try not to make them mad anymore Mom I promise:) Well that's all that i got, for now can't send pictures I lost my backpack with the cable to my camera so I still take pictures but can't send them until i buy a new one. I'll try to get it soon and then I'll send them to you ok. I love you Mom recuerda que Dios siempre tiene la mano extendida nada la tienes que agarrar.

Love Elder Davis


Hey Dad

Not a bad week this week we had a little fruit of our labor this week with a couple of baptisms and alot of work in these next few weeks so I can't say anything bad about it. Wow I still need to write Bishop Oakes a thank you letter so hopefully I can get around to that it seems that I don't really even have time to sleep either, I've been so tired these past few weeks and can't seems to catch up on sleep. So everything just about ready to start doing Dallin's papers yet? He should be able to start pretty soon here. That's right Todd should've been home since june he left more than a year ahead of me. The music here is pretty good just from riding in the bus or taxi you hear and memorize at least parts of songs and I'm trying to learn how to play some of them on the guitar it's actually easier than I thought it was but still not a piece of cake either. However you are right about people not being able to sing the spirit is there but they can't carry a tune to save their life. It's funny in August back at home I'd still be really hot and sweaty and here I have to wear a sweater already so ironic or maybe just different. This ward is really actually pretty dang fruitful we've been working like mad and new stuff just keeps coming every week so it's definitely a good time here right now. Almost everyone we are teaching is just a really good investigator and has all sorts of questions and things like that. Lots of different stories as well ones are out of jail recently others single mothers others need to get married even if my husband doesn't. My comp is a huge help as well to me I learn alot from him and hopefully he does from me as well. Well thanks for the concern about those things I really appreciate it, it still hurts my pride though when i have to ask for things but I guess it's necessary sometimes. Well I don't have much else to say other than that I love you all and I thank you all for the help you give me especially in the prayers. Bye I'll write next week

Elder Davis

8/23/2010

Hey Dad

Thanks for the news I really had been pondering all week long about that and I'm glad to know that everything went well. I had working and wondering about the plan of salvation all week long in our lessons with the people and how I can promise them to see their families after this life. I had really been praying to obtain a stronger testimony about it and I definitely feel lots better about the whole subject. I'm also glad I have the gospel in my life and that it can give me such comfort in times of need. Give my condolences to the Burrell family this week if you see them on my behalf. Huh that's funny I didn't know that they knew my mission president maybe I'll see if the opportunity comes up to tell him that I know Bro. Heller. Well don't have anything new again this week I have been trying hard these past few weeks to baptize but I think my patience is being put to the test so hopefully through hard work and dedication I can overcome this slump I'm in. I hope that you guys are keeping up with everything at home I know it's a busy time at home right now because it's busy over here too so I guess I understand completely. Well I love you guys and hope everything can wrk itself out this week. Bye talk to you guys next week.

Love Elder Davis

8/16/2010

Hey Dad

That wasn't what I wanted to hear but knew this week you were going to tell me so I am sad but not surprised. I will include grandpa in my prayers and make it so grandma has the strength to get through this right now. I was hoping that I was going to be able to tell him good bye one last time here for a long while, but I'll see him again I know that much. Well that's all I got to say about grandpa before I start getting emotional and all. Now about Dallin and Kenyon that isn't things that I want to hear but I know things like that happen when no one wants to back down so I understand that even though that isn't the way you should handle it. I hope that they can keep the peace now that something dramatic has happened so I'll be praying and fasting as well for that as well as for the granparents. Yeah mission drama that's the least of my problems but some people really try hard to make you not let go of it especially you know who so that just something you have to put up with. So i got changed again but not too far just to Metepec which is actually pretty nice it's newer than Toluca so it's alot more comercial and got all sorts of nice pads just like in Huixquilucan. My new comp is Elder Wofford from Kansas city, Kansas and my Spanish is going fast so hopefully i can keep enough of it to teach the people and stay working good. We are working super hard and already have 4 baptisms lined up this week so we're doing alright I'd say but we'll keep the head down and keep on at it. Well dad that's all I got for this week so I hope you're ok with that. I love you stay safe this week and take care of everyone

Love
Elder Davis

8/9/2010

Hey dad

I wish I could go back to school easy times they were great but I like it here too. I hope Dallin isn't being too much of a knuckle head I wish I had invested a little more time in scripture study before but that can't change now. He'll be a good Elder just needs to put his friends after and his duties first and not vice versa. Anyways I guess this week has been pretty eventful this week we had week-long divisiones with the ZLs and I found out that the stake president is a big cry-baby he called a conference with Pres villareal to complain about the entire zone and he and his counselours all ganged up on Pres Villareal and took advantage of him being a new President. Later found out as well that he is the only stake president that didn't accept pres' new mission plan. I was completely shocked and had never seen such a show over nothing. Anyways to please the stake pres as well he took out the majority of the zone and put in new elders. Comes down to that I got changed again just when I was getting used to working in this area. Anyways I hadn't heard about that rumor but I'll be sure to ask some of the guys going home to see what's up. Anyways that's basically what happened in this week hope that it goes well in the new area but we'll see. Anyways I don't got anything else to write so I think that's all for now. Bye I love you all

Love Elder Davis

8/2/2010

It's always good to hear from home, but don't miss it too much or least not for now. Oh lala she knows how to have fun that's for sure and include other little girls wild. Hope Ammie gets into shape soon that kid will be a tank if he does and rip it up. Oh Kenyon I hope I get time to get around to a letter for him I chatted with a few minutes the other week and knows he can do better but I'll see what i can do to motivate him. Dallin needs to get a job soon or else... but I didn't know he was going to enter in school, is he going to finish a whole semester? Anyways hope Mom gets some business going soon the summer months are always good for business, are you guys still thinking about keeping the company or gonna give it up soon? Future missionaries makes my heart feel good but haven't seen Elder Kleinman I don't know if they sent him to the other mission or if he even is in the field yet, but I'll keep an eye out for him. Anyways don't got much else just a small story of something that happened this week. We went to Walmart to visit a recent convert because she hasn't been asisting church we visit her station and a guy with a helmet walks in a greets her, then he kinda shyed away but within sight. We kept talking with her and the dude kept looking at us I turn to see that maybe he wants something, when I turn I see he has his cell phone out and he takes a picture of me. I think how weird this guy is a nut, I remembered that I needed to buy a few things so we say to her we'll be right just gotta grab a few things. When we return she says to us I know why that guy was watching you. We say you do? Why? She starts to tell us that the dude thinks that we were mafians because in 1985 he had an encounter with a group of guys and that I looked like the ring leader and that the guy that I supposedly was conserves well and still looks young. He always continues to say watch I think they mean you harm and that he was going to bring her a self defense book. When she was done telling us this me and my comp were both rolling on the floor dying of laughter a few tears came out as well I laughed all the way home and still makes me laugh thinking about it. Anyways dad that's all I had this week besides a few more baptisms later I'll send pictures ok. Bye I love youElder davis

7/26/2010

They're limiting us to 40 minutes on this thing so i might have to start writing from the other e-mail. Anyways that's awesome about the camping trip I remember those times and if you like getting wet you'd love it here there is no lack of water that's for sure. And btw that's crazy about the Excursion hope the gas isn't killing you guys and that'll be 2 Ford vehicles for the family as well( my truck) which if you don't care about selling would be a good idea. I am loving it here and seeing success finally got around 5 or 6 baptisms lined up next pair of weeks so really happy about that. Tell Zoram any time he wants to visit I'll accept it and any money he wants to give me too no just kidding but I'm fine and doing the work to my best. I just completed 10 months before I know it December will be here and just one more year to go. Love you Dad hope Mom's doing well tell her sorry I missed her and that I'm going to reply to Bishop Oakes' e-mail so I won't have time to write. Bye I love you all