It snowed in Eagar. I am now
studying 20 percent Tagalog and 80 percent BICOL! What a great week?!
How is everything back home? It is always better when there is snow.
Well Elder Datu is now home! And Elder Colipapa is here as my new
companion. I miss Elder Datu but Elder Colipapa is the MAN! He is from
Cebu and I think he speaks better English than I do... not a joke.
You'll meet him at Christmas. I have never taught with more power and
authority than I have with him- he's an answer to prayers. I am exciting
to see what we might be able to accomplish with the Lord's help. We are
opening an area right now. We currently have 0 progressing
investigators! How exciting is that? We are ready to go preach this
Gospel though- to a people who have 2 members ONLY in their entire
barangay! We are excited! We may stand on a corner or two and literally
PREACH THE WORD!
Well this last week was crazy! Transfers are now over and my
headache is going away haha. Elder Datu left on Monday and that meant I
was the only one on Tuesday (I was temporary companions with the other
office Elders) but we had tons of stuff to do and I had no companion
haha. But we got all the transfers and all the transfer announcements
made and everyone in their area and the new missionaries here and the
trainers trained and we drove A TON as well. We've been busy. Now we are
planning next transfer- here we go. We have another 10 areas opening
again I think. Needless to say we are busy. So I have a goal- by
Christmas I will bear my testimony to you guys on Skype in BICOL!!!!!!
Remind me that I need to do that when we skype.
What else happened? Sorry we have been so busy I can't even
remember what happened this week.It feels like it was one day and a week
went by! Also I have a REALLY bad headache right now and looking at a
computer screen is not helping. Sorry if this maybe the shortest letter
you get from me in my whole mission.
So I have been asked by the young women in the ward to share
my testimony of Christ for the ward Christmas party. They told me I
needed to send it to my angel mother, so that is what I will do now. I
wish I could do it to you in Tagalog because that would just be RIGHT!
But I do know that Christ lives. I know he loves us and watches over us.
He never leaves us and when we feel we need him the most- I testify
that he is there. He stands at the door and knocks- but we are the ones
who must open the door and let him in. Everyday we have the choice to
open that door or shut it, but no matter how many times we shut it I
promise he won't leave. He loves us with a perfect love. Nephi in the
Book of Mormon quotes Isaiah and says, "Behold I have graven thee upon
the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me." I know that
that is true. President Gordon B. Hinckley says that, "There
would be no Christmas if there had not been Easter. The babe Jesus of
Bethlehem would be but another baby without the redeeming Christ of
Gethsemane and Calvary, and the triumphant fact of the Resurrection."
In this Christmas season I testify that he was born, lived died and
lived again. He is our mediator with the father and only through him can
we return to our home above. I am a set apart representative of Jesus
Christ. I know this church is his true church. I feel part of his love
for this people as I teach them. I have felt his love and his
forgiveness. I love him. It is amazing to be a missionary- it means so
much to me to be a representative of Christ. He lives, he is the head of
this church and I know that because he lived again so will we. I can't
express exactly what I feel in my heart. Being away from home at
Christmas is enjoyable because of him (see last years Christmas peom). I
love you and I know he loves you andI invite each one of us to come
unto Christ more fully in our lives. He waits with open arms. He does
live, in the name of Jesus Christ our TAGAPAGLIGTAS amen.
Have a great week and be good. I love you a bushel. Your
examples to me are inspiring. I pray for you everyday. I love all. Have a
great week. Things are great here. Elder Colipapa is the man and Eric- I
am learning a bit of Visayas too pero DILI KO! Love you all. Have a
great Thanksgiving- we have more to be thankful for than you know! Try
to remember those affected by the typhoon this thanksgiving. I think
that is one thing God really dislikes- a unthankful heart.
Elder Davis
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| Good bye Elder Datu - doubt they will meet again in this life. |
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| New companion and brother - Elder Colipapa! |
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| Out with the old, in with the new but some things never change! RATS:) |
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