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| Pretty big! |
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| Seen a lot bigger but VERY fast! |
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| Oh dear! Poor kid! |
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| Cute Elders; Maroket and Colipapa |
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| Nasty! |
Well I feel like I don't have
much to say haha- we Skyped last week so I think you know what is going
on with me. It was so great to see everyone. So much has changed there-
but everything is pretty much the same as well. You all say that my hair
has gotten dark- I think I am becoming Filipino! But I haven't shrunk
any so... maybe not. Anyway this was a GREAT week. It is one of the
busiest weeks we have in the office because it is the last week in the
office and tomorrow is transfer day so we are super busy but it is good!
We are excited. And even though we were stuck in the office most of the
week our investigators are progressing like NOBODY'S BUSINESS! Elder
Colipapa and can't help but smile like every 2 minutes over this one
family that has committed to be baptized! They are so perfect, I'll tell
you about them further on in this letter.
So I told you about this when we skyped but I want this
written down because it is just classic. I think I am officially more
Filipino than my Filipino companion haha. We both love eating this soup
stuff called LOG-LOG (you all just butchered that pronunciation) or at
least we USED to both love eathing Log-Log. We found out this week what
the soup is made of- it is always better if you just don't ask and eat.
Anyway we asked and the meat from it comes from pig face/head/brains.
Now I am the only one who wants to eat it. It is so good- I need to
convince Elder Colipapa again to have it. I have a hankering for some
Log-Log! And second- we saw a spider yesterday in our lesson to a Recent
Convert. Like a BIG spider. It jumped onto the wall and I was like
COOL! Can I take a picture of it? Elder Colipapa was like running! He
hates spiders. I have gotten way less scared of them- until they start
running- FAST! The Nanay in the house caught this thing with some tongs
but it jumped out and started heading for our feet- you have never seen
two boys climb on top of a chair faster in your life haha. Anyway see
pictures- it was a decent size- but not hardly the largest I have seen.
Also I will leave it to your own imagination for what/who
and where that lice shampoo was used for (see pictures). But I will tell
you that I was the one who bought it from the store- talk about an
awkward question, "Excuse me do you happen to have any lice shampoo?"
Says the tall foreigner in Tagalog haha.
NOW- Happy Birthday TATAY!!!!!! Time flies so quickly-
Happy Birthday Dad! I hope it has been great. I hope you like the
Liahona I sent. I think that thing is awesome. Thanks for being the
Father you have always been. A son couldn't ask for a better example. I
am not excited to go home, but when I do get home, I will be excited to
go do some work with you Dad. I always loved working with you while
growing up- digging ditches, building the porch, shed, roofing, tree
house, getting wood etc. It will be fun to go lend a hand when that day
comes when President Reeder will force me on the plane haha.
This past week one of our investigators husbands came home
from working in the Middle East. We were a bit nervous to meet him and
we hoped that he would be as willing to listen as his wife has been and
our prayers were heard. He is awesome. They seem so prepared from the
Lord. This family seems to me, to be numbered of those who President
Hunt told me in my setting apart are waiting to hear your testimony!
They are awesome! Yesterday was the first time they came to church and
they loved it, they participated and felt the spirit and everything.
Later on that day we went to their home and taught only the second
lesson to them both about the Book of Mormon. It was one of the most
powerful lessons I have ever been apart of. The power of the Book of
Mormon could be tasted in the air it was so strong. We taught them what
The Book of Mormon is and read Moroni's promise and then we read one of
my favorite chapters with them: 2nd Nephi 33! It was amazing! We invited
them to be baptized and the brother said without hesitation, "YES!" I
am so excited for them. They are not completely ready yet. They still
have a long way to go to be baptized but you should have heard that
brother say the closing prayers as we knelt together. I told him, "We
don't want you to believe this is true only because we told you. You ask
God- He will tell you if this is HIS truth." Why would anyone want to
go home from their missions? You know the scene on Elf when he goes
dancing around saying, "I'm in love, I'm in love and I don't care who
knows it!" Elder Colipapa and I basically have/do that on occasion
because of this family. But we say something more Tagalogy and with less
skipping. Some skipping- just less. Anyway there is nothing better than
missionary work. I have 6 more weeks in the office and then I can go
back to doing nothing other than that for 3 transfers! I am so excited!
A little off topic BUT our investigator brought home dates
with him from the middle east. He gave me a bag. Those things are
delicious. The only time I have seen them is on the Indiana Jones movie
and those ones where poisonous if I remember correctly. Anyway this
were far from poisonous- they have like a delicious caramel taste of a
fruit. Anyway I had few dates... on my mission, and I didn't break one
rule. Haha joke. Off topic.
Well it is a New Year. 2014! What will happen this year?
There are 365 days in it- I hope I don't waist any of mine. I remember
once I was driving with Grandpa Sherwood over the mountain and there was
about 8 feet of snow piled up on each side of the road and he said
holding up one finger, "Chantzy, the amazing thing is that all of that
fell one flake at a time. Small this matter and they pile up." 365 days
will be piled up with our small acts be they good or bad. A great
missionary shared a great quote with us this past transfer from Dr.
Hartsell Wilson which says, “This is the beginning of a new day. God has given me this day to use as I
will. I can waste it – or use it for
good, but what I do today is important because I am exchanging a day of my life
for it! When tomorrow comes, this day
will be gone forever, leaving in its place something that I have traded for
it. I want it to be gain, and not loss;
good, and not evil; success, and not failure, in order that I shall not regret
the price that I have paid for it.”
Have a Happy New year. I love you all and I am grateful for your
prayers! Keep them coming this way! Mom, I am happy, obedient and hard
working. I hope it is enough. I want to improve so much! I am excited to
get out of the office. This next week will be fun with brand new
missionaries coming in and getting their trainers trained and ready to
go and getting everyone to their new areas to start the work- it will be
great! Busy and great. I love you all and Happy New Year! I hope you
enjoyed the pictures.
Elder Davis
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