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First off- we spent 13 hours in our area this week.
That is nothing. It was a very busy and crazy week. Elder Colipapa and I
had, what he calls an "escapade" and what everyone else calls exchanges
haha in Camarines Norte. We left on Tuesday and for Daet and stayed
there until Thursday morning and then went to Labo Zone for a day. It
was a great exchange but it took us out of our area for a long time. We
also had Zone Trainings this week. It was a great week and very
nakakapagod but all in all we didn't get to teach very much at all-
sayang! But this week should be much much better as far as all of that
goes. We are in our area every day except for one- we are going to
Iriga.
I hope all is well back home! Everyone's emails seemed good
and happy and excited for Christmas! Malapit na yan! It feels like
Christmas here too- just hot, green, and no snow. But the people still
have the Christmas spirit and the Christmas music and that is about all
you need to have a great Christmas. I feel very much at home- even
though I am half way around the world, I know I am where I need to be.
I had a very cool experience this week on our Cam Norte
"escapade" we were in Labo with the Zone Leaders and we went our
tracting trying to find people to share this message with. They are
opening an area and they don't know where anything or anyone live so we
just started hitting the streets. We were ONLY on the 2nd door when I
"Tao Po-ed" (yelled to see if anyone was there) when a young man walked
out with only one arm. When I saw him I remembering talking to the
Elders who used to have this area but got transferred last transfer.
They had told me about this one armed kid young man they had baptized,
he is 19 I think. When I saw this kid I said, this might be the recent
convert- and if it is not the recent convert then this kid probably
knows the recent convert because there can't be too many one armed boys
here. He told us to come in and I awkwardly asked him if he was a member
of the church. He said yes and then he said, "the missionaries haven't
been here in about 3 weeks- where is Elders Sorensen and Togueran?" I
told them how the area had been split and how do to some sicknesses the
zone leaders hadn't been able to work much for those 3 weeks (true
story). Anyway he was very happy that the missionaries finally knew
where his house was.
I told him how we didn't know that this was his house, we had
just said a prayer and we were going to find people to teach and that we
hoped God would guide us in our search. On the second house we found
him- I am so glad we didn't skip this door. I was in "tracting mode" and
I was ready to teach people about prophets and The Restoration and
Joseph Smith and how God the Father and Jesus Christ appeared unto him
and then we went into his house. Instead of sharing about prophets- I
was shared to about prophets. I asked him what he knew about the
restoration an he started to tell me all about Thomas S. Monson, our
living prophet! His testimony was so sure and so simple. I was hit very
unexpected- it went from thinking this was going to be a "first visit"
to this being a Recent Convert sharing to us about the Gospel. Well, I
hope you know, that I know, that God called Joseph Smith to be a
prophet. I know that his priesthood line traces directly back to Jesus
Christ. I also know that we rest safe in the knowledge that we have a
living prophet on the earth with Thomas S. Monson. It was a great
experience meeting the one armed kid and hearing his testimony and God
leading us to his house, the zone leaders didn't know where he lived
yet.
Okay- can you believe I am officially in the 4th Quarter of my
mission? I think I am going through a mid-mission crisis. The morning
of December 6th I got a text from my batch mate congratulating me on 18
months of service. I have NO IDEA where that time has gone by. They say
the last 6 month goes the fastest- thus I am going through withdraws. I
love you all so much but I don't want to go home yet. I feel like my
mission is just getting started! 4th Quarter! Well I hope that I play
this quarter better than any 4th quarter I ever played back in the day-
much more than a game is on the line and I am wearing a much cooler
jersey!
Well I don't have too much time but I hope all is well back
there. I feel like I am running out of things to write about. Once I am
out of the office, if that ever happens haha, I will have much cooler
stories for you! But here is a funny story- we were on our way to church
and we drive a white Starex van. We were just coming around a corner
when we passed two Nuns in a White Starex van haha. I have never seen
Nuns laugh so hard and smile so big. We got a pretty good chuckle from
it ourselves. We just smiled and waved and laughed haha. Elder Colipapa
did remind me though that our Starex was a newer model hahaha. It was
funny though, two Nuns in a Starex on Sunday morning- I could write a
poem about that haha.
I love you all a bushel. I am excited to Skype you on
Christmas Day! I hope you are well and being good- I know you are. I am a
happy, I love my mission. It is going too fast but that is okay- I will
do the best with the time I have. Kiss the BAGETS (sp) for me. Bagets
is basically our slang for "Little Nippers." I hope they haven't
forgotten their Uncle Chantz... I mean Elder Davis! We can't be having
any of these nippers thinking Uncle Race is the coolest- that is just
false doctrine. Pray for me in my last 4th Quarter! I thank you SO MUCH
for the prayers and love you do send me, they are felt everyday and your
prayers deserve much praise for the good they have done for me and
those we teach. Thank you. Love you a bushel.
Elder Davis
P.S. Happy late Birthday Katie! And happy
birthday to my Angel Mother on the 11th! I would tell you her age but it
would just make you feel bad about yourself so I will spare you! Love
you Mamma!
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