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| Merry Christmas! |
This past week was so fun, we had our Mission Christmas Conference.
Sister Reeder called it a Christmas Party but President made sure we at
least called it a Conference but it was SO FUN! The whole mission was
there- over 200 missionaries! It that not awesome!?! Also do you
remember the family reunion right before I left on my mission when we
did the "Things People Never Say" bit in the talent show? YUP- we did it
here in the mission and it was a hit! All of the elders here in the
office participated and they were laughing so hard at some of our jokes!
Anyway, "In all of living have much fun and laughter, life is to be
enjoyed not just endured." -President Hinckley! It was awesome. Right
after the conference though we took the batch going home to the mission
home and that was sad. We had 5 Elders and Sisters go home this
thansfer- All Zone Leaders and Sister Training Leaders! We will miss
that batch a lot! But they are home for Christmas- not a bad present for
a few waiting Mothers and Fathers!
I don't know what to write about- we SKYPE this week so
we'll just CHIKA CHIKA rather than SULAT and BASA my friends! Oh Taglish
I love thee! Hey random thing- have you ever seen animals called
"Fox-Bats?" If you haven't google that right now! They are huge! We have
seen a few this past week. Right before sunset if you look up you can
see A LOT of them. And they are big. Filipinos believe in aswangs- I
will explain when I get home haha. But I bet Fox Bats are the reason for
their belief in aswangs!
Anyway this past week really made me realize a lot of
things. One in-particular, my mission won't last forever! That makes me
want to cry right now! The only shot I have is if I die on my mission
(not a bad option). haha Just kidding Mom don't worry. But with my
birthday and this being my last Missionary Christmas and seeing people
go home that started their mission when I did I really realized that, in
a coming day, I go home. But no offence- I don't want to! Plus
President Reeder gave me a LARGE hint at where my last area will be.
Don't even ask me where I won't say a word. Anyway it makes me want to
finish very very strong. 4th quarter. "Finishers Wanted" is a great talk
by President Monson!
I am so distracted right now- we are very busy here and
since we skype on MY Thursday (26th) and YOUR Wednesday (25th) I don't
have much to say haha. I am very excited to talk to you all though
because of course I do miss you. But I can promise you that I feel more
at home right now here in Naga than I would if I were in Eagar with my
loving family. I know I am right where I belong. I am a lot of things
but one thing I hope I am not is ungrateful. I am very grateful for what
I have and where I am. I think we all should be. "A grateful person is rich in contentment. An ungrateful person suffers in the poverty of endless discontentment "
-Elder Bednar.
Speaking
of being grateful and of our enormous need to be such I would like to
tell you a bit of a story. First of all- missions are hard. You leave
everything you have and everyone you know and it is awesome- but it
isn't easy. Second if you serve in a country other than our own you are
way lost! This is multiplied if it is a foreign language. Anyway we have
missionaries here in our mission from all around the world. The ones
that come from countries those first language is not Tagalog or English
really struggle! It is as if they must learn English and then learn
Tagalog. I have no idea how they do it but they do! For example we have
missionaries from Pakistan. Just within the past two weeks one of these
foreign sisters, I won't tell you where she is from but she speaks a
different language other than English and Tagalog and she is very far
from home with almost no one to comfort her. Anyway this poor little
sister found out her father died. It was a huge surprise and it happened
right before Christmas.
How grateful should we be- very. The amazing thing is how
well this sister is doing. She decided not to go home. She is sad beyond
measure for her loss but she is happy in Christ. How amazing is
Christmas? How amazing is Christ? All of our losses will be paid in
surplus in Christ. But of all the things we do and think about this
Christmas I hope Christ is number one on our list and our thankfulness
as well. Even death is overcome in Christ. I love being his missionary.
President Reeder said, "Very few are the years in your life that you
will wear Christ's Name Badge on his birthday. I think that is pretty
special." I think that is pretty special too. I love being a missionary.
I don't know how to explain it to where you can understand it but- I am
one of His missionary here. I love you and I am excited to Skype with
you all soon! Love you a bushel! Thank you for your prayers! Have a
Christ-Centered-Christmas and be thankful for the unending gift of
Christ to us!
Elder Davis
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