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| Never looked happier! |
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| Finishing the roof this week. |
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| Finished product! |
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| Nathan's converts! |
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| All roads go through Eagar.... eventually. |
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| House pets! |
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| House pets! |
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| Delicious fish! |
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| Delicious fish! |
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| bananas |
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| pineapple! |
ALL ROADS LEAD THROUGH EAGAR!
Why in heavens name did you send
me Uncle Charlie's talk from Grandpa's funeral haha I can't seen the
keyboard through my tears now! I am just kidding, thank you for sending
that, what a great message and very fitting for Gramps! I think I am
really going to be hit when I get home that Gramps really is gone. But
he really isn't gone really. I think he's here in Baao. I have more than
one companion, I have had more than one my whole mission. D&C
84:88.
2 quick sorta trunky things- When I get home we should have a
Chiropractic and Dental check up! I have slept on a 4 inch thick
mattress most of my mission with my feet hanging off. We sleep on bunk
beds, I have been on the top most of my misison. My spine is in the
shape of a U... or Maybe a Y.. Y is better. And dentally speaking- it's
been 2 years, so yeah.
Not many statements are truer than, "All roads lead through
Eagar." This past week Baao had prayers answered. We got a new AWESOME
member family that just moved in. They are from Bato (Nathan Adair's
last area.) When they got here they said they needed help with a service
project at a school and we volunteered ourselves to help (of course
hoping for a dinner appointment, just kidding but seriously.) Anyway
while we were working I felt like I should ask her how they were
converted to the church. She said, "Hey you're from Arizona aren't you?
So was our missionary." I said, "What is his name?" She said, "Elder
Adair." I said, "Nathan? That's my cousin!" (I actually don't know if he
is our cousin but he has to be- I mean Adair from Eagar- please we're
related!) Anyway it was great and once she knew that I was Nathan's
cousin the dinner appointment was set for 8:00pm that night hahaha!
Delicious food by the way! Anyways it is a small world and they will
help Baao so much. They are such a strong family! Mom tell Nathan about
it. I told them I can still remember watching him play basketball in the
dome back when I was little, always under control. I wanted to play
under control like he did. Anyways thanks cuz, your converts are
strong!
So here is something you might find interesting, or maybe you
won't but this is something I have found quite astounding on my
mission, it is a question I often ask to those I teach. This is the
question, it is 2 questions actually, 1- how old are you? "42 and still
young" comes the reply. I then ask "In those 42 years of your life have
you ever asked God even once which is his church?" Truly almost always
the answer is no. Or they weasel their way around the question or say,
"I don't need to ask." Anyway it is a great way to talk about prayer and
answers to prayers and revelation and stuff like that. I feel like a
boring RM already hahahaha.
So I hope you enjoyed the pictures. Lots of Service this week,
lots of great food, the fish and the fruit I will MISS! Lot's of
spiders, basically it is like a normal week of mine- JUST AWESOME! I
love my mission, I love helping others come to Christ. I love watching
them come to know the truth because they do as James directs, "Ask God."
So, every morning when we shower from our bucket there are
always mosquitoes flying around. We kill them every time we shower, just
by swiping them out of the air with your hands, I am quite good now!
Anyway this past week I have "killed to birds with one stone." I killed
two, in one swipe of the hand! I can go home happy! Now for the spider,
we have just the most amazing Less-active here that should be active and
this past week we went to his house when he wasn't there to shine his
shoes for church. His little 2 year old son was there at the house and
we told him to go find Papa's shoes. He comes back and out of the shoes
JUMPS that spider you see in the picture. I thought it was a rat it was
so big and how it jsut jumped up onto the wall! Great stuff no? ALSO
THAT TATAY WENT TO CHURCH THIS WEEK!
That Tatay is so special to me. I told him I would rather have
him come back to church than have my pick of baptizing anyone in Baao,
and I mean that. He came this week and said he is planning on truly
coming back! I pray that is the case! I love that guy. He reminds me of a
few less actives back home that I care about and nothing would make me
happier than them coming back. This is the same less-active that we read
the story of the Prodigal Son with a couple of months ago. HE IS
AWESOME!
Well, 3 weeks. I love you. Missions are like Gramps said about
life and toilet paper, "The closer you get to the end, the faster they
go." I hope to end my mission well, to do as some wise advise I received
once, "The way you end your mission will be a good indication of how
the rest of your life will start." So play till the whistle blows! Love
you all. Thanks for your prayers! I know this church is true.
Elder Davis
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