TWO WEEKS LEFT!

Hey Everyone,
Well How are you all? I'm good here at the Mtc just trainning to do the work of the lord, just something of epic poportions,(exxcuse my grammar and spelling, I'm speaking only russian the past week and only russian for the next two weeks) Sorry to everyone last week, I didn't mail any letters, I wrote htem I just forgot to mail them..hahaha I'll make up for it and try to write you this week or send the letter I wrote last week. This week a couple of cool things happened, I was at a Fireside and I saw my new Mission president who will come in july and serve, he is getting language training. He seems like a spiritual giant, and a really great guy. We had mission conference this last week in was great, I've been to two of them, they are always uplifting and give me awesome study subjects for the next week. The message for this week is about recognizing the spirit, I was reading in 3 Nephi 11 and can a across and awesome scripture. Starting with verse 3 and through 6 It Talks about the people and how they talked with each other, and they heard a voice, it peirced them to the core but they didn't recognize it. It came a second time and yet again they still din not recognize it. And the third time, They opened their ears and their eyes were steadfastly towards heaven. Then they understood the voice, and it testified of Jesus Christ. We can all learn a lesson from these verses. When it talks in V:3 they were conversing with each other, We should not be concerned with the world or with ourselves, when we get caught up in the world and in ourselves we become numb to the promptings of the holy ghost. It might peirce us but will we know it, will we recognize it?. It Came a second time which just shows god's love for us he continues to try and talk to us and make our lives better even though we might not be listening. But Finnally They opened their ears, and like them we must Look for the spirit, listen for it, seek for it, and as they did, look steadfastly towards the heavens, abandoning the world and being selfeless, being as christ would. Looking to God steadfastly, and have a desire to always serve him. Only Then will we understand, But the understanding we gain is monumental and priceless, We as they did hear a testimony of Jesus christ. Later in the chapter, verse 14 the Savoiur talks to the people. He talks about his prints in his hands, feet, and side. As we Follow thos steps and listen to the spirit we can come to know our savouir, we can come to better understand his atonement and love for us, and then we in turn can share that love with others, The happiness can't be discribed, When you feel your savoiurs love and know what he want s you to do. Well, I'm speaking 100% Russain now and it sure coming along, It helps that we have natives to talk to,They are really nice guys, The teach me all sorts of things about the russian language and Ukraine. I truly love my mission and I've learned and grown alot, all in the short time of weeks but the lord knows what needs to happen so I will put my trust in him, I love you all, Read the 3 nephi 11, and pray, the lord will tell you what you need to hear, he loves each one of us and knows what we each need. I miss you all. The church is true and whatever happens the lord is in it.
Elder Shane Davis

HEY EVERYONE

Hey Everyone,
This is gonna be a short email this week, I really don't want to write to much, Not much goes on here at the MTC just a lot of learning and a lot of the spirit it is great!!!! This last week started of great!!! L. Tom Perry came and talked at our tuesday night devotional, He talked about companionships and companionship unity, It was amazing. You truly can feel the spirit when he walked into the room. Umm. . This was a Good week with my new Companion Elder McClure, he is an amazing guy. I taught the 2nd lesson in russian this week, It was great I really feel the spirit, It really humbles me to learn this language, It's one of the hardest and I can barley express myself. I definitley need the lords help if i'm ever goning to speak it normally. Well I Sure do study, pray and sing alot here at the MTC so thats what I do, Sunday I had the privalage of watching the dedication of the Draper temple, It was truly great. I felt the sprit and it strenghtened my testimony. My theme for this week is standing strong and firm in faith, Those who probably read this I have no doubt stand strong and firm, but If you can share this with ohters I beleive it will be for someone the lord intends. Jesus Christ loves us No matter what, He suffered undescirble pain for us. Our father in heaven loves us, he gave us this plan to return to him, to be happy, because the only way to be truly happy is to live the commandments. With the upcoming general Conferance and the opposition of all the gay right activists, I read in John 15:17-21 Jesus Christ talks about Loving one another, He also talks about how we will be purrsecutted and rejected. We have been called to be hated, and love those people who hate us. It is a temporory sidenote to exaltaion, We must have the christlike love, He died for those that crucified him, he suffered for those that mock him, he paid the price of sin and death for those who deny him, yet he did it, because of his love.May we all have that love for everyone, a charity, pure and deep let others feel it as they talk to us, no matter who they are and what they say or do. We are called to be hated and the lord always provides the way and the comfort to get through all things (matthew 11:28-30)
I love you all but I've got to go, Keep writing and sending dearelder.com's I love them. I reply as fast as I can, I'm just a little busy! :) Thank you for all you do!!!!!

PICTURES FROM SHANE

THE BOOK OF MORMON

Hey everyone, how are you? Well last weeks email was very brief, sorry about that. Well This week was great I taught the 1st lesson once again in russian, and I switched Companions, My companion is now Elder McClure from Mesa Arizona. He's a really nice guy, and a hard worker, we get alot done.I'm teaching the 2nd lesson this week and my russian is slowly but shurley getting better (I have alot of grammatical errors and spelling errors. . .It's all about the transition to russian :))I speak in russian constantly and I'm always learning new words, Russian is a pretty awesome language, very structured and makes alot of sense, even more than english. It's amazing!!!! Anyway the theme for this week's email is "The Book of Mormon".. .Well a specific aspect of it. I could talk about the Book of Mormon for days and not be tired of it. Today I wnat to talk about the Book of Mormon answers question to our souls, Answers all questions we have in life.That is the miracle of the word of god, It helps us!!!! In 2 Nephi 28:30-31 It talks about the way we are talk "line upon line, Precept on precept" God gives us answers for questions we are looking for and blesses us with his word through the book of mormon and throgh the phrophets. I promise you that if you have a specific question in you life and you need an answer with eternal perspective, Write it Down!!!, Pray to have the spirit, invite the spirit( hymns, temple, etc..) and read your Book of Mormon. No matter where you read you'll find your answer. .. The lord works with us and teaches us with his "precepts. . . .shall learn wisdom'' I know this to be true. . It truly works, The Book of Mormon is the Word of God, and Joseph Smith is a Phropet and this is the church of jesus christ. I love you all... thanks for all you do.
Elder Shane Davis

SHORT AND SWEET

Hey everyone,

I really need to make this quick, I totally forgot about the email untill five minutes before I could not do it anymore. . . I just want to say I love you all and that the church is true. . . .I'm working hard, staying obeidient. I love you all and want to thank you for all you have done

Elder Shane f Davis

THE 5 P'S ~ FROM ELDER DAVIS

Dear Everyone,
How are you? I'm doing awesome here in the MTC. . It's always awesome here, the spirit is here. Well this week wasn't very eventful or exciting, I'm learning alot of russian. I spend at least 12 hours in class each day, learning about the gospel and learnig to speak russian. I can teach the first lesson "The Restoration". I'm really getting the lanuage down!!! Not nessicarily me . . .The lord is definitly helping me. I feel like the gift of tonuges is becoming a reality in my life. Well I'll get right into the theme of this email " Relying on the spirit"I want to share an awesome story from the Book of Mormon, In Alma 43- 45 Moroni is Fighting against the laminites. . .In these chapters he gives us the recipe for success, for relying on the spirit.In Chp 43 :17,19. .. It talks about how they prepared. . .breastplates, arms sheilds. . .We can prepared with the armor of God, Be worthy!! Live God's commandments, strive to be like Jesus Christ. We must plan. . .in 43:23-26. .He set plans and goals and in his goal setting and planning he relied on inspiration. We must do the same, plan make goals and in your planning and goal settin in your life be prayerful. We must preform .. . . 43:49-50 DO IT. .. DO WHAT YOU PLANNED!!! Follow through! Point. . .44:3-4, We must give credit where credit is due, Be grateful to the lord and testify of his works and his help. Pray, 45:1. . .Go to God and thank him, It's about the graditide. . .show him thanks and Rejoice!!!!!
START OVER!! It's a cycle, It's a circle. . ..Do IT over again and again. .what and see how much you can get done you can counqer armies!!! Ask Moroni! hahaha . . . Will you Implement these 5 P's ??I know if you do, you will be blessed, the Book of Mormon was written for our day, we just need to apply it!!!!
Well Sorry, I was going to go into more detail and fix all the mistakes but I'm on a time limit. . :)It's great to hear from you all and I want to hear moe!!!! I love you all :)
--Elder Shane Forest Davis