This Elder Shurtz, your son is too lazy to type out this amazing story and i dont blame him, he types slow haha. But yeah i hope you enjoy, it was a crazy day. P.s. Your son is so amazing and i am so blessed to have him as a companion, thankyou for raising such an amazing son, he already has blessed the lives of so many people.
K last Monday one of the craziest things in my life happened, it was one of the Worste days of my mission but at the same time one of the most blessed days on my mission. K this story is a really long one but i will try and make is shorter. So last Monday i got the email from you telling me you had put money in my account, Thank you so much for doing that by the way. Anyways, so after we had finished doing our emails we were going home and right by the train station i saw a ATM, and i decided i would take the money off and then we could go buy some souvenirs. So Elder Davis and I went and i took off at the beggining 1000 Grieven, which is just over 100 dollars. I grabbed the money out of the slot thingy, and turned around and this guy started talking to me. He seemed pretty nice and was well dressed and all he wanted was to exchange money with me. He had 20, 50 grieven bills, and i had 10, one hundred grieven bills. Now i hate 100 griven bills so i totally wanted to exchange one hundreds for fifties. So this guy starts counting out my money and he got to 950 and then gave me some small bills. a 20 and then some ones. well he handed me the money and i of course recounted it all and noticed that he had only given me 990 griven, so i still needed 10 more. well he took the money back counted it and then put ten more grieven in it and then he did something wierd. he folded the money in a v shape and then started counting it again, but the thing is, is i watched intentively and he counted me out 1000 Griven, and all was honkey Dorey. He gave me the Money and i gave him the 100's and then i went to count the money again, well when i started to count the money again him and his friend who was with him told me to put the money in my pocket cuz there were police and security around, and then pushed my hand down so i couldnt count it. Now i was pretty confused at the beggining so i pulled the money out again to count it and then again forced my hand down making it so i couldnt count the money and they were like, " Hey Dont pull the money out right now, there are Cops around and Security and if they see that we were exchaning money we could get in Trouble. Well then i heard the Holy Ghost Screaming at me tell me to count the money, so i pulled it out and by this time the one guy had already started walking away. Well i counted it and some how i only had 200 Grieven, Somhow they had slipped away 800 Grieven when they were handing me the money. Like i was amazed at how they did it cuz i watched thewhole time and I honestly thought it was all there. Well Now i was Very very mad, like i wanted to hurt a man, and his friend was still with us. So i pulled out my Knight stick and started beating him with it with all my might, broke alot of his bones. haha ok thats a lie, But we didnt let this fat guy outta our sights. He was with the main guy and he had given the main guy money to give to us cuz he didnt have enough to do 1000 Grieven. Well this guy was telling us to leave and run after the main guy who already left, but we of course stayed with him and i yelled at him alot and told him to give me my money back, and he was denying even knowing us or ever talking to us and was trying to get away. Well his wife was also involved, and she came over and grabbed her husband (fat man we will call him) and she was like he we have to go we are late. well we told her to back off and that there werent going anywhere cuz he owed me 800 Grieven which he stole. well She freaked out on us and told us they didnt know us and that we were liars, and it became pretty difficult, and things didnt look good for me. well I told Elder Davis to stay with fat man and wife and i ran to get the police. I grabbed the cops and when i got back my comp was gone, we couldnt find him, like i didnt have any idea where he had gone. well he had just stuck with this guy and they had ran and jumped on a train thing that goes around the city, a tram. well my comp got on the tram with them and held the doors open so the tram wouldnt go anywhere. well the tram started moving anwyays and this lady ended up pulling him off the tram cuz she worked for it or sometihng. So basically fat man and wife where on the tram getting away. well i saw elder Davis and he told me all this and we didnt know what to do now. The cops didnt have a cop car so we couldnt head them off. and we wouldnt make it if we ran to the next tram stop. well The cops were standing by a taxi driver the whole time and i think they are good friends so i told them that i would pay for the taxi if we could hop in it and head off the tram and catch the people at the next stop. Well thats what we did, the cops agreed and so we chased them down haha. We got to the stop and the tram had already arrived and left again, but whilst driving by we saw the Fat man and wife and told the cops. we stopped and the cops got out and went up to them, and then they told me to go ever to them and we explained our situation. Well the fat man and wife Got really angry and of course denied everything. Well good thing i had Elder Davis as a witness, his wife wasnt one cuz she wasnt by us the whole time. Well then these people saw our tags and for the next like hour they mocked us and told us that we were children of satan and devil worshipers, and basically anything you could think. Like Honestly, anything you can think of the called us it. It was forsure hands down the worste hour of my life. I just stood there and did nothing, we had our backs turned to them and they just moccked us. The only thing i said was my testimony. Well the fat man during all of this came up to us and tried to bribe me, tell me he would give me 600 Grieven for my troubles and then we could all go home and not have to deal with the police. well of course i said No and told him he could give me the whole 800. well then they yelled at us more and called us thieves and Murderers and dishonest and everything else, ya know. and we just stood there with the cops trying to figure out what to do, and we were waiting for the police chief. Well about 15 min after this the wife came up to me and handed me 800 Griven, kinda came outta nowhere, i was really surprised. Like it totally just strengthened the fact that they had robbed us and that they were lying the whole time or else they wouldnt have even given me a dime. Like if someone accused me of stealing 800 Griven and i truly hadnt done it, i wouldnt give a penny, and especially not offer 600 grieven haha. it was pretty rediculous. Well then the chief came and i had to go to the police station with the fat man and they wouldnt let my comp come with us so we were split up for like an hour. I got the the station and they took me into a room and for like 20 min they questioned me and i told them the story, and then they took the fat man in and did the same thing probably. and then the cop came out and told me that all was good and i could go home. It was surprising, i didnt think i was ever getting out haha. But the Lord Truly Blessed us throughout this whole situation and we came out on top, he robbed us but we got him back haha. So yeah, thankfully we got all the money back. and we learned that we need to be listening and acting more on the promptings of the Spirit. Both me and my comp had the promptings to not even start exchanging money with tihs man but we both ingnored them, and then we had to go through H and back to get the money back. But the Lord was Merciful and we were blessed.
Monday, June 29, 2009
CRAZY
Hey Everyone,
Well this week was a little crazy too, the Devil is really working hard on the people in Ukraine. We have a cuople Investigatores that have real potential for Baptisim but unfourtunatly the davil takes every thing he has and throws it at those who want to choose the right. Dennis can't quit smoking because he might lose his job and smoking helps him stay calm. Our Investigators sergei has not answered his phone for the past two weeks and other situations. The key to sucess when things get hard is to trust in the lord and his promises and continue to keep the commandments so that he can bless you. We can only receive the blessings God wnats to give us when we are obeidient to his commandments, when we forget that we frustrate ourselves to think he has forgotten us. Jesus Christ will never Forget us, Our challenges are his and our struggles are written in his hands and feet. I want to say to all Turn to him and find comfort in his outstreched arms of eternal love. Remember all he gives us inclding the commandments are for our happiness, follow them and watch how he can bless you. This week in Ukraine I was on exchanges and I did alot of work with in-active or non-active Members. They need help we all know some, we are all their brothers and sisters. Show them God's love for his children through you, reach out and bear testimony, serve them and then show them that wickedness never was happiness that the gospel of Jesus Christ only brings peace and joy. It something that is needed in Ukraine, Member fellowshipping to help in-active members return to the fold, but slowly and surely they are getting better and soon God's love will be apearent through his saints everywhere. Nothing really exciting happning to my this last week, well some stuff but I don't have enogh time to write it, but I will tell you later :) I'm still working with all of our investigators and searching out for the elect. That's about it, trying to use every experience as a teaching oppurtunity. That's why god give us Great experiences, to help and teach others. :) I don't have to leave the Country untill my 1 year in country mark, then I go to Bulgaria, for 2 days, to renew my visa, so only once but it will be an awesome experience. Well on P-days I usually play soccer, with the Natives, the missionaries played a game last week against some natives and won, I am actully getting better, it's exciting. I heard Grant is the MVP!!! WAY TO GO!!!! that is way awesome!!Elder Uctdorf was here a Month ago but we didn't get to see him he was only in Keiv, I'm not sure when the Keiv temple will be finished but hopefully next november.I"m way excited to get that pacakage and I am very grateful for the one already sent by Grandma Davis, thanks I love the pictures, now if you can send those picture files to my email so that I can turn them into photos, I waould appriciate it even more. thanks for all everyone does, you are the best!!!I love you!
Elder Shane Davis
P.S. Happy fathers Day DAD!!!!
Well this week was a little crazy too, the Devil is really working hard on the people in Ukraine. We have a cuople Investigatores that have real potential for Baptisim but unfourtunatly the davil takes every thing he has and throws it at those who want to choose the right. Dennis can't quit smoking because he might lose his job and smoking helps him stay calm. Our Investigators sergei has not answered his phone for the past two weeks and other situations. The key to sucess when things get hard is to trust in the lord and his promises and continue to keep the commandments so that he can bless you. We can only receive the blessings God wnats to give us when we are obeidient to his commandments, when we forget that we frustrate ourselves to think he has forgotten us. Jesus Christ will never Forget us, Our challenges are his and our struggles are written in his hands and feet. I want to say to all Turn to him and find comfort in his outstreched arms of eternal love. Remember all he gives us inclding the commandments are for our happiness, follow them and watch how he can bless you. This week in Ukraine I was on exchanges and I did alot of work with in-active or non-active Members. They need help we all know some, we are all their brothers and sisters. Show them God's love for his children through you, reach out and bear testimony, serve them and then show them that wickedness never was happiness that the gospel of Jesus Christ only brings peace and joy. It something that is needed in Ukraine, Member fellowshipping to help in-active members return to the fold, but slowly and surely they are getting better and soon God's love will be apearent through his saints everywhere. Nothing really exciting happning to my this last week, well some stuff but I don't have enogh time to write it, but I will tell you later :) I'm still working with all of our investigators and searching out for the elect. That's about it, trying to use every experience as a teaching oppurtunity. That's why god give us Great experiences, to help and teach others. :) I don't have to leave the Country untill my 1 year in country mark, then I go to Bulgaria, for 2 days, to renew my visa, so only once but it will be an awesome experience. Well on P-days I usually play soccer, with the Natives, the missionaries played a game last week against some natives and won, I am actully getting better, it's exciting. I heard Grant is the MVP!!! WAY TO GO!!!! that is way awesome!!Elder Uctdorf was here a Month ago but we didn't get to see him he was only in Keiv, I'm not sure when the Keiv temple will be finished but hopefully next november.I"m way excited to get that pacakage and I am very grateful for the one already sent by Grandma Davis, thanks I love the pictures, now if you can send those picture files to my email so that I can turn them into photos, I waould appriciate it even more. thanks for all everyone does, you are the best!!!I love you!
Elder Shane Davis
P.S. Happy fathers Day DAD!!!!
SORRY ITS LATE!
Hey Everyone,
Well this week was a little crazy too, the Devil is really working hard on the people in Ukraine. We have a cuople Investigatores that have real potential for Baptisim but unfourtunatly the davil takes every thing he has and throws it at those who want to choose the right. Dennis can't quit smoking because he might lose his job and smoking helps him stay calm. Our Investigators sergei has not answered his phone for the past two weeks and other situations. The key to sucess when things get hard is to trust in the lord and his promises and continue to keep the commandments so that he can bless you. We can only receive the blessings God wnats to give us when we are obeidient to his commandments, when we forget that we frustrate ourselves to think he has forgotten us. Jesus Christ will never Forget us, Our challenges are his and our struggles are written in his hands and feet. I want to say to all Turn to him and find comfort in his outstreched arms of eternal love. Remember all he gives us inclding the commandments are for our happiness, follow them and watch how he can bless you. This week in Ukraine I was on exchanges and I did alot of work with in-active or non-active Members. They need help we all know some, we are all their brothers and sisters. Show them God's love for his children through you, reach out and bear testimony, serve them and then show them that wickedness never was happiness that the gospel of Jesus Christ only brings peace and joy. It something that is needed in Ukraine, Member fellowshipping to help in-active members return to the fold, but slowly and surely they are getting better and soon God's love will be apearent through his saints everywhere. Nothing really exciting happning to my this last week, well some stuff but I don't have enogh time to write it, but I will tell you later :) I'm still working with all of our investigators and searching out for the elect. That's about it, trying to use every experience as a teaching oppurtunity. That's why god give us Great experiences, to help and teach others. :) I don't have to leave the Country untill my 1 year in country mark, then I go to Bulgaria, for 2 days, to renew my visa, so only once but it will be an awesome experience. Well on P-days I usually play soccer, with the Natives, the missionaries played a game last week against some natives and won, I am actully getting better, it's exciting. I heard Grant is the MVP!!! WAY TO GO!!!! that is way awesome!!Elder Uctdorf was here a Month ago but we didn't get to see him he was only in Keiv, I'm not sure when the Keiv temple will be finished but hopefully next november.I"m way excited to get that pacakage and I am very grateful for the one already sent by Grandma Davis, thanks I love the pictures, now if you can send those picture files to my email so that I can turn them into photos, I waould appriciate it even more. thanks for all everyone does, you are the best!!!I love you!
Elder Shane Davis
Well this week was a little crazy too, the Devil is really working hard on the people in Ukraine. We have a cuople Investigatores that have real potential for Baptisim but unfourtunatly the davil takes every thing he has and throws it at those who want to choose the right. Dennis can't quit smoking because he might lose his job and smoking helps him stay calm. Our Investigators sergei has not answered his phone for the past two weeks and other situations. The key to sucess when things get hard is to trust in the lord and his promises and continue to keep the commandments so that he can bless you. We can only receive the blessings God wnats to give us when we are obeidient to his commandments, when we forget that we frustrate ourselves to think he has forgotten us. Jesus Christ will never Forget us, Our challenges are his and our struggles are written in his hands and feet. I want to say to all Turn to him and find comfort in his outstreched arms of eternal love. Remember all he gives us inclding the commandments are for our happiness, follow them and watch how he can bless you. This week in Ukraine I was on exchanges and I did alot of work with in-active or non-active Members. They need help we all know some, we are all their brothers and sisters. Show them God's love for his children through you, reach out and bear testimony, serve them and then show them that wickedness never was happiness that the gospel of Jesus Christ only brings peace and joy. It something that is needed in Ukraine, Member fellowshipping to help in-active members return to the fold, but slowly and surely they are getting better and soon God's love will be apearent through his saints everywhere. Nothing really exciting happning to my this last week, well some stuff but I don't have enogh time to write it, but I will tell you later :) I'm still working with all of our investigators and searching out for the elect. That's about it, trying to use every experience as a teaching oppurtunity. That's why god give us Great experiences, to help and teach others. :) I don't have to leave the Country untill my 1 year in country mark, then I go to Bulgaria, for 2 days, to renew my visa, so only once but it will be an awesome experience. Well on P-days I usually play soccer, with the Natives, the missionaries played a game last week against some natives and won, I am actully getting better, it's exciting. I heard Grant is the MVP!!! WAY TO GO!!!! that is way awesome!!Elder Uctdorf was here a Month ago but we didn't get to see him he was only in Keiv, I'm not sure when the Keiv temple will be finished but hopefully next november.I"m way excited to get that pacakage and I am very grateful for the one already sent by Grandma Davis, thanks I love the pictures, now if you can send those picture files to my email so that I can turn them into photos, I waould appriciate it even more. thanks for all everyone does, you are the best!!!I love you!
Elder Shane Davis
Saturday, June 20, 2009
CRAZY WEEK
Hey Everyone, So this week was really awesome but really crazy. So we were teaching this Investigator named sergei, He chased us down and wasnted to know more. We talk him all the lessons this week and challenged him to be baptized, well unfourtunetly we called him and he didn;t ansewr and we kept on calling day after day and his phone is just ringing. and he didn't male it to church, so we are going to have to set a different Baptisimal date to work with when we get ahold of him. We'll starting Tuesday, my companion and Elder Hoffmister were feeling sick, so Wednesday I went on exchanges with Elder richardson. We had a lesson with dennis, It started out rough, but I just want to say that without the lords help we cannot do anything. Wel we challenged Dennis to live the Word of Wisdom and to really start keeping his comittments. Well when I first proposed it he laughed and told me straight up "No" I didn't know how to react to that response and didn't expest it and so my mind was Blank, but with a prayer in my heart, and not knowing what to say, The lord put words in my head. I thought of the scripture in Matthew "by their Fruits ye shall Know them" Well At first I opened it and read it with him, then it popped it to my head that the fruits of the Restored gospel of Jesus Christ is the Book of Mormon and the Revalation from a modern day Prophet, like the Word of wisdom. All the sudden I felt like I should be straight foreward and frank with him and I told him that the only way for him to know was to live the restored goespel with sincerity and fullness of heart and then god can give him that witness and hope he wants, and unless he does everything he supposed, untill he shows God he really wants to know what church was true through Giving all his heart he won't receive anything. Only he can know wether he gave his all, Hopefully he starts Quiting today. Truly the lord works through us and puts words and thoughts into our heads, When we prepare and and try our hardest he fills in for our weaknesses, it a big job for someone like me, only God can help me with my weaknesses and he does.Anyway Elder Hoffmister and shurtz both had a Viral Infection, from drinking milk from a skecthy place, well I was on a four day slpit with elder Richardson and It was Intense covering alot of area and alot of lessons, and finding an apartment for them cause they got kicked out of theirs, because we are missionaries . . .anyway. .God truly Helps those who follw him and want s to help those who don't, Give it a Chance and not just for a week, keep going and look for God's hand in your life, you'll be suprised at the Outcome. We've got a cuople pontential investigators that we are working with to get baptized, just pray for the people of ukraine :) Thanks
MY love to you all and hope that your keeping the commandments even in tough times, thats when it's important, It's the Trial of your faith .1 Peter 1:7 (? I think)
With Valor, Elder Shane Forest Davis
MY love to you all and hope that your keeping the commandments even in tough times, thats when it's important, It's the Trial of your faith .1 Peter 1:7 (? I think)
With Valor, Elder Shane Forest Davis
Monday, June 8, 2009
Cool Story
Dear Everyone,
This week Has been Pretty good in Ukraine. Sounds like it's kinda crazy back home, every week we teach english on wednesdays and tuesdays. afterwards I get a group of people who ask me questions about the financial crisis in the united states, they give me the news about what is going on. It's a good oppurtunity to teach them,a nd use my knowledge. Because I relate it to the gospel, hopefully this next week I can invite someone to be taught. Anyaways life is good in Ukraine, I love it here, I'm where I'm supposed to be. This weeek was Zone Conference and my last Interveiw with this Mission president. I really like President and Sister Abraham, I'll really miss them. Zone conferance was great and gave me an extra boost and inspiration to help my investigators. This week I got to teach dennis ( an Investigator who speaks perfect english) My companion was helping another elder find an apartment and we went on splits, I didn;t think I could do it, but with the lords help it went well. He's reading and praying the next step is him consistantly coming to church. From teaching and just experiencing it for my self I've realized that the only way to know that something will work is to do it! So I tell everyone here, If the hyave questions they need to read the Book of Mormon, get on their knees pray with sincerity and then just follw the commandments and you'll get your answer. Just Do IT!!! Cool story. .Sunday my companion and I were walking and some guy chased us down and just said he wanted to know more about us because there was somthing different about us, we ask him if he wanted to meet with us he wanted to talk right then, we went sat down on a bench and gave him the 1st lesson, well we exchanged numbers and an hour later he called us and said he wanted to meet us because he felt like he should well we did and halfway through our lesson with him, he told us straight out he knew that the Book of Mormon was true and joseph smith was a Prpphet. . .Way cool , we still had him read and pray wether he should be baptized and to know if it all was true. Well We meet him tomorrow, we'll see how all this turns out, he's a strange fellow but we are all Children of our Heavenly father and all can receive ansewrs and miracles from him, even the weirdos!!! well I love you all and hop all is going well, the Church is true so keepdoing whats right to prepare for the time when Jesus will come in all his Glory and then we can say we know him and we can be one big family!!!
Elder Shane Davis
This week Has been Pretty good in Ukraine. Sounds like it's kinda crazy back home, every week we teach english on wednesdays and tuesdays. afterwards I get a group of people who ask me questions about the financial crisis in the united states, they give me the news about what is going on. It's a good oppurtunity to teach them,a nd use my knowledge. Because I relate it to the gospel, hopefully this next week I can invite someone to be taught. Anyaways life is good in Ukraine, I love it here, I'm where I'm supposed to be. This weeek was Zone Conference and my last Interveiw with this Mission president. I really like President and Sister Abraham, I'll really miss them. Zone conferance was great and gave me an extra boost and inspiration to help my investigators. This week I got to teach dennis ( an Investigator who speaks perfect english) My companion was helping another elder find an apartment and we went on splits, I didn;t think I could do it, but with the lords help it went well. He's reading and praying the next step is him consistantly coming to church. From teaching and just experiencing it for my self I've realized that the only way to know that something will work is to do it! So I tell everyone here, If the hyave questions they need to read the Book of Mormon, get on their knees pray with sincerity and then just follw the commandments and you'll get your answer. Just Do IT!!! Cool story. .Sunday my companion and I were walking and some guy chased us down and just said he wanted to know more about us because there was somthing different about us, we ask him if he wanted to meet with us he wanted to talk right then, we went sat down on a bench and gave him the 1st lesson, well we exchanged numbers and an hour later he called us and said he wanted to meet us because he felt like he should well we did and halfway through our lesson with him, he told us straight out he knew that the Book of Mormon was true and joseph smith was a Prpphet. . .Way cool , we still had him read and pray wether he should be baptized and to know if it all was true. Well We meet him tomorrow, we'll see how all this turns out, he's a strange fellow but we are all Children of our Heavenly father and all can receive ansewrs and miracles from him, even the weirdos!!! well I love you all and hop all is going well, the Church is true so keepdoing whats right to prepare for the time when Jesus will come in all his Glory and then we can say we know him and we can be one big family!!!
Elder Shane Davis
Monday, June 1, 2009
CHOOSE THE RIGHT!
Hey Everyone,
Well this last week was transfers and it was fun. I stayed with My trainer and we got a new companionship in our district. They are both really cool Elders. The new Missionaries came in and I got to see them, they are some cool missionaries and the missionary work will accelerate soon ( I hope). Well thats Awesome that Lauren is now on her mission, It's the place were I have grown the most, spiritually and as a person in general finding out things I never knew about myself. Well the past two weeks I haven't really eaten anything, I guess the food really wasn't agreeing with my stomach so I couldn't keep anything down, but now I'm over it and back to eating like normal. hey and guess what I'm now weighing at 170 lbs, thats 20 lbs lighter than when I went into the MTC. . .and It's still going, because I walk everywhere and I watch what I eat ( especially now, so I can make sure I can keep it down) hahahahaha but uyou know me, I was still working regardless of how I felt and we even got in a bunch of lessons etc... This week was too exciting and not much to report, just alot of missionary work, alot of our heavenly fathers children lost and confused by all the things Satan wants them to do. Here in Ukraine, Everyone Drinks, Everyone smokes, THe Imorality is worse than the Swine flu, It's everywhere. and many of them are comfortable in their sins, It is a struggle for the members as well, they feel somtime the sacrifices are too much, they see the easy path that leads to eternal destruction. Elder Shurtz and I are trying to strengthen testimonies of Joseph Smith and use him as a example of sacrifices we all must make. The same is a leaaon for us all. Everywhere!! Sacrifice is centeral to the plan of god. We must Obey the comandments and understand no matter how hard it might get we are in the lords hands. Do not worry about things that seem scary to the world, worry about wether or not you are doing what is right (Matt 6:25-34) Jesus Christ has overcome the worls and through him you can too.(John 16:33) All god wants is us to be happy, and he has the perspective, and the way, the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Follow the prophet, read the Scriptures, listen to the spirit. All is well!!I love you all, I can't wait to read your letters and see all the pictures, If you want to send peanut butter, I'd be fine with that. Thanks for all you do. Choose the Right!!!!!
The Church is True
Elder Davis
Well this last week was transfers and it was fun. I stayed with My trainer and we got a new companionship in our district. They are both really cool Elders. The new Missionaries came in and I got to see them, they are some cool missionaries and the missionary work will accelerate soon ( I hope). Well thats Awesome that Lauren is now on her mission, It's the place were I have grown the most, spiritually and as a person in general finding out things I never knew about myself. Well the past two weeks I haven't really eaten anything, I guess the food really wasn't agreeing with my stomach so I couldn't keep anything down, but now I'm over it and back to eating like normal. hey and guess what I'm now weighing at 170 lbs, thats 20 lbs lighter than when I went into the MTC. . .and It's still going, because I walk everywhere and I watch what I eat ( especially now, so I can make sure I can keep it down) hahahahaha but uyou know me, I was still working regardless of how I felt and we even got in a bunch of lessons etc... This week was too exciting and not much to report, just alot of missionary work, alot of our heavenly fathers children lost and confused by all the things Satan wants them to do. Here in Ukraine, Everyone Drinks, Everyone smokes, THe Imorality is worse than the Swine flu, It's everywhere. and many of them are comfortable in their sins, It is a struggle for the members as well, they feel somtime the sacrifices are too much, they see the easy path that leads to eternal destruction. Elder Shurtz and I are trying to strengthen testimonies of Joseph Smith and use him as a example of sacrifices we all must make. The same is a leaaon for us all. Everywhere!! Sacrifice is centeral to the plan of god. We must Obey the comandments and understand no matter how hard it might get we are in the lords hands. Do not worry about things that seem scary to the world, worry about wether or not you are doing what is right (Matt 6:25-34) Jesus Christ has overcome the worls and through him you can too.(John 16:33) All god wants is us to be happy, and he has the perspective, and the way, the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Follow the prophet, read the Scriptures, listen to the spirit. All is well!!I love you all, I can't wait to read your letters and see all the pictures, If you want to send peanut butter, I'd be fine with that. Thanks for all you do. Choose the Right!!!!!
The Church is True
Elder Davis
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