Hey everyone, I love it here out of the office, It's greatI have only served two days but I already like it alot, In our area we have a member who knows nothing about the gospel, it is quite sad that missionaries baptized him, because he has been baptized for about 9 months now and just barely found out about joseph smith, HIs name is Victor He is crippled and we meet with him three times a week. We try and teach him the octrines of the gospel and he likes to argue but everytime we meet he comes away learning something, so most of the time it helps. Our area is been going kind of slow lately and president asked me to wor the areahard and to tell him if it needs to sit and wait for us tocome back to it. Our mission is shrinking so we need to shut down some areas next transfer, president probably will shut down this one, but we will see. My new companion is a stud, he is a hacker an tells me about stories and stuff it is kinda cool. We went to high school together so we get along pretty well, I have been blessed with good companions on my mission. The new brnch is really nice and they are already warmed up to me, asking me to do things, like teach primary, it was crazy but my companion and I with some members last week taught a couple of litle kids about the sacrement. It was good, although it made me very scared and excited to have my own kids. that is a ways down the road. I'm district leader so it's kinda cool. not alot of responsibility. . .and I really can't think of anything other to say besides that I love you and I pray for you Keep choosing the right!!!
Elder Shane Forest Davis
"Walk Slow, and Drink lots of Water"
Monday, December 28, 2009
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
IM GETTING TRANSFERED
I am no longer in the office!!! I'm getting transferred I'm so Excited and I get to find out where I am going tomorrow cause I'm an office elder!! There are some perks. . . .Well anyway I will talk to you in less than two days and I just want to say that I love you tons and I'll probaly call around 8 your time. . . . I'll call your cell phone before to set everthing up. I'm so happy that I'm getting transfered. . It is sad to leave all the wonderful people in the branch. and my great companion but It is definitely time. . Talk to you some time soon :)
Elder Shane Forest Davis
"Walk Slow, and Drink lots of Water"
Elder Shane Forest Davis
"Walk Slow, and Drink lots of Water"
Sunday, December 20, 2009
HEY THE WEATHER IS SO FRIEGHTFUL AND THE MISSIONARY WORK IS SO TIRING
Dear Family,
Well, This last two weeks have flown by Super Quick, and now I finally have a spare moment to sit and write you. This last week We had a bunch of stuff to get ready for President Schwitzer, he is the first counselor in the Area Presidency. He really is just an amazing guy. In the office it has been way busy, Getting ready for him and still training the new couple. To tell you the truth, There starting to get it but I have to do a lot more work on my end in order to make it easier from them. We had a District conference, which is like a Stake conference and then he came and did a 5 hour Mission Conference. It was great and I got a lot of notes and a lot to work on. Those zone conferences are there to pick you up because being a missionary gets you down, constant rejection gets at everyone. Right now we have one investigator who is a Flake, we set up with him and it's 50% that he'll show up. I really hope to get him serious about this, I don't think he takes it very seriously. His name is leonid, he is a cool guy and last time we meet with him he had a desire to be baptized. We hop to keep that going and everything. My other Investigator that we did have, which I thought and so did president, to be golden. Now no longer answers our phone calls and she was a landlady of one of our apartments, she raised the rent a ridiculous amount, so we are moving. Something or someone must have gotten to her. .(Satan, If he had a body, I'd punch him in the face).
It snowed a lot about 3/4 of a foot in the past couple of days and it is cold, I've got a good jacket, I just need a good hat, then I will be set. How is the weather there?
Just yesterday my companion hit his 1 year mark, it is so weird to think that I am going to hit my one year mark soon. In about a Month and a half. . Wow So every year the missionaries need to renew their visa's so they have to fly to Bulgaria and and stay for three days then return, I do mine in February, It's gonna be a lot of fun, I'm excited!! Can you believe it?, It's almost over, It seems like I just got here. . ha ha but it really does. . .
This past week we stopped by a family and they were active in the church when I got here, well the mother was and she dragged her kids with her, but when we stopped by they told us the were now going to the Russian orthodox church again, All I wanted to do was condemn them to hell and read how that church is the whore of all the earth, fortunately the spirit said show charity because that is what these people need. As we started talking to her, I realized that her (the Mom) was pretty hard-hearted at this point (she was probably offended and she has no support so she feels abandoned, so she has this formed opinion cause she was wronged). In short, she is now very inactive and It's very sad. So please pray for their family. You ask a while ago about how the language is coming, quite well. I can have long in depth conversations and understand pretty much everything, unless this is a Russian who uses big Russian words, I just need to keep working and memorizing words and I will do ok.
I am so very excited to talk to you on Christmas, I hope you have a lot of questions for me, I'm ready to ansewr them. I just want to know how you all are doing. It is kinds sad these next few months, all of those missionaries that I got really close too are now going home, I really am going to miss them, Especially elder Mortensen, he is the man and he actually will go home in a week, he is my best buddy on the mission so far. I really like him, he is from California and will go to BYU. Today we have Elder Winegars parents coming to pick him up, he is really freaking out, it's kinda funny to watch. They actually are from clearfield, So it is kinda neat, They only live about five minutes from us. It is crazy how small of a world it is. Transfers are coming up soon, I probably not going to get transferred, But that is ok, I'll stay another one in the office, I just need to serve where I am called. Well I decided this week that I want to go to BYU after the mission, yes I have been Converted. .Ha ha I'm going to start applying in about March, so I would greatly appreciate your help when that time comes. I love you all so much, Sorry sometimes It takes me a while to write.
Yes writing is like praying in that sense, but I don't have to Get on a computer to pray and have rules and situations the restrict the time and place. I love you, I'll write one more good letter before we talk, on Monday I'll write,it is already planned, nothing will stop it. :) I hope this letter had enough detail, ask questions and I'll be better at answering them. It's easier to respond to questions.
Elder Shane Forest Davis
"Walk Slow, and Drink lots of Water"
Well, This last two weeks have flown by Super Quick, and now I finally have a spare moment to sit and write you. This last week We had a bunch of stuff to get ready for President Schwitzer, he is the first counselor in the Area Presidency. He really is just an amazing guy. In the office it has been way busy, Getting ready for him and still training the new couple. To tell you the truth, There starting to get it but I have to do a lot more work on my end in order to make it easier from them. We had a District conference, which is like a Stake conference and then he came and did a 5 hour Mission Conference. It was great and I got a lot of notes and a lot to work on. Those zone conferences are there to pick you up because being a missionary gets you down, constant rejection gets at everyone. Right now we have one investigator who is a Flake, we set up with him and it's 50% that he'll show up. I really hope to get him serious about this, I don't think he takes it very seriously. His name is leonid, he is a cool guy and last time we meet with him he had a desire to be baptized. We hop to keep that going and everything. My other Investigator that we did have, which I thought and so did president, to be golden. Now no longer answers our phone calls and she was a landlady of one of our apartments, she raised the rent a ridiculous amount, so we are moving. Something or someone must have gotten to her. .(Satan, If he had a body, I'd punch him in the face).
It snowed a lot about 3/4 of a foot in the past couple of days and it is cold, I've got a good jacket, I just need a good hat, then I will be set. How is the weather there?
Just yesterday my companion hit his 1 year mark, it is so weird to think that I am going to hit my one year mark soon. In about a Month and a half. . Wow So every year the missionaries need to renew their visa's so they have to fly to Bulgaria and and stay for three days then return, I do mine in February, It's gonna be a lot of fun, I'm excited!! Can you believe it?, It's almost over, It seems like I just got here. . ha ha but it really does. . .
This past week we stopped by a family and they were active in the church when I got here, well the mother was and she dragged her kids with her, but when we stopped by they told us the were now going to the Russian orthodox church again, All I wanted to do was condemn them to hell and read how that church is the whore of all the earth, fortunately the spirit said show charity because that is what these people need. As we started talking to her, I realized that her (the Mom) was pretty hard-hearted at this point (she was probably offended and she has no support so she feels abandoned, so she has this formed opinion cause she was wronged). In short, she is now very inactive and It's very sad. So please pray for their family. You ask a while ago about how the language is coming, quite well. I can have long in depth conversations and understand pretty much everything, unless this is a Russian who uses big Russian words, I just need to keep working and memorizing words and I will do ok.
I am so very excited to talk to you on Christmas, I hope you have a lot of questions for me, I'm ready to ansewr them. I just want to know how you all are doing. It is kinds sad these next few months, all of those missionaries that I got really close too are now going home, I really am going to miss them, Especially elder Mortensen, he is the man and he actually will go home in a week, he is my best buddy on the mission so far. I really like him, he is from California and will go to BYU. Today we have Elder Winegars parents coming to pick him up, he is really freaking out, it's kinda funny to watch. They actually are from clearfield, So it is kinda neat, They only live about five minutes from us. It is crazy how small of a world it is. Transfers are coming up soon, I probably not going to get transferred, But that is ok, I'll stay another one in the office, I just need to serve where I am called. Well I decided this week that I want to go to BYU after the mission, yes I have been Converted. .Ha ha I'm going to start applying in about March, so I would greatly appreciate your help when that time comes. I love you all so much, Sorry sometimes It takes me a while to write.
Yes writing is like praying in that sense, but I don't have to Get on a computer to pray and have rules and situations the restrict the time and place. I love you, I'll write one more good letter before we talk, on Monday I'll write,it is already planned, nothing will stop it. :) I hope this letter had enough detail, ask questions and I'll be better at answering them. It's easier to respond to questions.
Elder Shane Forest Davis
"Walk Slow, and Drink lots of Water"
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
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