Hey everyone,
Well I hit the jackpot this week, It is the week of Transfers and it's the busiest and craziest time for the office. I don't have to be in the office this week. YEAH!! haha So Unfortunately my Favourite missionary, the one I look up to the most is going home. HIs name is Elder Webb, he is from New Mexico and he is leaving today to go home. He was the first missionary I was with in country and I went on my exchanges with him. He the best missionary in this dispensation. I really am going to miss that guy. He is leaving and his companion needs a companion so for about four days I get to do regular missionary things. i'm way excited, for nstance there are a couple of people in this particular area that I just love their guts, so we are gonna go visit them. We also can just work like missionaries all day instead of be in office. So i'm happy. This next week is transfers and I am going to lose a companion( Elder de la Rosa) and I will still have elder Kuhre. My companionship will basically run the office untill the new office couple (elder and sister Hardy from Colorado)comes and then when they come on Nov 14. we will train them. It is sure going to be an adventure. :) We had Rita's baptisim this week it was awesome!!! Elder de la Rosa Babtized her and elder ray( first missionary who taught her, a stud) gave her the holy ghost. I gave a talk and hoped that people understood what I was saying. haha Now it is even more important to keep her active. In ukraine, Things are just tough here in general. This financial thing has hit everywhere but here it is just ridiculous. I was hit with that realazation a couple days ago when I saw a man eating a stolen raw chicken breast and devouring it and just basically trying to survive. These members know this is true but life here tends to be more hard tha those in the states. It is hard to describe in words but, there are many inactive members and less active. I just wnat to testify to you who read this email of the importance of Home teaching. It is the solution to inactivity. When we show our love to our home tesching family, they cane see that through you Jesus christ is reaching to pick them up, from when they fallen. Your members and not awkward missionaries, with bad acne and intimdating. you are on their level, the can realate, and so can you. Invite someone back to church!! If they don't come, still love and show it!! do something for them!! Christ loved you infinitly, and them as well. He atoned, he suffered, He died for all of us.The good news is that he was resurrected! So remember in Mosiah 18 " Mourn, Comfort, and Stand as a Witness" It is what is expected, It is the least we can do. He Suffered for one and for all. Let us help people know that and apply it to their lives. Please share this with peole. This week I challenge you to contact one inactive member and invite them to church and do something for them. and watch the fruit!! they might not come this week but you are nuturing a sick plant. With care and loving dilligence it canbecome a blosoming tree.
I love you tons. If I'm preaching to the choir, then pass i on. Tell others. I Testify with passion of our savoirs love and how we can help people better understand it. exscpesially those who have already felt it once but have forgotten. This is for them because I know that God loves you and if it just a Hope that it is true, there probably will be doubts. Just let that little desire work in your heart, think about it. If it is true that means that you can have endless happiness with God when we live right. If it isn't you will end it is all the same rotting in the ground no matter how you lived or died. But I know that it does matter, that our savoiur suffered and atoned for our sins so that we could return to our Father in heaven and he is waiting once again with open arms for you. Just try it. The two thngs that you could happen is that you could find tue happiness or be the same that you are now. Know that you are loved by me and more importantly Jesus Christ. No matter what you do, we only want your happiness and we know that this is the way to get true happiness that will last for eternity. Think about it. :)
Well Everyone I really got sidetracked in this email but I felt like I should say it. I don't have much more to say just I miss ya and I'm tying to work hard. I'm glad to her you are doing good.
Elder Shane Davis
Monday, September 28, 2009
Monday, September 21, 2009
NOT MUCH TO SAY
Hey Everyone,
How is it going? Well Here in Ukraine things are just flowing. I'm Now working hard. Things are going good in the office, just getting pretty crazy with the Herrons leaving and all. Having to learn a bunch and alot of stuff falling on to my shoulders which is crazy. Well this last week was good, we met with rita and her date is still the 26th and is now set for 12:00 and Elder de la Rosa will baptize her and Elder Ray will give her the gift of the holy ghost. I'm so glad to hear about so many things going on at home. Elder Kuhre Told me that BYU lost with a smile on his face while elder de la Rosa shook his head. And that Pharse " I don't mean to be rude" I don't use it cause everytime I do mean to be rude. I'll just let them know it. haha Well this week my districtis doing Shashlik(ukrainian Barb-b-q) And I made all the deliscious Preperation. I have really enjoyed cooking. I will really miss the Herrons they are reallly nice people and do alot for the mission. I'm scared that they are leaving for my sake and sad that they are going because tthey are just the neatest people. This week my email will be short, Don't have much to write. I love you and I will send your things around the beginning of October. I'm waiting for something. I love you guys and Think and pray about you.
Elder Shane Davis
How is it going? Well Here in Ukraine things are just flowing. I'm Now working hard. Things are going good in the office, just getting pretty crazy with the Herrons leaving and all. Having to learn a bunch and alot of stuff falling on to my shoulders which is crazy. Well this last week was good, we met with rita and her date is still the 26th and is now set for 12:00 and Elder de la Rosa will baptize her and Elder Ray will give her the gift of the holy ghost. I'm so glad to hear about so many things going on at home. Elder Kuhre Told me that BYU lost with a smile on his face while elder de la Rosa shook his head. And that Pharse " I don't mean to be rude" I don't use it cause everytime I do mean to be rude. I'll just let them know it. haha Well this week my districtis doing Shashlik(ukrainian Barb-b-q) And I made all the deliscious Preperation. I have really enjoyed cooking. I will really miss the Herrons they are reallly nice people and do alot for the mission. I'm scared that they are leaving for my sake and sad that they are going because tthey are just the neatest people. This week my email will be short, Don't have much to write. I love you and I will send your things around the beginning of October. I'm waiting for something. I love you guys and Think and pray about you.
Elder Shane Davis
Monday, September 14, 2009
woooooooooooooooow
Hey Everyone,
This week was a little slow for me, Rita was out of town and she had to work so she couldn't come to church or meet with us so we had to push her date back one week. I was not happy but it needed to be done. Well I'm happy to here that you guys all got up and gave talks. I gave a talk? There is a phrase in russian, "without me I was married" Well in this case "without me I gave a talk" hahaha I bet it was good. This week we went to Mcdonalds three times!! wow!! I didn't get something everytime, but my companions really like to go there and eat. I really like sushi there is this restraunt, that has it fairly cheap, and it is tasty so for one of my favourite missionaries 2 year mark. we went to this place and it was quite good. I reall like it I think it is one of my mast favourite foods.
My goal is getting contact information from at least one person a day. I almost did it last week, I got 5.. My companions just walk around and wait for me to talk to poeple and then they chime in. It's kinda funny. They just wait for me. haha. Kind of. . . .
Well It's gonna be crazy in the office soon. It will probably be me and Elder Kuhre in the office and thats is it. Elder de la Rosa is leaving, I think he slowly dieing as a missionary, and the office and specifically right because Not only are the Herrons leaving but we are going from a software based missionary managing system to an internet based system. It's gonna be a lot of work and we finally got and Office couple that is coming in December but me and Elder Kuhre will set up the office and make all nessicary changes and run the Office for two months. Which means I'm going to have responsibility, ahhhh MAN!!! that means I'm goning to have to be mean, cause missionaries are still 19-25 yr old men and are gonna try and do stupid crap. Well the WE SERVE WHERE WE ARE CALLED NO MATTER HOW HARD. and like Elder Shurtz told me, I'm going to have a smokin hot wife. hahahahaha. By the way he is leaving in about 8 weeks to go hame and he is now serving in Poltava which is an amazing place and has the biggest branch and he has got a sweet investigator on date.( On of the many privleges that I get, I can call anyone in the mission!!!) hahaha Well once I charged my camera I'll take more pictures to send you and hopefully within the next three weeks I'll send the stuff I bought you and a little something for ludo devadenko who lived with the lindsey's it is from a member in the branch here. I really love the people here, they truly are giants spiritually and I reall don't know how to describe them. Just I love them so much and they are amazing people. I'll tell you about my english classes later. They are alot of fun and I'm the really cray teacher everyone likes. I love you guys and pray for you, I don't have a lot of time but if I find any I will write you indivaidually.
Elder Davis
This week was a little slow for me, Rita was out of town and she had to work so she couldn't come to church or meet with us so we had to push her date back one week. I was not happy but it needed to be done. Well I'm happy to here that you guys all got up and gave talks. I gave a talk? There is a phrase in russian, "without me I was married" Well in this case "without me I gave a talk" hahaha I bet it was good. This week we went to Mcdonalds three times!! wow!! I didn't get something everytime, but my companions really like to go there and eat. I really like sushi there is this restraunt, that has it fairly cheap, and it is tasty so for one of my favourite missionaries 2 year mark. we went to this place and it was quite good. I reall like it I think it is one of my mast favourite foods.
My goal is getting contact information from at least one person a day. I almost did it last week, I got 5.. My companions just walk around and wait for me to talk to poeple and then they chime in. It's kinda funny. They just wait for me. haha. Kind of. . . .
Well It's gonna be crazy in the office soon. It will probably be me and Elder Kuhre in the office and thats is it. Elder de la Rosa is leaving, I think he slowly dieing as a missionary, and the office and specifically right because Not only are the Herrons leaving but we are going from a software based missionary managing system to an internet based system. It's gonna be a lot of work and we finally got and Office couple that is coming in December but me and Elder Kuhre will set up the office and make all nessicary changes and run the Office for two months. Which means I'm going to have responsibility, ahhhh MAN!!! that means I'm goning to have to be mean, cause missionaries are still 19-25 yr old men and are gonna try and do stupid crap. Well the WE SERVE WHERE WE ARE CALLED NO MATTER HOW HARD. and like Elder Shurtz told me, I'm going to have a smokin hot wife. hahahahaha. By the way he is leaving in about 8 weeks to go hame and he is now serving in Poltava which is an amazing place and has the biggest branch and he has got a sweet investigator on date.( On of the many privleges that I get, I can call anyone in the mission!!!) hahaha Well once I charged my camera I'll take more pictures to send you and hopefully within the next three weeks I'll send the stuff I bought you and a little something for ludo devadenko who lived with the lindsey's it is from a member in the branch here. I really love the people here, they truly are giants spiritually and I reall don't know how to describe them. Just I love them so much and they are amazing people. I'll tell you about my english classes later. They are alot of fun and I'm the really cray teacher everyone likes. I love you guys and pray for you, I don't have a lot of time but if I find any I will write you indivaidually.
Elder Davis
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Старейшина Дейвис
Everyone,
Well to tell you the truth I totally forgot what I wrote to you guys last week and when I went to go back and read what I had sent I couldn't find it. Blein! ( a word that means pancake but I use it instead of dang, or other words like that) This last week was good, we got a new investigator and had a pretty good lesson with him. We'll see where that takes us. :) Well about our threesome, Both of my companions love to walk fast, I just take it slow and next thing thay know they are halfway up the street without me cause I'm talking to some guy who was on the street. It's pretty funny. Dad, man I know how you feel, Budgets are a pain in the butt, I helped the president do our adjustment for the rest of the year and next year projectioins and I barely know what to do. . .It's kinda funny how everyone except those who deal with money have no cares on how much is spent and the importance of budgets. anyway. . . well I bought a new belt and it is one that now fits. . .haha Well I have been way busy with all of the office work and missionary work this week, hopefully we get an office couple in December so that we don't have just elders in the office. too much responsibility!! I just want to be juniour companion my entire mission, and I already screwed that one up just as soon as I got away from my trainer usually people just go to a regular companion and continue to not have responsibilty. Well Rita's baptisim date is for the 19th and we are just teaching and meeting and making sure all is ok and prepared. She really is a cool girl and quite ready.
There are a couple of things that would be way sweet if you could send them : American cereal like apple jacks or fruit loops or corn puffs, pop tarts are great, any cool church letures or talks, I already have presidents of the church and the meaning of the atonement. a watch; mine was shattered, or just money to buy one. Letters about what is new and I want details and pictures, gravy packets, ranch dressing mix packets, cake and muffin mixes, red vine licoricse, and random stuff that you think I would like.
ONe of my companions is a Die hard utah fan and one is a BYU fan and I don't take side I just laugh. It is not worth it, I just like to watch. haha Tell sister richins and sister Bolson I'm thinking and praying for them, and hope they over come everything. THe lord strengtens and Qualifies us for what we need to be in the next life and to help others in this one. We need to make that choice, to grow closer to him or the suffering and hard times were and will continue to be for nothing, instead of "That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ" It seems to be a difficult concept to grasp for some but those hard times make us who we are, and if we turn to god during those times, we are becoming more and more like him. Thats why we are here!! " Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time: Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you"
He cares, He lives and this is his church and his messageI'm blessed and privilaged to be doing the lords work.
Я люблю вас и хочу, чтобы вы знали, что Я знаю что Бог живет, что Джозеф Смит был пророком .. Спасибо всем, кто помог мне осознать это. У Бога есть план, и мы должны следовать ему, и все будет хорошо.
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Well to tell you the truth I totally forgot what I wrote to you guys last week and when I went to go back and read what I had sent I couldn't find it. Blein! ( a word that means pancake but I use it instead of dang, or other words like that) This last week was good, we got a new investigator and had a pretty good lesson with him. We'll see where that takes us. :) Well about our threesome, Both of my companions love to walk fast, I just take it slow and next thing thay know they are halfway up the street without me cause I'm talking to some guy who was on the street. It's pretty funny. Dad, man I know how you feel, Budgets are a pain in the butt, I helped the president do our adjustment for the rest of the year and next year projectioins and I barely know what to do. . .It's kinda funny how everyone except those who deal with money have no cares on how much is spent and the importance of budgets. anyway. . . well I bought a new belt and it is one that now fits. . .haha Well I have been way busy with all of the office work and missionary work this week, hopefully we get an office couple in December so that we don't have just elders in the office. too much responsibility!! I just want to be juniour companion my entire mission, and I already screwed that one up just as soon as I got away from my trainer usually people just go to a regular companion and continue to not have responsibilty. Well Rita's baptisim date is for the 19th and we are just teaching and meeting and making sure all is ok and prepared. She really is a cool girl and quite ready.
There are a couple of things that would be way sweet if you could send them : American cereal like apple jacks or fruit loops or corn puffs, pop tarts are great, any cool church letures or talks, I already have presidents of the church and the meaning of the atonement. a watch; mine was shattered, or just money to buy one. Letters about what is new and I want details and pictures, gravy packets, ranch dressing mix packets, cake and muffin mixes, red vine licoricse, and random stuff that you think I would like.
ONe of my companions is a Die hard utah fan and one is a BYU fan and I don't take side I just laugh. It is not worth it, I just like to watch. haha Tell sister richins and sister Bolson I'm thinking and praying for them, and hope they over come everything. THe lord strengtens and Qualifies us for what we need to be in the next life and to help others in this one. We need to make that choice, to grow closer to him or the suffering and hard times were and will continue to be for nothing, instead of "That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ" It seems to be a difficult concept to grasp for some but those hard times make us who we are, and if we turn to god during those times, we are becoming more and more like him. Thats why we are here!! " Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time: Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you"
He cares, He lives and this is his church and his messageI'm blessed and privilaged to be doing the lords work.
Я люблю вас и хочу, чтобы вы знали, что Я знаю что Бог живет, что Джозеф Смит был пророком .. Спасибо всем, кто помог мне осознать это. У Бога есть план, и мы должны следовать ему, и все будет хорошо.
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