Friday, May 21, 2010
Thursday, March 4, 2010
I'm pretty Certain that I'm getting out of the office this transfer
Dear Family,
Life is great!! The Church is true!! The Book of Mormon is where it's at and we are a part of it. Well this last week we had a great lesson with Casha and Vika, They came to Church with their family and Loved it. They are really deveoping a relationship with many members. I will let them to the hard job, I'll just do the teaching. ahahahaha. Anway, our lesson was amazing, vika really understands the restoration and what it means. The work is just seeming to really pick up. We just found another family here in Center and we are teaching them, we hope to see two families be baptized in the next couple of months. It will be amazing!! Right now as I write you, I am also writing the MISSION OFFICE BIBLE :) hahaha well It just has all of the info that I have learned and I'm trying to write it all down so that future Office staff can have a smoother more eaisier time learning. Right now, There is really not much to talk about, but I will hopefully send my package to you this week. I love you tons. I'm sorry it was such a short letter, but I sit in an office all day not much to talk about. . . . .
Elder Shane Davis
P.s. If you write on other days in the week I might reply, I'll keep it short but I'll reply. :)
P.s. If you write on other days in the week I might reply, I'll keep it short but I'll reply. :)
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Dear Family,

Here is a big Hug from your favorite missionary. So I am finally sitting down and writing a letter to you for the fourth time this week and my Companion is making sure that I write my family. So the News is. . . I’m back in the office. It was a huge surprise to me. The Tuesday after I learned that I was getting transferred I had an Interview with President and he asked me to return to the office. I guess some things that I was doing, had been forgotten. Anyway I am now in the Mission Office again and I am with an Amazing missionary, Elder Johnson. My job in the office is to train him to be the best and pass on all the office knowledge I have. Also I am to Separate all Office responsibilities among the office staff, and then make an “Office Bible”. When I was in the office before, Most things were done by me and Elder Kuhre and when I left, a lot of things were forgotten and didn’t get done so president asked me to come back and get them done and make sure it doesn’t happen again. This past week I have been going super fast to get caught up with all the stuff that was hanging and we are almost done. To tell you the truth I feel flattered and kind of intimidated that president trusts me. Well I’ve found that I work well in an office, just counting the blessings.
This last Sunday I came back to the same branch and they were all so happy to have me back it was great, I have really developed good relationships with the members and I really love them. Well this last week I read a wonderful book called “The Day of Defense” If you could send me that in my next package that would be way cool. It is about all the Christian faiths ganging up on two Mormon missionaries in a court of law and the missionaries slay them with the scriptures. It is way awesome!!

Dima is right next to me, He is a stud!! He is the coolest of them all. (He just left)I was so happy and privileged to baptize him. He goes to the center branch so I’ll get to see him and even get to have some lessons with him. He just got the Aaronic priesthood so, he is doing amazing.
What else? I really can’t think of anything. . . I love you tons. I’m having kind of a déjà vu type thing this transfer but President says that it will only be for one transfer then I’m out again. Remember “Walk slow and drink lots of water” :) –Elder Shane Forest Davis
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
I AM FED UP WITH COMPUTERS
Dear Family,
I just spent an Hour and a Half writing a nice long detailed letter about how the president had called me back in the Office and the reasons, (cause he trusts me, it is kinda scary) and other great stuff. I'm going to be in the office so I'll write you later..
Elder Shane Forest Davis
"Walk Slow, and Drink lots of Water"
I just spent an Hour and a Half writing a nice long detailed letter about how the president had called me back in the Office and the reasons, (cause he trusts me, it is kinda scary) and other great stuff. I'm going to be in the office so I'll write you later..
Elder Shane Forest Davis
"Walk Slow, and Drink lots of Water"
Friday, February 5, 2010
WELL IM GLAD YOUR DOING WELL
family
More or less, snow is everywhere, it's wonderful.The only poblem is the it it slippery and This past week I have slipped and fallen about 12 times. It's kinda ridiculous. Well it is Transfer week and I got a transfer call and the news that they are closing down my area, My area is one that is way out i the outskirts and only one active member and a total of three. So they decided to close it because there will be less missionaries, I think I will stay in the same general area, but I really don't know for sure, but this means I have to close an apartment, which entails cleaning it super neat and having to deal with our psycho landlords antics. I'm excited, well this week we are reall suprised, Victor is doing better in regards to smoking he has only had one this week and hopefully next week he does better, He is understanding the gospel 100 times better, over the course of these past six weeks I have seens enoumous growth as a person and his understanding. He is actually excited to read and talk and teach the gospel now, he has already read through half of the gospel principles book, It's great. I have found that if we have paitence and treat people for their potential and what you want them to become,giving encouragement and hope to them that they can become something great, rather than the sinner that they are, Miracles happen. It can't be about our limitations, it is about his and if we work inside those,the gospel can do anything. I will find out where I will be and who I will be with in a couple of days I will let you know next week. Right now I am Trying to get some jehovah's witnesses to read the book of mormon, They would make a great Mormon family but the devil has them so convinced, That sounds really bad because the beleive in Jesus Christ as well but they just don't understand what they are missing. we Probably will only meet with them for a couple more times and then let the spirit work on them. I finally hit my Year mark, it is very crazy and very scary at the same time, I don't feel like it is halfway done, I feel like it has just started. Well I love you all and hope I wrote well enough for you all this week. Keep reading your scriptures and Praying, because those are the building blocks and the life sustainer of a testimony, once those stop we leave ourselves vunrable to satans temptations and power. It is just down hill , I have seen sad cases of that, please keep doing it even if it is only 10 minutes a day, I promise you will find a happier and better day when you do those things. I love you
P.S. I haven't seen that picture of zone conference yet, hmmm
Elder Shane Forest Davis
"Walk Slow, and Drink lots of Water"
More or less, snow is everywhere, it's wonderful.The only poblem is the it it slippery and This past week I have slipped and fallen about 12 times. It's kinda ridiculous. Well it is Transfer week and I got a transfer call and the news that they are closing down my area, My area is one that is way out i the outskirts and only one active member and a total of three. So they decided to close it because there will be less missionaries, I think I will stay in the same general area, but I really don't know for sure, but this means I have to close an apartment, which entails cleaning it super neat and having to deal with our psycho landlords antics. I'm excited, well this week we are reall suprised, Victor is doing better in regards to smoking he has only had one this week and hopefully next week he does better, He is understanding the gospel 100 times better, over the course of these past six weeks I have seens enoumous growth as a person and his understanding. He is actually excited to read and talk and teach the gospel now, he has already read through half of the gospel principles book, It's great. I have found that if we have paitence and treat people for their potential and what you want them to become,giving encouragement and hope to them that they can become something great, rather than the sinner that they are, Miracles happen. It can't be about our limitations, it is about his and if we work inside those,the gospel can do anything. I will find out where I will be and who I will be with in a couple of days I will let you know next week. Right now I am Trying to get some jehovah's witnesses to read the book of mormon, They would make a great Mormon family but the devil has them so convinced, That sounds really bad because the beleive in Jesus Christ as well but they just don't understand what they are missing. we Probably will only meet with them for a couple more times and then let the spirit work on them. I finally hit my Year mark, it is very crazy and very scary at the same time, I don't feel like it is halfway done, I feel like it has just started. Well I love you all and hope I wrote well enough for you all this week. Keep reading your scriptures and Praying, because those are the building blocks and the life sustainer of a testimony, once those stop we leave ourselves vunrable to satans temptations and power. It is just down hill , I have seen sad cases of that, please keep doing it even if it is only 10 minutes a day, I promise you will find a happier and better day when you do those things. I love you
P.S. I haven't seen that picture of zone conference yet, hmmm
Elder Shane Forest Davis
"Walk Slow, and Drink lots of Water"
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
DNEPRZONE CONF 5.
Dear Davis Family,We are sorry to be late sending this picture out. I'm sure you have been waiting to see what your missionary looked like on that day. I had a very nice conversation with him recently. He and his companion seem to be doing well. (The smile is pretty representative of his present status.)
Thanks again for lending him to us here!
Love,
Sister Nielsen
Monday, January 18, 2010
THANKS FOR ALL YOU GUYS DO!
Hey Everyone,
How is life? It's great here, My birthday was awesome!!!! I have got to say that it was a little weird, but I might even like it better than a regular birthday. Well we are working with Victor and since I have gotten there we have had our ups and downs, He is really struggling with the quiting smoking but as we discuss the gospel he sees more and more that he needs to be himble and change, before he was just reading the Book of Mormon, but I felt that he wasn't understanding and appling what he read, we now are stuying Gospel principles, He Loves it!!! The gospel is new to him so he gets suprised sometimes , but with explanations and talking it out, in the end he understands it and grows closer to what he needs to do and be. He was already baptized, because missionaries wanted a baptisim but we will get him to where he needs to be.
My companion and I are teaching two families and things are going good, they are slowly progressing which is amazing, one is actually reading and has legitimate questions and the Jehovahs witness family actually listens and doesn't just want to prove us wrong, of course there are the downs but I can't do anything about so I don't worry about it, it is not worth it.It is in the Lords hands. I don't talk in Church much, I really don't want to so I look at it as a blessing, I teach two different english classes, one in the big part of the city, and then one in our area, we are trying to use it as a finding tool, we will see what happens with that, I like teaching it is fun and I always have the oppurtunity to tell stories. Mainly we cantact on the street with a sign that focues on the Book of Mormon, Tracting is useless because the all have a call system to the peoples apartments, we rarely go tracting. I have had a couple of experiences to give blessings they were neat experiences, but not as often as I would like.
I finally got my package on thursday it was great, THANK YOU, i loved the letters and the cake I will make later!! Thanks!!! :)
Funny Story: So on January 7th in ukraine, It is Christmas here, Santa doesn't come on Christmas but it is actually a celebration of Christ, santa comes on New years. Anyway We were having district meeting at my apartment and the door bell rang, I ansewred it kinda confused, wondering who would knock at my door, I opened it and saw a little boy, and his dad sitting in the backround, he said something that I didn't understand and instead of trying to figure it out, I assumed he was like the missinoaries, of trying to sell someting, so I straight up told the Kid "No! Don't Want anything" and shut the door, still wondering wht it was all about, later that night when we were eating dinner, same thing but two little girls, I asked what it was all about and the just giggled and ran away. I finnally got it, they were Trick or treating on Christmas!!!! WHAT!!!??? I DIDN"T KNOW UKRAINIANS TRICK OR TREATED ON CHRISTMAS!!!! I went and bought some candy after I called a couple of missionaries and members to find this out. I was determined to make up for telling a kd flat out NO! that day. More peopl came to our door and I still didn't know what to do so this time I said yes and they sang to me and I gave them alot of candy. anyway that is a funny story about how I almost was the grinch.. . .:)
I love you all and hope you are ok, Be healthy and Choose the Right!!!
Elder Shane Forest Davis
"Walk Slow, and Drink lots of Water"
How is life? It's great here, My birthday was awesome!!!! I have got to say that it was a little weird, but I might even like it better than a regular birthday. Well we are working with Victor and since I have gotten there we have had our ups and downs, He is really struggling with the quiting smoking but as we discuss the gospel he sees more and more that he needs to be himble and change, before he was just reading the Book of Mormon, but I felt that he wasn't understanding and appling what he read, we now are stuying Gospel principles, He Loves it!!! The gospel is new to him so he gets suprised sometimes , but with explanations and talking it out, in the end he understands it and grows closer to what he needs to do and be. He was already baptized, because missionaries wanted a baptisim but we will get him to where he needs to be.
My companion and I are teaching two families and things are going good, they are slowly progressing which is amazing, one is actually reading and has legitimate questions and the Jehovahs witness family actually listens and doesn't just want to prove us wrong, of course there are the downs but I can't do anything about so I don't worry about it, it is not worth it.It is in the Lords hands. I don't talk in Church much, I really don't want to so I look at it as a blessing, I teach two different english classes, one in the big part of the city, and then one in our area, we are trying to use it as a finding tool, we will see what happens with that, I like teaching it is fun and I always have the oppurtunity to tell stories. Mainly we cantact on the street with a sign that focues on the Book of Mormon, Tracting is useless because the all have a call system to the peoples apartments, we rarely go tracting. I have had a couple of experiences to give blessings they were neat experiences, but not as often as I would like.
I finally got my package on thursday it was great, THANK YOU, i loved the letters and the cake I will make later!! Thanks!!! :)
Funny Story: So on January 7th in ukraine, It is Christmas here, Santa doesn't come on Christmas but it is actually a celebration of Christ, santa comes on New years. Anyway We were having district meeting at my apartment and the door bell rang, I ansewred it kinda confused, wondering who would knock at my door, I opened it and saw a little boy, and his dad sitting in the backround, he said something that I didn't understand and instead of trying to figure it out, I assumed he was like the missinoaries, of trying to sell someting, so I straight up told the Kid "No! Don't Want anything" and shut the door, still wondering wht it was all about, later that night when we were eating dinner, same thing but two little girls, I asked what it was all about and the just giggled and ran away. I finnally got it, they were Trick or treating on Christmas!!!! WHAT!!!??? I DIDN"T KNOW UKRAINIANS TRICK OR TREATED ON CHRISTMAS!!!! I went and bought some candy after I called a couple of missionaries and members to find this out. I was determined to make up for telling a kd flat out NO! that day. More peopl came to our door and I still didn't know what to do so this time I said yes and they sang to me and I gave them alot of candy. anyway that is a funny story about how I almost was the grinch.. . .:)
I love you all and hope you are ok, Be healthy and Choose the Right!!!
Elder Shane Forest Davis
"Walk Slow, and Drink lots of Water"
Monday, January 11, 2010
I SURVIVED WOW!
Well family,
It doesn't even feel like a birthday is coming up, it's surreal. This week was a good one, we were really busy and got to teach alot of people, but to tell the truth, We as missionaries only teach and talk to 4 types of people. First, Drunk people, second Crazy people, Thrid Religous people, who also can be drunk or crazy or both. Fourth the elect.. haha but it is true and we primarily deal with the first three looking to the fourth. well we are teaching some jehovahs witnesses, the won't read the book of mormon, because their beleifs say if they are not sure if it is "another" gospel they won't read it, I'm pretty sure that if I can get them to read it, they are sincere and when they read it, it will all be apearant.
Anyway Right now we are struggling with Victor, our member who was baptized. He won't quit smoking and I don't know want to do with him. Well we will continue our praying and fasting, pleaxe pray for him and for the people on predenprovsk.
Well i'm glad that you found out all of that information about the asthma before you did the sugery, God really has blessed us. I love you tons, don't have alot of tim this week, but I hope that the letter was good enough, byt the way, the weather is cold but I have everthing to keep myself warm, my companion and I are taking names and kecking butt. . everything is good I'll talk to you later when I'm twenty. .:) hahaha
Elder Shane Forest Davis
"Walk Slow, and Drink lots of Water
It doesn't even feel like a birthday is coming up, it's surreal. This week was a good one, we were really busy and got to teach alot of people, but to tell the truth, We as missionaries only teach and talk to 4 types of people. First, Drunk people, second Crazy people, Thrid Religous people, who also can be drunk or crazy or both. Fourth the elect.. haha but it is true and we primarily deal with the first three looking to the fourth. well we are teaching some jehovahs witnesses, the won't read the book of mormon, because their beleifs say if they are not sure if it is "another" gospel they won't read it, I'm pretty sure that if I can get them to read it, they are sincere and when they read it, it will all be apearant.
Anyway Right now we are struggling with Victor, our member who was baptized. He won't quit smoking and I don't know want to do with him. Well we will continue our praying and fasting, pleaxe pray for him and for the people on predenprovsk.
Well i'm glad that you found out all of that information about the asthma before you did the sugery, God really has blessed us. I love you tons, don't have alot of tim this week, but I hope that the letter was good enough, byt the way, the weather is cold but I have everthing to keep myself warm, my companion and I are taking names and kecking butt. . everything is good I'll talk to you later when I'm twenty. .:) hahaha
Elder Shane Forest Davis
"Walk Slow, and Drink lots of Water
Monday, January 4, 2010
OK OK
Everyone,
This was a pretty good week, I came and I don't remember if I said that the area book was a mess, the area book keeps a record of everone we teach, what they have been taught and when, where they live their phone number and information about the area. WEll this book was a mess so the first part of the week we went through the entire thing and sorted them and picked some former investigators that we wanted to follow up on. It's actually kinda cool, we have a bunch of appointments with families this week, on thursday we will meet with two jehovahs witness families, they are quite nice and will feed us borsch. I've learned if you aren't teaching for conversion, teach for understanding, as the understanding comes so will conversion. Right now we are teaching for undrstanding. We also are teaching this family who really wants to learn english and it has really gotten in the way before and have straight out told the missionaries that they only want english but when we stopped by them, I told from personal experience how the book of mormon and the gospel helps, then testified of the blessings, they now read with us constantly at their home so we can help them understand the scriptures, That was one of the reasons they didn't like it, they didn't understand.
IN my new area, we are doing an enlish practice, aside from the one we do in the branch building, our area is about 30 minutes away from the branch by care so we are doing one in our area and we will see how that turns out. Victor is a character, he still smokes and so we tried to get him to quit yesterday and it didn't even get close, he gets mad, but I'm going to keeps pushing the issue. It's one thing that I am good at being blunt and pushing the issue. haha not always a good thing huh?
We have a sweet member in our area who was baptized 8 months ago and he is helping us a ton he is a total stud, his name is Yaraslav, His family isn't members yet but we will see about that. Also when I was in the office, There is a member that works for the church, she will move to my area and we will start trying to covertly teach her husband and slowly convert him, he is a really stand up guy and just needs to get baptized.anyaway we have alot of pontential and just needs to be worked hard, we'll see how it all pans out, with that thing we call agency. .haha Sure is a two sideded sword.I love you tons and thought about you on new years. . .Keep yopu in my heart...
Elder Shane Forest Davis
"Walk Slow, and Drink lots of Water"
This was a pretty good week, I came and I don't remember if I said that the area book was a mess, the area book keeps a record of everone we teach, what they have been taught and when, where they live their phone number and information about the area. WEll this book was a mess so the first part of the week we went through the entire thing and sorted them and picked some former investigators that we wanted to follow up on. It's actually kinda cool, we have a bunch of appointments with families this week, on thursday we will meet with two jehovahs witness families, they are quite nice and will feed us borsch. I've learned if you aren't teaching for conversion, teach for understanding, as the understanding comes so will conversion. Right now we are teaching for undrstanding. We also are teaching this family who really wants to learn english and it has really gotten in the way before and have straight out told the missionaries that they only want english but when we stopped by them, I told from personal experience how the book of mormon and the gospel helps, then testified of the blessings, they now read with us constantly at their home so we can help them understand the scriptures, That was one of the reasons they didn't like it, they didn't understand.
IN my new area, we are doing an enlish practice, aside from the one we do in the branch building, our area is about 30 minutes away from the branch by care so we are doing one in our area and we will see how that turns out. Victor is a character, he still smokes and so we tried to get him to quit yesterday and it didn't even get close, he gets mad, but I'm going to keeps pushing the issue. It's one thing that I am good at being blunt and pushing the issue. haha not always a good thing huh?
We have a sweet member in our area who was baptized 8 months ago and he is helping us a ton he is a total stud, his name is Yaraslav, His family isn't members yet but we will see about that. Also when I was in the office, There is a member that works for the church, she will move to my area and we will start trying to covertly teach her husband and slowly convert him, he is a really stand up guy and just needs to get baptized.anyaway we have alot of pontential and just needs to be worked hard, we'll see how it all pans out, with that thing we call agency. .haha Sure is a two sideded sword.I love you tons and thought about you on new years. . .Keep yopu in my heart...
Elder Shane Forest Davis
"Walk Slow, and Drink lots of Water"
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