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"