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| Raul's Baptism! |
Hey Friends and Family!!
Wow, has this been a FULL
week! First of all my day got a lot brighter on Wednesday when I got the
package Kenadee sent me!! WAHOO!! It FINALLY made it! I´m still waiting
for my Christmas packages from 2014 from my family...but I think I may
have lost hope on that one...Love you Kenadee!
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| Raul's Baptism |
Raul
was baptized yesterday! It was a really cool baptism! We had to do it
at 7PM because his step dad had to work until then. That´s the latest I
think I've ever had a baptismal service! Raul was really excited but
didn't want a lot of people to come to his baptism...but we invited a
lot of people! There were about 30 people there and most of them were
youth and children! He also got to go to the stake camp out in another
state of Mexico (Tlaxcala) and he said it was SUPER fun! He´s really
happy! There is only one active young man right now so we are going to
work with him and the Young Men´s President to get a lot of youth going.
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| Trip to the Basilica |
Today
we went with Elder Todd and Elder Boyle to the Basilica. For those of
you who aren't familiar with the Catholic Church in Mexico, the Basilica
is like the Vatican of Mexico. Let me give you a little bit of history.
In the early 1530´s they believe the Virgin Mary came and visited a
native man named Juan Diego and because of that vision they have created
the Basilica. It is a really HUGE place. There are more than 10
churches there and a few of them are HUGE! One of the really old ones is
leaning over and looks like it´s about an earthquake away of falling (I
took a picture of it!). There is a really cool garden place on the hill
where Juan Diego saw "the little virgin" as they say here (la
virgencita) that was actually REALLY green and really pretty. The church
is still true though. Don´t worry.
Tomorrow is
the big day! President Anaya is going home and President Naumann is
arriving! They will only have a few hours together and the mission will
be under President Naumann´s direction. I´m really happy with all the
work President Anaya and his wife have done and I´m excited to see how
the new President and his wife will build off of what they have built
here.
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| Joseph & Hyrum statues in Carthage, IL |
One hundred and seventy-two years ago
today Joseph and his brother Hyrum were martyred in Carthage Jail. I am
so grateful for the sacrifice that these men made, consecrating their
very lives to this work and sealing that with their blood. It is my
pleasure to teach every day of how this Prophet, called and directed by
God restored the church that Jesus Christ established nearly 2000 years
ago. I know that Joseph Smith is the Prophet of the Restoration. If
there is any one of you who doubt that he saw God the Eternal Father and
His Son, I invite you to kneel and ask God if it was true. I know that
he will tell you that it is true because HE WAS THERE! I know that with all my heart!
I love you all so much! Have a GREAT week!
Love,
Elder Davies
Elder Davies
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