How was everyone's Christmas?! Thanks
so much for all the letters, I loved it! And it was so sweet to get to
talk to you on Skype Family!! XD
So Christmas
was exactly the same here as it is at home, just without my family, not
the same music, and I'm just kidding it was nothing like Christmas at
home! But I loved it! It was the best! :)
I
sang at 3 Christmas parties this week, so that was cool! My body and
voice got better each day, so my activity was last so I was glad I was
feeling pretty much better by then! I love singing. I feel so blessed
that I have been able to continue to share music which I love so much to
share messages about Christ! That's really what this season is all
about, and because of Christ, every day we should be celebrating his
birth. He is the greatest gift of all time and a gift that wasn't given,
but a gift that continues every day in our lives. I invite you all to
come closer to Christ by reading the Book of Mormon and praying. He
literally can and should be your best friend! I have learned so
personally the reality of this relationship as I've been here, working
all day to serve him.
Alma and Omar were ready
to be baptized Sunday, but Saturday night conflicts with the family
arose and to keep the peace, Omar (10 years old) went with his
godparents to Queretaro which is in another state! Alma really wanted to
be baptized with Omar who also really wants to be baptized, so please
pray for them that all will work out! They are so ready and want it so
bad, just need hearts to be softened in the family.
My
companion got really sick the 24th and because of the extreme pain he
had, he went with President and another missionary to the hospital. It
was raining so much on the 24th, so that didn't help at all! I went and
skyped my family and then after teaching a lesson went to switch the
Elder that was with my companion in the Emergency Room. They got his
pain all under control and turns out he had an infection from food he
had eaten, but they were able to give him medicine and he is doing so
much better now! We left the ER at 11:45 and there were NO taxis!! It
was just raining and I was just loving life, honestly! I loved it. It
reminded me of so many memories with Skylar when we would always just go
walk around and talk in the night, rain or snow, and it really was
awesome. That was my frist Christmas present this year, that beautiful
experience! At 12 I told my companion Feliz Navidad and we both just
kinda laughed as we were in the middle of nowhere with no taxis (that
would take us home anyway) in the rain, but eventually we payed one a
ton and he took us not to far away to the house of one of the Zone
Leaders of another Zone. We spent the night there, that was cool to have
a bed and not be in the ER for the night like I thought might happen!
On
Christmas day we went to eat with a Recent Convert of the other Elders
in the Ward and that was AWESOME too! The light went out, so by
Candelight we ate, talked, and I got to play with Legos! One of the
little boys that was visiting there got this sweet Lego car and he had
no idea how to build it so I helped him! Actually, I built it twice, so
that made me happy! I received one package before Christmas and that was
from McKayla so that night I got to open that and that was awesome!
Thanks so much for that, made my day! :) Also mom sent some stuff when I
left including a pillowcase with Frozen's Olaf which my companion and I
are now using and loving! Thanks Ma! Elder R. Printed a cool picture of
us and I got him a little speaker he can use with his flash drive :)
Great day!
Christmas kinda didn't ever
stop...so that was weird a little at first...then I realized they have a
day of the three kings and some people actually don't get presents from
Santa, they come from the 3 kinds like the night of the 5th of January
to open the 6th. Sweet! I am waiting on a couple other packages so I
will hopefully get them and open them then :)
Today
for Preparation Day Elder R and I went to the only really "touristy"
type place in our mission, and that was so cool! I was dying
though...because they have this giant square that is JUST outside the
mission and they had AN ICE SKATING RINK! And it was FREE! I could
actually see it from where we were eating in this tall building, I'll
send pictures.Haha I'll get to do that in 20 months I guess....Yeah this
area though we visited was SUPER cool, I loved it!
Randomly
got interviewed in the street because I spoke English by a student and
so that was fun! Apparently that's really common, they always look for
white missionaries! Also met two guys from New York, not LDS but asked
if I was from SLC! They had clearly seen the BOM Musical but thy were so
cool and really respectful and wished us luck in spreadin' the good
word!
Contacted a family on the street and they
asked what we could do for the sick so we I got to give my first
blessing in Spanish and that was so cool! I had no idea what I was
saying! After the son offered a prayer and he was pretty emotional and
thanked the Lord for some of the things I had said and I can honestly
they just weren't from me! So cool. I love the mission!
Well I hope you all had a great Christmas. I love you all and think about you lots! Have a very happy new year!
Elder Davies
PS So this is Sari and she is 8. She painted this. Wow. I got to witness her baptism a few weeks ago! She is awesome!
PS So this is Sari and she is 8. She painted this. Wow. I got to witness her baptism a few weeks ago! She is awesome!
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