FAMILY!
How was Cami's
wedding?!?! How has the summer been going? How is the weather? Tell me more,
tell me more!
MIRACLE
It was hard to wait a
whole week to tell you this story. The Baldea family is our ward is a
part-member family (the husband is not a member, but the wife is). Brother
Baldea usually comes to church every other week, b/c he works on the opposite
weeks. He has not been interested in joining the church at all, but just comes
to help his wife out with the kids. Last week was actually his 2nd weekend off of work in a row (miracle #1) This was also the same Sunday that his
wife would be called and set-apart as the secretary in the primary presidency
(miracle #2). He stayed for the setting a part, which also caused him to stay
for all 3 hrs for the first time. (Usually he just attends sacrament meeting).
That night his wife was resting and recovering from a MS relapse and he took
her phone and grabbed our # to text us and tell us that "he is interested
and would like to receive more information on joining". (miracle infinity
at this point). This isn't even the best point though....later that week before
we were able to meet with him, he texts us again and says "I have fully
decided to join the church, please let me know what I need to do next when we
have dinner on Friday" Yes this brought tears to Sister Elliott and I.
We couldn't believe it. In one week.
FUNNIEST PART OF THE
STORY: His wife didn't know about any of this, until he TEXTED her one
morning and was like, I have decided to join the church. lol oh boy....there
was no hint or clues before that. And she collapsed to the ground when she read
it. WOW so excited for them. She has been waiting for this moment since she was
baptized 10 yrs ago. The Lord prepares his children in his time!
We have been seeing a
lot of less active families still. It is sad to see how easy they fall away for
one reason or another. Interesting, but scary too. These families are
wonderful, and still have strong testimonies, but just one small splinter
from that darn Satan dug into their skin and infected their whole soul.
Shows how true Helaman 5:12 is and needs to be for us.
EXCHANGES
We got to go on
exchanges with the new "Sister Training Leader" She is like a zone
leader but for the sisters. She heads home this transfer so she is a little
more seasoned missionary than Sister Elliott and I. She taught us so much
though. Her excitement, enthusiasm. I have lots to work on. We also brought a
young woman with us to a lesson, so all 4 of us showed up on a doorstep
and we realized that was a little too overpowering for some people, so we
split up. And yes, the greenie (me) went with the young woman. ahhhhh....yeah I
was freaking out, but it was a great experience. And wonderful for the
young woman to see that a mission is hard but rewarding. I think and hope
she enjoyed it so we didn't scare her away too much.
Well I wish the best
to you all. The work is hard, but wonderful, and we have new ideas up our
sleeves for the work. I will have to share them with ya if it all goes well.
ONE LAST THING
We talked with some
girls last night about the reason why we go on missions. They were lost why we
would go away from our family and leave everything. Family is important. It
reminded me of some ladies we met in Jerusalem. They were home care givers for
the elderly people in Jersusalem. Every penny and dime they earned they would
send home to their kids and husbands in the Philipines. Yes they would leave
them, but it showed their love and dedication to their kids. They also knew
that they were doing something so great and that would benefit their families
more than they could imagine. They had incredible faith.
I know this is where
my Heavenly Father wants me at this time. I may not know why, but I know that
it is. I love you all, and
thank you for sending your love this way in your emails and letters.
Always,
Sister Davis
(Just thinking about
how the name Sister Davis makes me sound so old)
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