FAMILY!
Good to hear mom and
dad are still livin’ and not washed away in a flood! It is always interesting
here when you tell people where you are from and the next thing they asked is
if your family is doing ok? And then you ask why, and they rebuke you for not
watching the crazy exaggerated news. What's even funnier is when members ask,
even though they know the guidelines. lol
Oh and Adri and Tuck,
another thing I got this week. I told someone I was from Colorado...”oh de
Gran Canyunn”!. Haha, yep laughed out
loud from all those stories you told about the Argentines saying that.
We met a man named
Floyd this week! So sweet. We sat down to share the gospel with him and as we
raise our heads from saying the opening prayer he says "Just so you know,
I am Catholic and I have been Catholic my whole life, and I will die
Catholic." So we continued to share the gospel...and he offered the
closing prayer for us, stating that, "this was different than
anything he had been taught his whole life about the LDS faith, that he was
excited to read the book of Mormon, and that this enlightened and opened his
eyes to something brighter." Say what? That is the magic of the spirit and
the gospel of Jesus Christ.
One thing that has
been so cool to learn is the power of faith. We could have stopped talking to Floyd
when he stated he was going to die a catholic, but we continued to share the
true message. And his heart was opened! It has been interesting to see how
little faith I’ve had in the past when I sharing the gospel with people. When
they would say, oh I don't want to learn, or I don't care to know, or other
comments. BUT faith is continuing to invite and consistant with sharing your
deep love and concern for them to be with you after this life. People tend to put
up walls, but if I have faith I can continue to invite. Now is the time I
have to just take that agency and act upon it and invite and invite and invite
some more. A whole new challenge!
We had a wonderful
zone training this past week and we learned so very much. My companion, Hermana
Hearne, did training on being yourself as a missionary. Many of us want to take
on the role of missionary as something other than who we really are and not be
ourselves. It has been interesting how much our leaders have emphasized not
being stressed while in the field. We have gotten packets and training and more
packets and more training and repeated statements about being ourselves. It
helps to use our creativity. I was thinking a lot about the work environment at
Apple and Google and how that relates and what the science is behind all of
that. So cool and neat to think about!
Thank you all for your
support and love! Love, love, love to hear from you. It makes the sun shine
even brighter down here. I love you all so very much. Have a wonderful week and
be safe in all that water!
Always,
Sister Davis
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