Week 47

Here are the pictures Sister Martin took of us a few weeks ago

since my camera isn't uploading pictures to these computers.

 

GUESS WHAT!!?!?!?? I am getting transferred from Yucca Valley =( i am really sad and it breaks my heart to leave all these amazing people, but i know that God has a work for me to do else where. I am getting Transferred to Fontana (5 minutes away from my first area Rialto!) I will be opening a new area and training again. Eek... I'm a little nervous! I know that i am going to have to depend on the Lord to the EXTREME the next little while..... We actually found out Sunday night at around 10:20... after they told me i was getting transferred, opening a new area AND training i freaked (in the mind) i started shaking... like i ALWAYS do when I'm nervous/anxious and i couldn't stop! I new that i needed to pray so i could go to bed. Kneel ed down at my bed and asked my Heavenly Father to comfort me and within 1 minute of praying to my Heavenly father i was calm. I wasn't shaking anymore. I knew that i was in the Lords hands and that God had a plan for me in Fontana and that my work in Yucca was done. It was an amazing experience =)   

Taking a trip down memory lane...Thinking about country music

and kicking around a soccer ball and sleeping in until 11 o clock.

My last week here in Yucca has been pretty amazing! We Got 2 new investigators and tons of potentials! One who's child got bit in the face by a members dog last night............. =/ that was bad........... hope she doesn't sue... 

This past Sunday was one of the greatest Sundays! 5 of our investigators showed up =) Including Steve! I was so happy to see him there =) I hope he continues to make an effort to come. The talks were great and the lesson in Gospel principles was perfect! Couldn't have asked for a better last Sunday. 

cools/funnies/randoms:

Emily said the prayer in singles branch!! i felt like a proud mother! i'm not looking forward to saying goodbye to her tonight......

we played Volleyball at the Singles branch activity on Sat night... I hate skirts..... they limit my athletic ability.......

My roommates and companion!

I will miss them so much! We had so much fun together!

I got the Jeep stuck this week in the sand... the back right tire was completely off the ground! luckily.. the amazing Singles in the area came and helped us. One of them offered to say a prayer before we try to get us un-stuck. I was so impressed! These people out here have so much faith! 

Me and Brother Perez. He has been the best ward mission leader I have ever worked with!

He has so much passion for the gospel and helping others to receive it!

I've learned so much from him, we will be friends forever!

Sister Rogers and i were speed walking through the dark primary room one morning and I TOTALLY slammed into a table with my thy! ouch... that really hurt... 

Our little zone!

Alright, well I've gotta get going! I love you all =) I'm sure I'm going to need some uplifting words in the next few weeks... it's going to be rough! 

A beautiful family we are teaching! They came to the corn fest!

Larissa, Malaya, Duke, Mariah, Anthony, and Sister Rogers.

Love,

Sister Kersey Davis  

7000 Central 

Highland, CA 92346

 Goodbye beautiful Yucca Valley! I will miss you!

Maudie an investigator gave me this outfit btw.

Week 46

This week started out great and ended a little bit of a struggle... Rick has really been excited and determined to be baptized on the 24th, he's been doing great with giving up tobacco and........... Saturday he sent us a big long text saying that he needs to take a break =( my heart broke, but i know that he has felt the spirit and that he has come closer to God. I hope and pray that someday he will come back. And a bunch of other things that ya'll don't need to hear about... i still have faith! I didn't for a second there... i was SOOO frustrated with all that was going on. I just wanted to quite... BUT God never fails to give me renewed strength to make it through the next day. I'm so grateful for the atonement and the strength God gives me to endure. 

On a happier note....... Sister Rogers and I went to Denny's to make some phone calls, it was around 8:30 pm.. and there were these 2 old grampas sitting across the way from us. We smiled and said hi and exchanged a few kind words. Then after they finished their food they came up to us and said " you know i usually don't tell everyone this but, the ONLY man i would trust with my wallet would be a mormon man". I am SO grateful to be a member of this church! To be apart of something so great. This church is truly lead by Jesus Christ. Someday those two old men will go to the spirit world and they will accept the gospel i know it! I love old smiley (not creepy) grampas =) Those guys made my night! 

Emily Got her temple recommend! I was so excited to see her holding that piece of paper! she LOVES the temples and is so excited to go inside =) i wish i could go with her! Maybe next week i will get transferred to Redlands and i could get permission to go with her!!!!! that would be a miracle.  

I have a testimony of Obedience. I know that God can ONLY bless us when we keep his commandments. Everyday we are pretty much choosing... do i want blessings? or not...? some choices we make only effect us for a short time... but other choices can effect us  and others eternally. We are down here on earth to learn to make good choices so we can receive the blessings that God wants us to have! Trust me... I know that sometime we just DONT CARE, like me... Saturday night... But we need to remember that our choices and our level of obedience usually effects others not only us. As we are obedient we are allowing God to bless us and others. Obedience brings blessings..... Exact obedience brings miracles!  it's your choice. what chew gonna do??  

Mosiah 2:41 

Well i better go! i love you all =) thank  you so much for all the support. And sorry the pictures haven't been working lately... I look the same... except i died my hair purple. ha jk no i didn't. 

Love,

Sister Kersey davis

Week 45

I don't have much to talk about this week... sooo............ sorry about that! Things are going great, Sister Rogers and I did MUCH BETTER this week with our relationship. I'm trying and praying really hard on how to be better for her. 

This week we had a GREAT lesson with Maudie (single mom with 4 kids) we have struggled to teach her the restoration so we decided to go through a different path... we taught her the plan of salvation and we actually got through the whole lesson! and she was engaged and listening and not on guard! As i bore my testimony the spirit witnessed to me AGAIN that what i was teaching her was true and that this life is NOT the end. I have such a strong testimony of the plan of salvation, and nothing can shake my that.I know that their are loved ones on the other side of the vale who are cheering us on, hoping and praying that we will make the best of this mortal life. We have so much to grow from and so much to experience in this life, we can't take it for granted. Live everyday the way the savior would. I'm so grateful i am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ, and that i know where i came from why i'm here and most important for me where i am going. 

Ok well i don't know what else to talk about! I read the conference talk from our prophet this morning, the one about being kind. I LOVE that one. We all need to remember that we are spirit brothers and sisters. We are placed in this spot of the world for a reason and as we associate with others we need to remember that God trusted us enough to place these people in our paths. We can either influence them to do good or bad... Leave others better than when you found them! A smile and a hug can do more than we think! 

Love,

Sister KErsey dAvis 

Week 44

HI! this week has been pretty good..... just trucking through! 

Embarrassing moments of the week:

Went to the restroom... skirt got stuck in the back of garments... walked ALLL the way across the park..... sat down...... Taught lesson.... stood up and shook HIS hand then felt breeze...... and frantically pulled skirt out of my garments... AAAHHHAHAHAH EVERYONE saw. Went to hug a potential investigator and BONKED chins!!! HAHAH what the.... when does that ever happen! my chin was all red... 

This is what happens when we go walking and i wear thisskirt............................................... (the house in the background is where a man physically removed me from him house!!!) rude. RUDE.

Ok enough jokin around! THis week i read Enos and WHHOOOAW! i always judged that chapter... i didn't think it was that good... but this week it hit me! it's all about great faith and mighty prayer! Sometimes we forget exactly who we are talking to and we just go through the motions. Enos is a GREAT example of mighty sincere prayer. He pores out his heart to his Heavenly Father. I can always notice when i am going through the motions and when i am praying mightily. Go read Enos 1 and pray the most mightily you have ever prayed tonight.  

At Nora and Caesars wedding

this week we met with Rick twice, he is now going 2 days with only 1 dip!(tobacco) I am so proud of him. We taught him about scripture study this week and following the prophet. He is excited to read talks and watch conference talks we gave him! I'm so excited for him to be baptized! 

We put Steve Martin on date........ to start going to church the day Rick gets confirmed! No he has something to work towards. He has been in prison half of his life so we are praying EVERYDAY that he will overcome his anxiety of being around ppl. feel free to join in =) his faith is growing! 

since we don't have anything here in Yucca... Sister Martin bought be 6 lip glosses from bath and body!!! =D i was SO HAPPY! No more dross Vaseline.

This Friday we had a "Taco night" fundraiser for the young womens. Larissa (potential investigator) she is a single mom with 4 kids. SHE CAME! we were SO amazed! she has been cancelling ALL our lessons! THey LOVED it. They were immediately fellow shipped! after we gave her a church tour and she loved the values. Her kids were so excited! we are teaching them on Tuesday and hoping they will come to church on sunday! 

Sister Rogers and I have had some rough days this week where we were NOT very good friends i guess you could put it... but i am sooo grateful for companionship inventory! man.... if we didn't have that we would probably kill each other hahahhaaa............................. 

At Nora and Cesars wedding

speaking of physical confrontation.... we had a lesson and our investigator was REALLY angry... i thought she was going to scream at the member we brought and punch her in the face! i was so nervous......... it ended up going perfect though! they are both very strong willed women and they speak their mind! they hugged in the end =)  

Thank you Trevor! I took it to heart! This is hung above my study desk

Alright i've gotta go! I love this gospel. 

Love,

Sister Kersey davis