MTC Teachers: Brother Mosley and Brother Stanley
HOLA FAMILIA!!! I've been change to the Spanish speaking mission!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AH!!!!!!!!!! ha ha jk i haven't. I'm still english =) SOO i'v been in the Redlands for 6 days now! it's awesome here! I love it. slash it is way different! We left Tueday morning. Sister Heagy and I woke up at 2AM!!! to esscort Sister Lloyed to the traveling office.... then we went back and slept for like 40 minutes slash... we both didn't even sleep cause we were sick... so our noses were running and we couldn't breathe! any ways we left the MTC at 4:30 am.
Sister Johnson and I (at the MTC)
We sisters visited the bathroom a lot because we drank tons of water!!!
We arived here in California at like 10:30... we went to a huge zone conference meeting or something... (I still don't understand the whole zone, district, Area thing...?? Some one should email me and tell me because i feel too dumb asking my comp...) we went to the zone conference thing and all the San Bernadino Missionaries were there to say goodbye to the President..... forgot his name and to find out where their new assignment was so everyone was really hyper and crazy and haha we all walked in a line all the new missionaries and they were singing it was awesome but awkward at the same time cause they were all staring at us... That day was really long we went through training all day and i met my new Companion. Her name is sister Busenbark, she is from.... Utah; Saint george area. She is really cool, she has been out for 12 weeks so yea she is training me... we are still getting to know each other, trying to figure out each others personalities and sense of humor. she is pretty quiet... but i am learning a lot from her!
It's really hot here! 120 degrees!! i am always sweating. My face is like a sponge. ALL THE TIME! I don't even need face moisturizer anymore because my face isn't dry! its nasty moist!!!!!!! sitting in peoples houses and just dripping with sweat makes me laugh inside because I can't believe that people actually live like this!! ha ha it's so hot i can barely breath hahah i don't know why i think it is so funny.. but yea.
Sister Busenbark gets really bad migraines from the heat so we try to avoid tracting, but I actually really like tracting! it's fun! i love making a fool of myself and stumbling over my words as i bare testimony of Christ's church!! ha ha a few days ago we were out tracting and sister Busenbark for some reason said "Hi, I'm Sister Davis" haha we both looked at each other and "I was like actually I'm Sister Davis" and we laughed for a minute with the perosn...good thing they were kind or else that could have been horifically embarrassing... then at the next door we were talking about it and then knocked and I said "hi i'm sister...............? DAVIS" i almost said Busenbark ha ha. Umm but i think a lot of ppl act like they can't speak english........ but i wish i had time to study a little spanish cause there are tons on Hispanics here! and tons of Africans and tons of..... people from everywhere!
My room: the desk, closet, and our beds
Before i forget..... I need my GPS! we get lost all the time.. it tests my patience.....
I'm in the Rialto Zone Bloomington Area. There are a lot of really poor areas and then a lot of middle class...so we see everything.
Random: My teachers in the MTC are recently returned missionaries and they were AWESOME! so cool and such amazing teachers you could see the passion they had for teaching the gospel and they radiated the spirit! one of them served with WES! Brother Stanely. So you should ask Wes about him. I got excited when he told me that he knew Wes.... overly excited... But they are really cool. All the sister in my district had a crush on them ha ha we just thought they were great ha ha BUT know that we all realize that our heart is on hold for 18 months we did not see them as anything other than a teacher! got it?! good.
Elders from my MTC district
Kenzy: Where is Max and Micheal from?? What is the town?? it might be in my area!!!! I WILL convert them!
HAHA my first lesson was on... Last Wednesday. Her name is Pat and she is like 70.. i think and I walk into her house and there is a naked man on her couch! luckily he had a shirt over his crotch area..... ha ha it was funny so she was like.. uh lets go in my room so we go in there and we sit on these two chair she had and she just jumps in bed and lays there on her side ha ha she was wearing a night gown and it was just a funny situation. She is a CHATTER BOX ok actually EVERYONE here is a chatter box! my word... that is something i am trying to work on is being patient and show sincere love towards the people i teach because i am used to never being late and trying to be on time everywhere i go and that has definitely not been the case here! i a pretty sure we were there for 2 hours!!!
Getting a hair cut
We have a few Awesome investigators though. Tom and Julie are a couple, Julie is a member and Tom has been investigating and they are just so excited! they were out on the streets but now they live in a little one room motel room. everytime we go over there they clean the place up and set up a little table and chairs and stuff =) last time Tom picked a bunch of roses for Julie and put them all over in little jars and stuff. He is so sweet and he loves Julie so much and he is trying really hard to do what his heavenly father wants him to do! They are both in their 50's and very goofy and funny!
Airdianna: she is 29, originally from Mexico.She looks like she is 18!! anyway she has been going to church with 2 women in our ward finally last week she asked to meet with us. We taught her about the restoration and we watched the Joseph smith restoration (AMAZING MOVIE watch it, I cried like 3 times) video with her yesterday. She is now praying and reading the book of Mormon. The first time we met with her we asked her to say the closing prayer and to ask if joseph smith was a true prophet she was a little hesitant because she has never really prayed before but she did it! and it was the sweetest thing ever! i love hearing investigators first prayers =) the spirit was so strong!
TU: she is about 30ish she is from Africa and he mom as been a member for about a year. Her daughter is also a recent member. She used to bash the church. Now she is pregnant. and wants here kid to grow up with a good religion. WELL how about the gospel of Jesus Christ!!! She is WAY excited and LOVE the plan of Salvation and she already called her boss and got all Sundays off, she came to church yesterday for the first time and loved it! she is very kind and wants to go to the Celestial kingdom! She is reading everything and writes notes and reads out loud so her husband will hear. Ha ha she tells him its for the baby. But she is totally preparing him and slowly softening his heart. I know he will come around!
The water is brown sometimes... it's strange but whatever... we are in the ward choir. Ha ha ha oh my word... there are like 8 people in the choir. Ha ha i sometimes sing the mens part in my man singing voice because you can't even hear the men! i just want to help them out! My bishop is pretty intimidating... ward counsel is INTIMIDATING...! my word.. i was scccuuured!!
Everyone comments on how tall i am ha ha i've been called a tall drink of water like 3 times i don't know what that means but ok...
We get fed pretty much EVERY night by members! a lot of fried chicken which doesn't sit well with my stomach... but it will get used to it i guess... tonight we are having German food.
Thanks for the picture mom! it is on my dresser =)
My testimony has grown so much!!! I pray A LOT! Jesus Christ is AMAZING! Joseph Smith was rad dude!! wow! I want to be like him! and Jesus Christ of course. and my heavenly father. Oh no. . i have 18 mins left!
is Kirby putting these emails on the Blog?? Do i have 10000 followers on my blog?? i'm sure i do. I am so popular. ha jk. i bet grandma is the only one that reads it.
ok Family, I love you and have been thinking about you. Here are some things I DEMAND you to do! jk... you have your agency and can do whatever you choose. Preach my gospel has taught me so much! Will you buy a preach my gospel and start reading it as a family???? It is like the SWEETEST book ever!! Besides the book of Mormon and the Bible.. you should read it and learn how to teach eachother. Mom and Dad you could teach Kenzy and Jose one day and the next week Kenzy and Jose could teach! I promise you will learn so much and your testimony in the savior will grow and your relationships will grow stronger! Will you do that PLEASE!! Like once a week! That is my invitation to you to come unto Christ!! Hello, i am now a weird missionary.. ha ha my word..
Also! go look up or get the ensign from JUNE and their are so many cool talks in that one. one i thought you might really like is "Dear are the sheep that have Wondered" by president James E. Foust. 2013. look it up on the internet if you can't find an ensign.
also.... look up "the Room" by: Joshua Harris
OK BYE I LOVE YOU ALL! Write me at the same Rancho Cucamonga mission office for now.. i will let you now when i have my Redlands mission office address...
Love,
Sister Davis
me and the mission president's wife! Sister Van Cott. She is really cool!!!
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