RANDOM STUFF:
At the YSA FHE last Monday it rained so we just went in the church and played some games. I played soccer with this kid named Chadrack, he's from Africa, he got baptized last year. I can't ever understand him... i can't understand anyone with an accent! anyway.. we played one on one... it was really fun! I miss playing soccer!
There was a flash flood in Joshua Tree and... our car looked like this for a week. It was embarrassing. There were HUGE puddles of mud that we had to drive through. It scared me. I thought we were going to get stuck. Thank goodness for 4-wheel drive!
Their is a marine couple in our ward. She is a member and he is not. He is from portic and he is AWESOME! he is a member at heart.. he come to church every week and she plays the piano. They are MARINES!! oh my word.. I felt like i was in the presence of celebrities... they have done and gone EVERYWHERE!! After we left their home i felt like i just took a trip around the world. They made me want to be a marine! Then they handed me a gun and i was like never mind! Guns scare me too much.. it wasn't even loaded and i was still freaked out... hopefully we can start teaching him, they have a crazy schedule though.. so its hard.
So.. I wear my Hawaiian sandals around in the apartments.. one day i forgot to put my hideous sister missionary shoes on and i totally wore my Hawaiian sandals to one of our appointments ha ha ha then after that one we ran home for me to change them and we went inside and did some other stuff and left for our next appointment and..... again i forgot to change my sandals!! oh my word... i felt like a fool.. good thing i didn't get stung by a scorpion!
This is the 2,000 Stripling Warriors, Sister Davidson sprayed them with cologne :) Yummy. Look how little my hand looks. It looks all girlie and dainty!
Our neighbors have some little children and we talk to them sometimes and a few days ago their 5 year old son was walking and carrying a diaper and i was like "oh no.. you got diaper duty!?!" and he yelled..." screw you!" and i was like ".............................
I taught false doctrine to a new investigator.. ha ah ah ha i told him that Moroni compiled the Book of Mormon. ha ha whooops... hopefully he forgets what i said....
Sister Mickelson and I talk in English accents all the time now... surprise surprise! and at our last dinner appointment she randomly started talking in an accent to the family ha ha I was trying to hide me laughter.
It's really hard for me to concentrate during lessons when people have cats and dogs... I just CANT stop petting them and playing with them! i'm a horrible missionary........ just kidding that only happened... a few times..
Mint Water. Freaked me out but I felt adventerous.
Their is this 13 year old kids.. the kid that made fun of me when i said "y'all" he hates me.. yesterday in testimony meeting i looked at him and smiled like the "go bear your testimony" smile thing and... a few minutes later he gets up! and sister mickelson and I were like WHAT!?!? awesome! then... he got up there and told everyone how he doesn't believe in the gospel and he thinks that everyone can live a happy life without religion................. AH! it was pretty..... heart breaking. . . oh. my. word. . .
This week I have seen many blessings! Sister Mickelson and I went to go visit a less active family and when we got to the house a man named Ken answered the door and he was like... "yea they haven't lived here for about a year" and we said.."oh............ hm.. well HEY we are missionaries, have you ever heard of Mormons?" then we got talking and he said "you know what? I've been thinking my son needs some church in his life!, and maybe i do too" we gave him a book of Mormon and we visited the next day and read the introduction and talked about some things and he said he would read it in 1 week! (good luck..) yahoo! so we are excited for him! he was really kind and sincere so i know that God will answer his prayers and that he will find out for himself that the book of Mormon is true =)
We also were able to teach a young man named Brian! He is friends with some of the guys in the YSA ward. We taught him the restoration and put him on date for September 21st!!! =D it was a light commitment... but none the less!! Sister Mickelson and I struggled a little teaching the restoration BUT in the end he felt the spirit and he was really excited! he is excited to read the book of Mormon! Now we just need to get him to church. His member friend was there and it was amazing to see him bear his testimony and tell him how the gospel has blessed his life. Everyone needs the gospel! We are blessed when we keep the commandments! Everyone NEEDS those blessing!
Best dessert ever! This is RAD chocolate, tons of different flavors! My favorite was the spicy chocolate! It was so weird! Spicy! Lavender chocolate was pretty cool too... It was fun trying all the different kinds!
We have also started to teach a 18 year old girl named Balina. She is the sweetest most optimistic girl i have ever met! I had to hold in my tears as she told us about her life and all the trials she has been through. I can't even believe the things i hear out here... I thought these situations were only in movies and in foreign countries.. She is sooo strong and wants her relationship with her Heavenly father to grow stronger! She knows she will get baptized but she just wants to be ready or something... She has such a kind heart =)
I know that this gospel is true =) that's why i am out here. I want others to receive blessing and feel the happiness and joy that comes from being a member of the restored gospel of Jesus Christ. The gospel of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is the same gospel that Jesus Christ established when he was on this earth! uh.. COOL! Jesus Christ came down to this earth to establish his church, to set and example, to perform miracles and to atone for our sins. He was tempted, he was spit upon, he was beaten and abused but he did not give up because he loves us and wanted us to be happy. Our Heavenly Father has a plan for us to return to him! THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST! if we follow his teachings and follow the council of the prophet and his apostles we shall have eternal life =) and we will be together as families FOREVER! =D =D Share the gospel with EVERYONE! Just INVITE others. Invite. who care if they say no. Everyone has their agency, but we as members have a divine duty to share this good news with others. Everyone deserves the opportunity to accept or decline the gospel =)
Love,
Sister Kersey Davis
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