Week 26

Merry CHRISTmas everyone! Oh man this week went by SOO FAST! I loved it! We spent our Christmas Eve singing carols at an old folks home! OH. My. WORD! it was soooo fun =) I felt the spirit so strong in there! I was SO HAPPY! I loved seeing these ppl with a smile on their face! I strolled around a lady in a wheel chair everywhere we went =) she

was so sweet and she was so appreciative to our singing! Sister Gonzalez and Gardner and Kalke all play the flute so it was really pretty! our dinner was with with Sister Founier and her grandson Kaden. The Elders came with us and played with Kaden the whole time, I was slightly jealous because Kaden usually really likes me ha ha but he paid NO attention to me this night. He had so much fun with the Elders. OH! Melinda one of our investigators also came =) we had dinner and made cookies! Then we went around to her neighbors and sung carols and gave them the cookies we made! After that the missionaries left and we went our separate ways, Sister Gardner and I went around singing Christmas Carols and giving our cookies and notes we wrote to ppl. Later we went over to a Members house and shared "the true spirit of Christmas" Mormon message. There were a bunch of Non members there so we got to know them and answered their questions.

Our District has grown from 6 missionaries to 10! we got together for lunch on Christmas Day and opened all of our packages and stuff =) It was fun. The Elders mad "elf" pasta/noodles. It was full of candy and syrup and cookies and ICK! It was SOOOOOO Gross but it was funny. I had to spit it out.

On Christmas Day I got to Skype my family. It was such a wonderful Christmas present. The first voice I heard was Kent saying "hi Kersey!" I couldn't help myself! my eyes filled with tears. I think it is the best Christmas present I have ever received! We could have talked to hours! it went by way to fast. BUT there were ppl here to be served in Yucca! I have eternities to talk to my family! None the less (I have never used that phrase B4..) it was extremely hard to say goodbye =( I cried like a baby.

at 12 o clock our zone (I lied in the picture... it's our zone..) got together for lunch. It was really fun! I love my zone! I'm going to be sad to leave them...

we ate dinner (at 1 o'clock!) with the Prudholms. Sister Gardner got me a little bottle of A1 sauce for Christmas ha ha I brought in with me to the Prudholms house. It's almost gone now.. The rest of the night we delivered cookies and sung Christmas carols! Sometimes ppl didn't answer their door and we sung to the door... we actually sung to a bunch of doors... but we still made it fun! Sister Gardner and I and the two elders went to a less actives house who didn't have much and who had a very humble Christmas. We visited them and sang carols and played with their dogs and laughed! Oh man it was so fun. I love them! It was the BEST CHRISTMAS! I loved focusing on Christ and serving his children AAALLL DAAAY LOOONG! can I do that for the rest of my life please?

This is what we look like after nightly planning. EXHAUSTED. Always.  Ps... our room is a wreck because of Christmas... pss.. Nightly planning is my LEAST favorite thing to do as a missionary..

BRUCE GETS BAPTIZED THIS WEEK!!! I'm so excited! he has change SOO much. I have been soo blessed to see this transformation in him! I seriously NEVER thought I would see the day he got baptized!

One day sister Gardner and I were walking and a man in a car stopped and said "hi Sisters!" I'm JM (not his real name..) I am a member and I am a truck driving I've lost my BOOk of Mormon do you guys have one on you?? and..... we didn't. Sometimes we are dingbat missionaries.. BUT we got talking to him! he is in our ward boundaries and he hasn't been to church in 3 years! We told him we were speaking in church on sunday and that he should come! Hesitating he said yea I might be able to make it... Sunday come around AND we didn't see him... we walk out into the foyer AND there he is! I gasp! ha ha whoops.. But he is awesome. he came to gospel principles with us and then to the 3 hour meeting =) MIRACLES HAPPEN!

EVERYONE is so sweet and give us food and candy and treats and cookies and more candy and more treats! we are getting obese.

Also... that same day walking we met a lady from Australia in the park! We talked to her and got her number and she said we could come teach her and her family! Miracle number two! THEN we saw a potential investigator we haven't seen in forever! we talked to her.. THEN we saw a lady we did service for! THEN we talked to these 2 young mothers and they were NOT interested and were quite rude... THEN we talked to a guy named Bruce taught him a little bit. ALL in the Park! tons of Miracles. I LOVE talking to people!

OH! Ha ha so there is this think sister Gardner and I do... so at night when we have NOTHING to do. After an appointment falls through and its too dark to walk or to randomly show up at members homes we go to the gas station and act like we are getting gas and we talk to the ppl pumping gas next to us ha ha. So we did this. No success with the young man next to us so we go inside and I buy a Vultage Mt dew... and I really wanted to talk to the Cash register lady.. I finally came up with a starter convo! I started talking to her about the "prison/crazy/criminal magazine that is ALWAYS sitting at the counters.... The conversation lead to the gospel and BOOM! She has been looking for a church and we got her number and plan on seeing her this week!

Oh! we had a surprise mission conference today! Kent Richards from the seventy came and spoke to us. IT was amazing. He taught us to teach simply to listen and to teach by the spirit. I learned a lot and cant wait to apply what I have learned to everyone I see! also to teach my future children =) I loved seeing all the missionaries I once served with! It's so fun getting to see each other for a short time! I've gotta go.......................... I love you all!

This church is NOT on trial. IT IS TRUE.

Love,

Sister Kersey Davis

Read your scriptures. They are awesome! Say your prayers! Your heavenly father wants to hear from you!