Week 34

This week has been alright............... EMILY GOT BAPTIZED so that was the highlight =D She was so happy and full of light! I was so happy for her! She said that she wants to go on a mission!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHAT! oh my word she would be such a wonderful missionary. she gets 10 points on the "being a powerful missionary scale"  just for being a convert! I love her so much, I am so excited for her to receive all the blessings of the gospel! The down part of this week was one of our investigators who was SO excited and so happy and so ready to get baptized has been reading a bunch of anti Mormon stuff... It really broke my heart. I really do love her and her family and I want them to have the gospel so bad. I was holding in tears the whole time we were visiting her and listening to all the anti she had been reading. After we left her house I just bursted into tears. I hope and pray that she will be able to recognize truth and that she will be able to remember the way she felt in our previous lessons, at church and as she read.

EMILY GOT BAPTIZED!!! AHHHHH!!! I was so happy/ really stressed out because the elder that was going to baptize her called me 15 mins before the baptism and told me they got a flat................................................................... so yea i was freaking out a little, but obviously we found someone who holds the priesthood and got her baptized!

I came out here on a mission  because God told me to and after making a list because it would make me stronger, I would be a good example to my future children, because service is good, because I wantrd a stronger testimony.The reason why I came out on a mission is completely different than why I have stayed out here.  I love my Heavenly Father and my Savior Jesus Christ, that is why I have stayed. I made a promise to them and I will keep it! I will stay out here until Dec 23rd unless He tells me other wise. eeek. That was scary to say... because sometimes I really do just want to be done. God has put his trust in me and I do not want to let him down. I want to help as many of my brothers and sister here in California to receive true happiness! I want to do Gods will. Before my mission I always wondered "why do we have to do him will!?!? why can't we just do what we want!!?" because Gods will, EVERYTHING he asks us to do is for our good. It will make us happy if we would just trust in him and do his will. I have learned that. Nothing he has asked us to do will produce sadness.... YES it might be difficult but ULTIMENTLY it will give us true joy =). Wow ok I just lectured myself. Fine I will stay.

Ha ha this is what they do when someone says "ok picture!" I love them =D they are wieirdos

ok, FUNNIES OF THE WEEK:

It was dark out side and I was already a little sketched out... and Steve my friend and investigator greeted me at their huge glass door with a big scary mask, I screamed. loud.

The Vikdal Family are (awesome!!) all black belt and they taught us some self defense moves. A few days after a man named Lorenzos (who was under the influence of something) who we talked with for about 10 minutes and a homeless man near Lorenzos apartment complex who we were walking and talking with almost got into a fight over us ha ha ha Lorenzon yells "hey those are my girls" then the homeless man yells something and I'm thinking about all the moves that the Vikdals taught us and I'm getting ready to use them. Lorenzo starts speeding up closer to us and the bum and sister Rogers stops and I grab her and say LETS GO! and they continue to yell at each other ha ha ok this story isn't making sense... anyway! all is well and they didn't hurt each other and we gave the Bum a book of Mormon and we gave the elders Lorenzos number because we are NOT ever talking to him again. ok sorry that was kind of a dumb story...

ok during our anti Mormon "lesson" the only thing that was keeping me from crying was the country music that was playing in the background. It was nice =) I think there is a new song called "chillin it.." or something but that sounded beautiful. Thank you country music for keeping me in tact.

We don't' see grass very often..... Sister Harper REALLY misses grass so she made this little shrine. The scripture fits very nicely =)

this week I did the strangest kind of service I have ever done.... I filed a lady in our wards nails! ha ha. It felt so good to help her out though! she got bit by a spider and lost movement to her one of her hands. If you are un happy go help someone! go do service and I promise you, you will feel much happier!

ok end of funnies.

hello I'm sister Giant woman Davis

I love my family so much! Thank you for all the support you give me. Also thank you to my friends, I like you guys a little bit too.

This gospel is amazing! Don't forget to pray or read your scriptures! and go to church!

Love,

Sister KErsey davis

Week 33

Happy Valentines day! Wait... did I already say that in my last email home...........? well I hope you all got kissed on Valentines day! I sure did! it was really awkward.... ick! I don't even want to talk about it I get too awkwarded out! AH ha ha ha ha oh man.......... ew.

Soooo I get really anxious and nervous (do those words mean the same thing....?) when investigators are getting interview BUT this time I had this animal name Rebel to play with! IT. WAS. SO. FUN! I think it was the most fun I have had on my mission! I love him. He look like he has lazar eyes! He is SO hyper it is fun

well this week went by pretty well... me and my companion don't see eye to eye... but we both don't hold grudges so that is good. I am REALLY not liking mornings lately... That is the hardest part of being a missionary! waking up! seriously... every morning I think to my self "I can't do this..." "I'm going to die" "I want to go home" but... once I wake up everything is fine! OH HEY guess what!!!!! I got a Letter from GAGE CARLESON!!!!!!!! and Chelsey on V-day. They were awesome V-day presents it was so good to hear from friends that I have had since 2nd grade!

 us at the temple! The new NEW video is AMAZING! ! if you haven't been to the temple in over 2 months you should GO! Go get some blessing! get!

This week at Church a 27 year old lady that Sister Jones and I taught the restoration on the side of the road about 3 months ago came to church! and she loved it! She came with her neighbors (who are members) they invited her to come listen to her sing a solo in Sacrament. She was only planning on staying for the first hour but she decided to stay for all 3!!! She loved it and said she was learning so much and all of her questions that have always been un answered were being answered! I was so happy to see her there =) hopefully we will be able to start teaching her this week.

I have replaced my addiction to chap-stick to something else...................................................... jk. but someone is addicted big time!

I think I'm becoming more blunt being out here... if you can imagine that...

Emily is still on date for the 22nd =D her interview went great! and she is SO excited! =D

Met a lady named Lea-vonna. cool name..

That investigator called me "kers" again..................................................=/

Sorry... I have NOTHING to say...... if all else fails bear testimony right?

This is what we come home to every night! ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

I love this gospel with all my heart! sometimes being surrounded by all these different beliefs and doctrines make me wonder for a split second... wait... "is this church really true...." I am ALWAYS assured that yes. yes it is. Christ's gospel is the only thing that has ever given me true happiness in this world. I hope I can help others find this same happiness, you can do the same!

This is what I got for Valentines day from my companion! yay more chocolate. I've been eating WAY to much this week......

go do good in this crazy world!

Love,

Sister KErsey davis

Week 31

Hi everyone! this week started out pretty rough... but thank goodness for companionship inventory! ha ha. . . those of you who don't know what that is it is; we give each other suggestions on how we can improve and talk about our strengths and weakness' so yea I LOVE that. Because I was seriously  about to just give up and just decide that I was going to suffer through these next 6 weeks but then we talked it out =) yay. is that to much information....? maybe...

Me and my new favorite foods!

So this week we found out that there are 150 people arrested EVERY WEEK in Yucca valley, Joshua tree and 29 palms...HA HA! What!? that's a lot.. Also I found out that Johnson Valley (in my area) is where the movie "the hills have eyes" was filmed! it is a creepy place so I can see how that Creepy movie was filmed there..

Sister Rogers and I saved a Pigeon ! it was in the middle of a weird intersection and it had a broken wing or something so we stopped and I ran out and put my arms out to stop the traffic and sister Rogers grabbed the bird and we took off and drove him to a pet store!

This is a picture that is in the hall way of the 29 palms church building! I love it!

I am so happy that this area is finally picking up in missionary work! Members are inviting their friends to have dinner with us and we are teaching ALOT! when I got her 6 months ago we had ZERO investigators now we have around 12! There are people out there who are prepared to hear the gospel we just need to find them! I am also sooo happy with the ward the chapel is getting more full! I have noticed I am so protective over my wards... and my investigators... I don't want to leave them!

This week was testimony meeting =) hopefully you all attended and didn't skip out and go watch the dang super bowl... I love testimony meeting. This week there was a lot of talk about families and how we have the chance to be together forever. I couldn't help but think of my own family and how amazing they are. Sometimes we get caught up with all that we have to do from day to day and it seems like we spend the least amount of time with those that we actually want to be around, our family. I am so grateful for the opportunity I have to be with my family for ETERNITY. This life is too short, I don't want to be with them for just time. I don't want to be separated after death. I want to be together forever, and that's exactly what Christ Gospel gives us! As we live according to the commandments of God and we keep the promises that we make to him we can live assured that we will be with our family for time and all eternity. It gives me so much peace to know this =) I cried during sacrament meeting just listening to all these people talking about their families. IT just hit me that I REALLY do have that opportunity to be with them forever. I know that I will only be separated from my family for a time, 18 months. I know that only through the sealing power of the priesthood that we can be together forever. EVERYONE on this planet has that opportunity! Anyone can go to the temple. GO TO THE TEMPLE! if you don't have a recommend go talk to your bishop! if your not a member talk to the missionaries they will teach you how you can get to the temple =)

It was 8:30 pm and we had a meeting at the church.. I didn't park in the lines because I didn't want sis Rogers to back me out... and this is what I found on my car! ha ha it was pretty funny. I didn't see it until I was actually driving and I was so ticked that I got a ticket! then when we got out I saw that it was fake haha thanks Elders.

2 of our investigators went to the Gilbert temple open house thing and they said it was an amazing experience! They said they felt the spirit so strong in the Celestial room =) We weren't able to teach them this week because she went to the hospital for a few days, but she is now home and she received a blessing!

Steve also received a blessing this week (thank you elders...) and he has been reading from the Book of Mormon EVERYDAY at 5:30 am. He is doing great!

I love teaching people about the Gospel! ! !

I know that God lives and that Christ Gospel has been restored. Blessings of the temple have been restored too!

I love you all =)

Love,

sister Kersey Davis

Let the Savior Lead you to....

.....Happily Ever After

Week 30

Hi all =D My new companions name is Sister Rogers, she is 20 years old and from Sandy, Utah (of course....) she is TINY and people thinks she is my child ha ha. Training is always an adventure and every person is different (obviously..) and the first few days I was freaking out (in my mind) so I asked the Elders for a priesthood blessing after out church tour and I received so much comfort. I know that the priesthood has been restored and that it's God authority to help move forward the salvation of man! (and woman). I am so grateful that i grew up surrounded by the priesthood of God!

This is a RAD rocky thing made out of trampoline! I am going to have my future husband make me one =)

So one of the MANY reasons i was so happy that i stayed in Yucca Valley was because we have been planning a potluck/church tour for the past 6 weeks and it finally went down on Friday! around 50 people showed up! we had 4 non members there and 2 less actives who i was SOOO HAPPY to see there. Betty is amazing and invited two of her non member friends to come. We are now going to start teaching them =) SEE that's all you've gotta do! invite your non member friends and the missionaries will take care of the rest! invite, invite, INVITE! Anyway.. we ate food and watched the 20 minute version of the Joseph smith prophet of the restoration. Then we did the church tour, it was fun! there were definitely some disappointments... people that said they would come but didn't... it's ok though! everyone has their AGENCY!

Keep Betty in your prayers her Father passed away this week. It broke my heart. I love her so much, my heart hurts for her..... I feel so bad for her. Horrible things are happening, but she never fails to amaze me. She is so positive. She came to the pot luck and even invited her two friends who are struggling. She came to church and participated in every class! she has her moments of weakness but quickly recovers. I want to be like her someday. I know that she will see her dad again. I know that he will accept the gospel in the spirit world, he was the kindest 95 year old i have ever met and he was a righteous, sincere follower of God.

WE did a service project and cleaned up a members back yard. She is a legit hoarder... like for real.... it was the messiest back yard i have EVERY seen... the most ridiculous things were back there like; ice cream machine, juk box, flinstones car, broken weight lifting machine, punching bag, army tent, hay bells a rotten mattress and a cute dog named rock!

We had a lesson half in Spanish and half in English....... it was pretty crazy.... while Brother Pinela spoke spoke Spanish forever i taught their 13 year old daughter about temples and how you can be married to your best friend for ever! not just for time. She thought it was pretty cool ha ha. They are such and awesome family! they didn't show up to church though... which made me sad and they cancelled their appointment because of sickness... they are so fun and totally Mormons at heart!

We taught the people who have a dog named Dallas and it went well! They said we could come back! =D We are going to try to get Kym to come to the singles branch.

Well that's what has been going on this week! we have been really busy! lots of people to teach. I love this gospel more than anything, it's the only stable thing i have in my life. I know that as i continue to serve others and be obedient to Gods commandments this area and my family and my future family will be blessed. Remember to read the scriptures and say your prayers!

Love,

Sister Kersey Davis

"like what you have, not what you like"

                             -Betty's dad

Week 29

I'm staying in YUCCA VALLEY!!!! I can't believe I've been here for 6 months and I am going to be here for at least 6 more weeks! YAHOOOO I love YUCCA! I will be training a new missionary.......... I will let y'all know her name next week! I will be picking her up on Wednesday.

 Me and my new best friend Shadrack!

First off... have you all seen "the testaments: one fold and one shepherd" ? um.. AMAZING MOVIE!!!!! watch it. I cried.

This week has been pretty amazing! we are now teaching Brother Perez's daughter and her husband. He was baptized 3 years ago and has been working on them since! I feel so blessed to be teaching them. They are both so ready and they are so excited to be a family forever! They have two twin 5 year old girls. Brother Perez is our ward mission leader and he is on fire! I am very blessed to be working with him.

this is sister Martin and Steve one of our new investigators! He prayed for the first time in a long time a few days ago!

(the elders are tickling each other right now... it's hard to concentrate on emails...)

we also met 2 Spanish families this week that want to learn more! I am really excited to teach them! the dad actually kissed us on the cheek which was extremely awkward.. ah ha I know its their culture... but I'm an awkward missionary! I am so excited to finally teach families!

Bruce is preparing to receive the priesthood!

Me and the amazing Vikdal family! and their cool chameleon

I MET A BOXER DOG NAMED DALLAS!!!! we started conversation with his owner and we are going over there on Friday to teach them! 

Funny things said by my Friend and investigator Emily: "I don't want to go! I don't want to feel the spirit!"  "I am Jesus Christ and I approve this message" ha ha ha she is so funny I love her. She is going get baptized and go on a mission someday!

an awkward photo of us and brother Lee and his son Bailey 

I love being a missionary! yes... I miss the worldly life and some of the worldly things I loved like Facebook, pinterest, TV shows and... I can't think of anything else.. but I love the people here! I love the gospel and I am soooo blessed to have it in my life. God need all of our help to share the happiness and blessings with those who don't have it! "we are as the army of Helamen we have been taught in our youth!" share it with others. God needs your help.

You can change someones life with 6 words! Paint a missionary badge on your heart!

I love you all!

Love,

sister Kersey davis  

Month 7 (28 Weeks)

Tall ladies! whahoo! This is my friend and investigator Emily (left) she is 17 and he sister Sara who got baptized about 9 months ago. She is 21 and is getting ready to go to boot camp to be a Marine! they are so funny I love them so much! Emily is a really good swimmer! she is looking to swim in college

ok.. I accidentally deleted my long email again... AHHH! what is wrong with me! ticked... Anyway.

Hello all! I'm still in Yucca Valley, can you believe I've been here for 6 months!? not for long... transfers are next week and I'm sure I will be shipped out and I will cry my eyes out! Everyday I have a moment where I think " am I really a missionary? wow.. I can't believe it!?" I am so blessed to be serving my Brothers and Sisters of California. Being a missionary is the hardest thing I have ever done in my life, but I still find myself thanking my Heavenly Father Every night for the opportunity to serve. I am truly grateful for the opportunity God has given me to grow and help others. Everyone GO ON A MISSION!

This week has been AWESOME! Our zone and our companionship had reached out record of lessons and finding investigators! numbers don't really matter but it helps us continue to work hard! We receive a referral from a man named Bob this week. We call him Bob tractor (because he has a lot of tractors..) he isn't a member and isn't interested but he gave us 2 referrals after we talked to him a few days ago! one being Donna. She is 94 years old and the happiest person I know! she also just got her license renewed for 5 years! WHAT!? So now she is a new investigator. Yahoo! She is adorable. She gave us 2 grama skirts ha ha

One of my outfits =) if any of ya’ll wonder what I wear...

Funnies/randoms

We ate at a Spanish families house last week and they had HOT pepper seeds/corn things.. Carne Assada we decided to play dare and eat them plain... Everyone did it except me... I was scared! I have a sensitive tongue! Finally I fell into peer pressure and I did it and my mouth went numb and I almost started crying and I couldn't stop eating ice cream. But it was funny watching everyone eat them!

Ok.. so a member gave me permission to text his girlfriend EVERYDAY to ask her if we can come visit her and teach her. so I did it! everday this week.. I felt SOOO annoying...she never texted us back.. I figured we would never really meet her... THEN we got a call from sister davis and she says " yea so we have dinner with you guys sunday and we invited Riky (that's her name)" HA HA HA  oh my gosh.. so we met her last night and I felt so embarrassed.... but she said we could come over somtime! so it turned out good! I plan on apologizing for being annoying the next time we see her...

We yell "I FEAR NO MAN" everyday before we walk out of the door.

I look extreme sister missionary in this picture.. NOT a fan haha. BUT this is Dillon and Jovina they are in the Sunrise singles branch and I LOVE them. Dillon was baptized 2 years ago and he is AWESOME! he is working towards going on a mission and just got kicked out of his house.. pretty much because he is Mormon.. he is so strong! The young people here amaze me!

Chelsey: I don't know if you still watch the bachelor... but we were in big o tires this week (because out jeep is falling apart) and tv was on and they were talking about the bachelor and how a girl really embarrassed herself. She thought he called her name and started coming down but he didn't really say her name so yea.. ok that was pointless.

I found a part of the bible dictionary definition of pray that I really liked: The object of prayer is not to change the will of God, but to secure for ourselves and for others blessings that God is already willing to grant, but that are made conditional on our asking for them. 

This past week I have been trying to pray more sincerely and from the heart. The prayers are much longer and take a lot more effort but I know that I feel a lot better and more inspired when I pray with all my heart!

My new RAD RING!! It is Garnett and I am very obsessed with it. Brother and Sister Richards gave it to me =) they pon jewelry and antique stuff. They are so cool and make me laugh all the time! I love them and will miss them so much when I leave this area =(

We had lots of investigators at church this week! 5 total between us and the elders. We also had a inactive show up that we did NOT think would be coming to church anytime soon! It makes me so happy to see the pews full and to see unfamiliar faces! leaving is going to be hard...

we spoke in the singles branch this week. it was fun! I love speaking to young people! I love my friends in the YSA branch. It sunday school class we learned about the pre existence we read this story... it's amazing!

The following event took place in a ward in Salt Lake City in 1974. It occurred during a sacrament meeting and was told to me by a Regional Representative of the Twelve who was in the meeting. A young man, just before leaving on his mission stood in sacrament meeting and bore in essence the following testimony:

Brothers and Sisters, as you know, the past two weeks I've been waiting for my mission call. During the time I was waiting I had a dream. I knew it was not an ordinary dream. I dreamed I was in the pre-existence and awaiting my call to come to earth. I was filled with the same anticipation and excitement that I had before I received my mission call. In my dream I was talking to a friend, and I felt a special closeness to him, even though I've never met him in this life. As we talked a messenger came and gave me a letter. I knew it was my call to go to earth. In great excitement my friend and I opened the letter. I gave it to him and asked him to read it aloud. It said: "You've been called to earth in a special time and to a special land. You will be born to the true church and you will have the priesthood of God in your home. You will born into a land of plenty, in a land of freedom. You will go to earth in the United States of America."

My friend and I rejoiced as we read my call, and while we were rejoicing the messenger returned. This time he had a letter for my friend. We knew it was his call to earth. My friend gave me the letter to read aloud. His letter said: "You've been called to go to the earth in circumstances of poverty and strife. You will not be raised in the true church. Many hardships will attend your life. Your land will be fraught with political and social difficulties - which will hinder the work of the Lord. You will be born in Costa Rica."

We wept, my friend and I, as we read his call. And my friend looked at me with tears in his eyes, and said, "When we are down on earth, you in your choice land and me in Costa Rica, my friend, please come and find me."

The this young missionary, with tears in his eyes, said, "Brothers and Sisters, I have received my mission call. I am going to Costa Rica."

There is a sequel to the story. About a year after the sacrament meeting, the bishop received a letter from the missionary in Costa Rica. The letter had one sheet of paper in it and on that sheet written in capital letters were four words:

I FOUND MY FRIEND

We are all foreordained to do something, weather that be serving a mission, raising a family, sharing the gospel with a friend I hope we are all living in a way that we can fulfill those things.  

I love you all! gotta go!

Love,

Sister Kersey Davis

Week 27

Hello people back home!

I don't have much time. Ok.. yes I do... but I don't feel like writing a novel today...

That is Brother Perez our ward mission leader. HE IS AWESOME! He always gets me so pumped about missionary work! I am going to miss him a lot.

 Look how buff my arm looks! Ha ha! This is Bruce, we have been teaching him for about 3 months! NEVER thought I would see him baptized =) I've seen SUCH a big change in him. He pretty much gave a talk at his baptism! I'm so happy for him =) and I feel so blessed to have taught him. I learned ALOT of patience ha.......

 We had a lesson by the Elders apartment and they covered our car with pass along cars, taped candy, a lamp... and creepy dolls. ha ha ha weirdos...

 Sister Gardner and I went on a hike with Melinda (investigator) today at Joshua Tree National park! it was BEAUTIFUL! imma come back someday and sleep on these rocks!

This week was pretty rough... I got sick on new years eve. BUT my sickness has only taken away 45 minutes from missionary work! I only came home once to sleep for 45 mins. I kinda wish I took a little more time to get fully recovered... but....

Sitting in between rocks!

So this week we were teaching Bruce about..........I don't remember. BUT we were talking about cussing and I was TOTALLY preaching to myself as I was teaching him! those of you who knew me before my mission knew that I had a very bad mouth.... I never really cussed ha ha but... I might as well have! I just had horrible language... ANYWAY I was saying to Bruce " Your not going to recognize the missed blessing that come from cussing, it's not a major sin BUT when you have bad language the spirit can't be with you" while I was talking I was like "WHHHOOOOAAAH, I'm totally preaching to myself right now"

Melinda me and s. Gardner

I LOVE the singles branch! testimony meeting this week in the home ward was good.. I felt the spirit.. BUT in the singles branch it was SOO STRONG!!! They are so powerful! I don't know what it is about young ppls testimonies... We had a potential investigator there and he said that he really liked it!

Barker Dam

I love you all!

Love,

Sister Davis!

Have an eternal perspective!

ENDURE TO THE END!