Week 23

I am staying in Yucca again!!! =D yahoo!!! So is Sister Gardner! AND we are getting a set of Elders in our ward too =D Obedient ones! One is actually our zone leader. The Onaga Trail ward is also getting a set of Elders. It’s going to be so nice to have 8 missionaries in Yucca Valley! We are going to flood this town with the gospel! 

Random/funnies

-We went to this house… they let us in and there were 4 young girls and a lady… the house was like a… safe house… or something.. like were young ppl who don’t have homes go for a short time.. Something like that! Anyway they were really nice and were talking about their church called the “upper room church” we were talking about stuff and the older lady got all excited and told us about “pastor Deloris” next thing I know she has her on the phone and hads it to me ha ha ha so I am talking to pastor Deloris from Banning and then she asks what church we are from and I say “I’m a missionary from the church of Jesus Christ of latter day saints” and she goes quiet ha ha then the lady yells, “ that’s the same as our church right?” Pastor Deloris says “no…” ha ha then all the ppl in the room say “oh…….” Ha ha then it got awkward and we hung up. Then we taught them a brief restoration and invited them to church. They didn’t come but we will go check on them this week =) 

-This kid takes random pictures of me on his iphone… everytime he does it I’m like “uh… I can see you taking a picture of me… and so can everyone else… what are you doing…?” he’s from a different country so maybe he just doesn’t know that it’s not civil to do that here ha ha 

-sooo we met this woman from Guam named Velma. She had a brother named Chris and he is Down syndrome and I LOVE HIM!!! Oh my word… seriously people with handicaps and disabilities are gifts from God. I truly believe that. I miss my special needs institute class so much! We had our first lesson with chris and Velma and I sat down and I was trying to take my coat off and I was struggling a little, ya know getting my long arms out and Chris helps me take my coat off!!! JUST LIKE BRETT ALWAYS HELPED ME IN SPECIAL NEEDS INSTITUTE!!! Aw man is was such a happy moment for me =) I miss Brett.

-We ate dinner at the Pinelas house this week. They speak little English but! We were so blessed, because hermona Jones was with us that day! So she was able to talk to them. It was pretty awkward because we couldn’t communicate but…. Oh and during the lesson/dinner thought Hermona Jone was interpreting the WHOLE time! IT was so difficult ha ha I’m sure I sounded pretty dumb but oh well.. I love the Spanish ppl they are so kind and their hearts are so open to the gospel! 

-We had lots of people in sacrament meeting yesterday! I was so happy!!! I feel like this is my home ward now… hopefully we can keep it that way! I want to build up this ward so bad, there are SOOO many less actives we are trying to get everyone to be more united and friendly. I might not see the fruits of my labors but I know by this time next year there will be a full chapel! 

 THis is Brother and Sister Burracchio! She is a convert and he is a burn victim and they have amazing faith!! I love them!!!! Brother Burracchio does not look happy in this picture ha ha i promise he is the kindest man! 

Sooo the sister Trainer leader came out with us this Thursday and Friday. Thursday night I just felt horrible… I was being really negative… I was thinking “wow.. I am a horrible missionary.. if she was out here there would be so many more baptism.. I don’t even know what I a doing, I don’t know how to train! I am DONE being a missionary, I’m not even helping ANYONE” Then I got on my knees and prayed for strength and told Heavenly Father how I felt.. I felt a little better… then I started being negative again and I almost fell asleep crying then I decided to pray again…. I fell asleep and I woke up excited and inspired and ready to get over myself and go to work! And we had a GREAT day and I LOVED being a missionary! I seriously don’t know what I would do without my savior and my Heavenly Father. I k now that he strengthens me through the atonement of Jesus Christ. 

We met an amazing woman named Trisha! We talked to her a little bit. She had lots of questions about the prophet and the apostles. I had a feeling we should give her a book of mormon and we did and she was SOO EXCITED to get it! She was like “oh my word! I can have it!!?! I’ve been wanting one of these!! I always see them in the marriot hotels but.. I could never steal one ya know” ha ha she is so cute! She had us sign our names in it. She texted us yesterday and said she has been reading it and she said she finds it very interesting and she has a lot of questions when we come back! I love her already!

Is my blog getting boring?? Do I need to talk about different stuff?? 

Betty taught the lesson this sunday in relief society! she did amazing!!! I was so proud of her =) i felt like a proud mother. she made these little scriptures out of chocolate! how cute! 

Ha ha funny story… so during companionship inventory this week sister G and I came to the conclusion that we would not choose to be friends if we had the choice ha ha we have NOTHING in common. Nada. we are zero compatible. If we were of the opposite sex there would be no second date. Anyway we were talking about the strength of our relationship and that’s what I came up with was that we work good together even though we have NOTHING in common. 

We have had a lot of disappointments and a lot of people have broken my heart…BUT I will continue to invite others to come unto Christ! I know I can be better and I will try my hardest to find those who are prepared! We have been talking to EVERYONE. Literally. The more people you talk to about the gospel the more people will get baptized!

Sister Gardner made me laugh this week, so that was good… 

Today we prayed with a guy in the subway parking lot! That was fun. 

I usually don’t really care for this time of the year… but I love it now!! I think it is because I really am focused on the true meaning of Christmas. I love Jesus Christ and I am so grateful that I am a part of his restored Gospel. I love feeling the spirit and I love telling others how the gospel has brought me so much happiness! I love you all and hope that you will all remember Christ this Christmas. What would he do on Christmas day?? Go do something that he would do. Ok it’s not even Christmas yet… but on Christmas day go do something he would do! Go serve! Share the gospel! Do your visiting teaching! Do your home teaching! It’s not much… but it could mean the world to someone! 

Love,

 Sister Kersey Davis

 Make it a good day! 

 This was at the Constantinos christmas party. ICK! it's a whole pig! what the.... there was some very interesting food.. like blood soup... everything i tried was good tho! we sung careokee christmas songs it sounded horrible! there were lots of people and i was just making a fool of myself ha ha i didn't even care! 

22 Weeks

Hello and happy thanks giving!!!! Hope y’all gained 15 pounds like me! just kidding I don't think I gained 15 pounds.

          First off I just want to let everyone know how grateful I am for all of the support I have received. Thank you so much to my family and to my ward for the sacrifices that have made it possible for me to be out here. I am sooo very grateful for the letters and emails I receive each week, they mean so much and give me so much strength! I am so grateful for full tithe payers. I am grateful for the food I have to eat every day. I am grateful for animals! I am grateful for my parents. I am so grateful for my savior. I am extremely grateful for my membership is this church! I could go on but I will stop.

Thanks Giving with Sister Betty Kerr and her friends =) this was our first thanks giving dinner. The guy with the white beards name is Gordon Seyfried played for the Cleveland Indians baseball team, He was the pitcher in 1963-64.He was pretty funny, he kept swearin and Betty would get mad at him ha ha Betty made ALLLL of that food and she washed AALLL of the dishes!!! She has so much charity!

  

          Sooooo.... Thanks giving went great for Sister Gardner and I! We ate thanks giving lunch with Betty and a few of her non-member friends. Then we ran over to “Johns Place” a restaurant that serves free thanks giving dinner and we wished everyone there a happy thanks giving and we gave them all pass along cards! Don't know if that was socially appropriate but we did it anyways! It was really fun and exciting and awkward all at the same time! We met some interesting people! 

          For Thanks giving dinner we ate at the Prudholms, they are all so kind. I am so grateful for their willingness to not only let us missionaries join in but several other people who didn’t have anywhere else to go either. I asked them if they had A1 and they did! I was so happy. They thought it was pretty strange that I put A1 on my turkey and ham... BUT I dared them to all try it and guess what!?! They liked it! We laughed a lot and talked about what we were grateful for. Sister Prudholm is so funny and kind and spiritual and she is a convert! I want to be like her someday! Is it possible for me to become a convert......???

Cool shirt huh!?!? an Awesome convert in the singles Branch wore this shirt for a date (they dressed up crazy and went bowling) and we saw them and I said I WANT THAT SHIRT! and he said Ok. So now it's mine!! =D yeeehaa

So this week we were reading with an investigator and her sister and we talked to her about the spirit and how it communicates with us and stuff. Then we read Ether 12.... The room was filled with the spirit! She said that when she was reading it she felt the spirit so strong and that it was so beautiful that she wanted to cry! It made me want to cry just hearing her say that! I told her that the spirit testifies of truth and now she can say she has a testimony of Ether 12! She isn't getting baptized next week, she isn't ready. We are going to pray with her about a date this week! I LOVED THAT LESSON!! I LOVE THE SPIRIT!!

So we were teaching a couple a few weeks ago and they moved to Dessert Hot Springs... The Elders were finally able to meet with them on Tuesday and they were able to teach them. After one of our appointments we see a voicemail.. it's from the DHS Elders.. we call them and they say " THEY HAVE A DATE!!!" AYAYAYAYAYAYYAAYAYYA! They will be baptized on Jan 11th =D I am so happy for them! The gospel is going to change their lives!

So... I was reading in the Christmas Coalville stake book things and someone who is in the Philippines said that Philipinos are so blunt, in a loving way and I laughed cause I know several philipinos here.. Including Allan our YSA ward mission leader.. she talked about how they point out zits and gaining weight ha ha.  Yesterday Allan asks me... "what kind of cleaner do you put on your face" (translation.... I have never seen such a zitty face in my life what in the world are you doing to your face!!?) ha ha so he has been giving me advice on my acne...... he gave me some of the stuff that he uses and I set up an appointment to meet with a dermatologist on the 16th. hm. that was a pointless story. . sorry. ok well I've gotta go! I love you all! Pray! Read the scriptures! Read the ensigns! Watch Mormon messages! Share them with your friends!

So... Saturday was not a very good day... we had 3 appointments set with investigators and all of them fell through! I was feeling really down and bummed and frustrated so I just start crying while we are driving to Nora's house to let her dogs out. something I have realized is that when I cry I'm going to be emotional for the next hour and a half! so I stopped crying.... then at Nora's house I was all happy because I got to pet the dogs and whatever and then when we were leaving them they looked so sad! I got all teary... ha ha then we got to the Baptism for Adam (Othere Sisters) and on the front of his baptism program was this picture!!! And I just lost it!! ha ha I start crying again... because it's so beautiful and baptisms are AMAZING and Adam looked so happy! ha ha yea.. I'm insane.   

Love,

Sister Kersey Davis

"Make it a good day!"

      -Betty Kerr

P.S. We have been teaching Bruce for about 2 months, we have invited him to be baptized several times. He would always have a strange reason… this week we invited several investigators to a baptism including him. No one showed up… then! Bruce showed up a few minutes late =) yay! After we talked to him about it, he really liked it. The next day in church, baptism came up several times and he found a scripture that he liked… Alma 32:16 he shared it with everyone. Then in the singles branch (he goes to both) baptism came up again! Sister Gardner and I were like “I hope Bruce is listening………” then at linger longer Bruce randomly says “ so Sisters I’ve been thinking of a baptism date” I almost had a heart attack and choked on my food, "you have??!!" blah blah blah... then Naturally... I say " Bruce will you prepare yourself to be baptized on January 4th?" hahahahhahahaha... I'm such a sister missionary... yahoo! I'm so excited for Bruce! I hope I can be here for his baptism.

Shadrack. He had a lot of fun at the grammys. I was jealous... he got several pictures of Taylor Swift. When I was baring my testimony Yesterday in singles branch I look over at him and this is the face he is making ha ha. He can make so UGLIES.. I even showed him my ugliest face ha ha!