Hardships in your life? Read the Book of Mormon

Hey everyone! 

This last week has been pretty busy. We had to go on splits again because Elder Uata had to go to the dentist. From the sounds of things, it was a pretty horrifying experience haha. He had just a little cavity and they just decided to rip the whole tooth out haha. Pretty sketchy. 

But the work was decent this week. We stayed busy teaching lessons and meeting new people. I really enjoyed it. We had the baptism for Kathleen on Saturday and it was amazing. We had a really spiritual experience with it. I love this mission so much. I know this is right where I am supposed to be. 

The language is going great. I am finally feeling pretty comfortable with it. Which is a good thing because it really sucks not being able to understand people or speak what you are thinking. But its going really well. I have realized that after the day is over and we are in the apartment, speaking English is a chore sometimes. hahaha 

But I hope everyone is doing great. I love and miss you all. I just want you all to know that if any of you are going through trials or hardships in your life, just read the Book of Mormon. It will bring peace into your life faster than anything else. I know I have had trials and struggles, but I promise you that the Book of Mormon will help you with anything. Love you! 

Elder Davis

The district

The Romano family

Kathleen's  baptism (that's really her, not a doll)

Elder Davis on the beach

Zone activity

 

Week 29

Hey guys! 

This week flew right on by again. I can't believe that the time is going by as fast as it is. Before I know it my mission is going to be halfway over! I am loving it so much here though. The work is going really well. We have a baptism coming up for a little 9 year old girl named Kathleen. She is really awesome. I am excited for her. We have a few other investigators that we need to work with some more. They are doing okay, just need some more help. One of them has a problem with drinking and smoking. We challenged him to cut back and slowly we will help him stop completely. So we will see how it goes. Its such a hard thing to quit, but we are hopeful that it will go well. 

Nothing too crazy went down this week though. But we had a service project building roofs out of leaves which was pretty cool. It is actually harder than it looks haha. It was really fun though. 

I love you all so much! Keep being awesome out  there in the old CO! 

Roof building

Blisters

Hey Guys!

I hope you all had a great week! My week was really really good. It was really busy. Elder Uata had to go to Cebu 2 different times so I had to go on splits for a few days. It was really fun. My first one I got to work with Elder Germaine for two days so it was awesome. It was really cool to see the growth since the MTC. The second time, my companion was Elder May, a brand new missionary. It was really fun to work with him as well. I was kinda nervous at first because it was going to be me leading everything and stuff but it went really well.

We had a service project yesterday where we built a bathroom. It was a good service project. We had to dig this huge hole and I got blisters all over my hands cause I haven't done any really physical work out here haha.

We are still working hard out here teaching lessons and meeting new people to share the gospel with. I love it so much. Hope you all have a great week!

Zambonguita Philippines

Hello Kamong Tanan!

I am sitting here writing yet another weekly email! Which is crazy because it feels like yesterday that  I wrote the last one. But this last week was a great one indeed. We have been doing good with staying busy. Even though our teaching pool right now is pretty small, we are still trying our hardest to tract and find the people who are ready for the gospel.
We had a lesson with this brother last night that was really good. The Spirit was so strong as we taught about our agency and how we need to use our agency for good. Of course we taught that sometimes doing evil may appear fun, but in all reality, it only brings more sadness and guilt. As we taught him to use his agency for good, he accepted the challenge to follow Christs example. It was a great lesson.
This last few days I have been studying about 1Nephi 8 which is about Lehi's vision of the tree of life. It is an amazing chapter. We all have much to learn from that chapter.

I love you all and miss you tons. Keep being awesome back in the good ole CO!

Zambonguita

Zambonguita palms

Transferred to Zamboangita

Maayong Buntag sa inyong tanan!

This week has been a great one. I am now here in my second area of Zamboangita! Transfers went really smooth. I was kinda nervous for it because I have never done it but it went well. I was able to catch a bus and head down south to my new area really easily. It took me about 6 hours total to get all the way down here. It was a long ride...ahahaha.

But this area is so awesome! It is a lot different than Toboso, but I am going to love it. My new companion is Elder Uata, from Provo. Me and him are getting a long really really well. As we go through out the days, we always joke and have fun with each other. Its good. We had a baptism for a sister that he has been teaching for a while now. Her name is Sister Beth. It was a great baptism.

Lately I have been thinking a ton about how much this gospel really means to me. Since being on my mission, I have learned so much and grown a ton. And it's all because of the gospel. I know that the church is true and can help anyone who accepts and lives by its principles. I love it soo soo much. But I hope you all have a great week! Love you all and miss you!

Elder Davis

Last night in Toboso

Last night in Toboso

Zamboangita

Sister Beth and Elder Uata

Baptisms and transfers!

Hello everyone!

This week has been great. I had the best birthday ever with the baptism of the Camisona sisters. They are really great. We have been teaching them for a long time now and I am so glad that it worked out to baptize them on my birthday! It was a great spiritual experience. Elder Ioane and I have had a great transfer here in Toboso. But this is my last day here. I will be transfering down to another area in the south part of Negros. I am very very excited to go to a new area but also kinda sad that I will have to leave the people here. I have really come to feel like they are my family here. I will miss them a lot.

But I don't have a ton of time right now but just wanted to say that I know that this gospel is true. I have learned so much and grown just in my short time here in Toboso. I love this mission so much and am so glad to be out here.  I love you all so much and miss you!

I hope you all have a great week and thank our Heavenly Father for all of the wonderful blessings we receive every single day!

Elder Davis

Bench service project 

Plowing them fields with a white water buffalo

Camisona sisters baptism

My homies

So where we headed boys???

Hello everybody!

Kamusta man mo!? This week has been a great week. I probably sound like a broken record when I say that the week went by quickly but its the truth. It feels like I am here emailing home like every other day. Haha its crazy. But this week was great. We had another baptism for a 12 year old kid named Neil Villarin. He is super cool. He is super tiny but really fun. His parents are both inactive in the church, but that doesn't stop him from going to church every Sunday. He is setting a great example for his parents. We are starting to focus on finding new people to teach, because our investigators are starting to become recent converts, which is really amazing. I have been so blessed to have such great success in this area.

I have really realized this week how much of a blessing this mission is for me. I mean, I get to be out here in this amazing part of the world teaching the gospel every single day for 2 years. I get to learn a new crazy language, meet some of the greatest people on earth, and experience things that I would never experience at home. I am just so grateful for this time I have out here.

Pretty funny thing happened to us this week. Elder Ioane and I were waiting for a bus or jeepney to go out to an area and this woman wearing a white wedding dress came up and stood near us. She didn't say a word and wouldn't look at us but stood near us. We eventually got into a Jeepney and she followed us. We were kinda like "okay maybe she just happens to be going this way". But as we stopped the jeepney at the place we were getting out, she jumped out with us. It was so weird! She then sat at the benches with us as we waited for a member to work with us. But the whole time she didn't say anything. But the member pulled up on his motorcycle and asked us where we were going to be working for the day. As he was talking the woman hopped on the back of his motorcycle and said "So where we headed boys?" HAHAHA we were so weirded out. It was hilarious. The member told her to get off of his motorcycle and she started walking home after that. But it was great. haha anyways just a funny story that went down this week.

I hope you are all doing great and loving life! We are truly blessed to be here on the earth at this point. I hope everyone recognizes their blessings!

Elder Davis

Killer Doggy Dreadlocks!

Life is good

Neil Villarin Baptism

Cool Snake