Here's the latest. I had to laugh about the truck washing incident. It just goes to show that service goes a long, long way. Also, we now know Maureen knows how to wash a truck; I'm sure her Dad will put this information to good use when she gets home! Thank you to each one of you for your thoughts and prayers for Maureen. We are so grateful for them and so happy that she is doing well. -Nile and Candi
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Dear Everyone -
This week has been a week of laughs. I don't know why but it just feels like it. It really has been a good week though. We met with Beth twice this past week which was really good. She's having a hard time understanding the Book of Mormon so we read with her and helped her to better understand and apply it. We met with Don and Ron and they have been out of sorts lately, we're trying to help them get over frustrating life situations by applying the gospel. It was really neat what we ended up talking to them about - we told them how God wants to give us blessings. He's Waiting to give us blessings but He has to let us ask for them and do things that show we are willing and ready for them. So He gives us commandments and promises that He will bless us if we just keep those commandments. He can't break that promise. So if we were just obedient we would be blessed. I also realized while studying this morning that the Savior wants to bless us as well, so much. I was reading in 3 Nephi 17 this morning and He asks the people to bring their sick and ill and injured family to come to Him and be healed. I noticed that He didn't say "I'll come and heal all of you, no worries" but instead He asks them to Bring those who need healing to Him. Just as they had to come to Him and show forth their faith in His healing power, so must we turn to Him if we want to be healed, physically or spiritually. He doesn't just heal everyone that believes in Him, He invites us to Come to Him, Follow Him and He will heal us. It's something that we all have to work on, truly coming to Him.
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Well the other day I found out that someone I had worked with a lot in Green Valley (Lisa) is getting baptized on May 12th! If her husband lets her. We're praying for her. She is such a sweet lady, I'm so happy for her. As for everyone else we're working with - We've worked a lot with less active members here in El Cajon. So many of them are so ready and willing to come back when they feel the spirit. One family in particular we're working with is about to have a baby. So we asked them what we could do for them. The husband, who is less active, said "you can wash my truck." He was joking but we took him up on it and came over yesterday to wash his truck. It was so entertaining because the whole time he was making comments like "I can't believe you're washing my truck," "I can't believe you're washing the wheels," "I can't believe you're drying my truck," "I can't believe you're thanking me for letting you wash my truck!" It was quite entertaining. Following the awe-struck comments he invited us in and told us that he had been praying to know if President Monson was a prophet and if this church was true. (his wife was surprised) He said he had been feeling a "yes" but he wasn't 100% positive. He ended up asking a lot of good questions and we were able to answer them. AND he's been coming to church every week! It's so neat to see people's lives change. They are not people getting baptized, no, but they are changing their life around and using the Atonement again. How neat is that!? It doesn't matter who the person is, we should invite All to partake of the Atonement and come closer to the Savior. :)
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As for Uncle John... He moved. We were supposed to visit him on wednesday and we went to find him gone and his sister telling us he'd moved back up to Nevada. We were pretty sad but hey, there are missionaries in Nevada! And we talked to him, he told us he's going to church and he's going to hunt out the missionaries. So we'll follow up with him.
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We had another Mission President's fireside in Spanish. It was really good - the spirit was so strong and Sister Turner and I were able to sing Called to Serve in Spanish, Memorized! :D We also had interviews yesterday which was really good. President and Sister Clayton are great examples and we are so grateful to have them here with us. They really have the spirit with them and they were called to this mission at this time for a reason. They have taught me a lot.
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Things are going well out here - we had two random people come into our church building on Sunday, checking it out because they lived nearby - so we're going to go visit them. We had a lizard run into our garage... and now it must live under the boxes because we haven't seen it since... And we have a serious ant problem - no worries, we have windex, paper towels and gorilla glue - solves everything.
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Well I hope you are all doing well! I love you and pray for you daily. Stay out of trouble, study the scriptures and preach my gospel, pray daily and go to church. Those things help us to live the gospel every day of our lives!
Love Sister Maureen Davis
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Week 55 - Thursday, April 19th, 2012
To continue on the Miracle from last week...
We met with Uncle John on wednesday and gave him his very own copy of the Book of Mormon. He cried. The Book of Mormon has touched him so much in his life that he was so happy to have one again. When his wife passed away he read the book for days and it was the only thing that brought peace to his life. He was ever so grateful to us for giving him that gift back. Well we talked to him a bit about his life. He ended up telling us that he had experiences in the past that he regretted and he didn't think he could Ever be forgiven for them. I asked him to read Alma 36 that night - he said he would. Well on Friday, Sister Turner met with him while I was on exchanges. She said they sat there for 5 minutes while he explained how the chapter had touched his heart and how he knew he could be forgiven now before he asked them "so what do I need to do to be baptized?" :) It was the sweetest, neatest experience. He wanted so badly to do what was right and be forgiven and the spirit bore testimony to him that it was through baptism. :) So he'll be getting baptized May 5th! We are so happy for him and the blessings he will receive from this choice! It is the best gift ever to see a person who has little hope and happiness left in life to change almost overnight, and come to the conclusion that there is happiness and help ahead and that they can have the Savior's atonement active in their lives. :)
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We had a great Easter too! We ate dinner with the Keleman family - and talked to their less-active kids. The oldest, who we had never met before was so interested in our message and wanted to share her thoughts too. It's amazing the people that are prepared either to find the gospel or come back to the Gospel of Christ. God prepares His children in so many ways and then lets us (members and missionaries) find them and see the miracles occur right in front of us, sometimes we don't have to do anything but smile. We just told Uncle John who we were and suggested a scripture he could read and God did the rest. Sometimes that is all that is required. I hope that I can open my mouth always and share with others the truths of Christ's Gospel and just let them know how much Heavenly Father loves them. He will bless those children who follow Him and He blesses us all with opportunities to come and Follow Him. I hope I can always follow Him and give Him my all.
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I love you all! Sorry this week is short, but know how much I love you. Our Heavenly Father and His son Jesus Christ love you so much more than me. So turn to them, ask for help, ask for strength and allow the Atonement to bless your lives. I know it will. It has most assuredly blessed mine forever. I love my Savior with all my heart. And I say these things in His name.
I love you.
Love Sister Maureen Davis
We met with Uncle John on wednesday and gave him his very own copy of the Book of Mormon. He cried. The Book of Mormon has touched him so much in his life that he was so happy to have one again. When his wife passed away he read the book for days and it was the only thing that brought peace to his life. He was ever so grateful to us for giving him that gift back. Well we talked to him a bit about his life. He ended up telling us that he had experiences in the past that he regretted and he didn't think he could Ever be forgiven for them. I asked him to read Alma 36 that night - he said he would. Well on Friday, Sister Turner met with him while I was on exchanges. She said they sat there for 5 minutes while he explained how the chapter had touched his heart and how he knew he could be forgiven now before he asked them "so what do I need to do to be baptized?" :) It was the sweetest, neatest experience. He wanted so badly to do what was right and be forgiven and the spirit bore testimony to him that it was through baptism. :) So he'll be getting baptized May 5th! We are so happy for him and the blessings he will receive from this choice! It is the best gift ever to see a person who has little hope and happiness left in life to change almost overnight, and come to the conclusion that there is happiness and help ahead and that they can have the Savior's atonement active in their lives. :)
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We had a great Easter too! We ate dinner with the Keleman family - and talked to their less-active kids. The oldest, who we had never met before was so interested in our message and wanted to share her thoughts too. It's amazing the people that are prepared either to find the gospel or come back to the Gospel of Christ. God prepares His children in so many ways and then lets us (members and missionaries) find them and see the miracles occur right in front of us, sometimes we don't have to do anything but smile. We just told Uncle John who we were and suggested a scripture he could read and God did the rest. Sometimes that is all that is required. I hope that I can open my mouth always and share with others the truths of Christ's Gospel and just let them know how much Heavenly Father loves them. He will bless those children who follow Him and He blesses us all with opportunities to come and Follow Him. I hope I can always follow Him and give Him my all.
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I love you all! Sorry this week is short, but know how much I love you. Our Heavenly Father and His son Jesus Christ love you so much more than me. So turn to them, ask for help, ask for strength and allow the Atonement to bless your lives. I know it will. It has most assuredly blessed mine forever. I love my Savior with all my heart. And I say these things in His name.
I love you.
Love Sister Maureen Davis
Thursday, April 5, 2012
Week 54 - Thursday, April 5th, 2012
Hellooooooo Everyone!
So I feel like to share my sentiments I must quote from the District II movies we watched before we came out. "Im so happy... which is weird... because I am sooo tired." :) I have been so tired lately. We get in at night and I'm ready to crawl into bed. It's just a crazy busy life being a missionary. We run around preaching the Gospel, talking to random people everywhere we go, sharing our beliefs and our testimonies, laughing... and crying... and everything in between. It's an emotional rollercoaster which is more draining then anything else. But it's worth it. :) I love being a missionary and it scares me how little time I have left. Over and Over I've realized how much I want to get done. If only I knew these things at the beginning of my mission. But anyhow... the work still progresses and is wonderful. It is such a rewarding experience.
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This past week has been really fun. I went with the Green Valley sisters which was good, but it was also kinda sad. Flo has regressed a bit and the sisters had no idea why. I was slightly upset that they hadn't stayed more on top of things but I realized that I didn't know what had happened and I didn't need to judge anyone. (Just like President Uchtdorf said) Fortunately I was able to go over and see what was going on. She wouldn't come out and wanted us to leave so I sent in a note to her and when she realized I was there for the day she came out and talked with me. She's doing alright, she just gets overwhelmed with the amount of stuff we do in the church especially when she has a job too. She found out she was getting let off and it had been hard for her, so I told her that God sometimes gives us trials to work through to polish us. ;) I hope she listened to General Conference. She'll be okay. I'm not too worried about her but I do need to write her more often.
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On Friday I was able to go to Imperial Valley. I don't know if you know where that is, but it's an hours drive from Yuma, AZ. Yeah... I was really close to home and it was weird because the closer we got to El Centro, the more I felt like I was in Arizona and it was a little strange. However, it was a really good exchange and I've decided I love the valley. It's really neat there, there is just a special spirit there. Sister Hansen and I were able to discuss what we wanted to do for our Sisters conference next week in our two-hour drive. :) so there is a lot of things going on to keep us on our toes. Then of course we had amazing General Conference! I loved it so much and I took lots of notes. I loved Elder Oak's talk, and President Eyering's, President Uchtdorf's, President Monson's, Elder Holland's, and Elder Ballard's. And I loved Elder Anderson's too... okay so I liked them all so much for many different reasons. They all spoke in a different way to me which was really neat. And I knew that whoever was next to me was getting a completely different experience! All of my questions were answered as well. It was a great weekend. And to start the week, I had a zone leaders council meeting to go to. We ended up talking about ways we could be more exactly obedient - it was a neat experience because I realized the importance of being exactly obedient. It's more than just following rules, it's for our spiritual well-being. We have the spirit more with us when we are exactly obedient. And it's easier to keep going down the right path if we are always making the right choices.
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As for our miracle this week... We've been trying to contact one of our investigators lately and it's just always hard to get a hold of her. Well we finally found her outside one day with her husband and a friend. The friend's name is Uncle John. Uncle John asked us for a Book of Mormon. Uncle John Used to meet with the missionaries a few years ago and he's interested in asking us more questions. We said sure! :) Heavenly Father prepares people and literarly puts them in your path at times. he had just come back from turkey hunting and had happened to be outside with his friends, who happen to be our investigators... perfect. :) I love missionary work. I'll update you on anything else huge that happens. For the time being, we're praying for miracles and for the opportunities and strength to find and teach the people around us. "The Field is white already to harvest" Doctrine and Covenants 4:4
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Well I love you all! Take Luck and pray for the opportunities to share the gospel with those around you!
Love, Sister Maureen Davis
So I feel like to share my sentiments I must quote from the District II movies we watched before we came out. "Im so happy... which is weird... because I am sooo tired." :) I have been so tired lately. We get in at night and I'm ready to crawl into bed. It's just a crazy busy life being a missionary. We run around preaching the Gospel, talking to random people everywhere we go, sharing our beliefs and our testimonies, laughing... and crying... and everything in between. It's an emotional rollercoaster which is more draining then anything else. But it's worth it. :) I love being a missionary and it scares me how little time I have left. Over and Over I've realized how much I want to get done. If only I knew these things at the beginning of my mission. But anyhow... the work still progresses and is wonderful. It is such a rewarding experience.
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This past week has been really fun. I went with the Green Valley sisters which was good, but it was also kinda sad. Flo has regressed a bit and the sisters had no idea why. I was slightly upset that they hadn't stayed more on top of things but I realized that I didn't know what had happened and I didn't need to judge anyone. (Just like President Uchtdorf said) Fortunately I was able to go over and see what was going on. She wouldn't come out and wanted us to leave so I sent in a note to her and when she realized I was there for the day she came out and talked with me. She's doing alright, she just gets overwhelmed with the amount of stuff we do in the church especially when she has a job too. She found out she was getting let off and it had been hard for her, so I told her that God sometimes gives us trials to work through to polish us. ;) I hope she listened to General Conference. She'll be okay. I'm not too worried about her but I do need to write her more often.
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On Friday I was able to go to Imperial Valley. I don't know if you know where that is, but it's an hours drive from Yuma, AZ. Yeah... I was really close to home and it was weird because the closer we got to El Centro, the more I felt like I was in Arizona and it was a little strange. However, it was a really good exchange and I've decided I love the valley. It's really neat there, there is just a special spirit there. Sister Hansen and I were able to discuss what we wanted to do for our Sisters conference next week in our two-hour drive. :) so there is a lot of things going on to keep us on our toes. Then of course we had amazing General Conference! I loved it so much and I took lots of notes. I loved Elder Oak's talk, and President Eyering's, President Uchtdorf's, President Monson's, Elder Holland's, and Elder Ballard's. And I loved Elder Anderson's too... okay so I liked them all so much for many different reasons. They all spoke in a different way to me which was really neat. And I knew that whoever was next to me was getting a completely different experience! All of my questions were answered as well. It was a great weekend. And to start the week, I had a zone leaders council meeting to go to. We ended up talking about ways we could be more exactly obedient - it was a neat experience because I realized the importance of being exactly obedient. It's more than just following rules, it's for our spiritual well-being. We have the spirit more with us when we are exactly obedient. And it's easier to keep going down the right path if we are always making the right choices.
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As for our miracle this week... We've been trying to contact one of our investigators lately and it's just always hard to get a hold of her. Well we finally found her outside one day with her husband and a friend. The friend's name is Uncle John. Uncle John asked us for a Book of Mormon. Uncle John Used to meet with the missionaries a few years ago and he's interested in asking us more questions. We said sure! :) Heavenly Father prepares people and literarly puts them in your path at times. he had just come back from turkey hunting and had happened to be outside with his friends, who happen to be our investigators... perfect. :) I love missionary work. I'll update you on anything else huge that happens. For the time being, we're praying for miracles and for the opportunities and strength to find and teach the people around us. "The Field is white already to harvest" Doctrine and Covenants 4:4
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Well I love you all! Take Luck and pray for the opportunities to share the gospel with those around you!
Love, Sister Maureen Davis
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