SOOOO Many Questions to Answer! Haha okay I'll begin by answering ALL of them:
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1. I'm doing well. The work is definitely keeping me busy. We have some lulls every now and then and we're trying to fit in as much finding in those times as we can. We don't have many investigators so we have to do a lot more finding!
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2. Sis. McCloy is doing great. In fact this last Saturday we had our companionship inventory where we pretty much agreed upon the fact that whenever the mission gets hard, whenever we get tired or frustrated we tell each other to "deck satan." Don't ask. We just find it very entertaining, we laugh and then we work harder. so it works. :)
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3. The Robisons and Browns are awesome! We feel like we have a better connection with the Robisons probably because we think a lot alike. The Browns are awesome and very talented. We really need their talent here so we're grateful they're here. Their daughter actually started something called One Heart Bulgaria where they help orphans in Bulgaria. It's really cool and her mission companion (they both served in Bulgaria) actually has a mormon.org movie profile about it. The Robison's are very friendly and funny. In fact Elder Robison and Bishop McWhirter of the 18th ward remind me of dad a bit. They're both just goofy and they love to relentlessly tease us! :) They're fun.
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4. Yes we have a car still
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5. If we see tourists, I don't notice them very much. Probably because we spend lots of time at the center and not quite out and about.
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6. Our area is HUGE, because it's pretty much two stakes, as we cover two singles wards from different stakes.
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7. We really don't tract. Our mission is kinda a pilot for working with members a lot more. So we try to find through members more than our own efforts. But every now and then we will go out and knock on some doors. Most of them are potentials or formers though.
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8. Gospel essentials class? Like in church? I'm pretty sure it's like any other gospel principle's class. It's good!
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9. We don't cook that much. We've been fed by people a lot more lately and we just don't have the time to cook anything extravagent. The biggest thing we make is fajitas and we'll do that at least once a week. ;)
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10. I did get the package last week. Thank you so much! The inside had ripped so the insulation for the package had kinda mixed in with everything haha but the candy still tasted really good. ;) Thank you! I like the braclet and necklace too.
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11. We're still working on finding people.
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12. Becky and Dessa are doing great! Dessa is on her ship again and we don't know when she gets back exactly. But Becky is doing really well. She was sick on Sunday so she couldn't come to church but she went to the Elder's baptism for Leo this Saturday and she was still really enjoying it. She thought it was interesting to see what happened to her. :)
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13. Yes, I'm getting exercise. Probably not as much as I need as just walking around the Huge San Diego Zoo pretty much killed me. :)
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14. I'm eating well enough. Making sure I eat every meal, I have to make sure Sis. McCloy eats too. And i'm being more healthy then before so I think I'm doing well.
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15. P-days: we usually do e-mails, go shopping, write letters and if we have anything else planned, any other cool activities such as the Zoo, lighthouses, Balboa Park, etc. Pres. just told us to have fun on preparation days within our rules of course, so we try our best. ;)
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16. We are excited for our new pres. sad for Pres and Sis. Donaldson to leave but we know that Pres and Sis. Clayton have to be amazing to deal with this lot in San Diego. ;)
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Okay, I think that's all of them.
As for the jokes. Thank you much! They are much improved mom. ;) Haha I really like those ones. And thank you for all of your profound knowledge, it's much appreciated. It was really what I needed. Ah I love you all! Tell Olivia I miss her too but that'll just make it all the better when I come back. :) Oh and I love how all the pictures Olivia draws of us always include name tags and skirts with loops at the ends. :)
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And stake relief society second counselor huh? Hahaha oh mom, that's not my fault at all. ;) But it's true, something I do miss from home is the fact that we Do have the spirit there. It Is a place of learning, of prayer, of fasting, of faith, and every now and then a house of order. :) But it is a special place and it makes me excited to go back. Not only that but when we go to some houses, occassionally, they're nice but they're missing something and you can feel it. That's why everyone needs to be Baptized and receive the Holy Ghost! Elder Yi's motto is that we need to get everyone to their next ordinance... so he's at the stage where he's trying to get new converts to marry each other so they can get sealed in the Temple... we usually shake our heads and laugh. He's not the greatest of matchmakers. Still, the poor dear is trying his best. :)
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Haha I need to mention, as I just flipped through my scriptures that they're covered in notes and colors. I don't know if that's a good thing or bad thing. But at least they're being used very well and lovingly. I love the scriptures. It's sometimes funny how I thought they were so boring way back when... all of a year ago. Ok not boring, but I didn't seem to understand them. I don't know how the change occured. I guess I just seemed to understand them moreso then ever before and now I see things and think how could I Not have seen this before. It's really interesting.
Agh! There's too much to write and too little time!
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Okay! So in Preach my Gospel it talks about the ward mission plan in the ch 13. You need to read that section and my suggestion, create a family or individual mission plan. It is so inspired! We need to set goals before we can ever realize what we can do, and the more specific they are the better. Man, life after the mission will be pretty much me getting excited over mission plans and scripture study book clubs or something. I think it's so funny how excited I get about these things. In fact, Sis. McCloy and I talk about our missionary prep class we're teaching and sometimes I get on my soap box and tell her how we should be implementing more and preparing more, etc. Haha it's funny, thank heavens she understands me. I really seem to have way more opinions then I ever did before, again I don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing. :)
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Our 9th ward council is finally understanding how it should run! It so exciting to see this dramatic change from focusing on all these activities and how we don't have time for service opportunities to "hey how can we help this individual come back to church or feel welcomed, etc." I LOVE it! And I have no idea how it started changing. I do know we owe a lot to our ward mission leader who is phenominal and who is in the words of president "getting it." We're working on the 18th ward now. They have a lot of energy but we need to direct the energy into the work. It is sure to be good. We're very excited about the Center right now. :)
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Our investigators as of right now are pretty much ilima, Jen and Emily. Yep only three, hence the need for finding!!! Especially when they only seem to meet once a week. It's really difficult to get any of them to keep their appointments actually, especially with Jen. Jen's boss hates mormons, he was one, and she happens to live in the same apartment as him... which makes things very tricky. I hate to say it but the Devil is definitely working on him, and getting him to keep Jen from really learning more. Her dad is mormon and he forces her to come to church with him at times. She doesn't think Joseph Smith is a prophet and she says the only reason she met with us is because she told us she would. It was a let down and if it weren't for our Sister trainer who was with us we may have died! But, fortunately we re-taught her the restoration and asked her to read and pray to know if it is true and she said she would. In fact her countenance had changed and become more soft. It was really cool
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Here's what I know. The church is true. How do I know? I've read and prayed to know if the Book of Mormon is true. I Know I received an answer and every day I testify of that to others I know even moreso. Because the Book of Mormon is true, because it is tangible evidence of the truth of God, I know Joseph Smith had to be a prophet, otherwise he couldn't have translated the book through the power of God. And because I know the Book is true, I know that what it teaches is true. I know that Jesus Christ is my Savior, that because of Him we can return to live with out Father again, that because He lives, we will live, that because He knows Me, I never have to feel alone and His atonement can heal me. I know that the only way to have access to that atonement is through the ordinances. Without being baptized by the Proper Priesthood Authority, we cannot take part of the Atonement. It just makes sense! I know God loves us and that He has designed this amazing plan for us! Oh how wonderful a plan that is. I love it! I love Heavenly Father! I love this Gospel and I'm so excited to be working here! :)
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I love you all, and I wish you the best! Please write if you have the time. I'd love to hear from you all! :) Plus missionaries thrive off of mail. ;) haha jk but really.
Love Sister Davis
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