Wow! Everything sounds like it's going well. The dinners, lunches, talks, etc, all completed, now it's just halloween and the holidays coming up! :) I miss not making the pumpkin cookies and carving pumpkins while listening to scary music... i almost want to wait another semester before going back to school but I think I would get WAY too bored at home. I keep hearing from RMs who are so bored at home and who just can't sit still. I'm sure I'll be like that for quite a few months. The members in our ward are doing well! They now come up to Us telling us how so and so shared the gospel this week and how they said this and that. It's really cool to see them getting excited about the work. We have a great ward who are finally getting out of their comfort zone. And to tell you the honest truth I think it's because I'M finally getting out of my comfort zone again. I'm attempting to talk to everyone (haha you should just see me striking up random conversation with people in the street) Fortunatley I have Sis. Hudson to help me. :) She is a great companion, still has things to learn as we all do but she does everything so well and just shines with her love of the gospel and the importance it has in her life. :)
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So a few random happenings as of late:
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1. We have fog. And I mean thick and intense fog. Sunday morning we were driving to ward council and I could barely see 20 feet ahead of me! I don't think I've ever been in something so thick before! It was pretty cool. And each morning when we exercise we have a bit of foggy overcast. I'll send some before and after pictures haha.
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2. I've learned something lately. If we have a change in perspective we get a change of attitude and when our attitudes are changed, our actions change. Mondays are always difficult days because no one wants to set up things on Monday. Well yesterday during study I had a new perspective of the work. That when we work hard and focus on the Lord and His work we aren't so intimidated or fearful so I determined to have a better attitude about Mondays and to just work my hardest and focus on others instead of myself. As a result, we worked harder and we made sure we were always busy fulfilling our purpose, helping and inviting others to come to Christ and yesterday was the Best Monday ever. I think it was better then some of our other week days too! So there you have it. :)
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3. I've also learned that teaching with the Holy Ghost is like reading a new book or having a light turned on in your head. I feel like each time I teach others with the Spirit, I myself am learning so much more! I'll be saying something and then everything clicks and I know what I'm saying is true or I'll start saying something I've never even thought about so I know it must be the Spirit. It is truly a miracle. And Elder Holland said that when we are enlightened as we teach we can know with a surety that the Spirit is present and is leading the discussion. People cannot be converted without the Spirit. We were teaching a man a few days ago and he's trying to understand faith and how he can have it in his life to believe what we believe. While we were talking we were being completely led by the spirit. Unfortunately, a comment was made by another family member that completely changed the atmosphere and the spirit left. Out of no fault of the family member there was immediate contention and we could Not teach anymore. We tried to bring it back but it never really came back. We had to apologize and stop our teaching. We showed a mormon message and then set up another time to visit and left. It was sad to think that we were doing so well and that the Spirit was there one minute and had to leave the next. I know the adversary is trying to keep the work from continuing but God's work will not be stopped and every soul's salvation is so important to the Lord that He won't allow some mere servent (aka me) to mess it up. How wonderful that is to know.
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4. Last night we were teaching a woman who's name is Carolyn. She is a friend to one of our members. Their grandson invited her son a few weeks ago to attend church and they both ended up attending which is how we met them. It was so neat to see how the members were being so brave. Well we talked to her and she sounded slightly interested but not so much. We decided we'd try calling her anyway so we got her number and after weeks of her being out of town we finally got a hold of her last week and she set a time to meet with us yesterday. We still didn't think she'd be that interested but we went in with hope and talked about the Book of Mormon. We read the introduction with her and she was so fascinated! She said she'd come to church again and that we could meet with her on Sunday! We were walking on the clouds as we left. :) It's always been so wonderful to see a new-found light when people investigate the church and realize that there is so much hope and peace available in this world.
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5. Members have been asking us when we meet, why did we come out on a mission in the first place? It's always interesting to remember how I was when I was younger and apparently I thought I'd go on a mission, but it was never anything I think I really planned on. But here I am, serving the people in San Diego, California, studying my scriptures like never before and sharing my testimony with everyone I meet. :) I know there is no other place that I should be then here and now. I love it here and I know that what I'm doing is right. And it feels so good and I've gained a much better relationship with my Heavenly Father. I'm still working on it and always will be but I love where I am now and I wouldn't change that for the world. President Sabin, our stake President in Poway asked me "what are you going to do after your mission knowing all you know now?" Honestly I'm not sure as to the peticulars but I know I'll be attempting to be the best member missionary ever, I will study my scriptures daily, I will communicate with my Father daily, I will attempt to keep all the Christ-like attributes I have gained and I will always want to be the best person I can be to everyone around me. I never want to change. I Love who I'm becomming on my mission. And I'm so thankful to my Father in Heaven for helping me come out here and learn.
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I love you all and hope you are all doing really well in life! Keep up the missionary work, keep your life worthy of the spirit and enjoy every moment of every day. I Love my Father in Heaven and My Savior.
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Love Sister Maureen Davis
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