A few days ago it 'snowed' and they shut EVERYTHING down. it was kinda funny to see. because there was really like not even a centimeter of it. it was like instant slush. you could probably get enough snow of the surface area of a 2 door sedan to make about 4 snowballs. But we were told to stay in for the day after that.
So that kinda threw a wrench in our week. But other than that It's been pretty cool! Our golden Man is still progressing wonderfully! he came to church again this week and is LOVING IT. Every time we meet with him he says things like "this feels like home" and "i just feel so peaceful and good with this stuff!" It makes me and Elder castro Very happy to hear.
We had a really odd day this week. So Wednesday we were teaching one of our investigators a lesson on the porch and it was the middle of the day in the ghetto so the spirit really wasnt there. her friend was talking about how she was going to murder someone that killed her brother and stuff. It was kinda distracting and that kind of spirit really made it hard for us to get the Holy ghost there. But when we finally got a chance to teach, Me and Elder Castro both had NO idea what to talk about. The spirit hadn't left us but it wasnt giving us any direction either. The Scripture that says 'if ye have not the spirit ye shall not teach' came to mind and we eventually were able to close it up and leave. when we looked at our planners to see what we were supposed to do next we both felt that wasn't where God wanted us to be. In fact the whole day we had planned didn't feel right anymore. We had no idea where we were supposed to go or what we were supposed to do. so we pulled our bikes over and said a prayer. and the very soft very faint direction we recieved was to go somewhere the spirit could guide us without interruption. We thought about going to the church first but eventually decided to just go back to our apartment. When we got there we continued brainstorming what it was we were supposed to be doing. Nothing was coming to us and we were starting to get a bit frustrated so we said another prayer. As we prayed I felt very peaceful and comfortable and a reassuring feeling that what we were doing right now, just being in the apartment, is what we were supposed to do. So that is what we decided to do! just stay in the Apartment. We talked about what it might be that God wants us to do. as we talked Elder Castro said "you know, it's weird but I really dont feel like a missionary right now. I dont think the spirit is Guiding me to do missionary things. I just feel like Chris." i said " You know I feel the same thing actually! I dont feel like Elder Davis, I feel more just like Ty." We both agreed that it didnt feel like we had done something wrong or that the spirit had left us. it was still there, It was just telling us to put aside our mission for a bit and just be ourselves! it was really weird! but cool! So Elder Castro said "Well lets just talk like were Chris and Ty then!" and that is exactly what we did! we spent the remainder of our day just talking in our apartment! and it was great! we had a really deep and personal heart to heart and we both realized that at our core we both really had a lot in common. It was very cool. We just talked and talked about really deep things and the more we talked it became very apparent to us that God had made us companions for a reason and that there are things we can do to help eachother out specifically. That day it really felt like we becaome friends. not just companions. It feels like I'm serving with a friend now. and It is so much better than it was before!! I really have a testimony of Companionship unity now. We have been able to teach better and learn more from eachother. The whole work we have together has progressed so much more! I truly believe in having companionship unity now though. It makes me want to get to know more people on a better level. It opened me up a bit and really helped me increase my charity. Which is good because that is something I struggle with a bit sometimes. But I am growing in it now. I am learning how to love more. :)
I hope everything is going good at home. Sorry I dont have as many cool stories any more but i really appreciate all the letters and stuff I get.
You guys are all the best. I love each and every one of you!
-Elder Davis
So that kinda threw a wrench in our week. But other than that It's been pretty cool! Our golden Man is still progressing wonderfully! he came to church again this week and is LOVING IT. Every time we meet with him he says things like "this feels like home" and "i just feel so peaceful and good with this stuff!" It makes me and Elder castro Very happy to hear.
We had a really odd day this week. So Wednesday we were teaching one of our investigators a lesson on the porch and it was the middle of the day in the ghetto so the spirit really wasnt there. her friend was talking about how she was going to murder someone that killed her brother and stuff. It was kinda distracting and that kind of spirit really made it hard for us to get the Holy ghost there. But when we finally got a chance to teach, Me and Elder Castro both had NO idea what to talk about. The spirit hadn't left us but it wasnt giving us any direction either. The Scripture that says 'if ye have not the spirit ye shall not teach' came to mind and we eventually were able to close it up and leave. when we looked at our planners to see what we were supposed to do next we both felt that wasn't where God wanted us to be. In fact the whole day we had planned didn't feel right anymore. We had no idea where we were supposed to go or what we were supposed to do. so we pulled our bikes over and said a prayer. and the very soft very faint direction we recieved was to go somewhere the spirit could guide us without interruption. We thought about going to the church first but eventually decided to just go back to our apartment. When we got there we continued brainstorming what it was we were supposed to be doing. Nothing was coming to us and we were starting to get a bit frustrated so we said another prayer. As we prayed I felt very peaceful and comfortable and a reassuring feeling that what we were doing right now, just being in the apartment, is what we were supposed to do. So that is what we decided to do! just stay in the Apartment. We talked about what it might be that God wants us to do. as we talked Elder Castro said "you know, it's weird but I really dont feel like a missionary right now. I dont think the spirit is Guiding me to do missionary things. I just feel like Chris." i said " You know I feel the same thing actually! I dont feel like Elder Davis, I feel more just like Ty." We both agreed that it didnt feel like we had done something wrong or that the spirit had left us. it was still there, It was just telling us to put aside our mission for a bit and just be ourselves! it was really weird! but cool! So Elder Castro said "Well lets just talk like were Chris and Ty then!" and that is exactly what we did! we spent the remainder of our day just talking in our apartment! and it was great! we had a really deep and personal heart to heart and we both realized that at our core we both really had a lot in common. It was very cool. We just talked and talked about really deep things and the more we talked it became very apparent to us that God had made us companions for a reason and that there are things we can do to help eachother out specifically. That day it really felt like we becaome friends. not just companions. It feels like I'm serving with a friend now. and It is so much better than it was before!! I really have a testimony of Companionship unity now. We have been able to teach better and learn more from eachother. The whole work we have together has progressed so much more! I truly believe in having companionship unity now though. It makes me want to get to know more people on a better level. It opened me up a bit and really helped me increase my charity. Which is good because that is something I struggle with a bit sometimes. But I am growing in it now. I am learning how to love more. :)
I hope everything is going good at home. Sorry I dont have as many cool stories any more but i really appreciate all the letters and stuff I get.
You guys are all the best. I love each and every one of you!
-Elder Davis