Hi everybody!!
So tonight at around 3 am we leave for the field. So today weve basically been focusing on doing laundry and packing up and getting everything together so we can get to bed early and wake up on time all ready to go.
It's been odd saying goodbye to every one. We've had some good times with the sisters in our district who left last night. and it was weird saying good bye to them. My companion has a crush on like 3 of our sisters and one of our teachers so it was a little harder for him lol. Just about everyone got a little emotional as we said good bye except for me. Ill be honest you guys. We had some good times in our district. But it really wasnt very hard for me to say goodbye to everyone. Maybe that is bad... But I really wasnt bothered by the fact that I would probably never see any of them ever again. Im not even sure if i plan on writing any of them besides the elders that are serving in my area. lol I hope that doesnt make me sound like a bad person though.
So tonight at around 3 am we leave for the field. So today weve basically been focusing on doing laundry and packing up and getting everything together so we can get to bed early and wake up on time all ready to go.
It's been odd saying goodbye to every one. We've had some good times with the sisters in our district who left last night. and it was weird saying good bye to them. My companion has a crush on like 3 of our sisters and one of our teachers so it was a little harder for him lol. Just about everyone got a little emotional as we said good bye except for me. Ill be honest you guys. We had some good times in our district. But it really wasnt very hard for me to say goodbye to everyone. Maybe that is bad... But I really wasnt bothered by the fact that I would probably never see any of them ever again. Im not even sure if i plan on writing any of them besides the elders that are serving in my area. lol I hope that doesnt make me sound like a bad person though.
Me and Elder Romero have seen great progress with our investigators Arnold, Elza, and Stephanie and I would say specifically it is because we have been utilizing the Book Of Mormon a lot more in our lessons. Our commitments have been good but can improve especially with Elza who tends to be a bit resistant at first. All our investigators are progressing and we love all of them (Even the role-played ones).
Today we had our last role played meeting with Elza and it went REALLY well. It was probably the best lesson We've taught as a companionship. At the end of it our teacher got a big smile on her face and said she was so impressed with how far we'd come and said that we taught our lesson like True missionaries. It made me very happy to hear her say that. And I totally agreed.
This week Me and Elder Romero Started our work in the TRC and we have LOVED it!! The TRC is where missionaries at the MTC can go to teach real people who are not members the gospel. Our investigator in the TRC, Arnold is such a great guy! He is a very out doorsy woodsmany kind of guy with a grandpa sort of feel as a personality. Arnold is VERY familiar with the Bible. A lot of questions he has are about confusing topics and controversies within the Bible Like the Kingdoms of Glory or what happens when you are translated and other stuff like that. We are trying to get him to focus on the Book Of Mormon a little more and we have left him a lot of passages to read. The first time we visited him we left him just 8 verses because we didnt know how committed he'd be to reading a whole chapter. When we came back he said that he had read the entire chapter of the verses we had assigned, The intro, and first few chapters of 1 Nephi! Even more than that he said that he has a testimony of Joseph Smith and the Book so far! I was blown away!!!! Me and Elder Romero love Arnold so much. Some of the greatest experiences I have had at the MTC have happened with that man. I dont think I will ever Forget them. But I've wrote them all do3wn just in case.
Continuing to study the Book Of Mormon and PMG has helped me a lot. Specifically the chapter In PMG about how to better be able to learn how to study. The Book of Mormon is an amazing Book though and continues to bless my life the more purposefully that I study it. I still want to be better at it though and need to make better commitments to study more intently. The more I study the Book Of Mormon the more I love it! If anyone has any favorite scriptures I would LOVE to hear them. I hope Everybody's Persona Scripture Study has been going well too. If there is one thing I can testify it is that If you want to grow closer to Christ Read the Book Of Mormon and apply what you learn to your life.
Me and Elder Romero are great companions and have received a lot of compliments from people in our district, in our zone, and our teachers on how well we work together. I love what we do together and how we compliment and uplift each other in our companionship our leadership position, and our lessons. We have set goals to be more exact in our time management. To say a prayer before each meal. and to be more reverent during our personal and companionship studies. Elder Romero is a really fun guy with a great sense of humor. We can laugh and joke around together but also be reverent and serious when we need to be. We work great together. I could not have asked for a better first companion for the start of my mission. It will be a little hard to say goodbye to him once we get into Louisiana Tomorrow.
I hope Everyone has been well. I love all of the letters and Emails I have been recieving. You guys ALL ROCK!! :) Thanks for everything. Tell Evan I hope he gets better. that really stinks that he is sick.
Stay righteous everyone.
Love,
-Elder Davis
Continuing to study the Book Of Mormon and PMG has helped me a lot. Specifically the chapter In PMG about how to better be able to learn how to study. The Book of Mormon is an amazing Book though and continues to bless my life the more purposefully that I study it. I still want to be better at it though and need to make better commitments to study more intently. The more I study the Book Of Mormon the more I love it! If anyone has any favorite scriptures I would LOVE to hear them. I hope Everybody's Persona Scripture Study has been going well too. If there is one thing I can testify it is that If you want to grow closer to Christ Read the Book Of Mormon and apply what you learn to your life.
Me and Elder Romero are great companions and have received a lot of compliments from people in our district, in our zone, and our teachers on how well we work together. I love what we do together and how we compliment and uplift each other in our companionship our leadership position, and our lessons. We have set goals to be more exact in our time management. To say a prayer before each meal. and to be more reverent during our personal and companionship studies. Elder Romero is a really fun guy with a great sense of humor. We can laugh and joke around together but also be reverent and serious when we need to be. We work great together. I could not have asked for a better first companion for the start of my mission. It will be a little hard to say goodbye to him once we get into Louisiana Tomorrow.
I hope Everyone has been well. I love all of the letters and Emails I have been recieving. You guys ALL ROCK!! :) Thanks for everything. Tell Evan I hope he gets better. that really stinks that he is sick.
Stay righteous everyone.
Love,
-Elder Davis