Growing Pains!

Okay wow. If there is one week throughout the last 16 months that I've learned the most I think I'd have to say this last one. So many things have become clear to me and it's as if it was a cloudy day that I didn't even realize had been cloudy until I saw the sun come out and brighten the sky! Yup, cheesy analogy but it sums it up pretty well, I'd say.

I've realized that all these supposed "trials" that I think I have are really not my trials at all! It's when you think "why does this happen to me?" or "what did I do to deserve this?" that you really have to take a step back and look at the big picture. Because in reality they are really just some one else's trial that is affecting me in some way, but the only reason it's affecting me is because Heavenly Father expects me to do something about it, to help them! Hello, duh.

Sometimes we get too comfortable and get stuck on the beach like the Brother of Jared who's just hanging out loving beach life for four years before the Lord gives him a healthy chastening where he tells him "You think this is the promised land, come on! Build the boats and start moving, there's something so much greater for you in store!" We have to endure.

I'm so grateful for the sisters that I serve around, and who are so good to me. They help me rise above and strengethen and encourage and I hope that I too can be that light for someone else. Sister Mortensen and Sister Almeida saved me this week and have taught me so much because they have so abundantly the Spirit of the Lord with them. And when they give advice with love and trust then it makes all the difference. Yup, yup, yup!

Also, I'm super excited for General Conference coming up!!! AND we have stake conference here the weekend after and the theme is Miracles. Our stake president has asked us to prepare so that we all can invite friends, neighbours, and coworkers to come join with us! He asked us to do five things: 1) Hold FHE every week leading up to stake conference. 2) Read/study our scriptures perfectly every day (no excuses) 3) Covenant with the Lord to act on all promptings He trusts you with. 4) Pray that you will know the words to say and when to say them. 5) Pray in couples and families daily for missionary opportunities.

DO IT!!! 

You will be blessed with many miracles!!

Sister Davis

xoxoxoxoxo

Heaven

BEST WEEK.

The lows are pretty low but the highs are even higher!!

I'm loving walk and talk August. It's the best. My shoes are getting nice and holey too it's awesome lol

My favorite part:

Sister Estrada and I are walking to our dinner appointed and were a little early so we decided to take a walk around the block to talk to some more people. As we round the second corner there is a couple on their balcony smoking a cigarette and the first thing he calls out to us is "Sorry, girls, whatever you're selling I'm not interested!" hha my favorite. Next thing you know shirtless, tattooed, and a little tipsy Scott comes down the stairs and is accepting the restoration pamphlet and telling us to come back after dinner and talk to him more. We went back after dinner and he was sober and wow did he open up to us or what! He kept saying he could see our faith in our faces and that he thought it was really cool of what we're doing. We're going back this week and he's feeding us dinner! haha and another plus, his neighbor was outside and saw us talking with him and he accepted a Book of Mormon too! Miracles do happen. Two of the last people we would have ever thought to be interested in strengthening their relationship with God. And that right there is why we talk to every one! I love seeing the Spirit work in the hearts of those we meet. I know with all my heart that the Gospel of Jesus Christ can and will change and improve every aspect of our lives if we let it. I love testifying of the truthfulness of the Restoration and the Plan of Salvation.

Just keeps getting better and better.

Go to church, open your heart, get on your knees, and tell Him everything.

I love you! I LOVE JESUS CHRIST!

I am so grateful to be a missionary. Not only for the growth that I've been able to see in myself, but for the progression I've been able to see in the lives of others as they too rely on our Savior. Man, I hope this never ends!

xoxoxo,

Sister Davis

Alma 7:23

A broken heart and a contrite spirit. That's all He asks of us. 

To follow His will. Humble, submissive, meek.

Patient, temperate, easy to be entreated.

All attributes that the Son of God exemplifies every single moment. 

Completely selfless, perfectly loving, without fault or sin. 

My favorite part though: Heavenly Father doesn't expect us to accomplish this alone. He doesn't ask us to live this way by ourselves, relying on our own talents and abilities. He didn't throw us into this world and say "good luck." 

No. He provides us help. He provides us a way. He provides us a Savior.

What a loving Father in Heaven we have!

I know that Jesus Christ is there for me. I know that if I humble myself and trust in him I will be blessed with eternal life. 

I know these not because I heard someone else say them or because I read this out of a book, but I know this because the Holy Ghost testified of these things into my heart, and I can never deny them. 

Sometimes we're asked to do hard things. Hard things that seem impossible. Sometimes we want to give up, sometimes we want to turn away, and sometimes we want to fall in. But what I've learned is that we must give up our pride, turn away from sin, and fall in love with Jesus Christ. Because with Christ, nothing is impossible!

This has obviously been a week of learning for me, it always is. But I am grateful for the trials, for the set backs, for the road blocks. And I'm even more grateful for the prayers, the scriptures, the comfort.

KEEP YOUR HEAD UP, SUNSHINE. The storm will pass.

Man, I love this gospel so much! Happy, happy, happy!

xoxoxo,

Sister Davis

Walk and Talk

What a wonderful week full of learning and full of blessings. It was a little bitter sweet seeing Sister Smith getting on the bus to drive away last Wednesday and then having nervous butterflies waiting to see who my new companion would be but I'll tell you something, THE LORD HEARS EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOUR PRAYERS. Sister Estrada is my new companion and she is absolutely wonderful! And we're mission-related. She replaced me in the Arbour Lake ward last year and was trained by Sister Waller, who I trained. So she's my granddaughter according to mission lingo, weird I know but anyhow it was nice to see a familiar face. Sister Gardner (from Mesa!!) and I were temporary companions while we were waiting for our new ones to arrive from Lethbridge and we went to lunch at some Chinese restaurant and my fortune cookie said that "An old friend will show you new people and new pleasures." It totally came true lol....I'm just glad I didn't get Sister Gardner's, "You will soon pass a difficult test." Yikes, I pray for her. Ha! Anyway, Sister Estrada is amazing. She's from the Philippines and is just the sweetest thing. She's so short and polite and very open about needing spiritual help from me which is nice. I love her so much!

A lot of things are changing in the mission too which is well needed. August has now become "Walk and Talk August" and our cars are parked. So we rode the bus today! That was fun! We're going to talk to one million people this month!! The whole mission, together. It will be awesome.

I love change. It's my favorite. When little things that used to be important become unimportant and when big things that I thought were unimportant become important, yeah those are the best realizations. And I know that I wouldn't have been able to figure those things out for many many years if I hadn't come here on a mission. I think everyone should serve a mission. EVERYONE. You'll never regret serving the Lord.

Best and worst of the week: Best- Having Sister Estrada as my companion and being courageous and inviting so many people to come unto Christ! Worst- getting hugged by an intoxicated, half-naked native man while downtown on Friday. 

I hope you all have a wonderful week.

Give yourself three compliments today.

Heavenly Father loves you, no matter what.

XOXOXO,
Sister Davis

Yay! Yay! Yay!

Oh you know, just another amazing week!! As always.

It was quite hectic toward the beginning as we were scrabbling to make sure everything was ready for April's baptism, that she knew all that she needed to know, that everybody who was going to be in the program would be in town, that she had the interview and all that fun stuff! But then, Friday came and it went BEAUTIFULLY!! I love baptisms. But the part that really hit me this time wasn't the ordinance of baptism, but the confirmation. When she received the Holy Ghost it was the most amazing moment ever. That's what April needed the most and when her dad said those simple words "receive the Holy Ghost" I could feel the overwhelming swoosh of the Spirit becoming her constant companion and it brought me to tears. I'm just so happy for her! And she's happy, and that's what matters most! I've never seen her smile so much. :)

That was the majority of the week though, focusing on April and making sure she knew the commitment she was accepting into her life. I honestly don't remember what else we did other than helping her. And then once she was confirmed all the lessons in church were all about being humble and accepting the Lord's will which was a nice reminder that yes, we made convents, and yes, we have the help to keep those covenants!! What a loving Heavenly Father we have!!

Love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love, LOVE. <<<that's what I've been learning most about. 

I'm so grateful for all that my Father has blessed me with. For the eyes to see, and the ears to hear. I hope everyone has been learning more and more about the Godhead like I have been. My relationships with each member have been strengthened over the past week as I had that question on my mind. It's so neat when we see the Lord's promises come true, isn't it!? My favorite. I love it.

So get this, transfers are this week and we find out tomorrow if we're staying or going. I love Sister Smith so much, we've become the best of friends, and I love this area forever and always but I'm ready for some changes to happen.....so we'll see!! Let you know next week lol

I LOVE YOU AND HOPE THAT YOU HAVE THE BEST WEEK EVER

xoxoxoxoxoox,

Sister Davis

He is Divine

In the last few months if there was one thing that the Lord has been showing me the most I'd say it was how much the Holy Ghost has an impact on our hearts and how He can soften even the hardest hearts to prepare them to receive the restored gospel.

First, there was Manuel, who I was blessed to be able to watch change from stubborn and set in his ways to accepting baptism in Christ's true church and submitting to the Father's will. 

And now, an even greater miracle named April Walton. When I came into the area a few months ago she had been taking the lessons and preparing for baptism but then Satan pulled her down hard and the first time I met her she was telling us that she didn't want to be baptized anymore and that she never wanted to meet with us again. Pretty harsh coming from the lips of a twelve year old whom I'd just met but I had instantly loved her and continued to pray for her.

This last weekend she attended girls camp and when we saw her at church yesterday she was smiling and happy and the light of Christ was emanating from her smile! She was practically giddy when she asked us if we could come over that night! Like what?? My jaw practically dropped! So lasst night we stopped by and ended up planning her baptismal service for FRIDAY!! This Friday. Like in a few days, Friday. I'm still in shock considering just a month ago she was giving the cold shoulder. The Spirit really does work in the hearts of those that are willing to submit to the will of the Father. I'm so grateful for the tender mercies that Heavenly Father allows me to witness.

There has been a lot of wonderful things happening spiritual in these wards. The members are getting more and more excited every day about sharing the gospel, or good news, with their friends and family and that brings such a big smile to my face!!

Every day I am reminded by my Father how thankful I am for the many things that He has helped me to learn. I am so honored to wear a tag that has Jesus Christ's name right in the middle of it, bold and strong. I know that Jesus Christ suffered for me and my weaknesses, sins, and shortcomings. I know that he has felt everything that I have ever gone through and that if I simply trust in him he will provide the way.

The Godhead is divine perfection and all three members provide strength and comfort. Heavenly Father loves me and all of His children perfectly. Jesus Christ allows us all to overcome both spiritual and physical death. The Holy Ghost testifies and confirms truths to my heart that are impossible for me to deny. There is power in 3.

I pray that each of us this week can dig deeper into the Atonement of Christ and how each member of the Godhead plays a role in that marvelous event. I know that we will receive peace in the knowledge that we obtain and we will develop a greater love for our brothers and sisters and a desire to share these truths with them.

I love you all so very much and I am thankful for each and every one of you that are such great examples to me of wonderful people who are always willing to reach out and help all of those around you.

I hope you have a marvelous week!

xoxoxoxoxooxoxox,
Sister Davis

p.s. this email is coming to you from the Banff Public Library! The Blum's took us here today to explore :) Sister Smith has never been here before so this will be fun!

Forever 21!

Thank you for everyone who made my week so wonderful!!!! Oh it was the best time ever. My birthday was dragged out almost every day of the week so I'm all birthday'd out by now haha. Three cakes and 1000 pounds later geez haha I'm so grateful for the packages and letters and emails though, so thank you! It makes me feel so loved. Heavenly Father was watching out for me too, after all the candles I blew out and the wishes I made we got a surprise phone call from Shane telling us that his daughter, April, our former investigator, decided she wants to be baptized soon! WOOOHOO!

Elders in our district made a special cake for me at zone training meeting on Tuesday, then the Blum's we live with made another cake on Wednesday for lunch, then there was another cake that Donna Marie made for me at dinner! It was amazing. Lots and lots of goodies I was on a sugar high all week (especially because it was free slurpee day at 711 on Friday yuuuumm).

Best part though was when it wasn't about me and we were at the Stampede Breakfast on Saturday! Our ward hosted a big ol pancake breakfast that was huge! Like between 750-800 people, most of them just people living in the community too so that was wonderful! We even learned how to rope. That was cool. I just loved handing out all the pancakes to the people in line and being able to smile and talk to SO MANY PEOPLE it was awesome. Just planting seeds in everybody's heart. 

If you want something good to read, look up Becoming Perfected in Christ from the July 2014 Ensign. It changed my life. I'll make it easy for you READ ME :)

I'm out of time today, but just know that I love the Lord. He is the one who makes me happy! I love my life.

I love you!

xoxoxooxxo,

Sister Davis

Red Everywhere!

This week was so lovely that I don't even remember what we did!

A lot of walking. And a lot of service.

Canada Day and the 4th of July were great! It's also the start of the Calgary Stampede so there's a lot of plaid, levi's, and cowboy hats... and people are outside!! So we talk to everyone we see. It's wonderful!!

I don't have much time now but I want to give a big ol' shout out to my parents today for being the best parents ever! It's sad that it takes thousands of miles between us to get me to see how grateful I am for them but at least it happened that I've been able to get to this point lol I've learned so much as a missionary and my eyes have truly been opened so see all the many blessings I've received from Heavenly Father!

"Gratitude is memories from the heart"-that was shared in fast and testimony meeting yesterday. So precious.

Have a great week everybody, I know I will!!!

xoxoxo,

Sister Davis

pictures: Canada day with the district, and f4th of July with Sister Smith :)

Buckets and Buckets of Water

My goodness. On Saturday, June 28, Manuel was baptized! It was amazing! Before the service was a little bit of a gong show though...we went early to get the font filled up in time but for some reason it was taking forever and by 4:15 it was only to mid-shin!! The baptism was supposed to start at 5 and we were freaking out!! Sister Smith and I improvised with pitchers and giant pots from the kitchen and got to work filling them from the washroom sinks to dump into the font! We called the elders and got two more sets of them in other washrooms and the kitchen filling those big (clean) trash barrels and thank heavens by 5:15 it was finally waist high. My oh my it was ridiculous. We couldn't stop laughing. After that little fiasco we started the service and the Spirit was so strong and he was so happy to be making this step so that his family could be together forever! Whoop whoop! It was so worth it. The speakers really focused on the importance that the gift of the Holy Ghost will be for him in his life as he is leading his family on the straight and narrow. It was a great lesson that we can all be learning. Listen to the Spirit! Then after the baptism we had some refreshments, of course, and best of all, there was a pinata! AyAyAY!! haha Manuel got a kick out of that- he said it felt "just like home" He's from Chihuahua, Mexico if I haven't ever mentioned that before.. Good times! It's days like that that make up for all the really tough ones.

Manuel almost gave us a heart attack on Sunday though because he was like 10 minutes late to church and we're thinking holy smokes please show up! He was lucky that it was a long weekend and the ward was already looking pretty small so they were giving everyone a few extra minutes to show up haha (Canada Day is tomorrow, remember?) Church was great though, one of the speakers in sacrament, and the lesson in combined relief society/elders quorum was really focused on fathers and their important role to the family. They related it to mothers too, but mainly on the men. "The three P's of Fatherhood: Preside, Provide, and Protect." Study the Family: A Proclamation to the World again if you haven't in a while. I love church, it's so inspiring and uplifting! I hope we can all take what we've learned at church and apply it into our daily lives this week. I know I will/am. It's going to be a great week!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

HAPPY CANADA DAY. Oh, and happy Fourth of July to you Americans! 

xoxox,

Sister Davis

Sacrifice

Wish you could have seen Manuel at church yesterday. He was an absolute train wreck. He barely got any sleep and tweeked his shoulder in the hour of sleep he did get. All because he gave up coffee so that he can get baptized!! (YAY!) Coffee is a huge part of his culture so this is a difficult thing for him to do but he's doing it. And he even came to church despite the fact that he was not feeling pleasant at all. I'm so happy for him!! He and his family will be so blessed because of his decision!

Oh yeah so I failed to mention but you probably already notice that I'm still in the same area. And dun dun dun Sister Smith stayed here with me too! We for sure that she was leaving but surprise she gets to stay! We're super excited. And a bit nervous too because that means there must have been something we didn't learn in the last three months together that we should have learned..maybe? We've been through a lot together so we're getting ready for some more roller coasters of fun to come.

It's funny, Elder Larsen, who was in the MTC with me, is now in my zone and he reminded me today of when we were in class and I was asking all the other missionaries to tell me about their favorite stories in the Book of Mormon and what happens in them because I had no idea!!! LOL I guess I didn't realize how far I'd come until someone pointed out to me. 

I've been learning a lot this week too! Mostly about the importance of diligence even when it doesn't seem like you're making much of a difference. In the July Ensign there is an article called "The Gift of Our Physical Bodies" and a part really stuck out to me where the author related her own struggles of accepting her body to the different struggles that we all have in this life. She said "I discovered that often their problems, like mine, followed the pattern God set for Adam and Eve when he said to them, “Cursed is the ground for thy sake; … thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; … in the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground” (Genesis 3:17–19). In other words, Adam and Eve had to consistently and recurrently work very hard to tame things that spontaneously grew out of control in their lives, but in a sense, God cursed the ground and caused the thorns to grow for their sakes. This insight helped me to recognize the numerous blessings I had experienced in my life by working through my challenges." I really took that statement to mind and it's been there ever since. Heavenly Father truly loves each of us, His children, and He allows us to go through certain trials, but never more than we can bare, and it's all for our sakes! All out of love and sincere concern for His children. He wants us so badly to return to live with Him. Wouldn't that be any loving father's dream? Just remember. You are a child of God. And He loves you more than you know. 

I hope everyone has the best week ever!

Happy birthday to my favorite nephew, Lynx! 2 cute!

xoxoxoxo,

Sister Davis

Power in the Priesthood

I know I say this all the time but...MIRACLES DO HAPPEN! So Manuel. I'm pretty sure I mentioned that his heart is changing, yes? 99% positive. Anyway, so at our lesson with him this week, actually before we even started the lesson, he shared with us an experience that he'd just had a couple days prior. My take on his story: He was praying to God, asking what he needed to do next and then as he was closing his prayer his phone dinged and he thought "wow that was fast!" haha he ignored it though thinking that he was too tired then it dinged again! So he picked it up, taking it as a sign from Heavenly Father that he needed to start going through the Gospel Library app looking for answers. Somehow he ends up reading President Lorenzo Snow's Manual about his experience with baptism and the Holy Ghost and found that there were lots of similarities between the two of them and he told us, "And that was my answer from God. I need to be baptized." OH MY OH MY! Happy tears! He is going to bring so many blessings to his family because of this decision. The Spirit is already more present in their home and it brings so much joy to us all. Yes, it is a miracle!

Whoop whoop.

Other best part of the week? Father's Day. We were in the Auburn Bay ward and holy cow do those men have voices or what! All the priesthood sang a musical number during Sacrament and it brought me to tears. The Spirit was so strong and I am so grateful for the priesthood and the blessings that it brings into my life. It's amazing that Heavenly Father has made it so ALL of his children on earth have the opportunity to receive the blessings and promises of the priesthood. I know that God's power and authority is real. Yup.

Alison mentioned in her email to me of the importance of studying with a particular question or topic in mind and I just want to take a moment to testify of that truth!!!! I've been doing that same thing lately, with a focus on compassion. It's truly eye opening to read about all of the perfect examples of compassion from our Savior, Jesus Christ. Compassion is respect, protection, honor, love, helping, submissiveness, consoling, healing, trusting, rejoicing, believing, and so much more! Study and become. And remember that Heavenly Father wants us to overcome this world. He will do anything to help us do that. He is filled with love and compassion. We should strive to be the same way as we are standing in His place and saying and doing what He himself would say and do.

Oh yeah and I almost forgot about another miracle this week! Stacy and Shane got sealed in the temple on Saturday!! They have been through lots of ups and downs this past year after Stacy was baptized and it was such a happy day to share with them. And now they can be together for eternity! That should be the goal for us all! YAAAAAYY!

Transfers are this week.....whatever the Lord wants I'll be happy with! Hopefully we are all willing to change are hearts this week and align our will with God's!! :)

Love you forever and for always!

xoxoxo,

Sister Davis

Roar!

Happy, happy day!!

Guess who came to church yesterday!! MANUEL! Oh man, we are so excited for him. His heart has softened so much and I am so grateful for the Spirit. We had a lesson with him that was amazing and over the last month it's miraculous the amount of change this man has gone through to be at a spot where he wants to go to church. He chose a good week to come too! It was ward conference in Mahogany and Bishop Blum and Stake President Craig gave wonderful talks. Bishop's was all about the Atonement. Really hit home. Manuel said he'd wished he'd brought tissues haha so true!

We've had many opportunities this week to learn about charity. What a blessing! President Craig did the combined lesson for Relief Society and Priesthood and he focused the first half on 1 Corinthians 13 and brought up some interesting points within that chapter. You should read it and study it out! He suggested that it be done as a couple, then turned to us and said "or companion study.." lol what a jokester. Either way it will help us to improve our vertical and horizontal love (our love for/from God, and our love for/from others).

Okay, so we don't have much time because for p-day today we went to the Calgary Zoo!! It was awesome! The animals must've recognized us as the Lord's servants or something because they put on all kinds of shows for us.. The gorilla was right up close and personal, same with the peacocks, tigers, penguins, komodo dragon, and both black and grizzly bears! It was so neat. Oh and the butterflies, which are deceivingly terrifying! We had lots of fun though. The Blum family are too good to us. They spoil us rotten with so much kindness. I am full of gratitude for all the love they have given, with the temporary living and all the meals and such! They're the best.

Anyway, I love you all forever and always and "remember the words of your God; pray unto him continually by day, and give thanks unto his holy name by night. Let your hearts rejoice" (2 Nephi 9:52)!!!!!!!!!!

Love,

Sister Davis

xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo

Roller Coaster...Literally!

Not only has this week been up and down but after district meeting on Tuesday we had a real life human roller coaster and it was aaaamazing! Put the chairs two by two in a row, sat down, and enjoyed the ride! Killlerrrr! I got a video of it but it's waay too big to send so you'll just have to wait until I get home. It was like a real roller coaster though, with the nerves and thrill and screams and everything! EXHILARATING. That kept me pumped for days. Still makes me laugh thinking about it. I have an awesome district. Three of the five elders going home this transfer are in my district and we still manage to have wonderfully spiritual meetings so it's nice. Only 2 of them are trunked out of their minds. 

We met a wonderful woman named Sara this week! She isn't interested in learning about our church but she welcomed the service we offered so Friday afternoon we found ourselves in her front lawn doing some yard work together! It was so much fun. We are like bff's now and she even took us out to lunch after and suggested that we go shopping together sometime haha She's hilarious and the most honest woman ever. Someday, her and her family will be baptized and be able to be together forever! That's my prayer for her.

We actually did lots of service this week. Since the weather is nice we have been spending lots of time outside. Last p-day we all played soccer together and it ended up pouring rain on us! It was so much fun! Who knows what we'll do today..looks like rain again! Lots and lots of rain. Hopefully it doesn't flood again this summer. As much as it helped the community grow closer together last year I'm sure people would get super p.o.ed about have to rebuild for the second time..no bueno. Oh well whatever happens happens!

This weekend was Stake Conference. President Eyring, Elder Holland, Sister Burton, and Elder?fromthe70 did a special broadcast from Salt Lake to ALL the stakes across Canada and it was so neat! It was personalized just for Canadians and felt like the whole time they were talking directly to me. There was even a bit where Elder Holland I swear was looking right into my soul!!!! The conference was focused on missionary work being the work of love for our eternal family. It was wonderful!! Lots of revelation. I had my handy dandy notebook out and took lots of notes. The little girl sitting next to me, Elyse (11), noticed that both Sister Smith and I were writing thoughts down so she took out her iPod that she'd previously been playing Angry Birds on to also type out some thoughts she got! haha it was cute. She asked me all kinds of questions because as she explained to me she's "having anxiety about God" lately. She'd become quite fond of me by the end of the conference that her mum invited us over to their house for supper! They weren't in our ward but we got permission to go any way and it was loads of fun! 

Have a great week!!!

I love you all so much!

xoxoxo,

Sister Davis

Whenever There is Rain...

I don't know what's wrong with my eyes lately but they've been leaking quite often. It's ridiculous. We had zone conference on Tuesday and throughout the whole thing I couldn't get myself to stop crying! Just every little thing set me off. The Spirit was so strong and I know with all my heart that this is where I'm supposed to be and that Heavenly Father is very aware of us individually. He loves us. I'm so grateful to know that and to treasure that statement. Days are rough, but we are never alone. 

Sunday was fast and testimony meetings for us since it's Stake Conference next weekend. Our investigator, Butch, was coming to church and it's always a coin toss of who is going up to share their testimonies and if they might say something sketchy soooo we were praying really hard and oh my gosh it was probably the most amazing fast and testimony meeting of my life! So many great, simple and true testimonies from the members and it was wonderful. Butch loved it! He said it felt like a lot of the people were talking directly to him and what he needed to hear. Again, I love the Spirit! Then we scurried on over to the Mahogany Ward because we were expecting some less-actives to show. And that fast and testimony meeting was wonderful too! Way to surprise me. I've been realizing lately how much I don't trust the members....which is bad. Because if I want them to trust me then I need to trust them!!! Duh. I'm working on that. It will hopefully be easy because I love them all and they are so wonderful!

Anyhow. Saturday was hard though. Sister Smith's back was killing her and so during lunch she decided to lie down with the heat pad to rest and then she was in too much pain to move for a while after. But I made the best of it and studied Matthew 13, which is a great chapter! Who knew. I've been learning lots about our faith and where we need to plant it if we want to watch it grow. Especially if one day we want to partake of the fruit! I know I would like to. And I'm going to. NO ONE GET IN MY WAY PLEASE AND THANK YOU. You should come with me though :)

Oh and then I saw a double rainbow! yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay.

Jesus Christ lives! And Jesus Christ loves! Whatever we are going through, Christ's atonement will help us.

Hope everyone has a great week! Can't believe school's out for everyone now..weirdie! Loved all the graduation pictures and I'm bracing myself now for all the mission homecoming pics of my generation. Boy oh boy. Keep 'em coming.

xoxoxo 

LOVE LOVE LOVE

Sister Davis

Two for One!

Okay, so I just realized as I logged in today that I forgot to press send on my email from last week? Yikes...So I'll just uhhh send both! haha Whooops.

LAST WEEK: Lots of wonderful things! And crazy things too. Like earlier this week it was so beautiful and perfect weather and we were outside cleaning the inside of cars for a service project and you'll never believe what happened. I was getting all dizzy and not totally there and I was like what the? And Sister Smith tells me "I think you have heat stroke..." after I've thrown up all over the place and am lying down on the ground. My response? "BUT I'M FROM ARIZONA!" haha I guess that doesn't stop anything considering I haven't seen the sun since last July practically and I may or may not of only hydrated with a slurpee that day...yikes you live and you learn right? haha It was an experience I'd never like to relive that's for sure. 

Then, on Thursday, we had a recent convert named Stacy who was going to the temple to take out her endowments and we got permission to go with her. It was amazing. She's had quite the roller coaster of ups and downs throughout her life especially in the last few months so it was a miracle that she still made it to the temple that night. She had canceled the reservation once and then re-reserved it so the whole time I was pouring out my heart in prayer for her to be open to the Spirit. It went perfectly. The Spirit taught me too which is always a plus. Really hit me that the whole point of Heavenly Father creating the Earth and sending His children here is so that we can reach our full potential and have JOY! What a wonderful plan it is!

Guess what else happened? Snow. Yup, I think Calgary is bipolar.. The snow was so pretty too though! It was the wet stuff and it stuck to the trees and it was a winter wonderland in May! Holla. Love it so much.

THIS WEEK: It was transfer week and dun dun dun we both get to stay!! YAYAYAY! We were super nervous that Sister Smith was going to get transferred but she didn't, obviously. And we're psyched! We have great visions for this area and we are just getting totally pumped working hard and being united. This past week though was really hard for her. Sister Smith's mum passed away almost five years ago from cancer so Mother's Day is her least favorite holiday which is understandable. We just tried to keep ourselves busy working but sometimes that doesn't help. We even had our first two Sundays ago because I wanted her to be happy but she wasn't being happy....Let's just say serving together is helping me to learn some very important lessons haha 

Anyway, it was great to be able to talk to my Momma and Poppy yesterday! Everyone looks so different, it freaks me out a bit. Especially to see how ridiculously tall Fletcher is. But it was great to be able to talk with them for a while. But then right back to work!

"Work" though in this area is pretty slow. We spend most of our time searching for the elite who are ready to accept the restored gospel. Which means days are long, but totally worth it. Diligence is key, hey? Trusting in Heavenly Father when He promises blessings for hard work. YAAAAAY

I LOVE MY LIFE

xoxoxoxoxox,

Sister Davis

​pics: at the temple yahoo!; snow all day everyday happy may!

Hello Revelation!

GOD SPEAKS TO US! Oh my gosh it's amazing. Sometimes through our prayers, or scriptures, or prophets or simply those around us! So cool.

It started with exchanges. So our Sister Training Leaders are wonderful. Sister McDade and Sister Koller. LOVE THEM. So Sister McDade stayed with Sister Smith in our area and I had the privilege of going with Sister Koller into their area. I was actually quite nervous at first because the STL's serve in a Young Single Adult ward and I thought that it would be like super weird and awkward to be a missionary for YSA for who knows what reason but I was quickly humbled because it was totally the best day ever! And I absolutely adore Sister Koller. I learned so much from her! She and I served in the West at the same time about 5 months ago and holy cow she has changed so much I was not expecting it so I made her spill all her secrets so that I can make some super changes too! I felt like I'd been progressing and moving up and then it just plateaued for a bit there and it was no bueno. I wanted to increase my spiritual knowledge and strengthen my relationship with my Heavenly Father and my Savior. And so it was such a blessing to serve with her that day because she showed me exactly how to make the changes I want! YAY! See, Heavenly Father knows us each personally, and knows who needs to be the one to tell us what He wants us to do for it to stick and actually change us. She is so excited and pumped about the gospel and about our potential as children of God. IT RUBBED OFF ON ME TOO!!! I'm so psyched! Just in the past four days since our exchange my personal, and companion, studies have been enhanced a million fold! It's so cool! I LOVE THE SPIRIT! So good.

Sister Smith and I even experienced it together! My favorite is when the Spirit testifies to both me and Sister Smith simultaneously and we just feel super in sync and unified with each other and with Heavenly Father. We had answers to so many prayers in a matter of thirteen verses. Mosiah chapter 18!!!!!!! Man, oh, man! 

Earlier last week we had a man yell at us for like an hour about how we're "high on Jesus" and I couldn't help but think, YES, YES I AM, AND THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT! haha So now we joke about it all the time but hey, it's true! And I am so grateful that my mind has been enlightened to know that my Savior died for me and that now He Lives! It brings so much more purpose to my life. Like why am I waking up at 6:30 every morning? Why am I walking a kajillion kilometers daily? Why am I talking to strangers every opportunity I can get? BECAUSE JESUS CHRIST LIVES! 

xoxoxoxoxo

Sister Davis

HAPPY DAY HAPPY DAY 

Be dilligent in all things. Smile big!

Fill the Font!

Baptisms for dayzzzz!

Dayton was baptized on Good Friday and it was an amazing day!! And then the stake baptisms were on Saturday for all the eight year olds and we were invited to go there and see 10 more! Whoop whoop the Spirit at baptisms is so touching. 

At Dayton's, all his family came and they are all so proud of him for making this covenant with Heavenly Father. He's had a rough life so it's such a blessing that he's been able to learn that everything that is wrong can be made right through the Atonement of Jesus Christ. Because of Him we can have hope! And happiness! And eternal life!

And Easter. Boy oh boy what a wonderful day to celebrate the most important event in human history- the Atonement! 

Have a happy week full of smiles and rainbows and sparkles!

 us and dayton!! what a happy day

Hoppy Easter!  Spent the morning walking and finding :)

xoxoxoxo,

Sister Davis

A Wonderful Week!

MY DAY HAS BEEN MADE! I just got to see thousands of pictures of my cute nephew and niece YAY! Lynx and Luna are so darling! I LOVE MY FAMILY!

Okay, back to missionary work. This week was wonderful! We had interviews with President and those are always a good time. He thanked me again for working so hard to help Sister Maynes to get out of her shell and I just started bawling. I miss that girl! And I'm so glad that she's continuing to progress and become the missionary that Heavenly Father wants her to be. He even let me know who her new companion is so I could be at peace and make sure she's been taken good care of, and her new comp is Sister Strathearn whom I love and adore so woohoo she's going to be alright! 

Sister Smith and I are having a fantabulous time together. She talks about home a lot which can get old..especially because she doesn't go home until next summer yikes but we're working on that. She has a good sense of humor, and is a little stubborn just like me haha So I'm learning lots about humility, patience, and charity. 

The weather has been perfect lately which helps us out a lot because that means people are outside! That's the best. I love street contacting! The other day when we were walking we met this girl, Jessica, who was waiting for the bus and we got talking to her about who we are and what we're doing and she was so excited! She was telling us all about how she's been wanting to learn more for a while now but was just super busy and couldn't find the time but now that we came and found her she's going to make the time, which is every missionary's dream to meet someone who is actually interested! We have a lesson with her this coming week and we're super psyched! Praying that we can include her whole family or we'll have to pass her to YSA sad day but as long as she gets taught I'll be happy!!!!!!!! Speaking of being happy for people who accept the gospel- guess who's getting baptized on Good Friday! DAYTON!! OH glorious!! More details on that next week!

xoxoxo,

Sister Davis

Let Your Faith Show!

I think that was my favorite quote from conference- when Elder Nelson told us to "let your faith show." Making sure that we are securely tied to God because our faith will only be safe in Christ. Our daily commitment to obey the commandments with strengthen our love for God. There shouldn't be any 'segments' in our lives, no separation of religion and work. We are who we are, and we are children of a Heavenly Father who sent His Only Begotten Son to take upon himself the sins of this world. The truth of that statement changes our thoughts, words, and actions. I also really loved Gary Stevenson's talk about preparing because we only have "four minutes" to perform. Love all the analogies that were given so that we can more simply and fully understand the doctrine of Christ. 

Let me just tell you, General Conference is GOLD as a missionary. So many of my questions were answered, not only for myself, but for how I can help those we're working with as well as for my family.  Each talk I was receiving revelation as to what I can do to help either my own or someone else's testimony of our Savior. The Spirit is amazing! Even though we might not have had the opportunity to be sitting in the Conference Centre in Salt Lake, we were still blessed with the overwhelming Spirit in a simple Stake Centre in the SE of Calgary. I was moved to tears multiple times because of the undeniable truth of the testimonies of our prophets, seers, and revelators. I wish everyone had the same opportunity and blessing of hearing the words of Christ and invite us all to treasure up these words and put them into action. I was reading in James for my personal study this morning and it's no wonder James chapter one moved Joseph Smith so much to have days of pondering. The whole book of James really makes you rethink the way you call yourself a Christian. Making sure that our tongues are always saying good and how faith without works is dead. I know that Jesus Christ performed miracles when he was ministering upon the earth in both Jerusalem and in the Americas among the Nephites. And I know that he was chosen before he was born to do so. I know that he loves me enough to take upon himself all of my heartaches, pains, and transgressions in the Garden of Gethsemane only then to be crucified upon the cross. But the most glorious of all, I know that Jesus was resurrected and that he lives and leads the way to eternal life with our loving Father in Heaven! And because of these truths I have been and ever will be changed. I am a child of God. Each of us are. And my hope and prayer today is that everyone will be able to hear of these truths and join me on the covenant path toward everlasting joy! 

Woohoo! And as for the wonderful missionary work happening in both the Auburn Bay and Mahogany wards- things are going great! Dayton is still progressing and he's getting more and more excited each day it gets closer to his baptism. He even texts us almost every day and asks us how we're doing...looks like he's the one following up on himself, hey?! (Elder Ballard's talk lol) Yeah, he's great. 

Love, Sister Davis

xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxox

p.s. for anyone that missed it: GENERAL CONFERENCE WATCH ME WATCH ME :)

I'm Back!

Whoop whoop! I can't even begin to say how happy I was when I found out I'd be back in Calgary. I love all the bumper to bumper traffic, and the shopping centres on every corner, and the houses slammed right next to each other it just brings me so much joy!!! I'm such a city sister. 

So the wards I'm in are Auburn Bay and Mahogany. Yup, that's right, TWO of 'em. It's a little overwhelming trying to differentiate between two different wards but I'm getting used to it a bit more every single day. The wards are super young too. Like the average age is 10, no joke. Between the two there are about twenty women that are either pregnant or with a newborn it's ridiculous! I've never been in such a "family" sacrament meeting haha but it was wonderful. Everyone I've met so far are all super nice and welcoming and I'm so grateful for that. We even have a few investigators already, one of which we set up a baptism date for last night! Holla! His name is Dayton, fourteen years old, super sweet kid. Toward the beginning of the lesson he was having a lot of doubts but the Spirit was so strong and he was even able to recognize his own change of heart and chose his own date! It was wonderful. My companion is Sister Smith, from Payton UT. She's 19 and a total sweetheart, kinda reminds me of my university roommate Justine a tiny bit haha she's a hoot! We get along great and I'm super excited for all the things we''ll be able to accomplish. She's been out for 3 months or so, just got done training, so I'm greenie busting again it's so fun! Except this time I don't have to drive!!!!! YAY! So nice to sit in the passenger seat. 

Well, time's out! 

Love you all, thank you for your prayers!!!

Real Quick!

This'll be a real quick one! Like a three liner. 

We went to the temple this morning in Cardston because our pday was today (Tuesday) instead of yesterday and it was glorious! \but that also meant that we emailed waaaaay later than usual so that's why this is coming so late. And then we were late for our computers so someone else took mine and now \i'm on some lameo temporary one writing uber fast just to tell you I'm alive! AND I"M BEING TRANSFERRED BACK UP TO CALGARY!!!!!!! WOOOOOHOOOO I'll miss it here, the people for sure but it was time for me to leave I think..

Any how I forgot my camera in the car too so this is just a super pathetic email SORRY 

Love you bye?

xoxo

Sister Davis

This Week

OH boy.

Tuesday: Exchanges with Sister Bowers, we were in the MTC together so that was the bestest reunion! We did lots of walking and freezing and picked up a newb named John! What a nice guy. He's looking to turn his life around and we're going to help him do it lilili! It's going to be wonderful. Those short 24 hours Sister Bowers and I spent together were completely amazing. It was really nice to be with a companion and just have overwhelming unity with one another. The Spirit was so strong in all of our appointments and it was really inspiring. Sister Maynes and I have been working on that so much lately but we haven't gotten to that "one"ness quite yet but I know that it's possible so that's my hope for us!

Wednesday: We had just gotten done with our dance party at the Good Samaritan's (old folks home) and we were walking outside and I thought we should go see Sister Plevza. She lives across the street in another old folks place called Blue Sky Lodge and she is a very active member and our plans were to go knock on less active doors and so I start to have this battle inside my head thinking "do I just want to go see her because I don't want to be walking outside in the cold or do we actually need to go see her?" You can see my dilemma, I didn't want to be wasting time. So I give in and we start heading over there. Before you can get through the doors you have to punch in their room number and she answers and we say "Hi, Sister Plevza?" and she quickly replies "Come on in!" Like we didn't even tell her who it was....so we get to her room and she goes "I was just praying to Heavenly Father that He would send you girls to me again because I didn't have your phone number or anyway to get a hold of you and I needed to talk to you about my friend Belle, you see, she needs to get wet!" hahahah so the Spirit's amazing. And we're hopefully going to start teaching her 89 year old friend next week whoop whoop!

Friday: Our investigators Heather and Chris invited us over for dessert and we taught them all about the restoration of the priesthood. It was awesome. She's having medical problems with her pregnancy right now and we've been super worried about her like she's way overdue and having lung and asthma issues so she's going to have to go to Calgary because the Lethbridge hospital can't treat her. So after we taught the priesthood we asked her if she would like a priesthood blessing, she responded "yeah line 'em up!" haha she's a hoot!

Saturday: We helped our less active Amy paint her living room it was a blast!  And she wanted me to free hand "Come what may and love it" up on her wall with a big honkin' tree under it lol I tried my best and she loves it so I guess that's all that matters. We'll add all the leaves next week probably..we had a mishap with the green paint and it was all dried up and nasty..

Sunday: Sabbath is my favorite. The Harris' gave the talks in sacrament and they did wonderful. On how to strengthen families and on repentance. Both well needed subjects for everyone. What I took away from everything this week is that it's all about charity and the love that we have for Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ.  Every decision we make, every word we say, every thought we think, should be based on the love that we have for God. If I love God would I do this, or say that, or think this? With charity comes faith, patience, and hope. What a glorious thing, hey!

Thank you for your prayers!
xoxoxooxoxo,
Love always,

Sister Davis

P.S. THE SUN SHINES IN LETHBRIDGE! Short sleeves, no tights, and flats today 

 holla I love +2C

Long One

Holy Spirit, Batman! Oh my, this was the bestest week ever. It all started on Tuesday during our Zone Training Meeting. It was the answers to my prayers and it really helped to get us focused on why we're here. Our zone leaders are super amazing and really care so much about us and the work that they know we can do. Elder Palmer had us all crying as we were all sharing the reasons we came on a mission and reminding us of our calling. Elder Bernal invited us to do the Check Your Progress assessment that we all packed away after our twelve week training program was over haha and we are going to do it once a week for the rest of the month. So Wednesday morning before study I went digging for mine in one of my suitcases. It's two pages of statements that we can rate ourselves on how well we're doing...mine had things circled from months ago when I was back in Calgary and let's just say it was an eye opener for me I didn't realize how much I was slacking. It's a lot easier to have a good attitude and work hard when you are having a lot of progress and so I guess I'd been losing that a bit since it had been pretty dead here for a while but that's really no excuse to be a bum (let's get this straight though, we've been working really hard and working lots but what needed to improve was my attitude and commitment to the work we were doing). So after I did that assessment I knew I needed to step it up for my Heavenly Father. I made some promises to Him and then during companionship study let Sister Maynes know what needed to happen and she was all in! So now we are aware and keeping each other in check and motivated! And let me tell you what happened! MIRACLES.

We promised to talk to everyone we saw (thank you to Hermana Brown in Peru for inspiring me on this one) even if it meant crossing streets or walking backwards to get to them! So ever since Wednesday morning that's exactly what we've done. Had some good experiences and some not so good experiences but the good ones are what we'll focus on lol we've been able to meet SOO many new people and invite kajillions to come unto Christ. It's awesome! We've also been doing "The Last Knock" which is where at the end of the night when we just want to go home because it's almost curfew we prayerfully decide on one last door to knock to keep us going and motivated to do the Lord's work and we have seen miracles from this! We met a guy named Damion on Friday while doing this and then had a lesson with him last night that was simply the most amazing thing ever! And then after his lesson last night we did it again and, wait, there's a little story there. So we're walking this street and are looking for THE house. The Spirit tells me it's the one right in front of us where the people are watching tv, but then Sister Maynes suggests the house to the right of it. So why not?! I say, they both need the Gospel right? So we go to the other house and there's a gate that we have to go through to get to the front door and I'm trying my hardest to open this darn gate and it just won't budge! Heavenly Father literally blocked this door from us to lead us next door to the original house where we met Melvin who we're meeting with for a lesson next week whoop whoop! So yes, God has blessed us with many miracles this week as we have been diligent and trusting in Him.

We also had the wonderful opportunity this weekend to hear from Elder Nelson from the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. It was so neat! It was broadcasted again, just like with Elder Bednar came to Calgary. A lot of what was taught was something that Sister Maynes and I had been learning every day last week so it was confirmation that we were on the right track! We only have one more week in the transfer and we have only accomplished half of our companion goals so we really gotta step it up and start inviting everyone we see to be baptized haha it's gonna be good.

It's been a real up and down kind of transfer but now we're up and we're going to keep going up! Nothing will bring us down!!!! 

Wanna know something else super wicked cool? We went to the movies this morning as a zone! haha the Movie Mill is owned by a member in the stake so he put on our very own private screening of Joseph Smith: Prophet of the Restoration. It was amazing! It always makes me cry and it was a great way to start our pday. The Movie Mill also has mini golf and frozen yogurt so we just had the time of our lives this morning

And what the heck I'll throw in the embarrassing moment of the week just for fun! We were pixie-ing our less active with a nice little sticky note attack on her door that said "Always remember to smile!" and right as I'm putting up the last sticky note her dog starts barking and we totally freak out and turn to run as fast as we can and I didn't realize there was a step down and WABAAM I'M ON THE GROUND IN A MATTER OF SECONDS! It was hilarious we couldn't stop laughing! But don't worry we didn't get caught, and I'm not all that hurt just a few scratches that's all. I can't believe I made it the whole winter without biffing it on ice but of course the day that it's sunny and clear I face plant it, AWESOME.

Welp, remember, it's a good day to have a good, good day!

Love you forever and for always!
xoxoxo,
Sister Davis

p.s. sorry not sorry for the novel. so many more wonderful things happened that I keep remembering but by the time I was finished you really would have a novel so I'll send pictures instead, they're worth a thousand words aren't they?

 my fave sisters (maynes cooley and hendricks) at the movie mill nothing says fun like free popcorn yumm

me + sister christensen = hole in oners

There is Sunshine in my Soul!

Two words: Pray ALWAYS. I've been learning a lot about that recently. I've been kinda slackin' with my prayers right before I go to bed because by the time I'm going to sleep I am completely and totally wiped out and falling asleep during prayers and all kinds of stuff. It was bad. BUT this week I made a very real effort to change that and to be more like Enos and just pour our my heart and soul to the Lord. Man does that feel good or what! I've realized the difference between perfectionism and becoming perfect in Christ. 

Perfectionism is trying to make everything perfect and being perfect while only relying on me, myself, and I. Things like having books aligned from biggest to smallest, and having clothes hanged in rainbow order, and parking in the same spot every time you go to the store or your whole shopping experience will be ruined.. Yes, I do all these things and it's not simply OCD.. However, being perfected in Christ is accepting him as our Savior and being obedient to his commandments because of our faith in his Atonement. We can't become perfect without Him, without his eternal sacrifice. He suffered for us and for all of our imperfections. He was hurt and mocked and crucified. But for what? For us! For you, and for me. This has never been so clear to me but through many prayers of asking in faith, I know that this is true and I will never deny it. Like one of my favorite songs "I'm trying to be like Jesus; I'm following in his ways. I'm trying to love as he did, in all that I do and say. At times I am tempted to make a wrong choice, But I try to listen as the still small voice whispers, Love one another as Jesus loves you. Try to show kindness in all that you do. Be gentle and loving in deed and in thought, For these are the things Jesus taught." So pure and simple. I LOVE IT!

This week was obviously wonderful. Sister Maynes and I have been searching high and low for more people to teach and were out walking, talking, and knocking. It was snowing and uber cold but we were prepared with many layers and warming packs of all different sorts. A member told us it was "inhumane" to be walking outside in the weather and it just made me think of Christ and all the pain and inhumane things he had to go through and we just kept moving forward. We have it pretty good here really! We have a home, and warm clothes, and food every night. We have so many blessings that it would take me hours to record them all down.

Also, I've been stalking lds.org for all the news and pictures from the Gilbert temple dedication. Boy oh boy are you guys lucky people or what for being able to experience that up close and personal! It's definitely on my bucket list to be able to witness a miracle like that. The Lord is building many temples for his saints and for our communities to learn more about our Heavenly Father. He has so much love for us it fills my heart!! My heart is overflowing!!!!

I LOVE YOU SO MUCH AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'D DO WITHOUT YOU!
xoxoxox
Sister Davis

p.s. I found a cactus is Lethbridge!

Family Day

So here in Alberta we celebrate Family Day instead of President's Day and that means the library is closed which is why we are all here today to email!

Anyhow, it's been a great week here finishing off the transfer strong. We totally smashed the goals we set for the last six weeks and so when we had our new zone goal setting meeting we made some pretty hefty goals for this transfer! It was an amazing meeting and the Spirit was incredibly strong that we couldn't deny the goals that Heavenly Father wanted us to set. We have high hopes in this transfer and the many miracles we'll be privileged to see! Our new zone is awesome, we lost a few of my favorites but that's okay because they were needed somewhere else and now we have some new faces to get to know and to work together with. It's going to be great! Lots of hard workers full of hope and faith which means we are going to see things happen!! Eeks I love it!

We're already seeing great things. We had Amy, Jolayne, and the Derricott's come to church this Sunday and it was a big step for each of them! They've all been less-active for years and we've been putting lots of energy and love into each of them and it's nice to know that it's working! Sadly, Chris and Heather (the Oler's neighbors) didn't make it out to church because she was at the hospital having a false alarm for the twins to come! Haha but we stopped by after church and they were excited to see us and they've been do all their reading in the Book of Mormon so they are moving along! They are the sweetest people ever.

Sister Maynes and I are getting along great, it was a good week.  She is progressing lots and I love to see her happy! Everyone can tell when she's having a good time, she has this laugh that just kills me every time. I love it.

So we thought that Valentine's day dinner with the Harker's would be the most awkward time ever but it was so nice! They were so cutesy and even got us roses! haha so cute, hey? The last time I got flowers was probably my sixteenth birthday so it was quite the touching moment when he brought those out for us hahaha Some other members did things for us too, oh the joys of being a sister missionary! DL Elder Hayter was telling us how much it sucked as an elder bahaha so sad.. My favorite part though was when Sister Maynes and I went heart attacking! Gets your blood pumping and it makes people so happy when they see loads of hearts and inspiring words of love all over their front doors. I love seeing other people smile! My fave.

So yes. What a glorious week!

xoxox I hope you have the most wonderfullest week ever and that you will take the time to open your eyes to see the millions of miracles the Lord shows to us every day.

LOVE, SISTER DAVIS