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