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
