Saturday, August 29, 2009

Pictures!!

Here are some pictures Alex E-mailed to us this week.
This pic her explains as his only friend!And this is Alex driving!!! Finally!!

Letter August 25th 2009

Woo Hoooo!!!!

I passed!! Finally!! ah best day of my life haha! that good little cramming session i did the hour before my test really worked out haha!! Love it!!

So wow Exciting news back home! Love it!! Love that my Yankees are dominating while i'm gone haha thats how it should be! I love it!! man sounds like Mom your just gonnna become a master fisher! that'll be good so then when i come home you can teach me how to fish and be patient haha thats what its all about!! Its not how long you were out fishing its how long your line was in the water that matters most!!

Tyler?? Racquetball?? ah??? hahaha well i'll smoke him when i get home no doubt haha!! Tell him to hit me up so I can tell him about all the cute girls that he needs to go talk to at suu haha! I know a couple and they are good girls so thats what matters most!!!

Well down here it has been good! the sun is shining the birds are singing ha its beautiful I love it!! Transfers are next week so it'll be crazy to see what happens!! I'll probably stay with my boy hopefully still alot i need to teach him before i go so he can carry on that Davidson name haha!!

This week nothing crazy has happened its been pretty mellow, Except for the Vietnamese couple that i started to teach when i first was here remember them?? Tran and Thanh?? well they are getting baptized next saturday the 5th of September which should be amazing i'm stoked!!! and so are they!! They ended up being able to get married and were so excited to let us know it was amazing I love it!!

Now mom, that is the best thing you can do for your friend Jan!! I have seen the book of mormon change so many peoples lifes!! Just Put your Testimony in it, and let her know exactly whats in the Book of Mormon Introduction that she will come closer to God if she reads and applies the book!! The Restoration is one of my favorite DvD's to watch with my investigators it just lets them see it all!! Its so amazing I have had so many people just after we get done watching it change they just feel something! Its the best!! Finding Faith is also an amazing video I love it as well Good choices!! You can do it I know you can because you have a Testimony and the lord will take care of the rest!!

Well Fam I love ya! Thanks for all your support, You don't have any Idea how much it means to me!! I know sometimes it doesn't seem like that but i know that without you I couldn't make it!! I love you!!

Have a great week!!

Elder Davidson

P.S. YANKEES BABY!!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Love it :)

Letter August 18th 2009

Hey Madre / Familay :)

Mom Thanks so much for the beautiful package ah it was just gorgeous to open!! Especially the baseballs holy wow!! I sleep with 1 in my hand!! NO Lie!! I Love it thank you so much!!

Oh and about the next package just wrap the rice krispy treats up tight and ship them over they will be fine i'll eat them no matter what they look like haha!! Store bought?? come on mommy you know that homemade are just better!!! Especially your cookies there are nothing better just put them in a bag and ship them over no need to freeze them!! A week thats nothing haha!! Peanut butter cookies mom ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!! I hope this month flies by hahaha!!

My driving test is next monday I had to reschedule it so next week you'll know if i passed or not ha i'm studying hard so we will see how it goes!!

Oh mom Tell Grandma Happy Birthday for me next week!! Tell her I love her and really miss her and Grandpa!!! Hope she has an amazing Birthday!! I will be thinking about her!!

Anyways So let me just tell me about my week!! Probably one of the hardest weeks on my mission, No lie!! I have never had so many things that were just perfect go so wrong so fast, Everything that possibly could have went wrong DID!!! Everything that i thought would go this way went the other way it was just quite the week!! I wanted to break down a couple times and there was alot of time spent on my knees!!
But I got through it I did and I won't break, I know all the little trials have been preparing me for the big trials that come right when everything is dandy!!

All the people that were supposed to get baptized this week, All 4 of them dropped last week, 2 of them got scheduled for work and 1 of them started drinking Alchohol again drastically and another just disappeared!! All in about 2 days!! I wanted to pull my hair out!! No one seemed to want to talk to me and Elder Smith and just kept walkin past or slamming the doors in our face, I felt weak!! I felt like a poor teacher I felt like a poor finder, I just felt like all the talent skills and ability that i had picked up so far were gone!! I couldn't find them and i forgot how to use them!! And Many other things went wrong! everything was just going in the opposite direction!!

It was hard for me it was but the hardest thing i saw this week was when my Greenie got discouraged!! there was nothing that broke my heart more then when he thought it was his fault!!

But Just as the lord always does he drops ya to your lowest low's and then he lifts you to your Highest High's he took care of us!!

Saturday evening we came home with only 1 person committed to church and I was Discouraged and Elder Smith was also, I was doing all I could to act happy so that Elder Smith would cheer up so i did all i could to make him feel better and got that smile back on his face and we went to bed but before I went down stairs and I hit my knees hard just pleading for a miracle!! And on sunday we got a miracle, 5 people endend up coming to church 1 with Anita and 1 with Endy and a couple that i had previously taught and alson the 1 we had committed!! It was beautiful so now we are currently teaching all 5 of them and 4 of which have a date to be baptized!!! I love it the lord took care of us!! I know that if i don't ever again throw in the towel he will carry me through everything I love it!! It was a miracle!!

The Lord will never ever abandon us, just when you think he is gone that is when you see the miracles he proves himself over and over again but it all depends on the faith of us his children!!!

I love it!! Nothing bettter!!!

Hope you all have an amazing week I miss you!! I promise you the Lord is taking care of me and all my Beaver Brothers out there So no need to worry about us!!

I love you!!

Elder Davidson

The English Brother!!!!

Letter August 11th 2009

ONE YEAR, Can you believe it!! Its insane i'll be honest, Time was just gone but it has been a great Year full of the biggest UPS and DOWNS of my life and a million memories that will last me a lifetime, or until i forget them when i'm old like Daddio haha!!

So wow sounds like everyone of my nephews and nieces are just growing up, and there are going to be at least 2 new ones running around when i get home, thats just beautiful i love it!! Give all of them a big hug and a kiss from me!! I sure do miss them!!

So let me just tell you about today, oh my it was the weirdest day of my life, so we decided last night that the 4 of us (Elder Newbury, Elder Bearnson, Elder Smith, and myself) were going to go to birmingham which has on of the biggest shopping centers anyone has ever seen, so we wake up this morning 6 o clock drive to birmingham study there and head off, we come to this huge building just the craziest shape i have ever seen can't even explain it haha, and right when we walk in the doors and go down the escalator there is a ginormous BULL made out of Jelly Belly's!!! Thats right i said JELLY BELLYS haha it was crazy, and then they just had a buffett with straight american candy, like the penny candy's and the suckers i used to buy at the B-Store I just couldn't believe it we all couldn't hold back we had to buy some haha it was beautiful though, and then to top it all off we walk like 200 feet further and there is a legit Krispy Kream Donut factory Krispy Kreams I couldn't believe it!! I had to dip into that oh man it was like being back in america, but after a while I'll be honest I felt just so uncomfortable and so wordly, I just didn't like it anymore I lost myself back in the world for about 2 hours and It just felt weird oh man I'll tell you what it will just be insane to go back to the world and i am glad that i do not have to experience it for another year!!!

I do truly love my mission had some hard times and I love my trials I do I do!!! I have grown up a little and hopefully when i get home our Heavanly Father will have molded me to who he wants me to be!!!

My favorite quote from our dear Prophet Thomas S. Monson,
"PRAY as if everything depended on the FATHER, But WORK as if everything depended on YOU!!!!!"

Story of my mission!! The success's that i have seen this year has only been at the times when i hit my knees and give up!!! but then went out and worked harder then ever befor I love it!!!> > This is the gospel of Jesus Christ!!!

Thank you so much for all you do!! I miss you so so so much!!!

I love you all more then you will ever know!!!

Elder Davidson

P.S. Cookies and Natural Vally granola bars!! thats what i want in the next package haha if its at Christmas i don't care haha its just what Elder Davidson has been Craving!! And Moms home made Peanut Butter Rice Krispies just put them in a bag and send um over haha!!!

Love you!!!

Your Boy!!

Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Pictures August 4th 2009

Pictures of Anita's Baptism August 1st 2009

Letter August 4th 2009

Hey Hey

Wo Wo Wo first of all Mother if you could see how much your boy can eat you wouldn't be saying that haha! constantly i am eating something haha but its those runs in the morning to wake me up that i think have been burning off all i eat haha!!

But wow look at T-money go, I love it just get him a job and he will be set!! Check Cal Ranch haha he can just walk in my footsteps haha!! I cant believe dad isn't going to buy his son some new golf clubs and just put them down in his room until he gets home come on now whats he thinking haha!! But sounds like he still has his game breathing or not its still there and so when i get home he can win me some tournys and then buy me some new clubs haha!!

What you let them take the big TV?? come on now?? he doesn't need that he needs the little tv like me thats how it should be he is just a little college boy he needs a little tv haha!!

About taryn wow i am so proud i just smile all the time, and i'm definately not bother cuz me and moss and all my boys aren't going to need girls haha it'll be 2 years without them, all we are going to need is our baseball gloves and our boots (cleats) and we will be set haha!!!

So about my week the baptism went great and right on Gracies Birthday, I brought a pic of Grace and Katie and Zach to the baptism and I showed it to Anita (the girl getting baptized) and I said look Anita the day my beautiful neice was born and the day you are born again, she just had the biggest grin ah it was wonderful, it helped me think of all my Nieces and Nephews back home, I cant wait to be there for there baptisms!!

But at her baptism Anita invited all of her family and friends and wow did we take advantage of it, Jeffrey R. Holland said 80 % of investigators that attend a baptismal service will go onto ther own baptism, and now i know that is true, while we were there after the baptism me and my comp Elder Smith were just inviting every single person there to be baptized, and about 6 people accepted and have a date to be baptized (that is about 75% Pretty Close) no doubt others will follow! But One is her dad Buddy, and her Aunty and her son Millicent and Rexford and one is a friend named Armand and then 2 other people that we invited to come named Paul and Rich, it was a great day and so the 22nd of August should be an amazing day and I cant wait!!

You should have seen my companion though when i told him we were going to ask all of these people to be baptized haha his face just lit up with fear and he said but Elder Davidson we haven't taught anything to them and I just said here is a calender you invite for the 22nd and I will tell you why afterwards, and sure enough without arguing we just went to it haha it was so funny I couldn't help but smile during!!! And then afterwards after everyone had left and we were cleaning up he said Elder Davidson now i know why we invited all those people to be baptized haha!! It was just the best, I tell you what this is the true and living church!!

This is the Lords work and I love being apart of it!

Thanks for all you do fam, love you and miss you!!

Elder Davidson

P.S. My planner will be wide open tonight haha!!

Love You!!

Pics July 28th 2009

Alex's 1st District!
Recent Baptism Endurance

Letter July 28th 2009

Mom and family!

You went fishing?? what the?? You Caught a Fish?? what is going on down there haha!! I love hearing it thats so good!! Where are the pics?? come on i need to see that good stuff!!

I cant tell you how much I love my mission!! I love every second of it!! Most importantly i love the trials!! I love the Stress!!! I love the Pressure!!! This week was hard it was but it was good!! My boy Elder Smith haha he is doing good he isn't a talker but i'm doing my best to get him to talk with people and it is getting really good!! I know I was probably the same when I first came out so i understand and I love him!! He took his first spill on his bike yesterday it was raining and it was muddy and we came around a turn pretty quick and there was a curb but i saw the curb and well he didn't so i look back and all i see was him flyin through the air ah it was bad but we couldn't help but smile haha!!

The district leader just got a little harder this week as well, the boundries got changed and so 2 Elders got moved into my Zone and the Zone Leaders had to choose which District Leader was going to take on the added pressure and sure enough i get the opportunity to look after 2 new missionaries!! I Love it as well!!!

Not only that but we are supposed to have 2 baptisms this week, one is Anita she is from Ghana and amazing she just loves the gospel and loves learning and it is amazing i love teaching her!! And the 2nd is a young fellow named Ji Gang he is from china but Ji Gang went to New Castle after church on sunday and got totally antied by his friends and texted me yesterday saying he cant join the faith, but no worries ill get him there, with the lord anything is possible so no doubt!! Just another Trial and i love it!!!

Just to prepare you, i have to sign up for another Theory Test so if money goes out of my account that is the reason haha!! I am sorry but I guess it just needs to be done haha!!

But Thats all i have for this week! I hope everyone is doing well! I miss you!! I love you!! I am greatful for your support!!

Take Care,

Elder Davidson

Letter July 22nd 2009

Hey Hey Madre and familay :)

Well this week was good but sad, the baptisms last saturday were just amazing, it went so amazing there was just some amazing pictures of that day it was wonderful, Don't worry mother next week i should be sending an sd card home! i have been taking ful advantage of having a camera!! Anyways on monday me and my companion were out working having so much fun and then all of a sudden the phone rang and it was President Ogden and he called and asked me if i would be a Trainer and train one of the new missionaries that are coming in, and well I was excited but sad at the same time because my Italion buddy who cooked the most amazing Pasta had to go, So on tuesday we went to see all the people we had been teaching and it was just sad they had just really got attached to us both and were sad to seem him leave, but to top it all off the sister missionaries that were in coventry got moved and the are got shut down, so me and elder piredda went with them to see all the people they were teaching to switch over and it was even worse one of the girls they were teaching just broke down bawling, ahhhh I felt so bad but its part of being a missionary i guess!!

Anyways back to it ahhhhhhhh I got called to train a new missionary and today i met him haha he is a stud, he is alot taller then me haha and he is from Wyoming!! It will be good to show him the ropes and to learn from him I am excited!! I am still in coventry which is crazy this is going to be seven and a half months but i love it here so its perfectly fine with me!

But anyways im sorry i have to head off i have to go get my greenie a bike and get him all set to work work work!!!!! I love you all have a great week and next week lots of pictures to come i promise :)

Love you, Elder Davidson

Letter July 14th 2009

(Mom and Dad went to President and Sister Moffetts Homecoming, that is what he his talking about!)

What?????????????????????????????

YOU did what???????????????? Ha ha that is so cool, President Moffett and Sister Moffet are both so amazing!! I love them both!! They taught me so much and I tell you what without President Moffat I would be at home, not happy at all so i owe him so much!!

He did come to my first District meeting and it scared me to death but it was great i loved it! Ahhhhhhh that is so cool i can't even believe it!! Oh and about my shoes, Ha well i think they are fine haha but well they are a little beat up but hey i don't care its good for me haha they are finally broken in!! Haha I might be thinking about looking for a new pair soon but for now they are alright haha!!

Anyways, I met the new mission president on thursday and well lets just say he is 100 % different from President Moffat, but he is amazing, he has such a testimony and he knows his scriptures, They actually know a family from Beaver Utah, imagine that haha do you know a Susan Mouise or something, it used to be Susan Yardley, i think she moved away but her family still lives there i guess haha? who knows?? Anyways they are amazing I enjoy them they have great personalitys so its great! The Lord called him here for a reason so we will see how he works with us, it will be good to see! I am glad i get to experience it!!

Anyways guess what, this week we have a baptism, holy wow it seems like it has been forever but i am excited it is my best friend here in coventry I Just Love him to death!! His name is Endurance and he is a tall fellow who is the only person in coventry that is any good at basketball haha, He dominated me 1 on 1 but i threw out the I haven't played for a year excuse don't you worry haha, Next time i'll beat him though haha!! There are also 5 others who are getting baptized, it will be a big white saturday i am so excited!!

But anyways I love the gospel and i am greatful for Heavanly Father sending me to Coventry I love it here!! It is the promised land and he is just preparing his children and I Love It, I love seeing my brothers and sisters walk into the church for the first time and just can't help but smile because they already feel something different it is just the best thing in the world!!

The Church is True, No doubt No doubt!!

Thanks for all you do fam, I love you have a great week!!

Elder Davidson