March 31st, 2010

Mother!!

 

Thank you so much for working so hard!! your the best!! I appreciate all your help with signing me up for school!!  As for how much i want to do hmmm well lets start out slow so i can make some money as well as go to school so maybe about 8 or 9 credits?? how much is moss going to take?? How much do you think i need to take?? Tell Moss to make sure he finds us a good place to stay haha!! best be nice :) Sounds like it was a good time with half the crew back eh?? I can't wait to hear about all my buddies missions and to rejoice with them about all the blessings we recieved from our heavanly father!! I am greatful for my mission because of the amazing lessons i have learned and for the relationship i  have with my father in heavan and Jesus Christ all of this will help me through out life thats for sure!!! You can't not understand how excited i am for my big brother to be going back out to serve the Lord!! It isn't an easy thing to do but I know Big Elder Myers is going to tear it up and just Love every second so I'm excited for him!! Could you send me his address so I can hit him up??

  

Well anyways it has been a good week!! We have had alot of success and we even had a guy that asked me in the street if he could get baptized haha, we were just walking down the street on our way to an appointment and I see a beautiful African brother so as I do with all the Africans I see i take off running to him and start sharing the gospel with him, he is from Nigeria and he was just the man and as soon as i showed him the book of mormon he said oh my brother i have been looking for this everywhere!! Can i come to your church and get baptized...... I was in shock i just said of course you can brother but we have to teach you some things first and he just said ok brother whatever it takes haha so he is the man, he came to church with his wife as well so they both will be getting baptized soon!! But the bad news is is i got a phone call from President and i have been called to be a Zone Leader in a different Zone :( I am getting moved to the Lichfield Zone which is right next to Birmingham so it'll be good to be near there but we just got the westcotes area bumpin with success and it'll be hard to leave but its all good I know the Lord is going to bless me there and he has a work for me to do!! It will be alot of work though because we are getting white washed in meaning both me and my comp will be moving in for the first time!! The Zone was struggling last transfer so President told me i have alot of work to do haha but i'm excited!!! My comp is Elder Richter he is from Germany!! He to came out with me so it'll be sweet to serve with him!! I am not quite sure of my address yet but when i get it i will send it to you as soon as possible ok!!!

 

Happy Easter Family give the nephews a big hug for me when you see them madre!! enjoy the general conference its my favorite time of year because this is when i personally can get taught by Gods living prophets and apostles its the time when i get to be the investigator and be taught by God so enjoy it :) I love you all!! Have an amazing week!!

 

And don't worry mom i will tell you when a good time to deliver tescos would be in my next area :) I'm starving!! haha I Love you!!! Take care and God Bless!!

 

Elder Davidson

March 23nd, 2010

wo wo wo wo,

 

Tell Lincoln good luck for me he will love it!!

 

How are the Jazz hmmmm?? did dad go to the game?? He best be writing me soon telling me all about it!!

 

Well the weather is cold over here!! I stay bundled up still and the rain just wouldn't stop this week it was crazy but i enjoy it now a days, I've learned that you can use it to your advantage and its a good way to get into peoples houses and then you just slightly teach them the gospel!! It doesn't work as much with the English people, some will let you in. But mostly my beautiful african queens will let us in haha I love them :) Its been a fun week, I have had the opportunity to go on a little adventure this week! We had interviews with president on wednesday and Me and my companion were going last so we could talk to President about the issues the missionaries bring up and there stuggles so we can make plans to help them. So we go in and well one of the companionships that are actually the Elders that are in Loughborough were really struggling with getting along with one another and we new there was some problems but we didn't know it was this big so President was worried because in the companionship is one of the missionaries from Mainland China and he was struggling with testimony so me and Elder Perry went home prayed that night for guidance on how we could help them and then studied about it the next morning and we both decided we needed to go on an unusual exchange so instead of going for just 24 hours we went on a 4 day exchange and have spent the last 4 days teaching and trying to build testimony and we have fasted and prayed and things made a complete turn around!! Elder Guo the chinese missionary has a new light and bore a solid testimony to us today when we were exchanging back and I had the chance to go with Elder Gerber and teach him about his role as a leader and make some good plans with him and learned from him! it has been a great experience and the Lord truly has poured his spirit out upon me and Elder Perry as we have tried to set examples for them and teach them!! I am so greatful for my opportunity to be a leader and serve other missionaries and when they trust you its amazing to have them turn to you for help!! It has been amazing to me and I have enjoyed trying to help them!!

 

My mission has taught me so much everyday when I have a learning experience some times it takes me more then a day to realize it and things get hard until the Lord has to slap me in the face and say stop that, haha but I know that he has carried me through my mission and he has made me into who i am now!! And I am greatful that i get to be an instrument in his hands to help others to learn about and accept his gospel, not only non members but missionaries as well!! Its is fun to tell them about the times when i have got slapped in the face by the Lord and teach them so that they don't have to go through some of the challenges i did!!

 

My family I love each and every one of you!! I am greatful for you all!!

The Lord has been my strenght and i know that he can and will help me throughout the rest of my life if i rely on him!!

 

Sincerely,

 

Elder Davidson

March 16th, 2010

Hey family :)



Well i'll tell you it was a quite the week, full of the good ol ups and downs haha, sounds like madre you are have a good time kickin it with the morris family :) first off tell rob that when i get home i will for sure be hitting more dingers on the softball field then he will be haha!! I know i still have the big bomb swing going on haha even though its been a year i still got my game i guarantee it :)

The work is pressing forward i got a random call from president, apparently there still is some random drama going down in Loughbourough, one of my recent converts named Zoe had told some of the YSA girls that she had fallin in love with me while we were teaching here and so President might be having to transfer me this transfer because we are in the same zone and he doesn't want here to drive to leicester, just the good ol drama in Loughborough it will never stop i guess! Me and President had a talk and he knows that i was just doing what i was called to do and nothing else and so hopefully i won't have to go anywhere because i love the westcotes ward and the are we are in but we will see!! Other then that it is the typical missionary stuff just working working working and i just love it!! The days are flying by which is good it never seems like i have enough time in the day to get done all that i want to but what can you do!! Me and my companion have been working on serving all the teams in our zone and it has brought me alot of happiness to just see the trust that we are building and ever since we have been doing that the missionaries have been counseling with us more and seeking our guidance so it has been a great blessing to build those friendships!!
Other then that thats about all of the week haha not much exciting going on!! ONe thing though Madre something has been going on with my missionary fund and so they have to send me a new card so as of now i am living off my personal funds! so i have been trying to eat not as much haha so i didn't spend as much money but i am out of even the skimp haha so I am going to use some of the personal funds for groceries and they said they will reimburse me when i get my new card! so if the money goes i'm sorry!!

I love you all! Happy birthday Hannah :)

Elder Davidson

March 9th, 2010

Dear Family,

Haha gotta love it :) I love my bonnie she is just amazing, looking out for me while i'm not even there haha!! But no worries she is engaged there is somewhere there haha i'll find her some time :) but don't be afraid to give my address to some of the cute girls you meet :) But your right mom that is messed up of dad a t-money not to wait for you to come home before they go to the jazz game!! What would be even worse was if they didn't buy a souveneir for Elder Davidson and ship it out to him from the game ahah :)

Life is going good!! This week was amazing, me and my companion went to work and i just loved it!!!! Because we white washed in we didn't have anyone to teach so me and my companion just decided we needed to go to work so we just skipped our lunch and dinner and just went to work ahhhhh the time flew by but the Lord blessed us!! We ended up getting a few people to church who are just prepared!! They should be good and we are excited to help them prepare for baptism!! I personally saw the power of fasting this week!! The zone had been struggling a bit with a few things so Elder Perry and I just decided to fast and invited the zone to fast with us and in the zone we saw miracles we doubled almost every number in our key indicators and got double the amount of people at church!! It just got everyone the spirit and people were just asking to be baptized and to learn about the restored gospel! It just amazes me the truthfulness of the gospel and the blessings that come from a little sacrafice!!

Funny story though, so we live in our new flat ya and well it has a washer and a dryer and well i did my wash this week and well i put in on wash and dry and all my clothes my G's my chill shirts and my hoodies just shrunk haha so i'm wearing these clothes that are a little small haha, It might be that i put on a few pounds since i have been in the car but i'm pretty sure they shrunk alot haha!! I thought i was all cool finally getting to dry my clothes just like home instead of on a drying rack and they just all shrunk haha gotta be humble i guess :)

Anyways family your amazing!! I love you all and am greatfull for all you do!! Have a great week!!

Elder Davidson

March 2nd, 2010

Dear Family,

Well this week went by way to fast, it was kind of a blur. We had to say goodbye to all the amazing recent converts here in loughborough and i must admit even though i was here for so short of a time a got attached to alot of them and am going to miss them! They just kept saying "we will miss you elders" and that is just what a missionary wants to hear!!

We got all moved in on friday but we had a baptism back in loughborough so we pretty much spent saturday and sunday there didn't even feel like i had got transferred haha! But we got to work monday here in westcotes, and i can't wait to just keep on keepin on. this area is amazing it reminds me of coventry so i just love it, its like i'm back on home turf and i don't have to adapt to a new accent or a new style of people so that is the good thing!! Are new ward mission leader is just the man, just looking to help us so now that we have the ward behind us as well I think the Lords work willl press forward a little bit easier and more success to come so me and my comp are excited!!

So, i was talking to President a little bit and I asked if i could extend my mission because to be honest i'm scared to go home, kinda like you were saying mom i'm kind of scared to leave my little bubble haha where the Lord is constantly each second of the day right by my side, and President filled me in on Elder Davidson there is a life after mission and the Lord he has a plan for you and you have to fulfill your mission back home as well! So even though i am scared to come back to the world i know that my mission will never end!! But I'm not worried because i still have 6 months to serve the Lord and I won't stop tell they tell me i have to!! I love it to much!! and I owe the Lord!!

I love you family, and thank you for all that you do for me!! May God continue to bless you and watch ove you!!

Elder Davidson!

The new address is....

130 Alexandra House
47 Rutland Street
Leicester LE1 1SS

P.S. Mom would you please see what i need to do to start signing up for university and Dixie?? my comp told me that we need to start signing up now and i'm not sure so will you please just ask and if needed sign me up?

Love YOU!!

February 23rd, 2010

Hey Hey Hey,

Well things are starting to get better, We think we have found a flat. We are just waiting to see if the Land Lord will rent out to the Church so hopefully he will, and well if he will we should be moved in on friday but we will see!! We have been able to go back to work this week and I love it!!! The Lords work just brings happiness I don't care it does!! We had transfers last week and we have some new elders and sisters in our districts so it has been good to get to know all of them!!! We had Zone Leader council yesterday (monday) and President was talking about how much a mission can change and Elders or a Sisters life, and I went home last night and i was just sitting next to the heater in the flat (the flat is cold :) ) and I was just looking back on my life on the first of my mission and i have noticed how different i truly am, its scary but all of it is for the better!!! The Lord truly does mold boys into men on there missions!! It just put a smile on my face!! So ya the weather has been cold, it has snowed then rained then shined. The days when the sun is out are usually the coldest so we usually pray for rain or snow haha!! But it has been good, I am ready for the summer though it just makes things a little bit easier to be Diligent and happy and well dry :) Everything is going good, finally the Bishop decided to confirm our investigator this sunday so alot of stress was relieved there! We should have a baptism this week but i guess we will just see if we get moved or not we should be able to come back anyways its not to far away! It was fun this week we played basketball with all our chinese investigators and also the recent converts and man I have lost a few little skills but for the most part I still have my game haha!! it was fun the chinese are shooters though so it was like being back home in a legit game so it was fun!! One of our recent converts is hooking me up with all the stats because Sned isn't doing a very good job this year haha!! I know he is busy but come on i should be his priority haha jk!!

Hey tell Jordan congrats for me!! you will have to send me a pic of jordans fiance when you are at here shower so I can see what he is getting himself into?? As for needs i'm pretty good the lord is taking care of me and i don't need much! On second thought maybe a weight loss programm haha because we are on the road so much we eat alot of "fast food" and I have less time to work out so Elder D is puttin on the weight haha but its good a little extra warmth to get me through the winter i guess :) No everything is good!! I am greatfull for all you do though!! Hope all is well I miss and Love you all!! Good Luck Rob your the man!!

I love you all, God Bless,

Elder Davidson

February 17th, 2010

Family,

Well i don't have much time because i have to be heading to transfers, turns out me and my companion are staying in loughboro but only until we find a flat in leicester, because we cannott live with the member because we aren't on the normal missionary schedule. This week i learnt something though as we were searching for a new flat this week we have been spending alot of time in leicester viewing places and talking to real estate agents and we have spent less time talking with people and i tell you what it was probably one of the worst weeks on my mission. Me and my comp have kind of been on edge because we of the stresses of feeling like we were back part of the world it was rough but on sunday we just speant the whole day besides church finding and talking to people and it just made me so happy, i have realized how much love i have grown for the Lords work and his Gospel and sharing it with my brothers and sisters and I don't ever want to stop, I love this gospel and the most happiness i have felt in my life is since i have been out here sharing my testimony of my saviour!! I know that he has carried me through all the hard times and he willl always be my best friend standing next to me never to let me down!! Thank you Mom and Dad for your testimonys and for sharing them with me it was the starting blocks to my testimony!! I love you all!! Thank you for all the love and support you have shown me!!

have and amazing week,

Elder Davidson

February 9th, 2010

Hey,

MOmmy thank you for the Tesco's it was perfect, It came perfect timing right when we were walking in the door the guy pulled up!! I appreciate all that you do!! The weather is cold but it is good, no more snow just some nice rain and then wind but it hasn't been to bad i think i am used to the winters here now!!California sounds nice though haha just baking up the sun, have fun and enjoy the spa treatment you deserve it!! Send lots of pictures!!

You are right about one thing though mom, President Ogden helped me realize that in one of my last interviews, He said don't take the Book of Mormon for granted it is for our day and age personally it came forth just for us in these last days to guide and direct us, and its true it was writtien to guide us in these latter days! The book of mormon is my favorite thing to read if i don't get a study in the morning the rest of the day i feel i little weak its just my spiritual energy drink haha!!

Wow so what a week, well we have had some trouble here with the Bishop, all i can say is he doesn't really like or agree with the England Birmingham Mission and so apparently for the last year or so he has been making the missionaries job alot harder! and this week we saw it, we had a chinese investigator who got baptized a couple weeks ago and well because the past missionaries have been trying hard to work with the ward better they do sunday baptisms here and then the following week they are confirmed which is just crazy talk making them wait that long to recieve the holy ghost but it is how the Bishop wanted it, and well anyways Luyi got baptized and was supposed to get confirmed this week but he had some visa problems and well is probably going to have to go back to china to sort everything out, and he wasn't going to be able to make it to church this sunday because he had to go to London to sort out somethings with his lawyer and he wasn't sure if he was going to be coming back to Loughborough so we called President on friday and asked what we should do and he said call the bishop and ask him if we can give him the give of the Holy Ghost before he leaves for London, so we do and well the Bishop wouldn't do it for no reason at all he just wouldn't do it so we call President and he was fuming because apparantely it has happened before and well we haven't been able to contact luyi and we think he may have gone back to China and it is breaking our hearts!! We have been talking to President and well he says that he can't have 2 of his best missionaries having to worry about the Bishop and a Zone its to hard so by next week we are pretty sure we are going to be getting transferred to a new area in the Zone!! So its been a crazy stressful last week but i have learnt alot!

thanks for all you do!! have an amazing week!!

I Love You

Elder Davidson