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I had such a good time talking to you two on the phone. It truly made my day. I'm glad that just hearing my voice gets you excited ;)
I haven't gotten any mail since I left the MTC but that's ok :) I have been doing really well.It was awesome to open my inbox and have like 5 or 6 emails from the family so thank you :)
This week has been AWESOME! I love it out here. I am sending you a handwritten letter today as well that has a little detail about what's gone on and I am going to send you some photocopies of my journal (don't worry, nothing very personal) since it basically tells what's gone on so I don't have to rewrite/type it all. So I know you're going to be disappointed by this but you're just going to have to be patient and wait until tomorrow or Wednesday when I can get the letter and journal entries sent to hear very much detail about what's going on out here.
Our statistics kind of sucked because we only had Wednesday through Sunday and it's really hard to get lessons out here as it is cuz it's a small community. Um...interesting stories...well I went on exchanges and we taught this guy who recently got baptized but is having issues because he's upset with the bishop. This guy, Clayton, is madly in love with a 19 year old girl in the ward and is all creepy about it (he's like 56). Anyway, other interesting stories...the members STUFF us! lol, we have yet to have a night where we didn't have dinner provided! In fact Saturday we had every meal provided for us! The members take such good care of us.
I'm in a car area :D Haven't even taken the bike out of the box. My companion's name is Elder Ryan Neeley. He's from Providence, UT (Logan area). He is friends with one of my roommates from the MTC. He's a fun guy who loves to ski. He is an awesome trainer.
We are in an area called Foresthill. It reminds me somewhat of Provo Canyon. You'd LOVE it Dad! We'll definitely have to come back and visit together :) There are tons of big squirrels, deer, turkeys, I even saw a vulture or buzzard or something eating a squirrel on the road lol
We live with members (the McCollams). We just live upstairs and share a kitchen and what not. It's really awesome! I don't know what my new mailing address is actually. I have just been putting the mission office address as the return address on the letters I've been getting ready to send out.A typical day is getting up, exercising, showering, studying, breakfast in there sometime, then going out and having teaching appointments or doing some tracting and member visits etc. Then dinner with a member then continue with appointments until we return to the house and do planning for the next day. Then we have about an hour to do whatever. Then bed.
Still snow?! Holy cow! The weather here is really nice. 60's and 70's mostly. No, Mom, I didn't turn off the water for April Fool's, but my companion told me that I was being transferred already and had to pack up. He was pretty convincing but he's too nice so he just said April Fools a few seconds later.
I definitely miss having G&G over for dinner, but I'm meeting new people every day who are so hospitable and loving. I really feel like I recognize them and have known them before. (I'm sure I have) It's a testiment to me that this is where I'm supposed to be.
The referral center really is an awesome place. It helps the missionaries in the field so much so they don't have to spend all of their time finding.
Yup, we watched conference here with the McCollams for all but the Saturday afternoon and Priesthood sessions. We watched those at another member's house and the stake center. That's awesome that my friends joined you :D That's cool about Belen's Spanish lesson. I hope that you all listened to Elder Perry's talk in Conference on Sunday. We as missionaries were cheering Elder Perry on! lol, the member missionary work really is SO beneficial to us. We really do need the help of the members.
Speaking of Conference. Wasn't it amazing?! I loved it. Maybe it was because I'm a missionary and maybe it's because they just keeping getting better, but either way it was really good :)
The mission president gave me great advice on sharing my testimony and said to make it more personal. Don't be too generic. I think we can all improve in that area.
I'm glad things at home are good :) I actually already knew that, I could just feel it. I haven't received any mail since I left the MTC but I've just felt like everything is fine. I know the Lord is taking care of you and you are in GREAT hands.
OH MY GOSH!!! I'VE BEEN DYING FOR SETH TO GET HIS MISSION CALL! Tell him CONGRATULATIONS! from me. That is SO SO SO cool! I bet he's pumped!
Thanks for the hello from the Olsons. Tell them hello back :)
Dad, I'm glad you love hearing my stories. I'm not very good at telling them. I get bored of typing or writing lol. But I've made sure to do well at writing in my journal so that is why I am going to send a photocopy of the week's entries. It's fun to be able to have stories to go along with yours :) I love being able to read your letters, they make me smile a ton.
You are an awesome example Dad. You don't always have to have a smile on to be happy :) I pretty much lost it when you told me to think of Mom lol what a pansy I am ;) Anyway, she is such an awesome example of diligently perservering with patience. Somebody that a missionary like me could definitely learn from.
I feel your prayers every day. I have never felt the Spirit stronger. My favorite is when the little kids will pray and pray for the missionaries, it nearly brings me to tears every time. If only they really knew how much their prayers really do. Thank you for everything.
I love you and miss you tons!
Love,
Elder Jay Davis
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