Dear Mom,
I agree :D I'm super excited for Catherine to get baptized. We just met with her again today and it was great. I'm sure she'll be able to be baptized, the interview went well and she passed, dunno if I told you that already. It's very exciting. She's single yes, well she's having a divorce but she's already filed and everything so it's basically final. A couple of her kids are in jail, but ya. She lives with her member parents in our ward.
lol, that's no fun having hot weather. Surprisingly the weather has been relatively mild this week (meaning lots of upper 80's lol). 90's are more common though. It's supposed to be in the 100's by now though, so I'm lucking out! HAHAHA! I'm glad you love hearing the birds sing, but I'm sorry about Jim's pigeons pooping everywhere. ;) Speaking of Jim...there is a family in our ward here who moved from Santaquin just before we moved in. They are the Giffords. They lived in Sister...oh man, what's her name...across from the Lowe's...Sister Millman, her house. So they know the Norton's and they are best friends with the Butlers (who still keep in contact). So you can tell them that the Giffords say hi.
Yes, I knew Aunt Annette. I met her one time I think...maybe I only saw a picture, but you talked about her fondly ALL the time so I know she was very important to you. That's sad about her son! That would be way hard to live in your parents house by yourself after they passed away!
That's awesome that you've had so many opportunities to visit with family. I definitely miss doing that a lot!
That's so awesome that you got to visit with your mom's siblings and that you got to talk to Betty (who is Sis. Littlefield's twin right?). What an awesome compliment she gave me! Thank you for graciously accepting it ;) Thank you for your compliment too. I'm glad to hear that people that you've heard from have given good feedback. Did Bro. Call talk to you after he drove me up here?
Yep, I've made the banana chocolate chip cupcakes and they were very yummy :) I only made a single batch and so it only made a dozen (I had some batter left but not enough for another dozen (only maybe four or five more) and I didn't feel like cooking anymore lol). They went fast.
lol, that's definitely a good thing that your life is much less busy. Hopefully it's still been fun though :D
Thanks for the advice. I like that saying about smiling possibly being the most important thing I can do on my mission!
I am doing wonderfully :) I will tell a story to you all in a general email.
Love,
Elder Jay Davis
Hey Dad,
That's not good that TP Desktop and WAHA had so many problems. That's good that Kody was such a benefit during the difficulties! He sure is trying hard to be successful. He's been telling me how hard he's working at staying busy.
That sucks big time that Utah AND Colorado are both moving into the PAC-12...at least we got Idaho...should be interesting to see how our conference does.
HAHAHA! That's funny that the noise was the thing that you really noticed in the home ward. :) Glad you enjoyed being back.
lol, yeah, it's hot here too. Luckily this week has stayed in the mid-90's to high 80's. It's usually over 100 by this time so I am lucking out big time! I can imagine it would still take some getting used to for you back home. I've adjusted quite well surprisingly.
Catherine passed her baptismal interview and will be getting baptized on Saturday! She wants me to sing for it...I hate singing by myself...luckily there's another missionary in the district who likes to sing and she agreed to let us sing together. I'm still super nervous but it's going to sound awesome! As for other investigators...we have basically one other very promising one at the time whom I will tell you about in a general email.
That's cool that you and Kody have had the chance to watch some of the soccer games. I'm bummed to hear that the US got robbed, but I'm hoping they get to at least move on. That would be awesome!
lol, is it a good thing or a bad thing that there's nothing else new at home?
Things here are great. Transfers are quick approaching (we find out July 5th and would leave July 6th). I'm excited to see what happens.
Thanks for your support. I love you tons!
Love,
Elder Jay Davis
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
June 15, 2010
Hey Mom,
Nope, I didn't get sick. I'm just fine. I was just super warn out as were all of us. I'm sorry to hear that you've had a cold all this week.
That's awesome that the reunion went so well :D I'm glad to hear that. That's awesome that you had the menus planned well and that only the potatoes were leftover. That's awesome that you made hashbrowns with them. That reminds me of you having rice pudding for breakfasts as a kid ;)
The reunion sounds like it was a blast :D Nice and simple but entertaining with lots of socializing time. I'm jealous of the talent show. That sounds really really fun! I won't take lots of time to respond to each detail but I really enjoyed reading about it and it sounds like it was amazing!
That's kinda funny that your ride home was sort of long. That's cool that Kody went to Temple square with some of the Munks. Did he have fun? He might tell me in his email but who knows :) His emails can be unpredictable sometimes lol
My week was great. As for cool stories...Catherine is a lady we're teaching. We set her baptismal date for June 26th and guess what...that's exactly 34 years to the day, after her parents were baptized (as converts)! Pretty wicked awesome! She's a really cool 51 year old lady. She laughs a lot and is very ready to be baptized. She has a baptismal interview with President Pendleton Friday so we'll find out then if she can for sure be baptized. She's had a rough past but she should be fine. She also told us today that she would really like to serve a service mission for the church :D How cool is that?!
Yes, it's still VERY hot, however, like I said, I am dealing with it better than I thought I would. The weather today is supposed to stay in the high 80's and that should be the rest of the week which is way better than upper 90's but it's still hot. I am definitely getting a tan like I hoped. Slowly but surely.
The grocery shopping went well and the cooking went okay. The sugar cookies that I made didn't turn out as well as the first time I made them but they still tasted great. My next thing I'm going to make are the banana chocolate chip cupcakes which I am really really looking forward to making again :D
Sorry I'm kinda short-winded again, but hopefully having a little story was good. I am learning the area well, I am having a blast, and time is cruising by.
Love,
Elder Jay Davis
Hey Dad,
That's crazy that you already had the last Sunday of your term for the BYU ward! That's definitely good that you get a break for the summer :D That's kinda funny that you accidentally moved ALL of the ward records out of the ward ;) It shouldn't be TOO hard to query those back will it?
That's awesome that Kody is already hard at work finding bugs. It's always easier for the proofreader to find mistakes ;) That's good that he's already hard at work.
That sounds like a really fun reunion! Mom seemed very pleased with it! I'm glad that everybody enjoyed themselves. It's also good to hear that Grandma's book turned out so nicely :D
I'm glad that Josh is still happy and well :D Thanks for the continued updates there.
lol, that's awesome that you had J-Dawgs again at the closing social. You told me about those last time and they sounded pretty good. I hope you had fun ;)
That's awesome that Boston is ahead in the series. Our ward mission leader here, Brother Berry, is a big fan of the Lakers, but my companion and I are Lakers haters so we are both rooting heavily for Boston. Thanks for the update though :D It's nice to hear how sports are going :)
I haven't heard much about the world cup from Kody, however I haven't read his email from today yet so I may find out more detail. Thanks for the update. That's awesome that the US held up against one of the favored teams.
That's AWESOME that Boise State accepted the invitation to join the Mountain West Conference. I haven't heard much about the Pac 10 other than the Utah thing. I sure hope that they don't leave our conference because we need them big time.
Thanks for all of the updates. I am doing well and I'm trying hard to drink lots of fluids especially water. I'm not drinking as much as I should I'm sure but I'm doing better than usual ;)
I told Mom about an investigator of ours so you'll have to ask her to share it with you :)
Things are great out here and I'm having TONS of fun :D
Love you,
Elder Jay Davis
Nope, I didn't get sick. I'm just fine. I was just super warn out as were all of us. I'm sorry to hear that you've had a cold all this week.
That's awesome that the reunion went so well :D I'm glad to hear that. That's awesome that you had the menus planned well and that only the potatoes were leftover. That's awesome that you made hashbrowns with them. That reminds me of you having rice pudding for breakfasts as a kid ;)
The reunion sounds like it was a blast :D Nice and simple but entertaining with lots of socializing time. I'm jealous of the talent show. That sounds really really fun! I won't take lots of time to respond to each detail but I really enjoyed reading about it and it sounds like it was amazing!
That's kinda funny that your ride home was sort of long. That's cool that Kody went to Temple square with some of the Munks. Did he have fun? He might tell me in his email but who knows :) His emails can be unpredictable sometimes lol
My week was great. As for cool stories...Catherine is a lady we're teaching. We set her baptismal date for June 26th and guess what...that's exactly 34 years to the day, after her parents were baptized (as converts)! Pretty wicked awesome! She's a really cool 51 year old lady. She laughs a lot and is very ready to be baptized. She has a baptismal interview with President Pendleton Friday so we'll find out then if she can for sure be baptized. She's had a rough past but she should be fine. She also told us today that she would really like to serve a service mission for the church :D How cool is that?!
Yes, it's still VERY hot, however, like I said, I am dealing with it better than I thought I would. The weather today is supposed to stay in the high 80's and that should be the rest of the week which is way better than upper 90's but it's still hot. I am definitely getting a tan like I hoped. Slowly but surely.
The grocery shopping went well and the cooking went okay. The sugar cookies that I made didn't turn out as well as the first time I made them but they still tasted great. My next thing I'm going to make are the banana chocolate chip cupcakes which I am really really looking forward to making again :D
Sorry I'm kinda short-winded again, but hopefully having a little story was good. I am learning the area well, I am having a blast, and time is cruising by.
Love,
Elder Jay Davis
Hey Dad,
That's crazy that you already had the last Sunday of your term for the BYU ward! That's definitely good that you get a break for the summer :D That's kinda funny that you accidentally moved ALL of the ward records out of the ward ;) It shouldn't be TOO hard to query those back will it?
That's awesome that Kody is already hard at work finding bugs. It's always easier for the proofreader to find mistakes ;) That's good that he's already hard at work.
That sounds like a really fun reunion! Mom seemed very pleased with it! I'm glad that everybody enjoyed themselves. It's also good to hear that Grandma's book turned out so nicely :D
I'm glad that Josh is still happy and well :D Thanks for the continued updates there.
lol, that's awesome that you had J-Dawgs again at the closing social. You told me about those last time and they sounded pretty good. I hope you had fun ;)
That's awesome that Boston is ahead in the series. Our ward mission leader here, Brother Berry, is a big fan of the Lakers, but my companion and I are Lakers haters so we are both rooting heavily for Boston. Thanks for the update though :D It's nice to hear how sports are going :)
I haven't heard much about the world cup from Kody, however I haven't read his email from today yet so I may find out more detail. Thanks for the update. That's awesome that the US held up against one of the favored teams.
That's AWESOME that Boise State accepted the invitation to join the Mountain West Conference. I haven't heard much about the Pac 10 other than the Utah thing. I sure hope that they don't leave our conference because we need them big time.
Thanks for all of the updates. I am doing well and I'm trying hard to drink lots of fluids especially water. I'm not drinking as much as I should I'm sure but I'm doing better than usual ;)
I told Mom about an investigator of ours so you'll have to ask her to share it with you :)
Things are great out here and I'm having TONS of fun :D
Love you,
Elder Jay Davis
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
June 8, 2010
Mom,
That's really good that the cruise was so enjoyable :D I'm glad that the canopy tour was so awesome, but I'm sorry to hear you were hot. At least you weren't dying. That's good. I can relate to being really hot! It's getting extremely hot out here and it's not even at it's peak. Sounds like a really fun course though :D
I'm so happy that you guys had such a fun time on the helicopter tour! I hope I get the chance to do something like that sometime.
That's way awesome that when you sailed through the Fjord the captain got the ship closer to the glacier than ever before. That's wicked awesome that Kody got a cool video of the piece of the glacier breaking off!
Ahhh man! That really stinks that you got sick while you were on the cruise and that they quarantined you to your room :( At least you were positive about it. Hopefully you are feeling much better now.
I hope that the reunion goes well. I'm jealous that I don't get to go. I am excited to go to those when I get home. I'm glad you've been able to manage all of the things you've got going with minimal stress.
Yeah, this area is good and I'm definitely enjoying myself. I'm glad that you cracked up about the ironing board :D I thought it was funny too.
lol, yep, my tan lines should be way awesome. I dunno, Kody tans way better than I do so he'll probably keep his tan enough that by the time I get back we'll be about even. I bet you're excited for warm weather finally! I am just dying!
No, we haven't heard anything from the guy that asked about church. We'll have to stop by his house. He seemed 100% genuine but he hasn't contacted us so who knows.
I'm glad you enjoyed reading about the Oops! All Berries. I sure thought it was entertaining too :D I'm glad you appreciated it :D
What?! The new choir teacher quit? Why? What the heck are they going to do about it? Poor school. Well...I'm not there and neither is Kody...phew ;) Although a few of my younger friends are. Poor people.
Of course your long email didn't bore me! I'm sorry that mine is so short winded. I'm really pooped out today and it's showing in my email because I just can't think hard enough to come up with a good response. I'm happy though, just exhausted!
I love you tons!
Elder Jay Davis
Hey Dad,
I'm glad you guys enjoyed reading my emails so much. It was nice for me to read yours and I was glad that you were able to send them ;)
lol, I'm glad the story about the dirt marks made you relive your mission days ;) I was pretty upset because it wasn't even because of my sweat, I just had dirty backpack straps! GAH! Anyway, I'm pretty sure it just washed right out...I haven't sorted out my laundry yet so I'll find out today.
That's good that the cruise was fun :D
I'm glad the helicopter wasn't scary at all and was WAY fun :D
That's no good that Mom got sick, but I'm glad that it sounds like she's recovered.
That's pretty cool that you had some southerners at your table and got to hear lots of cool stories :D
That's awesome that Kody started work. I heard that Mom is keeping a pretty level head with all of the stuff she has on her plate, that's good. I wish you the best with catching up.
Woah! That's wicked awesome that they do the training from Brazil over Skype :D Sounds like a blast! The blessings of technology!
Love you tons!
Elder Jay Davis
That's really good that the cruise was so enjoyable :D I'm glad that the canopy tour was so awesome, but I'm sorry to hear you were hot. At least you weren't dying. That's good. I can relate to being really hot! It's getting extremely hot out here and it's not even at it's peak. Sounds like a really fun course though :D
I'm so happy that you guys had such a fun time on the helicopter tour! I hope I get the chance to do something like that sometime.
That's way awesome that when you sailed through the Fjord the captain got the ship closer to the glacier than ever before. That's wicked awesome that Kody got a cool video of the piece of the glacier breaking off!
Ahhh man! That really stinks that you got sick while you were on the cruise and that they quarantined you to your room :( At least you were positive about it. Hopefully you are feeling much better now.
I hope that the reunion goes well. I'm jealous that I don't get to go. I am excited to go to those when I get home. I'm glad you've been able to manage all of the things you've got going with minimal stress.
Yeah, this area is good and I'm definitely enjoying myself. I'm glad that you cracked up about the ironing board :D I thought it was funny too.
lol, yep, my tan lines should be way awesome. I dunno, Kody tans way better than I do so he'll probably keep his tan enough that by the time I get back we'll be about even. I bet you're excited for warm weather finally! I am just dying!
No, we haven't heard anything from the guy that asked about church. We'll have to stop by his house. He seemed 100% genuine but he hasn't contacted us so who knows.
I'm glad you enjoyed reading about the Oops! All Berries. I sure thought it was entertaining too :D I'm glad you appreciated it :D
What?! The new choir teacher quit? Why? What the heck are they going to do about it? Poor school. Well...I'm not there and neither is Kody...phew ;) Although a few of my younger friends are. Poor people.
Of course your long email didn't bore me! I'm sorry that mine is so short winded. I'm really pooped out today and it's showing in my email because I just can't think hard enough to come up with a good response. I'm happy though, just exhausted!
I love you tons!
Elder Jay Davis
Hey Dad,
I'm glad you guys enjoyed reading my emails so much. It was nice for me to read yours and I was glad that you were able to send them ;)
lol, I'm glad the story about the dirt marks made you relive your mission days ;) I was pretty upset because it wasn't even because of my sweat, I just had dirty backpack straps! GAH! Anyway, I'm pretty sure it just washed right out...I haven't sorted out my laundry yet so I'll find out today.
That's good that the cruise was fun :D
I'm glad the helicopter wasn't scary at all and was WAY fun :D
That's no good that Mom got sick, but I'm glad that it sounds like she's recovered.
That's pretty cool that you had some southerners at your table and got to hear lots of cool stories :D
That's awesome that Kody started work. I heard that Mom is keeping a pretty level head with all of the stuff she has on her plate, that's good. I wish you the best with catching up.
Woah! That's wicked awesome that they do the training from Brazil over Skype :D Sounds like a blast! The blessings of technology!
Love you tons!
Elder Jay Davis
June 1, 2010
Dear Loved Ones,
Wow...that sounded mushy-gushy...oh well.
Okay, I have a list of fun things to talk about.
First, Anderson is HOT, I am already getting amazingly tan and will be even more so by the end of the summer so hopefully when I return home I will still have some tan left ;) It'll be a stretch though.
Elder Thompson, my new companion, is a great guy. He and I are different which is usual for most of my companions because I'm a music nerd and most of them are sports guys. However, we get along very well. He's only been out 5 months. I have now been out 14 months nearly 15.
Our apartment is a very nice townhouse-style apartment. We have the living room and kitchen downstairs with a half bathroom and then two bedrooms and a full bathroom upstairs (only one bedroom is officially used). I'm super excited because I love baking stuff out here on my mission so a nice sized kitchen will be great (especially after my last kitchen where I had to use the ironing board as extra counter space)
The other day we were tracting and we talked to this lady who was busy but said to come back. Well as we were getting on our bikes to leave her husband came out and asked us if we lived in the area. So we said yes and he asked us where our church was so we told him and then he asked us what time so we told him. Then he looked like he was pondering and he goes, "Yeah...yeah I think I can make it then. Do you guys have a number that I can get a hold of you on?" So we gave him our number and we were all excited...but he never called us and he wasn't at church. We'll have to follow up on that.
Then on Sunday we were walking around the neighborhood and it was super super super duper hot and I was sweating like none other and (I realized this later) my backpack was leaving dirt marks on my shirt so I had these HUGE sweat marks, but not just armpit ones, they were in the shape of the backpack straps! It was NASTY! Anyway, back to the original story...so we were walking along and all of a sudden we hear this girl (probably no older than 14) scream the B word at somebody and come storming out of her house. She then turned back toward the house and flipped whomever it was off. Then we saw it was her mom. So the girl went and kicked her mom's truck, then got a hammer and was threatening to use it on her mom's truck! It was insane...kinda funny, but pretty crazy. It was just very dramatic which made it funny. Anyway, as we walked by the mom said to us, "You can pray for this one." So I was like, "Okay." Then after we walked off I was like, "We'll pray for you too."
Okay...so a couple weeks ago guess what I found in Walmart...Oops! All Berries cereal! I was so excited because I hadn't seen it forever! It was on sale for $2 a box which is a WAY good deal on cereal out here and it wasn't one of the super small boxes. Anyway, So I bought two boxes in my last area and ate them both. Then when I got to my new area they still were carrying them so I bought another box ;) They are yummy and they made me relive my younger years. I was also remembering how I used to not like to eat the crunch part of crunch berries and I didn't like the cereal part of lucky charms and so I'd eat the cereal first and leave the marshmallows for last. To this day I still eat my Lucky Charms/Marshmallow Mateys that way.
I think that is all of my interesting stuff for the time being. I will have more stories next week.
Love,
Elder Jay Davis
Wow...that sounded mushy-gushy...oh well.
Okay, I have a list of fun things to talk about.
First, Anderson is HOT, I am already getting amazingly tan and will be even more so by the end of the summer so hopefully when I return home I will still have some tan left ;) It'll be a stretch though.
Elder Thompson, my new companion, is a great guy. He and I are different which is usual for most of my companions because I'm a music nerd and most of them are sports guys. However, we get along very well. He's only been out 5 months. I have now been out 14 months nearly 15.
Our apartment is a very nice townhouse-style apartment. We have the living room and kitchen downstairs with a half bathroom and then two bedrooms and a full bathroom upstairs (only one bedroom is officially used). I'm super excited because I love baking stuff out here on my mission so a nice sized kitchen will be great (especially after my last kitchen where I had to use the ironing board as extra counter space)
The other day we were tracting and we talked to this lady who was busy but said to come back. Well as we were getting on our bikes to leave her husband came out and asked us if we lived in the area. So we said yes and he asked us where our church was so we told him and then he asked us what time so we told him. Then he looked like he was pondering and he goes, "Yeah...yeah I think I can make it then. Do you guys have a number that I can get a hold of you on?" So we gave him our number and we were all excited...but he never called us and he wasn't at church. We'll have to follow up on that.
Then on Sunday we were walking around the neighborhood and it was super super super duper hot and I was sweating like none other and (I realized this later) my backpack was leaving dirt marks on my shirt so I had these HUGE sweat marks, but not just armpit ones, they were in the shape of the backpack straps! It was NASTY! Anyway, back to the original story...so we were walking along and all of a sudden we hear this girl (probably no older than 14) scream the B word at somebody and come storming out of her house. She then turned back toward the house and flipped whomever it was off. Then we saw it was her mom. So the girl went and kicked her mom's truck, then got a hammer and was threatening to use it on her mom's truck! It was insane...kinda funny, but pretty crazy. It was just very dramatic which made it funny. Anyway, as we walked by the mom said to us, "You can pray for this one." So I was like, "Okay." Then after we walked off I was like, "We'll pray for you too."
Okay...so a couple weeks ago guess what I found in Walmart...Oops! All Berries cereal! I was so excited because I hadn't seen it forever! It was on sale for $2 a box which is a WAY good deal on cereal out here and it wasn't one of the super small boxes. Anyway, So I bought two boxes in my last area and ate them both. Then when I got to my new area they still were carrying them so I bought another box ;) They are yummy and they made me relive my younger years. I was also remembering how I used to not like to eat the crunch part of crunch berries and I didn't like the cereal part of lucky charms and so I'd eat the cereal first and leave the marshmallows for last. To this day I still eat my Lucky Charms/Marshmallow Mateys that way.
I think that is all of my interesting stuff for the time being. I will have more stories next week.
Love,
Elder Jay Davis
May 31, 2010
Hey Mom,
I know I told you in my letter that I would be emailing on Tuesdays but we got lucky today and had a place to email on Monday. It won't be every week as far as I'm aware.
That's awesome that you wrote this email just after you finished your muster drill! I don't miss the muster drills but I do miss cruising ;) What?! You don't have to wear the life jackets? That's AWESOME! I'm super jealous now! Standing around without a life jacket would be a breeze (or at least you could feel the breeze lol)
That's good that the weather is comfortable when you are wearing a jacket. It's been rainy and windy, then hot. Yesterday was way hot. I am going to have an AWESOME tan! That's hilarious that you came prepared with all that winter clothing for a cruise ;)
That's crazy that both graduations were smaller than mine.
I can imagine you'd look forward to a week of rest and relaxation and I'm sure Dad is going to make sure you get VERY VERY pampered ;) Wow, only one week to get back into things and go to the family reunion.
lol, that's hilarious that you are all doing stairs in the ship to get a little more in shape for when you get to the canopy tour excursion! I am so excited for you guys :D You are gonna have a ton of fun.
You're not a fan of having young children on board? I really don't mind, but I guess I'm a bit younger ;) I've been one of those kids for a long time ;)
Hahaha! That's funny that you had to send this before you sailed out of cell service! Thanks for the email :D I'm not really "sad" that I'm not on the cruise with you. A bit jealous but that's about all. I'm glad that you'll be thinking about me a lot :) Just have a little extra fun for me.
:D My new companion is really fun to serve with. He is really really buff and he is yet another companion that I can't really relate to. However, we get along well and he's a cool guy. I think we'll have fun. My guess is we'll only serve one or two transfers together because he's been in the area for a long time. I am only his second companion. He's been out about 5 months so he's a LOT younger than me which is weird for me.
Anderson is really nice, I like it a lot. It has a major variety of houses. Some are really ghetto areas but most of it is very nice. We live in a super nice townhouse styled apartment. It's got the living room downstairs and the kitchen and a half bathroom. Then upstairs are two bedrooms (we only use one) and a full bathroom. It's super nice, I really like it :D The kitchen is really big which will make cooking much much easier! My grocery list this week is pretty extensive because I'm preparing to do a bunch of baking for the district and my companion and I. Should be fun.
There is a lot of work here. If we don't have anything to do we can tract unlike my last area so that's nice. I'm already starting to tan quickly and it should be interesting to see how dark I get by the end of my time here. I bet I'll be as dark as Kody!
Anyway, I think my companion is actually going to email tomorrow because his family doesn't email until Monday night since he usually emails on Tuesday. So I think I will wrap this up and tomorrow I will send you some more stories about the area. That way I'm not just emailing by myself ya know? I don't want to make everybody wait on me. They aren't yet, but breakfast will be ready soon so I have to finish up quickly.
Love you tons!
Elder Jay Davis
I know I told you in my letter that I would be emailing on Tuesdays but we got lucky today and had a place to email on Monday. It won't be every week as far as I'm aware.
That's awesome that you wrote this email just after you finished your muster drill! I don't miss the muster drills but I do miss cruising ;) What?! You don't have to wear the life jackets? That's AWESOME! I'm super jealous now! Standing around without a life jacket would be a breeze (or at least you could feel the breeze lol)
That's good that the weather is comfortable when you are wearing a jacket. It's been rainy and windy, then hot. Yesterday was way hot. I am going to have an AWESOME tan! That's hilarious that you came prepared with all that winter clothing for a cruise ;)
That's crazy that both graduations were smaller than mine.
I can imagine you'd look forward to a week of rest and relaxation and I'm sure Dad is going to make sure you get VERY VERY pampered ;) Wow, only one week to get back into things and go to the family reunion.
lol, that's hilarious that you are all doing stairs in the ship to get a little more in shape for when you get to the canopy tour excursion! I am so excited for you guys :D You are gonna have a ton of fun.
You're not a fan of having young children on board? I really don't mind, but I guess I'm a bit younger ;) I've been one of those kids for a long time ;)
Hahaha! That's funny that you had to send this before you sailed out of cell service! Thanks for the email :D I'm not really "sad" that I'm not on the cruise with you. A bit jealous but that's about all. I'm glad that you'll be thinking about me a lot :) Just have a little extra fun for me.
:D My new companion is really fun to serve with. He is really really buff and he is yet another companion that I can't really relate to. However, we get along well and he's a cool guy. I think we'll have fun. My guess is we'll only serve one or two transfers together because he's been in the area for a long time. I am only his second companion. He's been out about 5 months so he's a LOT younger than me which is weird for me.
Anderson is really nice, I like it a lot. It has a major variety of houses. Some are really ghetto areas but most of it is very nice. We live in a super nice townhouse styled apartment. It's got the living room downstairs and the kitchen and a half bathroom. Then upstairs are two bedrooms (we only use one) and a full bathroom. It's super nice, I really like it :D The kitchen is really big which will make cooking much much easier! My grocery list this week is pretty extensive because I'm preparing to do a bunch of baking for the district and my companion and I. Should be fun.
There is a lot of work here. If we don't have anything to do we can tract unlike my last area so that's nice. I'm already starting to tan quickly and it should be interesting to see how dark I get by the end of my time here. I bet I'll be as dark as Kody!
Anyway, I think my companion is actually going to email tomorrow because his family doesn't email until Monday night since he usually emails on Tuesday. So I think I will wrap this up and tomorrow I will send you some more stories about the area. That way I'm not just emailing by myself ya know? I don't want to make everybody wait on me. They aren't yet, but breakfast will be ready soon so I have to finish up quickly.
Love you tons!
Elder Jay Davis
May 17, 2010
Hi Mom,
Yeah! It's blowing my mind that Kody will be graduating! AHHH! He's going to work at Dad's office? I didn't know that. Is he gonna do the same thing as me? That's pretty insane that he's leaving for college too :D And the mission is just plain awesome. hahaha, yep, we will definitely have to have a get-to-know-you with each other :D It'll be fun!
lol, we cleaned the apartment this week and it's not finished but it's close and it looks really really good so that's good :) This week will be good to be able to touch it up a bit.
That's cool that G&G Johnson are at our house :) I don't know that I like the idea of the assisted living either...but I guess if they had their own place in a community type situation that'd be cool...but they do need the help. Anyway, I hope everything works out well :) That's crazy that the family reunion is so close! I'm sure it'll be awesome!
That's funny that you can make them think you're "playing" even though you are still learning a lot :D I'm glad to hear that school went well.
Woah! I didn't know that Sister Smith's son had been in a car accident and intensive care! That's pretty scary! She definitely needs the hope of a good doctor, she has a lot of struggles in her life and I really hope that they can figure them all out. She herself is in some serious serious medical danger if they can't get her chiari malformation corrected! I hope things work out as well. Thanks for being willing to talk to her. She called and asked for your number again so I figured she'd call.
That's crazy but awesome that Josh's farewell was yesterday! Holy Cow! That makes me feel super duper old ;) That's such a bummer that he had such a short time to talk but I'm glad to hear he did a good job. That's awesome that there were a ton of people at their house! I wish I could have been there. That's cool that people asked about me ;)
Yep, I sure did receive the package and it was AWESOME! I was sooooooo excited for everything in it! The cupcakes are super yummy, oddly enough I'm super excited for the container you sent them in for future use :D The DeVerle's seasoning...Hallelujah! Amazing! Thank you :D You don't have to worry, I wouldn't have been stupid enough to leave that behind at transfers ;) The vanilla is awesome! Thanks for sacrificing some for me :D They don't make it anymore? Really? Just that particular brand or what? The cupcake thing is awesome...I'll definitely be using the cupcake cups so I don't have bad experiences with that thing like I have before! lol, I had to laugh when I saw it and remembered my former mishaps! The music is fabulous! Thanks for the surprise of Seth's piece :D I loved the whole package! It was way way awesome! Thanks :D (I laughed a lot at the makings for the cupcakes) Oh and I loved the play by play that you gave in your letter ;)
Thanks again for everything Mom! I don't know if I express it enough but I really do appreciate it and I understand to some extent the effort that is put in, though I'm sure I don't fully comprehend it!
I love you tons!
Hmmm...fun stories for the week... I guess I'll have to think and send out a mass email. Sorry.
Love you tons,
Elder Jay Davis
Hey Dad!
I'm doing fabulously :D I'm glad to hear that you are good but busy :D
That's SOOOO crazy to think that Josh is leaving already and that Kody is the last grandson on the Davis side to be getting ready for a mission! It really is crazy!
HAHAHA! I'm sure the counselors did a great job at the BYU ward ;)
That'll be fun going to all of Kody's events :D I'm jealous that you all get to go ;) I'm sure I'll have other fun experiences with him in the future though ;)
Yeah, Mom told me about G&G Johnson. That's good that she is going to show them the difference between a rest home and assisted living. Mom sure does do a great job of balancing all the million things she has to do!
I am definitely looking forward to seeing what transfers have in store! I will let you know next week when I find out :D
I can't think of any particularly entertaining stories for the week but if I do I'll send a mass email out :D
Love you tons!
Elder Jay Davis
Yeah! It's blowing my mind that Kody will be graduating! AHHH! He's going to work at Dad's office? I didn't know that. Is he gonna do the same thing as me? That's pretty insane that he's leaving for college too :D And the mission is just plain awesome. hahaha, yep, we will definitely have to have a get-to-know-you with each other :D It'll be fun!
lol, we cleaned the apartment this week and it's not finished but it's close and it looks really really good so that's good :) This week will be good to be able to touch it up a bit.
That's cool that G&G Johnson are at our house :) I don't know that I like the idea of the assisted living either...but I guess if they had their own place in a community type situation that'd be cool...but they do need the help. Anyway, I hope everything works out well :) That's crazy that the family reunion is so close! I'm sure it'll be awesome!
That's funny that you can make them think you're "playing" even though you are still learning a lot :D I'm glad to hear that school went well.
Woah! I didn't know that Sister Smith's son had been in a car accident and intensive care! That's pretty scary! She definitely needs the hope of a good doctor, she has a lot of struggles in her life and I really hope that they can figure them all out. She herself is in some serious serious medical danger if they can't get her chiari malformation corrected! I hope things work out as well. Thanks for being willing to talk to her. She called and asked for your number again so I figured she'd call.
That's crazy but awesome that Josh's farewell was yesterday! Holy Cow! That makes me feel super duper old ;) That's such a bummer that he had such a short time to talk but I'm glad to hear he did a good job. That's awesome that there were a ton of people at their house! I wish I could have been there. That's cool that people asked about me ;)
Yep, I sure did receive the package and it was AWESOME! I was sooooooo excited for everything in it! The cupcakes are super yummy, oddly enough I'm super excited for the container you sent them in for future use :D The DeVerle's seasoning...Hallelujah! Amazing! Thank you :D You don't have to worry, I wouldn't have been stupid enough to leave that behind at transfers ;) The vanilla is awesome! Thanks for sacrificing some for me :D They don't make it anymore? Really? Just that particular brand or what? The cupcake thing is awesome...I'll definitely be using the cupcake cups so I don't have bad experiences with that thing like I have before! lol, I had to laugh when I saw it and remembered my former mishaps! The music is fabulous! Thanks for the surprise of Seth's piece :D I loved the whole package! It was way way awesome! Thanks :D (I laughed a lot at the makings for the cupcakes) Oh and I loved the play by play that you gave in your letter ;)
Thanks again for everything Mom! I don't know if I express it enough but I really do appreciate it and I understand to some extent the effort that is put in, though I'm sure I don't fully comprehend it!
I love you tons!
Hmmm...fun stories for the week... I guess I'll have to think and send out a mass email. Sorry.
Love you tons,
Elder Jay Davis
Hey Dad!
I'm doing fabulously :D I'm glad to hear that you are good but busy :D
That's SOOOO crazy to think that Josh is leaving already and that Kody is the last grandson on the Davis side to be getting ready for a mission! It really is crazy!
HAHAHA! I'm sure the counselors did a great job at the BYU ward ;)
That'll be fun going to all of Kody's events :D I'm jealous that you all get to go ;) I'm sure I'll have other fun experiences with him in the future though ;)
Yeah, Mom told me about G&G Johnson. That's good that she is going to show them the difference between a rest home and assisted living. Mom sure does do a great job of balancing all the million things she has to do!
I am definitely looking forward to seeing what transfers have in store! I will let you know next week when I find out :D
I can't think of any particularly entertaining stories for the week but if I do I'll send a mass email out :D
Love you tons!
Elder Jay Davis
May 10, 2010
Hey Mom,
I'm glad you enjoyed the video conference as much as I did :D I had a blast! I'm glad that I sounded and looked good. I definitely told the Sannars thank you for allowing us to use their computer. Yep, I will get you their address next week so you can send them a thank you. :D I'm glad you liked that as a Mother's Day gift! That's funny that Kody and Dad were teasing you for how happy you were afterwards. Typical ;) I was sure happy too.
HAHAHAHA! Yeah, coming up with what to write about is going to be harder today. One of the missionaries was like...well I'm only going to have to email for 10 minutes.
Tepanyaki :D YUMMY! That's awesome that you had a new chef and he was good and sang you happy birthday, that's awesome.
That's awesome that you ate at One Man Band shortly after I was craving it...was it you I told that to? I think so. What's Hulu? Oh, you described it. I think I remember seeing some previews for it just before I left. Sounds awesome! Genius idea!
That's awesome that Kody is already getting his senior pictures! It makes me feel really really really really old! It's really blowing my mind. And when he mentioned that we might be able to do a three-way conference call for Christmas it just blew me away!
Hopefully Grandpa's procedure goes well. Probably a good idea to have one of the sons. That's good that Jeff was able to take the week off to assist. I'm sure you'll have a blast with a "free" week ;) No week is ever stress free though ;)
HAHAHA! That's funny that you noticed that the office needed cleaning while you were waiting for me to connect lol. Our apartment still needs cleaning, but I'm going to get everything I need to do that today. I just have lots of stuff that needs to be organized and nowhere to put it so I'm going to get some rubbermaid tubs to put it in to keep it organized and it'll also make transfers nice.
That's awesome that all three of you are going to Allysa's recital! I have heard she's really really good.
Yes I remember the Underground Railroad, that was fun. I miss going in and helping Lynne out with her class :) That was a lot of fun.
Today is overcast and rainy here too. I'm ready for the sun to come out for good. I just need my tan! ;) lol but I'm sure by winter I'll be well ready for the sun to go away!
That's okay that you ran out of things to talk about. I don't blame you :) I'm glad we got to talk yesterday, I enjoyed it a bunch.
Love you tons,
Elder Jay Davis
Hey Dad,
We always get to email every Monday unless the library isn't available or something. Phonecalls home don't keep us from emailing home just FYI.
I'm glad I looked good. That's what mom said, but I think I'm putting on weight...ah well...as long as I don't continue to do so I'll be fine. That's awesome that Mom was so happy after the fact. She told me that you and Kody were teasing her all night for it :D I said that sounded typical ;)
That's fine that we were late for dinner, they were nice and patient so that was good. We had a blast once we got there :D I love the Jacobsons. I'm definitely glad also that we got to talk and that it went smoothly there at the end :D
That's fine that you don't have much to talk about, I don't really either. I just wanted to mention, in regards to the laptop, that I don't want to lose any of my information so please don't wipe the memory or anything. I'm sure you weren't planning on it but just in case. Thanks.
I'm excited for the package. I don't feel bad that she hasn't sent it yet, but I sure have missed it, so it'll be awesome to get it! I really appreciate what she does. I try to tell her a lot so I hope she knows that I do.
Love you tons Dad,
Elder Jay Davis
I'm glad you enjoyed the video conference as much as I did :D I had a blast! I'm glad that I sounded and looked good. I definitely told the Sannars thank you for allowing us to use their computer. Yep, I will get you their address next week so you can send them a thank you. :D I'm glad you liked that as a Mother's Day gift! That's funny that Kody and Dad were teasing you for how happy you were afterwards. Typical ;) I was sure happy too.
HAHAHAHA! Yeah, coming up with what to write about is going to be harder today. One of the missionaries was like...well I'm only going to have to email for 10 minutes.
Tepanyaki :D YUMMY! That's awesome that you had a new chef and he was good and sang you happy birthday, that's awesome.
That's awesome that you ate at One Man Band shortly after I was craving it...was it you I told that to? I think so. What's Hulu? Oh, you described it. I think I remember seeing some previews for it just before I left. Sounds awesome! Genius idea!
That's awesome that Kody is already getting his senior pictures! It makes me feel really really really really old! It's really blowing my mind. And when he mentioned that we might be able to do a three-way conference call for Christmas it just blew me away!
Hopefully Grandpa's procedure goes well. Probably a good idea to have one of the sons. That's good that Jeff was able to take the week off to assist. I'm sure you'll have a blast with a "free" week ;) No week is ever stress free though ;)
HAHAHA! That's funny that you noticed that the office needed cleaning while you were waiting for me to connect lol. Our apartment still needs cleaning, but I'm going to get everything I need to do that today. I just have lots of stuff that needs to be organized and nowhere to put it so I'm going to get some rubbermaid tubs to put it in to keep it organized and it'll also make transfers nice.
That's awesome that all three of you are going to Allysa's recital! I have heard she's really really good.
Yes I remember the Underground Railroad, that was fun. I miss going in and helping Lynne out with her class :) That was a lot of fun.
Today is overcast and rainy here too. I'm ready for the sun to come out for good. I just need my tan! ;) lol but I'm sure by winter I'll be well ready for the sun to go away!
That's okay that you ran out of things to talk about. I don't blame you :) I'm glad we got to talk yesterday, I enjoyed it a bunch.
Love you tons,
Elder Jay Davis
Hey Dad,
We always get to email every Monday unless the library isn't available or something. Phonecalls home don't keep us from emailing home just FYI.
I'm glad I looked good. That's what mom said, but I think I'm putting on weight...ah well...as long as I don't continue to do so I'll be fine. That's awesome that Mom was so happy after the fact. She told me that you and Kody were teasing her all night for it :D I said that sounded typical ;)
That's fine that we were late for dinner, they were nice and patient so that was good. We had a blast once we got there :D I love the Jacobsons. I'm definitely glad also that we got to talk and that it went smoothly there at the end :D
That's fine that you don't have much to talk about, I don't really either. I just wanted to mention, in regards to the laptop, that I don't want to lose any of my information so please don't wipe the memory or anything. I'm sure you weren't planning on it but just in case. Thanks.
I'm excited for the package. I don't feel bad that she hasn't sent it yet, but I sure have missed it, so it'll be awesome to get it! I really appreciate what she does. I try to tell her a lot so I hope she knows that I do.
Love you tons Dad,
Elder Jay Davis
May 3, 2010
Hey Mom,
Happy Birthday Again! I am excited for the phonecall! Actually...one of our members offered to let us have a video conference with you with their webcam...we are going to give them our phone numbers and have them call you and talk to you about it :D We would use skype...sounds fun to me :D
Glad to hear you were able to spend more time with Grandma and Grandpa :D
That's AWESOME that you and your two sisters got to sing together again! I miss hearing that at the family get-togethers :D I think one of my FAVORITES is Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy! OH YEAH! :D I love it. In fact during Christmas I was really craving your CD of you and your sisters singing.
That's understandable that you are the most available to help them. I'm glad that Aunt Jennifer was able to stay for a while longer. I'm sure Dad understands and he and Kody are probably helping a lot at home (even if it's not enough to keep everything caught up lol)
That story about the power outage and you trying to play the songs on the Clavinova was hilarious! It made my day! I actually just laughed out loud in the library...oops...lol! That's hilarious! I can only imagine it...too bad it wasn't on tape ;) We had a power outage for a while too...which causes the water and EVERYTHING in our apartment to be out of commission...oh well. It was fun.
That's awesome that you've had some fun times going out to eat with family and friends. I'm sure you'll be happy to have real homemade food for a change, but it's always fun eating out. I've really been craving One Man Band for some reason...mostly for the jukebox I think ;) And you should definitely choose Tepanyaki...or maybe you could choose something else this year so next year I can go to Tepanyaki with you ;) lol j/k
Wow, that's crazy that you had snow. Our weather here has been ALL over the place! We had sunshine at the very beginning of the week. Then a MAJOR hail and wind and thunder and lightning storm on Tuesday. Then back to sunshine! It's been bizarre but kinda fun :D I'm ready to get my California suntan back :D
Okay, hard copies of the recipes would be great too. Don't stress Mom, I'm not going to get upset with you over not sending stuff or whatever so don't worry I am being patient with you :D I have grown in my patience and respect ;) I just appreciate all you do for me :D
I love you tons too! I'm not sure of what fun stories to write about yet but I'll try to send a mass email out :D
Love,
Elder Jay Davis
Hey Dad!
Okay, thanks for the details about the call. We actually have a member who offered to let us have a video conference with you using Skype and their webcam...what do you think? He is going to get our home phone numbers and call you to find out information and stuff, so you can give your response then seeing as an email response would be too late (unless I get it today). I think it'd be fun but I'll be totally fine if you'd rather just do a phonecall. Just think about it so you can respond when he calls.
Okay, 4 pm our time should be fine. We are supposed to have 40 min to talk which will be perfect because our dinner appointment is supposed to be around 5 so that should be just right. (all times are in California time in that paragraph lol) I'm glad you're all excited to hear my voice. I'm excited to call!
lol, there are always delays in the business world, but at least all of those last minute touches will make it a million times better as simple as they seem.
Thanks for the advice about bearing testimony. I do my best. It's hard for me to classify it as a testimony when it's not structured like what I consider a typical testimony, but I definitely share what I believe a lot which is a testimony in it's most basic form. Thanks again for always giving me little tips :D I love them.
lol, I can't wait until next Sunday either! I am sure I'll have a great week. You too.
Love,
Elder Jay Davis
Grandma and Grandpa,
I am doing wonderfully...assuming I am the missionary grandson you just described ;)
Just FYI you are definitely invited for Mothers Day if you would like to chat for a bit ;)
The weather here has been VERY bizarre this week. Sunshine, then hail/wind/thunder/lightning on Tuesday, then back to sunshine...very weird. Yep, Utah weather is weird and California is trying to make Elder Davis feel at home ;)
Luckily I haven't had to speak in Sacrament meeting too often, but I do get the opportunity to play the piano a lot as special musical numbers which I have learned to enjoy. That's a bummer that the rooms were cold.
That sounds like an AWESOME deck! I am excited to see it! Sounds new fangled ;)
I will definitely have a great week and I'll keep my eyes open for one new thing to do :D That's a good goal.
Thanks again for the email.
Love,
Elder Jay Davis
Happy Birthday Again! I am excited for the phonecall! Actually...one of our members offered to let us have a video conference with you with their webcam...we are going to give them our phone numbers and have them call you and talk to you about it :D We would use skype...sounds fun to me :D
Glad to hear you were able to spend more time with Grandma and Grandpa :D
That's AWESOME that you and your two sisters got to sing together again! I miss hearing that at the family get-togethers :D I think one of my FAVORITES is Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy! OH YEAH! :D I love it. In fact during Christmas I was really craving your CD of you and your sisters singing.
That's understandable that you are the most available to help them. I'm glad that Aunt Jennifer was able to stay for a while longer. I'm sure Dad understands and he and Kody are probably helping a lot at home (even if it's not enough to keep everything caught up lol)
That story about the power outage and you trying to play the songs on the Clavinova was hilarious! It made my day! I actually just laughed out loud in the library...oops...lol! That's hilarious! I can only imagine it...too bad it wasn't on tape ;) We had a power outage for a while too...which causes the water and EVERYTHING in our apartment to be out of commission...oh well. It was fun.
That's awesome that you've had some fun times going out to eat with family and friends. I'm sure you'll be happy to have real homemade food for a change, but it's always fun eating out. I've really been craving One Man Band for some reason...mostly for the jukebox I think ;) And you should definitely choose Tepanyaki...or maybe you could choose something else this year so next year I can go to Tepanyaki with you ;) lol j/k
Wow, that's crazy that you had snow. Our weather here has been ALL over the place! We had sunshine at the very beginning of the week. Then a MAJOR hail and wind and thunder and lightning storm on Tuesday. Then back to sunshine! It's been bizarre but kinda fun :D I'm ready to get my California suntan back :D
Okay, hard copies of the recipes would be great too. Don't stress Mom, I'm not going to get upset with you over not sending stuff or whatever so don't worry I am being patient with you :D I have grown in my patience and respect ;) I just appreciate all you do for me :D
I love you tons too! I'm not sure of what fun stories to write about yet but I'll try to send a mass email out :D
Love,
Elder Jay Davis
Hey Dad!
Okay, thanks for the details about the call. We actually have a member who offered to let us have a video conference with you using Skype and their webcam...what do you think? He is going to get our home phone numbers and call you to find out information and stuff, so you can give your response then seeing as an email response would be too late (unless I get it today). I think it'd be fun but I'll be totally fine if you'd rather just do a phonecall. Just think about it so you can respond when he calls.
Okay, 4 pm our time should be fine. We are supposed to have 40 min to talk which will be perfect because our dinner appointment is supposed to be around 5 so that should be just right. (all times are in California time in that paragraph lol) I'm glad you're all excited to hear my voice. I'm excited to call!
lol, there are always delays in the business world, but at least all of those last minute touches will make it a million times better as simple as they seem.
Thanks for the advice about bearing testimony. I do my best. It's hard for me to classify it as a testimony when it's not structured like what I consider a typical testimony, but I definitely share what I believe a lot which is a testimony in it's most basic form. Thanks again for always giving me little tips :D I love them.
lol, I can't wait until next Sunday either! I am sure I'll have a great week. You too.
Love,
Elder Jay Davis
Grandma and Grandpa,
I am doing wonderfully...assuming I am the missionary grandson you just described ;)
Just FYI you are definitely invited for Mothers Day if you would like to chat for a bit ;)
The weather here has been VERY bizarre this week. Sunshine, then hail/wind/thunder/lightning on Tuesday, then back to sunshine...very weird. Yep, Utah weather is weird and California is trying to make Elder Davis feel at home ;)
Luckily I haven't had to speak in Sacrament meeting too often, but I do get the opportunity to play the piano a lot as special musical numbers which I have learned to enjoy. That's a bummer that the rooms were cold.
That sounds like an AWESOME deck! I am excited to see it! Sounds new fangled ;)
I will definitely have a great week and I'll keep my eyes open for one new thing to do :D That's a good goal.
Thanks again for the email.
Love,
Elder Jay Davis
April 26, 2010
Mom,
Yep, getting along with companions is a HUGE plus. He and I are going to have a lot of fun. We haven't found any new investigators this week but we've been more busy so hopefully things will continue progressing well.
Yep, the Tharps being baptized by their son was AWESOME! Anthony was baptized the week before that. Hmm...that makes 7 for this area so I'm at over 10...I'd have to think for a bit to tell you exactly how many.
Yep, the ants were not fun. It was pretty fun ripping our apartment to shreads (just moving the furniture etc. we didn't actually destroy anything). Putting it back together hasn't been much fun. It's still in shambles a bit because we were making sure we'd really solved the problem before we put everything back. I think we've gotten it, we bought some ant traps (there's this AMAZING 99 cent store that had four for a dollar :D) and placed them, so things seem to be going well.
Wow, that's cool that you are in St. George again :D You are going to be pretty warn out by the end of all of this process :P It's awesome that you are able to help them so much.
Happy Anniversary :D I knew it was in April but I spaced it. That's good that you were able to go see a movie and eat at Ruby River...YUM!
HAHAHA! The funny thing about you thinking that if you don't take a lot of time on your letter I'll write more (well you know what I mean) is that I usually just respond to what you write so the longer your email the longer the response. Although you would have to give me prompts to get information from the mission because I just never can think of what to write about but I'll do my best.
This week has been pretty uneventful for me as well. Um...OH! I would really like it if you could send me two recipes, first I need a recipe for sugar cookies...I have a recipe for almond frosting, now I just need cookies to put it on. Second, I would love the recipe for banana chocolate chip cupcakes :D Thanks!
Hmmm...I don't really think much else has happened.
Mother's Day is coming up! Just two weeks from yesterday. So what do you want the plan to be? I basically just need to know if we're doing the conference bridge like last time (I also asked Dad so you two can collaborate) and what times you'll be available. That way I can talk to the Littlefields or whoever and see if I can use somebody's phone. :D I'm looking forward to talking :D
Alright, I think that's everything for this week.
I love you tons!
Elder Jay Davis
Hey Dad,
You are welcome for the email last week :D Thanks for the email this week ;) I'm glad you enjoyed hearing about the baptisms.
Yup, I'm definitely glad to be relieved of the DL duties ;) (I can go to bed on time/early on Sundays instead of having to deal with numbers)
lol, that's funny that you forgot you were going to be talking. I know you are really good at speaking and on the spot speaking at that. I've had some situations where I was asked shortly before and had to speak :)
Sounds like a good priesthood lesson. It's always good when everybody is involved.
That's good that Mom is helping G&G Johnson. It's a bummer you won't see her much but soon G&G will be in Santaquin :D
lol, you crack me up. I remember you always waiting as long as you possibly could to fertilize the lawn ;) Believe it or not I still miss mowing the lawn. I think I've mentioned that before, but I still miss it ;)
Holy cow! That really is crazy that Jordan would be coming home in September if he hadn't extended! That's really awesome!
Time is DEFINITELY going very fast. I've already been serving with Elder Boyter for two weeks!
Hmmm...I don't think I really had any fun stories this week...I'll have to think about it.
For Mother's Day, I know it's technically Mom's call but I'll ask you and her about what you want the plan to be...my hope is that once again I can just find a member that has free long distance who doesn't mind us barging in on their Mother's Day ya know? So hopefully the Littlefields again, that was fun. So let me know times and details and what not.
Love ya,
Elder Jay Davis
Yep, getting along with companions is a HUGE plus. He and I are going to have a lot of fun. We haven't found any new investigators this week but we've been more busy so hopefully things will continue progressing well.
Yep, the Tharps being baptized by their son was AWESOME! Anthony was baptized the week before that. Hmm...that makes 7 for this area so I'm at over 10...I'd have to think for a bit to tell you exactly how many.
Yep, the ants were not fun. It was pretty fun ripping our apartment to shreads (just moving the furniture etc. we didn't actually destroy anything). Putting it back together hasn't been much fun. It's still in shambles a bit because we were making sure we'd really solved the problem before we put everything back. I think we've gotten it, we bought some ant traps (there's this AMAZING 99 cent store that had four for a dollar :D) and placed them, so things seem to be going well.
Wow, that's cool that you are in St. George again :D You are going to be pretty warn out by the end of all of this process :P It's awesome that you are able to help them so much.
Happy Anniversary :D I knew it was in April but I spaced it. That's good that you were able to go see a movie and eat at Ruby River...YUM!
HAHAHA! The funny thing about you thinking that if you don't take a lot of time on your letter I'll write more (well you know what I mean) is that I usually just respond to what you write so the longer your email the longer the response. Although you would have to give me prompts to get information from the mission because I just never can think of what to write about but I'll do my best.
This week has been pretty uneventful for me as well. Um...OH! I would really like it if you could send me two recipes, first I need a recipe for sugar cookies...I have a recipe for almond frosting, now I just need cookies to put it on. Second, I would love the recipe for banana chocolate chip cupcakes :D Thanks!
Hmmm...I don't really think much else has happened.
Mother's Day is coming up! Just two weeks from yesterday. So what do you want the plan to be? I basically just need to know if we're doing the conference bridge like last time (I also asked Dad so you two can collaborate) and what times you'll be available. That way I can talk to the Littlefields or whoever and see if I can use somebody's phone. :D I'm looking forward to talking :D
Alright, I think that's everything for this week.
I love you tons!
Elder Jay Davis
Hey Dad,
You are welcome for the email last week :D Thanks for the email this week ;) I'm glad you enjoyed hearing about the baptisms.
Yup, I'm definitely glad to be relieved of the DL duties ;) (I can go to bed on time/early on Sundays instead of having to deal with numbers)
lol, that's funny that you forgot you were going to be talking. I know you are really good at speaking and on the spot speaking at that. I've had some situations where I was asked shortly before and had to speak :)
Sounds like a good priesthood lesson. It's always good when everybody is involved.
That's good that Mom is helping G&G Johnson. It's a bummer you won't see her much but soon G&G will be in Santaquin :D
lol, you crack me up. I remember you always waiting as long as you possibly could to fertilize the lawn ;) Believe it or not I still miss mowing the lawn. I think I've mentioned that before, but I still miss it ;)
Holy cow! That really is crazy that Jordan would be coming home in September if he hadn't extended! That's really awesome!
Time is DEFINITELY going very fast. I've already been serving with Elder Boyter for two weeks!
Hmmm...I don't think I really had any fun stories this week...I'll have to think about it.
For Mother's Day, I know it's technically Mom's call but I'll ask you and her about what you want the plan to be...my hope is that once again I can just find a member that has free long distance who doesn't mind us barging in on their Mother's Day ya know? So hopefully the Littlefields again, that was fun. So let me know times and details and what not.
Love ya,
Elder Jay Davis
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