Dear Mom,
I'm glad I sounded happy in my email last week. I really like this area. I hope to have a baptism before we leave but I really doubt at this point that it's going to happen. We'll see though, I'll be happy either way.
I would LOVE to play a piano duet with you in Sacrament Meeting :D I don't really have a preference on whether we do it the week I report or not. It just depends on how well we can prepare. If you think we'll have one ready by that Sunday I don't see why we wouldn't do it that Sunday. I mean honestly I don't really care how much time I get to speak you know?
That's awesome that you are still getting snow in Utah! I don't care how long it's there for, I just want to see some legitimate snow ;) HAHA! Sorry that you only got a teaser of warm weather. We had a similar problem. This past week has just been RAINY as all get out and apparently it's supposed to get that way again soon. Yuck! Not fun on a bike!
The other day we biked about 2 miles to an appointment in the rain...we got there and were just SOAKED! There was a wind advisory and everything it was just POURING! We had our lesson, the biked back to the apartment and were just wet through to the skin! So we stripped our clothes off (of course in privacy cuz you know me lol) and put them in the dryer to let them dry! It was insane!
Yes, having an awesome area and a great companion are definitely making my last few weeks much more enjoyable than they could have been lol :) My health is doing MUCH better (knock on wood!). Yeah, the fitness is coming, though I still could be better. I mean yesterday I was on exchanges with Elder Thompson that I served with in Anderson and we were biking in his area and he's super athletic and MAN! I was just hammered by the end of the day. My quads are still burning lol!
We'll work on our full body fitness together when I get home. I just am always so worn out that I never feel like doing full body stuff after just hammering my legs all day you know? I have a couple ideas of what we can do to get in shape that we can look into when I get home :) Should be fun.
Yes, they fill in the chapel quite well surprisingly! They all crack jokes about it too :) It's like people actually want to sit in the chapel which wasn't always the case in our ward back home lol. This ward is pretty close knit for how big it is. I've been pretty impressed about the fellowship aspect of all of my wards on my mission.
lol, I'm glad you don't classify my thoughts about the future as trunky lol :) That's awesome that my report will be on the 27th! That'll give me a little time to not be nearly as weird so I can actually sound relatively normal for my report but still be able to remember things from my mission. I actually really don't want to talk a LOT about my mission except for maybe some select important experiences that I have had and then focus more on the principles of a mission and then I'll definitely incorporate the topic into my talk. We're very much encouraged not to give travelogues in our homecoming address. I would LOVE to have a gathering after my address but it's okay if you aren't up to it having just had Kody's big gathering.
That sounds like a really awesome night having the girls over for dinner. I kinda caught that from Kody's emails :) I just want to let you know I really appreciate how much you fellowship our friends. I know that Kody will appreciate it cuz I remember the first few months of my mission when you guys did that a lot :) It's weird how much it means to us! THANK YOU! I can't wait to have Spaetzle!
Yep, Dad let me know about the cellphone situation, but thank you for confirming :D Kody is just really on the ball :) I love that kid! HAHA! That's hilarious that the voicemail message hadn't been changed and it was still Kody's voice :) Man! Kody's voice had gotten deeper since when I left and when he came to visit! I was impressed! I swear he got skinnier too! He swears he didn't though lol. Must have been the clothing he was wearing or something. Who knows.
HAHA! I love you tons too Mom! I can't really help counting down. The sister missionaries made me a "trunky planner" and it has a daily countdown on the side so I always know how many days I have left. Funny thing is that the members are starting to countdown too...not in a bad way, but they just always remind me how little time I have! I definitely think it's normal ;)
I love you tons Mom!
Love,
Elder Jay Davis
Hey Dad!
HAHA! That's hilarious that you are starting to count the days. Bekah sent me a really quick email this week and she said she thought you guys were probably totally excited that I was coming home. I said I'm sure you are but that you're both hiding it well...well now I'm kind of eating my words ;) But you are doing a remarkably good job ;)
The sister missionaries made my "trunky planner" for my last transfer and it is in the shape of a house and has a day countdown on the side of each page. I believe today is like 22 days left lol!
Yeah, I'm really grateful for the support you and Mom have given me on my mission in all sorts of different areas!
Yep, there are definitely mixed emotions but I am super excited to get going with whatever is ahead. I mean I have plenty of fears but they are outweighed by the excitement to see what the future holds! BYU should be awesome.
That's hilarious that you were only in a ward twice on your mission lol. That was so cool to go to Basel!
Trust me, I count my blessings that we are so supported by the members! I really really really love the members.
I'm glad you liked hearing about me meeting Dusty Baker. I'm running out of time so I won't comment too much on that.
Love you tons!
Elder Jay Davis
Monday, February 21, 2011
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
February 14, 2011
Hey!
Thanks! I had a really really really enjoyable time participating in Wyatt's baptism. I was able to be a witness which was wonderful! Wyatt was just all smiles the whole time which was great! It's always fun seeing really gruff dads being worthy to exercise the priesthood!
Well I am sorry to hear that work is killing you right now! If you're not careful it might become literal, so don't stress too much ;) I'm sure that regardless of what the feedback is, people are pleased with your performance! :D How could they not be?
Things in this area are awesome! The ward is HUGE! We fill the entire chapel and pretty much the entire overflow! It's very much like our ward back home (probably a bit bigger even). The chapel is the same layout as ours back home so that's kinda trunky, but really it's just warming me up to return to Utah ;)
As for missionary work...we don't have a heck of a lot going on. Mostly we are working a TON with the members to try and find more investigators. We tract a lot, but not a lot comes from that which kinda stinks but it's typical of missionary work anywhere so no big deal :) Elder Kohagen and I get along well and really have had some fun times in the two weeks that we've been serving together!
I am seeing a HUGE improvement in my fitness. I can bike up a lot more of the hills without thinking I'm going to die. I always pushed myself from the beginning and haven't had to walk my bike at all so far, but now the hills are much less daunting! It's actually pretty exciting with me!
So Friday night our dinner had to cancel on us. Well members always tell us if that happens to call them. Sometimes it's awkward to call people, but we just really wanted the social aspect of eating dinner with members (we don't care nearly as much about the food, though it's still yummy!). So we called the Salazars who are a recent convert family of about a year that are taking the temple preparation classes. So who knows when that'll happen, I might have to make some special travel plans. Anyway, they agreed to feed us and they just happened to be going out to dinner that night. So we went along with them and while we were waiting to be seated guess who walked in? Dusty Baker! Now I had no idea who the heck that is, but found out that he was the former manager of the San Francisco Giants baseball team and is currently the manager for the Cubs! Pretty dang awesome! Elder Kohagen even gave him a Finding Faith in Christ passalong card haha! He was very very nice and shook our hands extra and said he appreciates what we do :) Wicked cool! It was his son's birthday! We were at a restaurant called Chicago Fire, yummy pizza place!
The lessons on P-day were awesome though 3 of the 4 were to members (whether active, seeking referrals, or recent converts).
Alright...I don't think I can think of anything else to tell about or ask about so I love you tons!
Love,
Elder Jay Davis
Thanks! I had a really really really enjoyable time participating in Wyatt's baptism. I was able to be a witness which was wonderful! Wyatt was just all smiles the whole time which was great! It's always fun seeing really gruff dads being worthy to exercise the priesthood!
Well I am sorry to hear that work is killing you right now! If you're not careful it might become literal, so don't stress too much ;) I'm sure that regardless of what the feedback is, people are pleased with your performance! :D How could they not be?
Things in this area are awesome! The ward is HUGE! We fill the entire chapel and pretty much the entire overflow! It's very much like our ward back home (probably a bit bigger even). The chapel is the same layout as ours back home so that's kinda trunky, but really it's just warming me up to return to Utah ;)
As for missionary work...we don't have a heck of a lot going on. Mostly we are working a TON with the members to try and find more investigators. We tract a lot, but not a lot comes from that which kinda stinks but it's typical of missionary work anywhere so no big deal :) Elder Kohagen and I get along well and really have had some fun times in the two weeks that we've been serving together!
I am seeing a HUGE improvement in my fitness. I can bike up a lot more of the hills without thinking I'm going to die. I always pushed myself from the beginning and haven't had to walk my bike at all so far, but now the hills are much less daunting! It's actually pretty exciting with me!
So Friday night our dinner had to cancel on us. Well members always tell us if that happens to call them. Sometimes it's awkward to call people, but we just really wanted the social aspect of eating dinner with members (we don't care nearly as much about the food, though it's still yummy!). So we called the Salazars who are a recent convert family of about a year that are taking the temple preparation classes. So who knows when that'll happen, I might have to make some special travel plans. Anyway, they agreed to feed us and they just happened to be going out to dinner that night. So we went along with them and while we were waiting to be seated guess who walked in? Dusty Baker! Now I had no idea who the heck that is, but found out that he was the former manager of the San Francisco Giants baseball team and is currently the manager for the Cubs! Pretty dang awesome! Elder Kohagen even gave him a Finding Faith in Christ passalong card haha! He was very very nice and shook our hands extra and said he appreciates what we do :) Wicked cool! It was his son's birthday! We were at a restaurant called Chicago Fire, yummy pizza place!
The lessons on P-day were awesome though 3 of the 4 were to members (whether active, seeking referrals, or recent converts).
Alright...I don't think I can think of anything else to tell about or ask about so I love you tons!
Love,
Elder Jay Davis
February 7, 2011
Hey Dad!
Meh, recorded Superbowl still works. Last year the member we had dinner with had the superbowl on so I couldn't really avoid watching some of it, but this year we were busy at a member's home that was recording it to watch today :) So I didn't see any of it except one hilarious commercial, the VW Darth Vader commercial! AWESOME! I almost got choked up watching it cuz it made me think of you :) Superbowl would have been boring alone :) I'm just glad that the Packers won so they can shove it in Favre's face...bad of me, but I liked both teams so I had to have some deciding factor ;) Besides, it wasn't the Eagles lol
Things in the area are great! It's a rich part of the mission. We have a lesson shortly so I'm going to be a little bit short on the details that I'm going to be including in my mass email when we come back (we're splitting email up). My companion is good. More detail later as I said.
Ya, I would like to get back here as soon as possible as well so April would be great for me. Get me some time to say hi to people at home and relax, then we could go for a whirlwind tour of the mission :D
I don't think April would be a bad time at all to go to any of the places, it might be a bit rainy, but that's pretty and what I'm used to now lol :)
Glad you liked the Elder Elder Davis comment :D That's a Kody-ism.
Alright, I'm not done but we have to go so I'll send this part so you don't think I forgot you and I'll resume when we return.
Love you Dad!
Love,
Elder Jay Davis
Mom!
I am having a great week and it's another one of those where I am just super excited to hear from you!
I am really enjoying the new area and Elder Kohagen from Washington is a great companion. He's been on his mission for 19 months. We are both excited to work really hard for this last 5 weeks of my mission :) Our goal is to baptize at least one person before I go home! It'd be awesome!
Wyatt's baptism was this weekend and it was AWESOME! He kept saying it was the best day ever and then more people would show up and he'd say it was even better (before the baptism) and then he was just beaming afterwards!
I will write a grand mass email, but we have a lesson shortly that we have to bike to so we are going to have to split our email time up so I'll be able to write the mass email later when we are on again.
I am feeling great and am super happy! Thanks for your prayers! I know they help!
I love you!
Love,
Elder Jay Davis
Meh, recorded Superbowl still works. Last year the member we had dinner with had the superbowl on so I couldn't really avoid watching some of it, but this year we were busy at a member's home that was recording it to watch today :) So I didn't see any of it except one hilarious commercial, the VW Darth Vader commercial! AWESOME! I almost got choked up watching it cuz it made me think of you :) Superbowl would have been boring alone :) I'm just glad that the Packers won so they can shove it in Favre's face...bad of me, but I liked both teams so I had to have some deciding factor ;) Besides, it wasn't the Eagles lol
Things in the area are great! It's a rich part of the mission. We have a lesson shortly so I'm going to be a little bit short on the details that I'm going to be including in my mass email when we come back (we're splitting email up). My companion is good. More detail later as I said.
Ya, I would like to get back here as soon as possible as well so April would be great for me. Get me some time to say hi to people at home and relax, then we could go for a whirlwind tour of the mission :D
I don't think April would be a bad time at all to go to any of the places, it might be a bit rainy, but that's pretty and what I'm used to now lol :)
Glad you liked the Elder Elder Davis comment :D That's a Kody-ism.
Alright, I'm not done but we have to go so I'll send this part so you don't think I forgot you and I'll resume when we return.
Love you Dad!
Love,
Elder Jay Davis
Mom!
I am having a great week and it's another one of those where I am just super excited to hear from you!
I am really enjoying the new area and Elder Kohagen from Washington is a great companion. He's been on his mission for 19 months. We are both excited to work really hard for this last 5 weeks of my mission :) Our goal is to baptize at least one person before I go home! It'd be awesome!
Wyatt's baptism was this weekend and it was AWESOME! He kept saying it was the best day ever and then more people would show up and he'd say it was even better (before the baptism) and then he was just beaming afterwards!
I will write a grand mass email, but we have a lesson shortly that we have to bike to so we are going to have to split our email time up so I'll be able to write the mass email later when we are on again.
I am feeling great and am super happy! Thanks for your prayers! I know they help!
I love you!
Love,
Elder Jay Davis
January 31, 2011
Hey Dad!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAD!!! WOW!!! We're both getting old ;) I have a gift for you but I haven't packaged it up and sent it yet so it's obviously going to be a while late ;) Sorry. I know you don't need a gift, but I'll tell you the story of it when you get it :)
Man, I just gotta say, I just read Kody's emails to you guys and they are AWESOME! I can't help but smile. You have no idea how excited I am to get home and be able to correspond with him a tad bit more easily :D He is so amazing!
I'm glad that my emails last week were relieving to you :) The answer to your question is that no I am not sick any longer :) I am feeling much better. I feel nearly 100%
Yeah :D Wyatt is an awesome kid and we were excited to finally set that date with him. It had been the plan for a long time but we finally nailed it down :) So this Saturday should be great! Teaching a 9-year-old is AWESOME! Way better than teaching adults. They actually listen to you and just take it! It's like teaching primary, nothing better! I really really enjoyed it! With Wyatt he is a really hyper kid so the biggest struggle is helping him focus and then helping him remember what he's learning, but we've figured him out and it's a ton of fun to teach him. When he gets it and can do more than repeat it back but tell you all of Nephi's story from heart because he understands it from having read it with his family, that's SOOOO rewarding!
I can't think of anything too much that is new with me. I have a little bit but I will share most of the interesting stuff in a mass email.
Wow! That must be pretty interesting trying to run a ward that has so little experience. I would imagine that the payoff is a lot more rewarding in the end though :) I bet it's fun to see them gain that experience, even if it is a little bit more labor intensive for you.
HAHAHA! Yeah, I should be able to get around and not be tied down to a restroom lol :) Thanks! Enjoy the Super Bowl!!! P.S. - You didn't tell me how the Pro Bowl went and I haven't heard. You'll have to fill me in.
Love you tons Dad!
Love,
Elder Jay Davis
Hi Mom :D
I told Dad but I'll tell you also how fun it was to read Kody's emails! HOLY MOLY! He is such an amazing kid. I can't wait to be home and correspond with him more easily :D
I am well now :D Thanks Mom. We are both nearly 100% I feel great. Illness happens, it's not the end of the world :) Slows missionary work down but that's about it. Funny you should mention spraying stuff down with Lysol. I have done that with no name brand stuff :D I learn from watching you ;)
I can't give information about transfers over individual emails. Regardless of the results it wouldn't be fair. I will let you know in my mass email :) I'll remember to put details in one to just you and Dad ;)
That's awesome that you got to report on TWO missionary sons! How did that feel? :D I like that you shared about the zone blitz and open house :) I'll probably recap those a touch when I get home but not too much :) That's awesome that you got to share that Kody's companion doesn't speak English! HOW AWESOME! That would be such a thrill (and a challenge)! I love that kid!
:D The package was incredible! I am LOVING the sour cream cookies! Thank you AGAIN!
:D We are trying to get the Book of Mormon on CD for Lata...I would not worry about sending one. I'll tell you more details on why later. Her native language is called Punjabi (sp?) (pronounced Poon-Jah-Bee). It's a pretty common language in Yuba City! Thanks for offering though :)
Things for Wyatt are indeed still a go :) It's pretty dang exciting! That's awesome that you were able to attend Isaac's baptism :D
:D Mom, you crack me up. I do know Dad being a worry-wart but I also know you not wanting anybody to worry about you lol. I'm glad that you feel better than before your surgeries :) It's good to hear that the medicine seems to be helping :) I pray for you a lot and think about you even more!
That's awesome that you are going to Chili's for dinner :D That's not very traditional for our family but sounds really really yummy :) I bet he is really excited to spend some time with Grandma and Grandpa. Keep me posted on Grandpa's eye, I'm interested in knowing about it.
:D Thanks for being proud of us Mom! We are proud of you and Dad right back!
That's awesome that it's snowing. Yesterday we had Stake Conference. It was one of the special ones. It was broadcast from Salt Lake to something like 67 stakes in Northern California. It was conducted by Elder Rasband that gave the awesome talk a few conferences back about how missionaries are sent to which places. He spoke, the General Primary President spoke, President Packer spoke, and President Eyring spoke. It was a REALLY REALLY good meeting and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Anyway, my point in telling that story besides that I liked it is that President Packer (I think it was him) said that it was fun to have woken up to 4 inches of snow and know that the people that they were broadcasting to were enjoying a warm season ;) It was awesome.
HAHAHA! You do have a lot of things to get done :D Hope you are able to get them all done! Thank you SO much for the email! I really enjoyed it! Awesome that the piano just got tuned.
I love you tons Mom!
Love,
Elder Jay Davis
Hey!
Well this is the moment you've all been waiting for! Where will Elder Elder Davis (since there are now two in the field from the same family!) be serving his last 6 weeks of his mission?!
The results are in and........Elder Davis will be TRANSFERRED to Rocklin 1st ward! WOW! I was really uncertain about what was going to happen with transfers but somehow this still caught me by surprise a bit :) It should be a lot of fun! I am very excited! My new companion's name is Elder Cohagen (sp?). Apparantly he's a really funny guy and I am going to have a really fun last transfer. As far as I have been able to find out the new ward I'm going to is a bike area. Should be a good opportunity for my last 6 weeks to get a little bit more in shape. lol...or at least more healthy...my shape...who knows if it can be helped.
I am sure I will be able to come back to witness Wyatt's baptism which I am excited for. I'm kinda bummed that I'll probably miss the confirmation since it'll happen on Sunday, but that's okay, it comes with the job lol!
I don't really have much else to report this week. Pretty crazy that my mission is quickly coming to an end. I have mixed feelings about it of course, but it'll be good in the long run I guess because life has to move forward!
I got to read Kody's emails to Mom and Dad from Peru! WOW! That was a joy! I really really really loved reading them! He sounds like he's doing amazing and I'm totally jealous!
Love you tons!
Love,
Elder Jay Davis
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAD!!! WOW!!! We're both getting old ;) I have a gift for you but I haven't packaged it up and sent it yet so it's obviously going to be a while late ;) Sorry. I know you don't need a gift, but I'll tell you the story of it when you get it :)
Man, I just gotta say, I just read Kody's emails to you guys and they are AWESOME! I can't help but smile. You have no idea how excited I am to get home and be able to correspond with him a tad bit more easily :D He is so amazing!
I'm glad that my emails last week were relieving to you :) The answer to your question is that no I am not sick any longer :) I am feeling much better. I feel nearly 100%
Yeah :D Wyatt is an awesome kid and we were excited to finally set that date with him. It had been the plan for a long time but we finally nailed it down :) So this Saturday should be great! Teaching a 9-year-old is AWESOME! Way better than teaching adults. They actually listen to you and just take it! It's like teaching primary, nothing better! I really really enjoyed it! With Wyatt he is a really hyper kid so the biggest struggle is helping him focus and then helping him remember what he's learning, but we've figured him out and it's a ton of fun to teach him. When he gets it and can do more than repeat it back but tell you all of Nephi's story from heart because he understands it from having read it with his family, that's SOOOO rewarding!
I can't think of anything too much that is new with me. I have a little bit but I will share most of the interesting stuff in a mass email.
Wow! That must be pretty interesting trying to run a ward that has so little experience. I would imagine that the payoff is a lot more rewarding in the end though :) I bet it's fun to see them gain that experience, even if it is a little bit more labor intensive for you.
HAHAHA! Yeah, I should be able to get around and not be tied down to a restroom lol :) Thanks! Enjoy the Super Bowl!!! P.S. - You didn't tell me how the Pro Bowl went and I haven't heard. You'll have to fill me in.
Love you tons Dad!
Love,
Elder Jay Davis
Hi Mom :D
I told Dad but I'll tell you also how fun it was to read Kody's emails! HOLY MOLY! He is such an amazing kid. I can't wait to be home and correspond with him more easily :D
I am well now :D Thanks Mom. We are both nearly 100% I feel great. Illness happens, it's not the end of the world :) Slows missionary work down but that's about it. Funny you should mention spraying stuff down with Lysol. I have done that with no name brand stuff :D I learn from watching you ;)
I can't give information about transfers over individual emails. Regardless of the results it wouldn't be fair. I will let you know in my mass email :) I'll remember to put details in one to just you and Dad ;)
That's awesome that you got to report on TWO missionary sons! How did that feel? :D I like that you shared about the zone blitz and open house :) I'll probably recap those a touch when I get home but not too much :) That's awesome that you got to share that Kody's companion doesn't speak English! HOW AWESOME! That would be such a thrill (and a challenge)! I love that kid!
:D The package was incredible! I am LOVING the sour cream cookies! Thank you AGAIN!
:D We are trying to get the Book of Mormon on CD for Lata...I would not worry about sending one. I'll tell you more details on why later. Her native language is called Punjabi (sp?) (pronounced Poon-Jah-Bee). It's a pretty common language in Yuba City! Thanks for offering though :)
Things for Wyatt are indeed still a go :) It's pretty dang exciting! That's awesome that you were able to attend Isaac's baptism :D
:D Mom, you crack me up. I do know Dad being a worry-wart but I also know you not wanting anybody to worry about you lol. I'm glad that you feel better than before your surgeries :) It's good to hear that the medicine seems to be helping :) I pray for you a lot and think about you even more!
That's awesome that you are going to Chili's for dinner :D That's not very traditional for our family but sounds really really yummy :) I bet he is really excited to spend some time with Grandma and Grandpa. Keep me posted on Grandpa's eye, I'm interested in knowing about it.
:D Thanks for being proud of us Mom! We are proud of you and Dad right back!
That's awesome that it's snowing. Yesterday we had Stake Conference. It was one of the special ones. It was broadcast from Salt Lake to something like 67 stakes in Northern California. It was conducted by Elder Rasband that gave the awesome talk a few conferences back about how missionaries are sent to which places. He spoke, the General Primary President spoke, President Packer spoke, and President Eyring spoke. It was a REALLY REALLY good meeting and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Anyway, my point in telling that story besides that I liked it is that President Packer (I think it was him) said that it was fun to have woken up to 4 inches of snow and know that the people that they were broadcasting to were enjoying a warm season ;) It was awesome.
HAHAHA! You do have a lot of things to get done :D Hope you are able to get them all done! Thank you SO much for the email! I really enjoyed it! Awesome that the piano just got tuned.
I love you tons Mom!
Love,
Elder Jay Davis
Hey!
Well this is the moment you've all been waiting for! Where will Elder Elder Davis (since there are now two in the field from the same family!) be serving his last 6 weeks of his mission?!
The results are in and........Elder Davis will be TRANSFERRED to Rocklin 1st ward! WOW! I was really uncertain about what was going to happen with transfers but somehow this still caught me by surprise a bit :) It should be a lot of fun! I am very excited! My new companion's name is Elder Cohagen (sp?). Apparantly he's a really funny guy and I am going to have a really fun last transfer. As far as I have been able to find out the new ward I'm going to is a bike area. Should be a good opportunity for my last 6 weeks to get a little bit more in shape. lol...or at least more healthy...my shape...who knows if it can be helped.
I am sure I will be able to come back to witness Wyatt's baptism which I am excited for. I'm kinda bummed that I'll probably miss the confirmation since it'll happen on Sunday, but that's okay, it comes with the job lol!
I don't really have much else to report this week. Pretty crazy that my mission is quickly coming to an end. I have mixed feelings about it of course, but it'll be good in the long run I guess because life has to move forward!
I got to read Kody's emails to Mom and Dad from Peru! WOW! That was a joy! I really really really loved reading them! He sounds like he's doing amazing and I'm totally jealous!
Love you tons!
Love,
Elder Jay Davis
January 24, 2011
Hey Mom!
First off...OH MY GOODNESS! That package was and is amazing! I was SUPER DUPER excited to receive those cookies and I had just been craving the cherries too! You rock! :D I loved the card too :) It really made me smile!
I'm glad that everybody has been thinking about me, but I am sorry that I made you all worry. I really was just having a bad day and things added up and it just wasn't a good time to be emailing lol :)
Elder Duval is feeling well...I am not...I'm not sure what's wrong, but I'll get over it...I always do. It's kind of a bummer to be having to take it easy again. Luckily we were still able to get 19 lessons this past week!
I know! It's crazy to think I only have one transfer left. One of the reasons I think I'm getting transferred is because President and one of the AP's pretty much told Elder Duval that he'll be training. So it's likely he'd be training in Wheatland. There's a chance he could "shotgun train" in a different area, but that's much less likely. So who knows. We'll see what happens. I would like to stay, but I'm open to serving somewhere else for 6 weeks. Just not looking forward to packing again ;)
Lata does seem pretty promising and it's cool :) She is going to India because she is East Indian. This is very common to find in Yuba City, not so much outside of Yuba, but it's pretty cool :) She has a Christian background already though which makes our job MUCH easier. There's a little bit of a language barrier there but it isn't too bad. She is visiting family in India for 6 weeks! She has very poor eyesight and can't read so we are looking for a way to get her the Book of Mormon on CD or tape. I'm sure we'll figure it out.
That's AWESOME about the Sodastream! I haven't seen or heard about it until now. That'll be perfect! Is it expensive to maintain and use? I am TOTALLY looking forward to using that! I cannot tell you how excited I am to see all the wonderous new technology our house has when I return home :) WOOT! That's awesome that you get to surprise Dad with his present!
I've heard AMAZING things about Tangled! I am SOOOOOOO excited to see it when I get home. Anyway, sounds like you and Dad had some enjoyable time together.
That's awesome that you taught Tiana how to crochet. Was that just for fun or was that something you auctioned off at the ward auction or something? Sounds like an enjoyable Sunday :) I'm proud of you for reading your lessons ;) Journal writing lol, a constant struggle!
Not a boring recap at all :D Very interesting!
Thanks Mom :) Your encouragement always helps!
I love you tons!
Love,
Elder Jay Davis
Hi Dad!
I am doing okay. My spirits are high! I don't want you to worry all week like you did last week. I don't need a sick Dad! I was pretty down and disjointed, but my spirits are high now. I am feeling quite under the weather and I can't figure out what it is. It's not really a cold, but not fully the flu, but I dunno lol! It's not fun. I'm hangin' in there though. Stinkin' sickness! I'm ready to be done with it!
I remember you always talking about Jeff being a huge Steelers fan. I totally want Greenbay to win without Brett Favre, but I would even more so love to see the Steelers win. A lot of people hate them, but for some reason I like them. I'm bummed the Eagles didn't make it, I heard they were doing really well.
I've heard lots and lots about the new TV that G & G got and it sounds amazing! That's insane how thin it is! She always was a Sony fan ;) Well I'll keep Grandpa in my prayers.
I am happy again :) No worries. I wish I wasn't sick but there's not a heck of a lot anybody can do about that. I just try to stay medicated and get lots of sleep. I'm drinking lots of water as well. Thanks for your concern Dad!
People here are doing well. I will send out a mass email this week because I have plenty of time.
Love,
Elder Jay Davis
Hello!
Well I will start on a positive note...first...I am writing a mass email :D YAY! Second...We are continuing to pick up new investigators and teach lots of lessons :)
Now I will mention the negative...I am sick...AGAIN! I'm not sure what it is this time but it is not pleasant at all...not that being sick ever is. I hope to get over it quickly...I haven't been completely down for the count...but definitely not at full capacity! I am looking forward to a time when I can feel fully healthy!
Alright...most exciting news for this week...WE FINALLY SET A BAPTISMAL DATE! Wyatt, the 9-year-old boy that we have been teaching, will be getting baptized on February 5th! I am very excited for this...it'll be after transfers so if I get transferred I'll have to travel back, but luckily I haven't taken my one travelling baptism for my mission so I would be allowed to do so for this one :) Pretty exciting!
I really have a headache due to being ill and I'd rather be back at the apartment where I can ensure that I have a clean bathroom to use if necessary (sorry if that was too much information...I didn't think it was). I am going to keep this short for the week.
I love you all! Thank you for your support!
Love,
Elder Jay Davis
First off...OH MY GOODNESS! That package was and is amazing! I was SUPER DUPER excited to receive those cookies and I had just been craving the cherries too! You rock! :D I loved the card too :) It really made me smile!
I'm glad that everybody has been thinking about me, but I am sorry that I made you all worry. I really was just having a bad day and things added up and it just wasn't a good time to be emailing lol :)
Elder Duval is feeling well...I am not...I'm not sure what's wrong, but I'll get over it...I always do. It's kind of a bummer to be having to take it easy again. Luckily we were still able to get 19 lessons this past week!
I know! It's crazy to think I only have one transfer left. One of the reasons I think I'm getting transferred is because President and one of the AP's pretty much told Elder Duval that he'll be training. So it's likely he'd be training in Wheatland. There's a chance he could "shotgun train" in a different area, but that's much less likely. So who knows. We'll see what happens. I would like to stay, but I'm open to serving somewhere else for 6 weeks. Just not looking forward to packing again ;)
Lata does seem pretty promising and it's cool :) She is going to India because she is East Indian. This is very common to find in Yuba City, not so much outside of Yuba, but it's pretty cool :) She has a Christian background already though which makes our job MUCH easier. There's a little bit of a language barrier there but it isn't too bad. She is visiting family in India for 6 weeks! She has very poor eyesight and can't read so we are looking for a way to get her the Book of Mormon on CD or tape. I'm sure we'll figure it out.
That's AWESOME about the Sodastream! I haven't seen or heard about it until now. That'll be perfect! Is it expensive to maintain and use? I am TOTALLY looking forward to using that! I cannot tell you how excited I am to see all the wonderous new technology our house has when I return home :) WOOT! That's awesome that you get to surprise Dad with his present!
I've heard AMAZING things about Tangled! I am SOOOOOOO excited to see it when I get home. Anyway, sounds like you and Dad had some enjoyable time together.
That's awesome that you taught Tiana how to crochet. Was that just for fun or was that something you auctioned off at the ward auction or something? Sounds like an enjoyable Sunday :) I'm proud of you for reading your lessons ;) Journal writing lol, a constant struggle!
Not a boring recap at all :D Very interesting!
Thanks Mom :) Your encouragement always helps!
I love you tons!
Love,
Elder Jay Davis
Hi Dad!
I am doing okay. My spirits are high! I don't want you to worry all week like you did last week. I don't need a sick Dad! I was pretty down and disjointed, but my spirits are high now. I am feeling quite under the weather and I can't figure out what it is. It's not really a cold, but not fully the flu, but I dunno lol! It's not fun. I'm hangin' in there though. Stinkin' sickness! I'm ready to be done with it!
I remember you always talking about Jeff being a huge Steelers fan. I totally want Greenbay to win without Brett Favre, but I would even more so love to see the Steelers win. A lot of people hate them, but for some reason I like them. I'm bummed the Eagles didn't make it, I heard they were doing really well.
I've heard lots and lots about the new TV that G & G got and it sounds amazing! That's insane how thin it is! She always was a Sony fan ;) Well I'll keep Grandpa in my prayers.
I am happy again :) No worries. I wish I wasn't sick but there's not a heck of a lot anybody can do about that. I just try to stay medicated and get lots of sleep. I'm drinking lots of water as well. Thanks for your concern Dad!
People here are doing well. I will send out a mass email this week because I have plenty of time.
Love,
Elder Jay Davis
Hello!
Well I will start on a positive note...first...I am writing a mass email :D YAY! Second...We are continuing to pick up new investigators and teach lots of lessons :)
Now I will mention the negative...I am sick...AGAIN! I'm not sure what it is this time but it is not pleasant at all...not that being sick ever is. I hope to get over it quickly...I haven't been completely down for the count...but definitely not at full capacity! I am looking forward to a time when I can feel fully healthy!
Alright...most exciting news for this week...WE FINALLY SET A BAPTISMAL DATE! Wyatt, the 9-year-old boy that we have been teaching, will be getting baptized on February 5th! I am very excited for this...it'll be after transfers so if I get transferred I'll have to travel back, but luckily I haven't taken my one travelling baptism for my mission so I would be allowed to do so for this one :) Pretty exciting!
I really have a headache due to being ill and I'd rather be back at the apartment where I can ensure that I have a clean bathroom to use if necessary (sorry if that was too much information...I didn't think it was). I am going to keep this short for the week.
I love you all! Thank you for your support!
Love,
Elder Jay Davis
January 17, 2011
Hi Mom,
Um...well we have 2 of them that are probably going to become investigators. Things with Amanda haven't progressed yet, we have an appointment this week with her. Justin has been busy and we've been unable to meet with him. Things with Lata who felt the spirit during the open house is good but taking a trip to India from Feb. 1st to March sometime. We got to talk to the non-member that came to the open house today during a community cleanup. Should be interesting to see how things go there. Things in Wheatland are going pretty well all in all.
Zone conference was actually very enjoyable. I was pleased with my departing testimony yes. Oh yeah, VERY weird experiencing lasts. Though I don't think this is going to be my last area, I think I have one to go. Yeah, I don't know what I'm going to do about getting rid of stuff. I'm going to go through everything and decide what I want to keep and what I want to get rid of or leave behind. Then from the stuff I'm leaving behind I can figure out what to do with it. Hopefully I can find a cool member who will hold the heavy stuff for me so I can come pick it up later. (I'd obviously leave the less important stuff) I'll see what I can do.
Elder Duval is feeling fine. He recovered quickly this time.
That is super crazy to think that Kody is already 2/3 through the Provo MTC experience! Yeah, I had to report to the travel office pretty early too!
That's pretty cool about Elder Sorenson speaking three languages! I'm excited to try and learn another language when I get home.
I love you tons! Sorry my response has been lame this week. I'm just not focused at all!
Love,
Elder Jay Davis
Hi Dad!
I'm glad that you enjoyed the new way of dropping Kody off. HAHAHA! You spent soooo much more time with us than most parents do! You are an AWESOME parent Dad! I'm sort of emotional right now lol
Yep, the zone blitz was very helpful. I definitely hope that we can have lots of people to teach. We actually accomplished an incredible feat of teaching 20 lessons this past week which is the mission standard! WOOT! Yeah, my mission coming to a close is very odd for me.
That's AWESOME that you got some snail mail letters from Kody :D I miss that kid but I was SOOOO excited to read his emails and he sounds like he's doing incredibly! Yeah, I remember that first time of email. Yuck!
That's awesome that he already has his visa and is headed to Peru so early! :D WOOT!
Things are good. I'm not feeling all that well today, not really sick, just can't focus. Not much rain but a TON of fog. Sad, it's a bummer that your snow is dwindling ;)
That's awesome that you moved into your new office :D No problem about the shortness of the email. I really can't focus anyway so my response is going to be really short too.
The open house was good. Lata, the lady that felt the spirit at the open house is an official investigator and will totally be baptized as soon as she gets back from India in March. I dunno, the blitz was the most productive thing, but Lata came from the open house and she is going places for sure.
I love you Dad!
Love,
Elder Jay Davis
Um...well we have 2 of them that are probably going to become investigators. Things with Amanda haven't progressed yet, we have an appointment this week with her. Justin has been busy and we've been unable to meet with him. Things with Lata who felt the spirit during the open house is good but taking a trip to India from Feb. 1st to March sometime. We got to talk to the non-member that came to the open house today during a community cleanup. Should be interesting to see how things go there. Things in Wheatland are going pretty well all in all.
Zone conference was actually very enjoyable. I was pleased with my departing testimony yes. Oh yeah, VERY weird experiencing lasts. Though I don't think this is going to be my last area, I think I have one to go. Yeah, I don't know what I'm going to do about getting rid of stuff. I'm going to go through everything and decide what I want to keep and what I want to get rid of or leave behind. Then from the stuff I'm leaving behind I can figure out what to do with it. Hopefully I can find a cool member who will hold the heavy stuff for me so I can come pick it up later. (I'd obviously leave the less important stuff) I'll see what I can do.
Elder Duval is feeling fine. He recovered quickly this time.
That is super crazy to think that Kody is already 2/3 through the Provo MTC experience! Yeah, I had to report to the travel office pretty early too!
That's pretty cool about Elder Sorenson speaking three languages! I'm excited to try and learn another language when I get home.
I love you tons! Sorry my response has been lame this week. I'm just not focused at all!
Love,
Elder Jay Davis
Hi Dad!
I'm glad that you enjoyed the new way of dropping Kody off. HAHAHA! You spent soooo much more time with us than most parents do! You are an AWESOME parent Dad! I'm sort of emotional right now lol
Yep, the zone blitz was very helpful. I definitely hope that we can have lots of people to teach. We actually accomplished an incredible feat of teaching 20 lessons this past week which is the mission standard! WOOT! Yeah, my mission coming to a close is very odd for me.
That's AWESOME that you got some snail mail letters from Kody :D I miss that kid but I was SOOOO excited to read his emails and he sounds like he's doing incredibly! Yeah, I remember that first time of email. Yuck!
That's awesome that he already has his visa and is headed to Peru so early! :D WOOT!
Things are good. I'm not feeling all that well today, not really sick, just can't focus. Not much rain but a TON of fog. Sad, it's a bummer that your snow is dwindling ;)
That's awesome that you moved into your new office :D No problem about the shortness of the email. I really can't focus anyway so my response is going to be really short too.
The open house was good. Lata, the lady that felt the spirit at the open house is an official investigator and will totally be baptized as soon as she gets back from India in March. I dunno, the blitz was the most productive thing, but Lata came from the open house and she is going places for sure.
I love you Dad!
Love,
Elder Jay Davis
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