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