So there is this old guy that wanders around the residences all day. Im not sure what his actual job description is. We have reason to belive he may live in the storage closet area but those reports are unconfirmed. Anyways this guy wanders around and I hear he sometimes confiscates things from people. Who really knows. Anyway Elder Folsom and I were singing the phantom of the opera while getting ready for class after gym one day and we may have been singing pretty loud. Either way, this old MTC guy wanders into our room and looks at us. We both go silent and hes like. I think im just gonna go ahead and close this here door. hahaha then my companion comes from the room next door and is like HEY who shut the do- uhh hi (directed to the old guy) Hes like umm why did you shut our door? and the Old guy goes. It sounded like they were dyin in there. hahaha
In one of the firesides slash devotionals the lady told a story about how here grandaughter came home from primary and she asked her how it went. The little girl said it was great we sang the awkward song today. And the grandma is thinking and she cant really figure out what this little girl is referring to and so she asks her. How does the awkward song go exactly. And the little girl says. cumon grandma you know "Awkward ever Awkward as we glory in his name" (called to serve toon) hahaha couldnt be more true the MTC has turned us all prettu weird. It's actually nice for people like me who were weird when we got here. It helps the other people come to our level.
My spanish is coming along decently. I really can say I am pleased with where I am at. I know that when I get to the campo (spanish) that I am going to get lingualy slapped in the cabeza (spanish) but I am ok with that. I can already tell I am going to become better at Spanish than I was at French I think. I understand the division of tenses better and I actually try and think about them while talking. I can feel help coming from the Lord. My memory isnte very good but I have done decently with remembering spanish stuff.
We are the oldest district in the zone now! woop woop doesnt mean anything. We also got to host new missionaries this week. It broke my heart to see all the crying mothers. It was honestly worse than leaving. It is harder to see other people crying and all I can say is I am super glad we said our goodbye at the airport. SOOO much better.
SOMEONE JUST HANDED ME MY TRAVEL PLANS. I wont tell you the specifics right now because that is a werid thing to have posted on the internet. I think I get to talk to you on the phone for a few minutes at the airport. I hope this doesnt offend anybody but Im not really looking forward to that. I like being immersed in the work and you cant do all that much in 15 minutes of phone time. I love you guys tons though and it will be nice to hear some of your voices.
Im scared a little but I am so ready to go to the field. I am so ready to teach real people to have people to love and earnestly pray for. To have needs to teach to. To actually give something that people are looking for but don't know what it is. I am so ready to just get thrown face first into it all. I really hope I get a good trainer. After that I will be a good boy and take some tough companions but If I could have a solid trainer for a couple months learn what I am doing and improve my language I would be so happy.
I love this work. I am not really that good at it (yet) but I know that I can work until I get there. I am working on getting to the no fear point. I am working on getting to a place where I tell my comfort zone to be non existent because the missionary who lives in his comfort zone gets more or less nothing done I would guess. I read a president Monson quote this week that said. May we ever remember that the mantle of membership in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is not a cloak of comfort but rather a robe of responsibility. That is not something I understood very well before the mission. I was pretty content chillen in the comfort cloak. But I know that when I get out into the field, there may be some haters. Rule number one in our classroom (its on the whiteboard so it's official) is dont let the haters stop you from doing yo thang. Its silly but its profound. It applies to many situations. People love to correct each others spanish here. But speak anyway. Thats kind of where the rule originated. I am going to do my best to be a Bold missionary. I am going to talk to everyone. Preach my Gospel talks about being bold. There is no time to be shy. One of our zone resouce teachers gave a super dope pep talk and said at one point "we are engaged in a battle for the souls of men" man that gets me going. It is a little hard core but it is true. This is the true church. I cant express how much I know that is true. We had a fireside that talked about how there is no counteragument to the Book of Mormon. Those who read with real intent will eceive the truth. I want everyone reading this to go watch the "testimony of the book of mormon" mormon message on youtube. It is elder Holland and it is super boss. Go watch the actual talk. Heed if you can find it linnk it inbetween these brackets ()
Love you all I am 2 mins over and I have to go.
Send lots of mail ya turkeys!
Elder Davidson
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