Earlier today we had to visit the dentist
office because Sister Yo's tooth broke last week! Ah! So this morning
we went over and it was such a great time! When they took her back to
her room, I of course followed her (must be in sight and sound) and as
it turns out there are no extra chairs in those rooms, of course, so I
sat on the floor in the corner while they worked on her teeth! Haha!
Exact obedience brings miracles! So as I was sitting in the corner I was
talking with the dentist and texting our investigator in England. He
asked about what it's like being a Temple Square missionary and I
explained a little and then said, "Actually, I'm texting one of our
investigators right now! She's from England." The reaction look on his
face was kind of funny, but I suppose that's because most missionaries
don't teach people on another continent. But the coolest part about this
story was that as I sat there watching them work on my companions
teeth, I thought of this amazing analogy regarding cavities and the
atonement! So I started to share this analogy of the Atonement and
cavities with the dentist! Afterwards he said, "Wow I really like that!
Hey, will you type all that out and email it to me?" So I said sure and
he wrote down his email for me hahaha! So funny! I'll type it out soon
and send it in my next email home so y'all can hear it. (:
So
now to what you're all waiting for... Transfer news!!! Tomorrow is the
first day of my 10th transfer (CRAZY) and my companion will be Sister
Stephen from Nebraska! She and I will be serving as Zone Leaders this
transfer and I'm a little nervous..but Sister Stephen has been a Zone
Leader before so she will be teaching and I will be learning very
intently. The sisters in our zone will be serving in West Gate and Guest
Services which means we get to serve in those venues too!!! YAY!!! Back
to West Gate!!! I LOVE IT! Oh and our new p-day will be on Thursday
so I'm going to have 2 p-days this week..which is kinda weird but it's
good I suppose...maybe I'll just...clean every inch of my new apartment
with a toothbrush to pass the time. (:
Sunday was SUCH a beautiful, wonderful, glorious day! It felt like a real Sunday. I say real Sunday because being a missionary on Temple Square, every day feels pretty much the same...even Sunday. I think that's due to the fact that even though it's Sunday
we're still taking tours, teaching investigators, contacting on the
square, helping guests understand where/what everything is...it just
feels like a normal day. In a way I feel that other missionaries are
really lucky because their Sunday consists of attending church (like an actual 3 hours of church with Sunday
School and such) and they get to be around members at church and work
with members and eat a members homes etc.. so it seems a little more
like a Sunday. But here, the only difference about our Sundays is having sacrament meeting at 7:30AM.
But it also makes me appreciate sacrament meeting much more too. It's
just an interesting lot. (Of course, for all I know this might just make
me sound extremely naive about how Sundays are in regular missions
haha!)
But anyways! My point was it felt like a Sunday
because we went to a baptism! Sister Occolier and Sister Tuuhia (who
were in my district) had 2 of their investigators being baptized and
they needed someone to drive them!!! So I got to drive them and attend
the baptism. It was such a powerful experience. In fact, I think
baptisms in general are just very powerful experiences. Their
investigators spoke french so Sister Occolier gave the talk on The Holy
Ghost in French. I could understand parts of it, but even if I hadn't
been able to, I know I still would have felt the spirit equally as
strong. Sister Occolier talked about how much her baptism meant to her
and how the Holy Ghost has guided her in her life. I had to force myself
not to cry at some points because you could just feel and hear so
strongly how much the gospel means to her. Sister Occolier is a convert
to the church and she is one of the only members in her family. She was
born and raised Catholic but met the missionaries years ago. It was such
a good experience being able to listen as she spoke. (:
Ok
one more story! Yesterday was a pretty crazy day, and I was feeling a
little..sick and a pretty dizzy. We were downstairs in the south talking
with our zone leaders and we got a text for 3 mandarin guests at ef
desk. At first we weren't going to take the tour because of how I was
feeling but I felt really strongly that we should just take it anyways.
My companion was looking at me like I was crazy when I called West Gate
and said we wanted to take the tour haha! So we went up and met these 3
cute women from China! When we started the tour we took them to the
assembly hall, but I was still feeling dizzy and was a little worried.
When we took them in and told them to sit, one of them said, "Well you
should sit with us too! You don't have to stand!" So we sat, and I was
so grateful! I know that doesn't sound like a big deal but I felt like
that was Heavenly Father's way of taking care of me and allowing us to
take the tour because I did not want to stand for long periods of time
haha! Well long story short we were with them for 2 hours! Sister Yo did
amazing teaching them so many things. They told her that they wanted to
know what it was like for me as an American to grow up in a home that
focused on Jesus Christ, so she translated A LOT for me haha(: But it
was amazing and the spirit was so strong. At the end of the tour they
all took a copy of The Book of Mormon and gave Sister Yo their number so
she can call and teach them more. They have about a month before they
have to go back to China so she's going to be calling them a lot before
they return! Haha(: But it was a really neat experience and I didn't
die! Yay!
Well I think I'm going to leave it at
that and conclude by saying I LOVE BEING A MISSIONARY! And I love all
the wonderful people that the Lord has led us to and allowed us to
teach. I love them so much...which sounds weird but I really do. I wish
they knew how much God loves them. Because whenever I pray for them I
feel like my Savoir is sometimes right beside me telling me, "Hey, I
know you love them. It's ok, they're going to be ok." I really feel that
our Savoir is with us more than we realize. And when I say "us" I mean
anyone. I don't believe that He is just with His missionaries or just
with his bishops or just with certain people. I don't know how, but I
feel like He makes visits to everyone on a daily basis-IF they will let
Him in.
Oh! I almost forgot to mention! We saw
Elder Uchtdorf and Elder Christofferson today in the underground
tunnels! When we saw them I just started grinning like a crazy person
and waving and I must have looked ridiculous because they started
laughing and waving back haha! No matter how many times you see apostles
of the Lord, Jesus Christ...it never gets old. (:
I love yous! Have a wonderful week!
Sister Davis
This is me saying goodbye to Sister McQueen (so don't mind my face
because I was crying in the car before this picture was taken haha). She
just went home yesterday... :( Sad. But I love her lots and she's
amazing(: I want to be like her when I grow up. (Oh and she's from New
Zealand).
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