Livin' the Rebel Life

Dear Family!!

This week has been great. I just love being a missionary. And I especially love my companions. It really is so wonderful! The work has been going a bit slower; We've been doing lots more finding, but it is giving all of us a good opportunity to learn and grow together and help eachother. And we make it fun and that's good too. Sister Latham flies to America a week from today. Wow. This month has flown by. We really don't want her to go, but she will be so wonderful! I'm just grateful I've had a chance to serve with her. Our last week is already full of great things, including interviews with President (which I LOVE) and we get to go to Hyde Park for a Visitors Centre training for Sister P.
At the park we go running at in the morning, there is this little gym section and we started using it. There is this place you can do sit-ups. Man, it works so good. But then it's awful because every time we laugh it just hurts so much. And then it makes us laugh more because it hurts so much.

Neli is on date to be baptised on Saturday! I'm so excited for her! It will be interesting though because she just moved on Saturday... so a different ward and a different stake! It's stratford ward, which meets in the same building as us, but is still a different stake. At first, the District Leader said she would have to be baptized with Stratford, but that didn't seem very fair since she doesn't know anyone in that ward. It will be a tough transition and we aren't quite sure how it's going to work out, but I know that the Lord will help it be a wonderful experience.

Amerjeet hasn't been deported. He is still in the detention centre, but when we talked with him yesterday he said he was getting another interview on Tuesday that would determine if he is getting out soon. He had his friend go to his house and get his Book of Mormon, the pamphlets, and manuals he had gotten and he's been reading them lots. He said his friend was asking him why he was so happy about getting the book and he gave him some of the pamphlets to read. I love the power conversion has in the desire to share this joy with others.

We still haven't been able to get in touch with Hassan. Frankin is still dragging his feet, but each time we meet with him he is being more and more open.

We saw Garyann yesterday and she is so much happier. She's been reading the Book of Mormon and she says she can really feel her faith growing. And we can see it! We are excited to meet her again this week.

For Valentine's Day we ran to some members and heart-attacked them for our excercise in the morning. It was fun to see how much it meant to them. We are really working on strengthening our relationship with ward members. They are great. And it really is true. The members do the finding and the missionaries do the teaching; it really is the ideal situation.
This morning in personal study, I read the infamous scripture about the soldier who stood by who. Thank you, Mom and Dad for making a routine of family scripture study in the morning. I know that we weren't always really engaged or enthusiastic about it or even awake some mornings, but  I am so grateful and I know that it has strengthened my testimony and provides a protection against temptations. And I have some great memories of reading scriptures!! Does Jimmy ever get sent outside still and scream through the back door? haha.

I've experienced some of our heritage culture (I don't know if that is really how you would call it). I had Welsh cakes. A member of our ward is married to a Welsh man. It's an interesting story. She was married and her husband died and her new husband was married to her best friend but she passed away. And now they are married. He's not a member, but I really admire how much he respects her and how much they make their marriage strong despite their differences in belief. And we are really developing a strong relationship with him so I know seeds are being planted.

I love the scriptures, especially the Book of Mormon. I know it's true. I know this gospel is true. It is the only way to true happiness, through Jesus Christ.

I love you all!!!!!

Love,
Sister Davis xoxoxox