Dear Family,
So, first of all I don't even know where to start. I'll start with
the area. I love Milton Keynes. I will be so sad to leave in 9 days. I
love how much more country it is out here and I love that it's lots more
British people. IT's much slower and people are so much more nice. The
ward is lovely. We are teaching so many wonderful people and have seen
so many miracles. The people here have so much potential. I'm so
grateful for the little time I have to serve here and also to help
strengthen the area for when the new sister comes. Sister Maurer is
getting a brand new Japanese sister from the MTC (she had to stay longer
for language study- Sister Maurer is pretty nervous about it).
Second. I LOVE my companions. And really, I LOVE being in a trio. I
will be sad when it goes back to just two of us. Sister Ellsworth is
wonderful. She came into the mission the same time as me but from the
Provo MTC because she is a VC sister. She grew up in Wisconsin, but then
her family moved to Draper, UT. She is the same age as me.She is super
healthy, which is great. She can help me lose all my weight from Ilford.
She is really easy going and takes the work seriously, but also makes
sure we have lots of fun. She is a great teacher and I learn a lot from
her during lessons.
Sister Maurer is from Switzerland! Yeah! I'm excited to have a
Swiss companion for a little bit. She is HILARIOUS! She is so European
and just is blunt and always says what is on her mind. So funny!
She's been out 8 months and has been in Milton Keynes just 1 transfer
but she did a great job taking over the area and she will be a great
trainer. She's 22. We all get along so well and have lots of fun!!
Sister Ellsworth and I are sad we will have to be leaving soon, but we
also get so excited when we start talking about what we want to do to
get the work going in Stevenage. It will kind of be like opening a new
area/white washing. It's hard to explain, but basically we are pretty
sure that Elders took over the Sisters past work and so we'll be
starting from scratch. IT will also be very interesting because there
are two sets of Elders in the stevenage ward and then us and we will be
our own district.
There is a really funny investigator we have named Prudy (short for
Prudence). She is 9 and her mum is a less active; she also has autism.
She talks so loud and draws out her words. But the best part is her
prayers. She is so serious when she prays, but the way she goes about it
is so funny. She always talk about all the animals and the bugs, even
the poisonous ones. It's so hard to explain over an email what it like
but it always is a fun lesson and keeps us light-hearted.
Even though there are lots of British people, there are also lots
of Ghanaians. We are teaching lots of them (Prudy's family is Ghanaian).
This one Ghanaian woman named Doris has three children. The oldest one,
Lily has a mental disorder (not quite sure what it is) but is the
sweetest girl ever. She will pray and is always very loving. We sang I
am a child of God with the yesterday and she sang along. The spirit was so strong and really touched my heart.
This week I have really learned the importance and power of
testifying. Whenever you talk with others about the gospel, ALWAYS make
sure to share your testimony, even if it is just something as simple as
saying "I know this is true." That is when the spirit can testify. That
is what will help people have the desire to change. The spirit is
amazing!
I love being a missionary! I love this work!! I love you all!!!
Love, Sister Davis
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