Raindrops keep falling on our heads

Dear Family,

This week was not quite as wonderful as last week was.

We had quite a few investigators hose appointments and stop answering our calls. And some of our less-actives that were really progressing dropped us. One of them is the ward mission leader's wife. So sad. We have had such powerful lessons with her and she was really making efforts to come back and then he told us that she doesn't want to change and for us not to come by. :(

We've been able to do some great service. I got to mow a lawn. I miss that. It's weird here though because they have electronic mowers. It makes me feel like I am hoovering (vacuuming)  the grass. We also got to pick apples. And there were tons! So the member let us take a whole bunch home. Yay.

Apparently, the hurricane, Bertha, has come to England so we keep getting down pours of rain. Even with boots and brollies and jackets, we are soaking wet. And traffic around KL has been really bad. We went out to a village and what should have taken us about 40 minutes to get back, took about 2 hours, so we had to cancel some appointments :(

Justina is making some progress though. The Elders had a baptism yesterday (it made me so stressed, they had to do it atleast 6 times and the investigator was on his knees and was having to go down forwards because the water was too low and he kept having his foot or part of his clothes come up-- thankfully it eventually worked out and the investigator was not phased at all, he was just so happy). Justina came to the baptism (it was her first baptism to see). She said she is going to talk to her ex-partner again, but she is considering getting married so she can be baptised. I don't know how I feel about this, because he has not been kind in the past, but ultimately it is her decision. I am happy that her desire to be baptised is increasing and she realizes she needs to take action to make it possible.

We started teaching English to a Latvian woman. She has the cutest 7 year old daughter who makes bracelets for us everytime we go. THey are lovely. It is really hard to teach English when you don't speak the person's native language. We are teaching simple principles of the gospel too, but we're not sure how much she is understanding. Robert, you taught English on your mission. What did you find really helped? We're also trying to start an English class at the church.

I really love the gospel. Every part of it. I'm so grateful to know the truth about who I am, who God is, and how I can be truly happy. There is always hope in Christ. Always.

Stay strong. Be true.

I love you!!!!!!!

Sister Davis xoxox

P.S. We're off to Sandringham today. We're actually going into the house today!