Weekly updates for 2 weeks June 26th- July 10th
To begin with, I just want to say I'm so sorry for not getting a weekly email out. Since most people don't read my weekly emails, it probably won't matter, but to those few people who might read it, I'm sorry! So now to make up to you, you get 2 weeks at the same time! ;)
(Side note from Natalie: 1/2 way point is tricky for a lot of missionaries. It feels like you have been gone forever and you still have forever to go. Mason and I, as well as all the kids sent Elder Davis a little Amazon "pick me up" and handwritten letters. I'm sure he would love an email or note from all his other friends and family too.)
Weekly bullet points:
We had a super spiritual lesson with some of our investigators Carol and Alex. We were reading from the Book of Mormon and the husband said that he felt so peaceful when we were reading from the Book and he wanted to read more and find out more.
After district meeting we stayed in Union City with the zone leaders and had an exchange with them. I was with Elder Dove. Union city is nearly all Spanish people so it was awesome! I love going there and I hope I serve there during my mission.
At the zone leaders house they had tons of workout stuff so I was super excited to use it. Before the mission all I could bench was 135 lbs... yes I know that's terrible but now I made up for it because I benched 175 lbs this week! That's the same as my current weight haha. I really like working out it's just hard to do it right when we wake up at 6 am.
There was a day that we had every hour of the day planned with a lesson... but 6 of them juked or canceled... so only 4 happened. At least 4 is a lot better than nothing.
We are still teaching Brian, Alba, and Rafael. They have such a strong desire and believe that it is all true. Alba said when she read Joseph smiths testimony, she knew it was true!. So now we are still working with the original problem... they both work on Sundays...
I have faith that will change in the near future.
We helped do home teaching quite a bit over these past two weeks so that was a change. We also spent a lot of time knocking doors and street contacting. Before my mission I always thought it was a lie that people would actually close the door in your face. But I've come to realize that it's far from a lie and about 80 out of 100 people will open the door, look at you, and close the door before you get to say one word. Maybe it's my smile that scares them away... it's doesn't make me mad or upset when we get rejected but it makes me sad. I'm not sad for myself but sad for the person who didn't get to hear our message that would have changed their life. They have no idea what they are turning away.
We got fed quite a few times during the week. I really like Spanish food. Many of you might think that I get lots of quesadillas, tacos, or burritos but in reality I've had like 1 quesadilla, a couple tacos, and never had a burrito on the mission. People don't eat that stuff here. What we do eat is beans for nearly every meal and some kind of queso fresco with all Mexican meals. I love the food!
So last Monday wasn't actually a p day because the zone decided to move it to the next day so we could have p day on the 4th of July.
So my comp and I found out some big news. We got a car! Some other elders lost their driving privileges so we got their car! It's a 2013 Subaru Legacy. It's pretty beat up but hey it's much better than biking in this weather.
So for p day, we got together as a zone out in Jersey City at a nice park. So as you can imagine, I had to check google maps to see if there was a place to fish, and there was a pond! So I found someone who wanted to go with me fishing and I went fishing! I caught 1 white bass and a carp ;) it was super fun, but hot! Everyone got super sun burned.
For the 4th of July we went and got some junk food and got to the top of the tallest building we could find with a great view of Staten Island, Bayonne, and Manhattan. It was so amazing. We saw fireworks coming from like 10 different places. It was such a great night. First time staying out "late" in a whole year! Our curfew was 11:00 that night. GOD BLESS AMERICA!
Our branch president had a birthday party for his wife and there were tons of people there and it was great. We got to meet a lot of new people. Hopefully we see things come from it.
I am sorry that this didn't include all of the cool stuff that happened but I didn't want to make this letter too long! I love you all and remember how much your Heavenly Father loves you! Have a great week.
Love,
Elder Mason Davis
mason.davis@myldsmail.net
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