Weekly update August 7th-13th
Well it's been my first week here in Passaic, New Jersey and let me tell you, this place is amazing (for missionary work, not to live)! It's nearly all Spanish and full of these great people. My new comp is Elder Diewald from Loveland, Colorado. He's is great. We get along really well! I've been blessed with great companions so far.
(Going back earlier in the week)
Last p-day was my last in Bayonne. We picked up Elder Muir, Trask, Kim, and Stinger. We all went to the Union City Chapel, we played some ball and it was a great time! I'm so glad I was feeling good enough to do that. We ended the day with my last appointment with Carmen Ayerdis and she gave us some great food. When we got home, we packed for the next day when I would head on over to Passaic!!
Tuesday morning one of my best friends Dokken and his dad Sal Alcantar came and visited me. They took my comp and I out to breakfast. It was great to be able to talk to them and chat for a little bit about old times.
Then it was time to transfer to our new areas. We headed over to Short Hills and transferred! We welcomed the new missionaries and I met my new comp Elder Diewald.
We got a ride over to my new area in Passaic. Such an awesome area! Almost completely Spanish people and it was great to come into a clean house. Usually the houses I get moved to are dirty and I have to clean them. I unloaded all my stuff and we spent the rest of the day out on the streets talking to people and trying to set up some appointments. Great first day! We put someone on date as well. We should baptize 2 people this transfer.... well that's what we have decided.
We had district meeting and I'm not district leader any more. But, my companion is. The chapel we meet at is in Soldier Hills. Beautiful place over there. Also Elder Ruiz Casas is in my district. I was comps with him for 3 transfers and it was a great time. Nice to see him again.
Also something crazy happened.... so ever since I got sick last week I had a rash all over my body but that finally went away but my skin feels super rough and it's so gross and I hate it! It better go away! (Sorry if that was TMI) :-)
So my comp and I started a fun game in this area. We have a game that whenever we see change on the ground we pick it up and see who can collect the most throughout the day. Whoever has the least, has to make dinner when we get home at 9:00! Haha I won every single night except for 1! ;) I still ended up helping make dinner because I love making food.
My companion Elder Diewald
Sunset in Passaic - Elder Diewald
Elder Mason Davis
We also taught Wyatt who is on date to be baptized next week. If we can get his mom to allow him. So, we will keep her in our prayers that she will let him! We find out this Wednesday. He's an awesome 16 year old kid who is a boxer. I also had my first Mexican corn with chille (elote) and let me tell you, nacho libre is soooooo lucky to eat those all the time because they are totally worth the 2 dollars I paid on the street. Get one if you ever get the chance!
My comp had a training he had to go to, so I had to be on a companion exchange for the first part of the day. I got a brand new missionary who had only been here for 2 days. Since his comp had to go the meeting, it was like I was training for half a day! We got out and talked to people on the streets for hours and I was helping teach him how to contact people and even some Spanish words. Because he was new to the field, I also taught him how to have the courage to stop people... he was pretty shy and scared to talk to people at first but by the end he was finally able to stop people and talk to them. We ended up setting up 8 appointments during that couple hours. We taught a Dominican girl who wasn't interested in our message because she had heard tons of bad rumors about us but by the end of the lesson we answered all of her questions and testified that our message was true and would change her life. Now she is a new investigator and wants us back. Score!!
So we did service at this food bank and we spent a couple hours organizing food and setting up food cases. At the end one of the supervisors said to take lots of food. We got to go shopping for free. We loaded up on food and she made us keep taking food. Idk what we will even need to buy on p day other than eggs and milk. We seriously get everything from here. Looks like I'll get to eat from all these little shops around here. So we are teaching a nice lady named Orly and she has been coming to church for a long time. She knows pretty much everything and she said she would be baptized soon. She just needs to find out more info about a surgery that she will soon have and we will do it based on that. So hopefully it will be soon.
The only thing that is a bad thing about this area, is a lot of people are willing to set up appointments but when we go over, no one is home. But we will find the prepared!
We also are in a ward. It just became a ward like 1 month ago. We still don't have a chapel but it is a decently sized church. I heard through the grape vines that we are planning on building a chapel here! Not while I'm out but someday.
Well this email is already super long, but it was a great week and hopefully you guys got filled in with the stuff you wanted to know! If not ask me whatever else you want to know. The mission is great and time flies! I love you all and keep reading and praying daily! If you aren't, make it a habit and you will see so many daily blessings. I love you all! 
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Elder Mason Davis (Passaic New Jersey) Joshua 1:9
mason.davis@myldsmail.net
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