Weekly update for Nov 20th - 26th, 2017
Man these weeks are flying by! It feels like I just started training Elder Williams, but now we only have 2 weeks left of training. I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving full of food, football, and FAMILY! I’ll start if by just telling you about Thanksgiving. To be honest Thanksgiving this year was much different than last year. We only had 2 meals with members. I was able to go to sleep comfortably.
On Thanksgiving Day, we thought it would be nice if we baked up some goodies and brought them to some members and investigators. So, we did exactly that! We made some delicious cupcakes and also some brownies with peanut butter and marshmallows and it was scrumptious.
I’ll attach some pictures below.
Elder Williams
Also I was sick a good majority of the week with a nasty cold and sinus problems but I’m all better now!
This December there will be a Spanish Christmas fireside. My comp and another sister have been asked to play the piano guys version of “O Come O Come Emanuel”. My comp will be playing the piano and a sister here in Passaic will be playing the cello. Each day for at least half an hour he had to practice and will have to continually do that until December 10th. He is doing great! I wish I knew how to play the piano haha.
Three Miracles This Week:
Miracle #1: So Hanaly and Melanie are getting baptized this Saturday and Melanie has asked me to baptize her (she’s the 10 year old) and my comp will be baptizing Hanaly (14 year old). We are super pumped and will be taking time this week to plan it and invite tons of members. Hopefully their mom Patty will soon follow them!
Miracle #2: So remember last week I talked about a lady I was able to give a blessing to that had been diagnosed with cancer? Well the sisters saw her again and she was happy to report that she went in for a check up and the cancer has shrunk immensely. She will only need surgery and radiation.
The power of the priesthood is real! Don’t be afraid to ask for a priesthood blessing. To make this whole thing even better she then told the sisters, “I want to be baptized on December 23rd. This church is the true church, I know it is the true church. God has answered my prayers!” We are so excited for her and for the sister missionaries to be able to help her towards baptism.
Miracle #3: I’m going to explain this story simply. So in our mission we use Facebook for missionary work. I’m not a big fan, but this week I tried using Facebook again. I added a girl from Passaic and I began to talk to her. She said she had talked to missionaries before and wasn’t really interested but she said I can try and teach her something. So I just asked her a simple question. “Do you believe in God?” She said, “Yes, but idk if I actually do or if it’s just what my parents tell me. I then asked her, “Have you ever asked God if he was there?” She said “no”. I told her that God loves her and I invited her to pray that night and ask God if he was there. She told me she would. The next day she was very exited and surprised to tell me that God had answered her prayer and now she wants to learn more. That was a very simplified version of the whole conversation but it was amazing to see her open her heart and pray. So for any of you who might be wondering if God is there or if he really loves you and knows you. Ask him. “3rd Nephi 27:29 - Therefore, ask, and ye shall receive; knock, and it shall be opened unto you; for he that asketh, receiveth; and unto him that knocketh, it shall be opened.”
Well this email is already very long so congrats if you have made it this far. This week was full of miracles and so many amazing stories that I wish I could tell them all! The mission has changed my life and it will continue to change it. I love you and and I’m so thankful for my Savior Jesus Christ and his atonement. I’m thankful for my family and friends that have changed my life and been an example to me. I hope you all have a great week. Love you!
Elder Mason Davis
mason.davis@myldsmail.net
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