Merry Christmas to all
It has been a wonderful Christmas. Elder Brown and I really enjoyed all the festivities. On Christmas eve we enjoyed a very special moment as one of our investigators was baptized. It was wonderful to listen as he described the feeling that came over him when he went under the water. We explained to him the feelings of the Holy Ghost and he knew that is what he felt. I can truly say that we had a White Christmas even in Arizona because he and I were dressed in white. That was really the highlight of the entire week.
So this week we've also had some catastrophes. My favorite pair of shoes got torn up by a little pit bull. It was a very traumatic event, but I quickly recovered. In addition my companion was playing with fire and decided to light a whole sheet of paper. The fire alarm went off and part of the carpet got singed, so I went about shaving the top off the carpet because it had melted. All evidence of there ever being a problem is gone. :)
Christmas day was full of fun activities. We got up and went to a breakfast for the whole Zone this morning with a dozen other missionaries. We had breakfast burritos and Tortillas. After that we went to the best Christmas program I've ever seen in one of our wards. The organist is the wife of the ward mission leader and she is amazing. It helped that the organ in that building actually has real pipes! Later that day we called home, which was the highlight of the day. It really felt like we'd only been gone a few weeks, not months. We then had lunch at Bishop Parkers with biscuits and gravy, fruit, and brown sugar bacon. After that we went home and opened presents that the wards had given us along with items from home. I got a lot of Christmas socks(a pair of which I'm currently wearing). My favorite gift was a pack of Pixar themed post cards. Yesterday I spent some time using them up. After that we went back to our normal activities, teaching and finding more people to teach about the Gospel. It really was a wonderful day.
The weather here has gotten rather chilly in the morning and evening. I've gotten myself a scarf and an investigator gave me a pair of gloves for Christmas.
I love being on a mission. It really is the best thing I've ever done. It really has helped me grow as a person, but also has given me some challenges.
Keep me in your prayers is all I ask, and do the best you can, to be the best that you can be.
I miss you all and love you very much.
Love
Elder Davidson
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