Rodent war?

Hello Family and Friends

We had two baptisms this past weekend for two women, and it was possibly the best day ever.  You could see how happy they were to finally be a part of the Church of Jesus Christ.

This past Friday we had a ward party at a reception home called the Wright House, which is really classy.  During the program we got to watch a multicultural display of Christmas messages.  Sadly all the people who represented different cultures were all born and raised in Mesa, so the accuracy of some of the performances may have been a little off.  There was one young woman from Hawaii that did a dance.  It was really cool. The ward clerk had to come and make fun of us after, because we were on the first row.  My favorite part of the program was at the end.  One of the performers had trouble with her mic stand, and I got to whip up and fix it for her.  It was just like being at home fixing mics :).  Second to that was they had a really good cracker bar with cheese, olives, and pate.  The olives were ok, but they had some of the best cheeses.

We received Transfer News this Saturday, and found out that I will be serving with Elder Brown for another 6 weeks.  it will be an amazing 6 weeks, and I'm sure that I'll be learning a lot.  Our new house is so cute.  We're living with an older couple in a house that used to be an air shack for a airport, and then it was a restaurant.  Now it houses missionaries.  I did happen to hear a fairly large rodent in the ceiling, which might be the start of another war against the opposition only this time it won't be ants.

I'm learning so much and working hard to do everything I can to help the people around me.  This past week we started teaching a family of 6 and they are so ready to be taught.  The mother has talked with us on several occasions asking for suggestions on how to bring her family together.  It is amazing to share with her the teachings from the prophets and watch as she listens carefully to what we say.

I'm so blessed and it is raining just as it would at home, which really charges me up for another week.

I love you all and hope you all have a Merry Christmas.

Love,

Elder Davidson