Four Wheels

Dear Family,

Well this is it another turn on the path of life, a fork in the road,
a move from the past into the future.  I'm getting transferred Wednesday!

Destination: Scottsdale AZ
Transportation: A Car!

After almost 6 months I've been called away from my home here in Mesa

to the north country (15 minutes away).  I don't know anything about
the area yet. It is pretty difficult to be leaving this area and the people who live
here.  I've lived with three different families and taught lots of

people that I love very much.  On Sunday I didn't really get a chance
to say goodbye, because the news didn't come until that night.  Most

likely the members will notice only a small change as I move to a new

area.  I wish I could say bye to everyone, but at the same time I like
being able to just slip away.  I will always remember the friends, and

faces that I have come in contact with.  To tell about any one of them

will be hard, because I could never do them justice in words.  You
would have to meet them.

This past week was hard for us in several ways.  On Friday Rosco the L's dog that was faithful to the end, was put down.  We miss him a lot.  It's not quite the same when you come home and there's no friendly face to greet you.  Well in addition to that Elder Conaway got injections in his knee.  That made it impossible for us to go out and work without a car.  He is feeling much better now, and should be

staying on his mission.  We were a little worried that he would have
to go home for surgery.

In better news our zone reached a new record for new investigators.
It's been really hard to find people to teach these last few weeks, so
we set a goal and our zone (20 missionaries) almost reached it.  That
said our goal was double what we had ever gotten before.  We finished
with a good 66% of our goal.

So with almost 10 days until my year mark, I've been thinking about
everything I have learned.  The last 6 months have been especially
enlightening, because they have been some of the hardest parts of my
mission.  What I have learned most is how to reach out to other
people.  I have always struggled with being comfortable around others
when I first meet them.  It can take me along time to really get to

know someone.  Another thing I really appreciate is the members of the

Mezona and Beverly wards.  They have given me such a great example for
how to live and treat others with kindness.  Not just on Sundays, but

in their everyday lives.  Many times I have found myself being taught
how to be a missionary by the members rather than teaching them.

I've been so blessed to serve with so many wonderful people.  My heart

wishes I could stay.  When the day comes when I meet them again, they
will be my family and friends.

Love you all,
Elder Will Davidson