Dear Mother-
I included in Dad's email an outline of the renovations that
we can do to the house. The story of the house reminds me of the wise
man and the rock. I wonder if the whole time the wise man's house was
on the rock water was running through the front door?
It is a real shame that even with all the renovations you made to
the down stairs bathroom it still struggles to remain dry. Maybe the
drain should have been installed in the middle of the room rather than
the shower.
In the world of missionaries exciting things are about to happen.
There is another media campaign that will be coming to the area with
special emphasis on the Saviors birth. It will be interesting to see
how this compares to the I'm a Mormon campaign.
This week was full of tummy aches and injuries. Thanksgiving
morning we got to go spend time with a family at one of the church
buildings. We spent a good while playing some basketball, and then some
soccer. By the time all games had finished knees were hurting and
ankles were swollen. I escaped with nothing more than a scratch on my
pointer finger. We then decided to take a nap in preparation for the
meal marathon. It began with a wonderful turkey that was roasted to
perfection by a family we've been teaching. It was the first time she
had ever roasted a turkey, and it was really good. I also tried the
stuffing from Trader Joe's, and it too was a success (I'm sure it wasn't
the first time Joe had made stuffing). Following that we had another
traditional Thanksgiving meal with the addition of candied yams. They
were really good. I wish a I had a dish or two left of the yams. Our
Thanksgiving finished off with the most wonderful thanksgiving meal of
the day. New Zealand style. We had crab, shrimp, sweet potato, fried
fish, and potato salad. It was really good, especially when they gave
us all 7 plates of left overs. The rest of the night was spent rolling
from one appointment to another wishing everyone a happy Thanksgiving.
We also perfected the art of politely declining any more food.
So our area received a new vehicle a few weeks ago. It is a 2012
Ford Fusion. It isn't as nimble as our trusted corolla, but it does
have a little more power, and the capacity to tow our bikes. Normally
we can save miles by using the stake center at Hobson and 10th ave as a
headquarters. Then we bike to our appointments taking occasional pit
stops back at HQ. It saves us a lot of time with construction around
the area. The only down side is we have to bike from point A to B.
Elder Conaway is back in the field and we have settled into a pretty
decent routine. Based on how we worked before I can tell that there
are still a few things that I need to work on. I still forget that it
is really hard to leave and come back into the field, so patience is an
attribute that I forget to apply in some aspects. I hope today we'll
get to do something fun. There is a shaved ice place that i really like
in the area called Bahama Buck's. They have this drink that has a
scoop of ice cream with kiwi and strawberry flavors (Mmm).
This week we committed another sister to be baptized. She has been
taught for many months, but she hasn't been able to be baptized because
she is on probation. On December 18 she'll be off and finally be able
to be baptized on December 22nd. We are hoping to have some others that
will be prepared for baptism in December or January.
That really sums up the week,
love
Elder Davidson
I love being a missionary.
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