Dear Mom-
I got the package from the family and it was like Christmas all over
again. I admit it was a little strange to see Elder Davidson
participating in so many activities by proxy. My favorite was sledding
and building the igloo. Eating breakfast with Tyson was fun as well.
All the pictures were very entertaining, and I really enjoyed seeing
the Nieces and Nephews.
Anyway I was happy to receive another Penguin tie. I had passed the
other one on to a young man in my old area. He was good friend and I
will miss him dearly.
As far as missionary work is concerned we
had a tremendous week. Two individuals have committed to be baptized. The first is a lady who has been learning about the Church for more than 7 years. She has struggled with some alcohol problems, so she hasn't
been able to make that covenant. As of now she has overcome that and is
ready and willing to be baptized the 19th of January. The other lady
is in the young single adult ward. She has been associated with the
church for a while and wrote a missionary during his whole mission. She
has since learned more about the church, and is also ready to be baptized. She is afraid that her family won't be supportive, so she has
yet to tell her parents that she is learning about the church. We
challenged her to tell her parents so she can have their support, and
let them know of her intentions to join the church. It should be an
amazing month for this new year.
Speaking of celebrating the new year. We had an amazing new years
day. The family that fed us made pounds of crab for us (Yumm). They
even sent some home with us. It was nice to have something from the
"Big Blue". Afterwards we played a game of backwards charades. It was
all the girls against the guys. Most of the competition leaned in favor
of the women who seem to think on the same wave length. However one
round the men took a very lopsided lead. The elders came in handy when
trying to act out the 10 commandments.
All in all it is a great time to be a missionary. I have lots of work left to do, and more opportunities to improve.
Speaking
of improvement, the T-wreck has risen to a new height. A member
offered to take the bike to a shop and have it fixed. When they opened
the rear hub (which made all the noise) he was surprised at how good of a
condition the whole assembly was in. The front hub and tire are
another story. He pointed out that the rim had been worn to almost tin
foil, and the brake pads had worn right through the tread. The member
kindly donated a used rim and tread to repair the front tire. It's like
knee replacements.
In other news my garment bag which had been left in my old apartment
finally found it's way to me. The sad news is everything still smells
like an Eagle and Child.
Glad to be in a matching suit and ready to work.
Love you all,
Elder Davidson
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