This
week are area has had the refiner's fire...literally. In less than a
week there have been three major fires. The first happened on the
Corner of 6th pl and Matlock to the home of an 80 year old lady. She
was OK. We were coming home on a Tuesday night and we could see ghetto
bird (the police helicopter) just hovering over our area. That was
abnormal, because normally if they are looking for someone they circle
and have the spot light all over the place. It wasn't until later that
evening that we were biking down miller, and as we came around the
corner, there were 3 news vans, several fire engines, and multiple
ambulances. It was pretty crazy to see all the different crews working
in unison to put out the fire. By the time we were there, they had the
blaze under control. Two days later we heard of a trailer going up in
flames just down the street from the other one. That one we didn't see
either. Then Sunday afternoon there was a house just south of the
church building that was all in a blaze. From the church we could tell
that it was a huge fire. It took a good 10 minutes for the blaze to get
under control. Then a few minutes later we saw the fire ladder go up
with some fire fighters on it. We biked past during the evening, and
the blaze had completely destroyed the house. Luckily no other home was
damaged. Rumor has it that meth was being produced at the house and
the fire was a result of mis-handled chemicals. Elder Martin and I
noticed that there was a trailer involved in all three fires.
Apparently there were two other fires in the city of Mesa. The police
are investigating arson.
Beyond that we haven't had a lot of exciting things going on.
We
taught a lady who really connected with a member of the ward. It just
so happens that both of them have been in and out of shelters as
children. This Wednesday we are going to go see the Easter Pageant for
the first and last time.
As a matter of business I got my flight Itinerary from the
mission office. I will be arriving in Seattle at 10:55 am. I don't
remember the flight number. There are some items that I'm not planning
on bringing home.
ie.
Sheets and pillow (the ones I came out with that kind of smell like smoke.)
Bike
Pants and jackets and old socks, and all my white shirts
Any other generic missionary items that are old or worn out.
My goal is to fly with one checked and one carry one bag.
Anyway
This
week we taught Elders Quorum in one of the wards. They really enjoyed
the whole experience. Preach my gospel really encourages us to treat
those we teach as agents, and not objects. Unlike traditional teaching
styles, it is not common for us to conduct a long lecture of words. So
we taught the lesson with a lot of involvement.
This morning we spent three hours working in the temple. The
bishop is over the maintenance crew, so we moved stuff and threw it
out etc. We got to take the tunnel beneath the parking lot back to the
shop (which was really fun) and we also got to see all the rooms, from
the Temple Presidents office to the brides room. The best part was
seeing the basement. It was completely clean with a painted and waxed
floor. The first job we did was put some boards underneath a ramp in
the HVAC room. It was amazing, I crawled under the ramp, and there was
not a single peace of dirt or dust in the whole place. The only thing
that wasn't newly washed or painted was a support beam underneath. Even
then it still was not dusty or rusty. I was allowed to take pictures
of the shop space and the tunnels along with the clean air intake.
Anyway hope you have a great week.
Love,
Elder Davidson
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