May 21st

This week has been pretty crazy. Our investigator pool has completely vanished. This is a difficult area. We have had many investigators be dropped, and some just disappear. We have been working with a man named S****, who is Brother T****'s friend. He has received a lot of opposition from his Dad, who has forbidden him to see us. He loves his father and is very sad. He has continued to avoid us, although he knows that this is true. I also think that the Word of Wisdom was being very
hard for him. Satan is just so evil with what he does to God's children. C***** is going to his sisters wedding in Tennessee this week, so we have no one to teach. We need to do some hard work, and stop whining about it.

Good news . . . the Elders that just moved into Sale are doing great. They received some investigators from us and have been privelaged to get some new ones. They are going to do very well. That will be very nice for the new missionary. We had an amazing zone conference on Saturday with President Kearon and his wife. He is on the Europe West Area Presidency. They talked a lot about exact obedience and just being more converted missionaries. Both he and his wife were great. I need to review my notes more to see what I am going to do.

Missionaries often feel the need to change everything immediately, because sometimes it feels like nothing is changing. It is important for us to look at what has been asked of us and to make specific goals. I am trying to remember more of my feelings from Zone Conference, but I can't remember much. I just remember that it was great!

The weather hasn't been great lately, but it is supposed to get better this weekend. It will happen!

My new companion is great, but he has been feeling ill this week. I had to stay inside the flat for the first time in my mission for a couple of hours last night. It was very weird, but I did get some extra study in! The transfer so far has been a bit difficult, but mom told me last week that what doesn't kill me, makes me stronger. Elder McIntosh has a lot of great ideas to make the work move faster, and hopefully we are going to be able to put it into play.

We have a ward activity this week that we are looking forward to and trying to get many people to. We also have the All-Mission Conference this monday coming up with President Uchtdorf. I know that it is going to be great, and I get to go back to see the Temple. We dont' get to go inside, but I get to see it!

I haven't been able to say much about the glorious birthday package that I received. I love it! The talks and music are especially appreciated. Hopefully I am able to get a package out in the next week or two. There will be a picture cd in there with the pictures of the first couple of transfers. I haven't taken many lately. Also, don't worry about the shoes that I wrote about a couple of weeks ago.

I love all of you, keep doing what you know is right and trying to do a little bit more. We will be surprised what Heavenly Father will make of us!

Elder Davies