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Rain, Sabrina, and the Carnival!

Lluvia, Lluvia, Lluvia!

This week has been extremely wet and cold but Heavenly Father is definitely blessing Claypole with our faith. We received a reference from the Hermanas of Burzaco. So the day when there was a storm outside and it was raining, windy and freezing cold we decided to visit Sabrina. We shouted her name because it was raining so hard, It’d be impossible to hear us if we clapped. She then opened her door and let us in! We taught her the Restoration and during the lesson she was asking like  "There’s a church that exists with the authority of God?" And totally understood the apostasy and the reasoning why there’s a lot of different churches. She, Let me repeat Sabrina, asked us when she can be baptized. Haha. We then told her the date and she wants us to teach her daughter that is 9 years old also. She said that she is looking for a church to attend but doesn’t know exactly what she’s searching for. Ending our lesson, she asked us if she can buy a white dress for her baptism. Sabrina is such a blessing and answer to our prayers. With this experience it helps me have a testimony that when we work hard and have faith, he will help us, we just need to have faith and endure in Gods time. Yes, the life and the mission is hard, but i know that God is preparing people’s hearts right now that are ready to hear the gospel, and just need us to share something simple with these people to help them remember the light of Christ in their lives. Always take the time to share the gospel with someone and be patient with Our Heavenly Father. When we show our faith and act on it, we will always receive the blessings we’re looking for. 

Some fun things that happened this week is that, in a lesson with an investigator, we were giving her a tour of the church with nephew. And just the primary was practicing for their primary program. The primary president invited them to church and participate in the program. Then, a little girl that’s in the primary whispered to the primary president that she wants Las Hermanas, hear them sing their song. I don’t know why but in this moment, I just felt like a missionary and the love of the ward. I have never felt the amount of love the people have for missionaries. Sitting in the sacrament room, watching them sing, it was like I don’t know. I just love the mission so much and all the people in Claypole. 

Carnival! Every third weekend in Claypole, they have a carnival. So my companion and I decided to contact people about the gospel in this event. We talked to a lady that was selling cotton candy, we then bought cotton candy and it was the weirdest thing in my life. Because it’s so humid in Argentina the cotton candy was like eating itself, and dissolving because it was so humid! And it’s the messiest thing ever to eat with humidity. Pobrecita mi companera, she had sugar all over her jacket. Haha. 

And lastly, teaching English. I never knew that teaching English is actually really hard. I am so happy I’m learning English to Spanish because Spanish to English is so complicated. Haha. But that’s fun, we have classes of English every Tuesday and Friday. Oh yeah, by the way, I think I’m a pro now at leading music. I’ve led the music in all three hours in church for the whole time I’ve been in Claypole. It’s like I’m the only person that knows how. Haha. But it’s fun, I love serving the El Barrio de Claypole. 

I love you guys so much and enjoy this week! First week of August. Woohoo! Choy!

Love,

Hermana Davis

Smile!

Friends and Fam Fam, 

Your favorite missionary speaking, Haha. This week has been so crazy and filled with the most interesting things that happened. During the week we are too talk to a lot of people about the gospel, contacts in the streets and clap in front of houses to meet more people. Well Thursday, we clapped in front of the house like three times, and waited, then a man said to wait a minute through the window. He then came running out in his boxers, this short tiny man! Haha. We were so confused and disgusted at the same time. Weirdest experience in my life, and he wasn’t that interested in our message, but please never again. I guess people in Argentina, the men and women practically wear nothing in summer because it’s terribly hot. So that should be interesting when it comes in 3-4 months. Lol.

Exchanges this week! But the only thing is that the Hermanas of Adrogue didn’t have water or light at all. So we had to walk down stairs with big pots to fetch water and walk up the stairs, we did this like 6 times. Haha. It was fun though because we had candles everywhere and just talked and told stories because we weren’t able to do our stories. We then woke up at 8:30 in the morning! Woohoo, I got a little more sleep because the sun doesn’t rise until like 9 in the morning here and we don’t have light so why wake up early when there’s nothing else to do? Haha. 

Proselyting in a "Villa" area this week, or dangerous area because we have less actives. While walking around trying to find the less actives house and talking to people in the street, there then was a big group of Jehovah Witness´s talking to people also. We then went to another area to find another less active member and there they were again, proselyting in the same area. It was awkward but I guess this area was the place to be in this day. People usually think were Jehovah Witness´s so it was actually kinda normal. But that was funny because everywhere we went there they were. Haha. 

Our new mission president, Presidente Calquin told us that when we preach the gospel with a smile people will see the happiness within us and recognize and want that same spirit. I had an experience this week, while contacting people I felt that we should talk to this specific lady outside, cleaning up her house. I then asked if she needed any help, presented us and that we would like to teach her more about Christ, while talking i had a smile on my face. We finished talking and have an appointment with her this week, as we were walking away she said that she loves my smile and the reason why she wants to hear our message is because she wants to feel that same peace and happiness I have when talking to her. I know that because I followed the spirit and listened to the counsel of my president, I found this Cecilia, that may be lost or having a trial and needs the gospel in her life right now. Looking for moments always to share the gospel is so important because there are always people that need the blessings we have. Service to others always changes the heart of the person that serves. 

I love you guys so much and hope you’re staying warm because it is so so cold here. I love Argentina, I love Claypole, and i love serving my Heavenly Father. 

Love you all! Write me!

Love,

Hermana Davis

Photos it’s a tradition in Argentina when you turn 15 to have your banner in the street for one year after your birthday. 

The photo with the kids is a less active family, Familia Barreto.

Choy Training!

I’m officially done with the program 12 weeks and I have learned so much. Helping God´s children gain that faith to progress and learn new things in the gospel. This week I learned that it all starts with faith. The second an investigator has faith and a relationship with our Heavenly Father, they will know the truth of all things. The work in Claypole right now is getting hard. We had 3 new investigators last week and two of them said that they don’t want to listen to us anymore because they don’t want to change their religion. Many people here are Evangelistas. And this religion is very religious. It’s okay though, because I believe they will accept the gospel when they need it most and don’t have that strong faith to overcome that specific trial. The gospel is unreal and there are always things to learn more every day. We only have one investigator that’s progressing right now; her name is Alicia and she’s a cute little old lady. She is so sweet and loves the Book of Mormon because she understands the words, and loves the spirit she feels in the church. This week she told she wants to pay fast offerings even though she’s not a member, so we were like okay, Bueno. Haha. We contacted great people this week and praying they soften their hearts and accept The gospel when we visit them this week. 

Things that happened this week!

My companion and I have this dog ear zapper thing and it has an ear pinching screeching noise that hurts the ears of dogs, so we used it this week and the dogs have three different reactions, it’s with they act possessed and their neck goes in all directions, they run away, or the zapper doesn’t work at all and they get even madder than before. It is so funny because there are so many dogs everywhere, so woohoo! This is how we enjoy walking in the streets. Haha.

My companion was in the bus with me and tons of people entered. My companion asked me if this is the stop and I said yep, let’s get off right now. I got off the bus, turned around and choy! The doors closed, the bus left with my companion. Haha. The next bus stop wasn’t that far, but that second I took my tag off and walked so slow, it was so weird not having a companion. I walked to the next bus stop and we then were reunited. Haha. We hugged each other and it was all better. So funny and weird experience. 

And lastly, walking around in the street, clapping in front of houses trying to find new people to teach, there then was a store with all different kinds of raw meat. These men were unloading a truck, they then took out a huge cow without its fur of course. But totally raw, a hug cow! It was the weirdest thing in my life, I had ever seen. sadly, I didn’t have my camera. But wow! Argentina people love their meat. 

I love you serving the gospel and doing God’s work here in Argentina!

Love you all, till next week! Choy!

Love,

Hermana Davis

P.S. Photo of the pretty sunset, and my comanions 6 months in the mish!

Feliz 7-Eleven!

I am definitely craving a Slurpee today so i hope you all go out and get your free Slurpee! Haha. 

Argentina has been great, wet, and muddy. Since the roads are practically all mud, it’s so fun, Jk. But this week my companion and I have been working very hard to reactivate the people that don’t have much of a strong faith in the gospel. The hardest thing is everyone in Argentina works on Sundays or have an excuse not to come to church because it’s cold, or have "Gripe". It’s like the flu, but even less. It’s like having a headache. But I love Argentina and everything all makes sense, there culture, the specific words they use, Ciesta! Okay, so I’ll explain Ciesta. It’s pretty much naptime for all the people in Argentina. They eat lunch and feel tired, so everyone leaves work and goes to bed for about 4 hours. And it’s actually a law here, that if you want to close your store down in the middle of the day because its ciesta, its fine. Even the schedule for kids and teenagers leave school to have Ciesta. The only hardest thing is that after we eat lunch there is none in the streets and it’s all dead, everywhere! Haha. But it’s okay, we still visit people and clap in front of their house hoping they open their door. So that’s exactly what we have been doing lately!

We now have 3 new investigators, Alicia Silva, Sonia and Rosio. All of them are references or contactos during the day. They have so much faith and just want to have an eternal family. I know the Lord guides us in the right direction because without the spirit there will be no way to find Gods children that are ready to listen to the gospel. I know Heavenly father loves all his children personally; we just need to have the faith in him and trust in him in everything that we do. 

This week I ate a Pig Tail! It is the most interesting thing ever, it’s like pure fat, and have to suck on the little links of the tail to get actual flavor, it almost looks like a spine. 

Bowling for the district activity! If you all know me I am not that good at bowling and yes I lost out of everyone but that’s okay. Also, I’m learning how to cook, I made pancakes from scratch and they were actually really good.

And finally, we had an activity combining 3 wards for Noche de Hogar or Family home Evening, in English. And it was a success; we presented a reenactment of the story about Alma and Samuel spreading the gospel and being able to have success with the help of the members! Obra Misional, and I played the angel. Haha. It was a successful activity and a lot of people showed up. Woohoo!

This week has been great and I am excited and grateful to have another traslado in Claypole with Hna Hernandez. I love you all!

Hermana Davis

Happy 4th of July

Happy 4th of July!

So crazy it is already July, the time is flying by on the mission. This week was rain, rain and more rain. As I was walking in the rain yesterday it was raining so hard I just had to shout, so I did and no one heard me because I was pretty much in a shower. My companion thought it was really funny. We then went to visit a recent convert, Maxi, I was praying, praying he would hear us because here in Argentina when it’s raining, no one is alive in the streets, also there are no doorbells so you clap your hands, so we tried that, didn’t work because we were super wet, and then we shouted his name and his sister heard us. Little moments like this, Heavenly Father answers our prayers. It was thundering and lightning and we needed to be indoors at this time. It’s important we always remember the hand of the Lord in our lives, even with the small things. 

We made popcorn this week, in a pan with aceite, its actually not that hard.  I am slowly learning how to cook. Haha. So oranges are very cheap here so we bought 4 kilos de Mangarinas, I don’t know the conversion to pounds but it is so much oranges. I love Argentina and how fruit is cheap, and so so yummy. 

Intercambios este Semana! Intercambios helps me so much, I went Adrogue with the capacitadores and learned so much. It’s important always to enjoy the mission. At times it’s hard in the mission, but with the Lords help anything is possible. Claypole needs a lot of work right now with the members and Claypole B es Los Elders and Claypole A es nosotras made a plan to strengthen the members first to make the Gospel stronger and to have that platform. I love being able to help the people of Argentina and expanding the gospel, to make members enjoy the gospel just as much as I do. This week was a great week and it’s the last week of this transfer! I want to stay in Claypole but till next week, I’ll report to everyone! Love you all.

Choy!

Love,

Hermana Davis

Quick message

Hola Familia y Amigos!

I don’t have much time but this week has definitely been interesting. Let me start off with, the hardest thing in the mission is having contacts with people because in Argentina they have this thing called ciesta. And it’s when everyone in Argentina sleeps from 11-5. It’s crazy because all of the stores are closed. 

Well I love you all, I ran out of time, till next week!!

Choy!

Hermana Davis