Okay wow did we just Skype!? Yes!!! Was it unbelievelbly amazing!? Absolutely it was!!!! Wow that was sooo cool and I loved it! Man I feel pumped up for anything now! Thank you!! Ah man ha ha so sorry I made you wait over an hour! I was so pumped I think I called you at exactly 6pm your time b/c I thought it was 5pm your time. Sorry! Ahhhh man that was awesome! You all look great! Even Sunny looks great. Ha ha they still sound great too. Savanna I keep telling Sister Frejas how big you are! Sister Carla is not as big as you and Sister Frejas said b/c Filipinos are all smaller than Americans... which is generally true. Ha ha but really, I'm sups excited for you to be pregnant and when Jr is born and I'm shocked at myself that I didn't think that I would see Jr. before I came home. ha ha duh Sister Davidson. oh well, ah man that was an amazing Skype call. thank you thank you thank you! Ha ha ah man I just love you all so much and happy father's day Dad!!!!!!! and Ryan!!!!
So... this week was fantastic!
I somewhat told you the story of Sister Grace. She was suppossed to be married and baptized on Saturday but her "husband" decided last minute he didn't want to be married. We think it is because he is so so so shy. Also, they don't have a lot of money, and even though a wedding is free through the church, they still need to purchase the marriage license from the government which is expensive. Money isn't really the issue though. We can get money for them to pay for their wedding license. But we think it is hard for Brother to accept money for his wedding. You know what I mean? So, we will continue to pray for them. We re-set her BGD for July 27th and we pray for Brother that he will be willing to be married, they can save money for the license, and they can both be baptized! Ah man what a great day that would be! We know they are important to the Lord, and He will provide a way for them, we must continue in faith.
Also we had exchanges this week. Sister Frejas left for the day with the Sister's Training Leaders to their area, and Sister Delos Santos came to my area with me. It was awesome. I loved loved loved learning from her. She taught me so much! It was great. I also missed Sister Frejas. But anyway, one thing Sister Delos Santos taught me was the importance of BGDs and the importance of the Restoration. With the BGD, extending BGD's helps people understand our purpose as missionaries. Our purpose is to get them to the waters of baptism so they can continue on the path that leads to our Heavenly Father. A lot of people think we are simply there for Bible Study. But when we extend BGD it helps the work move forward and helps them prepare themselves to make sacred covenants with the Lord. Also I learned the importance of sharing the message of the Restoration with investigators. The Restoration is critical! It is what sets our church apart from all the other churches! There are so many churches, all claiming they are true. And the Restoration is what sets our Church apart. Because of the Restoration, we have the Priesthood, because of the Restoration we have a living prophet, we have current revelation from God, we have prophet who holds all the keys of the Priesthood! it is so great! Through the Priesthood comes all the blessings of the gospel, where we can make covenants with our Heavenly Father and make our way to live with Him again. Ah man I love the Priesthood. I love everything about this gospel. Thank you for raising me in the gospel where we had the Priesthood in our home. Thank you Dad. Thank you!
Okay for pictures now!
Sister Grace and her 2 kids. She is 22 years old and she is the one who we wanted to have baptized and have her wedding last week. We took her out on a date on Monday with us to get ice cream because she was so sad her wedding and baptism wasn't happening. It was fun. Also these two kids... ha ha ah man being a mom is hard work! Good luck Savanna! :) If you remember the older kid, Carlsid, he is a handful! Like Kela when she was so young and full of energy times 5! This kid is hilarious, adorable and also full full full of energy!
This sign was inside of a Jeepny that I thought was hilarious... therefore I took a picture.
This was our FHE last week. When you make a mistake in the games.. punishment is lipstick to the face. Good thing I'm white and lipstick comes off sooo easily. not. Ha ha the lipstick always shows so much on my face b/c I'm white. Also this is Sister Carla! The one who is due in July also! The one in the blue tank top next to Sister Frejas. This is how big I imagined you were Savanna. Ha ha ah man I love you Savanna and I love your big belly.
I made a mistake in the game....
We had a rough day so we treated ourselves to ice cream.
Sister Delos Santos!
We had fun on exchanges.
We had a celebration for one of our AP's who was leaving.
Balut! The cooked chicken that is like a chicken inside. I had the opportunity and didn't take it. Maybe someday. So yes this is a chicken inside that is not fully developed, they love it. It seriously is their favorite food.
Okay this was nasty. We have fans at the foot of our beds for night. One night we looked, and this dead mouse was just chillin, dead, in our fan! EWWWWW!! How in the world he got in there, and then died in there, the way his body was and all, I have no idea. anyway it was nasty. Eww eww eww so gross. Ha ha then the next day we took it out, I attempted, but gave up and made Sister Frejas do it. It was nasty. His body was all hard and crusty, but so stuck in the fan that we had to yank him out because the fan wouldn't come apart to just take him out, but no we had to pull him out by his tail, with effort, and ew it was nasty!
Just another picture for you. ha ha sorry I go into such detail sometimes about nasty things!
A cute family we teach who are less active. Actually the two kids are less active and the mom is not a member. They are just sweet.
A Filipino tent! This picture was for you Ryan.
Our investigators who came to church!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sister Noemi and her daughter Jade. I just love Sister Noemi so much! She has a strong testimony and we pray she will work out the things she needs to work out so she can be baptized!
Band pose
Sister Frejas and Sister Joy (a ward missionary we love!)
Avacodos! So delicious and so big here in the Philippines!
One of the Less Active families we visit. They are SO kind and so great to us! we just need to get them to come to church :) 
Another LA family we visit. They are adorable and we also need them to get to church!
That's about it. I loved talking to you! so so much! I hope you are doing well and look forward to hearing from you in the future about all that is going on in your lives! enjoy your air conditioned home, cars, AC in the cars, clean bug free bodies, your new motorcycle, and all that you are up to! Ha ha I'm glad you were able to see me in the Philippines! Ha ha life is great. We are blessed more than we know. I also know that we are blessed the way that we are and we are given means so that we can help others who are not as fortunate as us. We have been given opportunities that will help others who are blessed in different ways than we are.
I love you so so much! thanks again for skyping me! I had a blast and I love you lots and lots!
The Church is True! Go to church, read your scriptures daily and pray frequently throughout the day!
-Sister Davidson :)
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