September 21, 2014 Another Wonderful Miracle!

So to be honest we have kind of been a little sad, because we have lost a lot of cool investigators, and were having trouble finding people willing to progress, but we did a special fast and really have had some miracles. The first one is of a kid named Julio. He is 20 years old and his entire family are members for the last few years but he hasn't wanted to get baptised for these 2ish years and has had more then 19 missionaries teach him and try to convince him to get baptised. But he never wanted to join the church. So a few weeks ago (as it has happened like 10 times before) he said he wanted to get baptized, but then right before the interview he bailed and said he wasn't ready. We talked to him again, and he said he would do it next week, but we got to the interview and he said no again.. But we didn't give up and visited him every day and brought like every member over to his house, did another special fast cleared up all his doubts, and he finally accepted to get interviewed and passed, but then that Saturday he bailed again and said he wasn't ready!!! Ah so saddening, but we didn't give up, and had a battle (it felt like) and finally we figured out he didn't feel worthy to get baptised because he said he could never be perfect. Then we had one of the most spiritual lessons of all time about Jesus Christ, and he accepted baptism and then that same Friday before his interview expired we baptised him!!!!!!!!!!! WOOOOHOOOO!!! One of the most awesome victories of all time I could just feel God was happy and 18 missionaries were jumping up and down!! Woot!! It was legit!!!!!

And then I had a multi zone conference and talked to the people in my old areas and found out that three people I was teaching in my first area got baptized, and then in my old area, the family of Victoria and the deaf girl (new pres gave her permission to get baptised) gosh hearing about those 7 people just made me realize that sometimes I won't see the success and the final part of what I do but if I give my all it doesn't matter God will be happy with what I do.

I also had to go check 3 houses of disobedient missionaries  - things I have to do as a zone leader.... they were all sleeping at like 9 and had been doing stuff with member and recent convert girls... broke my heart to see these missionaries throwing away this gift to serve Him.. but oh well. i have seen it alot hah but it still sucks. But besides that I had an amazing week :) and I ate lots of tortillas

Love you guys, love Elder Davenport

September 14th, 2014 Funny Things Happen - Dogs n Baptisms.

Hi Fam, So this week with me was really cold!! We got hit by some storms, and it was cool which was AWESOME until you had to take showers! Freak it was so cold! I always shower with cold water, but it's ok because it is hotter then hadies, but when it is cool outside it was like icicles. It doesn't help that we use well water, which is super cold too haha. And to top it off we played basketball as a zone, and I used muscles that I have lost haha, so I was hurting, but my comp had some weird desire that when we got lost in the hills, instead of walking along the highway, he was like "lets just climb this mountain and see if we can get home that way." He wanted to go so bad that I gave in, but once we got to the top we  realized that we had 8 more mountains to climb which took us 3 hours to climb; lost like 4 appointments, and the last hill to get back into the city had a pack of around 11 dogs ruling the top of it. We didn't know so we started walking up and when we got to the top they came out of the bushes and  attacked me. (my comp was like 5 steps away) but I picked up a few rocks and these dogs stopped but my comp didn't stop, and started running to the top of the hill, and just left me surrounded by these dogs... freak I like panicked and chucked the rocks and started running up this hill, but they started to catch me, and I turned around to kick one of them and ended up falling on my butt haha (well at that moment not so funny) usually when the thing the dogs are chasing falls on the ground they all ponce and totally destroy it.. so I was utterly terrified (this didn't help me learn to love dogs) haha so they surrounded me, and I was like so this is it how lame a pack of wild dogs in Mexico is going to do me in .. haha but istead they all just ran away!! A freaking miracle seriously I definitely was protected!! :) I thought my comp threw a rock but he just thought it was just so funny haha.. Well looking back it was pretty funny haha. Anyways my story for this week!! Anyways the lady whose pug bit me said she is going to get baptised this week!! woo!!! She is super awesome just someone waiting to have her dag bite a missionary so that she could get baptized! Oh and just so you don't think I hate dogs. I actually love them just as long as they aren't pugs and they dont chase me :)

I'm happy serving the lord in Mexico. Read your scriptues and pray :) 

Love, Elder Davenport

September 10, 2014 Time is Zooming!

So this week was a really humbling week. Found this investigator, his name is Adolfo. He is 11 whose mom and dad adopted him, but they are like 80 years old. and the mom just got her leg amputated , and can't move. They have adopted 8 kids, but now they don't have money to provide for them.. It's so sad.. And we can do nothing, but bring them the spirit, and do service, and try our best to be saviors in their lives!! It is so special to be helping them. :) We also put a date to baptise the lady whose dog bit me ;)  Painful way to start a conversation ;) haha but God works in mysterious ways!

Love you guys,

Love, Elder Davenport