Family,

How is everyone doing? I am so excited to talk to you all this week. It sounds like you are all getting ready for Christmas and are excited for the break. This week was a really good week. It went by so fast i really have to think about what we did. Haha the start of the week i guess was kind of slow, but as the week went on things really started to pick up. So i am so happy that you got the stuff i sent. I have not got the package yet but i am sure it will come soon. That Russian lady was so nice, thats funny she told you about our little Manger thing hahah. Well it was so cold this week. I think i have never been this cold in my life hahah i felt kind of lame because i was just so cold. It is funny because I finally dressed really warm one day and i was all happy because i was so warm and then we got on the metro and it was really crowded and i was dieing. I got so hot and i was stuck on the metro. I fell like there is just no winning some times hahah. But it has been cool the city is starting to really get Christmasy. They opened an ice skating in front of the Eiffel Tower and Hotel de Ville. Hopefully we will find time to go. Well the work is still just going really well. We set a baptismal date with one of our amis and he is a little scared to make such a huge commitment but he really has the desire to do good. Also i have really learned how much God helps people in need. This week i felt that a lot of our Amis were having problems and by showing them how much God will help them through pray scriptures and church seemed to solve everything. It showed me that i need to trust a little bit more and God and stop thinking i have to solve everything on my own. Turn to the lord and he will help you through anything. Also I was really touched when we met with Alejandro the man who was just baptized. We were talking and he started to tell us that when he started taking the lessons he felt that he needed to fix all the unsolved things in his life so he called up an old friend who he had not talked to in years because of a fight they had. After he said sorry and told them that he wanted to have that friendship they once had again, his friend was surprised and said this is not you. I have known you for years and this is not you, who is making you do this. Well to make a long story short he started sharing with her the joy he had found and now her and her family are interested because they feel that they have a lot of problems in their life and that God is the only way to solve them. It is amazing how when someone comes to know Jesus Christ they feel the need to change and share his love. I feel that is the sign of what the gospel has really done for him. It is just too amazing!! Well life is good and i am excited to talk to you all in six days and i just have to say now hahaha i hope you enjoy the presents because i am not very good at shopping hahaha. I love you all JE T'AMIE!!!!!

Elder Davis