I Leave You With My Testimony....

Well this is it. This will be my final email as a full time missionary. It's been a busy week. As you know President has been out of town all week. On Tuesday my companion and I were talking and decided we wanted to do a mission fast for everyone who was on date for baptism. That night we arranged a conference call with all the zone leaders. It was so powerful! Its like a huge brotherhood out here, I love it. Everyone is excited to do missionary work and to help these people get baptized. The spirit was strong as we all pondered ideas to help each other out. It was fun. This morning for P-day we headed up to the Temple. We went with our roommates ( The office elders) and Elder Doyle who is the car czar took us up there. It was such a blast. I love being in the temple. I am blessed that I have had an opportunity to go a few times in the last month. I saw one of my former bishops from the Annandale ward so that was fun.

The next few days are going to be hectic as ever. President gets home tomorrow so we will come by the office and probably work on the transfer board some more. Then on Monday we will work on the transfer board all day and finalize everything. Make sure everyone has a place to live, a bed, a bike to ride or a car to drive and all that fun stuff. On Monday we will call the new assistant and go pick him up. Then on Tuesday we will continue to finalize everything. That night we will call out to the zone leaders who is staying and who is getting transferred. Then on Wednesday we will go pick up the new missionaries at noon from the airport and have dinner and training the rest of the night. Thursday morning we will wake up bright and early and go make them breakfast at the mission home. Then we will do some more training and take them over to George Mason University to do some street contacting. Then we will head over to transfer meeting for a couple hours. After that the departing missionary group will head back to the mission home for a dinner and testimony meeting. Then President will take us into DC to see it at night when its all lit up. Then friday morning I will wake up at 5 and get ready to come home. There will be no time to take a break! Is this really happening? Did I really leave 2 years ago? Am I really coming home? Why does it feel surreal? Am I ready to come home? Ahh so many feelings and emotions.

I leave you guys with my testimony. This has been the greatest 2 years of my life. I think all the time about the road I took to get out here. Ya I might of had a few detours here and there, but the lord was only preparing me. The Atonement of Jesus Christ is real. I know this for it has changed my life forever. I have felt its healing powers in my life. The Book of Mormon is true. Ive read it, I've studied it, ive prayed about it and I've taught about it. I always think about a quote from Elder Holland in conference a while back ....concerning The Book of Mormon he said " A wicked man couldn't write such a book as this and a good man wouldn't, except it were true!" Joseph Smith was a Prophet of God and ushered in the restoration in these days. I have had countless spiritual experiences and impressions while teaching about this that it can't be denied. My mission has brought so much happiness into my life. Now I must come back and continue immersing myself in these things. I know its easier said than done, but I know if I want to live a good life it can only be through living the gospel. I love you guys! Thanks for never giving up on me and giving me this opportunity to find who I am. I will never forget these moments I've had. I love you!!

Elder Davie