Look mom, only four legs!

Kenzie's view of Times Square before leaving for Brazil.

Hungry for brownies?

Kenz and comps.

Cow's feet that people cook and eat. Yum, yum!

the new mission adress isRua João Batista Parra, 633 Sala 1501Enseada do SuáVitória-ES-29050-330 --- hey wow!!!! Things are going crazy!!! everyone is getting married, and tons of changes!!! even on the mish. This week was great, we are focusing our studies on preach my gospel more and the lessons with members are going good. We are currently teaching a ton of people, we have so many investigators that it is hard to take care of them all. but they are doing really well. We recently returned to teach one of our old investigators and we taught him yesterday again and he is progressing really well!!! We were going to teach him the 3rd lesson and we started to teach about faith but then he came in with a bunch of quesions to answer so we decided to get the doubts out of the way. The Devil came in for a shot at the hoop but was stuffed!! The spirit helped us use the book of mormon to answer the questions and "paulo" grew in faith in the book of mormon. It was way cool. Thats crazy that Doug is getting married!!!! mmmmmmk! Im the LD here. Sounds like a cool week, and campouts. I have recently reflected on the many blessings that we have and I feel as if im not worthy to have so many blessings!! I know that Jesus Christ lives and Heavenly Father lives also, he hears our prayers, loves us and helpes us progress through trials. This is his church and is guided by his profets: Joseph smith- Thomas S. Monson. In the name of Jesus Christ amen. Doug- thats seriously awesome. mmmmk. Have a good week, and I love you all.. ELder Davis

Hey, Jordan Alexis and courtney: Keep up the hard work and I love you all, sorry if it seems like I never write you all. I dont forget you I just usually write to everyone. Sounds like the camp was cool, Jord- are you working for uncle Dan? and hows the shed? Alex- Did you do anything hillarious at camp? Court- What have you been doing lately? love you all, Elder Davis

olá, How are you all doing? sounds like the trip to rome was cool, and the rain sounds allot like it is here in the summer. Durring the summer every other day if not every day it rains way hard and the roads flood. This week was good, so im staying in the new mission Vitoria and not being moved to the Mission Rio. I still dont have the adress yet and wont until July 1. We have been working with references this last week and this week and we are recieving some good ones. I have been studying the Second lesson allot this last week and this week and I am realizing more and more about the reality of how we are Gods children and the importance of being obedient to all of his Gospel principles and how easily the devil blinds us with t.v., music etc. I am glad that I have been born into the true Gospel of Jesus CHrist and have been taught by a righteous family, usually we take this for granted but it is a serious blessing. But it is also good to remember that we are free to choose so we dont have to do whats wrong if we dont want to. It just requires abit more thinking before the doing. Jord, what did you do when you worked with Bro. Casto? Alex, A bit. Court, that was allot of faces!!!I dont know if you have the principles of the Gospel book with you but it would be an important thing for you all to study. I study it almost everyday and it helps aton and I learned things that help me want to do whats right. Our investigators are good, we have been striving to take them to church lately. We are teaching allot of people but we havent found allot this week, The lord will help us, We just need to keep working diligently. Have a good week, and a good attitude, Love you all and Jesus Christ lives and Heavely father is guiding us by his profet and answers our prayers. The CHurch is true. em nome de Jesus Cristo amem. Elder Davis

hey, hows it going? yesterday we had conference with the presidente so we got up early and headed out about 5 in the morning and had a cool conference. We learned about working with the members allot so this is our new focus, working with the members to get references and teach with them etc. I got a package from uncle Josh and fam. that is full of candy and stuff. Ill send him a letter here soon. Im the DL. We were blessed to have an investigator come to church this last week which was cool and good. She is progressing good and even has a few friends in the church so it will turn out perfect. We are following up with the investigators allot so instead of just a few progressing, lots are progressing now. Its harder work but its whats got to be done. We are also using our heads more, thinking better and being more efficient and the lord is blessing us allot with people to teach. We returned to teach one person to teach that we found the other day and he and his wife didnt pay that much of attention, I noticed that he was cleaning his yard when we arived so after teaching I went out and cleaded out all the rest of the weeds in the yard. I now that when we return to teach on thursday they will be more willing to hear because we showed the lords love through service. Since I havent done hard work like that for a while my hands were all torn up and from an other service project my hands were bleeding from the blisters. ggrrrrrr. I lost the calices. I am sending a letter in the mail here today to you all so it will be good. Have a good week and keep doing whats right. I love you all Elder Davis p.s. Alex, Jord, Court- dont follow or do what the other girls and guys are doing that are bad!! and stay away from those situations please. --Mom-- ex of virtue: alma 39 , where alma is talking to his son about chastity. also the last chapter in proverbs. the story of pottifers wife, mos4:30 and the fact that if you want to live a celestial life you have to live a celestial law. here are some...

hey, How is everybody doing? im still great, WOW, we are finding allot of new investigators this week!!!! Its way cool because we are teaching more than ever!!! Thanks for the emails, they were good. Today me and my comp. got up and cleaned the house early so we could do other stuff today for p-day. Durring Monday we headed out to have a district meeting and so me and my comp. got up early and left, we got there about 2 hours later in the area of Colatina. After the meeting, we headed out with just enough time to get the bus but the Miss. in Colatina called and said that I had left my planner at their house so we had to go back and we missed the bus and our day was left a bit scrambled because of that but it was good. Like I was saying we have been finding tons of new investigators to teach!! I have been really striving to obtain knowledge of the Gospel principles and marking my scriptures and I have noticed that when I do this the spirit is able to guide me better to help others. It is so cool to teach other people!! sometimes it is difficult but it is really a good feeling that I cant describe. We have been making allot of street contacts lately and trying to visit the people, and when they arent home we knock the doors to the sides and the lord always blesses us to find new people when we do this. I know the lord is helping us because we are trying to be more obedient and resolve the difficulties of others and trying to do this. Yes, I want spaghetti courtney and Im going to eat it for lunch today. Your guys week sounds good and full, how is Doug doing? Unfortunately I dont know the adress yet so I think we will get it here in the next week because this next week we have a Conference with the President in Vitoria. Here is a good scripture for you guys and a question to answer after the scripture - Jacob 7:7-12 and why are the scriptures important to study and how do they help with testimonies. Thanks allot for everything, Keep up the good work Jrdan, Alex and Court. Mom and Dad. I love you all and have a good week. The CHurch is true and Jesus CHrist lives and through obedience to the gospel we can be happy together in families forever. and Heavenly Father answers prayers!!!! In the name of Jesus CHrist amen. Elder Davis P.S. here is a good scripture that I read today. 2N 8:7-12. = dont fear men, but trust in god and obey him. And thanks for the adress mom.

hey,hey, How are you all doing? Im great, and sounds like tons of changes are happening which is cool and exciting. This week was the week of serious blessings!!! wow, I dont know where to start. Ill start with today, this morning I got up and studied and I asked the lord for help to realize the reality of this life and to focus on the work more. As I studied the spirit prompted me to read the foot note in 2 nefi which is in D and C section 138 which talks about how Jesus Christ went to the spirit world, called and organized missionaries there and sent them to teach in prison. while I studied my understanding opened to the reality of this life and how we need to focus on the things of the lord and not ourselves. I also remembered how I studied another thing the other day and I realized the importance of this work, so important that Jesus Christ did it after his death and before his resurection. We need to focus on doing things that help others progress even if it means and it does mean that our needs wont be met because this is the best way to meet our needs. Please give references to the missionaries and help those around you. but, thats one cool thing that I learned today already. Sounds like the week was good. Me nad my comp. are working hard to work as one and find new investigators. Have a good week and I LOve you all. ELder Davisp.s. sorry fam. for beating and teasing and doing what I shouldnt have before the MIsh. JOrd- good work. mmmmk Mom, could I have Dianas adress please and love You, Dad- WIll DO and INfo programed. thanks Alex- :) Court- MiSs YoU MmMk. Have a good week

hey, Alright, so the refference site is down so I have a little bit more time to talk. So it was cool hearing from everyone, sounds like the problem with work is affecting allot of people. The sandrail broke down again? wow, do they have a bigger reverse gear or something? This week was great, we started recieving the lords blessings working hard to find new investigators and they are comming fast. I have really learned the principle of asking in faith for something and then doing all that you can to make that goal or thing happen and the lord helps you achieve it. I have no doubts that the lord can do anything when we do our part. I have been studying about faith these las few days and I have learned allot of new stuff, we practice the principle of faith daily- for example: do you think we would work so hard all day if we didnt expect to recieve something, do you think we would plant if we didnt have the hope of harvesting? No!! we just need to focus our faith on our savior Jesus CHrist. LOve you all, my time is up. Elder Davis

Hello.. I wrote a huge cool letter but the internet ripped me off and so I now have little time. It was awesome talking to you all and I love you all. stregnthen your faith through scripture study, hearing the word of god, prayer, putting stuff into practice and the lord will help you all in everything to stregnthen you all. I know that Jesus Christ lives.. Love you all, and I got the email mom. Elder Davis p.s.- the mission house will move in a few days so dont send any thing there until I get the new adress. P.s.s- could I please get Andy and Diana's adresse to write please? thanks.

hey,whoooooooooooooooooooooh!!! The week sounded s.w.eet! The sand rail sounds way cool and the date too. Guess what!!! this sunday is dias das maes! so please call at 6-o- clock (my time) here is the number: (27)3256-3671 and I called the pres. and he said the number code for brazil and the area code here and the chaple number is-- 01155-(27)3256-3671 so I think that is all the info. but this will be cool!! This week was good, we had transfers again and I got a new comp. Elder Karras from Ogden, and he is cool. he has about 6 months on the mish. The other day was way funny, we were heading up a drive way to eat lunch at the members house and usually we have to watch out for the dog that bites, when two huge white geese came out and came to attack! I had a broom stick to deffend and my comp. had an umbrella. As we passed by deffending one came at me to atack and I tried to block the attack but missed and it almost got me but I used a sweeping action that hit it in the neck and hit it right to my comp. so when I yelled "Look OUT!" my comp. turned around not paying much atention and had the daylights scared out of him. And his spartain instincs came in and he gouged the goose in the chest which hit it back and it ran off. I Laughed so hard you dont even know!!! they also tried to atack the owner and I made a film on my camera which is hillarious. The work is going good, we are having a bit of trouble finding new investigators but we have started to work really hard with the members so I know if we give it our all we will be blesses by the lord. One thing that is interesting is the people are really like children in their knowlege, im not bragging that i know allot because I dont, but when you teach the people you have to teach like you are teaching a 3 year old or they loose interest really fast. I love teaching people, it is one of the best things in the world to help someone else have the chance to recieve the truth, but also sad when they dont accept. AAAAHHHHH! if I could stay on the mish. for the rest of my life I would. The other day I was planning our day out while my comp. backed up to leave ( before the transfer) and I asked the lord to know where we needed to go because I was having trouble planning and the lord put the thought of the area where we needed to go into my head and I felt that it was right. I know the lord answers all sincere prayers so pray sincerely and I promise you will be happy and be guided by the lord if you open your heart to the lord. Dad, one suggestion is having him study about the importance of the Savior. To more completely understand this he needs to study the fall of adam and eve then the atonement etc. I did this not a while back and my life has changed realizing the need for the savior, expecially the reality of this life. Its not a play toy but a real test. If he does this I know he will have more Hope in the work and keep strong in the faith in who we need to- Jesus Christ. I know that Jesus Christ lives, through him and our hevenly caring father we can correct our errors and return to our father with our families. The Book Of Mormon is true as well as the profets- Thomas S. Monson and Joseph Smith. This is our Heavenly Father's church on the earth to guide us to return to him in the name of Jesus Christ amen. Elder Davis