Hermana Davis Ventura California Mission: 2020-05-24

Hey Guys, I mean Y'all (lol)

This has been a good week but a week full of firsts and adventures. I met my original district from the Mexico MTC in Denver, and we all flew in together. It was good to see them. I flew into the Santa Barbara airport on Monday. It looks exactly like the Psych Police headquarters. It was great. The airports were empty except for missionaries. There were a lot of missionaries flying. Then we all stayed the night at the mission home. Everyone was kind of weird trying to get used to being a missionary. The next day we met our companions and set off to our areas. I was assigned to the Ventura Spanish Ward. I am in a three pack with Hermana Haslam and Hermana Stoker. My apartment is great. It is one of the nicest in the mission. We also have a 2020 Rav 4 as our car. I also learned that my mission is one hour wide and three hours along the coast. So, it isn't very big. It is a small mission. There are a lot of orchards and farms around here. It is beautiful. We can see the ocean from just about anywhere we go in our area. We are a facebook mission. So, we do a lot of work online. We have to leave our apartments for 2 hours a day. So, we usually go for a walk on the beach every morning. We go on a lot of walks. We live about 5 minutes from the mission office. We have three hours a week for family history. So, send me stuff that you need help with. I would love to do it. We are teaching people online and can go to member's homes if we are invited. I gave away my first Book of Mormon. It was my first mission miracle. We were walking down the street and I wanted to go to a new street to see what it was like. As we walked down the street we saw a man on the sidewalk. I decided to say "hello". I felt like I should. I introduced myself and we found out that he is a fashion designer living in LA. He works at my favorite store, MOOD. I swear that we had met before. I gave him a Book of Mormon and our information if he wanted to learn more. It was a very cool experience. We had so much in common. The Lord definitely puts you where he needs you. All in all, it has been a good week. I am still adjusting to missionary life. The language is tough. Being home for two months did not help. I am determined to do this, and I appreciate everyone's prayers and support. You can email me or send me letters anytime. Remember to find joy in the journey. That is what the gospel is all about.

Hermana Davis