February 2025

Hello and welcome to February 2025.

I was spending my time recovering from surgery, so there aren't a lot of pictures, and my memory of February is pretty hazy.  I do know that I was bored out of my mind.  I had a six week bed rest recovery, and so I watched a lot of When Calls the Heart.

Here are the pictures I do have....

Eilee had her wisdom teeth removed.

Meow-meow practicing his lines for the school play

I took pictures of my bedroom, and I have no clue why.

Whitley "helping" me.

One very pregnant Cocoa Bean

And.... Cocoa bean had her kittens.  Odd story about that.  She went into labor on a Thursday morning, and by evening, she had given birth to five beautiful and healthy kittens.  I sat with her through each delivery, but after she delivered the fifth one, she settled down and it seemed like she was done, but I felt like there were at least one, maybe two more kittens left to come, but as the hours passed, she didn't go into labor.  Friday morning came, and still there were only five kittens.  It was towards the end of February when she had the kittens, so by then I was able to start going back to the temple.  I am a temple worker and my shift is the Friday, second shift. When Nathan picked me up from the temple in the afternoon, he had a story for me.  Apparently, sometime in the afternoon, Cocoa went into labor again and delivered what we thought was one more kitten.  Later that day, as I was straightening up the blankets, I found one more kitten, unfortunately it didn't make it.  I've never seen that happen where a cat delivers kittens so far apart.

News from Jimmy

Sorry, this be quick. I am alive. I will send out a longer email next week.

Jesus Christ is perfect and he loves you. I have felt That love from him. It gives me strength and joy. How has that perfect love helped you? 

With that perfect love we can be full.

3 nephi 20:8

And he said unto them: He that eateth this bread eateth of my body to his soul; and he that drinketh of this wine drinketh of my blood to his soul; and his soul shall never hunger nor thirst, but shall be filled.

Church is one of the best ways to feel of that love and be full. 

Will you all invite someone to church this week?

I promise you in the name if Jesus Christ that you and whoever you invite will feel Jesus christs love for you at church.

In the name of Jesus Christ, amen!

That's all I have for now.  Come back tomorrow for March!

January 2025

 The time has come, and it is time to do my yearly Davis Family Year in Review blog posts.  I can't believe it is that time of year again!!  Where did the time go?!?!  Let us begin....

Welcome to January 2025

We kicked off 2025 with celebrating Jaina's 22nd birthday!! (Technically she was born on December 31st, but we didn't get a chance to celebrate until January).

We heard of this nifty thrift store down in Provo that was reported to have real skeletons.  Like the skeletons of someone who, at one point in time, was alive.  Naturally we had to check it out, and we were not disappointed....

Ostrich egg.

Someone's glass eyeballs.

Very creepy

There were skeletons and bones all over this place.

Alligator skull or Crocodile skull?  I can't tell them apart in real life, so there's no way I could tell you which one this is.

Meow-meow was ordained as a Deacon, and was able to go do Baptisms for the dead for the first time.

I had to have a hysterectomy.  It would be the first of three surgeries, and the third surgery in a span of 9 months.

Sunrise on the way to the hospital

Before surgery

After surgery

Ready to go home from the hospital. Recovering from a hysterectomy was not my most favorite thing in the world.

Shenanigans...

Cocoa loves.

I don't think she is a fan.

Eilee doing art while keeping me company while I recovered.

I probably said something weird.

Jacen decided to do pull-ups.

Over time he got better.

Kitty snuggles....

This is one of her favorite places to lay down

and nap

She loves it.

Hanging out watching TV

Whitley was a fan of When Calls the Heart.

Jimmy, or I should say, Elder Davis was still serving his mission in Las Vegas.

Such fulfillment is the work of the Lord! How are you all doing? I had a great week. It's truly incredible. The joy is immense, and the fruit goes harvested. On New years Day, we started the year off with the best book you can read to draw nearer to God. We had another keystone day of revelation, where we study the Book of mormon from 9am to 9pm. This unchanged book of prophecy is truly a work of art. An art that brings both texture and color into one's life. The song of redeeming love is sung in that book. I know it is true. Without it, we are lost. It fills in one's life. I personally will make this kind of day a staple in my life. And I would recommend the same to you. Just one day a year to fast, pray and read, all day. It opens doors, heavenly doors. And the Spirit will not withdraw. So that started the week off great. We then weekly planned with one of the District leaders. Had incredible days. Met so many great people. Souls that are precious to the Lord. And we had the pleasure to help them see what their Heavenly Father sees in them. Had a few wonderful exchanges with some amazing missionaries. We had a tough week with getting people to church, but with that came the blessing of getting to know the members better. That's pretty much the update. Love you all. I hope this gospel is helping you all, as it has helped me. Reach out if you need anything, luv ya bye! 

How lucky are we! How blessed are we! What joy do we have in this world! The fullness of the gospel. We have a beautiful, perfect, peaceful gospel given to use. Not only that but it's full. We have the fullness of the gospel with us, around us, and through us. 

Sometimes, I've taken that for granted. It really is such a blessing. We have access to God's power

"I’ve been thinking about all of the marvelous things that we know and all of the things that we have. My beloved brothers and sisters, my testimony to you this morning is how abundantly blessed we are to know all that we know because we have Joseph Smith, the prophet of this last dispensation of time. We have an understanding of the purpose of life, of who we are. We know who God is; we know who the Savior is because we have Joseph, who went into a grove of trees as a boy, seeking forgiveness for his sins. I think it’s one of the most glorious and wonderful things that anybody in this world can know—that our Heavenly Father and the Lord Jesus Christ have revealed Themselves in this latter day and that Joseph has been raised up to restore the fulness of the everlasting gospel of Jesus Christ. We have the Book of Mormon. What a marvelous and wonderful gift the Book of Mormon is to the membership of the Church. It is another witness, another testament that Jesus is the Christ. We have it because Joseph was worthy to go get the plates, was inspired by heaven to translate them by the gift and power of God and to give the book to the world."

- M. Russell Balard

This restoration is happening through us this moment. 

Preach my gospel page 117:

Reading the Book of Mormon with the guidance of the Spirit can help people find answers or insights to their personal questions—or questions of the soul. Help people see how the teachings in the Book of Mormon address life’s questions.

The gospel is being restored to us throughout our lives! And it is through the Book of Mormon. Because it answers our questions. 

I love the restoration of the gospel. I know that the church of Jesus Christ has been restored to the earth. The power, the authority. It is all here for us. How lucky are we! How Blesses are we! In the name of Jesus christ amen.

Come back tomorrow for February....