New Trainer!

8/11/2014

This week has been really good! We have been teaching this one girl, E, now for a little less than a month, and she is ready! Soooo ready! She goes to the Spanish Branch with her Sister. She knows the Book of Mormon is true and that Joseph Smith is a Prophet! She's awesome! She has prayed to know if this is what she needs to do and she said that every time she does, she feels happy. :D YES! And she likes it! The only thing is, she's moving back to California in 2 weeks. So she's deciding if she should get baptized here, or in California. I honestly thing she should get baptized in California so she will have fellowship from the ward so we are fasting about it. She's scared about how her mom will feel because her older sister (The one she is living with) got baptized and her mom was sad. So, we are also fasting about that. It'll all work out. Some of the most spiritual lesson I've had were while teaching her. :D

And, also big news, every Saturday we get texts of all the people that have been baptized that week. One of them was someone that Elder Duffy Baptized (My trainer) And.... dun dun! We started teaching her together and she finally did it!  :D So awesome! :D Haha!

Other big news, we got our transfer calls Saturday night, and... I'm staying here in Clovis NM. And I’m getting someone from Provo. Yup! I'm training and he's an English speaking Elder! As in, doesn't speak or teach in Spanish! So, I'm going to be teaching all the Spanish lessons. We have a couple people we are teaching in Spanish (Haha) so this will be fun! :D Well, I love you all! Keep doing missionary work and sharing the "Good News"! And then refer them to the Missionaries :D Yehaw!

Con mucho amor, Elder Allen  

Baptism!

8/4/2014

Haha this week was good! We had a Baptism! :D Yehaw! And Also, a confirmation! So that’s good that those both happened... :D

And, Also at church, one of our investigators bore his testimony! I'll set the stage.

His Girlfriend, (R) Got up to go the bathroom or get a drink or something, and I turned to him (D) and said,
Me- "I totally thought she was going to go bear her testimony!"

D - "Me too. I would, but I don't know how."

Me - :D (This is probably what my face looked like) "Oh, well all you gotta do is go up there, say what you know is true, say 'in the name of Jesus Christ amen. And go sit down"

D- :O (His face) "Oh okay"..... Hey what’s that guy’s name who translated the plates into the Book of Mormon?"

Me- "Joseph Smith"

D- "Oh yeah. I forgot." "If I faint up there, just come pick me up and leave."

Me- "Yeah okay, Just don't lock your knees"

 He was really nervous haha. He got up there, and what he said was, "Oh my!" haha it was funny! "Elder Allen, I locked my knees!" Then he went on to explain how he first met us. He goes on to say, "I was walking to someone's house and I was in a really bad mood, probably the worst mood I've been in all summer. And then Elder Bradley and Elder Allen came up and talked to me. And they said 'Hey, we are coming to your place on Monday, so be ready.' I said, Okay. And then they actually showed up! Since then I've been able to understand the Bible more, and God more. I know that Joseph Smith is a Prophet of God. In the Name of Jesus Christ, Amen. I'm going to go sit down now...."

My District

 

It was really cool! Lots of people came and talked to them after that. And Also to C (The one who got baptized). So it was really good! They all have lots of fellowship!

And, on top of all that, I met one of Skyler Hardman's Mission Companion! He's down here selling Vivint. It was pretty sweet! So he took a picture and sent it to Skyler. He said he was going to tell you guys, hope he did!

Microwave before

It was been a good week! I cleaned the Stove, Tub, and Microwave today! All before E-mails!

Microwave after

Oh, And, Sister Christofferson's Companion went home :/ But she will be getting the care and help that she needs. So that’s good. Her new companion is from Spanish Fork too! But I don't know her. She was home schooled so I don't know her. But she looks kind of familiar.

 District meeting went really really well! I had one person out of each companionship teach on a principle that I felt would help the District, then had the other bear testimony on a principle someone else taught. It was really cool! And then I went on Exchanges with the Zone Leaders and It also went really well! We taught this guy who had a dream of the Spirit World! WOOOOOOOOOOOOO! My jaw was on the floor. Pretty sweet!

But yes! All in all, a great week! I love you all so much! :D thank you for the Birthday wishes! I hope it was a good day for you too! :D Tehe! I love the Lord and This work. The Book of Mormon is true and is the most perfect thing that has been on the earth Except for Jesus Christ himself. I invite you all (All of you. Yes you) to read it and do as Moroni councils, to read it, ponder it, and pray about it to know if it is true! And then to act on the answer you receive! (Be Baptized, or live the Gospel more fully). Love you all! This Gospel is Happiness :D

Con amor, Elder Allen

Sweet Crash

7-21-2014

This week was really good! We have been Teaching D and R a lot and they have progressed a long way! D told us that he prayed and felt the spirit really strong and knows that the Book of Mormon is true! And they have a baptismal date for the 16 of August. It was originally for the 2nd but we moved it back because they have some questions and R mom is catholic and doesn't want her to be baptized. They are both 14.

I also had a pretty sweet Crash. We were cooking down the road to go in for the night and the stop light turned red so I started to slow down and down shrifted so I could have a better start when the light turned green. So I turned onto the sidewalk and unbeknownst to me there was this patch of gravel, I went on it sideways and my front tire gave out and I did a Ninja Roll and stood back up! My backpack saved me because it was so nice and soft :D it was pretty sweet!

Also! This week was Zone training and it was really good. We have really, really good Zone leaders! The spirit was really strong and we also got a new investigator named, C (Haha it's just a letter, Haha) Her baptismal date is for the 2nd. She has a  desire to be baptized. So we just need to help her understand everything. It's kind of hard for her to learn but she has that Desire! :D Woot, woot!

We helped this guy in our ward who has been coming out with us a TON by laying sod! So fun! I have missed yard work! We also helped the President of the Spanish Branch do some service for his friend who has Leukemia, and then yesterday we went and gave her a blessing. She is really nice and has a lot of faith. We are going to start teaching her soon hopefully.

So, in total, we gave three blessings this week, two people with Cancer, and one to this lady who is going to be a new investigator. She already knows who's going to baptize her and everything! She was raised in the church but was never baptized, we are way excited! :D   Yesterday In church I gave a talk about  obedience. I used the Story of the Stripling Warriors! One of my favorite! :D

This week has been great! Elder Bradley and I are getting along really well (:D) and we are working hard and teaching people! I love it! Thank you so much for all you do! Help the Missionaries! Get them people to teach! I love you all so much!

con amor, Elder Allen