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Wow! That's a way crazy week! The Cook's house burned down?! Are they okay?  It's been good here. My comp is great! I don't have much time. Sorry mom! I'll e mail you next week! Love you!!!

Elder Allen

Day before Texas

Love you mom! Everything is going great! I cannot wait to get to Texas though!!! Oh yeah! Just like Phineas said, "Candace, have you been around wild parsnips again?" I love you! Thanks for all you do! You and dad! You are the best parents out there no doubt about it!

 Love you all!

Elder Allen

This is for Bishop

My District. The Elder on the left is the one who tore my ACL!

Elder kings teddy bear, Amos, Reading about Amman in Alma 17

Almost to Texas!

I just have to say from Phineas and Ferb, 

¨There is no candy in me, there is no candy in me. Your mother is blindfolded so she cannot see. I´m just a little boy there is no candy in me! Nerd an't no piñatá!¨ 

Ok, back to news,

Dad said that everything he is hearing from the people in Arizona are good! I know it´ll work out! Oh Grandpa... I love him so much! And Grandma too! I hope they get feeling better!  Today we went to the visitors center at the temple because the temple its self was closed. It was pretty cool! We were taught how to use a visitors center in our discussions! And it was really sweet! How's Relief Society?  Remember, this work, that of the Lord, is all about Love.

When we can be outward and serve and worry about others, when we would usually turn in and worry about ourselves, we can be immensely blessed! I leave next Monday! Woot woot!!! El 13 de Enero!! Getting super duper excited!! Everything is going great! Love you so much and tell Joe Cary to write me! I miss that kid! Thanks again! Le Amo muchisimo! En El nombre de Jesucristo, Amen!

Elder Allen

A letter to the Priest

1/7/14

This is a letter Elder Allen wrote to the Young Men in his ward:

¨You gotta love this. Like seriously. You have to have a love for the Gospel. It was a lot harder than I thought. I really got humbled out here. You need to prepare yourself. We watched a Devotional Broadcast by Elder Holland and he told us that ¨This world needs better missionaries.This world needs the best missionaries. Go home tonight and ask yourself, do I really love God?¨ (Then he talked about peter.) ¨Do you love me?Yea Lord.Peter, do, you, love me?Yea Lord, I love thee.Peter, for the last time, do you love me?Yea Lord thou knowest I love thee.Then feed my sheep!!

He continued to say something to the affect of, ¨You cannot be a missionary who teaches this Gospel, teaches commitments, covenants, and then comes home and goes astray. You will break the very heart of God! Feed my sheep! You cannot go back to doing the same things you did before your mission. You cannot!¨ That is NOT what his gospel is about! It is about Change! Transformation! Being better! If you think you are doing everything right, then try harder. If you think that this work will be easy because you read your scriptures every day, and go to seminary, then try harder. Because this was a lot harder then I thought it would be. You need to go to Church every Sunday for the Entire three meetings. You need to decide today, if you Love the Lord. "If you love me, then keep my commandments." Feed my sheep! Just because you have a Testimony does not mean it is enough. You need to convert yourself every day! Study the Book of Mormon. Study Preach my Gospel. (I really really wish I would have done this more!) Go to seminary and be actively engaged. Be the kid who reads the Book of Mormon during Class. You will be blessed. Go to mission prep. Do everything that you can possibly do. Before you can teach the Gospel, you need to live the Gospel. And this Gospel is center around our savior, Jesus Christ. And He loves you all so much. Be the Missionary, The Son of God that he wants you to be. I know you can do it. I love you all so much.

Have love for one another. The first great commandment is Love God, And the second is like unto it, love thy Neighbor as thy self. If there is any back biting, evil speaking or hard hearts in this quorum, repent, make amends. Talk about it and get over it so you can be the Missionary God wants you to be!!! One thing that Bishop told me before I left was that "This isn't about you. It´s about the people.

And the Lord. Love them!" So now go. Get to work! This work that God has for you! "Tu eres mi hijo, y tengo un obra para ti.¨""You are my son, and I have a work for you." It pains me to see all the blessing that people throw away. And I know I cause pain for God when I Throw away blessing. Le's not discard these magnificent blessings Anymore! I will work with you! Lets get to work! We are as the army of Heleman, we have been taught in our youth, and we WILL BE THE LORDS MISSIONARIES TO BRING THE WORLD HIS TRUTH!

I Love you all so very much. And I know Christ does to. I know, without a doubt that your leaders do too. Listen to them. Listen to their testimonies for they are from their hearts, and from the Spirit of the Holy Ghost! Feel it. Yo sé que Jesucristo vive. Yo sé que El Libro De Mormón es la verdad! Y el tiene nuestro salvation! Lean lo!

Yo sé que José Smith fue un Profeta verdadera. Yo sé que Jesucristo lo ama. Y, yo sé que Obisbo Garzand es un Obisbo llamé de Dios. Escucha a él. En el nombre de Jesucristo, Amen Con amor- Elder Allen 

12/31/13

To answer all your questions:

 1. Elder Christensen is my comp. and he´s from Riverdale Utah! He´s pretty funny. We study kinda differently, but we've been working together pretty well so far!

2. Yeah the food is good! This morning we had bean burritos haha. And they have a peanut butter and jelly line! Woot!! And They have a APPLE JUICE FOUNTAIN!!!

3. We get to go into the city when we go to the temple. We get to drive though the city, but no, we really don't see any of the city. I´ve never set foot in the actual city since we were at the airport. All the other times have been in the Temple Grounds or the CCM (MTC) 

Oh Christmas Tree

What?!

Yum, Gum

Ah! Colorado! I miss you! Tell all my cousins that I love them!! And be safe as you drive!! I miss driving too! Love you so much! Have fun at her wedding! One of my room mates Elder Davis, is from Lacey Washington! Tell her I say good luck! And I love Aunt Margo!!!!!

How's dad been doing? Is he ready for surgery? I hope this takes away all his problems! Tell him I love him! 

Thanks mom! Love you tons! You are the Best Mother Ever!!!!!!

-Con Amor, Elder Allen

Merry "Little" Christmas

12/25/13
It´s so hot here. I miss the snow! And today is a suite day. So it's hot! Pretty much everything I need I brought with me. I did buy a new note book. Hey I gotta go! Love you a lot! Hasta la bye bye!

Elder Allen

VOCAL POINT!!! WOOT WOOT!

12/24/13

Hola Familia! Yo amo ustedes tan mucho! Comó estan ustedes? Habla me! 

I got to listen to VOCAL POINT!!! WOOT WOOT!  I love Vocal point! Haha, it was their Nearer My God to Thee! Oh yeah! Entoces. This week was pretty great. Sunday was probably one of the best days so far! Yo sentí el amor de JesuCristo tan mucho! Y yo tengo que dar gratitude a el por servioso con fureza y diligencia! So.... Christmas is tomorrow!! Woot woot!! I can´t wait to open my present!!:) Love you all so much. Tomorrow for Christmas we are making humanitarian kits for the babies thingys ... That should be fun! Haha. Gracias otra ves por su amor y su espiritú! Will you please get this E-mail to Joe Cary, and pretty much everyone else? Thanks! This Church is true!! En el nombre de Jesucristo Amen.

P.S. I can´t call on Christmas butIi can write again!! 

-Elder Allen

Look how great I made my bed Mom!

These are my room mates! Starting from left to right

Elder Christensen ,Elder King (He´s the tall one), Me, (And on the right of me is Elder Davis)

The mirror says ¨Tu eres mi hijo, y tengo un obra para ti.¨ It means, ¨You are my son, and I have a work for you.¨