Transferred and District Leader!

I'm getting Transferred tomorrow! I'm going to Clovis New Mexico and I'm going to be a District Leader! I'm excited and nervous. I hope that the package comes before I leave. My Camera Broke.... So, I might need to buy a new one so you can get pictures. Elder Reynolds is going to send you one of us at the transfer site. How’s Alice doing? I sent her a letter and she hasn't sent me one back yet.... tell her to get on that.  Haha I've started a study on Charity, in Moroni 7 it says that without Charity we are nothing and it's so true! So, I'm studying Charity so I can be a better son of God, and a better servant to him. This church is true! I love you all! (Especially you mom)

Con mucho Amor, Elder Allen

ps. We get a new mission president this week! Pretty excited! :D Love ya! 

New President

This week was good! Elder Reynolds and I have been working hard. And I'm confident that we will see the fruits here soon! My Spanish has improved, haha, that’s always a good sign! :D And we are learning to teach more as a team.

 We had our last Zone conference with President Augustin. It's pretty sad but also exciting! This next transfer will be with a new Mission President.  Se llama President Heap.  He's from Montana I believe and was a institute teacher :D I'm excited! We are working really hard on finding people so wish us luck! And we are really trying to follow the spirit! Sorry this is so short. I love you all and wish you all the best of luck.

Con amor, Elder Allen.

ps. Youth conference looks like you guys had lots of fun!

pss. I made Taco soup! :D

Already a Member

This week was kind of slow for teaching. We were teaching a new investigator and invited him to baptism then he said, "oh I've already been baptized into your church. I was like 12." So... we went from a investigators lesson to a inactive lesson real quick. Haha Pretty weird!

Also, I've been eating lost of Peanut butter and honey lately, it's pretty yummy but I'm kind of bored of it already. Maybe I’ll go back to Cottage cheese and Jalapenos. Not sure yet. I'm going to make Taco soup this week and I'm going to get a haircut today! Wahoo! Also, we have a good amount of lessons already set up for this week so I'm pretty excited and I think it'll be a good week! I have been learning a lot lately. As a Zone, the Zone leaders challenged us to study the Atonement daily.  I've learned a lot already and right now I'm reading in the Isaiah chapters in 2nd Nephi. I'm understanding them pretty well I think... It's kind of hard but I'm getting better. This Transfer is pretty unique. It’s a 5 week transfer instead of a 6 week and our Mission President is going home! Pretty crazy! So, soon we'll have knew one and it's pretty exciting! :D I love our mission president but am sure I will love my new one. Well, I think that's about all.

"... don't use my mom’s good scissors! And please stay out of my room! It's not a party it's an Intimate get together. 'Candice party Candice party' Don't call it that it's just a get together!"

Con amor, Elder Allen

Peanut dessert with bananas!

Are you missionaries???

This week has been good! Elder Reynolds and I are teaching better together and I feel we are working hard!

 We are now praying specifically, like at timberline! Only, they aren't Sandwiches. Oh, and I gave away the Book of Mormon that David Aust gave me. He wrote a really good Testimony in it, and I really liked it, but I gave it to this really awesome member that we found. She's 14 or so and has been looking for the church for like 6 months and couldn't find it (She lives in a little town that we cover called Sonora) and one day we were walking and I had a prompting to go down this alleyway.  It took me a second or two but then I said, "OKay" (haha) so we were walking down the alley and this girl was in her back yard and she ran up to the fence and said "Are you missionaries??? I've been looking all over for you! Where is the church??" It was sweet! She got a ride into town with another member from one of the English Wards. She really like it and said it was good to be back to church. She's Solid and has a solid testimony.  We have gotten a TON of rain during the past 3-4 days, it's pretty exciting!  I love it. I like Texas a lot more when it's wet. The streets turn into rivers! You know how much I like driving in puddles.... Haha.

 I hope that Harris had a really fun Birthday! I hopee that he went to Olive Garden after. Tell Alice and Aunt Julie and Uncle Bill I love them! They should Expect a letter from me next week...

 I'm doing really good! I'm learning a lot and I'm reading in 2nd Nephi and sometimes I even understand Isaiah. I hope everything is going well with you guys! I love you all a lot!

Con amor, Elder Allen

I love the Book of Mormon!

So, This week was good! I drove all week because my name was on the designated driver list. So that was fun! And I learned the area a lot better. Don't worry, I didn't speed. Or even get a ticket for my registration being expired! (like in the Yoda and Nigel the car)

Also, we had some awesome lessons with R and A, a husband and wife. They are really sincere and I have really developed a love for them already. We invited them to baptism yesterday and they said that they really want to know for themselves so they said they  want to come to church on Sunday. We are going to have a Church tour on Saturday and we are in daily contact with them so Satan can't have the whole day to work on them! We had a really, really good lesson with them yesterday! It was the Plan of Salvation and we got a member out with us! (It's hard to do in this branch)  It worked out great! The best thing is that they read the Book of Mormon. (She does for sure, and he didn't this last time but has in the past). So if they know the Book of Mormon is true, they will be baptized! I love the Book of Mormon! It's the most correct book on earth!  "And a man will get closer to God by abiding by its precepts then by any other book"(Joseph Smith) I love it! Right now I'm in 2nd Nephi. Just about to start the Isaiah Chapters. I'm pretty excited because I'm really going to do my best to understand them. This week was good! I love you all so much! And Hope that you are reading the Book of Mormon and going to the Temple! And also giving out Referrals to the Missionaries! 

Con amor, Elder Allen :D

District Meeting

"Nerd a'int no piñata!"

Massive thorn in my tire!

The thorn!

Grandma's Cake

Well, this was a good week! We have a couple new investigators! Woot woot! And Lots of people say my Spanish is good, so... that's good! I'm going to make grandma’s cake this week, thanks for the recipe! :D Yehaw! And I will know if I'm getting transferred or not this weekend. Pretty exciting. This place is starting to grow on me.

I love hearing about everything going on with you guys. I Am so blessed to have been born into this family and into this ward. I am so grateful that I know you all! I hope that everything is going well and I hope that you are all happy:D 

Mothers day was great! haha I got to Skype and see everyone!  It was a great Hour! We've been eating pretty good! I'm going to make some cake and my companion is going to make some enchiladas!  Gonna be yummy! :D Love you all!

Con amor, Elder Allen

Baptism!

I'm sorry! I don't have a lot of time! I'm the worst!

The Spanish is going good! We had a baptism on Sunday! It was cool! And I Got to confirm him and the spirit was really strong and I also taught the restoration to everyone while they were changing after the baptism. All by myself. And Then after I asked the Branch President how I did (He's also the Spanish teacher at the College) And he said he was "Impressed".  So that was cool! and Yeah, that was probably the coolest thing this week! I love you guys a lot! I will be ready to tell you things on Mothers day! Gotta Head!

-Elder Allen

"Lest blow this Popsicle stand "Izzy's got the frizzies!"

Elder Reynolds, J, and me!