Clovis, NM

So Clovis is still pretty flat. It's actually not as hot as San Angelo and it's a pretty small town. Kinda the size of Spanish Fork. Maybe a little bigger. It's been a lot easier to know my area! I like it. My new companion is Elder Bradley. He's from Delta and Grand Junction Colorado. He's doing good! We are talking to a lot of people and working hard. There are some things that we are working through but it is going good. He listens to my advice and I listen to his so it's good. I've been a lot more sensitive to the spirit! And yeah, as a District Leader I have late nights, tons of planning and praying a lot. And needing to be bold and be clear with the rules. And really know who I face. The congregation, or the Brethren. And I'm doing my best to face the Brethren. And sometimes I feel like I'm standing alone. But Just like in the talk "Cost and Blessing of Discipleship" By Jeffery R. Holland, He talks about how we need to defend our faith.
 "Be strong. Live the gospel faithfully even if others around you don’t live it at all. Defend your beliefs with courtesy and with compassion, but defend them. A long history of inspired voices, including those you will hear in this conference and the voice you just heard in the person of President Thomas S. Monson, point you toward the path of Christian discipleship. It is a strait path, and it is a narrow path without a great deal of latitude at some points, but it can be thrillingly and successfully traveled, “with … steadfastness in Christ, … a perfect brightness of hope, and a love of God and of all men.”¹⁹ In courageously pursuing such a course, you will forge unshakable faith, you will find safety against ill winds that blow, even shafts in the whirlwind, and you will feel the rock-like strength of our Redeemer, upon whom if you build your unflagging discipleship, you cannot fall.²⁰ In the sacred name of Jesus Christ, amen." I really like this talk! :D 

So, about the Camera. I haven't got one. And... It would be really really nice if you could get me one... :) and just take out money from my account for it. I would love that:D I haven't gotten my package yet. It went to my old address. It should, "Should" come this week. I hope so! I'm a two pant guy right now! haha. OH, and I've lost around 24 pounds since coming from Mexico! I weigh about 159. CRAZY!!!!!!!! I need to start doing lots of push-ups now so I can get more muscle. I love you too mom!

"Regular Gum!"

sorry.... I don't have any time for blogging! This week was good! I went on my first exchange as a District leader and It was successful! I also had my first District meeting! Funny story, Sister Kadee Christofferson is in my District and during a meeting I called her Kadee. Super embarrassing! And I have stuff to work on :D haha. So this next one will be better. Tomorrow we go to Roswell (Alien land) to meet the new mission President! WOOT WOOT :D I'm pretty stoked! We have been talking to almost EVERYONE that we see. (Levi would write like this huh?) haha and we have a bunch of return appointments! Pretty sweet! :D Sorry for the short Blog. But I love you all tons!

Elder Allen

Sister Kadee Christofferson, Hayden's Senior Prom date. He is now her District Leader.

"Oh yes honey, It looks like a rhesus monkey wearing a powdered wig."

"Close your mouth honey, flies might get in"

This week has been really good! We have been talking to everyone that we can and I love it. I can't wait to go and follow up with the people that we've met! Elder Bradley and I are getting along really well and are working hard. I'm really excited to work with this District! :D I love them already!
We met this really cool guy this last week. His name is K. He's a less active and hasn't gone to church since he was like 14. He has had a really hard life and also made some wrong choices. We met him as we were biking and talking to people. His Mom let some people park their trailer in their yard

 and stay there for a little bit if they didn't cause any trouble, but they did, and the cops got called and there was just a really big mess. So K was outside picking up garbage and decided to kneel down and pray for help.  When he opened his eyes we were biking up to talk to him. He told us his story and that he really wants to come back to church and to change his life. He is willing. We told him that the first thing that he needs to do for the repentance processes is to Talk to the Bishop.  He said he knows and that he'll do it. I have a lot of faith that he will change his life! I'm so excited!

This ward is pretty great! It's a air force ward so soon lots of things are going to change. The church kind of reminds me of the old 4th ward building.

I love you all,

Elder Allen

MILK IS SO EXPENSIVE HERE AND SO IS LAUNDRY. But, that’s okay! Haha. Who needs clean clothes any way. :D

Agent Allen

Toilet exploded

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!