"You know, I don't know that much Spanish. I don't have a perfect testimony of everything. I am only 19. I get proud. I get discouraged. I get impatient. I have problems. But the God of heaven and His glorious Son appeared to a fourteen-year-old boy with problems in the woods in New York. The creator of the entire universe answered a humble prayer of a boy with miracles that resulted in the restoration of His gospel. I am young, and I am not perfect, but that doesn't mean that God doesn't want me or that He can't use me. There is a scripture in the Doctrine and Covenants that goes something like this: 'And by the weak things of the earth shall I thrash the nations by the power of my Spirit.' I love that verse. We are weak, but He is able. Even though the missionary force is very young and not perfect, the Lord will continue to thrash the nations. To bring them to repentance. To help them receive the blessings of His gospel.
I am so thankful to be a part of this miracle."

Monday, December 2, 2013

So much to do and say!


Dad, Mom, Tyler, Brandon, Bryson, Alyssa, Ethan, and Ashlyn,

I love you all!!!!!  I loved reading all your letters and laughing about stories of pre-season Christmas woes, soccer goals being completed, dumped milk on letters, and how work/interviews/crazy Allred life is going.  Keep it up! :)  (even if it is a result of bribery haha)

So I would like to start this letter with a segment entitled, "EFM"  (Especially for Mom)  Mom:
I LOVED the Christmas package.  First thing in the morning yesterday I opened it up and while Sister Jackson was in the shower I popped in a CD and set everything up.  Loved it.  I also received packages this week from the Eddingtons with some fun Christmas stuff and also the Olsens with a chocolate countdown chart!!  They remembered the one we gave to Silas and so they sent me one. :)  I thought you would be happy about that. :)

Also, I have been getting awesome letters from Rylee.  She seems to be doing so well, and her letters are very inspiring and spiritual for me to read.  Just thought I would tell you! 

Let me tell you about Thanksgiving, mom!   So first, we studied all morning like usual.  Personal, Companionship, Training, and Language.  Then, we had lunch.  I wore my brown dress with a brown cardigan (classic).  On our way out, we took the box of leaves and took pictures and threw them around and loved it.  Then, we took some little "Feliz Dia de Accion de Gracias" cards we had made to less-active members close by.  Nothing like Thanksgiving on a bike!  We talked to a good amount of people outside, which was good.  One less-active member in particular was really glad to see us and we are visiting him again this week.  After, we went to visit a member and talk to her about gratitude and missionary work.  Her husband was there (that is the first time we have met him - he is less active).  Then, we tried to visit an investigator who we had an appointment with, but she bailed because she was cooking (figures!).  Then, we went to eat with the Ordinola family and the other two companionships in the ward.  It was so fun!  They also had family over.  We had tamales, turkey, yams, potatoes, caseroles, the usual, just a little more mexican-y. :)  Some Latinos don't care too much about Thanksgiving, but the thing that is really different is that they all eat SO LATE AT NIGHT!!!!  Like at home, we eat at 3 - the latest.  Here, some of our investigators had thanksgiving dinner at 10 AT NIGHT!!!!!!  Haha so interesting.  Then, I think we tried to go see some more less-actives.  It was fun!!!

Ok, that's it for EFM this week. :)

Wow we love our life here!!!!!!!!!  It is transfer week this week, but me and Sister Jackson are staying here in Windy Ridge for the holidays and another transfer!!  We are so excited for that, and are already making Christmas plans.  :)  Really, Preach my Gospel is awesome.  Planning is awesome.  It has increased our vision and our productivity so much.  Family, I love this great work.  I love the missionaries here.  I love having fun with Sister Jackson, speaking spanish (I understand people now!), bearing my testimony, and learning a ton.  I don't even know how to describe it all.

E. A. is getting baptized this Sunday at 6:30 Florida time.  We are so excited for him, and are going to his interview tonight.  He told our ward mission leader that he had been studying the book of mormon extra hard in case they ask him something he doesn't know. :)  It should be a beautiful service with a beautiful Spirit.  He is committed to this for his whole life.  He knows what kind of changes he will have to make.  This is so cool, because his wife is still hardened against Christianity as anything.  I am so proud of him and happy to be a little part of his conversion experience.  I love to think of his journey, and how it is just beginning.  He is so awesome.  :) I will proudly report on this next week!

We have so many people to teach right now.  We had four investigators at sacrament meeting this week, which was awesome!!  We got a phone call from President congratulating us for that and telling us to keep it up (he does that if you have three or more at sacrament).  It is fun to get into the process of continually finding, teaching, baptizing, and testifying!  :)  Life is awesome.  I am even adjusting to getting up early!  Haha who am I? :)  

I love you all so much.  Keep up the good work in American Fork (also known as Zion).  :)

Talk to you in a few weeks!

Love, Hermana Allred

Posted by at
Labels: ,

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)