my new comp is elder passey from
midway utah. hes a skier, and did debate team at wasatch high. hes a
cool guy and we have been getting along really well. when i arrived in
our area we had one baptism date for the 18th of january with this ten year old named benjamin. ill talk about him in a little.. but on saturday
we visited an eternal investigator that has like 10 times going to the
church. we had a super powerful lesson and we ended up putting a date
with her for this wednesday.
however, shes struggled to understand the law of tithing. she should be
good to go but were hoping she passes the interview tonight. her name
is patricia but we call her P money. youll see why we call her that when
we send pics of her next week. shes the queen of swag.
benjamin
is 10 years old and is my best friend. hes such a stud and he loves the
church. his mom has been inactive for a long time and they came to
church for the first time yesterday and they really liked it. benjamin
has the assignment for the opening prayer next week in primary and is
already been talking about being a future missionary. this week he lost
his pet hamster so he asked his mom if she would pray with him. his mom
says they said 3 prayers a day for 2 days and yesterday when we visited
him he had found his hamster and was so pumped about the power of
prayer! hes reading, praying, and this friday
hes going to start playing soccer with the ward. we have like 3 other
investigators that are great and hopefully will have baptism dates soon.
on friday
we had interchanges with our zone leaders. i went to another ward with
elder sanchez. hes from west valley but his family is mexican. hes 23, a
former assistant to president kahnlein, and convert to the church when
he was 19. his family was super angry when he joined the church, and
this christmas by skype was the first time his dad has talked to him
since he joined the church. now his sister is sealed in the temple and
he recieved news that he¨ll have a scholarship to play rugby for byu
after the mish. hes such a solid missionary and i really learned how to
show love for everyone by his example.
i was
super sad to leave my old ward. i was kind of mad i got changed. but i
love it here and im stoked about all of our investigators. right before i
left belloto my favorite investigator danny finally committed to a
baptism date. im hoping to see a picture of it soon.
i
got bit by a dog. it didnt really get my leg too well. just ripped my
suit pants is all. it was the worst. i hate dogs. ill send a pic of that
and hopefully a good pic of valpo even though i havent taken pics of
the best views yet, and the last lunch with la familia tamayo in belloto
right before i left. but pretty much our zone is on the top of the hill
rodelillo. theres 42 hills in valparaiso and they all have their own
names. and below the hills is downtown and then the ocean. its the
coolest place ever. someday ill take a plane to valparaiso with a hammer
and some nails, collect some wood, and build my house on the side of a
giant hill like every one else. its gonna be a sweet life.
ash
happy birthday, i love you and that crazy family of yours. you have
always been such a good role model for me and i love just talking and
having conversations with you at any time. thanks for always cheering me
up and teaching me the things that i need to know.
im
so happy to be here, i love these people, my spanish is becoming more
flaite every day, and i see the lord blessing me every step of the way.
this is exactly where i need to be in my life right now. the church is
true, christ lives, god loves us. read your scriptures. they contain the
answers to life. love every single one of you so much. hope you have a
stellar week!
-elder allred
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