March 5, 2011

Dear Family,

I just got out of Zone Leader Council and we talked about language so I'm going to try and be dignified in my language...i probably won't be perfect, but that's what the atonment is for....

so
wow
another week?
it's been 3 weeks since i left louisville and it feels like 3 days.

So let's recap.

Last saturday.........was pday... we had to do stuff for stake conference and our car got hit while it was parked in a parking lot. so we had to deal with the 20 something female who hit our parked car...she had a lame excuse... So we got all her info and we're working on getting the car fixed, we thought she only made a dent but found out that when she hit us she made huge fracture cracks in the bumper that is going to be about 800$ to fix....good thing we took pictures and got her insurance stuff. so we filled out the accident form for salt lake and got all that stuff taken care of.... went to the adult session of stake conference...kinda, not really. Elder melchin of the 70 spoke and we had to do weekly planning so we went ot the primary room flipped on the speaker and listened. His talk was pretty much a q/a session which i was down with b/c we learned some super cool things.

Sunday was stake conference and our mission president spoke, it was super cool. We had a couple of lessons and did some good things....i think? had dinner, good....and then logistical zone leader stuff.

Monday, we had our conference call and i reported our zone's progress, that was fun. did some shopping and car stuff.....had a lesson with J who is getting baptized tomorrow!! had a lesson with a less active who is going to hopefully start coming back. He really wants to go on a mission! then....tracting. Had a couple other lessons. FHE was chair soccer and it was super fun.

Monday night I slept over at Boulder Elder's house and did exchanges with them. In the morning we did language study and stuff (*watched Legacy in Spanish, it's funny) and shopping then we went to buffaloe wild wings to celebrate the begining of a new month and new msf :D After we did service at Bead for life and they had made us pizza (and people wonder why state side missionaries get fat). After we had a lesson with a sweet old spanish lady (yea the whole day was in spanish). and during the lesson.... o boy, let's just say that 2 male dogs, a chiuaua and some other big dog, started getting a little.....out of hand which led to an explosion of laughter from Elder Everrett and I and the memeber was like...what?!?! O! quitalo chamacos! yea, good times. Finished out that day adn exchanged back.

Wednesday we went grocery shopping in the morning and had an appointment at 11. We've been talking a lot this week about J.T.A.C.L. or J Tackle. It stands for Just Talk About Church Life. We really like the scripture Matt 5:14-16 and sharing that with people, how sharing the gospel doesn't have to be a huge thing, just talk about what you like. Had lunch Ate free ice cream...yep fat. Emailed some things to the misison office. Tracted. Lessons..........yea Institute was about life after this and there was an awesome story we read...i'll send a copy home.

Thursday we had lessons and 2 district meetings...horray. didn't fall asleep! We met with a guy who referred himself to the missionaries. i'll tell you his story, so we met with him, he's awesome, he's really searching for the truth. we have this amazingly spiritual lesson and elder Blumell is about to share the first vision and literally the next words out of his mouth would be "I saw a pillar of light".... when the phone rang! It was a very distracting phone call and Elder Blumell gave me a look and it was just like....really? really? so he took the call, but we eneded up getting the lesson back on track adn taught him what he needed. Hopefully he comes out to church on Sunday and expressed interest in doing so. More appointments. Stuff like that.

Friday morning we had a lesson with one of our investigators who doesn't feel like they are getting a solid answer to prayers about Joseph Smith and the Book of Mormon... So, we talked a lot about how God answers prayers, and...i actually just received revelation as I type this (that's cool) and talked with my companion about something right now that we need to talk to her about. man i love being a missionary and being receptive to inspiration from the spirit! If you're curious to know, ask me, and I"ll tell you next time. SO..... yea, we taught it went well, she'll be at church on sunday, and we will help introduce her to some people, so that's good. Then we met up with the Assistants and did an exchange. Elder Sedgwick (one of my old Zone Leaders) came with me and spent the day. It was awesome. We went contacting on campus (which i've never liked before) and we found 3 solid potentials, it was so awesome. We had a great time. Saw Sister Rice at Power Lunch and chatted with her. Had a bunch of afternoon Plus Ones (member missionary lessons) Did service at bead for life. More plus ones.. DInner with 3 freshman girls (yes there was a guy there) it was fun. Then we went and snagged one of the other assistants (elder york...they're in a three-o right now) and he spent the night with Elder Sedgwick and I at our house. It was a good night lol. Very fun. Lots of extremely sleepy missionaries giggling. i think my fav quote was about how we get can get pretty wild as seen by many family night games and late FHE's of times of yore where giggling and much craziness happens. Anyways....
They both slept over so that in the morning (*this morning) we could all drive straight to Loveland and meet up with my companion and their 3rd at Zone Leader Council...or Conference...i never get it right. It was good. I didn't really say anything for several reasons...but it was good, good discussions. Then we said goodbye and now we're back in boulder.

It all has happened in a blink.
Anyways.
I love you all
i hope that's enough
questions comments concerns let me know
take care
<3
TRUST IN GOD!
that's all i got to say

:D
love you all
take care
Elder Allred