Halfway through the Transfer!

March 17, 2014

Time is flying for me out here! I can't believe it has already been 3 weeks since I got here to Riverside! All I know is time apparently gets faster and faster. It makes me a little nervous and scared but I got lots more to do out here so I can reach my goals. This week went pretty good. Nothing too crazy happened. I don't have a lot to say either.

 

We got new bus passes

 

We got haircuts (they are pretty sick too)

 

We are going shopping today! Maybe I will find another super cool watch! (I am addicted)

 

I feel like I just sat down and wrote emails like it was yesterday but its already been a week!!

 

I daydreamed a lot about being home this week and had 2 normal dreams about home as well so I think my body knows its been 19 months already.

 

I love my mission and I know these last months are going to be awesome!

 

I gotta go but I miss everyone back home and I hope you enjoy your week!

 

Elder Allen

Hot Week of Biking!

March 10, 2014

This week was pretty good. We have cool people we are teaching and biking destroyed me this week. I hope I get used to it, we just get hot and sweaty and I get tired and then we have to try to teach a lesson and I just want to pass out on the couch! I hope my body gets used to it which would be nice. I think I am losing weight which is cool! I should start weighing myself to see.

 

Last P-day I cleaned our blackened tub with some magic erasers and its is sparkling white now and I love taking my showers! I love a clean bathroom!

 

I have nearly wrecked on my bike probally 10 times already so its bound to happen sometime soon!

 

I am getting good at sewing because my shirts are falling apart and my pants caught in the bike chain once and I had to sew up the hole and re-hem them. Not to brag but I am pretty good at it.

 

I had a dream last night of coming home. It was weird and i was getting on the computer and stuff and I saw all my family. I woke and and kind of wanted it to be real but 15 minutes later I am back in the missionary mindset.  I do only have about 5 months left which is crazy!

 

I have to buy myself some food today! I also just got myself a cool cardigan (is that how you spell it). I think my style has changed since before I started my mission so you will all get to see when I get home!

 

I gotta get going but I will see you guys later! I miss you!

 

Elder Allen

1st week on bike!!!!!

March 3, 2014

Well it was an interesting week! Elder Pritchard and I did a lot of work and we got completely soaked on Friday! We had to change our clothes hahahaa. I wish I had a car! We found a lot of new people that we are teaching so hopefully everything goes good there. It stinks not having your own car to just go wherever you need whenever you want. Elder Pritchard is cool. He is from Temple Texas and has been out for like 4 months. He wants to go play college football and be a kicker which is cool. I have bunk beds too and I have the top bunk! It reminds me of when I was little and Ethan and i had bunk beds! We have our own washer and dryer too which makes things easier. I am still working out and Elder Pritchard worked out so hard this week he literally couldn't bend his arms for like 3 days hahahah.

 

The area here is cool. Its kinda small but there are a lot of people to talk to and lots to teach. We have to keep working hard and I know we will have a couple baptisms this month! This could easily be my last area and I want to make sure I work just as hard if not harder compared to my last areas.

 

My old area  that I served in when I was with Elder Harris and Elder Laparra borders the area I have now which is cool because I am seeing a lot of familiar things. Hopefully I will be able to get to know the area fast too so then it will be a lot easier setting up lessons and everything.

 

I don't have much left to say but I love you all and I hope you have a great week!

 

Elder Allen

  The Picture is of  me and Pritchard!

 My Desk

 Elder Hayden Johnson & Elder Evan Allen

Both from the Toledo Stake!!!!!!

Feb. 24, 2014

I am pretty sad

I love Hemet and the people here

I am pretty sad

I am going to Riverside 

I am pretty sad

I am on bike

Well I am going to Riverside with Elder Pritchard who just got done being trained and I hear he is a pretty cool guy. I am excited to meet new people but I really don't want to leave all my friends I have made here in Hemet. I have to ride a bike too! I am borrowing Elder Nielsen's because he is in a car now and I have to find someone that will be able to haul all my stuff to Riverside! 

We had a baptism on Saturday. It was super cool and Tony is a super cool guy. He got me a sweater too because I am leaving. I will attach some pictures of the baptism!

I have some more packing to do and I have to organize my ride too so I have to go in a little bit.

Hey mom I might need some money for some food! Thanks

Elder Moss has to finish up some of the people here so I can come back for the baptisms. He is an awesome missionary so I know he will get it done.

I love you all and I hope you enjoy the snow back home!

Elder Allen

Feb. 17, 2014

Well I have 6 months left and I know that time is going to fly by super fast!! I love my mission and I know it has to end and I have limmited time to hit my goals that I have set. I know I can do it though!

We had a baptism though! It was Jose who is a punk kid form a recent convert family. The baptism completely changed him though! He has great friends in the ward and if it wasn't for them this wouldn't have happened.

 I hope i get to stay longer here in Hemet with Elder Moss to finish up some more poeple! Transfer calls are next weekend. We taught 70 lessons this week and 35 were member presents! We are so tired and are never going to try to teach that many lessons ever again! 

I was on exchanges with the APs this week and Elder Moser who served a 3 year mission goes home next week on Monday which is crazy! He is read to be home which is super understandable.

I love you and I love my mission!

Elder Allen 

He had an amazing week! That's my boy!!!!  So proud of him.

Feb. 10, 2014

We had a fun Pday last week and I got some samples of pre-workouts (stuff that wakes me up in the morning to workout) and I might get some today because I am basically out of the one I have right now. We also went shopping last week and Elder Moss bought a cardigan and I think I want one eventually because they look pretty sick!

We taught a bunch of lessons this week and we have a kid on date for this weekend. He is super stubborn and i have been going to his house teaching his family ever since I got here to Hemet like 7 months ago! It will be a cool baptism and he has really good friends at church.

We only got 2 weeks left in the transfer and Elder Moss and I have set some pretty good goals for these last couple weeks because I am pretty sure I will be leaving. 

Our microwave is busted.

We cleaned our apartment and it is so nice to be in a clean place! 

Today we don't have too many plans but we are going to have a bunch of fun no matter what we do!

I gotta get going because we have to pick up some missionaries and bring them here to email. 

I love you all! 

Elder Allen

Feb. 3, 2014

Well first off these are some pics of me and Elder Moss. We have so much fun! This week was super busy. On Monday we had Pday, Tuesday was the temple day, wednesday was basically our only normal day, Thursday was MLC and I hung out with Baltz (sorry Beeston), Friday we had ZDM, Saturday we had to make our MCM report, and then yesterday we had the stake MCM meeting and then in the afternoon we went back to MoVal for a baptism which was super fun! We are super busy but this week will cool down a bunch and we are excited to get a bunch of work done!

We have a ton of fun in our apartment and I love being here in Hemet. We keep finding people to teach and it is pretty exciting. We should have February pretty stacked if everything goes right.

We heard the Seahawks won the Super Bowl and it was a blowout! Our bishop is a huge Seahawks fan so I bet he is pretty pumped.

Ethan graduated from the Marines and I am so proud of my little brother! It was so funny to see all the pics of him sticking his lips out ahhahaha! 

Well I have to get going! I will see you guys later! 

Elder Allen

January 27th, 2014

Well we taught a bunch of lesson this week but only one new investigator came to church. Those that were supposed to get baptized are all bumped back a week. We got lots to do this week and I get to go to Riverside for the meeting with all of the Zone Leaders! I get to see Baltazar! 

We are just going to chill today and I am super hungry so I got to go sorry for the short email, i never have interesting stories to share but I am having fun!

Elder Allen

January 20, 2014

Well we had a really good week! We worked super hard and played super hard! We have lots of people to teach and we are sorting through them and finding those that are ready. We have people ready for baptism and we are pumped to get them finished. 

Elder Moss is a really cool guy. We get along well and we teach really good together. We both know how to work which is fun and I love working and having fun so we are really good. He is from Montana and has been out just 3 months less than me so we both are basically at the same point in our mission.

We had a baptism yesterday for Carlos Andres and Antonio. They loved it and it was really cool! (pics below)

I am super hungry now so we are going to get these burgers at a place called Bill's Super Burgers! You get 2 big burgers for 3 bucks which is super cool! 

I gotta go but thanks for all the support! I love and miss you all!

Elder Allen