This wonderful sister sent Scott and I this email and pictures of our Elder Allen!  My day started out real special!

Elder Evan Allen & Sister Pierce

Brother and Sister Allen,

       I know that sometime our missionaries play down their role here in the field. I have been going out with Elder Allen a lot lately and wanted to share with you what a wonderful missionary he is. He is so inspired in his teaching, I am amazed at how he can draw in the kids as well as the adults all in the same lesson. He is so Spirit driven and knows exactly what people need to hear. The people that he is working with love him and he has such an open heart for each of them. He works really hard, I find myself running to keep up with him. The compassion he shows everyone around him is so uplifting. I know that he has personally been someone who has changed my life for the better. It’s hard to believe he is only 21 years old, he has so much wisdom not only for someone older like me, but his young companions and friends in the field. He is truly loved by everyone here in Riverside. He has inspired me to dig deeper and always question to gain more for myself. I feel so loved and protected by him and in turn love him very much. I go home the end of May and he will definitely be one of my special elders that I will miss very much. You have raised such a wonderful young man, he always talks about his family with such love and fondness for you all. I love the stories about his grandpa, he keeps us in stitches. I know he is looking forward to coming home but know that he will be coming home a different man. He has grown physically, emotionally and spiritually, and as he says it himself for the better.  I know that someday he will be a wonderful husband and father. I am sure you are very proud of him as he fulfills his purpose and helps people make life changes. Please know that I am personally also very proud of him for who he is and who he wants to become. May Heavenly Father bless you for want a wonderful son you have raised, for the sacrifices you are making supporting him on this mission, and for the love you always have for him. I am grateful to you for sharing him and hope I have the opportunity to meet you someday. 

Much Love, 

Sister Pierce

 Elder Allen & Elder Tabile

 Elder Cook & Elder Tabile &Elder Allen

 Elder Allen & Elder Tabile's birthdays!!!!!!

 Game time in between conference sessions.

Elder Bloomfield & GOOFY Elder Allen @ zone conf.

20 months?

April 21, 2014

 Elder Allen on BIKE!!!!!


ZONE conference March 2014
RIVERSIDE ZONE



Eating lunch at zone conference. His comp is to his left and Elder Hayden Johnson (from Toledo Stake too!)is the next missionary over.

Time keeps going. 

I am scared.

I am excited.

My mind is messed up.

I love hanging out with my friends.

I love this work.

Baptisms.

Yeah.

Well I got to hold a PS4 controller this week and it is soooooo awesome! It brought back so many memories! 

Clara and Luz who got baptized the week before general conference got confirmed yesterday and their brother Emilio should get baptized this coming Sunday if everything goes right.

We found some new people this week so we got work to do! 

Nothing else too crazy happened this week but hopefully I have stories next week.

Oh I went low while biking and had to stop at a little store and get some juice. Thats about it haha!

Well have a good week! I miss you all!

Elder Allen

1st week of the transfer

April 14, 2014

Well this week drug on! It was one of the longest weeks I had in a really long time. We did work though. Nobody came to church which stunk. We have to solidify people or drop them this week because we gotta get em in da wata! 

I saw Elder Moss and Elder Moser at a wedding reception on Saturday.They taught a family that got sealed which is pretty cool. I miss Elder Moss a lot!

A recent convert of Elder Harris and I picked us up while we were waiting at a bus stop. Tino has a job now but complains about it. He is less active now and we need to send him some letters and encourage him to go back to church. When we taught him though he didn't have a job and now he does so thats a blessing he doesn't see yet.

I have been working out super hard because we have sooo much equipment to use! I get up at 5:40 every morning and its cool because I am not even tired!

I got a haircut today and talked to the lady in spanish and she has been here for 18 years and hasn't learned english and I told her I have been here for 19 months and have learned spanish so she's gotta learn. I told her we could "teach her some english" but she said it was ok.

I have been daydreaming a lot about home and my thoughts wander to home often. Its super scary, happy, intimidating, and I know I will be ready to come home but I am terrified to do it at the same time. I won't get a nice hispanic dinner once a day and I am going to have to worry about school, bills, a car, finding a wife, a job, and I am going to have to try to have fun at the same time. 

I love my mission though! I have changed a bunch! I think I am quite a bit cooler than before. I miss you all and I am pumped to have another week of work to do out here! Wish me luck!

Elder Allen

PS Go Bucks

Well there goes another transfer!

April 7th, 2014

I can't believe everything is happening so fast! I hate time out here!

This week was pretty good. We had a ton of fun and my birthday was a blast! I am 21 years old now!!! I got my new license too! Its a Cali license! I am pumped for this next transfer and we are going to do a ton of work. 

I am soooo hungry! We are eating a T Bell (Taco Bell) after this and I am going to stuff myself!

I don't have too much more to write about but I amloving my mission and I can't believe I only have 18 weeks left. I have a lot to do in a little time but I ma going to have fun and enjoy the rest of my mission.

Elder Allen

Me with 

 Elder Knudsen

Elder Cook

Evan sent me pictures of his apartment!

A Shakey Week!

March 31, 2014

Well I felt my very first earthquake this week!!! It was sooo cool! We were on the 2nd floor of a house teaching a lesson and everything started shaking and I thought it was just someone downstairs messing around. They said it was an earthquake though and I was just so happy I felt one!

I got sick yesterday and I still feel a little off today but its ok. I hate being sick though.

We had a baptism yesterday as well and it was super cool. Luz and Clara got baptized. They are from Guatemala and it was a fun experience teaching them and we are going to be teaching them some english too when we got the time.

I taught a 4 man lesson with Pritchard, Baltazar, and Higgins this week and it was super cool. We basically share an investigator which is cool!

I turn 21 this week! 

We got paid today!

Sister Pierce the mission secretary has a daughter who is diabetic and she gets really concerned about my diabetes so it reminds me of mom. I love Sister Pierce! She is a really cool lady!

I bought Protein today! #swollpatrol

I love all my new shirts! My girlscout cookies are gone already and I am waiting to open my birthday present! Thanks for the package mom!

I passed my drivers test the first try to get a Cali license and I got exactly 6 wrong which was the minimum. I am sooo lucky! I never study!!!!

Well I gotta go but I miss you all! Have a good week!

Elder Allen

HEY!

March 24, 2014

Well this week was good. I can't believe I am sitting here again trying to have to write another email because I was just here a couple hours ago last Monday hahaha. I hate time out here! Its going so freaking fast!!

Well yesterday I went back to Hemet for a baptism! It was Marlene, Arlene, and Lizeth that got baptized! It was a cool baptism and it was cool to see everyone in that ward again. I already miss it! 

This morning we had a zone activity where we played football, ultimate frisbee, basketball, and messed with a slackline as well (you can look up what a slackline is). We then showered and ate Taco Bell! They have diet Mt.Dew which is sooooo cool! Its like the only taco bell with diet! We gotta go to Walmart and I'm gonna print out pictures and buy some light bulbs cuz they are almost all burnt out in our apartment.

On Saturday we did a ton of service and we were in normal clothes from when we woke up until 6:30 and it felt a little weird but it was super fun.

I don't remember anything else that happened but I keep a good journal so I will find cool stories for you when I get home. We get cussed at a lot though.

I love you guys!

Elder Allen