Elder Evan Allen

His email this week was titled:  "I'm still at the MTC!!!"

  Elder Beeston is going to Riverside and we will probably be companions till we get there.  There are 6 of us total in our district going to Riverside while the 4 others are going to Bogota Columbia.  There visas haven't come in yet so some are a little upset about that.  Everyone in my zone is going all over.  Some to Tennessee, Nicaragua, Mexico, and bunches of other places.  Elder Johnson isn't in my zone and he should be going to Riverside either today or in the next day or 2.  Dad I do not get Ensigns in here to read the survival articles so I will have to get them when I get out.  When you dehydrate some of the eggs I want some! I got a package from Janey and her family and the Bishoffs too.  Since it is a holiday weeekend we wont get mail till Tuesday.  I am expecting a lot! I have been sick all week but not too bad.  I have used some of the medicine that I brought with me.  I feel better today so maybe ill be better by tomorrow.  The temple was closed today so I couldn't go through for another session.  I am writing my email earlier today.  I am still loving it here.  I am super busy and now have 2 investigators to teach now.  Spanish is still coming along, I bought a journal here and started an only Spanish Journal.  It is a lot harder to write than it is to just speak it.  I will hopefully be sending a memory card to you guys soon with a bunch of pictures.  I also have a lot of extra time today so hopefully my letters will be a bit better but I am not sure. We had fast Sunday yesterday and I was starving in the morning but latter on in the day I was OK.  I am reading a lot of the Book of Mormon and it is awesome! I am at Alma 50 I think and the whole book of Alma is cool.  The battle scenes would make an amazing movie! Ethan needs to read from Chapter 43 to the end because it is really cool.  I also bought a detailed map of the Book of Mormon so I can see where the battles and travels took place.  This week me and Elder Beeston are working on memorizing D&C 4 in Spanish because we already have the purpose, baptismal invitation, and 1st vision down.  I am doing laundry after this and will be able to get some letters written there.  Remember if you send me a letter I will send one back, or at least I will try!

Here are just a few more things I need

Ethan has a sweet blue tie with bright green orange and yellow in it, can I have it?

My watch broke! so if you could find me a pin somewhere that would be great, my last email had the details

I also need a comb, I forgot one and have just been using my fingers

Well that is all I can think of so love you all and look forward to your letters every night!

          Elder Allen & Elder Beeston at the Provo Temple

 Here is his desk at the MTC...Send him something fun to put on his board!

Each week he sends us an email in English and then one in Spanish here is that one:

  Hola! Estoy muy entusiasmado a escribir las cartas.  Quiero el Libro de Mormon y lo estudio mucho.  Me gusta mi estudio personal y estudio con Elder Beeston.  Aprendo mucho en el CCM y tengo mucho divertido en el CCM. La comida en el CCM me hace muy gordo.  Necesito activo! Es muy dificil a escribir español. Necesito lavar mi ropa.

Hasta Luego!

Elder Allen

Here's his name badge in Spanish too! ( Kim do you like his pen??????)

We get an email on Mondays and then a letter on Fridays.  Well last Friday the letter we got had a part for me then Scott then the siblings.  The siblings part was funny it said:

Dear Siblings,

Ethan you need to play more games.  Robyn you need to watch TV. Morgan you need to give more hugs. Sam you need to poop your pants more.  Paolo you need to eat more nutella. (that was all crossed out and then it said) You need to read more scriptures.  THEY ARE AWESOME!!!

He also said in this letter:

More Mail=More Fun

So with that write to Elder Allen!