Well I'll start off with how we were supposed to have a baptism this Sunday. Our investigator, Lilia, who is about 60 years old, has been to church about 7 times really wants to get baptized. She had her interview this last Friday and didn't pass because she drank coffee. She though she had to stop after she gets baptized so it was just a little misunderstanding and said she hardly drinks it. We have a follow-up interview scheduled for this Thursday and are planning on having her baptism on the 10th. It will be really cool and I am super excited for her.
Elder Allen at the temple with his friends
We have been finding a ton of people this week and the members have really been helping us out. Because of this success we reached our goals this week and got the Standard of Excellence! I am so happy doing this work and working toward a goal every week. This is the most physically and emotionally strenuous work I have ever done but it is easily the most rewarding and fulfilling. I love being a missionary and living this lifestyle!
So cool story. We were knocking on doors offering to bless peoples homes. I come across this bush with chiles (or peppers) on it and they were pretty small and orange. I picked one and pinched it in my fingers and smelled it. wooooohooooo it smelled really spicy and about burnt my nose hairs! So i didn't really want to eat it without water around so I squished the seeds out and then tossed it on the ground. Fast forward about 3 hours and I am driving with our member team-up in the car on our way to a lesson. My eye starts to itch...see where this is going? Well i barely touch the corner of my eye and I get an instant headache my eye is dripping tears like crazy and is on fire! Now remember I am driving, so I am rubbing my eye furiously and looking with the other eye. It hurt so bad the pain didn't go away for like a half hour! That was one of my stupid moments of the week.
Being Evan!
We also went on exchanges this week too and since Elder Prieto can't drive I took over the area and Elder Randall came with me. He just got out here to the field last transfer and he is a really cool guy and good missionary. since he didn't speak spanish I had to manage by myself and did pretty good! We got 4 lessons that day and I didn't have a problem teaching which is really good! Oh that night we had some of the best tacos I have yet had too!
I got the packages! I love having my contacts! Thanks a ton Mom!!! I ate all the almonds and love the peanuts. Next time you get almonds at Aldis though get the green bag because they are a little bit better. If I ever get snack food it is gone so fast because I never have snack food. I really liked the valentine package from Deseret you sent too. The CD is pretty cool and I love the pins and tie bar! I love getting stuff and I am trying to put this package together to send home but can't seem to find anything to put in at the moment.
I do need new shirt stays and if they have longer ones on amazon I need them. I can't wear church clothes, or in my case normal clothes without shirt stays.
Well that is all I had wrote down to write about and can't think of anything else. I will be getting a new car this week though and I am really excited for that!
Elder Allen
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