Elder Allen and his NEW companion 

Elder Harris!

Well I am kind of low right now and don't have a desire to type so it will be pretty short.

 

So we saw a fight on the street two days ago. A black guy and a Hispanic guy passed each other on the crosswalk and then the black turns around and starts yelling and so they were both in go mode. The black guy had his skate board and the Hispanic had his fists.(we were at a stop light) They start swinging wildly and the black guy catches him in the face with the skateboard and the Hispanic goes limp and falls in the street knocked out. During this people were honking their horns and after the guy got dropped people ran over to them and the black guy just walked off. It was crazy! Oh and the black guy also had a pit bull on a leash that didn't do anything the whole time.

 

Omar who got baptized a couple weeks ago got the priesthood on Sunday!

 

We are in the process of finding new people to teach.

 

I am going to send 2 M Cali T shirts and 1 L. They were pretty cheap so I got em.

 

We have a mission party at the end of the transfer and I am excited to see everyone!

 

Well sorry for the short email, I'm hungry, PEACE!

 

Elder Allen

 Some of these are from our hike this morning hope you like them! I was so tired! Elder Beeston and Laparra were there too because they are in the riverside zone.

 Elder Allen & Elder Harris

 Elder Allen & Elder Beeston

his MTC companion!

They got to spend P-day together!

Elder Allen & Elder Laparra

his last companion...

they also got to hang out together for P-day!

Elder Allen and Sisters!

Elder Allen & Elder Prieto

Elder Evan Allen & 

Elder Hayden Johnson

both from Toledo Ohio Stake

Elder Allen spending the day working with Elder Baltazar one of his favorite Missionaries! (MTC buddy)

Well this week has been very good. First off I got to see a ton of my family! I really loved talking to everyone on Skype and seeing the little things that have changed in the short time since I left.

 I am also excited for the work that Elder Harris and I have going on! We found like 13 new investigators and put a lot of them on date which is awesome. We still need to see them through though because everyone has their own problems and issues that we have to help them with. A family of 5 that we found and taught this week came to church and they really liked it and they are really promising too. We have a 12 year old kid named Javier who is ready for baptism and wants to be baptized but his mother thinks he is too young and so right now he has been trying to prove to his mom that he is ready and it is really cool to see the changes that he has made in his life. The work is progressing and I am loving it every day.

 I am looking forward to the coming week and getting to know Elder Harris more. He is pretty cool, from St.George Utah, taller than me and likes sports. He said he is going to go play college football somewhere in Utah and be a quarterback so he is pretty good. He is only one transfer behind me so we both have a bunch of stuff to learn and I feel like we are doing a good job at it. 

Sorry this email is short but I did just talk to my family and told them most of the things that have happened. I miss you all and look forward to seeing you again!

 

Elder Allen

April 8th 

I was waiting for pictures!  Old email!

Well I had a wonderful birthday out here and am no longer a teenager. I guess I should act more mature or something. Well I got plenty of presents and loved everything I got! I got myself a cool Fossil watch and I think it is sweet. I wouldn't have wanted to spend this birthday anywhere else! I miss you all but like I always say I would rather be out here right now.

General Conference was awesome and I really enjoyed it. It is funny how once you like something it goes by faster than usual and that is how it was this weekend, I learned a lot and can't wait to teach what I learned to the investgators I have.

We have a lot of work going on and are always busy. I have started to get compliments on my spanish which gives me more confidence as well. I love being able to communicate with people who before I wouldn't have been able too. I really want to try and find a job where I can use my spanish when I get home.

Today we are going to a huge trampoline place where it is just a bunch of trampolines and you can play dodgeball and stuff. It is called Sky Zone and I am super excited about it!

Other than  that nothing else big has happened this week. I miss you all and thank you for writing me while I am out here!

Elder Allen

 One of his baptisms in the last month!

He is so cool looking!

May 6th

Well we are super busy today so I will send a lot of the details and stories tomorrow if we have time or it will have to wait till next week. All I can say right now is I am staying here in Jurupa. I am moving places so send stuff to the mission office because I can't get mail at my new place. I am going to be a district leader and Elder Harris will be my new companion. There are more changes too but we are leaving now because we have to pick up another missionary. I love you and can't wait to talk to you, mom, on Sunday!

Elder Allen

May 7th

Well I can't email too much here because my new companion doesn't have a valid library card. I will plan on emailing sometime after lunch after church which would be around 3 to 5 my time. that would then mean it would be later your time. I will call you before I get on ok? Sorry I can't write more it has just been hectic and I am tired and need to get back into the groove of things. I love you mom and can't wait to see you!

 

Elder Allen

Elder Allen has been so busy lately I haven't gotten very long emails.  I think he might be waiting to talk to me about all the stuff he is doing so I might have to write to you all after MOTHER'S DAY...I can't wait to hear his voice and see him again! I have a list of questions to ask him!