Well I start my last transfer!

June 23, 2014

This post is crazy he is so still my Evan as he writes about his problems!

I can't believe its here! 

Well this week was pretty cool. On Thursday we had Multi-Zones and I got to hang out with Elder Beeston! We took selfie mirror pics! We are so cool! President and Sister Smart gave a training on how to have a successful life and it was really good! I gave my outgoing testimony which wasn't too bad. I still got 7 weeks so I don't feel it yet.

Friday night I had horrible stomach pain and I have pooped consistently inconsistent ever since. I have lost about 7 pounds this week too which is a little weird but I know with Taco Bell I will bring it back up!

We haven't got very many solid people to teach so we are going to be visiting a lot of potentials this week. 

I got sunburned last week from wearing a tank top to play football at a park and I started peeling 2 days ago. It really stunk on Tuesday. We played soccer and football today which was fun! The World Cup is on and I am actually really drawn in when we see it at some houses or restaurants we eat at. USA! USA! USA! USA! plan B...URUGUAY! URUGUAY! URUGUAY! (just because of Elder Santos)

I got to get going but I will talk to you next week! 

Elder Allen

Happy Father's Day!

June 16, 2014

Well Dad, you have been a dad for quite a while now haha. Did you have fun yesterday? We didn't do anything special for Father's Day and a lot of people weren't home so we didn't get in to many houses. 

I benched this morning and for the first time in my life I benched my body weight! I weigh 200 and I did 205 3 times and went ahead and did 225 and got it once so thats cool! We also wore tank tops to the park today and played football and I got some sunburn so hopefully it doesn't hurt too bad.

I got my stitches out and I asked the nurse that took them out if I could keep them since they were my first ones and she looked at me like I was super weird but said sure. She stuck them on some tape and I put it in my journal! I am saving my shirt and tie too so I can frame it and hang it up in my house when I am older! That would be so cool!!!

We found some new people this week but none came to church which stinks. We have to really set some expectations this week. 

We have Multi-Zones this week as well and I am going to see Elder Beeston!!!!! I am so pumped!!! We have to give our outgoing testimonies though which is going to be super weird. Its the last week of the transfer too and President Smart only has 2 weeks left. I hope he has fun on his vacation to Hawaii!

I have 3 more boxes to send home with shoes and shirts and books and its all mine so please don't wear anything! You can just put it in my tubs or something.

I am really enjoying this last stretch of my mission and time is going super fast. I love you all and I hope you have a good week, cuz I know I will!

Elder Allen

Its a first for everything!

June 9, 2014

Well I had a decent week. Just about no one showed up to church so we will be dropping everyone! We gotta find them solid ppl!

I had my outgoing interview with President Smart on Wednesday and it was a little weird because we talked about school, career, wife, and post mission life in general. I got a packet with talks about going home and a packet about the 3 BYUs and LDSBC. It made me a little trunky but not too bad, I basically forgot about it by that night.

That same day we had lunch with Elder Baltazar, Harris, Craig, Pritchard, Reber, and Taylor! We had fun and all 8 of us got in a bash outside of TBell. It was hilarious!

Saturday night I wrecked my bike and busted my chin open! (Check out the pics!) I went to urgent care and got 5 stitches and a Tet nus shot. I am ok now but this is my first time ever getting stitches!! So I was riding and went to get on the sidewalk and there was a little ledge between the asphalt and the concrete and my bike tire hugged the ledge and slid out from under me to my right side and I slid on the ground so my shirt is destroyed and my chin and lip got cut up. Cool mission story though! I was hoping to go the whole time without wrecking but I guess not!

I am pretty tired though and I am gonna finish up.

I love you all! I miss you! Have a good week!

Elder Allen

That was a fast week!

June 2, 2014

So we had a pretty successful week! Some of our investigators showed up to church which is awesome but others couldn't. Things always happen and they have a reason to get out of it. I am having fun though and I love the people we are teaching.

Elder Barton and I biked for the first time this week since we got together and its just because we have a had so many team-ups and Sister Pierce left too so we are down a companion for a while. She is doing good though! She is gonna help so many other people no matter where she ends up!

I got to see Elder Harris after his meeting on Thursday which was cool.

Time is crazy

I am loving my mission now though! I have so many friends and everything seems so familiar. I have truly adapted to the missionary life so I have no idea what I will do when I have to go home.

I am still waiting for Ethan to email me and he said he would when I talked to him on Mother's Day! I miss him a lot.

I am going to have my outgoing interview with President Smart soon. He was doing them on Friday but we were super busy so he is going to try and fit me in some other time. That is going to be scary.  

This week better be a good one! I am looking forward to pushing our people so they can progress!

I gotta go! I miss you all! Have a great week!

Elder Allen

Memorial Day! School is ending!

May 27, 2014

Well its really starting to feel like summer! When school lets out its going to be awesome because all the people we teach in school can be taught earlier in the day! It will make it a lot easier for us! Unless they go on a long vacation then that would ruin everything! 

Basically none of our investigators showed up to church this week which stinks. We are really going to hammer down on that! 

Having the car for 2 days out of the week is awesome! We get a lot done and we see a ton of people that would take forever to see if we biked the whole time.  I am really getting along with Elder Barton. He is helping me a lot with focusing and getting our investigators to progress. He has been out almost 8 months and he will be awesome when he gets all that experience that comes with time. He is 22 and is from Carthage Missouri. We live in a 2 man apartment which is fun. We have parties all the time.

Elder Anderson turned 21 on Friday and Friday night after planning we played soda pong. I drank diet Mt Dew and they drank normal pop. We played 2 rounds and Elder Anderson actually threw up!!! He was pretty happy though because he said a couple years ago he would have imagined throwing up because of another type of berverage haahaa. He is a really cool guy and we have fun together. 

I almost got my uhhh twig n berries bitten off by a huge dog!

We went to some stores and I wanted to buy some stuff but the stuff I wanted was too expensive so I didn't. I really am starting to like clothes now.

My flight itinerary came in and I am not getting home till 10:35 at night! I am going to be on planes/ in airports for over 12 hours!!!!! 

Well I got another week to battle through. I hope everything goes just smoothly with our investigators! I love you all! Have a great week!!

Elder Allen

5 week transfer!

May 19, 2014

So I am getting Elder Barton as my new companion and I am staying in my area but moving apartments. The address is 8743 Magnolia #B9. Its just down the road from my old place but it should be all right. I am in a 2-man apartment though. We are sharing a car with the other Spanish Elders and will get it on Wednesdays and Thursdays. We have to do a lot of moving so I gotta go! Longer email next week! Love you!

Elder Allen

Well skyping was fun!

May 12, 2014

We had a good week this week. Not too many people came to church though which is a bummer! We have a lot of work to do and we have to lay down the rules with a couple of our investigators because we will have to drop some if they miss another Sunday!

I got to see Elder Baltazar and Elder Harris this week at a baptism which was super cool. I miss those guys a ton! Also Beeston too, he just doesn't like hanging out with us or something! JK he is a bomb missionary! 

So I got a new suit and so did McClain and Greenburg who are in the picture. The last one is my desk which is pretty cool. We cleaned our apartment really good this week too and so I am going to send my mom pictures of it so check out my blog if you want to see them. 

I am getting pretty tired and I am so worn out at times but I keep working! 

This next week is the last week of the transfer so we have transfer calls Saturday night and then transfers will be next monday. I am pretty sure I am staying which is what I want. Elder Pritchard might go though.

Skyping was awesome yesterday and it was so cool to see everyone. Ethan is still a tool and Rudi is still making everyone mad so nothing changed too much. I love my siblings! We are the cooliest! 

I have to get going but I miss you all! See you in a bit!

Elder Allen

 Evan is getting his protein!

 Nice clean kitchen I taught my son well.

sporting OHIO on the frig!!!!!!!!!!

 He gets to work out every morning.  Nice equipment for missionaries right?

 He rooms with another companionship and they were all in the same room but they switched it around and now Evan and his comp have a room by them selves.

 Its nice to see that he is well organized like me!!  He has way to many shoes and he still has a bunch at home here.  He is kinda like a girl! haha

 No Bath & Body Works????

Week 4 down!

May 5, 2014

Well we went to the temple this week and that was fun! We ate at Cafe Rio like usual and that was good. I worked out my legs before we went to the temple and it killed me most of the week! It hurt to walk haha. I worked through it though.

We got a new family to come to church. Mario and Maria and their 2 little girls. I think they liked it and we have a family home evening tonight with them so hopefully that goes good. 

I saw Elder Harris after his MLC meeting and we talked and stuff. I hope he isn't lying when he told me I can stay with him after the mission! 

There are only 2 weeks left in the transfer and then the next transfer is a 5 week one and then the next is a 7 week one and I hope I have a really good companion for that last one! 

We are going to look at suits today and hopefully I find one that looks good. I want a gray one that I can wear black and brown with. I got style now! 

Well I gotta get going but I hope everyone has a good Cinco de Mayo! 

Elder Allen