Hi Family! What a different, but wonderful week! I don't have much time, but I'll try to squeeze in as much as possible.
We
had transfers, and luckily I'm staying put here in Centerville with
Elder Christensen. Almost ALL of this week Elder Christensen and I were
prepping the new apartment and getting things going for the new Sisters
that have been added to our ward! Our ward is so delighted and BLESSED
to have another set of missionaries - especially Sisters. Centerville
is a very small area, so getting another set of Elders would have meant
splitting the area!
We weren't able to do as much finding as we would have
liked this past week, but yesterday we had a "mini-miracle"! C____ -
one of our most progressing investigators who had sort of dropped off,
called and said that she keeps feeling like God is telling her to move
on with her life, and move away from D___, her ex-husband who she lives
with. With her son, K_____, getting baptized this month on the 21st,
she's come to each and every lesson of his with us, and we teach her
too. She told us how she feels like, maybe she should get baptized and
that God is preparing a way for her to do so with K_____! We are SO
happy! When she called, I started crying because we really thought we
had lost her. The Lord IS preparing people to accept the Gospel! I
can't believe it. We're keeping our fingers crossed that she'll be able
to find a new apartment and quit smoking for good so that she and her
son K______ can get baptized together. This is a work of miracles, both
small and large!
I really really really love this ward. I'm starting to
grow attached to the members and this area! I wonder if being content
with being in Ohio means that my visa will come sooner... Hahaha. I
wouldn't be TOO sad I don't think if it doesn't come for a while. I
feel like I'm really starting to "get it" when in comes to missionary
work, and teaching has gotten much easier. That being said, THREE more
people from my district have received their visas (two of which applied
after I did for them), so I'm really starting to think that I'll be out
sooner than I think *knock on wood* which actually makes me a little
sad! I didn't think I'd get to this point, but I really LOVE Ohio! I
know that this is where I'm supposed to be at the moment, and Heavenly
Father has helped me realize that.
This Gospel is TRUE!! How could it bring so much peace
and joy if it weren't? I know that as we forget ourselves and give our
all to the Lord, HE will do all the heavy lifting for us. He loves
you. He's rooting for YOU!
Keep the faith, and God bless!
Com muito amor,
Elder Jason Allred
Picture
- At zone meeting, as soon as Elder Christensen and I rode up to the
church on our bikes, the CUTEST kitten ran up to us. I snuggled it and
it purred like crazy. Look at its face! He's in heaven.... So is the
cat ;)
