Hello my lovely parents!
You talked about your missionaries teaching primary. I would absolutely love to teach in primary but we unfortunately have no children... therefore we have no primary. We are working on it though!!! But we teach in Relief Society once a month which is a blessing! We enjoy that opportunity we get to be able to become better teachers in that type of setting. Plus our sisters in the branch are just so special. I love them so much!
I'm so glad to hear you signed up to feed the missionaries. I don't know if they feel the same as we do but we are SO happy when people offer to feed us. Sometimes we've felt so pathetic when they make it seem like a chore or a burden. So I really appreciate that you are feeding them because I know how much it means to them.
I'm not exactly sure how to do it on google chat.... can skype split into multiple screens? I'll be giving you guys a call in a week or so to let you know when we are going to skype and what time. I have to figure it out here first. I honestly can't wait! Theres only 16 more days! Sister Johnson and I have a countdown until we get to chat with you guys! It will be the best Christmas present I will have ever gotten!!!!!!
We just love the Miller Family and feel so comfortable there. That is most likely where we're going to skype so you will get to meet them! But Sister Miller is a spiritual powerhouse. She has so much faith and we just know that she wants to come to church and whatnot but its just hard to get back into the habit. We love her to death and know that as we continue to encourage her to come back that she will! We hope, at least! She has so much to offer the branch!
The guy who called us, his name is Jerry. He is awesome! He use to be a teacher of Native American Ways! He is so intelligent and he has taught us so much! We are really excited to be able to help him feel the Spirit and to gain a conviction of this gospel himself. He is reading the Book of Mormon and we feel he is truly searching to know if what we are sharing is true!
There is a girl from here who is going to Weber State. I think it would be awesome if she and McKay met and possibly dated! I'm not sure how involved she is in the church though.. She hasn't been impressed by the way some of the members there are acting. They act one way outside of church and then another way at church... But it could be a very good thing for her to know him! He is a spiritual powerhouse himself and could have a huge influence on her! Ask him! She is 20 or 21 I think... not too sure though. Super super cute though!
It was so much fun spending our P-DAY with the elders in our district! We went to Chadron where they all were and we went to a place at the college where they had pool tables and ping pong tables. We just hung out and had a good time! After that we went to eat at Pizza Hut and then went to the mini badlands.. They are just little hills of dirt that look pretty interesting. That's actually where I hurt my right knee... I jumped from one hill to the other and heard a pop and I was down.... then my knee swelled up and got really tight and hurt. No bueno. But we drove to Rapid City that night and stayed because Zone conference was the next morning. Zone conference was awesome! We learned about following up on commitments and being bold as we extend them! It was awesome. I love meeting up with other missionaries. Its a spiritual boost and kind of helps us to be rejuvenated! I went to the Urgent Care after the conference and the lady said that she couldn't feel anything. She said that an MRI would be able to tell if any damage was done to the soft tissue... I really feel like I might need to get one. Just because I have had other instances on my mission where my knee has popped or I've felt a ligament stretch. But I'll let you know if I get an MRI ordered and whatnot.
We had our Christmas Party this past Saturday which turned out awesome! We went to our Branch President's house that morning and helped decorate Christmas cookies for it! It was so fun! At the Christmas Party, Norma came and it was so fun! She had a good time we think. The members were so welcoming and were talking to her. I think she really felt like she could really be a part of us and feel comfortable. The food was delicious! We had beef briskets? Not sure how to spell it... but it was so good! We had a white elephant gift exchange too! I ended up with a perfume and lotion from Victoria's Secret. Best. Gift. Ever. (:
Well... the Christmas Devotional was awesome last night! Did you guys have a chance to watch it?! I loved every talk! Mervin, the guy who just got baptized, we stopped at his house like 15 minutes before it started and dropped off Christmas Cookies because he wasn't able to go to the party. And we invited him to watch it with us at the church if he would like and he was like, oh, okay! And he came and watched it with us! It was awesome! He liked that we focus on the actual true meaning of Christmas, remember our Savior and his birth. It was awesome! He is solid! Anyways, this past week was awesome! Cold and in the negatives with snow, but awesome! I am truly blessed to be a missionary at this special time!
Well, time is up. I love you all so much and can't wait to hear from you next week! Have a GREAT week! Love you (:
Love,
Sister Allen
You talked about your missionaries teaching primary. I would absolutely love to teach in primary but we unfortunately have no children... therefore we have no primary. We are working on it though!!! But we teach in Relief Society once a month which is a blessing! We enjoy that opportunity we get to be able to become better teachers in that type of setting. Plus our sisters in the branch are just so special. I love them so much!
I'm so glad to hear you signed up to feed the missionaries. I don't know if they feel the same as we do but we are SO happy when people offer to feed us. Sometimes we've felt so pathetic when they make it seem like a chore or a burden. So I really appreciate that you are feeding them because I know how much it means to them.
I'm not exactly sure how to do it on google chat.... can skype split into multiple screens? I'll be giving you guys a call in a week or so to let you know when we are going to skype and what time. I have to figure it out here first. I honestly can't wait! Theres only 16 more days! Sister Johnson and I have a countdown until we get to chat with you guys! It will be the best Christmas present I will have ever gotten!!!!!!
We just love the Miller Family and feel so comfortable there. That is most likely where we're going to skype so you will get to meet them! But Sister Miller is a spiritual powerhouse. She has so much faith and we just know that she wants to come to church and whatnot but its just hard to get back into the habit. We love her to death and know that as we continue to encourage her to come back that she will! We hope, at least! She has so much to offer the branch!
The guy who called us, his name is Jerry. He is awesome! He use to be a teacher of Native American Ways! He is so intelligent and he has taught us so much! We are really excited to be able to help him feel the Spirit and to gain a conviction of this gospel himself. He is reading the Book of Mormon and we feel he is truly searching to know if what we are sharing is true!
There is a girl from here who is going to Weber State. I think it would be awesome if she and McKay met and possibly dated! I'm not sure how involved she is in the church though.. She hasn't been impressed by the way some of the members there are acting. They act one way outside of church and then another way at church... But it could be a very good thing for her to know him! He is a spiritual powerhouse himself and could have a huge influence on her! Ask him! She is 20 or 21 I think... not too sure though. Super super cute though!
It was so much fun spending our P-DAY with the elders in our district! We went to Chadron where they all were and we went to a place at the college where they had pool tables and ping pong tables. We just hung out and had a good time! After that we went to eat at Pizza Hut and then went to the mini badlands.. They are just little hills of dirt that look pretty interesting. That's actually where I hurt my right knee... I jumped from one hill to the other and heard a pop and I was down.... then my knee swelled up and got really tight and hurt. No bueno. But we drove to Rapid City that night and stayed because Zone conference was the next morning. Zone conference was awesome! We learned about following up on commitments and being bold as we extend them! It was awesome. I love meeting up with other missionaries. Its a spiritual boost and kind of helps us to be rejuvenated! I went to the Urgent Care after the conference and the lady said that she couldn't feel anything. She said that an MRI would be able to tell if any damage was done to the soft tissue... I really feel like I might need to get one. Just because I have had other instances on my mission where my knee has popped or I've felt a ligament stretch. But I'll let you know if I get an MRI ordered and whatnot.
We had our Christmas Party this past Saturday which turned out awesome! We went to our Branch President's house that morning and helped decorate Christmas cookies for it! It was so fun! At the Christmas Party, Norma came and it was so fun! She had a good time we think. The members were so welcoming and were talking to her. I think she really felt like she could really be a part of us and feel comfortable. The food was delicious! We had beef briskets? Not sure how to spell it... but it was so good! We had a white elephant gift exchange too! I ended up with a perfume and lotion from Victoria's Secret. Best. Gift. Ever. (:
Well... the Christmas Devotional was awesome last night! Did you guys have a chance to watch it?! I loved every talk! Mervin, the guy who just got baptized, we stopped at his house like 15 minutes before it started and dropped off Christmas Cookies because he wasn't able to go to the party. And we invited him to watch it with us at the church if he would like and he was like, oh, okay! And he came and watched it with us! It was awesome! He liked that we focus on the actual true meaning of Christmas, remember our Savior and his birth. It was awesome! He is solid! Anyways, this past week was awesome! Cold and in the negatives with snow, but awesome! I am truly blessed to be a missionary at this special time!
Well, time is up. I love you all so much and can't wait to hear from you next week! Have a GREAT week! Love you (:
Love,
Sister Allen
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