Hey Yall!!!
Im absolutely loving it here in Rio
Grande. It is an amazing city and an amazing area with fantastic people.
I still have no idea where anyone here lives because Ive been here for a
solid 6 days but we will get there.
Just really quick, I wanted to share 2 stories or experiences with you.
Miracles:
- This week, during personal study, my companion was reading Doctrine and Covenants and had the impression that we needed to go to an area that is about 12 miles away from the actual city. So on that same day we got on a bus and went. When we got off the bus, it was strange because neither one of us knew where anything was and we didnt have anything to go off of. We just had one address and so we walked up to the first lady we saw and asked her if she knew the road of the address. She said she did but that it was super far away, so we decided that it probably wasnt worth our time to go there that day and we started to do contacts and knock doors. As we were doing contacts with some people, the same lady walked by and said hi to us again. We knocked a few more doors and as we knocked this one door, guess who walked out. Yup, that same lady. I told her, "Maam, there is no way that this is a coincidence." So she let us in and we had an amazing lesson on the Plan of Salvation and marked a baptismal date with her and her grandson. But the most amazing part was that she said that when she attended a different church, the other pastor actually had church meetings in her house a few times, which is super helpful to know if we needed to hold any meetings in the area. I am so grateful that God inspired us and helped us to be a part of such an amazing experience.
- The last really quick thing is that, in these past 2 weeks, I became a choir teacher. We had a choir in our multi stake activity and I instantly, became the on the spot choir teacher and this week in the new zone, we decided that to bring in the Christmas spirit to the city, all of the missionaries would get together to sing in the major parts of town. Seeing as no other missionary knew how to lead or stuff like that, I became the choir teacher too. It was an amazing experience to overcome our fears and most of all, share a good image of the church so that in the future, people will be ready to hear the Gospel.
I am loving it here in Rio
Grande and am excited for the next few weeks. I love you all and am
praying for you all!! Keep it up and dont lose sight of the Savior. When
we look to the Son all of the shadows fall behind.
Love,
Elder Allen
