so conference was amazing i can definitely see a difference between being a
member of the church and being an Elder for the church the ratio of information
gained is unreal. I loved conference and there were so many good talks. Uchtdorf
was definitely my favorite though with his talk about the journey of our life
and such. what'd ya think of priesthood Pops? girls what were your favorite
talks? ill reread em when the ensign comes in. it was crazy to see the change in
age for missionaries but i think it is a wonderful idea to keep kids from
getting in trouble. and i can see God's 4th Qtr blitz coming in to play with it
sense Satan is always blitzing harder and harder. God raises the bar and so
Satan follows. but we all know who'll win!
The temple.... holey cow! haha it was magnificent. so the temple grounds are on
a jut of a cliff and so it stands out quite a bit and on a clear day you can see
Oakland and see across the bay to San Fran and Golden Gate and all the various
bridges and big container ships. the temple looks like a huge castle right? haha
well its not... its pretty small actually. about the size of Denver, but 2
stories. and 2 little bits of trivia its is the only temple that has a sound in
the Celestial room, a fan blows against the chandelier and makes the most
beautiful chime i have ever and will ever hear. the other, they turned off all
the lights at night to save money and that night the airport called and asked
them to turn it back on because that was a land mark for the pilots and they
were getting lost coming in to final approach haha. crazy stuff huh! but the
temple was wonderful that is my favorite temple. everything about it is
spectacular, the grounds are beautiful and the inside is breath taking. I love
the temples so much and the only thing i love more is the ordinances that come
from the temple. especially sealings. how wonderful is it to think that I get to
spend all eternity with 5 of the most special and important people of my life,
and possible even my wonderful pooch ;) I can think of no there blessing that is
worth that to me. I never really realized it til at the temple. Girls always
have the temple in your cross hairs always set that to be your goal if the boy
you are interested in doesn't have that same cross hair kick him to the curb no
matter how good he is. its that important. Mom Pops always always try to get to
the temple each month, the peace and love that is felt there as you know can
calm and sea and whether and storm.
Dang I'm running out of time to email but have so much more to talk about!!
haha So ill try to cram int all in.
this week I've finally got L1 and L2 and part of L3 down and ready to
teach, gonna be teaching L2 here to a lady who dropped us to take Jehovah
Witness lessons, but now is listening to us again so hopefully all goes well
and the spirit will be with us.
Some things I've learned the hard way, gotta always stay humble.... always.
you can do nothing in missionary work and with anything for that matter without
the spirit of the Lord with you and Guiding you. I've had to learn patience real
quick here with my situation and boy did i had to learn it fast haha. but I'm
getting better today for once has the mixins for a good day, how the morning
starts off is usually how the day ends.
the work is booming here in Hollister, we have 5 progressing, and another
4-5 potentials. our goal is to baptize and bring them all into the Fold of God.
were working with this crazy funny and lovable grandma, i might have spoken
about her before but she is on the way to quit smoking and coffee and then be
baptized on the 27th and the prayer is that her granddaughter can be baptized on
the same day, but her mom is saying no just to say no, remember the girl i said
looked and reminded me of KK? ya that's the one. her dad is a member and just got
interviewed for the Mel. Priesthood. which will allow him to both baptize and
confirm both his daughter and mom. there a wonderful family to visit and teach.
I'm starting to become a missionary! i feel i know what its all about now
and I'm getting into the swing of things real well. plus I've already got ideas
for y'alls Christmas presents and Ive gotta say there good ones :) haha oh I
finally looked ahead and it looks like ill most likely be here in Hollister til
March'ish, isn't that wonderful?? i can think of no other place id want to go. I
can stay here my whole mission and I'd be happy! ok maybe one transfer somewhere
else like Santa Cruz or something but then end right back where i started!
anyway gotta talk on Sunday and its alot harder to prepare a talk without the
help of the general authorities that so many members use in there talks but I've
got a good one coming i can feel it!
Oh so with pictures, the public library computers don't have anyway to put
pictures on em(partly because i forgot to bring my camera cord) and so I'll take
them to target and get prints so after today I'll probably send y'all some
pictures of Hollister! so be lookin.
I love y'all so much, I miss you each day and pray for your well being.
Love,
-Elder McAllister
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