November 25, 2013

Hey yal!

 

Yes I got the shoes thanks so much! haven't tried em yet. haha

 

Finally got my suit taken care of and I go in today to get the final alterations to make it amazing!! haha yal are gonna see one good lookin missionary comin off that plane hahahahahaha

 

No way Momma Smith called? haha I spent like 20 min in her house..... that was it! She's super nice though.... love her!

 

This week's been rough with all the people leaving for thanksgiving and this current week will be even tougher but that's ok .....we're stretching and gonna do some big time goals. 1000+ contacts this week. Probably a mission record, just saying...  

 

I'm doing so good!!! soooo happy. I love this work.... its just the absolute best. I love it and I love helping people! ahhhh Can I stay here? Is that allowed?? hahaha

 

So this last Saturday I beefed my ankle pretty bad.... swelled up like a baseball and is all purple and couldn't put much weight on it at all, like standing hurt a ton! So I realized it was the Lord humbling me to get a blessing, like my 1st one out here on the mish. And man, 3 days later with a ankle brace on and I'm back to normal. The Lord is amazing and He loves humbling me hahahahaha which I'm grateful for...... really grateful for that.

 

Well this week! oh my gosh!! So we got him a Chinese BoM and so usually we take all our time answering his confusion of the chapters he read because he only had an English one and didn't want a Chinese one. Well we go to meet and ask what questions he has and none!!!!!!!!!!!!!! zero!!!!! he understood it all and felt the spirit!!!! AHHHHH!!!!!!! So amazing! He's totally getting baptized soon..... so happy for him.

 

The zone is doing miracles too ....our baptisms and key indicators are soaring!! sky high!! we're pushing for 15 baptisms in Dec. We have 7 dates...... we can do it! I feel missionaries believe people can get miracles and call em down but don't  necessarily believe they can do it themselves. So we're helping em to learn that.

 

Companions are great! We're getting into the swing of things! loving it so much!

 

Oh so get this! E. Anderson in my zone offered me a place to live with him and some other kids that go to USU!!! He is emailing today to solidify it! The Lord is totally preparing the way for me to go to USU..... I feel it so strongly. I need to get my application in.  Can you look and see what possible scholarships I can get?  The Lord is just paving the way. I Love it and I Love Him too..... so much. Great great stuff! Can you believe its been 15months? I was looking at the pictures of me and Meg from when I left, outside the MTC and I'm like dang that was eons ago.... I'm so old! haha man o man time flies! I'm so excited to see what the Lord blesses me with next!

 

Love you all so much! Have a great week!!!! Have a good Turkey day!

 

-Elder McAllister

Novembr 18, 2013

Hey yal,

Really hard week. There's just no work here! 2 investigators and 1 was outta town... how stressful but the wards are doing well. Members are really starting to want to talk to us so that's a good start. Life here is crazy fast pace, but I love every second of it. Just got back from Gilroy and got my new suit. Looks pretty fly.... its like brownish and its saweet! Gotta wait for the pants to come in though and then get it fitted. Store didn't have the stuff. Plus we visited a lady in Hardy's old area of Morgan hill.... she gave me a fishing blanket and some food.... it was sooooo nice. I just met her! really cool.

We stacked out dressers and made bunk beds... too super fun! Fisher's scared he will fall off. its pretty funny. 

The zone grew by 2 sisters today..... that's always fun.... more to look over. Plus AP exchanges tonight to tomorrow..... grrrrr. APs are to grouchy and strict. haha oh well I guess. I just don't like leaving my area because then idk whats going on with it. but that's OK.... I;ll go down to SJ tonight.

Well 1 of our investigators is coming along slowly. He comes from mainland china and doesn't know what God is. So that's interesting but pretty fun too. He's getting there. Fishers OK..... tries to take over things but I don't mind it, besides it being annoying lol but I let him and I think he's starting to feel happy with himself. idk cant tell. Call is amazing super funny and the chillest greenie I've seen round. super cool stuff.

got a new Toyota....................................................not happy.........................................................and its white....... looks like a girls car....... and its not American...... oh well. Only cool thing is bluetooth and a back up cam. oh well I tried trading for my beloved Chevy Cruze but it didn't happen.

Man its freezing up here. The ocean to the west and the bay to the east. This place freezes over......... its ridiculous!

Life is so good. I love it. Love the zone...... the mission........ the area (wish it had more work though) and yeah. Good good stuff. 

Love yal.... hope ya have a good week!

 

-Elder McAllister

November 12, 2013

Hey yal,

Man it was a great week.... lots of good stuff and it went fast.

Anyway, yeah in a trio! and its good except Fisher keeps trying to complete me sentences and it bugsssssss haha but that's OK..... I'm patient and he's just tryin to be a ZL. So we're getting 2 more sisters into this zone for a total of 33 missionaries. No biggy right?..... just the biggest zone in the mission by 9 missionaries lol. its good though.... they all self govern themselves.

Thanks for the shoes. I'm sure they'll be fantastic! and still haven't gotten the suit tailored. It'll happen at some point..... the longer I wait, the newer it'll look when I get home haha.

We picked up a ton of potentials this week...... middle of EPA at 9 at night isn't scary at all lol... not a missionary at least.

Life is so good out here..... like seriously good. Kinda wish I could just get released out here and start fresh..... the new me. Who knows what will happen but right now I am dreading the old drama and the old past that I'll be going back to. That's why I wanna get off to school so quick. Be the me I am now, not the one I was when I left.

Man, I wish I could write a better letter but everything left my mind.   Man, sorry guys.

I'll get yal a twice as good one next week!

Love you all super much and man I just cant wait to see yal at Christmas. Almost 15 months out.... crazy!

-Elder McAllister

November 4, 2013

hey yal

So glad to hear about yals week!!!

KK remind me in a year haha

meg you already know mex food is 2nd only to BBQ

Jenna.............what?!(high pitched voice)

haha man I'm glad Halloween was great! that's really creepy you found sis Spencer's mom... haha but hey whateves! haha shes super cool.

So this week was the most insane, long, and stressful week of eternity. I couldn't imagine college finals being this stressful.

Tue we had 3 whitewashed Tongans put into EPA and no phone and full bike, so no way to get a hold of em...... still don't have a phone..... then everyone was looking at me for answers and what the heck! 1st time bein a senior ZL and it was only 1 transfer in the area... the Lord is trying to stretch me like a million feet.... but luckily everyone probably saw I was about to pull out my hair and so they were patient with me and the day after I was like about to puke. I was so stressed.... I was praying and thought how Pres Monson always says he feels our prayers and I'm like.... I don't feel jack.. Then I starting think about yal and how yal pray for me and this electric surge of warmth and peace and calm came and washed the stress right out of me. I since have been happier than a tornado in a trailer park. So amazing, and the zone is so fun! I think I'm earning their trust and we just laugh alllllllll the time!! best ever. I'm so happy all the time now. My stress has been like airdropped into the Pacific Ocean. Well actually, its been givin up to Christ to help pull that yoke with me. I just finally realized I can pull equal weight with Him instead of me all the way and failing.

Oh side story..... met these middle eastern guys who are tight! We talked for like 30 min on University Ave. They were way cool and ended up wanting me to go to the bar with em and then we talked more about the WOW and then they wanted to invite me to go to Israel with em next month.  I was so down!  haha they're cool. A lot more open and accepting than the white people in Cali, that's for sure.

So we got a new STL or basically a sister ZL..... Hermana Billings, man shes amazing! She has revelation for the zone and if the 3 of us can keep in the loop and all things zoneish then boom... this zone's gonna explode. We came up with a goal for 60 baptisms by the end of the year... we're at 37 now. So we'll see how many miracles can be givin and how faithful the zone is. She is a rock star, man so awesome to work with her!

So my comp is E. Fisher.... he's my great grandson. from Hollister and apparently there's a lot of rumors about me being a terrible missionary down there, but that's OK.... no biggy for me.  Just hurt a little. He's such a stiff and blames it on everyone but him and he's just AHHHH .....follows me around like a lost puppy and tries to answer things and be the point man when he knows nothing..... super stressful. Well not really,  just irritating... so I can see why he was put with me so I can break him and rebuild him haha! no bigs.....we had a fantastic chat the other night til like 1am and it really helped I think. I pray for him all the time to strengthen him and how to help him. I really hope he can be happy and himself. That's his biggest thing is.... he's not happy and so he's getting there a little so well see.

E Call is my new trainy and man he is a rock! super motivated and wants to do everything. I love it, he is on fire! and we laugh alll the time!!! love love love him!!

Sorry, gotta go. hope it was a good letter. yal are amazing! Can't wait to see ya at Xmas! Oh as a reward for my stressful week guess whose getting a new Chevy Cruz!!!!!!!!!!!!! USA USA USA I had to fight not to get a stinkin Corolla hahahahah I haven't changed a bit sorry yal hahahaha love you so much..... have a good week

-Elder McAllister

andddddddd so last day I trusted Lavelua to go to a hair cutting place and some non English speaking Asians buzzed off all my hair....... almost allll of it!!!!!!!! what the heck!!! laugh it up hahaha

cake fight on last P day with Lavelua