Hey yal,
This was a crazy week! We are so blessed that Easter worked out so well. We
didn't have a dinner til last minute and then a surprise lunch right before so we
were stuffed! haha it was good. We had Stake Conference the past weekend and we
accidentally went to the priesthood leadership training lol it was so boring and
things I feel Bishops should already know. Oh well they are champs for stickin
with it! haha President Watkins spoke at the adult session and man he is such a
good speaker! The whole session was on Hastening the Work of Salvation and
people were getting up and saying to do this and do that and I was even thinkin
man this is alot to swallow and then pres gets up and is like all that stuff is
well and good but just let others see the joy and light the gospel brings into
your life. He gave an experience of him at Chili's with some missionaries. The place
was down a cook or something and it took forever to get the food and the
waitress was always bringin chips and salsa and sayin, it'll be right out and
fillin drinks and doin her best and after the meal pres asked for the manager
and she was so nervous and didn't want that but reluctantly she brought him over
and he looked like he had been chewed out 20 times that day and pres was like I
assume you had a problem in the back because the service was so slow and stuff
and the manager was tryin to explain and pres was like look I don't care about
that. This girl was a rockstar... she was under pressure and in a tight situation
and she did a rockstart job with what she was givin. She needs a raise and should
take the rest of the day off and just talked her up. The manager and the
waitress were shocked. Completely shocked. The moral was it took about 30
seconds and didn't cost a dime to talk someone up or do something nice and it
totally changed their day. Just being on a mission.... a simple hi to someone on the
street can lift their spirits and change their day. He taught that if someone
you bumped into during the day took an inventory of the day and everyone they
met, would you stand out? Would they think wow that person was so nice and
courteous or would they not remember you at all? We should be remembered and
bring joy to others! That's way easier than a goal of 10 Book of Mormons passed
out in a year! lol it was awesome.... he's such a good speaker.
Met with him about college last week too and talked alot like 2 hrs. I'm
pumped! I'm gonna make it happen and he said if he finds me on the couch in
October with a bowl of Coco Crispies on my stomach watchin TV at 3 in the
afternoon, he's gonna kick my trash lol.
So I'm emailing on a Tuesday if you haven't noticed. Yesterday we had 2 moves
for pday! whahoo lol it was pretty good for the most part. The 1st move we got
to borrow E. Claytons GMC 2500HD to move some stuff into storage for Tila the
lady we moved a few pdays ago. His truck is so nice! and we washed her and
filled her back up and they were like you can't do that! hahah too funny love
doing nice things for people especially the Clayton's..... they are amazing. Then we
moved a ol lady outta the ward and the truck was so small I wasn't confident we
could fit it all plus we had too many Chiefs and not enough Indians and I was so
done with the HP group leader... he wanted it his way when it wasn't the best way
or the majority and blah lol oh well it got done but I was glad to be away from
him.
E. Sonenstalhl is with E. Hardy in Monterrey, that lil girl.... they are
having such a blast down there. I'm with E. Tripp now.... been out 6 months and from
Arizona but has to be technical and says he's from Provo even though he lived
there 6 months then moved to about 25712341234 places then Arizona. And anytime
anyone asks wheres he's from he has to give the whole story..... ay carumba. He
reminds me of someone but not nearly as well rounded. After 3 hrs of
listening to the Halo story plot and gears of War Plot I can tell you anything
you want to know about that junk.... he's been out 6 months and i don't think he
has contacted a single person while he's been here... loves humming and singing
random hymns when members try talking and tries to correct me on every little
thing.... its rough. oh so rough.... but this is what the Lord has givin me so
that's what we're rolling with. I feel I'm shouldering the ward by myself with out
WML leaving too. man its alot. so glad for exchanges with Jackson...... a chance to
relax and breath. They stay with the polys and so I pranked E. Tupua last night
with the typical shaving cream to the face. It was hilarious.... then I ran and hid
and when I went to see if he woke up he was making a sandwich hahaha I love the
polys the're bomb! Lets just say though with Tripp I really hope I get 1 more
comp before I go home to end on a good note.
The work is slowly growing in our area on our side. The sisters always are
blessed with all they need lol and we are slowly getting more LA to teach and
things to fill our time. Adopting the Ammon idea of serve serve serve and so
we'll see how that goes. Time was cruising by with Sonenstahl, now its a little
slower.. like alot lol Been out 20 months today. can't believe it... I'm reading
D&C a chapter a day so when I'm finished with it I'll be home hahaha so I'm
kinda counting down.
love you guys so much! Thanks for the package! I really enjoyed it! Shot
everyone in the house hahah it was great! Oh the other night E. Strauss decided
to cut open some glow sticks and in the middle of the night he flung it around and
5 glow sticks later our apartment looked like avatar it was so cool! and didn't
leave any stuff on the walls or clothes so it was a huge blast!
Have a good week! I love you guys! Pray for me lol I need it. And pray for
Tripp that he keeps his teeth. lol JK... its not that bad... yet.
love ya!
-E. McAllister
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