There was a pretty cool experience that I had this past last week. Last Monday we got back from p-day in Calgary and had our dinner with the bishop of the Strathmore Ward, and got back to our apartment at a little before 8, but I just felt pumped to go out and talk to people, which was really weird cause I never feel like that. So I told Elder Davis and he was down so we went out and started walking around and talked to everyone that we saw. The first person was a lady just outside our apartment and she had seen missionaries a ton and we talked with her for a bit and ended up giving her a Restoration Pamphlet with our number on it and she said that she would read it and hopefully sometime down the road she will call us and we can pick her up as an investigator. We them started walking down the road and came up to these two girls that were Catholic and we talked to them for a bit and one of them was a little interested in learning about our religion but didn't want us to teach her. So we gave her a pamphlet as well. We then kept walking and ran into a 26ish year old woman and her dad that loved researching about Big Foot. We talked with them for quite a while and ended up giving both of them Books of Mormon. The dad was from Western Canada and the daughter was from here in Strathmore but she attends a church that is right by our apartment. So we made a deal with her, if we went to her church that she would go to ours, and she said that she would so I will have to let you know how that goes. She was a really neat person she even offered to take us to Bamf.
The next day was Tuesday, and since we got to meet so many people the day before we decided to do it again. And this time we ran into a Black guy that was in a hurry but we gave him a pamphlet. The next person that we met was Joy Yellowfly who was from the Siksika Reserve. She was just leaving the hospital that is right next to our apartment, picking up her son that had some problems, and she saw us and turned into a parking lot and got out of her car. I had never met her before so I didn't really know who she was until she said her name. She said how she had wanted to get a hold of us and meet with us so we decided that the next day which was Wednesday that we would meet with her. She is a less active that is down in the branch.
The next day was Wednesday and we got to meet with her. She told us how she hadn't felt accepted in the ward and had been doubting that the church was where she needed to be. We shared a scripture with her in Alma 32, I believe that is talking about the seed and how it grows. On the next page in the next chapter I felt that I needed to share with her as well so I did and it was talking about how your prayers will get answered wherever you are. She was very thankful that we were able to make it to her house and share a message. She told us that the day before she saw us that she had been praying and then when she saw us Tuesday she said that it was like her prayers had been answered. I am so glad that Elder Davis and I followed what we were feeling and went out even though we could have just stayed in. It really shows that when you push the extra mile even when it is on you p-day and you don't have to go out and you still do, just how blessed you will be because of it.
I am in Helaman now in my scripture reading and I got to Helaman chapter 5. It would have to be one of my favorite chapters in the Book of Mormon. I came across verses 6 and 7. It was talking about how Helaman had given his two boys the names of Lehi and Nephi. He gave them these names to help them remember who they were and to remember their ancestor's works, that were so good. And that you should do that which is good so that it can be said of you. When I read this I thought of all of the times that Dad and Grandpa Allred told me, Trevor you're an Allred, and you need to do all that you can to keep the name high, and to return with honor. I am striving to do that because I don't want to degrade the name not even a little bit.
Well that is what is happening here in Strathmore, this week sped up a little from what it was last week but I think that it will for sure speed up a lot faster for this next week. One investigator that you can pray for is Sondra she is the one that reminds me of Grandma Angus she had her son die, I think by suicide because he had some depression. Well hope all is well and I love you all.
Yes please send me a video of Arika asking if we are going to pick Trevor up, I want to hear that before she forgets about me which could be soon. I think that Is so cute that she still does miss me. I really miss her and all of you guys. I hope that I get to go to bamf soon because it is starting to cool off. Thanks for emailing me have a great week! all of you - Elder Allred, Love you all tons as well!!
