October 17, 2016

This week has been great, we finally got Sondra on date and we are thinking that a couple more of our investigators will get on date soon. We might have to drop Josh though because he just gets crazier and crazier, it is kind of discouraging but we will just have to find some more and get some better ones to teach. Well hope that you are having a nice time. I sent you guys a letter for the first time, idk when you will get it. I found out that a member in the ward is going to Salt Lake and so I just bought about $40 of chocolate to send down with them! One of them is imported from Belgium, I haven't tried that one yet, but I bet it is good. I got some for you guys and some for grandma Jonna. I don't know how you will divy it up though.  I am thinking that Grandma could pick it up for you and somehow get it to you guys. Her name is Sister Lamay, her number is 403-813-2445. She will be in Salt lake Saturday sometime. Well thank you so much for the pictures and everything. I really would like that voice recording of Arika asking if you are picking me up though. It would be so funny.  
Arika looks like she has changed a ton!

October 10, 2016

We were at Drumheller, a little city that has the 5th largest dinosaur museum in the world. Get exercising it makes you feel better during the day. I know because I am trying to do 100 push ups in the morning and night as well as 1,500 jump ropes at night and morning. and then just little stuff in between like squats and curls and core stuff. Its better to get jacked then to get fat is what I have decided, and it will be either one or the other because of how much I am eating during the day. It kinda stinks but It will be awesome. I weigh 195 now, that means I have gained 19 pounds since I last saw you. It is hard for me to believe but kinda cool also. Have fun picking apples and have a good week I miss you and the rest of the family, I love you guys. 

Love, Elder Allred 

October 2, 2016

Allred Family,

My name is Cory Nelson, I am the ward mission leader for the Strathmore Ward where your son is currently serving.  I have had the opportunity to spend quite a bit of time with Elder Allred over the last few months and I have been very grateful for his spirit and desire to serve.  I have 4 sons of my own and love to have the missionaries in our home.  Your son has set a great example for my boys.  We are working hard to put a few pounds on him but he is working hard to keep it off.  I am grateful for all that you have done to prepare him to serve here.  He is a great young man and is working hard and changing lives here in Strathmore.

Have a wonderful day

Cory

Update: Sondra is awesome, I can tell she loves us. She really wants to get baptized now but she has promised her grandson that he could do it so when she visits the states which is going to be soon I am hoping that she gets it done. She is going down because that grandson is getting married. The crazy guy is doing great, he is starting to read the Book of Mormon.

September 26, 2016

My week has been pretty great! I finished the Book of Mormon again just a couple of days ago, that I started in the MTC, which was awesome. I learn something new every time, it is so weird. I had something in my eye and finally went to the eye doctor and he looked in it and asked me if I had been allergic to anything, and I said "no," but he found that I was. I was really amazed. All that he can figure is that it was from some mold or something in a grimy house. I really hate grimy houses. We went on splits for the first time in a while. So far I have gone on 2 splits. I got to go with Elder Wilgar, who is from Utah, he is one of our zone leaders. He is pretty cool but I found that their area isn't doing very well compared to ours. They have 3 people that they are teaching and we have 14. It is pretty crazy because we are only 30 minutes away from each other. Some more news is that we got a new missionary couple. They are from Farmington, Utah which is awesome. He is from California and served his mission in Iceland. His wife is from Washington and served her mission in France or something like that. They are spoiling the heck out of me and Elder Davis. They brought us some Chipolte from the states. They were going to bring Cafe Rio but they said that there was a tornado in Utah and it didn't have power. That is crazy, I think that it has to be another sign of the coming. Sorry it is short but I gotta get to p-day. Love you guys have a good week!

Love, Elder Allred