This week has been one of the best weeks on my mission so far, so many good things have happened it is crazy. It is hard to sometimes stay focused on what is really important and that is what I am doing right now. I have really been worried about keeping my basketball skills and not getting fat (199 pounds now), and it has been hard since I have had a rolled ankle and I couldn't do anything for 6 weeks, I am glad that it is healed now. Grandpa Allred sent me a letter a while ago and it gave me some motivation. He shared a scripture, I can't remember what it was but it said something along the lines of seek ye first the kingdom of heaven and all else shall be added unto you. It really made me focus more on my mission, knowing that as I do that everything else will be taken care of. So I prayed, telling God that I was here for him and that I am turning myself over to him, and I would do anything that he wants me to do. The lessons that we have been teaching have been going a whole lot more smooth and I can tell that the spirit is with us more. We picked up a young family on Wednesday, so two investigators. We taught them the Restoration and then yesterday we read two chapters out of the Book of Mormon. They aren't supper solid but I think that they very well could be.
Saturday was pretty slow for us, we didn't have very much planned, so we contacted some of the referrals that we have been getting. We have gotten almost 20 referrals of people, it's crazy. I really think that the members down here really like us. But anyway, we stopped by some of them and we had about an hour before we had to run by the Family History Center and before we had to be in our house. So Elder Dolinar suggested that we stop by one of the new move-ins, and I agreed. He asked me to say a prayer to know which one we should stop by, there were about 5 of them. So I prayed and I asked Heavenly Father to know which of these names we should got visit and to show us which one would need us to visit them most. After I had said the prayer I looked at the names and immediately the name Rose popped out, It looked bigger then the other names to me for a split second, and the other names looked blurry. I didn't know what what going on but I told Elder Dolinar that we needed to stop by Rose. So we headed over there and rang her doorbell. (there were three women in the house, there was the mom who was in her 80's and then her two daughters. Rose was the older daughter.) The younger daughter came down and opened the door. I asked, is this Rose and she said no this isn't but she said that she was here. She had a horrible migraine, and she said come in. So we came in and she led us up her stairs. They were all having a movie night together, and she said Rose the Elders came to give you a blessing. I was really confused because we hadn't said anything except for if Rose was there. I said we were just coming to see how you were doing, but we could sure give you a blessing if you would like. The daughter that opened the door said how did you know that Rose was here, because she apparently lives in Raymond. So we told her how she was a name that said that she was a new move in and we prayed to know what house to visit and this one was our answer. Rose started tearing up, and she told us that she had been having some really bad back pain and that she is also a smoker and really wants to stop. So we went out to the car and Dolinar got some oil. She had him anoint and then me seal it. It was really cool. It is so cool to see the spirit touch peoples lives to the point that they cry. It is a feeling that is hard to describe, but a feeling that is so real. And it's crazy because when you feel it, it is so undeniable. The lady with the migraine said that since we were here she would like a blessing too. She has been struggling with a migraine for a month. So elder Dolinar gave her a blessing and after it she said that she knew exactly what was going to happen and that she knew that it wasn't going to go away right away but that everything would turn out just fine. This week has really been a testimony builder for me just confirming to me again how great prayer is and how much we really can be led as long as we reach out. It has also been a great testimony builder showing me how great the priesthood is, and what can come of them as we have faith. I know that this church is in fact true, I have always know that it is, its just that I know now more then I have ever before.
Love you guys, your son Elder Trevor Vern Allred
