April 24, 2018

Hey fam!

This week was pretty great, we have spent a lot of our time with the members as well as contacting people in the area book and cleaning it out the best we can. All of the area book stuff needs to be in the app by May 24. I really like the app but I don't think it's as good as the paper, because you can always write little side notes and stuff that is very useful that you can't on the app. But it was inspired and so I think that it will be great. 

Sorry we don't have a lot of time but I wanted to share with you one of the special experiences that I have had this week. A few days ago we had the opportunity of meeting with Brother Summerfeldt,  who's actually related to the Summerfieldts that I knew from Calgary and Strathmore. He's a really neat guy and we had a great time talking to him. He has MS and can't get out of bed or even move his arms, he can only move his head it's pretty sad. We talked to him for a bit and then I noticed a picture that he had on his wall of him in a wheel chair and underneath it it said happy birthday! I asked him when that was and he said it was 15 years ago. He said I have that on my wall to keep me humble. So every time I look at it I know that I am not all that, that I'm not perfect. As I have thought about this experience I have come to the conclusion that the first thing that we need do to receive the spirit as a comforter or a director in our daily lives is to be humble. When we are humble we have a sincere heart, and when we have a sincere heart we can pray with real intent and with faith in Christ which is the formula for receiving revelation or the spirit in our daily lives. I think that this is the reason that he is able to make it and keep a positive attitude even in his roughest of times. 

Well I sure do love you guys i can't wait to face time you next month and see all of you and hear your voices. Keep up all the good work! 

Love, Elder Allred