Dec 16, 2013

Well let’s see this week was good and bad. This week I really struggled to keep thoughts of home out of my head. I think it’s the Christmas season because lots of other elders are suffering from it too. Here in the mission we call it ‘’being trunkie’’.  But I have also seen that my Spanish is improving a hundred fold and that my teachings are getting much better as well. We had a lesson with Gema yesterday and this lesson was by far the best that I think that I have ever had. We taught her the Plan of Salvation. Oh my gosh that word looks wrong. Goes to show you how my Spanish is coming along right? haha and today when I read Quynn’s email in Spanish I didn’t have to use google translate! I felt legit. Let’s see what else happened this week? That’s about it. I will skype you guys at 11am my time so that means 10 am your time. I hope that is ok because it is what out zone leaders assigned us. I’m so sorry to hear about Amy but I know that she is in a better place seeking help from heavenly father. I’m so glad that I know this gospel and that I know we can see our family and friends again after this life. That’s great to hear about Papa. I was a little worried this whole week about him. He was in my prayers. As is the whole family. Tell Tara I love her and would love to talk with her at Christmas! I love you guys and can’t wait to skype on Christmas day!

1. me playing volleyball

2. my shoes after 6 months

3. the average hot dog here in mexico

December 12, 2013

 I also had to buy a sweater be cause it got

really cold this week!! and i mean cold!!! i'm pretty sure that if were to have rained it would have snowed.

hey everyone,

So this week was transfers. I didn't get transfered but my compaion is the new distirct leader. i'm super pumped for him. let's see what happened this week. nothing much really same old same old. we taught people and people aren't really progressing. But i have found that my spanish isn't where it needs to be. i'm going to change that and everyday i'm going to spanish a lot harder. but with that being said i can still understand and i can talk in our lessons some what. I really don't know what else to talk about. I'm super excited to talk to everyone on christmas. i don't know what time i will call but it will be before 4. I think that we will call on the phone before we call on skype just to make sure you guys are on. I'm sorry to hear about papa. tell him he is in my prayers and that i love him. If there is anything i can do to help let me know. I have yet to take pictures of my food because our mission president's wife asked us not take our cameras around with us. I don't know why but i will obey it. so today I will take a picture of our food and send it next week. Thank you so much for the food i was a huge up lifter when i needed. I've heard that this season is the hardest on the missionaries because of all the traditions that they are missing. but that's ok because the food came when i needed it the most. the thing about sending packages is that it might get here in mexico in 2 weeks. but if it's after the last week of the month i have to wait until our zone leaders go down to get it. so it's best to send the package and the beging of the week. I love you all and thanks for all the prayers and support. I can feel them every day. stay safe and stay warm ;)

Elder allsup

December 2, 2013

HEy everyone how was your week? mine was amazing! i don't even know where to start. Lets see on Tuesday we had divisiones again and this time it was with the zone leaders. I was with Elder Olsen. It was amazing we taught lots of people and we spoke nothing but spanish and i really feel like my spanish was increased that day. everytime i went to go speak in english he would inturrept me and say spanish elder spanish. it was awesome. it really made me see how much spanish i really know. and on that day we had a lesson with one of our less active members. we started talking about the attoment of christ and after she some how got in the bible and starting reading out of salms. we didn't know what the heck was going on. after the first one we said oh that's great hermana and then she countines to read 3 more. at the end of the second one me and Elder Olsen lost it. we busted out laughing but she either didn't hear us or just choose to ignore us and countined to read salms. we quickly appoligized and got back into the lesson. it was a great lesson. then on friday we had a lesson with one of our investigators whose batusimal date fell through because she hasn't gone to church since we started to teach her. but our lesson this day was amazing! we watched a short video about the great apostitsy and i really felt the spirit and i know she did too. i was able to speak and understand everything that was said and i really haven't felt like that in my whole mission. then yesterday we had a lesson with our less active memeber named gregoria that lesson was amazing! she started this lesson with her blaming all her problems on the church and why she doesn't go is because this person does this and that person does that. i was upset but i know the spirit was there because once again i was able to understand and speak. I know that the lord put words in my mouth. i said to her that the church is true but the people aren't. that made her go really quiet. she loves to talk and try to get us off subject but we didn't let her do it this time. it was an amazing week. well that's all for this week thank you all for writting me and letting me know that you havent forgotten me yet.

1. our bautismal con Isaias

2. me and my compaion in our sunday best

3. i spilled MOLE all over myself

November 25, 2013

Hello everyone! 

Yes mom we have humidity down here and yes it's getting cooler. the past couple of days it's been so cold that i had to use a sweater from one of the memembers until i can get a hold of some money to buy one. speaking of money i had to pull some money out of my visa because we needed to go down to a training in tampico and we had to buy our tickets but don't worry the mission will pay us back.

ok lets see what happened this week? we had the bautismal of Isaias. and after we went to teach him and i didn't struggle with my spanish like i usally do it was amazing!ª

lets see what else happened? it was really super cold this week. for the first time ever elder Puello got mad at me. and it was because i should have been helping him when i didn't. that was a mistake. i was scared for my life. then when we went to go find one of my contacts 10 dogs encircled me and one of them almost bit me. well he did bite me he nipped my leg. elder Puello was laughing so hard. the whole time he was trying to worne me but i wasn't pàying attention so it's my own fault. but that's ok. and that's pretty much all that happened this week. i love you all and ill talk to you next week. alright so i would send pictuers but my computer is being stupid so i will send them next week.

November 18, 2013

Hey everyone,

the food i eat is a lot like quynns lots of meat and tortillas. i don't have pictures of it this week but next week for sure.

So this week was a hard week and a easy week at the same time. And i got a lot of diffrent answers that i really needed. The first was when i decieded to fast for the first time in my life other then fast sundays. it was amazing. So the reason why i was fasting was because lately i have been doubting my testimony and i don't know why. (that was the hard part and we haven't had a lot of citas follow through that had been really hard for me.) then my answer came yesterday. as it turns out i have had a strong testimony all long. i just had to go searching for it. and the way i had to search for it was fasting. The second reason why i was fasting was i want to know why we aren't having much success here. becuase before me elder Puello said that the minimual that they would have is 3 citas a day. and that is what we are getting at the maxium. so i think that is me. so i'm going to fast again to try and find the answer bewcasue toda villa i haven't found it out yet. but i know that if i keep trying the lord will give me the answer. 

Lets see what else happened this week? oh we went on exchanges will our district leader again and this time i was with his companion who is also from utah and is also in love with texas. dont worry i have pictures. we spoke a lot of english and he also helped me with my spanish. I can understand 99% of our convesations but i can only speak like 60% of the time because i still lack a lot but i know that it will come as i rely on the lord in todo aspectos (in all aspects). holy crap my spanish is kicking in! i wrote that last part with out even thinking about it. well that's pretty much all that happened this week. so until next week

elder Allsup

1. me and elder sanchez.

2. me just being funny 

3. is my best smile that i have so far.

November 11, 2013

Nove 11

Hey everyone how's life? it's really amazing down here in mexico.

SO this week was amazing! Spanish has finally kicked in and i can talk more fluently and understnad 10 times better. I understand every sentence. not every word but every sentence. Which means that i am able to talk in our lessons and the spirit is 10 stronger. We taught one of our investigators this week. Her name is Gema (it's said like Hema) she is made of gold! We gave her a chapter to read in the book of mormon and she complained that it wasn't long enough. She attended church yesterday and she has a bautismal date ofDEC 28Th. I'm so pumped. And in this lesson we were talking about the importance of the book of mormon. at the very end it came my turn to bare my testimony about it. The spirit was so strong that i was about to cry. and then our phone rang which distracted me and i was able to gather my self back up again. I also went on exchanges with our District leader on wednesday. It was awesome. OTher then i fell asleep during one of our lessons. but we were watching a movie 

and i woke up just as it ended. luckly i have seen the movie a lot and i was able to bare my testimony and end the lesson. then on thursday morning I worked out with our district leader. that was a mistake. I'm still sore! but that's ok because i know it's making me stronger. It is now a rule in our district that we need to work our everyday. and i have made it a rule in my life. so when i come home i will have a 6 pack. hopefully. Well that's all the big things that happened this week. I love you all and i can't wait to hear stories from you guys

ELder Allsup