Elder Kyle Alldredge

FAM!!!

This week has been a great week with a highlight of MY FIRST BAPTISM!!! Ronald and Romel were baptized on Saturday and confirmed on Sunday. Oh man, they are so cool! I was able to baptize both of them, and I did it in Tagalog!! On Saturday morning Elder Lastierre told me that it would be cool if I did it in Tagalog, so I memorized it and did it without messing up…Thankfully;) They really fit right in with the YSA’s in our branch so it is perfect!

The Gudoy twins are progressing and they have helped us to find and teach their cousins! Rosemary and Katrina, the Gudoy’s cousins, are doing super good also. Katrina is really like perfect for the church!! Holy she is amazing! She came to church and the baptism, she is already past 1^st Nephi 17 in less than a week, and her testimony is growing a TON!!! The only problem is that she is not married so if we can get her going on that then she will be ready! Also she has a daughter who’s name is Karen, and she is literally my favorite sister I have met!! She is so funny, and always smiling, its hilarious! Also she is 2 years old;) And every time we go over there she runs up to me, says ELDER! And sticks out her little hand and shakes every ones hand that is there. Also she cannot say her k’s so one time she was showing us a picture of herself and then we asked “sino ito?” (who is this?) And she would say “ATU” even though its supposed to be ako for (me/I) and it is so hilarious!!

So while all of you were feasting away with Thanksgiving;) I spent Thanksgiving night teaching and luckily the Gudoy’s fed us spaghetti!!! So it was a glorious Thanksgiving!!

It has been raining and it got a little bit less hot lately, and basically everyone here is freaking out saying how cold it is!! Because its going into winter here in the Philippines. It is so funny, because they literally have no clue about the cold!

Last Monday night we had Family Home Evening at the church. Me and Elder Lastierre planned it and invited the YSA’s and youth. It was seriously so much fun! After an object lesson from Elder Lastierre, we played games, and let me tell you Filipinos are hilarious to watch when they play gamesJ So their favorite thing about these games is when the person who messes up gets lipstick drawn on their face. They all freak out and die laughing everytime, its so funny!!! So yes I may have had lipstick drawn on my face a few times;)

Well this week was so fun! It was good to finally see a baptism come out of 2 great guys!!

Make sure to have a great week, keep smiling, keep sharing the gospel, keep serving, keep doing good!!

Also NEVER SUPPRESS A GENEROUS THOUGHT!!! this is probs my favorite quote.

LOVE YA'LL!!!!

Elder Alldredge