HELLO YA'LL!!!!

So the biggest thing that happened this week was Zone Conference, I LOVE ZONE CONFERENCE!!!  It always gets me so Pumped to go and be a better, more obedient, and more effective missionary, Its the best.........:)  Our Mission President is amazing and is truly called of God.  You can tell that in literally everything that he does, so listening to him talk is almost like General Conference... almost:)  But anyways I learned a TON and I am excited to apply those things that he talked about! 

A couple days ago we were talking with one of our investigators Sister Madriaga.  She has been an investigator for over a year and hasn't been baptized only because of her husband, who is "ayaw" or in other words will not allow her to be baptized. She has such a strong and sincere testimony and it amazes me how much she knows about the Book of Mormon and the church, even tho she isn't even a member!!  But her son that is on a mission right now said when he gets back, she will get baptized! So thats so cool!  But anyways sister madriaga told us that we could teach her kids!!  So we taught her 3 daughters that are 9, 12, and 13.  And they are basically golden investigators!  They go to church basically every week, and have been going for a while, so we are so excited for them!  AAAAAHHHH They are the BEST!!!  And I know that one day they will all be united as members of the church, that is going to be such a happy day for the Madriaga family!!  

This week our kabahay, or the missionaries in our house started doing the 7 minute workout in the morning, and it is so FUN!!!  We just laugh and workout and maybe throw in some dance moves every once in a while;)  Especially Elder Galia, he has got the moves!! And they are all hilarious!!! So we have such a good time!

Also yesterday Jennifer, our investigator told us she didn't want to be baptized, because she didn't want to be the only one in her family in a different religion.  But she still wants us to teach her, she still wants to go to seminary, and mutual, and church but not be baptized.  So this was rough news to us!  But I know that the day will come!!! She knows that this is the true church, and has a strong testimony of it! So I know that she will one day be baptized!!

Also yesterday I ate chicken feet, and they were MASARAP TALAGA!!! They tasted just like a chicken!! Weird huh?!? Chicken feet tasting like a chicken;)  But anyways I thought you would like to know that they are really good!!!

So this week was an awesome week!!

I am learning a lot, getting better at Tagalog, and smiling a whole lot!!!

So you too!!! Keep smiling!! It is always the way to go!

Thanks for all the prayers and emails!!

LOVE, Elder Alldredge

CHICKEN FEET!