Its so crazy that Christmas is so close again!!!  So I was wishing it would feel a little bit like Christmas last week, and then it came true:) It has been "cold" this past week... For all the Filipinos they are all freezing, but all the American missionaries are loving life, its great to have a break from maybe 100 degree weather and probably go down to only 80ish... it must be close to Christmas:)

The miracle of the week was that the Sawasi Family came to church!! Their whole entire family!!! Seriously I can't explain the joy... We had taught them a couple of times last week, and then they followed through on Sunday.  Idk why but seeing a whole family come to church as investigators is like the next level joy!!!  And Tatay Abelino has been practicing praying a lot, but he told us on Saturday night, "I'm getting better at this prayer thing, next time i'll be even better!!!" Then he told us in Sunday School after we all shared at the front of the room something that we learned, he said, "I just need to do that a few more times to get more practiced up, to become good at that!"  So this Tatay he really has a desire, he wants to improve, and even though he struggles to read, and isn't the fastest thinker ever, but he loves the doctrine, especially about the Celestial Kingdom, thats his favorite... SO COOL!!!

The other miracle lesson was with Bernard Guiado.  So we went yesterday afternoon and he was there, so we shared a short lesson to him about prayer.  He is 27 years old and he is super spiritual, he talked all about prayer, and why we need it even when there isn't trials, and that we can pray anywhere.  Its super cool to see someone who really knows why its important, i felt the Spirit so strong! Then he told us sorry that he didn't come to church on Sunday, because his boss had him work because it is close to Christmas, so he promised us to go to church in January... We are so excited for him to progress, he really is so prepared!!!  And we testified of that to him, God's plan is perfect, and part of that plan for him is coming to know the gospel through the Spirit, and the message we carry as Representatives of Christ.  

Well it was a a solid week, super work hard, all out week, so much fun to work, just doing our best to spend the most time as we can in front of people, because thats the only way missionary work gets done.  I learned this week also while preparing for a talk that we should do our best to become like the Shepherds... to come with haste to Christ, not walk slow and give a half effort, but with haste and with all effort we have.  And also to make it known abroad to all people!!! Thats why I'm happy to be a missionary, because others become happy through Christ and his message and I get to carry that every single day.  Its good to be a missionary:)

Merry Christmas!!!  

Love, Elder Alldredge

 

We helped these people tie the straw type things, its called Cogon and it is for the roof of their hut houses.

The Sawasi Family came to Church!