Well this is it... As insane as this sounds... This is officially the very last time i will email you before I see all y'all in person:)  I can't believe its been 2 years, while it seems like i haven't seen y'all in forever, its gone by so fast!!!

Here in the mission I have come to know myself a lot better.  I have learned that I have so many weaknesses, that I need Christ in my life because without Him I would be completely lost.  I love him for that, and I have come to know for myself here in the mission that God truly does know me, He loves me, and He listens to all of my prayers, I will always remember what Breanna said back in my training, that "One of the most important things if not the most important things you will learn on your mission is your dependence on your Heavenly Father."  I have come to know how true that is, and I would hope that every missionary to ever serve would hear that, because it really is so important!! We must know as members of the Church of Jesus Christ that we need His help, and be humble enough always to seek for His help and be willing to follow what He tells us...

I have loved being a missionary, a representative of Jesus Christ, there is nowhere else I would rather be.  This has been the hardest thing I have ever done, and while I can't quite say I loved every single second minute or even day... But I can honestly say that I LOVED being a missionary!!! I have learned so much and met so many people that i love so much.  I hope and pray that while I have been here I have become more like a Filipino, because they are amazing, so nice so willing to give, and I am forever grateful to everyone I have met here!!! And hopefully I can bring some Filipino kindness and culture of that home to America...:) 

Elder Alldredge signing off... for the last time....:)

Love, Elder Alldredge

Elder Alldredge - Signing off!

New Cabanatuan Mission!

Yes this is a snake, and yes I ate it!

Branch FHE which turned into a farewell for me!

The Primary girls did a little dance for me...haha

Dingalan Beach for the last time...

This week has been a CRAZY busy week, but it was soooo much fun!!!

I am now able to say I have served in 2 missions, under 3 mission Presidents:):):)

I am now in the Cabanatuan mission, and we will meet our new mission president in a New Mission Conference tomorrow.......

On Tuesday Elder Haney of the Seventy came to our mission and did a conference...  Me and Elder Zacchilli(my mtc companion) asked him if he remembered who we were, and he said "Yeah! You were the two missionaries that i ate ice cream with in the MTC way back when!!" We had met him and talked with him for almost an hour in the MTC, he spilled ice cream on his tie while talking to us, and he remembered that too:) We had a good laugh together.... haha  

But he gave us a presentation on the Philippines... And how amazing and what a special place this is. He talked about how the United States got involved to help the Philippines become free from Spain.  Which was all part of the plan of God because that was the way that members got into the Philippines.  He told stories and showed pictures of bamboo hut meeting houses back in the 1940's, before there were even missionaries in the Philippines, but because of the Mormon soldiers here, they were able to have a sacrament meeting...  Until the first missionaries came to the Philippines in the 1950's.  This country is the fastest growing country in the world as regards to new members.  And i learned so much more from him, basically i gained an appreciation to be assigned to serve here, i love this place, so thankful to have served here!!!

Then on Thursday we had our last Zone Conference with President Johnson.  He gave lots of advice to us for life, and it was weird/crazy to see it split, to hear them tell us goodbye... But I also was able to give a testimony for the Zone Conference, with my batch... It was a super weird feeling talaga giving that...  But I still got one more Zone Conference so i get to say goodbye to all the missionaries this week....

This week we also met brother Arnel Strementa, we saw him in front of his house, and started talking to him. He immediately brought out chairs and told us to teach him and help him come back to God.  Our first lesson was super solid as he really understood about the church Christ established, with Prophets and Apostles.  It was super cool to see him really understand that ya we need a prophet even in our day!! He also accepted the BGD for August... He still has some concerns but it was a miracle that we found him and he is on his way to gaining a testimony of the Book of Mormon and the Restoration... SO COOL!!!!
Well this is Elder Alldredge signing off... i think i got one more of these.... so weird talaga...

LOVE YA'LL!!!
Elder Alldredge