This week was a solid week, not quite as exciting as last week;) Sorry about that, but it is hard to beat all that happened last week!!  So first off just so everyone knows, my companion Elder Ismael is back and he is doing really well recovering from surgery.  We still have to take it a bit slow but he is doing well and is happy to be back.  But I was able to go pick him up from Tarlac, so that was super fun! We left Wednesday afternoon and got to Cabanatuan that night, then we bought root beer and ice cream and had root beer floats, sobrang masarap!! I don’t get stuff like that all the time okJ  Then we went to Tarlac and picked up Elder Ismael and another Elder’s new companion in Baler, then we took the 2 hour bus ride to Cabanatuan and then the 4 hour bus ride to Baler.  So it was a pretty exciting couple of days!

Yesterday at church we had 3 investigators at church, which was a little bit of a let-down because we had 7 that told us they would come, but hey it’s all good! I know that we can help them come to church this next week!!  One new investigator, brother JR came to church and then even worked with us and some members after church!! So that is just plain AWESOME!!! Then Nanay Virginia came to church, and she also had her Baptismal Interview which she passed on Saturday, so her baptism will be this Saturday!!! She is super excited and we are pumped for her.  She really has changed so much, she told us a story about her progress and how she has changed.  She said that one day a couple months ago she was praying that either God would take her life, or he would show her the way that she needed to go.  Then Tatay Devera came later that day, and asked her if she wanted us (the missionaries) to come and share to her.  So then she has progressed so much physically and spiritually.  She couldn’t even walk before, and now she even climbs the stairs at our church.  Before she didn’t know God’s plan for her, and now she does, she knows where she is going and how to get there.  This is such an amazing story, and will change her for eternity, I LOVE this Gospel!!!!!

Also last P-day we taught the Chief of the Borlongan tribe again, and we taught 11 people the Plan of Salvation.  Then we had a bunch of them asking if it was ok for them to be baptized, and how their family could be baptized too.  It is super cool, but the problem is that they are super far away, and they don’t have the money to get to the church.  But the Elder’s in Dipaculao are doing their best now to help the tribe out, so hopefully that is all able to happen for these people!!!

It’s been a solid week and I have learned a lot! I would for sure recommend reading the book “Believing Christ” if you have the chance buy it, read it, and you will be amazed!  One thing I learned from it is that it is different to Believe in Christ than to Believe Christ. Now you have to read it to find out the restJ

Well I love you all and thank you so much for the prayers and emails!!!

Love, Elder Alldredge

Catching up on the sleep in a jeepnee!

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