This week has has changed me and will change the rest of my mission.  I learned some things that are amazing, and I realized lots of things that I can improve on.  It was because of MLC and Zone Conference this week.  They talked all about becoming "The One" for a person, and for a family.  President Johnson taught us all about how, and what we were literally all lacking on, and I learned so much and our work is changing because of it!! Me and my companion are happier because of our focus on teaching families... We are really having success finding by doing this and literally talking to every possible family, that we can see.  So cool to see the progress when we follows counsel of leaders!!

Me and Elder Guia also had an experience on Saturday that will change my mission and probably my life forever, its not too crazy insane, but it made me realize something that is so COOL!!!!  

So we were walking down the street, after being punted on our appointment, and Elder Guia saw this dude maybe in his 30's at his wooden hut house, down off the road a bit.  He asked if we could introduce ourselves and even though he looked angry, and not a nice man he said we could come down and introduce ourselves.  As we began to introduce ourselves and ask about his life, he totally opened up to us.  He started telling us about his life, how hard it was, how his wife left him, how he had so many sins and he didn't know what to do.  So we shared with him about the Atonement of Jesus Christ, about Repentance, about Change, about Forgiveness... It might have been one of the very most powerful spiritual lessons in my entire mission.  He told us that he just wanted to "bawas" or take away some of his sins so he could feel more peace.  Then I testified to him that through Christ not only some of those sins can be taken away, but ALL of them, that he could become completely clean, because of Jesus Christ.  I was seriously so filled with the Spirit, and we knew he was feeling it too, he was tearing up pretty bad, and was super quiet.  We left him an invitation to pray to God, to ask for forgiveness, and to do everything that he could to make right what he did wrong, and to never do it again.  With tears in his eyes, he told us he would... Then he prayed, and it was such a sincere prayer... As we left brother Loloy had a big smile on his face, he was basically a totally different man than only 20 minutes earlier... That was because of an obtainment of knowledge, the knowledge that God loves him and is there for him... We were basically speechless about all that had happened, and we were so thankful that we found brother Loloy... 

As we were walking a few minutes after this lesson, we walked passed a man sitting in his chair in his yard in front of his house.  He looked sad, he looked confused, as we were about 2 houses passed his house, i told Elder Guia, we need to go talk to that guy.  So we went back and asked to introduce ourselves, he said we could introduce ourselves but nothing else, because he has a religion that doesn't allow them to listen to other faiths or beliefs... He told us sorry and was super nice about it, but we could tell that he had a big problem, he was not happy at all, and he needed help.  After we left me and Elder Guia came to an amazing realization for us... 

Every single person has problems in life, every single person needs to know of Christ's sacrifice for them, every single person needs to feel forgiveness, needs peace, and needs hope through Christ...  But not every person will receive this good news, some will reject it, and they will be left to deal with their problems alone.  When we compared the 2 men that we met, they both had problems, they both needed help, we talked to both of them, but were only able to share these amazing truths of the Gospel of Jesus Christ with one of them.  We as members are SO LUCKY!!! Can you imagine being that one man not knowing that Christ suffered for him?? Or can you imagine being left to deal with all problems in our life, alone without the help of a perfect Savior who knows EVERYTHING we are experiencing?? To be honest, I can't imagine what it would be like... I honestly don't want to imagine what it would be like... But I came to the realization, that I don't want anyone to have to feel like that, the feeling of loneliness, no one deserves that... This is why I am here, to Preach Repentance, to let people know of Jesus Christ, and the peace that comes through him... Just like it says in PMG "Bringing our Lives in line with God's will through Repentance, is the central purpose of our lives."  And I am a missionary here in the best mission in the world;) to share to people the how of that... Its so good to be a missionary!!! So I will for the rest of my mission talk to everyone i can, to share this message of hope through Jesus Christ to all the people i can here in the Philippines!!!

Thanks for all the letters and prayers!!!

Love, Elder Alldredge

Kyle's study desk at the apartment

Batch picture - Sister Bandoy is leaving this transfer (she is the last of the Sisters to go from Kyle's batch)