So last week I killed Elder Guia and he went home to Cebu... Then this past week was transfers, and I got the call to train a new missionary, so yes I am a Tatay with 2 Anaks(kids): Elder Ismael(panganay=the oldest) and now Elder Limnoan (bunso=youngest child)  I know he is the youngest and also my last companion.  He is such a stud, like on the bus, before I even told him anything about the mission, he was talking to this dude and basically taught him about the Restoration, he is a beast:) He is from Butuan, Mindanao, Philippines.  He is 19 years old and is the 5th of 9 kids... And he is ready to learn  a lot and to work hard, so i'm PUMPED to be his companion!!!

So the coolest thing happened to me on the bus coming back from Tarlac picking up my Anak...  So when I first got on the bus I saw this guy sitting in the row in front of me, I saw him stuff 20 pesos into the pocket of a guy selling food, just because he was nice, he didn't even take the food... Then about 5 minutes into the ride, this guys kid threw up, but he was super kind to his child, and cleaned it up as best as he could even tho the bus was moving.  So i was just thinking, this guy is so nice, he needs to know the gospel, he needs to read the BoM!! So i started talking to him... We talked a little bit, introduced ourselves, then he asked about Utah (the center of the mormons, he said:)) so i explained to him about that, then he said he knew that because of the Utah Jazz:) thats how most Filipinos know about Utah;)  Then he asked me "Why are all Mormons so nice??"  I was super surprised actually at first, and didn't really know what to say other than thank you... But i thought about it for a second, and told him that we believe in Jesus Christ and about how when we follow him, we can become more Christlike, or more nice...  But then we were talking for a bit and I just had a very very strong impression to give him a Book of Mormon... So i did... I showed it to him, explained to him what it was, and I expressed my feelings about it, and testified to him about the BoM... Then he said with watery eyes, that he felt he wasn't worthy enough to take such an amazing book from me...  And he tried to give it back, then I with watery eyes told him that that is why i am here, to share with him this, a message and a book about Christ.  Let me tell you even tho we were in a bus, a bus that didn't smell the best cuz the kid threw up just a little while before, the Spirit was there so strong!!!  Man let me tell you that guy is so cool so prepared, he is from Quezon City so that makes it harder... But I KNOW he will be baptized someday, maybe soon someday... Miracles are real and i know that i needed to be on that bus at that time on friday... 

We also taught Nanay Rosalyn Betala, she told us all about her problems in life... Her husband died, her son died, she takes care of 5 of her grandchildren, and she is the only support system and money system for those 5 kids in elementary and high school.  She told us about her falling down and her shoulder hurting really bad, but she didn't have enough money to get an xray, and also lots of other things that she was struggling with, and she didn't know if she could keep it up.  Its amazing to testify of Jesus Christ and His Atonement, that death can be overcome, that we can be happy even with so so so very many trials... The Spirit was SO THICK in that lesson, I am thankful for the blessings I have been given, and for Christ of course who knows what she is going through and feeling, even tho I a 20 year old kid have no idea, so we were able to comfort her a little bit with that, she told us to come back every day if we wanted:) 

It was an AWESOME week!!!

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Kyle with his new trainee, Elder Limnoan from Mindanao, Philippines

The two Trainers for this transfer

"Straighten that tie Son"

Love, Elder Alldredge

So first off for the past 6 months of my mission I have had one companion... Elder Guia...:) But then earlier this morning he left to go to the mission home and to go back home to Cebu. So with that its time to start another chapter of my mission, it was super sad to see him go, but it'll be fun to lean all I can with a new companion... So we will see what happens this week with transfers... I'm pumped to find out!!

This week more than ever I have felt the importance of the Book of Mormon.  In our District that is the focus over everything else... We are teaching this with prayer about the feeling of the Holy Ghost until they feel it for themselves.  I LOVE the Book of Mormon!!! Just like I told you about Nova Gregorio a few weeks ago who is a teenage girl who was into some not good things, but she prayed 5 times, she said it was kind of loud and didn't feel anything, but then everything went quiet, so she prayed again, and she felt something she had never before... I KNOW that is the Spirit, witnessing to her that the Book of Mormon is true... That God loves her and will help her gain strength to overcome her trials/temptations.  That can happen to all of us, even if we are active members... We should continue to seek that revelation from God, use that Prayer Room that President Nelson said (let me tell you i love my prayer room, i hope you all have one...)  The Book of Mormon and the Spirit are the key and the most powerful tool for conversion, there really is no other way... I am so thankful to have learned that, so please read the BoM, pray about it, not just believe it but come to know it from God... He loves you, so why wouldn't he answer your prayer.......

Also I read a couple other of my friendsletters on their missions getting Iphones this past week, but as for the Philippines Angeles Mission we got microwaves!!! So yup here in the Philippines we are getting pretty high tech just about now:) #ItsmorefuninthePhilippines

(We asked him about the 125 degree heat and told him about our weather now):     wow 70 that would feel amazing, i forgot what that is like... and no it hasn't rained for a few weeks, its been so HOT!!! But some things are green, but not the golf course we went to earlier:) it was all dead grass!!! But it was fun!! I am not good at driving but i was usually pretty solid with chipping, that's my favorite, we will have to go some time when i get back... Yes we have fans in our apartments.  like 4 of them for 2 of us:) its so hot... yes i sleep with a fan for my whole mission... yup its still fans. some churches have air con, but those are the stake centers, or the newly built buildings, none of which i have ever been assigned to..

Love ya'll!!!
Elder Alldredge

I can't believe that I am emailing again already...:) 

This week has been a blur, but lots of fun and hard work...  it has been super hot this past week, like in 

Cabanatuan last week it hit 52º Celcius(i'll let you look that one up on how hot that is Farenheit, its high talaga!) (It is 125.6 degrees fahrenheit!!!) Cabanatuan is like 20 minutes away from my area by jeepney, and the members also said that it broke the record for the hottest day in Cabanatuan, which is also the hottest city in the Philippines.  So lets just say we were ROASTED:) We would walk out the door with our umbrellas so we don't die of heat;) then within like 10 seconds we are basically drenched in sweat... haha life in the Philippines in the summer!!! 

On Saturday before we went to Gabaldon for a baptismal interview, our district president called us and told us he had a referral that he wanted us to meet.  So he came and picked us up in a car(thats always a treat:) I can probably count the times i've ridden in a car on both hands for my whole mission) but anyways he brought us to meet brother Joseph Clase.  We talked to him and he told us that he knows there are a lot of churches, but he feels that they are all wrong, that they teach false doctrine.  He told us he has a LOT of questions for us, and we set an appointment for this wednesday:) We are super PUMPED to teach him and his family!!! Its always the best when people have lots of questions, it makes teaching so much more fun!!

We also had an AWESOME lesson yesterday with the Ilagan family, we shared with them about Joseph Smith and the Book of Mormon, and they were actually super excited to read it, they hadn't realized but they had a Book of Mormon on their bookshelf, so they pulled it out way back from when sister was a teenager, it was so cool to meet and teach such a receptive family!!! Hopefully everything works out with them gaining a testimony of the Book of Mormon.  Its amazing what can change with the Book of Mormon, our mission here is really focusing on it, we are doing all we can to help people change their lives through studying it.

Happy April 15th ya'll!!!

Love, Elder Alldredge

This week was an insanely busy and fun week!! Heres the rundown...

Last Monday we got up early and went to Dingalan!! We saw the beach, played beach volleyball, and hiked all along the seashore, solid pday activity:)  Then we left right after that and went straight to Tarlac, because we were staying the night at the AP's house, we got there and basically had a pizza party, i miss pizza:) haha its not everyday in the Philippines that you get pizza;)

Then Tuesday we had a District Leader Training.  It was fun to learn from President Johnson about how to help people, to love our districts...

Wednesday was normal lang with District Meeting.

Thursday was Zone Conference, it was solid, learned a lot, lots to improve on, but excited to do it!  After the Conference Elder Zacchilli (my ZL) came to my area here in Palayan for exchanges, this is my 3rd exchanges with him (who is my companion in the MTC)  Lets just say it was a party working with him!!  We walked out of the house, and he asked "do you know all the people in these houses close to your house?"  Then i started to say "yup basically all of them" when i say a guy standing outside of his house.  We talked to him, and he was super cool! He let us in and we taught a super spirit guided lesson, because of their testimonies/experiences it was so cool.  Because Brother had just recovered from a motorcycle accident, and they knew God loved them because of it, it was cool to see people who love God and want him more in their life.  Spiritual high thats for sure!  Miracle right there... I totally doubted that there was anyone close that i didn't know or was ready to listen, but i was so wrong... Cool stuff right there...

Then on Saturday and Sunday... GENERAL CONFERENCE!!!! Idk how you can beat a conference like that, it was amazing and so inspired! I love President Nelsons talks, especially about the Revelation and the Holy Ghost, how we must all learn how this works in our lives, before the typhoon comes... like that other Seventy said.  Also I LOVED when President Nelson had all the priesthood stand up and sing Rise up o men of God, Wow such a Powerful spirit!!

Busy but amazing week, lots of miracles, lots of new things learned, and so much to improve on...

LOVE YA'LL!!!

Elder Alldredge