Christmas in Canada

Hola familia 

It was so good to talk to you on Christmas! Hahahaha even if you told me my hair is ugly.....thanks;) So this week started out with my birthday which was so much fun! We went to a members house for dinner and they are so sweet and surprised me with a birthday cake. I sent you the pictures last week. Then Tuesday the 22 we had our Mission Christmas party and it was so fun! We got to be with all the missionaries in all of Calgary and oh man it was fun. I was so excited to see Hermana Dean and Hermana Ratliff! I love them so much! We didn't have a ton of appointments this week because everyone cancelled for Christmas but it was good stopping by the members. We had Christmas Eve with our Branch mission leader and all the other missionaries which was so much fun. Then we came home and pulled all the mattresses into the family room and had a big sleep over. Then at 6:30 we opened all our presents together and got ready for the day. We then went over to the other sisters apartment and had a Christmas breakfast.  We met the zone at the church and played soccer, volleyball (with a soccer ball kind of hurt) and scatter ball. It was for reals so much fun!! Then after Skype we visited with the cute little old ladies in the branch who were having Christmas alone and then we ate dinner with the Morales family whom I love so very much!!! Legit they are the sweetest family ever! Carla is their daughter and she is getting ready to serve a mission. Its amazing! The rest of the week has been work work work. Its been so cold!! So cold! Can I just say though that Christmas on the mission is seriously one of a kind. I cant explain it but I am so grateful that I have the opportunity to serve. Everyone is always so worried about being away from their families at Christmas but it is almost like Christ knows it will be hard so he gives you extra love and you feel so happy inside. I am so grateful for my Savior and for his birth. Its going to be a grate week in the Kingdom of God! Love you familia! It was such a tender mercy to skype you on Christmas! I Love you! Happy New Year!

Love

Hermana Allphin

Happy birthday pictures

This is my birthday party a couple of days before Transfers.  

This is familia Pompa! They got this cake and surprised me at dinner.

My last week being 19

These sweet sisters got transferred they are the very best I love them sister Earnhardt and Allard Hahahahah my coat makes me look like Count Dracula! Best shadow ever! When you don't have your dad and you can't get the jar open....you just cut out the top;) Christmas spirit in Canada reminds me of my dad! Apparently sisters are $3.00 at Walmart;)

Its almost Christmas....its practically here!!!!!!!!!!

Hola Famila

So this week was transfers and everyone is the Spanish program was changed except for the 4 Spanish sisters so good news. Hahaha we met with Luis this week and wished him luck heading to Mexico! He is going to do amazing things there! He lives really close to the church so he was so happy about that. He is amazing with one of the most wonderful testimonies in the entire world. I feel so happy that the Lord gave me the opportunity to teach him. We met with Leila and her son Luis who is getting ready to be baptized and he is so excited! It was so amazing! He is the sweetest little boy ever! He reminds me of Hunter hahaha so much! We also had this amazing lesson with Jorge who now has a baptismal date for the 2 of January!! We are so happy!!!!! Seriously!! I am so excited for him. The lord has prepared him in so many ways he is amazing! We taught the plan of Salvation and the spirit was so strong in the Lesson. It was so incredible! We had a lesson with Claudia and she loved the Plan of Salvation as well. I cant believe the miracles! I can see the Lord's hands so much and I feel so blessed. We also were finally able to meet with this wonderful family in our branch this week. They are less active and we having been trying so hard to get a lesson with them. For real we having been trying since August and finally we got in and had a lesson and it was so wonderful. The spirit was so strong and we were able to bare our testimonies about Jesus Christ! All for Christmas time. We have also been going Caroling with the zone which is freezing cold but so much fun! It has been a wonderful week. Sister Wagstaff was transferred because she is training so we had a little early birthday party this week. I can believe I am 20 years old. Hahahahaha that is so crazy! I cant believe it! Hahaha I love the wonderful sisters I live with so much! 4 man pad is seriously the best! We are so happy to be getting ready for Christmas this week! Its going to be a great week in the Kingdom of God! Love you all so much! Cant wait to talk to you on Friday! Merry Christmas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Love

Your now 20 year old Canadian missionary

Hermana Allphin

Christmas is a time for miracles

Hola familia

Okay are you ready for this (drum roll) We have two new investigators!!!!!! Leila's son Luis is officially an investigator with a baptismal date for January 9th! Brittan Grace its your birthday! Lucky day I think;) He is so cute and super excited! So awesome! Then are you ready to hear about Jorge. So we met Jorge and it was so cool because I asked where he was from and he said "Colombia" that's when I was like sweet so i started to speak in Spanish. He got so excited and then he looked at my tag and was like "La Iglesia de Jesucristo...." and then he was like "contact me!" so we gave him our number and he gave us his and we set a lesson. Crazy right! I was like this sounds to good to be true. So we went to the lesson and it was incredible. He went to the church in Florida and really loved it but when he moved he couldn't find the church when he came to Canada. He has been looking for the true church and has gone to a lot of different ones. When he saw my tag he was so excited because it was the same church in Spanish. So he could communicate and people could understand. The first lesson was really good and I felt the spirit so strong. We invited him to church and he came! He came an hour early just so he wasn't late for anything. He loved it!!! I taught gospel principles because it was my turn and I was so nervous. But here is the thing it wasn't me teaching the lesson I don't even remember what I said. The spirit was so strong. It was all about the life of the Savior. Let me tell you every time you mention the Savior and his atonement the spirit is there quicker than ever. After church he came up to Hermana Morgan and me and said "Hermanas Baptize me. I want to be baptized as soon as possible!" I almost fell over and died I was so excited! The Elders told us later that he commented in Priesthood and said he would love to join the church if they would have him. There are so many wonderful prepared people in this world. The field is white already to harvest is totally right. The Lord knows his people so well. We have a lesson with him today with a member and I am so excited!! I am so happy for Lelia's son Luis and Jorge. Claudia is doing amazing as well. I feel so blessed that I am not getting transferred and that I get to serve these people here in the branch. It is so wonderful. To see the Lords hands is incredible. I love it so much!! Its going to be a wonderful Christmas! I love you familia. Only 12 more days and then we get to Skype! Whoohoo! Love you love you love you!!!!

love

Hermana Allphin

Chinooks are the best!

Hola familia

So I should probably tell you that I am doing all the weather in Celsius hahaha so yes it was -20 but no worries it was in celsius. This week was warm though. I am back to my lighter jacket. So Calgary gets these interesting things called Chinooks. That is when this random hot air comes in and gets trapped and then everything heats up by about 10 degrees. So right now it is a nice sunny day. Still colder because its winter but it is nice. So this week we had a lesson with Claudia and it was amazing! She is super incredible i just love her. The lesson was amazing too! She is so prepared. She came to church on Sunday and we have a lesson with her this week. I got to sit by Leila at the Christmas Party, which was the best, and I just love her. Luis has already chosen his baptism date! The day after his birthday!!! So excited! He is the sweetest little boy ever! The coolest thing ever is that he watched Meet the Mormons and he loved it so much. He watched it because his mom in a recent convert and he wants to go on a mission one day. I just love him! He is only 11 almost 12 and he already knows he wants to be a missionary. The mission is so crazy and amazing! It is the best thing in the entire world. I can believe its transfers soon. This transfer has flown by. Love you so much familia. No worries I am staying plenty warm thanks to the Chinooks;) It going to be a great week in the Kingdom! 

Love

Hermana Allphin