7/7/25: Ya casi me toca el fin

 Hey guys. It's comin down to it. I'm currently entering into my last full week as a missionary of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. It's crazy it's already come. Time flies by fast.


I ended up cutting a transfer off of my original assignment to end in August,  that way I don't miss the beginning of the Fall 2025 semester of school. It was sad and quite a big decision to make, but in the end I got a rather direct spiritual confirmation about it and feel good about the service I have completed here.

In this last week we did some good work. We helped a family that's new to the town come to church and make some friends. We're gonna work with them so that baptism is a possibility for them as soon as possible. 

We're still working with our buddy Carmelino, he's great. We're helping him and his Evangelical wife understand the doctrine of faith, miracles and healing. It's a work in progress, but it's coming along.

The mission has been awesome and I wouldn't trade my time here for anything. I learned how to trust in the Lord, consecrate and sacrifice what I want and when I want it, focus on other people's needs before my own, and many other enormous spiritual blessings. Plus on top of all of that I learned fluent spanish! It's been hard but super worth it and super fun.

If you've been thinking of serving a mission, but haven't quite decided, my suggestion is this: do it.


List of Areas and time spent there:

1. Arriaga (3 months)
2. Cintalapa (6 months)
3. La Pimienta (4.5 months)
4. Tapachula (4.5 months)
5. Chapultepec (1.5 months)
6. Alcanfores (1.5 months)
7. Union Juarez (1.5 months)

List of Companions and time together:

1. Elder Garcia (3 months)
2. Elder Flandes (3 months)
3. Elder Wray (3 months)
4. Elder D. Peterson (1.5 months)
5. Elder Roquemore (3 months)
6. Elder Lizarraga (1.5 months)
7. Elder Ricks (3 months)
8. Elder H. Peterson (1.5 months)
9. Elder Krezdorn (1.5 months)
10. Elder Call (1.5 months)


Thanks for being there and reading all my emails. I'll be in the United States again on July 15th, 2025 and I'll be giving my homecoming talk the following Sunday. More on that in a future email.

Thanks for everything.

- Elder Allen

Pictures:
Some cool lakes we visited on pday on the border with Guatemala and proof that I only have one pose for photos





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