12/16/19

 awwwwwwwe I am so proud of Emi! I hope she keeps developing that talent because wow that will just come in handy for the rest of her life... kinda wish i stuck with playing the piano because our spanish groups really really need piano players...

I love the youth program so much right now. we were in charge of our wards youth night this week for light the world and we made a service scavenger hunt for everyone so all the youths were running around town knocking doors and serving people. people are a lot nicer when it is a bunch of 12 year old knocking on the door instead of older girls with tags and bibles. We got Gabriel to the activity too (a miracle because he has no transportation and his parents don't really care and they have no phone right now) and literally he had the time of his life!! we surrounded that boy with good older youths and stuffed him with hot dogs and oreos after the event. That kids has just the worst life, worst family, worst situation and it just is not fair. but the gospel is gonna give him something. in his confirmation blessing he was promised EVERYTHING an eternal family, responsibility, love, happiness... if he can just hold to the rod.

I love that concept of the temple wiping away tears. I hope that it will do the sam for two boys we are teaching. Their dad died and they basically watched him die so suddenly and their mom is just a wreck and the two brothers and their sister have not seen each other since their dads death because they were separated for a bit... but we hope when they go to the temple with us after their baptism that they will feel their dad there... I know he will... that dad is probably just itching to be near them!!!

Love you so so so much dad! thanks for being a great amazing dad that was always present in my life! 

Hermana Allen