Elder Adam Ray Allen's adventures in the New York, New York City Mission!!

Well, this is it. I feel like I've been putting this moment off for as long as possible, and now it's finally here. I have tons of mixed emotions leading into the next couple days, but one that sticks out the most is the feeling of gratitude. I'm so grateful for my mission. These have been the best two years of my life up to this point, and I am going to make the next two years even better. Everything I have experienced and learned out here has brought me to where I am today, and has changed everything.  Jeffrey R Holland said some things about his mission that I think perfectly relay what I want to express about mine. "to have gone as ignorant, and innocent, and confused, and befuddled, and mystified as I was, and to have had the experience that I had in two years. To have forever and ever and ever affected my life evermore, is more than I will ever be able to thank my Father in Heaven for. In this long list of things I can't thank Him for in this ...

Buenas tardes amigos! We had a pretty fantastic week here in New Rochelle filled with a lot of proselyting (finally) and some really awesome lessons. It's been cool to see the Lord's hand in our area this past little bit and see the people we are teaching begin to implement the gospel fully in their lives.  I've had a lot of time to ponder on my mission experience recently, and it's been such a blessing. Everyone always says the last bit of your mission is the hardest to keep the focus, but I think it's the opposite. I've never felt more focused on Christ in my life! I've been able to set apart time mentally just to think about how awesome He has been the past two years, and how great He has made this experience for me. I remember at the beginning I definitely did not have that same perspective. When hard things would happen I would always be tempted to give up, let loose, or slack off. Due to great companions, leaders, and my personal relationship w...