Beginning 120 Day Challenge

TY'S DISTRICT ON ELDER ROSS'S BIRTHDAY 

**120 DAY SCHEDULE IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS POST!**

Hey family! This week has been great! I can't believe how fast this cycle has gone by. It's already been six weeks since I got the call from President Morgan that I would be training Elder Raine. We'll get the call on Saturday night to know if I will get transferred or not. It's not very likely that I will, because Elder Raine is only halfway through his training. This has been one of the best cycles of my mission! For two reasons. One is that the work has picked up a lot, and we've seen some real miracles in our teaching pool of investigators. Of course you hear about Rafael and Kristina all the time. Those two are awesome, and I'm looking forward to Kristina's baptism in a few weeks. From the day I met them a couple months ago until now, I've seen the Doctrine of Christ working in their lives and changing them. Kristina came to church again this week and loved it. The ward has been awesome at making them feel welcome, and we've been able to take a few members with us to lessons with them. Then we have some other investigators as well that I'm really excited about. Noel and Barry both have baptismal dates for the 27th of September. We just got a couple new investigators this week as well. The work is great! The second thing that  I have loved about this cycle  pertains to my calling as the district leader in the Harlem English district. I've had the opportunity to lead two separate districts now, and both have had one thing in common. They have been full of missionaries that support me and teach me so much about how to love the work. I have so naturally felt  the Christlike love flowing through me for these few individuals that the Lord has trusted me to lead. I don't know what it is that gets me so emotional about these missionaries, but I would do anything for them. In almost every district meeting that I teach I bear my testimony at the end, tears well up in my eyes, and my emotions get the better of me. Too many missionaries have seen me cry haha! It's good though. I know that I always have friends that care about me and that I can turn to when I need them. The other highlight to my week has been the 120 day challenge! I'm excited to hear that some of you will be joining me! I know that we will all benefit as we do this together. The thing that I'm really focusing on as I read through the Book of Mormon this time (this will be the fourth time I've ready it front to back) is looking for the Doctrine of Christ, otherwise known as the Gospel of Jesus Christ, in every chapter. Since I had no clue what the Doctrine of Christ was before my mission, I'll explain for those of you who don't know exactly what I'm talking about. The Doctrine of Christ is what Jesus taught the people in Jerusalem in the New Testament as well as the people that He visited in the Americas, which we read about in the Book of Mormon. It consists of five steps that will bring us closer to Him: faith, repentance, baptism (or renewing that covenant through the sacrament and making further covenants), receiving the gift of the Holy Ghost, and enduring to the end (continuing this pattern throughout your whole life). So I'm looking for ways that Lehi and his family and everyone else in the Book of Mormon lived this doctrine, so that I can understand it better. I can tell you that striving to live the Doctrine of Christ in the past twelve and a half months has changed my life completely. It has unlocked doors for me that I never thought were possible, and it has allowed me to be changed by the Atonement of Jesus Christ. As we read the Book of Mormon together between now and Christmas, I am excited to understand the Savior's teachings more deeply and continue to become better through his Atonement. There is no doubt in my mind that the Book of Mormon contains the fullness of the Gospel. It may sound like I'm supposed to say that because I'm a missionary, but I really do mean it. I have a testimony that that book changes lives, because it has changed mine. I love you with all of my heart, and you're always in my thoughts and prayers. Have a wonderful week! 

Love, 

Elder Allred

120 DAY CHALLENGE SCHEDULE

25-Aug	1 Nephi 1-3
26-Aug	1 Nephi 4
27-Aug	1 Nephi 5-8
28-Aug	1 Nephi 9-10
29-Aug	1 Nephi 11-13
30-Aug	1 Nephi 14
31-Aug	1 Nephi 15
1-Sep	1 Nephi 16-17
2-Sep	1 Nephi 18
3-Sep	1 Nephi 19
4-Sep	1 Nephi 20-21
5-Sep	1 Nephi 22
6-Sep	2 Nephi 1
7-Sep	2 Nephi 2
8-Sep	2 Nephi 3-4
9-Sep	2 Nephi 5-6
10-Sep	2 Nephi 7-9
11-Sep	2 Nephi 10
12-Sep	2 Nephi 11-12
13-Sep	2 Nephi 13-15
14-Sep	2 Nephi 16-20
15-Sep	2 Nephi 21-23
16-Sep	2 Nephi 24-25
17-Sep	2 Nephi 26
18-Sep	2 Nephi 27-28
19-Sep	2 Nephi 29-31
20-Sep	Jacob 1
21-Sep	Jacob 2
22-Sep	Jacob 3-4
23-Sep	Jacob 5
24-Sep	Jacob 6-7
25-Sep	Enos-Jarom-Omni
26-Sep	Words of Mormon
27-Sep	Mosiah 1-2
28-Sep	Mosiah 3
29-Sep	Mosiah 4-5
30-Sep	Mosiah 6-7
1-Oct	Mosiah 8-10
2-Oct	Mosiah 11-12
3-Oct	Mosiah 13-15
4-Oct	Mosiah 16-17
5-Oct	Mosiah 18-19
6-Oct	Mosiah 20-21
7-Oct	Mosiah 22-23
8-Oct	Mosiah 24-26
9-Oct	Mosiah 27
10-Oct	Mosiah 28-29
11-Oct	Alma 1-2
12-Oct	Alma 3-4
13-Oct	Alma 5
14-Oct	Alma 6-7
15-Oct	Alma 8-9
16-Oct	Alma 10
17-Oct	Alma 11-12
18-Oct	Alma 13
19-Oct	Alma 14-15
20-Oct	Alma 16-17
21-Oct	Alma 18-19
22-Oct	Alma 20
23-Oct	Alma 21-22
24-Oct	Alma 23-24
25-Oct	Alma 25-26
26-Oct	Alma 27
27-Oct	Alma 28-30
28-Oct	Alma 31
29-Oct	Alma 32-33
30-Oct	Alma 34
31-Oct	Alma 35-36
1-Nov	Alma 37-38
2-Nov	Alma 39-40
3-Nov	Alma 41-43
4-Nov	Alma 44
5-Nov	Alma 45-46
6-Nov	Alma 47
7-Nov	Alma 48-49
8-Nov	Alma 50
9-Nov	Alma 51-52
10-Nov	Alma 53-54
11-Nov	Alma 55-56
12-Nov	Alma 57
13-Nov	Alma 58-59
14-Nov	Alma 60-61
15-Nov	Alma 62-63
16-Nov	Helaman 1-2
17-Nov	Helaman 3-4
18-Nov	Helaman 5
19-Nov	Helaman 6-7
20-Nov	Helaman 8-9
21-Nov	Helaman 10-11
22-Nov	Helaman 12-13
23-Nov	Helaman 14-16
24-Nov	3 Nephi 1
25-Nov	3 Nephi 2-3
26-Nov	3 Nephi 4
27-Nov	3 Nephi 5-7
28-Nov	3 Nephi 8-9
29-Nov	3 Nephi 10-11		ELDER ALLRED'S BIRTHDAY!!!!
30-Nov	3 Nephi 12-13
1-Dec	3 Nephi 14-16
2-Dec	3 Nephi 17-18
3-Dec	3 Nephi 19-20
4-Dec	3 Nephi 21
5-Dec	3 Nephi 22-26
6-Dec	3 Nephi 27-30
7-Dec	4 Nephi
8-Dec	Mormon 1
9-Dec	Mormon 2-3
10-Dec	Mormon 4-6
11-Dec	Mormon 7-9
12-Dec	Ether 1
13-Dec	Ether 2
14-Dec	Ether 3-6
15-Dec	Ether 7-8
16-Dec	Ether 9-10
17-Dec	Ether 11-12
18-Dec	Ether 13-15
19-Dec	Moroni 1-2
20-Dec	Moroni 3-7
21-Dec	Moroni 8-9
22-Dec	Moroni 10