All Is Well!

(Happy Father's Day!  Shoutout to my dad, my uncles, my grandpa, my opa, and all the other dads who have played a role in my life.  You are all amazing examples to me and  look up to all of you so much.  Have a great week, I love you all!!!!)

High 5!

1. Zone Conference! My first Zone Conference was amazing! We focused on learning to teach like the Savior; simply but powerfully.

2. Daniel! We met Daniel when we were leaving a dinner appointment. He was outside his house and we told him about the Book of Mormon. Sister McKendrick and I wish we could get the reactions on peoples faces when we tell them Christ came to America. It's priceless. Anyways, he just graduated high school and we get to teach him this week.

3. LAURA'S BAPTISM! Ahh, it went SO well. She had so much family support there and the spirit was so strong. The best part was hearing her testimony after the confirmation. She is incredible and really has become one of my best friends.

(She is now the only member in her family and they are so supportive of her decision!)

(She was baptized by her boyfriend, Deigo.  He leaves for his mission really soon, we are so excited for her!)

  

(The senior missionaries are SO good to us.  They take such good care of us.  Laura asked Elder Edwards to confirm her.)

(I love Laura so much.  It is a privilege to know her. She is amazing and one of my best friends.  I know I knew her before this life!)

4. Stake Conference! This Sunday was our Stake Conference. They focused a lot on effective scripture study, especially in the family as well as Sabbath Day observance.

5. On Sunday, my companion and I got to participate in an open house at the institute building. 30 Baptist missionaries came and watched Finding Faith In Christ and then we had an open question/answer portion. Scary, right? It was SO cool and my conversion to the gospel was deepened through that experience. I know they felt the spirit and left having a good impression of our church.

Down Low, 2 Slow.

1. I ate cow stomach this week! (Good thing they didn't tell me what it was until after I ate it.)

2. The cockroaches here are MASSIVE. That's what I get for hating them so much, right?

I love my Savior so much and I love that I learn more about Him every day. This week I read the talk, "Sunday Will Come". If you haven't read it, I highly suggest it. When we think about the darkest day in history, we might think of the Friday that Christ was crucified. He endured so much to the point where he bled from every pore. I think it is normal for us, to have days, weeks, months, or even years that seem unbearable. That Friday, I'm sure Mary, the people he healed and taught, His apostles, and all of His other disciples felt no hope and in essence, they didn't feel like they could go on. BUT, on Sunday, Christ rose from the dead. He conquered death and because of that, we know that there is light at the end of the tunnel. We all go through times when we feel broken and unfixable, but Elder Wirthlin promises us, "No matter our desperation, no matter our grief, Sunday will come. In this life or the next, Sunday will come."  Matthew 11:28-30 says, "Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest until your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light."

Believe Christ can do what He says He can do and trust in Him completely. Don't just know of Him, know Him and make Him apart of you.

I love you all! Have a great week! Happy summer and God speed!

Love, Hna. Bowen