High 5!
1. We met Pricilla while we were walking around in Sunland
Park this week! She invited us over right then and when we got there, her 4
sisters came in and joined us as well as her mom! What in the world!? They are
SO excited to learn about the Book of Mormon.
2. Exchanges! We went on exchanges with our STL's this week
so I took over my area for a day! I was nervous a first but it was really fun
and Hermana Espinoza taught me a lot!
3. Sandra! We knocked on Sandra's door this week looking for
her daughter but she was still away at school. She invited us in and gave us
the best Mexican lemonade! We ended up having a lesson about the Book of Mormon
with her. It was awesome.
4. We've been out of copies of the Book of Mormon
for a while now because our shipment hasn't come down from Albuquerque
yet. We notice a big difference when we have them so it was really hard.
We were praying all week for help when we got a phone call from a
Young Women's President in our stake. She said they had just gotten back
from Girls Camp and had 140 copies of the Book of Mormon with
testimonies written on the inside covers from all the girls up at camp...!!! We
went and picked them up from her house the next night and she fed us dinner.
MIRACLE.
5. We had a couple from our ward get married this
weekend and Diego got his mission call to San Diego, CA Spanish speaking! We
are so happy for all of them!
Down Low, 2 Slow.
1. The other morning, I opened my eyes to get up after
saying my prayers and there was a scorpion right under my face!
2. We had our first lesson with a less active member who
just decided to move her records into our ward. Her name is Roxanna and I love
her! (This isn't the "low" part.) She doesn't speak English...ahhhhh.
We took a member with us to translate but it was hard to see her cry and not be
able to say anything to help her :( I get so frustrated with myself but I'm
being forced to learn, haha.
Something funny though...Sister McKendrick says I sleep talk
in Spanish now, hahaha.
This week, I read in John 4 about the woman from Samaria at
the well. At the beginning of her encounter with Jesus she calls him a Jew, but
as the story goes on, she eventually calls him Sir, then Prophet, the Christ. I
think this can relate to us. As we make Jesus Christ the center of our lives,
he becomes more to us then just a brother. He becomes our Savior. As we focus
on strengthening our relationship with Him, we will begin to recognize the
constant need for the Atonement and we will desire achieve more of His
attributes.
I also have a challenge for all of you! Have family prayer
often! I've realized not everyone has had that in their lives and it's
something that I look back and am SO grateful for but took for
granted. Before you pray, ask each other anything specific anyone
would like to be included in the prayer. It will bring you
closer to God and closer as a family and we need strong family units!
I love you all! Thank you for the constant support. God
speed!
Love, Hermana Bowen
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