That's A God Thing...

High 5!

1. We knocked into a less active this week who cried when she saw us because she doesn't know where her records are and wants to go back to church. Her name is Terri. She invited us in and she kept us there for about an hour telling us so many of her miracle stories from her life. She would always end them with, "That's a God thing..."

2. We had a pass off lesson with the Canutillo Elders this week for a girl named Anna. She believes everything we've taught so far and has made really good friends with some of our members already. We are excited to continue teaching her.

3. John is SO solid. He comes to everything...church, FHE, he even came to help us clean the chapel on Saturday and then went to our ward party with us. He's getting moved from Ft. Bliss in about a month so we are working towards getting him baptized before he leaves.

4. We had a ward party on Saturday and it was so fun! Bishop Bonilla's wife is an excellent cook and it was great hanging out with everyone. The people in this ward are going to be my life-long friends.

5. Diana and Carolina came to church on Sunday!

Down Low, 2 Slow.

1. Jaime is currently mad at us because we had to push his baptism date back a week. We found some word of wisdom issues :(

2. Sergio was supposed to get baptized this past Saturday but told us he needs more time. He is struggling with some medical things right now so we continue to pray from him and his progression in the gospel.

Elder Bednar's talk "Bear Up Their Burdens With Ease" hit home for me this week. I definitely recommend it. Sometimes we think we can only be happy when nothing is going wrong in our lives. False. The burdens/ struggles in our lives help us rely on the merits, mercy, and grace of Jesus Christ. Those hardships drive us to our knees and give us the spiritual traction that we need to fulfill our purpose for being here- to become like our Savior. How do you think the pioneers did it? The relied on the Lord to lighten their load. Mosiah 24:13-15 doesn't tell us that our load will be taken away, but it does say that The Lord will strengthen us and give us the means to carry our personal loads. Never give up. Never throw in the towel. Be the follower of Christ who would have made it from Palmayra, New York to Salt Lake City, Utah.

I love you all and I can't thank you enough for your continuous support. I hope everyone is enjoying their summer!

Love, Hermana Bowen