Sister Emilee Bowen: CharACTer!

It was a rainy week in El Paso!

High 5!

1. Max! Max was a media referral to Hondo Pass but YSA age so he got passed to us this week! I swear it's like teaching Joseph Smith! All his questions are answered through the gospel and he is so excited to get baptized on October 17th!

2. Victor! Victor was a referral from a recent convert in our ward-Hector. Same type of deal as Max. Super solid and everything that we teach him makes so much sense in his mind. After this week, he will be on date as well.

3. Randy! Randy comes from a part member family in the Redd ward but is YSA age so he was passed to us this week. He said he has explored many churches and has no doubt in his mind that we are the only true church on the earth today...! Cool, right? He is also on date for October 17th.

4. He finally saw Jaime this week and he also came to church on Sunday! YAYYYYY. He will also be back on date after we see him this week. He said he's done rebelling...hahaha.

5. Karen came to church on Sunday!

Down Low, 2 Slow.

1. Brad is ignoring us again :( Satan is really working on him so please keep him in your prayers.

2. We lost our car keys...can't find them anywhere, haha.

Man oh man, this week was FULL of miracles! Look at all those new investigators we got this week! The Lord is preparing SO many of His children to hear the gospel and it's a blessing to be a part of.

This week I want to talk about service! When we are physically sick, it is necessary to turn inward and focus on recovering, but when we are in need of healing in our soul, turning inward doesn't work.

After Jesus Christ suffered for our sins in the Garden of Gethsemane, he notices that a servant had cut off one of the guard's ear. Perhaps it would be understandable if Christ had walked past him, after all, He had just sweat drops of blood from every pore and was now on His way to be crucified. In Luke 22:51 we read about the character of Christ, "[...] And he touched his ear, and healed him." This is significant because Jesus Christ who suffered the most, has the most compassion for all of us who suffer so much less.

As we lift others, our own burdens are lifted as well. President Eyring gives a talk in a priesthood session of conference called, "Man Down!" Part of his talk signifies this responsibility. "Almost all of us have seen a battlefield portrayed in a film or read the description in a story. Over the din of explosions and the shouts of soldiers, there comes a cry, "Man down!" When that cry sounds, faithful fellow soldiers will move toward the sound. Another soldier or a medic will ignore danger and move to the injured comrade. Whatever the risk, someone will run low or crawl to get there in time to protect and give aid. The histories of such groups are full of stories of those loyal men who were determined that no man would be left behind. Our comrades are being wounded in the spiritual conflict around us. You are under covenant to go to a spiritually wounded child of God. You are responsible to be brave enough and bold enough not to turn away."

I promise that as we look outside ourselves, we will be healed as well. There is no other cure but service. Matthew 16:25.