(Our favorite little Nathaniel)
1.
This week we got to do family history with Joseph and it was SO cool. He was
able to print out a name to take it to the temple for baptisms! He really felt
the spirit and we are excited for him to go to the temple :)
2.
We taught Briana the word of wisdom this week and it was so cool to hear she is
already living it! After the lesson we went to a baptism that some other
sisters had and she felt the spirit. On Sunday she came to church and LOVED it
:)
3.
Our lessons with Frankie are going SO well! We taught him about repentance and
he told us that just the day before, he called his dad, who he hadn't talked to
in years, and made amends with him. When people understand the gospel, they
start to change on their own! Miracles!
4.
Saturday we had a BBQ and watched meet the Mormon's at the Robinson's with the
Jacob's :) AND they came to church on Sunday! We had 7 people there this
week!
5.
We had FHE with our favorite family, the Ford's :) We read from the beginning
of 3 Nephi 11 about the spirit and did an activity with them. We put different
things, like rice, beans, oats, etc., in different cups and they had to shake
them and match the sounds. It was a cute idea!
(Free Slurpees on 7/11 and Korean face masks!)
Down Low, 2 Slow.
1.
We were out with a member and she asked if she could take us to try by one of
her friends, so we did and he was super nice! We taught him the first lesson
and had a return appointment, and then at church the member told us he texted
her and asked her to tell us not to come back...It happens.
2.
We have gotten TONS of referrals lately and have not turned any of them into
news :(
The
temple president and his wife came and spoke in our wards this week! They gave
awesome talks.
In
Exodus 12, we read about the commandment given to the Israelite children to
kill a perfect lamb, and put the blood from the lamb on the frames of their
door, so the destroying angel would pass by them and not slay them. How
important was it, that they did this? What would've happened if they
didn't?
We
can relate this to the importance of us always having a temple recommend. I
know that the temple is our ultimate goal. Do the things that you need to, in
order to be worthy to enter the house of the Lord.
In
the movie, Field of Dreams, a young man wants to build a baseball field in the
middle of nowhere and everyone thinks he is a fool. His reply is, "If we
build it, they will come." Wherever the closest temple is to you, the Lord
beckons you to come. There are promised blessings and saving ordinances that
take place there and He wants all of us to partake!
For
those who aren't endowed, baptisms for the dead are essential! That is the
first ordinance of the gospel and when you participate in temple or family
names, you unlock the door from spirit prison to spirit paradise for God's
children who have been waiting for so long for their work to be done.
I
invite each of you to read D&C 109. It is the dedicatory prayer for the
Kirtland temple and it is so powerful!
I am
grateful for the temple and my eternal family.
I
love you all and God speed!
Love,
Sister Bowen
P.S.
P-Day will be Monday next week due to transfers and I will be training a new
missionary!
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