Well hello jello!!
I
am just SO happy to be writing y'all today:] This past week has once
again been one just full of incredible moments and learning experiences!
So Sister Bonner is the sister training leader in our zone which means
that she has to go on exchanges with all the other sisters in our zone,
which means that I also have to go on exchanges with them. So yep, we do
a lot of exchanges! This past week I got to be with Sister Powell and
Sister Ae and it was SO incredible! Right before I was falling asleep
all of a sudden Sister Powell whispers in the dark "Sister Bowden..?" "
Yeah?" "I just want you to know that I really look up to you." It's little
moments like that that make me feel like hey ya know, maybe I'm not too
bad of a missionary after all and I absolutely adore Sister Ae! She's
from Hawaii and is seriously my long lost twin. We have the most random
things in common and I think I spent the whole day laughing:] We visited
with our awesome hippie neighbor Ken! He's a really neat guy, that
we'll share scriptures with and see how he's doing.
During
our weekly planning sesh me and Bonner were discussing things that we
needed to be better at. We decided that one thing we really needed to
focus on was that each lesson was led by the spirit instead of us just
teaching the same lessons that we've been teaching for awhile now. In
doing that, I have really felt a difference in our lessons! We're
teaching this girl named Brittney who is seriously like the nonmember
version of Macall! I stinkin love her and as we tailored a lesson
specifically for her and her needs, we had an awesome outcome! I love
that moment when the spirit breaks down their walls and they really
start opening up to you.
We
also spent some time knocking away, and we came across a lady named Paige! Gave her the scoop had a good time hearing about her past
experiences and right as we were about to leave Bonner asks her, "Can we
leave you with a prayer?" She says sure, and as I was praying I just felt
the spirit once again take over. When we finished she said Holy Cow! I
have goosebumps all over! I really am so grateful for the power of
prayer! I know that as we are sincere in our prayers and are truly
seeking the things that Heavenly Father has for us, we will be blessed.
We will find comfort and we will find happiness:]
I
got to listen to President Monson's talk with some recent converts, the
one about Courage, Not Compromise and it really hit me hard. I think
one of Macall's biggest weaknesses is that I really just wanna be liked
by everyone, and in having that weakness I give into people so that we
can all be friends. CAN I SAY HOW HARD THAT IS AS A MISSIONARY? I'm
working on finding that "inner courage" so that when moments like this
arise I won't be afraid, I won't lower my standards, but I will trust in
the Lord. It's Him who I should be trying to please anyways right? I
just wish that we could all get on the same page and just want to do the
right thing. How do you help people feel comfortable around you when
you don't really think they are doing what's right? Haha I sound like I
should be back in jr. high or something... but anyways I just really
loved that talk, if you haven't listened to it, do. It's a good one:]
I
also ate crawfish for my first time ever! and man those things look
creepy. It's also a whole heck of a lot of work for a teeny bit of meat.
Haha . . . not even worth it:] but hey I'm always up for new things. It's all
about the experience right?
Well
honestly, we have just a lot going on! Too many investigators to sit
here and write about all day. We had another 14 year old boy come to
church yesterday and he's wanting to be baptized so we gotta get the ok
with his mom and then let the lessons begin! It truly is such an
incredible blessing to be serving in an area like Montgomery.
AND
NOT TO MENTION I HAVE OFFICIALLY BEEN SERVING THE LORD FOR A YEAR! i
can't even believe it's gone by so fast:/ Who am i, if i'm not a
missionary? Haha no one is gonna think i'm cool anymore wah!! Haha but
really, it's been the greatest thing ever. I can't tell you what a
privilege it is to be a part of this great work, to get to be an
instrument in the Lord's hands and help people get started on their own
path, man, there is NOTHING greater:]
I
love you all oh so much! I hope this week is one full of incredible
things, that if your sick ya get better, if your stressed ya get some
ice cream, and if your bored you find a sweet adventure to go on:] Like
one of the talks said, we only have 4 minutes, let's make the most out
of it while we can!
Love, Sister Bowden
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