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Wednesday, February 5, 2014

Mollie #63 - Jan 20 - Conversion Stories - A boy on a bike, A sister who debated God's Existence


                                                    January 20, 2014 

Hey everyone,

     Sorry daddy. I wanted to write you your own letter, but I ran out of time. I have so many mission friends now. 

     This week was full of miracles. My 'little daughter' here I'm training in the mission is beautiful. She is a Cali girl with Mexican parents. So naturally she speaks Spanish and English perfectly. She comes from a family of five girls. They are all beautiful. She is patient with me, and we are learning and seeing handfuls of miracles everyday. 

Yo y Hermana Gallardo
    The other day one conversation that struck me hard was of a little 12 year old boy. He is about Donnie's height, and he lives on a bicycle. His name is Diego. He is a muscly little boy, and he came over to talk to us when we were taking a 5 minute break from walk in 100 degree weather. He asked us for pass along card, how we were doing, if we had a boyfriend, etc. and every little thing under the sun. 

    He pointed out his brother and cousins who were in a little red car down the street. We asked if he lived with his family, and he said he lived on his bike. He spends his days from 10 in the morning to 10 at night on a bicycle. He says he goes home for lunch with his brother but that both of his parents work and that he rarely sees them. We invited him to sports on Saturday. He said he'd like to go. I hope he goes. He is a good kid. 

It made me think of how blessed my life is and the value of my family. 
Family is so important.

     I loved Riley's email about the couple who were baptized. It reminded me of a similar conversion story of one of the people I taught that got baptized less that a month ago.

     There is a sister in my old sector here who is 18. When I met her she was 17 and sure that God did not exist. She would debate with people. She thought they were all who believed in God were disillusioned. 

Then we met her. 

    She was presented a challenge to read the Book of Mormon. She did so, along with many questions and an open mind. Her heart changed. We invited her to pray to God and to ask Him if He exists.

   She said she had never felt something so beautiful, and that now she knew that God exists. 

She continued growing when I left that sector, and now she was recently baptized! 

   When I think of her, I remember her stubbornness and no nonsense attitude and spark. She is a lot more peaceful now. She is at peace with herself and is not defensive. She smiles with light in her eyes and lifts and grows the faith of those around her and challenges everyone to read the Book of Mormon. 

   I don't know when the change happened, but God is and will always be a worker of miracles especially for those who exercise their faith in him.

Start with the faith of a mustard seed.

Thank the Santoses for sending me everything I asked for. They are the best!!!

Yo y Hermana Gallardo

Love you lots.

       Hermana Bowman
 
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Sunday, February 2, 2014

Riley #51 - Lomita, CA - Preparing for Chinese New Year


                                                                                       January 20, 2014

Hey!




     Thanks for the video from Statler. Glad that Elder Burr's mother was able to contact you. Now if I am not able to write you can just ask her what Elder Burr wrote. Just kidding!

      Thanks for Mollie's letter and Michele's blog. The pictures were great. I really liked Michele's entry on being a mom.

     This week was pretty busy. It rained ash one day. Apparently, there was a fire in the mountains of the mission next to ours so we woke up to a brown sky and an orange sun. Small pieces of ash were floating around us. It was a little concerning at first, but had stopped by noon.

     We also took our newly baptized members with us to a lesson for the first time. They were a great help and really want to help others. They mentioned the responsibility they feel now that they are baptized.

     She said that she knew what was right before, but after being baptized she feels like she has a greater responsibility to do what's right.


      He was really excited to receive the priesthood last Sunday. Because of it, he said he looks at people differently now whether it be at work or anywhere. He feels like it is his responsibility to not only help them, but also to help them receive the gospel.

     We are inviting everyone to the Chinese New Year's activity. We did a practice for the Lion dance Friday. It totally killed our legs. You have to pretty much walk around doing squats so we were pretty tired. I was in the back and Elder Burr in the front. The front is a lot harder because you also have to hold the head and perform. All I have to do is follow him around.


Love,
              Elder Bowman
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Saturday, February 1, 2014

Mollie #62 - Villa Obispo, Chile - A very busy week, Hermana Porter was fun!



                                       January 13th


 Hey Everybody!

      So today is cambios (transfers). We had a lot of cambios in our house. Hermana Basad and I are training, which means we will be having two completely new people in the same house. Hermana Franseca is going to Temuco, and Hermana Porter, my companion, is going up north to Los Huertos, which is where I was, except she's going to the richer side of the sector.

My fun companion, Hermana Porter
   We are all excited - packing, organizing, and doing all sorts of things. 

   I am so excited to train. We will see how that goes. I know that every new missionary is different, and every trainer is different. I know that it's going to be fun. The most important part is to teach her to follow the rules of the mission, so everything goes well her entire mission.

   We did a lot of service this week. We've been cleaning a lot. I cleaned this house in de Salta de Laja.

See that window behind me? That is what I spent the whole time doing -  washing these windows for these little cabins that they rent out. What was maddening is that they never looked clean even after I washed them. Oh well.


It's more like apartment buildings for one of the hermanas in the ward next to our ward.  She hadn't used them for three years. They are really cute. They reminded something out of an eighties movie. I can't remember the movie, but they are like little cabins. They have nothing more than a bed and a tiny staircase that is so narrow that if you're fat, you couldn't go up them.

Yep, this staircase is about as wide as my skinny companion. Big people could not vacation here!
This type of a fly is called a calliwacho. They bite and not small bites. There was lots of screaming and running away anytime they got close.


   Hermana Porter and I have been doing lots of things. I'm really going to miss her. She taught me so much - much more than she knows. We laugh all of the time. She is so much fun.
We helped clean Lilian's house too.
   Her birthday is coming up tomorrow, and since we have cambios, we've been preparing for it all week for her family. They have a tradition of celebrating the whole birthday month in her family, but we've been doing birth week.

Hermana Porter's Pre-Birthday Celebration
Anyway, we've been taking photos of her everywhere with the letter A for Alison Porter, so she can send them home to her family. It's been fun.

We hiked to La Salta de Laja Falls


   We've seen so many miracles this week. I know we have them every week, but seeing people change and become happy - and  knowing that something doesn't seem to be working then does - is what makes being a missionary so amazing and even fun. 

   One family needed us, and the miracle is that we found them right when they needed us - in the exact moment.
 
Twinsies
   One funny story that happened this week- Hermana Porter has this habit of stashing food, like under her shoes or in a pantleg or anywhere. She's tiny - a tiny, little girl - who can't eat that much. We are always given way too much food.

     One day we were eating at the table of one of the hermanas, and the hermana said, "Oh, please, just stay here longer." We were sitting at the table, and she went to prepare even more food.

    Hermana Porter asked me, "Can I have your napkin?" So she stashed this giant pile of noodles in our two napkins. The hermana comes to us and says, "Wah? I must have forgotten to put napkins on the table!" and then left to get more napkins.

     My shoulders were shaking, because I couldn't help but laugh about it. Hermana Porter tells me, "I can't help it, I can only eat so much, and then I get hungry in thirty minutes." It was so funny.

   I have so little time left on my mission. I am making more plans and trying to accomplish everything that I had planned for my mission. I guess it's crunch time, you could say.
Picking Raspberries

La familia Gonzalez - Love them

Evidence that it's summer! (Hermana Porter doesn't really tan.)
   I'm looking forward to this cambios, and I'm really hoping it will be just as much fun as with Hermana Porter. I'm hoping also that I can find something new I can bring and do to this ward and to this sector, so that we can keep progressing.

Jake - your story about the mountain lion - CRAZY! CRAZY! - What were you thinking, dude??? That type of experience - DONE. You know, it doesn't have to be a life or death experience to write to me. I know that's totally within your abilities. I like hearing things like you building gym equipment with PVC pipes. That sounds like fun. I never tried to do that before. Tell me about everything that's going on in your life. How everyone is doing. Tell me about Mission Prep - what are you doing to prepare for your mission? I don't really have any advice for you. Stay worthy. Stay good. Do good things. Be happy. Those are all good things. I also want to hear about your work. Tell me exactly what you're doing with it.

Spiritual Thought: Don't give up! We've been teaching people this week who were not praying, so they weren't understanding. We were so confused as to why they weren't really trying. We said prayers and fasted. People that were shut off with their hearts closed not listening, they totally changed their perspectives. We had to have patience. We had to wait for God to touch their hearts and have them listen to the Spirit. We prayed and received answers. 

Pablo, one of our investigators, is seventeen. We gave him to the elders and was baptized this week. He has a lot going on in his life, partially with his family. I hope that the church and the gospel can really help him out. He's really great.

Love,

                    Hermana Bowman

PS I still didn't get my Christmas box. Boooo


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Sunday, January 26, 2014

Riley #50 - Lomita, CA - Planning for Chinese New Year


                                                     January 13, 2014
Hey Everyone,

       Sorry, I don't have much time today. It seems to always go this way. We had time planned for writing today, but got caught up cleaning our apartment. Thanks for all of the emails. I will try to respond more next week.


     I'm looking forward to the next couple of weeks. The branch has a huge activity planned for Chinese New Year's on the 25th. There should be tons of people there.

    It sounds as though Elder Burr and I am going to be doing the lion dance. A member apparently bought a bunch of stuff for the activity when they were in Hong Kong, so it should be spectacular.  I'm so grateful for the support we have here and at home.

     Now that winter break is over, we are becoming really busy again trying to meet with our investigators. One sister is rapidly preparing for baptism.   Her husband is a recent convert who got baptized back in November.

    Wow. It's exciting to hear about Statler and Sara and their missionary experiences. I don't have time to watch Statler's video today, but will next week.

   Thank Sister Slade for thinking of us. I'm in contact with the downtown missionaries, so if she can describe more where to go, that would be good. I think they had a hard time with the address.


 Love,
               Elder Bowman
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Saturday, January 25, 2014

Mollie #61 - Villa Obispo, Chile - Shots for Hermana Porter, Celebrating New Year's




                                                      January 6
Hi Everyone,

   Thanks for keeping up writing letters to me, and thanks for sending Riley's letters to me. I loved them a lot. He's not the best letter writer, but he's not the worst, so that's all right. I hope he's doing well. I know he probably needs ideas and things like, and I definitely have some, but I'd need to talk to him. We definitely have to arrange things so we can Skype on Mother's Day.

 I hope you guys received my Christmas gifts and liked them.

   This week we were sick all week. I saw all sorts of doctors and medical people. Monday I was sick with what some think was strep, but it only lasted a day and a half. I slept that long, you know how I can sleep. After sleeping, I had a fever and my throat was sore for two days, and then I was fine.

      Hermana Porter was throwing up for days, so I had to figure out something else to do to help. I tried lots of things, but the Relief Society - they win! - brought her tacos, just of corn and bread, so she wouldn't be too sick.
Hermana Porter on the right.
     The next day, I went with Hermana Porter to the hospital. She had been throwing up for two days straight - 8 in the morning to 8 at night. We were waiting at the hospital, and she was given shots. These weren't  small shots. These were really big shots. It was the second time I was at the hospital, because I went with Hermana Francesca earlier in the week. 

    Anyway, they gave her these shots, and she was bleeding, and they didn't give here anything to put on it. She got blood all over her clothing. She was mad that they left her there bleeding on her clothes. It was a reminder that we are not in the US.

   Then we had New Year's. For New Year's, we went to a member's house - husband, wife, and three kids. They are new members of the ward. They are wonderful people, beautiful people. They are only twenty-two , and they have three kids. They made big changes in their lives. The gospel changed everything for them. It made their life. 

   We went over to their house for New Year's and had a great time. We had three or four different types of meat, mashed potatoes, corn. It was good - good Chilean food. After that we came home at 10:30.
My Sector - I figured out where north is!

    There's a tradition here that you hug everyone at midnight for New Year's. We can't have that happening with elders and hermanas or hugging with people in the ward. 

     So we came home at 10:30 and had a little dance in our house. Hermana Francesca, who is in the house with us, is a dance teacher.  She was teaching us different types of dances. It was fun! We danced until midnight when we had the countdown. Then we went to bed afterward. Actually, I went to bed afterward. I'm not sure what everybody else was doing.

    Saturday we went contacting new people, and looking for a house for a family to rent. A family we are friends with are renting. The family they are renting from are coming back, and they have 15 days, so we helped look some.

    Everyone is doing really well. The ward is doing really well. It's really independent here. It's totally different from the other places, because it's kind of like Utah. It's so advanced.  They have all of the technology. They are educated. They speak two languages. 

    I've been enjoying it, because there's a lot I can do. The people are more independent. They are married in homes, not divorced - or never were married, but lived together for so many years  having all sorts of problems. Nothing like that here. It's just nice - a nice place that's beautiful.

This is John, wearing my new hat

    I'm trying to figure out how to serve them. Members will come with us to the lessons to teach, and I'm loving that. We also are working well with the Elders. I'm just really having a good time here. 

   I love the ward and my companion, Hermana Porter. Hermana Porter and I are great friends.  She is fantastic. She helps me be a better person, which is fantastic. I'm always laughing with Hermana Porter. We are always laughing about something.

            I love you lots!
Mollie
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Sunday, January 19, 2014

Riley #49 - Lomita, CA - Two Baptisms Bring Happiness and Support

                                     January 6, 2014

Hi Everyone,


   First, thank the Santoses for me for their gift, as well for the Christmas card they sent me. That was really great.

    This was a really great week for us.  We had two baptisms yesterday. It was really excellent and amazing to see how they have grown. They truly understand what it means to be baptized and the covenant associated with it, and because of that it was really a joyous occasion.

                 
   
Most of the Branch made it to the baptism, which is good seeing all the support everyone gives. Everyone was happy and they all were really excited.

     They were, of course, the most excited. It was great to hear their testimonies.

    
It's such a huge change for them. When he started meeting with us, he didn't have a belief in God, but now he understands that there is not just God, but a plan and purpose to his life. He knows the scriptures are true. All of these things he's learned and knows from the spirit makes him happy. He wants to be part of the church forever.

    She has changed a lot, too. She gave up working on Sunday and tea, as she came to know Christ. She is really happy now, too.

 

    That is the news of the week. Can't get better than that. It is weird to hear about our missionaries coming back.  Three days till my year mark!

Love,

               Elder Bowman
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Friday, January 3, 2014

Mollie #60 - Villa Obispo, Chile - Depression, MS, and Hope

                                                    

                                December 30, 2013 
Hey All,

     So we had to deal with all sorts of problems this week. Mainly in that I have been sick. I think it might be from too much sun. Fever, coughing, sore throat, blocked up nose, body has absolutely 0 energy. 


      We had a sister get baptized this week, which was really beautiful.

      Her 12 year old son is a fantastic ball of energy that rides his bike with his friends around town and says “Hi Hermanas!” as he flashes us a smile. He loves music, soccer, biking, and chocolate syrup. His mother, being ill, weighs on him. You see it when he is with her. He takes care of her. He sits beside her. He holds her hands. He gets her a glass of homemade juice. He runs to the store. He does his homework early. He tracks her when she moves afraid that she might fall. He loves her. She leans on him.

     His mother was trapped in depression - trapped in her bed. She had some really heavy sins. Not the small kind at all. She had been in bed due to severe depression for months. 

      Then the world really tossed her a hard ball. When she was just starting to pray regularly and gain a little hope, she got diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. She was really down. She did not have energy to leave that house.  But prayer and hope had the power to change her life. She did a 180, and threw off the chains that bound her. It sounds easy and quick, but know that it was not an easy process. 

    The second time we visited her she told us about how she woke up that morning and really wanted to wash the windows. It didn´t matter that her little frail body couldn't lift the bucket of water. She fell twice while washing those windows, but she felt free. She had hope.

    Her whole face and world changed. She prayed and prayed and prayed even more. She read the scriptures and then prayed more. She cried and cried more. Every time we visited her, she had visibly changed. It was beautiful. She started smiling, and she started laughing. She learned to feel peace, to feel joy. Then she asked us when she could be baptized. She had learned to love repentance and wanted more. 

This is the Gospel of Jesus Christ. 
    The process never ends we have hope, we change, we make covenants, and we thrive in the peace and joy that is the Gift of the Holy Ghost.

       Elder Holland has said this about it:  "When disappointment and discouragement strike - and they will - you remember and never forget that if our eyes could be opened, we would see horses and chariots of fire as far as the eye can see, riding at reckless speed to come to our protection. They will always be there, these armies of heaven, in defense of Abraham's seed."
(From Christmas) Niche de Hogar
Niche de Hogar


Love you all lots,
   Hermana Bowman
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Riley #47 & #48 - Lomita, CA - Two Quick Letters and Photos

                           December 23, 2013

Hi Everyone,

Merry Christmas! Talk to you soon.

I am tempted to end there, since it is almost Christmas.


     Elder Burr wants to Skype home, so I guess I probably will too. We still have to confirm with a member, so we aren't sure about what time it will be. Probably around 12 or 1 CA time, unless we can do it earlier.
      I still have the letter you sent last time with the information about the account. I may just call you first and then see if we can set it up. Plan on 12:00. I maybe will call you, if there is a change.

 
      The week went well. We have been teaching more lately, but are still looking. English class has been struggling, but it may pick up after holidays. I don't have much time today to say more, but will send some pictures instead. Looking forward  to talking to you soon.



 Love,
              Elder Bowman

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                                December 30

Hi Everyone,

  Don't have too much time to write. In any case, I just talked to you a few days ago. It was great seeing you all, especially Madeleine, and it was good to talk to Bowman.

   Thank you for all the gifts. It was weird receiving presents as I really wasn't expecting anything other than maybe snacks. Thanks for sending me Mollie's letters. It's too bad we didn't get to talk Christmas.


    Things have been a little busy lately, but I will have to talk to you about that next week. 

    Most of our normal activities are on break for the holidays so we have been a little unsure how to use this time. 

   The weather has warmed up quite a bit; it feels like July again. Mornings are still a little chilly. 

            Happy New Years. Next week marks a year for me. Sorry don't have much time today, but I will to get more than one picture next time.
Happy Birthday, Madeleine!


 Love,
               Elder Bowman

                                                        
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Tuesday, December 24, 2013

Mollie # 59 - Villa Obispo, Chile - Hippie House, Baptism, Painting Christ

                            


                                           December 16

Hey all,

    So what did we do this week?

      We threw a birthday party for Hermana Bazan. She turned 25 and is a crazy Peruvian hipster. 

     So Sara got sent home? That is too bad. I hope she feels okay. I am sure that there is a lot for her to do at home. 
    I am exercising more. I really don´t stress so much so don´t worry about that. If I get enough sleep, I´m fine.

     Right now, it is the sun that is killing me. I was made for the mountains and not for the sun- that is why I have this pasty white skin that I have. It is to maximize the use of the little sun that I am supposed to be exposed to.  Lots of sun equals drinking gallons of water a day. When I burn I literally emit heat for days. I am trying to think of a more practical way to carry around water than a water bottle I can´t find a canteen, but I will keep looking.

    Hermana Porter and I laugh all day. We have so much fun together. The other day, we walked in circles trying to get to our appointments which weren’t there. We walked until the night, when we had a lesson inside this little hippie house with spices hanging down from all sides of the ceiling. It was a wonderful little lesson with a family of five.

    One of our investigators came to church Sunday. It was the Primary program. She felt the spirit so strongly that after the service she asked us when she could be baptized. We almost jumped out of our skins from surprise.

I am drinking lots and lots of smoothies and jello. Love my blender!

What is kind of amazing to think about is that a year has almost passed on my mission. I am going to be spending Christmas with the same hermana from last year. I feel like we have been friends for years, but then I don´t even know her parents.

We will Skype Dec 25. I am not sure what time. I will be writing later this week.

I am still amazed at this ward. They are really great. We are trying to think up and put down plans in how we can best support the ward. Last Sunday, we had 20 different people signed-up to accompany us - which is a miracle!

The ward choir here is great. In particular there is one little boy that is about 12 that has a beautiful voice. Are you guys singing in the Alpine Joyful Choir?

 We had a Christmas devotional with our mission presidents. Our zone did a silly skit to 'Drummer Boy.'

 Spiritual Thought
   
    The message that I got out of all the talks was - How can you paint Christ on your countenance?

     When we picture Christ or the characteristics of Christ, we have someone in mind. Maybe for patience, we think of our mothers. When we think of charity, we picture a particular coworker that was especially empathetic.

      Who do we think of when we think of Christ and how can we paint more of Christ on ourselves? We need to think and act upon this, so when others think of Christ-like love they think of us as an example of Grace and Love and Goodness.

                Love you all lots!
                  Hermana Bowman
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Sunday, December 22, 2013

Riley #46 - Lomita, CA - The Big Holiday will be Chinese New Year's


                                                                            December 16
Dear Family,
     
 Thanks for the blogs from Michele. I was able to see the video as well. Good to know not everything has changed there. 

   As for working out, we normally run every morning. I wouldn't say it keeps us very fit, especially considering the amount of time we spend in a car, but it certainly helps us get going in the morning.
 
 

     This week has been really busy, but the next week or so may be slow. 

       Orchestra is finished for the year except for a concert at the VC on Saturday. Chinese school gets out next Saturday. We are still looking for more people to teach, but are excited for what this coming year brings. It is odd to think it has almost been a year on my mission; it passes way too quickly.
 
   
  
     The branch isn't planning anything for Christmas. We had a joint Christmas party with the English ward, but for the most part the Branch members don't seem to really celebrate Christmas that much.

      Our Branch President said Chinese New Year is when they really celebrate, but Christmas doesn't have much of a celebration apart from the religious side. 
    Afraid I don't have much time again, but at least there are pictures this time.

 I'll let you know about our Christmas phone call soon.
Love,
              
             Elder Bowman
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Friday, December 20, 2013

Mollie #58 - Villa Obispo, Chile - My Companion, Hermana Porter from the MTC, Spending our 2nd Christmas together



                                                                      December 9
Hey all!

    It's so great that you liked my pics last week 'cause ya aint gettin' any this week.

    Alright, so if you need a pic of me an Hermana Porter you've got the ones from the MTC. We look about the same. 

 
Mollie's MTC Roomies and Companion (in striped shirt.) 
Now the roomies have mixed into different companion sets.


     The funny thing is that we prayed for this in the MTC that we would have the chance to see each other again here in the mission. We really had an extraordinary group of people. Hermana Peck is with Hermana Ferrel from the MTC, and I am with Hermana Porter. The four of us, just with different companions!

     We are both recounting all of the stories and things that have happened in the last year. How funny that we will be spending Christmas with the same people as last year!

     I think Hermana Porter and I have the power to do a lot of miracles together. This sector is in Los Angeles, so while Ry is in Los Angeles, USA,  I am in LA, Chile. Funny, right? 

     Anyway, this sector has a big Utah feel to it. The people have the same level of education, money, etc. as your average middle class family in the US. This is a ward of return missionaries and some of them served in Utah.  

     They have a choir here already. The choir in the Marina is going well, but I left. I am not sure what to do about choir or how. 

     This ward has about 150 people, which is good, but it brings a lot of names to learn and I am so not good with names. 

     How cool is it that Sara is with Katie. Can you send me some backup letters that Ri has sent?

     I am trying to get a feel of the ward more than anything - how we can work together and what our goals should be. Give me like two weeks and I will figure out the sector's strengths, weaknesses, etcetera.

     I am running and doing exercise every morning...I challenge you all to do the same. It was the weirdest thing that Hermana Nelson taught me. (PS. look her up on Facebook - Erika Nelson. She is back home. I went running everyday with her, because she has an itch to run like I have to walk. So then she left, and I missed exercise in the morning. Go figure, right? I really can feel the difference. 

     I have lots of goals for my last six months of the mission. Please, please, please do not write me with how much time I have left on the mission and that is not a briar rabbit. 

     This sector is beautiful tall trees and parks. It is like the US. The sun here is so hot. I need to buy a hat. Right now, I am stuck in details everyday life trying to figure out which way is north.

     We had a cool talk with a homeless lady on the street about children and work the other day.  Our house here has a crazy, bipolar lady as our landlord. It keeps life fun.
I made French toast for the zone the other day. We are 32 missionaries.

     I will organize my letters better. I have slacked off on my journal writing, and it shows. But now I'll have more time with Hermana Porter, so I will organize better.

Spiritual Thought
     I had to give a presentation talk Sunday. We had ward council in the morning and evidently the bishop thought it was the Primary program week. It wasn't, so we threw together a Sacrament meeting at the last minute.

     I talked to the ward about the story of the three magos - wisemen from the scriptures, how they needed a star to find Christ, and that I am a strong believer in the Primary song, "I am like a star shining brightly." (I've always liked stars! )

     
     I invited the whole ward to be stars this Christmas to help others come and find Christ, so that we can all be filled with this joy and purpose that Christ gives us.  
     I invite you all to do the same - be a light - a star! Do something different for someone else so that they can find and know a little better our Savior, Jesus Christ. 
                           Love you all lots!
                            Hermana Bowman
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