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BIG NEWS!!!!

A clock in downtown Braile


Heyy everybody! This was a great week with some pretty big news! Listen up!!!

Tuesday was a pretty normal day full of apartment runs. We are basically done with cleaning out the apartment so that is pretty awesome! But nothing big happened so that was a bummer.

Wednesday was really awesome! We spoke a lot in Romanian which is really the key to speaking the language good at all. We did that and it was really nice and helpful. We also went over to Sora Delia's and that was really awesome! Love her so much and she is such a sweet spirit. We went over her lesson for Sunday School which was about obedience. Later on, we went over to Familia Briscaru which was really awesome! We talked about 3 Nephi and when Jesus came to the Nephites and they really enjoyed the lesson. That family is so awesome and blessed!!!!

Thursday we did some weekly planning and planned for a great week ahead of us. We also had a lesson set up with a man but he ended up not showing up which was really annoying. However, we celebrated being bunged by getting some really tasty cake sooo it was all good in the end hahaha!

MMMM  Cake with Elder Sewell!


Friday was a really great day because we traveled to Braila!!! It's a smaller town close to Galati and that was really cool. We went to find a referral that we had received but we weren't successful in finding her. But we were able to see the city a lot and it'll be a great place to contact for future missionaries. We then went home and went over to Sora Prada's and read the Book of Mormon with her. That was really good for all of us because we talked about 1 Nephi 3 and the diligence and faith that Nephi had in the Lord. He is a really amazing example and we should all strive to be diligent and obedient as he is.



More pics from Braile



Saturday was a really big day. For it was TRANSFER BOARD DAY!!! And after I thought I would stick around Galati for another transfer, I ended up being totally wrong. I will now be in BUCURESTI! That was crazy news and to make things even better, I will be companions with Elder Ward from the MTC!! Even crazier!!!! I am super excited to be with him and I know that I will improve immensely with him. To finish the day, we taught English and all my English students were sad to hear I am leaving. But they wished me a drum bun (good trip) and were very thankful for my service.

Sunday I had to say goodbye to the lovely branch of Galati. They all were really sad that I was leaving but they were really excited for me to go to Bucuresti. It'll be sad to not see them, but I know they will be in good hands! We finished the night at the Stancus for my last Family Night with them. It was a fun night and I will definitely miss them for sure.
 
A gift from Sora Delia


Open your mouth, work hard, try your hardest to be obedient and faithful and then the Lord will bless you!! I love you and miss you all! Rock the world!!!

Va iubesc,
Elder Bowen

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