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A pretty fountain

 

Hey guys this was a party week!!!!!

Tuesday was a pretty good day. We did some early morning contacting and that went pretty well! We managed to get a few numbers to start off the week really well! But then we had to wait for a package for Elder Solov'iov's visa and that took forever. The package actually didn't even come so we had spent all that time for nothing really.

Wednesday we had a chill day waiting for the package again and it didn't come once again so that got really annoying. We also traveled to Bucuresti because Elder Solov'iov needed to have a medical appointment for his visa and no medical place here in Pitesti did them. So we traveled to Bucuresti and that was fun!
 
Pigeon racing!

Thursday was the medical appointment day and that was quick and easy so we then went back home to Pitesti. We then spent a 3rd day waiting for this package and surprise surprise, it didn't come again. But we finished the night with English class and that went okay. The students were very rowdy and were just all over the place and it's hard to control Romanians when they don't speak English and you don't speak Romanian fluently. But we managed to have a good class and get things done!

Friday was a super great day!! We had sports night and we played some sick basketball. We played with our investigator Mihai and his friends and they were really cool people. There was actually one guy named Alex who was really awesome. We played basketball and he was super impressed by my American basketball skills haha. but we talked a good amount and got to know each other and he actually started asking questions about why I was in Romania, if I like it here, what's my purpose, etc. So that was a really cool experience and we hope that we can meet up with him this next week and bring to BAPTISM!!
 
Fancy cars

Saturday was a chill day. We went to get the package for Elder Solov'iov and that was super great to not worry about that anymore haha. We then had a really good games night with a good amount of investigators. It was a pretty great way to end the night!

Sunday was a good solid day. We had church and our investigator Mihai came and it was his 3rd time at church so he is really looking to be ready for baptism on May 12th. We hope he continues to grow and progress and be prepared for his date. We also we lucky to see the Hettingers as they were passing through Pitesti on their way back home. They are so pumped for us and the work that is going on in Pitesti. We hope we can continue that fire that we started.

I hope everyone has a great week this coming week. Don't forget that God loves you and that He has given many things to show His love, like the Atonement, Jesus Christ, families, etc. Never forget of that love and admiration God has for you. Now show that you love Him! I love you all and miss you all and I hope for the best for everyone! 

Va iubesc,
Elder Bowen


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