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Hard Pill to Swallow

My travels so far.


Hey guys, this week was a crazy week here in Romania. Let me tell you why...

Tuesday I had a some intense conversations with some weird people. I talked with a Jehovah Witness about weird stuff, I talked with a guy about God and how he is in nature (yeah that was weird....), and then we had a meeting with Michael and helped him set goals to help his life get back together, but he has not followed through with those goals. So that was basically our day and nothing exciting happened.

Wednesday, we contacted hard core for 3.5 hours on the streets of Bucuresti. It was a busy day for sure, but we managed to get 9 contacts so that is a huge success on our part!!! Elder Ward and I were really happy with the day and hope for the best for them in the long run. The Lord will bless you for your hard work for sure so put your shoulder to the wheel!!!!

Thursday was a pretty lame day as nothing big really happened. We did contacting as usual but this time, I was talking to a man and he totally ripped my language. And it was pretty hard because I said one sentence, yet he thought it appropriate to bash on my language. And he didn't speak good English, but I was patient with him. It really hurt as I have tried my best to learn this language and for someone to not understand the time and effort I have put in. But, nonetheless, my loyalty is first to the Lord and he will help me in times of need.

Friday was a good day as I spent a lot of time making clatite for games night which was pretty darn fun. Then at night we get a call from our mission president about transfers. And fun story, I am being transferred. After only 1 transfer of 6 weeks here in Bucuresti, I will be going Pitesti, Romania and being in a small city once again. My companion will be Elder Solov'iov from Ukraine and I will be helping him learn Romanian as he started out as a Russian missionary but now wants to learn Romanian. It was definitely a shock to me and it was hard to take it in but I know that it will be for the best. I will learn as much as possible in this new city and new lifestyle and will learn to love it to the best of my ability.

Easter with the missionaries!  Hosted by a wonderful Sister in Bucharest.


Saturday was a pretty chill day of us packing after transferred so nothing big to say there. We did have an Easter activity for our branch but nothing much came out of that haha.

Sunday was Easter and it was really fun!!! Church was wonderful as we focused on Christ and His love for us in every hour of the service. We had an investigator at church and he said he absolutely loved church and wants to learn more so I am very excited for his future. We then went to a members house with all the Elders in Bucuresti and had an Easter meal for all of us and it was awesome! Definitely a great way to end my stay in Bucuresti.

I love you all and miss you all and only hope for the best for all of you! Keep rocking the world and keep the fire burning!

Va iubesc,
Elder Bowen



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