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Rise up O Bucuresti!


HEY GUYS! This week was niceeeee!

Another Bucuresti Pig
(not sure why Cole finds this so interesting)

Tuesday was a chill day, nothing big going on. We taught this member named Michael and that was a really good time as we are helping him come back to church. We read the Book of Mormon with him and helping him feel the Spirit again in his life.

Wednesday was a great day as far as contacting goes. Elder Ward and I as a companionship got 6 numbers in a 2 hour period which is pretty darn good for us to say the least. One of those numbers was a girl named Andreea who loves God but dislikes the Orthodox church. I was able to talk about our church and how it differs from the  Orthodox church. She was really interested and wanted to learn more and talk so that was super awesome!!

Thursday was a really hard day for us. Elder Ward received a new musical number for the Easter concert and he needed to work on it a lot. So we spent 6 hours at the church, him practicing and me reading the Book of Mormon. I was able to read 12 chapters speaking Romanian and that was really great. However, we got some horrible news that Bogdan our investigator blocked us. We have no clue why he blocked us after we have had great lessons filled with the Spirit, but it happened. It was sad to hear but that is life.

Friday we had a super long practice for the concert and that was painful to go through. But, in the end, we had a lesson with Andreea and it ended up being really good! We taught her the Restoration and invited her to read the Book of Mormon. To finish the night, we had games night and I got to make crepes! I actually didn't do too bad and people ate them! 

Saturday and Sunday were great days because it was GENERALCONFERENCE (the semi-annual worldwide meeting for the church where church leaders provide counsel and teaching)!!! I wish I could talk about every talk because they were so amazing but probably one of the best talks was by the prophet Russell M. Nelson. He talked about rising up to our potential and becoming men (and women) of God. RISE UP O MEN OF GOD!!!! Conference was amazing and I loved it so much! I recommend everyone reading every talk again and looking for the principles that apply to you and then ponder on how you will liken the words of the prophets into your own lives.
 
Easter Concert.  I had a small solo!

The other things that happened on Saturday and Sunday were an Easter concert that was super freaking awesome, a baptism for a guy named Radu who I actually gave a talk for, and a scripture chase competition that Elder Ward and I won!!!!! So this weekend was super freaking awesome!!!
 
The Champions of Scripture Chase!

The trophy!


I love you and miss you all! Rise up!!!!!!

Va iubesc,
Elder Bowen

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