Reign of the Dunk Squad

What is up everyone?? This week was a baller week and a bunch of stuff went down!!!

Tuesday we had a good day as we taught our investigator Mihai about keeping the Sabbath holy. He seemed to understand it and promised to keep it which is a good sign. He is looking good for the 23rd and we hope we can meet with him a lot this upcoming week so he is 100% ready for his baptism. He also has read up to Omni in the Book of Mormon so that is super awesome! Prayers out to him to keep moving forward and to be prepared for his big day!

Wednesday was a pretty meh day. We did studies and such but then we had to leave to Ploiesti for our exchanges with the elders over there.

Thursday was our big exchange and I was with Elder Ward once again! It was a pretty awesome day for the most part. We did a lot of contacting, member work, studies, everything possible. Probably the highlight of the day was when we went to a less-active member's place and talked about family history with him. Then his wife (nonmember) started getting interested in what we were up to so we talked with her about family history and actually ended up teaching her the Restoration while we were at it. That was super awesome and now we hope that they can continue the fire there in Ploiesti.

The Dunk Squad
(left to right, Thomson, Ward, Smith, Steele, Jacob, Folsom, me)

Elders Jacobs, Bowen, and Thomson

Friday we stuck around and had district meeting with everyone for the first and probably last time ever. But it was such a fun time and we ended up calling ourselves "The Dunk Squad" because we were such an awesome district. But we are in Pitesti and they are in Ploiesti so that is the only sad part. But it was super awesome regardless!!

Saturday we did our stuff in Pitesti and started doing family history with Luminita, the recent convert. She is super excited to do everything and help her family receive the kind of blessings she will be given.

Sunday we had a good time at church and had 4 investigators come to sacrament meeting! Afterwards, we had a lesson with our investigator Roxy for about 15 minutes before she was swept away by a dancing member and vanished...yeah that was definitely one of the weirdest lessons I have ever had...but we are scheduled to meet up with her this week so hopefully all will go well and we can invite her to baptism!!!!!!!!

Read Helaman 5:12! Faith founded upon Christ our Redeemer is a sure foundation where if men build, they cannot fall. I have seen that on my mission and it has helped me through the hard times on my mission and in life in general. I love you and miss you all! Rock the world and keep the fire alive!!

Va iubesc,
Elder Bowen

A cool statue in Ploiesti

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