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"Whatever it is, we are against it" - Romania?

Hey everyone it was a pretty great week in Bucuresti!

Tuesday we had exchanges with the Zone Leaders and I went with Elder Krylborn. He's a pretty awesome guy and we had a really solid day! We spoke in Romanian for a good amount of the day and focused a lot on how to keep accountable with the goals we have set. Overall, it was a great day and we were able to see a lot of success because of our hard work!

At a mall in Bucharest - me being me

Wednesday we didn't do much overall except we had someone try to fix our hot water and have it ultimately fail so they told us they would try again the next day. So that was fun?

Thursday we had a good day as we met with a member named Fang Shuang (he's from China) do his Family History so that was pretty awesome!! We also got some pretty great lunch with him so that was pretty great! We then had a lesson with a man named Florian who ended up being super awesome! We taught a 30 minute Restoration and he absolutely loved it! We hope to keep meeting with him and eventually baptize him!!

A friend we are teaching

Friday was a solid day of contacting and meeting new people, but the best part was sports night with everyone. It was a fun time playing with everyone and it prepped everyone for the next day which was....

The weekend was filled with BAPTISMS!!! We were fortunate to see 2 baptisms here in Bucuresti and that was super awesome to be a part of. It was a great time all around with the Spirit so strong that it was just so great! Church the next day was great as well as we did some missionary work with the members for a little bit and then went home!

The Buc elders and pancakes

It feels like a quick week, but it was a great week to be a missionary!! I'm glad to be here and to witness the Spirit touch the lives of so many people!! Never forget who you are and what you can become!! I love you all!!!

Romania!

Va iubesc,

Elder Bowen

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