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Deja Vu




Hey everyone this week was a really fun week with some big things going on. Listen up!





So the first big news is that I will be leaving Bucuresti after one transfer once again. Sad day, but I will be going to another great city called Timisoara. It's a city in the west and I've heard it is absolutely beautiful! I'll be with Elder Atkinson once again so that'll be really fun. I'll be leaving again, but I know that the Lord has a plan for me so this will be a really fun transfer nonetheless.


We had a good lesson this week with a guy named Alex that we met the week before. He has problems and wants peace in his life so we felt like teaching him the Gospel of Jesus Christ and how following Jesus Christ will help us feel happiness and peace in our troubled lives. We committed him to read and pray about the Book of Mormon and he already started reading which is super cool! He came to church and he said he really enjoyed it which is super awesome! Even though I'm leaving, he should be in good hands for the future.

We also were blessed to see the 5th baptism here in Bucuresti in 7 weeks and that was super awesome! We had our man Theodore come and he said he liked it. He had questions of course but we discussed everything and I took the opportunity to teach him more and more to help his understanding grow. That was a great experience and I hope that he continues to search for understanding and truth.




This transfer was a huge blessing for me and I feel energized and ready for this next transfer in Timisoara. The Lord has a plan for each of us and he wants us to be happy, even if we go through hard times. A fellow missionary out here told me to improve everyday, no matter what. It doesn't matter who you are and what you do because we all have flaws and we all have the need of improvement. Keep working hard to improve the little things so you can do the big things. Never ever give up!! I love you all and I wish for only the best for you all! Rock the world!!!!





Va iubesc,
Elder Bowen

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