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Hey everyone, it's your boy here in Pitesti with another week!

This week was a harder week, pretty slow, but we still did great things. Some highlights were that we had a really solid lesson with Mihai about the Restoration and we are trying real hard to help him understand the gospel clearly. I think that was great and it lead to him passing the sacrament for the first time, saying a prayer in church for the first time, all while smiling and being happy about his new accomplishments. He's growing and he's becoming a cog in the Pitesti branch to help it function much better. We also had a lot of success sharing the Restoration movie as we shared it with three people and all three absolutely loving it. It has helped introduce the message and sparking interest, especially in younger people who love movies. But probably the biggest success was when we found a new friend named Alex. We had met Alex before in a park and just this week, we invited him to games night because we felt that would be a good introduction to the church. He came and he enjoyed it, but he mostly asked questions about what we did at church and what we believed. We shared the Book of Mormon and invited him to read it. A pretty simple encounter but he is such a genuine guy, that I have faith that it will all go through. He has a busy schedule so he's not 100% sure when we can meet, but we keep good contact through Facebook which helps a lot.

I've been reading from Alma and about his and Amulek's ministry together. What a great missionary companionship and I look up to both of them. But I've gained a deeper appreciation of the Plan of Salvation because of their testifying. I love in Alma 11:42,44 where it talks about when we will be resurrected and how important Jesus Christ is in this.."Now, there is a death which is called a temporal death; and the death of Christ shall loose the bands of this temporal death, that all shall be raised from this temporal death...Now, this restoration shall come to all, both old and young, both bond and free, both male and female, both the wicked and the righteous; and even there shall not so much as a hair of their heads be lost; but every thing shall be restored to its perfect frame, as it is now, or in the body, and shall be brought and be arraigned before the bar of Christ the Son, and God the Father, and the Holy Spirit, which is one Eternal God, to be judged according to their works, whether they be good or whether they be evil." I am so blessed and grateful for my Savior Jesus Christ who loosed the bands of death so each of us can be resurrected. This week that really stuck out to me and the goodness of God for such a gift. Now let us follow Christ in expression of our love to Him. I love you all and I wish for you a great week!

Va iubesc,
Elder Bowen

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