It all stays the same...

Yesterday we received transfer info, and both me and Elder B are staying, so we will be here for another 6 weeks at least!  This is a great area and we really enjoy the people here.  This week was a pretty good week.  We got in some really good lessons and have some more good ones scheduled this week.  Last week, Monday was a lot member visiting and we had a Noche de Hogar.(Family Home Evening)  Then Tuesday we had an appointment with this lady S.  We had taught her the Restoration the week before and she had seemed very excited about the Book of Mormon.  When we came back on Tuesday, she had her Nephew there.  He had lived in Idaho and Utah for a year or two and really wanted to know more about our church.  He said he loved how welcoming they were there to him.  So we ended up reviewing the Restoration again instead of teaching the Plan of Salvation like we had planned, and it was great.  S added in her few parts of testimony she could and helped us teach her nephew.  It was great to see the excitement in her and her nephew and see her progression.  She had read everything before 1 Nephi, so this week she is reading in that book now.  It was a great lesson and just the great progression we saw really gave us a boost.  Wednesday we got to say good bye to our friends who were leaving.  One of them was the kid that was baptized since I got here.  We had talked to him a lot and he is really excited for a mission, but they moved away that night, so hopefully we hear from them soon.  The next day we planned and were able to meet with an investigator we hadn't seen in a few weeks.  We are excited to start work with him again, and we are trying all we can to help him progress.  He is really nice and says he believes that the Book of Mormon is the word of God, so it is great to see his progression there.  Friday we were able to do some service in the morning for more investigators by helping them with taking care of their yard, and then we had breakfast with them.  We will be going back tonight to have a lesson with them.  Then later we had another lesson with another great investigator.  Fridays always seem to be one of our most productive days.  We saw some people we hadn't planned on seeing but it all worked out great.  Then we helped teach the English Class again the ward offers.  Then on Saturday in the afternoon we visited a less active family.  She said she had been praying for guidance and then we came the next day.  It was a really cool experience, and we should be able to help them out.  The other Elders had a baptism that day, so we were able to go and watch that, and welcome the new member.  It was awesome.  Then Sunday we had great plans after church and were really excited to go and preach.  While at church we got messages from all of our appointments that they couldn't have us over.  We were really excited, but all of them falling through really put us out of order.  We had backup plans, but nothing really worked.  Sunday was a harder Sunday for that reason for us.  Then yesterday  was a pretty good day, we had some good lessons, but weren't able to see everyone we hoped on seeing, but everything should be fine.  This week we were also able to have a great recent convert come out with us.  He was baptized with Elder B's last companion and he is amazing.  He really wants to bring his family to church, but they have been a little reluctant, we are trying to help out.  But he is coming out with us almost 4 times a week and he has a powerful testimony and he really understands the gospel well.  He wants to go on a mission, and we know he would be a great missionary and we always encourage him.  He really helps us out a lot and we have become pretty good friends.  So that has been our week.  I heard there were more Hurricanes, but most likely neither of them will hit us.  We don't really know to much about it, but we aren't really worried now about it.  We are really excited for this next transfer and hope that we can really make some progression together and with our investigators and with the ward.  We are becoming more unified with the ward every week and we see the benefits, it is great.  I know this church is true, and I love the work that I have the opportunity to do.  It is the best work possible.  Thank you all for your support and love, it means a lot to me.  I wish I could respond to mail fast enough, but we don't have much time to write, because we are busy getting other things ready for the week.  I love you and am very grateful for all you do for me.

Elder Wesley Christopher Bowen

Florida Fort Lauderdale Mission

7951 SW 6th St Suite 110

Fort Lauderdale, FL 33324