Island Time

This week was kind of a weird week.  We had to go up to Miami for a zone conference, so that took up all of Thursday and Friday.  The meeting was really good and we felt pretty good afterwards and were really excited for the work.  We were able to have a few really good lessons this week and we met with a lot of members this week.  It was a pretty good week.  We knocked a lot of doors this week but didnt really have much success, especially compared to last week.  But we tried getting into contact with all those that we had gotten into before.  We were able to get back into contact with a lot of them, but not back in this time, and are hoping the next time we will be able to.  Everyone here is on Island time, and doesnt really like setting up appointments.  They always say whenever is good, but they never seem to be there.  So we decided we were going to start contacting some less actives too.  We set apart some time to go knock their doors and all the doors around them.  One we went to with a member and at first had some trouble with the family, but after the prayer at the end, the patriarch of the home stood up and said that he really felt like he needed to come to church.  It was a pretty cool expierience, we hope to see him soon, and will be back there this week hopefully.  Another day we were knocking around this less actives house, and when we got to the house no one answered, so Elder Bo left his favorite pass along card on the door.  We got a call later that day from the member.  She called around to get our number so she could call and tell us she was coming to church and that she wanted us to stop by some time soon.  We will be going back again really soon and her husband isnt a member, so we are hopefully going to teach him too.  we are pretty excited for what is going on down here, and cannot wait for the place to start booming.  If we can start meeting more often with investigators, we will be set, so we are finding ways to be better at that.  This week is Thanksgiving, and there will be no TurkeyBowl.  Most of the people who wanted it are going out of town, so that is kind of a bummer, but we will be having a good dinner.  I'm pretty sure for Christmas it will be skype, so that is pretty cool too.  I am so grateful for my opportunity to serve a mission and for the love you all show for me.  I know that this church is the true church on the earth today, and that we have a living prophet on the earth today, Thomas S. Monson, who leads and guides us as the Lord wants him too, and I love this work.  thank you all so much for the support you give me and the love you show me.  I love you all and am very grateful for all of you.

Elder Wesley Christopher Bowen

Florida Fort Lauderdale Mission

7951 SW 6th St Suite 110

Fort Lauderdale, FL 33324