141

This month has been crazy for our mission. Our general goal for a month is 100, and last week we had 102, which was the best we had ever done in 4 weeks, and this week we broke a week record, getting 39, making it a grand total of 141. We then got a txt saying that only the Salt Lake City mission baptized more than we did this month in all of the the US and Canada, which was super cool to hear. This week was such a rollarcoaster for us all. Everyone basically in the mission was going crazy. We all spent a little more time with top investigators trying to get them ready and excited for baptism. There were so many miracles and so many disappointments it was crazy. In our distict we had so many things happen. So many baptismal interviews and so many random things pop up. It was a lot of fun, but a very tiring week, but as a mission we saw the results and are super happy with all the has been done here. Personally Elder J and I had so many crazy things, I can't tell them all. The family that came to church last week, and was super excited for baptism, we couldn't teach because they worked almost the entire week, up until Saturday. We were supposed to have an FHE with them just down the road, but when the member invited them, they sent the wrong city as a adress, and it came up like 17 minutes away, and the mom didn't feel comfortable going far with her 4 children without her husband, so they couldn't make it. Then we taught the commandments Saturday, and they accepted them all, they just need to be married. They said they would this week, but the next day one of them expressed concerns, and now it might take a little bit longer. Then we also got in contact with an almost dropped investigator. We decided to stop by for the last time, and he said he was so happy to see us. He was leaving for work so we said we would come back later, but we just missed him when we came back. Then on Sunday we stopped by to invite him to church, and he let us in. He said that he would come next week and that he had been praying and reading the Book of Mormon! He accepted to be baptized August 12, and really only needs to come to church. It was super cool, but we had trouble getting back in contact with him again, so we are not sure now when to go back, especially since only his sister has a phone. In the district I went on an exchange, and met some cool peopel in Boca Raton, and 1 should get baptized this week, which is awesome because they have been struggling a little bit lately. Then there has been so much more that has happened, and it has all been up and down up and down, but tons of fun. I am so grateful that I get the opportunity to be a missionary and to serve the Lord. Through our faith this month we have seen so many miracles, and I love this work so much. I know that Jesus Christ is really our Savior and Redeemer, and that through faith we may all be healed of anything as we come unto him. I love you all so much and thankyou all for all you do!

Elder Wesley Christopher Bowen

(next week is transfers so I will email on Tuesday, not sure exactly what will happen, but hopefully I stay)