It's a Shore Thing!: Another Transfer

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Another Transfer

We had an excellent week this week, and we also got news that we are both staying in Okeechobee for another 6 weeks. It is going to be a great one. We have some amazing prospects, and we are so excited to see people coming unto Christ in our area. We also got news that the highest baptizing mission in the USA and Canada is outside of Utah, and its the Florida Fort Lauderdale Mission!!! It has been super fun being apart of a mission that has grown so much. We have been so blessed with the opportunity to bring souls unto Christ and feel his Atoning sacrifice. This week we were able to find some really awesome people as well. We left a blessing with this one lady, and she was crying afterwards, and she accepted to be baptized right there. We went back later in the week and she was not there, but her brother was, and he said that she had been in a hard situation, crying and praying for something to happen, and then we showed up. Since we had left the blessing, he had seen a huge change in her, where she was now always smiling and talking about her baptism coming up. He said that he is not a churchy person, but because of the amazing change, he knows we are representatives of Jesus Christ and he too now wants to be baptized. It was an awesome experience, and they are doing super well now. We also had some other great experiences with people taking steps to get closer to Jesus Christ in their lives. We were also able to set some other dates coming up, so we are super excited to see the branch growing here. Elder Larsen thought for sure he was going since he has been here a while now, and was sad that he was going to miss everything that is coming up this transfer, but is now excited beyond belief to know that he is staying and that he will get to see all of it happen. We have been so blessed, and I am so grateful for all that God gives us. I know that he cares for us, and that he will send help when we need it. he knows the exact time and place, and will always be there as long as we are willing to give our burdens and strong wills to him. I love this work and I know that it is the work of Jesus Christ. I love you all and am grateful for your help and support.

Love Elder Wesley Christopher Bowen

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Why Wes is serving a Mission

Go ye therefore, and teach all nations” (Matthew 28:19).

Carlos E. Asay, a Church leader, said, “(There is) a marvelous phenomenon which occurs among men when the light of the gospel illuminates their lives. Almost instinctively, it seems, the light of truth sparks a desire to share. When our minds are expanded by new knowledge, we want others to know; when our spirits are elevated by heavenly influence, we want others to feel; and when our lives are filled with goodness, we want others, particularly those whom we love, to enjoy similar experiences.”You may have seen missionaries riding on bicycles or walking door to door, sharing their message. They are doing everything they can to seek out people who may be interested in learning more about Jesus Christ and God’s plan for their happiness. They serve in pairs, for “in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established” (Matthew 18:16). Missionaries volunteer full-time service for a period of eighteen months to two years.