Elder Bowen is serving in the Florida Fort Lauderdale Mission. He is teaching in the Spanish language.

Monday, February 11, 2013

Lots of Knocking

This week has been a really good week. We had a big push in the zone to get 300 blessings as a zone to break all records here, and it really gave us a lot of fire. We went out and harvested with a lot of fire, and a lot of enthusiasm, and we saw some super awesome miracles come from it. By Saturday we already had 28 in Okeechobee, which was more than was required per companionship, but we knew as we harvested for at least an hour like we do everyday, that the Lord would bless us for continuing on in faith. The first door we knocked was awesome. When she came out we gave her the approach, and she asked us that we pray for her family, and as my companion said the prayer, we could hear her sobbing. The spirit got super strong. As soon as we ended she said she didnt know why she was crying, she just felt so good. I testified of the spirit to her and how she can receive it through baptism on the 24th, and she said she would be there for sure. She is so excited for us to come back so she can learn more. We also had an amazing experience teaching another family. Elder D and I taught the husband of the family that we had not met yet, and he is even more desirous than his wife. We came back the next Thursday and we were able to teach the entire family, and the spirit was so strong there as well. They both expressed that they knew the Book of Mormon to be the word of God, and could understand more than they ever had before. The awesome thing is they are married, which seems to be extremely rare here in Okeechobee. We are so excited for them. We were also able to have some fun exchanges here where I was able to bring one Elder here, and go and visit another area. We have had a lot of exchanges here in the past 3 months and it has been a lot of fun. I love the work that I am able to do here, and the things that the Lord does here. I know that Jesus Christ is our Savior and he has given us and will give us many opportunities to come unto him. I am so grateful that I am able to see so many miracles and learn how to lean upon the Lord in my life as I am here. I am so grateful for all the love you all show me, I love you all for everything you do.


Elder Wesley Christopher Bowen

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