Tuesday, February 22, 2011

New Companion and It Finally Snowed a Little!!!

                           President and Sister Greer with Elder Richey and me 
Me, Elder Crabtree, and Elder Lualemaga

Our Zone



Elder Richey and me outside the Portland Temple this morning
It Finally Snowed!!!!!




Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Transfer Week

Hello Everyone!
So I will be staying at the Tajmahill for yet another transfer! There will be some changes, however.  I will be training a new missionary, and we will only be covering one ward instead of two.  We will still be keeping the car as well, which is awesome because it continues to rain a lot.  I am excited to train.  I think it will be a challenge as well though.  I dont know the Elder's name or where he is from yet.  I will find out tomorrow when he arrives. 
Elder Lualemaga will be heading up to Yakima.  I will miss him as a companion.  It has been an extremely good, productive, fun and spiritual two transfers. We will be going hiking later today to some waterfall or something.  I will make sure to email pics of that next week as well as pics of me and my new companion!


                                  Trees by Lacamas Lake (I went there on exchanges this week)

I had a few things I thought about this week that I miss from home:
1.  Costco pizza and Andy Griffith
2.  Shoveling Snow with Dad and David (even seeing snow!)
3.  Work
4.  Mowing the lawn
5.  Mom's Cooking
Thats not all that I miss but those are the things I thought of this past week:)
I pray for all of you daily.  I hope that you all enjoy the next week:)
Love Elder Bowen

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Time Flies! ha ha it seems like I say that Every week:) But its true...

 
So this past week I attended Leadership Training.  It was a very good experience.  I enjoyed the spirituality of it as well as learning more of my responsibilities as a leader in the mission feild.  I have also been going on Exchanges so I have been able to serve in different areas than just mine.  Elder Lualemaga and I continue to lead the Zone in teaching which is pretty cool.  We will be sad to be most likely splitting up this transfer.  There are 20 new missionaries coming in next week and my guess is that at least one of us, if not both of us will be training this upcoming transfer which will mean that one of us for sure will be leaving this area.  My guess is that it will be me since I have been here for longer than he has.  I will let you know what is going to happen next week! I would like to stay in this area but I am fine with going anywhere.

Pictures of the fog here in Vancouver
 Me playing with fire (as usual:)) but don't worry it was for missionary purposes.  we have a really cool object lesson involving fire.