The love of Jesus and Fiestas is real...

"By their fruits ye shall know them..."

Well... what if they just hand us fruit... does that make them good people? Because Ive been handed a lot of fruit this week and I think these people are amazing. haha Seriously... oranges, apples, half a giant watermelon that was literally bigger than my head -picture me walking down the street in the dark with half a giant watermelon in my hands... carrying it much like the cover of the book Twilight because there was no other way to hold it, and walking past gangs. No one harrassed me that night. hahahahha Also a different version of cantalope.. and a bag full of lemons... because when life literally hands you lemons... rejoice!!

But anyways, this week has been a trial of my faith. Welcome to the refiners fire baby!! I started to question why I was here as I was swimming in my own sweat after chuch yesterday.. hahaha no not really... but kinda. hahahaha That and something Ive learned this week. If someone is striving to do good, don't you DARE bring them down. If someone is trying their hardest, you cheer them on. If you don't want to follow the same rules, so be it, but don't you dare bring them down. Ever. I know that's randomly a very strong lesson I learned this week. But if you're a hater go hate in a dark corner and leave us happy people be. hahaha This mission is already changing me... hahaha I know why I'm here, I was called of God... He called my name, and I answered... I don't have time in my life for anything else but God's plan for me. God is important to me, and I came here to help people. No less.

Anyways Christmas was literally the bomb. The whole world exploded in fireworks and paper lanterns at midnight. People really love Jesus and fiestas.... hahahaha It was so awesome! We were up on there roof terrace thing watching it all go down. Whether they believe in God or not... Everyone here is really happy for Jesus to be born. hahahaha Also I got two Christmas gifts this year...

ONE    EMILEE was my companion for a day!! We killed it in Cabildo. hahahah Two Washingtonians from WG ward... my oh my... It wasn't even work... it was so fun!! hahahaha

SECOND     I skyped my family!!!! AWWW I just love them so much!! And the Lord really blesses me out here because it wasn't as hard as I thought to say goodbye.. but also its because I know I'll see them again and we literally have eternity to catch up on these two years. I love them so much and so proud of them!!! CALISTA GOT ACCEPTED INTO BYU-I (I think I) hahaha Im so stinking proud!!! Ahhhhhhhhhh 

But I hope everyone had an amazing Christmas... I realized something... Christmas is Christ-mas and in Español mas means more.... How true... Christmas is really about Christ. its more about Christ than all the lights we hang up or the gifts we give. It's about him and finding our faith in him much like the shepherds and the wise men had to find him. We all need to find him in our lives. And if your lives dont have room for him (much like the inns) then make that your new years resolution, and actually do it. hahaha

I have so much love for my dear brother Jesus. He's dedicated his life to helping me, same with you. He literally pleas for us before the Father. That's my new years resolution, to make room for Christ, because he's waiting at the door, ready to be let in. 

I love you all so much, I hope you had the most amazingly fantastic Christmas' and that they were cold... hahahahaha HAPPY NEW YEAR!! Im sure I'll have some crazy stories about the fiestas for these week also. hahaha

LOVE YOU ALL

Yes YOU

hahaha

Con muchísimo amor

Hermana Bower

llama llama ding dong

So I can't write much just know that for some reason ever since I got here, I love llamas... I don't know why. Have I seen one yet? Nope! But llamas have my heart. Argentina is changing me.... hahahaha

So I prayed hardcore for an investigator to attend church. HARDCORE! And did we have one.. heck yeah! Did I know them? NOPE! A kid as we were hurrying down the street to church called out, Are you headed to church? We're yelled back, SI! And he said, Can I come? We stopped walking. So he came to church with us. Does he live in our area, can we teach him? Nope... but other missionaries can, and I saw the miracles happen in my life. I wish I could explain more but I don't have time. But I asked for a miracle, and did my part in working my butt of inviting people. God really does help you with whatever you ask for.

Just know that I love you all. And I cant wait for this Christmas. I love the Savior so much and all he's done for me. I can't even put it in words. But God has given us the ultimate gift, Christ... What gifts are you going to give him.

I love God, I love my family, I love this gospel, and recently I love llamas. This work is sometimes the weirdest thing I have ever done in my life, but it's also amazing. Keep striving to do your best, and God will help you, but you can't plead and plead without putting in the efforts. This Navidad... think about you really want under the tree and in your lives... and if it's not God and your families.. then maybe you need to change a little. That can be your gift to give. 

I love you all

Sweating my booty off in Santiago

Hermana Bower

Crackers and God sustain me

Welcome to the infierno... 

When your shoes melt and your hair catches on fire, you know... you just know Hades is nearby.

This week was interesting, got  my first sunburn this week (I know, its hard to believe it took a month and a half of being in Argentina for that to happen),

Proof of a suntan

The burn is real!

Went swimming... I even got all dressed up for the occasion too. Pure ratchetness! My hair in a Girls Camp Flashback (frenchbraids) and my rain jacket pulled tight around my face... and yet I still heard the chant of Rubia! Like come on people!! you cant even see my hair!! Geez... I started to float away in all the garbage that was floating across the street that this mother of all rainstorms was bringing down on me. Or at least my poor, shattered heart was floating away in the garbage. I still haven't found it. My heart has taken a beating this week. 

One of our recent converts - three toothed, one toe Maria, or Maria z as others call her. Well let me break this down... She lives in a house with her daughter. But also she lives with this guy Andres and his nephew Cristian. Well Andres wants to be baptized really bad but first he needs to get married or move out and also... also.. he killed a man once so he needs to talk with our mission president. hes the bomb though. And his nephew is a weetheart and is like 26. He calls maria tia and helps her and holds her hand. He's gone to church twice, has a baptismal date, and wants to change his life. But like many hes's caught up in the gans and drugs but he loves hearing about God and just repeats everything you say with a wonder. Well... FREE AGENCY SUCKS!! Yeah it does! You might think, wow this is great, i can choose for myself. hahahaha... NO!

We went to go teach them, and we were a little concerned because they weren't at church. well... Maria was bawling when we saw them. In the middle of the night, Cristian stole their money and stuff and ran away. Yeah.. my heart... for this family and for Cristian! I hope wherever he is, he remembers what we taught him and that God loves him no matter what. No matter how far you´ve fallen, theres hope. Gods waitin gfor you to look up so he can rasie you higher than your burdens. I know this is true.

The Stake Center

Also... this Sunday we had 22 people at church. 22! We have a ward, but you wouldn't know it... it looks like a struggling branch. I love these people so much they're breaking my heart! So prayers for this ward would be awesome. Also on the 26th after lunch, all the leaders in this ward and us are fasting until after lunch on Sunday. These are people you'll probably never meet but that shouldn't be a factor, everyone needs to be brought back to the fold of God and to feel His love. You don't need to fast for that long but if any of you want to, this ward needs all the help it can get. We can't go out working with investigators until the we've working on strengthening the members. We're just not sure how to go about helping them.  I told you.. my heart is broken!!!

One of our fave investigators gave us bread she made as we were running through the rain.  It's not important that she put it in a really dirty bag or that I pulled hair off of it.  It was made with love.  She's awesome-sauce.  Also, I was hungry.  #noregrets  #kinda  haha

But in happier news, apparently we're the Bishops spouse... he told us that. and sadly for America...Everyone here thinks the DONALD TRUMP is the spokesperson for America.... Uh shoot people.. we need to fix America because people keep quoting Trump here and Im just like wow.... Okay America... wooo.. we're sad. Please somebody fix this while I'm gone because this is just embarassing. 

Stop signs on the wall

Happiness is Peanut M&Ms

OOOh I got a Christmas present early this year!!! EMILEE IS IN MY ZONE NOW!!! AHHH YEAH BUDDY!!! thank you God and Santa!!!

LOVE YOUR FACES!!! 

Sweating in Salta,  Hermana Bower

The spine broke.  Just wearing them in.

I am NOT a doctor!

In case any of you forgot... in case I've been gone for too long... I am a 19 year old girl. That's it. It's not much and I have not went to medical school. I know someone of you think I have but nope, I'm afraid I haven't done too much with my life yet.

Buuuut... Explaining that to people here... IMPOSSIBLE.

Almost every person LOVES to tell us aaaalll about their medical problems. It's like Hola, mucho gusto.... He're my only toe!

Seriously, Maria... yes three-toothed Maria... she constantly shows us how one foot only has one toe, and the other foot has a missing heel thats not a good color. Yeah... she whips that thing out and I´m like oooohh... hahahaha okay. No more. I am not a doctor, I can't help you with that. All I've got is the Plan of Salvation. Later, you'll be made perfect, but for now... Maybe you should go to the Doctors. 

Seriously though, everyperson... They start on about a pain in their side, and then my companion starts on how she was sitting studying and a crazy strong pain started in her little toe. (Sidenote she's totes fine hahaha) and then soon everyone is going on and on, and I'm just sitting there.... Yeah... so Jesucristo... hahaha its so funny. It's moments like these where I have to become the best actor ever and not laugh. It's never serious problems, but I honestly think I have a laughing problem. I laugh in all the wrong moments. Ask Crystal Blacker... We can't go to movies anymore... hahahaha No but there's this one family... Familia Coria. And one lady is a member but her mom, no. But they ALWAYS smile and laugh. Even about bad stuff. So I always try to watch my comps face, which is always neutral. And the lady always stares me down when talking. hahaha so I'm forced to react. And let me tell you.... You can only fake like you know what's going on for so long. She was talking about her friends baby who was born with some kind of problem.. and I was smiling right through that. Yikes... she still likes me, and still thinks I understand her, but jeez people!! Would it hurt you to frown when you're talking about sad things?! 

Another interesting thing was we were at a members house eating lunch, and they LOVE to sing. Like they've traveled the world as a family performing and know tons of famous people. Anyways, they're always trying to do karaoke. And so we were sitting there and they asked my comp how this song goes and so she starts humming it. And then soon she kinda starts to sing it. And they're like, sing it all! So she's like okay. So she starts to sing it, and then all of sudden they hand her a real microphone, and just like that... the lights were dimmed, microphone on, and music from who knows where turned on. We had a show. Everyone was acting like this happens often... and I was just like... uh... That escalated quickly. hahaha it was sooo funny!! These people... I felt like I was in that one ICarly episode where the whole school is a musical (Calista knows what I´m talking about hahaha). It was intense.

So this week we didn't have very  many lessons. It's hard in Santiago because the other presidential candidate Scioli paid almost every person here to vote and gave them jobs and he's not president now... Macri is. So... Santiago is struggling. Many of our people can't come to church or meet with us because they're looking for jobs. A whole city is looking for jobs. It's bad.

But I'm so excited for Christmas!! It's getting closer!! And as it gets closer, I realize more and more that yeah I miss my family and normal Christmas, and having no sun, but that's not what Christmas is about. And I'm so lucky to have the opportunity to tell people why Christmas really is so special. It's because of Christ. He gave us his everything, and still continues to. He gave us the gift of peace and love and hope. "He's more than a teacher, than an example, he's more than a physician, he is the literal savior of the world." Turn to him this Christmas season. He's waiting. Let us all come and adore him, and shout with praise, because he lives and he loves us. 

"When we his children plead for bread, he does not hand us a stone. He swallows us up in gifts overabounding. He transforms darkness to light. He gives us his son." -Dieter F. Uchtdorf.

LOVE YOU ALL

Hna Bower 

Have you ever seen a four leaf clover?

That was the note that my favorite old man here in Argentina passed to me. Hermano Vega. He's quite possibly my favorite person in the entire earth. It helps that he likes to sing in English and to give us ice cream. hahahaha

Okay, I have to fight the urge everyday to tell people that if they're mean to their dogs they won't get into heaven. It may not be doctrine, but I think it should be! If you kick your dog, Satan will kick you.... its just a fact. 

Anyhoo.. This week I've actually taught lessons instead of just throwing in my testimony. I've asked questions and taught the Plan of Salvation. That is honestly my favorite thing to teach. Why? Because we get to live with God and our families forever. Everytime I teach that, it doesnt matter how people take it, because it makes me so happy to know that. To know that I can live with my Heavenly Father and he wants me to. He wants all of us to because all of us are his families. I love my family so much, so I can only imagine how much God loves us. 

This week I don't have much to say... Except that there is two Amish Latinos behind me trying to figure out the telephone... I kid you not. Sometimes all I can do is shake me head at the craziness that is Argentina. 

Just know that weird and miraculous things happen everyday to me. I bought my first Futbol jersey for a team that half of Argentina loves and the other half hates, at ice cream, and shared the simple and true gospel. This life is hard. hahaha no but it so is, but its the little miracles of seeing Christs love enter peoples eyes that were downcast and depressed for the life theyve been given. Next week Ill tell you of Maria. She's one of my faves. Her life is a miracle and I wish I had time to write it this week. 

I pray for each and everyone of you. Seriously. My comp hates my long prayers but I love you all.

Con amor

Hermana Bower

Mafia Children, Kitty Kisses, and Three Toothed Maria

First off.... today... I HAVE BEEN ON MY MISSION FOR EXACTLY TWO MONTHS!!!!! AHHH!!!! Time FLIES....

Secondly... We've become friends with all the big drug dealers children in my area. It's one way to convert. I love them to pieces and it's not that much different than Ukraine... Cute little munchkins hugging on you and you have no idea what they're saying. My life has not changed. hahaha

Shoutout to my Ukraine peeps... A few things here remind me of Ukraine... Crazy driving, dogs EVERYWHERE but Ryan's not here so I pet and hug ALL the cats and dogs I can (hence the kitty kisses), and my comp reminds me a lot of Headteacher Courtney in the fact that she bolts everywhere, but the only difference is my comp is a lot shorter, doesn't speak English and I HAVE to stay with her. It makes for an interesting day. hahahaha

After I emailed last week, we studied and then went to go meet with people but we were stuck in the street for AN HOUR!! Why? Well... there was a unplanned parade! Everybody and their dog climbed into trucks and made flags and drove through the streets! INSANE!! hahaha it was because of the future presidents was coming to Santiago. Well the had the Election yesterday, which we had to stay inside forever hahaha and he didn't win. Macri is now the President of Argentina!! 

Our investigators are awesome. It's almost easy to get future or new investigators but upkeeping them and to keep having appointments in really difficult. I love them all though. 

Crystal and Calista, I found your future husband... Whoever gets to him first. He doesn{t speak much English but man can he SING! He's 24 and his name is Cristian. He's friends with one of our less active families and when we were in the house we just started to teach him out of the blue. hahaha He was a little suprised but he now has a Book of Mormon. I just love the people I meet here. I think he posted a pic on FB. hahaha 

THe other day I was reminded that the Lord is with me in all. Even the little things. We had to buy some food, and it{s not miraculous to others but its a tender mercy to me. My comp was on a rampage and I was just like whatever... as long as I can buy chocolate. Just something small... who cares. hahaha and well we had little money, as is the missionary life, but we went to the check out. I snagged a little chocolate as we were about to leave. And everything totaled to 148 pesos. EXACTLY how much I had with me. It just reminded me that Heavenly Father is aware of me no matter which country I'm in.

I'm so grateful to be a missionary... So grateful. Each day in my little Spanglish prayer with my comp I thank Heavenly Father for this opportunity because every day I know I'm supposed to be here. I love it so much

thank you all for the prayers and the emails. My spanish gets better every week. The works rolls on. MUCHAS GRACIAS

Love you all

Herman Bower

I need Cafe Rio, and a Spanish Translater ASAP

November 16, 2015

My comp is diagonally from me, one back and over. THis is my zone. The only pic i can send because I don't have to upload it. hahah






The hills are aliiiiive with the... creepy ants.

Yeah... they're plain creepy. The steal away little children in the middle of the night, they're so strong. If you stand in one spot for too long then you start to feel yourself be lifted up and carried away. But enough about the creepy bugs... Actually no...

Two days ago I got a new pet, his name was Ew and he died shortly after we found him. Yes... yes... It was a scorpion. Just no. Not in my house!! 

Life's been sups fun. Besides the creepy things that want to kill me. No holes this week... Only heat, ice cold showers (which no body likes no matter how hot. no.), ice cream, and oh yeah... ELDER COOK!!

Yeah I mean... we're best buds now.. Totes shook his hand and in our giant mission pic, I was right behind his head. Bunny ears all the way. Uh no.. hahaha how bad would that be to do bunny ears on an Apostle. It was really tempting though, not going to lie. Somehow... me and one other sister are the tallest two sisters in our whole mission. Darn you short latinas! So we were smackdab in the middle of the pic with ginormous Elder Bigler behind us. His name is ironic, I know. But anyways, saw my last comp (love you!!), and all my old peeps, and.... EMILEE!! Yay!! Awww I was so pumped to see her!!! We took a pic, but I can't upload any here... It's not working. I'll have to find a computer next week that actually works. But ahhh Hermana Winfield! Yeah... She started speaking to me in fluent Spanish... I'm not fluent. But it's super weird to hear her speak it so naturally and struggle with English. Ah I just love her, and I can't believe she's headed back to the 'Couv so soon. 

Anyhoo... Crazy things happen here everyday. As per my life... but part of the first few months here, I had to ask someone to be baptized in their first lesson. So I did.... It came out as a statement and only half of it, but when I finally got the question  out there... She said YES! Then she cried when she said the prayer because she felt the Spirit so strong. She's my fave! We teach her again hopefully tonight!! I know that all I have to do is my part, and the Lord really does make up all the difference. I don't say much in Spanish, but when I do, I try to make it count. Imagine me not talking. It's weird for me too, but my comp doesn't understand me when I speak English. Or Spanish...

This is easily the hardest thing I have ever done in my life, but I know the Lord is with me always. I constantly try to count my blessings and write them on paper so their tangible. Because life is hard and I'm pretty sure all the members and investigators alike just nod their heads when I speak so I don't feel bad. A lot of people don't talk to me because I don't understand. I go through a day with not much speaking, and that's super tough, but never once have I thought of returning home. Not once. I was like geez this sucks, but then I remember all the Savior has done for me, and I put on a giant smile like the gringo that I am and get to work. There are souls to save, and no time for a pity party. I'm honestly so grateful to be here. In the land of heat, platform shoes, crocs, Mate, creepy bugs, and only Spanish, I lOVE IT! Seriously, everyday is an adventure and I wish I could explain how a place that I don't even fully understand has stolen my heart. 

I love you all so much!
I love my Savior.

I love my family in the US, in Ukraine, and my new family here.

I still hate spiders, but my comp loves to squash them.

Anyhoo...

PEACE to my peoples.

Hermana Bower

It might take a month or a year but send me some letters my friends! 

Letters:

Los Eucaliptus 75 B° Tres Cerritos

4400 Salta

Salta

Argentina

Packages:

Los Eucaliptus 75 B° Tres Cerritos

4400 Salta

Salta

Argentina

Dirt bikes, Dirt roads, dirt.

November 9, 2015

Hola mi amigos!!!! 

Emailing you live and well from ARGENTINA!!

I'm in Santiago right now! 

I got here five days ago... crazy sauce, I know. So I didn't leave much time for this email, but just know that it's cray cray down here and I LOVE it!! This stupid keyboard keeps switching back to Spanish, but ahhhh I'm here!! 

My week...

So I've been serenaded by an old man in multiple languages, drank the water I was NOT supposed to, taugh multiple lessons, have six new investigators, eaten the few foods I HATE potatoes and Jello, and if you see on the news about a white girl falling into a hole... yeah.... just yeah.

hahahaha My Latina mama is Hermana Quiceno. She's from Columbia and she's awesome sauce! Of course she doesn't speak any English... and she's half my size which makes it so entertaining. I've been trying super hard to teach her American Slang but I don't know the words in Spanish... hahahahaha It's so fun!!! But she's the bomb.com

It's been so amazing to see the Lord's hand in my life. I can't even imagine how people don't believe in a God because he's with me in every step. Straight into the hole I might have fallen into. hahahaha but seriously. He helps me so much. And I know that I'm supposed to be here. Of course I'm doubtin gmyself, my spanish, my everything, but I don't doubt God. As soon as I met the people here I knew that I've known them for years before I came to this earth. There's no doubt. I love them so much! It's crazy how the Lord opens your heart. I thought I loved people before but now I get a tiny glimpse into how much the Lord loves each of us. It's so much!

I love you all

In my next letter I'l say more about Argentina but it's crazy here. The pranks have not stopped.... They're just gettin started!

\Mucho amor!

Hna Bower 

Creepy Chimes, and Spider Pranks... oh and the Gospel.

Our spider pic of when we scared people, looks real!! 

 October 23rd, we took a District pic, because it was our one month anniversary of being there, I forgot about it, but the Elders were so excited about it being our one month anniversary! hahahaha 

Then another is October 25th, for when we celebrated Christmas, everyone wore Christmas colors and Christmas ties.

What to say.... First off, thanks everyone for the letters and packages!! They seriously make my life to get them!! I LOVE YOU ALL!!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!! I don't think I'll get to say that again before it's November... maybe... maybe not! So for Halloween, we're all doing a scripture trick or treat and give each other scriptures. Totally nerdy, but hey, we're missionaries! ;) Also I found out what my costume is going to be for Halloween this year. You guys won't believe it.... but I've decided to be.... a Missionary!

I know... Hard to believe right? It's just too crazy of a costume in the MTC in Utah. I don't think I'll blend in. Sadly, my Saturday will probs be the same as any normal day. But that's part of the missionary life, and we're going to definitely party it up in the righteous way of course! Basically sugar highs, teaching the Gospel, and passing out scriptures to Trick-or-Treaters. Just a normal day. :D

So uh.... I leave in FOUR days!! I'M SO PUMPED!!!! AHHHHHH But not sure if I want to leave America so soon. I feel like I just got back from Ukraine. Ah crazy, and Amanda... I definitely respond in Russian sometimes when I don't know what to say. Saying "I don't know" in Russian was easier than saying it in Spanish... And then sometimes, I respond in Sign Language. It's like a jumble of languages up in my head. Chau Igles! English is not easy for me anymore and I'm still in the States.... I just can't talk to anyone because I can't respond in the right language! hahahaha It's so fun. And weird... Especially when I'm in the middle of a lesson! 

So today is my last P-day I think.... And I'm sad. So sad and ridiculously happy. I think people here think I have issues... I'm always responding in some for of English but not, and I'm happy and sad aaaalll day! It's the FINAL COUNTDOWN... da da da da daaaaa... I can be whatever I want. I seriously LOVE it here, but after Skyping another person yesterday that lives in Uraguay, I CAN'T wait to get out there! Ahhhhhhh Yay!! I got my flight plans on Friday!! It said that I have a one hour layover in Atlanta, and then headed straight to Buenos Aires. My WHOLE district, minus two are on the same flight as me!! Talk about a party!!! Then from there, some of us will take a 22 hour bus ride to Salta. Heck yeaah... Makes me think of Ukraine. This will be AMAZING!!! I seriously cannot wait!!! Not sure if I have my VISA yet, but I'll find out soon...

Okay... so last night... Something awesome happened. As per usual. ;) No... for reals... ELDER ANDERSEN from the 12 Apostles came and spoke to us!!!!!!! IT WAS TOTALLY WICKED!! (Incredibles quote. You're welcome). But seriously, so cool!!! I sang in the choir and was on the front row with my ridiculous striped shirt with birds, and loving life, and I'm so grateful he could come before I left. His talk was of course so good! It made me so excited to get out there and get going!!
Something he said in his talk, "Christ will never take our burdens away, He'll lift us above them." How true. Whenever I look back at some of the trials or things I struggled with, Jesus Christ always gave me the strength through him to overcome anything. When I struggled in my life, when I thought no one could help me, He heard my cry for help, he came to my side because He was already there. He already knew I was struggling, and He helped me change. I wouldn't be here without knowing that the Lord wasn't sending me out, He came with me. 
I love you all!! Whatever struggles you face, just remember in the words of Elder Andersen: "Compare yourself to yourself". Only you and the Savior has known what you've gone through, don't be too hard on yourself. "Just try a little harder to be a little better."

LOVE YOU LOTS!!!
See you soon Argentina!
Kobe

P.s. The words of my companion: "Nyquil is like the Atonement, I wouldn't be here without it."
p.s.s. There's been creepy church chimes/bells at night. I'm terrified because only me and my comp hear it. Yo no se pero raro!! And more Spider stories to come. *insert intense scary face*

"Not Today Satan, Yes today Jesus!!"

10/21/15
























"It's good to talk about God's love and how much he loves you because he does. That's important. But remember that as much as God loves you, Satan hates you. I mean really hates you. He really hates your guts. I know it's weird to have someone testify about Satan's hate, but... Just tell Satan, Not Today Satan, and tell Jesus, Yes Today Jesus!" -Our lovely Elder Prestwich during Devotional Discussion/Testimony Mtg. hahahahah I love these Elders so much!!!

Just to reiterate how much I love my Elders here... Did I ever tell you about my dear friend Elder Hall? I believe I brought up his spider story, but oh no... this elder is a walking comedy. I love him so much! He also is fluent in ASL sidenote. :D So anyway... There's this Elder, Elder Nielson who sleep walks all the time. And what he does when he sleepwalks is he goes around banging on people's doors. So everyone has gotten use to ignoring the knocks. Well one night, Elder Hall was sleep walking. And apparently he made it all the way outside the building. So at this point he was walking around outside for a couple hours just sleepwalking. But here's the kicker... He was wandering around outside in only HIS GARMENTS!! hahahahaha Dead asleep and wandering around in his underwear! He woke up under a tree hours later no idea how he got there. hahahahaha And he didn't have his key card to get back in. So he had to wander around more banging on peoples windows trying to get someone to let him in. And of course everyone has gotten use to ignoring the knocking because of Elder Nielson... He tried everyone in our zone.... hahahahaha Finally a security guard found him. He thought it was the funniest thing in the whole world and almost couldn't let him in because he was laughing so hard. hahahaha Elder Hall... oh gosh.. :D

So basically what happened this week is we got four new hermanas in our zone, heard Elder Kopischke from the Seventy speak to us, had millions of leadership meetings, became the oldest district in our zone and me and my companion became SISTER TRAINING LEADERS! Yeah basically you're talking to royalty. hahahaha kidding. But basically it means, I'm a therapist and a friend. We get more sisters today!!! And we get to introduce them and pretty much affect their whole MTC stay. Pressures on!! Nah they'll be too shell shocked to even remember what we say. ;) But the other day I ended up walking around in the rain in my pajamas because one of the girls needed to talk, which was awesome! But I was stumbling around after curfew like a homeless person with the nametag of God on them.

This week has been the BEST! I love everything here, and I only have one more P-day and I don't want to leave! I mean I so do, but I don't want to leave these people. They've literally become my awkward non-hugging handshaking family! hahaha I feel the Savior's love in everything I do. We sang that song in Choir last night. "I feel my Savior's love, in all the world around me." 

My ponderizing Scripture is Enos 12

12 And it came to pass that after I had prayed and labored with all diligence, the Lord said unto me: I will grant unto thee according to thy desires, because of thy faith.

Enos put his whole self into the Lord. His whole soul, his whole faith, everything. He knew that although he was tormented with his sins and the things he had done that there was still hope for him. Hope that came through the Savior Jesus Christ. If you've done something wrong, talk to Heavenly Father. Christ is waiting with outstretched arms just ready to catch you when you've decided you can't go any farther. He'll carry you. I know he will. He's carried me before. It times when I thought there was no hope to get out of the dark, no point to move forward because God wouldn't forgive me, Christ carried me and my sins to the Lord. I've never felt more free or my loved. So if any of you are struggling to stand and to walk and make it through the day, don't. Just fall to your knees and pray because that's why prayer is there, so we can talk to our Heavenly Father. But after that, we have to get to our feet and go to work, because change doesn't happen easy. Enos prayed and labored with all diligence. You've got this. ​I love you all so much!!! And I want to say THANKS for all the letters and packages!! They brighten my day sooooo much!!!

LOVE you all!

Le amo. <3

Hermana Bower ;)