Greetings from Paradise

Aloha Mom and Dad :)

This week was a good week, somebody hit our car which as we all know is nothing new for me haha. They just backed into us in the parking lot and didn't make too big of a dent but I just thought that was so funny that that would happen to me of all people ;) 

We were walking down the street the other day when about 5 7-year old girls start running straight to us down the sidewalk. They all tackle-hugged us and talked all at the same time for about 10 minutes then asked us to teach them how to pray. We had only said hi to them one time before but now they love us and ask us to come back every single day. I put a picture of them below (Don't look at me haha I hate how I look in this picture I wasn't feeling good) 

Saw a cow this week, Sister Chappel played a mean trick on me and ate poke. Overall a successful week. 

We also went over to our investigators house (Stevenna who's 9) and asked her why she didn't want to be baptized. We go over about 3 times a week and every once in a while we will ask her if she changed her mind. She said no again but what was really cute was that her neighbor friend was over and asked what baptism was. We explained it and she goes "Oh man Stevenna get baptized! I wish I could get baptized Stevenna that's so cool...I wish I was in YOUR family..." Hahaha me and Sister Soga thought that was so cute. We are teaching her too but her parents aren't too excited about it all. Well see where it all goes. 

I love being a missionary and I am understanding the Atonement of Jesus Christ more than I ever have before. I have such a  strong testimony of the Book of Mormon and although learning to completely trust the Lord has been hard I have felt so much peace and hope knowing he loves me and is going to do everything in his power to make me the missionary to want to become :) 

Thank you for all you do for me, I love you both so much and tell everyone I love them and miss them!

Alofa atu,

Sister Bowen (Or if you are 4 and named Kamalei "Sister Mogan") ;)