I know most of
you probably skip down to the pictures but some of these stories are funny so
if you have 5 minutes take a seat and use those reading skills your beloved
elementary teachers provided you with.
I meet a lot of
new people everyday but this week I met some particularly noteworthy
individuals.
1. We had the
name of some less actives we could never get a hold of named the Criders
and Wednesday night we saw their door open so we went and knocked with our
usual "Aloha" when from inside we heard "Ugh it's the Mormons
again!" Obviously I was a little concerned but a guy answered the door
laughing and turns out Sister Iino knew them. They hardly ever opened the door
to the Sister missionaries but lately they have invited us to dinner (Which we
eat out on their deck because rules) and breakfast and the guy, a 25 year old
named Cody, keep us supplied with cuties from Costco. Cody lives with his dad,
who we call Dad. They hate Mormons and people from Utah, but I have definitely
won them over. Patiently and slowly we are warming them up to the idea of
coming back to church so crossing our fingers.
2. This week we
also visited Tom, a funny old man that drives every snail he finds down to the
beach and bases his entire schedule around garbage day.
"Hey Tom
can we come back tomorrow at 2 and teach you another lesson about the
gospel?"
"What's
tomorrow?......Wednesday?...Ooo Garbage day..let's see they pick up at
2....sorry girls how about Thursday that's garbage day."
3. We went to
Sister Meyers (A cute little Philippine lady) house and she fed us more food
than I have ever eaten. I'm literally still recovering. The table was covered
and then she brought out a whole sushi tray and 3 bags of Popeyes. She had been
cooking all day it was super sweet of her.
4. We also have
another investigator on date for baptism named Brandon. Sister Iino and her
last comp. had been teaching him for a long time and he was super skeptical,
but this last time we went and taught the plan of Salvation and he suddenly
said he wanted to be baptized and he even came to church yesterday. It just
goes to show that we should never give up on people because they may be 1
lesson away from it clicking.
5. Last, but
most certainly not least, on Saturday we were heading to the Criders for dinner
and saw one of our less actives doors open so we went and knocked. A short
Japanese lady came out and immediately said "Ugh the Mormons." (We
get that a lot) She said:
"I use to
be one of you but my neighbor is part of your society so I quit."
"Our
society...? Relief Society?"
"Yeah
that. She was swearing at our other neighbor, I promise I never lie, I don't
lie I also see oras around peoples heads and they are purple. You Mormons don't
have them."
"Uhh..."
"Come with
me you'll see we can talk to the neighbor she was swearing at so you can see
I'm not lying, you have to tell you bishop so he can talk to her. I'm glad you
guys came, but I knew you would because I've been working on my telepathy and
call you two here."
*Proceeds to
ponder about purple oras as the two neighbors talk about the Mormons and how
they lie.*
"Okay well
we gotta go bye now."
I also tried
poke (Po-Kay: Raw fish) and I loved it. We also keep getting fresh mango,
bananas, and cuties from the members which makes serving a mission all the
better. :)
I hope you are
all doing good, I apologize for the long email. I'm going to stop sending mass
emails, but be sure to check my blogspot for pictures and stories! Thank you to
everyone we makes me day by sending letters and pictures over email!
This church is
true, I promise!
Aloha,
Sister Bowen
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Poke! Yummy
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| Lots of Wind that day |
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Other Sisters
in our district
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Belgian waffle
and ice cream and bananas and syrup ugh it was so good
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Mosquitoes
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Rios
Family (From Home Ward)
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