Baby number 3 coming at ya.

Aloha... or in the case of my very close friends Elder Bichsel, Elder Wills and Elder Porter, Aloha Oe. 

I will be missing Elder Bischels Lord of the Rings references, and 2 of the greatest missionaries I've ever met, Elder Wills and Elder Porter, but I know they all have great things ahead of them and they have all left a big impression on me. I definitley more fully appreciate the short time I have left.

In other news...Im Pregnant!

  

Baby number 3 coming at ya.

Sister Paletasala will be transfering to Mililani to be an STL and I will be training a new missionary here in my beautiful area. I currently dont know anything about my new companion but I do know that she is going to love it here. I am humbled to have been called and hope I can do all I can to show her through example how miraculous being a missionary is.

This past week we had a return appointment with a girl that the McCully Elders had ran into biking a few weeks ago. We had taught one of the brothers and a sister that turned out to be a less active former seminary teacher last week and returned to see them again. Before we knew it we were introducing ourselves and teaching the whole corner housing complex because they all turned out to be related #hawaii. Sunday morning they ALL showed up at church. I am so grateful for how welcoming our ward was to the Primo family and for miracles that I witness like that everyday in this area.

The highlight of this week (If you didn't already know based off of Mermis Facebook) two of my very best friends here in Honolulu, Mermi and Charles, were baptized and confirmed Saturday and Sunday. It has been amazing to watch them over the past 3 transfers develope the faith and strength from the Atonement of Jesus Christ to overcome personal challenges and be a light for the rest of their family who werent attending church when I first came. Just as Dieter F. Uchtdorf perfectly said, "God will take you as you are at this very moment and begin to work with you. All you need is a willing heart, a desire to believe, and trust in the Lord." I know that is true, i witness it everyday and Ive felt it in my own life. My testimony is unshakable. I know this is Christ church on the earth and that he is my Savior. The Book of Mormon is true and it hurts me when people reject it because I know it can change their lives as it has changed mine.

Also Its going so fast, Im doing my best to make everyday count but youre right, its going to be hard when I come home, I sometimes wish I never loved as much as I have here❤❤

I love you (I tong Ngenuk ❤😊)

Sister Bowen

Mermi and Charles Baptism

The Bendixens and their family took us to Breakfast 😊

The Micronesian Branch Missionaries