Elder Carson Bowen Kiribati Islands in Marshall Majuro Mission

Hey hey!  Mauri!  We just got back from fishing! We caught a ton! We traveled up central and met up with the North Elders at this members house and then went ocean side. We fished when it's low tide just like on the coral with line, a hook, and a stick. I know all the fishes names in Kiribati but not in English so I can't really explain what they were exactly. I like to think I'm a bit of a fisherman. hahah. Towards the end the waves started getting too big so we started coming back.  On the way back there were tons  of eels, and it's super fun trying to kill them and throw rocks at them before they bite you. Also they taste really good. But if they bite you, RIP haha. Luckily we killed one! While doing so, there were a couple of puffer fish that some kid got that went with us!! We got like 2. they look so cool and just really fat. When i was getting some pictures I dropped it on the sand on accident and then the members dog swooped in and took it, and ate it.  So bas

Mauri!  So many things happened these past few days! I can't even explain everything, but I will try: 1) Me and companion traveled up to central of island and 2 members on the island threw us a big goodbye party in case we didn't come back from being transferred. Gave us the traditional flowers on head and we danced. Super fun. Kiribati parties are like parties on the other side of heaven. Way flipping fun. 2)Traveled up north and then stayed at the northern elders house next to the airport. The next day we went and waited for the plane.  However, after waiting a few hours we were told that the plane wasn't coming because it's going to Peru (another outer island) because someone got stabbed. So we grabbed our duffel bags and backpacks and headed back to north house. Slept there the night then went back to the landing strip hoping the plane would come. Then fortunately, after waiting all day, the plane came and we flew to Tarawa! APs picked us up from the airpor

The Abemama Island Elders!!!! Yes that is shoeless Elder Bowen. No kidding no shoes! TO the DATE....ONE YEAR MARK on July 26, 2018 with Elder Guiles-his intake. Burning of one shirt and drinking a bottle of Coke! I cant believe how tan Elder Bowen is!

This week was pretty legit!  1) My companion was sitting on the john at our house (I never use it #beachisbetter) and he looked up and sees another big rat. He finished his business and tells me to come and see this huge rat. As I was walking I grabbed my machete. I get to the bathroom and this thing is thick. So I took a swing at this guy, and somehow managed to get him and pin him down. This giant rat squealed so loud. Then I quickly picked up my machete and swung again to crush its skull to kill this piece of garbage who eats our stuff. I swung again and again until it stopped trying to run. Then finally a big swing to put it asleep. And boom the rat died with my machete. Unfortunately, I had to clean all the blood up, and off my machete, but I would say worth it! Rats not allowed in the house!  2) When we go out and work if a member or investigator dog barks at us I usually tell them, "ah ningai ti na kana ami kamea" (so when are we gonna kill and eat ur dog)? And they a

This week was a very successful week!  I put together a blitz (a tracting combination of all six Elders on the island to tract in my southern area). I hoped to try and find us more people/investigators so we could build the wimpy teaching pool. We went crazy all day. House to house to house finding people.  We were very successful and all of us elders in total got 16 new investigators!! that putting our teaching pool at 29 investigators! When I first got here our teaching pool was 8. Super happy that the blitz was so successful and now we will be very busy teaching people that want to hear from us, rather than tracting all day. Service this week: we cleaned and put in a well. When you clean out a well you have a few buckets and literally pull all the water out before it flows in. It's way tiring but fun. When it is high tide it's way harder because the water flows in way faster. This Sunday literally like nobody was at church. Me and my companion Elder Hanks go and 30