Elder Carson Bowen Kiribati Islands in Marshall Majuro Mission

Mauri mauri! So, this week I had the best lesson I've ever had in my life. I wrote it in detail in my journal, but unfortunately don't have time to type it. I've never seen people get hit so hard by the spirit and change. My companion very briefly wrote a summary of what happened in his email. It was as in 3rd Nephi when the people couldn't deny the words that he spoke. We spoke with so much power and boldness and the spirit did the rest. Anyways here is my companions email to his family: (since I have run out of time)   "Mauri all you guys! We're doing very good out here. Me and my companion are doing great. I'm working with Elder Bowen! We got a car and we drive around and do a lot of stuff. It's super fun! Our area has come up from nothin to somethin if you know what I'm saying. ahaha We had a super cool lesson with this one guy who is like a missionary for the Muslim church. They were really cool and he wants u...

Mother's Day Skype!!! 5-12-19 After almost an hour of trying to connect, we saw Elder Carson Bowen! Our connection was not good, often no sound or unable to make clear verbiage of what was being said but loved every minute of it!!! Review: -Elder Bowen is currently on the big island serving in the lower area with his companion Elder Wright who is from Utah and cool! -Because Elder Bowen learned to drive stick shift before leaving on his mission, he has is the main Elder to drive everyone everywhere on the island.  Road are different there then in America so driving on the opposite side of the road is the way. -"I miss fruit" , no fruit here except mini bananas, papaya, coconuts, and vomit fruit (it heals people!ha!) There are two-three stores on the island and they have apples shipped in. (As Carson is speaking, his siblings go and grab his favorites such as Oatmeal pies, sour strips, bananas, cinnamon rolls, cheese-its, almond milk and openly show off their e...

This was a great week. The work in our area is really coming along. We planned out a blitz on Wednesday which went really well! We got some people from it. One of our investigators that Elder Wright and I got came to church. He's an un ni mwanne(old man) and he is so ready and prepared for us. We got him an awesome fellowship and his daughter (30yrs old) came to support. At church this old man was huffing and puffing because of the love and support he felt from kain te aro(members) and his fellowshipper. It was a beautiful experience to watch and be apart of. Elder Wright and I are getting along great and working well with each other. My family is really excited for me to come home. I am so excited to see them again. Still going to finish strong. Being zone leader is way fun and I am so busy driving a stick shift bus on this small island(Tarawa). Sometimes we get so busy that I forget to eat food. Literally we are so busy. Things are going great a...

Hi Everyone! I became zone leader now and working in Temaiku.  It's way fun and I gotta cool companion.  There are 3 companionships that drive.  West, East (me) and the Aps.  I am now driving a bus that is stick shift on Tarawa. I get up way early sometimes to take elders who are transferring to the airport and have meetings all the time. I'm loving it. Also our ward is so awesome and has a bunch of sick YSA returned missionaries who always want to do activities. Today we dropped someone off to go outer island and then we basically just driving everyone around and we will hopefully get time to play some sports at Moroni High School. I'm a zone leader now working in Temaiku.... it's way fun and I got a cool companion. We have been so busy..... it's a different kind of busy because we just drive around everywhere. There are 3 companionships that drive. west zone leaders, east zone leaders (me), and...

WEEK 89 Elder Bowen simply gave one sentence this week. I am being transferred this next week for sure.  No clue where. Stay tuned.....!

Mauri Mauri! This week was pretty fun. My companion(big Vanuatu guy)  and I are working hard. I fasted for these 2 families that I tracted. They both agreed with most lessons and believed everything but never really accepted to be baptized and become a member of the TRUE church. Fortunately after our last lesson yesterday(during my time of fasting) they just finally accepted a real baptismal invitation and 3 of them will be baptized on April 20 th, and 2 more later. So happy for them! So for anyone that needs some extra love/ some extra blessings from the Big Boss, I suggest fasting! For my B-Day, it was just a regular day of hard work. Then at the end, a member and a recent  convert that I baptized in my last area made shirts with a picture of the first time my recent convert came to church on the front, and bought a cake at this white person store!! They just called me and told me to go to the store and totally surpri...