Transfer Week! Oct 25

News:

Elder Perkins is leaving to go to Greene a little place above Binghamton(a big place) He isn't excited about how little it is, he wanted a city. He is fairly shy still, I think it is where he needs to go.(Greene) I am so excited about this transfer! I get to be the big missionary finally! hahaha- Guess who I am getting though. The biggest missionary in the mission, he's been out about 6 months I believe but he is 6' 8'. Elder Stone. I met him a couple times and he is nice.

Billy Bleyl hasn't really read too much, it is hard to get him excited about it- he has a tough time reading.

Brother Cook(Don't know his first name) Is the blind investigator that we found from the HQ Temple square referral, he is excited because he heard about an operation that can restore his sight. I got him the BOM on CD and he said he would listen to [some of] it this week. (I hope his wife reads along- Magaret)

Keri La Rose- A really nice lady -don't know too much about religious back ground- she has an awesome family two really good kids and a 6 month old. AND a husband- Chris. We are going to teach her on the 31st.

Love,

Elder Owens

A really foggy day

My District. Left to right in silly one Elder West(District leader+From my MTC group+becoming my Zone Leader this transfer from Bountiful area, UT) Elder Rammel(Being trained by Elder West from cali)

Sister Bently(Been out for 12 weeks now- came out at 21 from Arizona)

Sister Mitsula(convert to the church from Cali)

Elder Lyman( From Washington MTC group with Elder Perkins, My new district leader)

Elder Perkins,

Me,

Elder Taylor Gamble(We went to UCAS together, he is being trained by Elder Lyman been out for 6 weeks, From Orem)

Funny green setting on my camera that I thought was a fun picture.

Us with Billy Bleyl. (Lighten the last one and I think it is a good one)

October 11

It is hard sometimes to press forward with a perfect brightness of hope having an eye of faith. The past two transfers have been the hardest to do so on my mission. When hard times come sometimes I really do try to speed up and forget about the struggles I'm having. President Uctdorf's talk was such a needed principle for me to understand. Pressing forward with perfect brightness of hope doesn't mean we have to run. We can still just focus on those most important things rather than try to add more to our lives, we need to simplify and turn to the scriptures and to prayer. I haven't been doing the best at scripture study. I am going to make that my focus for the rest of the transfer. We are finding some solid potentials and new investigators. I am glad to see the work continue to move forward in spite of our weakness. I have been filled with the love of God so much these past two transfers. I have come to know my Father in a deeply personal way and I wouldn't give it up for anything.