Merry Christmas!!

Sister Bowers sharing her testimony in Pohnpeian.  Sorry about the video I had too many little helpers, as you can hear in the back ground! 

MerrY Christmas! I hope everyone had a great one! It was awesome to talk to my family! They said my letters are written very poorly so i am very sorry my english has really started to slip away! So my companion was supposed to come today but ended up missing her plane so maybe at then end of this week she will come!

 This week was really cool! I was able to witness a Christmas were people who had so very little were willing to give all that they had! I was able to feel the love of Christ. I just wanted to say how grateful i am for this gospel! I know that through this gospel our families are blessed, i just want to invite you all to find a way that you can help your family come closer together, weather it is through scripture study, family prayer, family Home evening, or just spending more time together as a family! I can promise you that as you do those things your familys love for eachother will grow tremendously! 

 Have a great week! Sorry no picture my camera has a virus on it! Have a great week! Talk to you next week! Love you all thanks for all your support! 

Love, Sister Bowers

Krismas Mwahu!

Beautiful Pohnpei❤❤❤❤

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!   Hey everyone I just wanted to start off by saying Merry Christmas to you all!  I hope you all enjoy the Christmas spirit and remember the real reason for the season!! These last few weeks have been rough, we haven't been able to go proselyting due to my companion falling but thankfully this seek we were able to go on splits and was able to go and see some of our investigators!  It is so crazy to see the miracles that Heavenly Father is blessing us with!
       Some crazy news that happened this week is that my companion is getting transferred to Guam and I will be hanging out with Sister Russell and Sister Pokepalla  the other set of sisters that are living in our house! So we will be proselyting in two areas until my other companion comes!
I am not sure where she is from or what she looks like so it will be a total surprise! She comes on December 26 so merry Christmas to me!
        I just want to leave with you the reason for the season is Jesus Christ. I have really come to know him, as I look back on my mission I realize that there were times he was literally carrying me! I know that as we all turn to him, not just this Christmas season but everyday that we can always feel more at  peace!  I know that because of him we can live again! I am so grateful for all of you and for all the support that you give me! For all the many prayers that are said for the missionaries! I love you all and hope you have a Merry Christmas!


 Love,
 Sister Bowers❤

One of many mosquitos bites!

Saying goodbye to Sister Wahlquist!

Good bye to Elder Hurst!  I think that means we'll miss you?!?

Just pics!

Sister Leslie, Sister Wahlquist, Sister Bowers

Sister Leslie Elder Hurst and Sister Bowers

Beautiful

Look what I found on Pohnpei.

The POWER of the Book of Mormon!!

Sister Bowers and Sister Russell doing what they love ... Serving ICE CREAM! I hope there was some left(-;

Hey everyone! How are you? I hope your week was great! I just wanted to Start off by inviting you to all watch the awesome Christmas video that the Church has made! I absolutely love it! It has 25 ways in 25 days that we can light the world. EVERYONE do it it is so awesome to see the little blessings that come from it!

  This week I just want to share a story with you all about one of our investigators named Kikileen. We have been teaching her for a while, we are waiting for her to get permission from her mom to get married so that she can get baptized. She has just started reading the Book Of Mormon and we have been reading it with her. The other night a member comes running up to us! "Sisters i have to tell you something about Kikileen! She came to my mom and told her that after she had finished reading the Book of Mormon she was sitting down on a rock thinking and then she said that there was a really bright light in the Mango tree! She said when she got closer the light began to shrink!" while our member is telling us this i am thinking no way that is the same as like the tree of life and like Joseph Smith!!!!!! So we go to teach Kikileen and  she tells us the story of what had happened, the whole time she is telling us i have goose bumps form head to toe! I was, in a way, having a hard time breathing because i knew that what she had seen was from Heavenly Father! I know that we all don't get big signs or a big bright glowing light for our answer but i do know that the lord answers our prayers! I know with out a doubt that the Book of Mormon is true! Always turn to it when you are having a hard time or dont know what to do! I can promise you that if you pray with real intent Heavenly Father will Show you! haha yes i just sounded like a missionary there but DO IT!!!!! I love you all and am so greatful for all the love and support that you give me! Have a great week! 

Love Sister Bowers

Miracles on Pohnpei!!

   

Beautiful Pohnpei

Going to Church.

This week was literally miracles from the Lord. We were able to go to one of our investigators house and by go to i mean drive to the outer island, park and walk through the jungle for 30-40 minutes around to the other side of the island! We invited her to come to church but she said that we needed to talk to her dad to see if she could come, but her dad was out fishing. The next day was church so we said we would come and see her dad Sunday morning. So the alarm goes off at 6:20 we leave at 6:30 and get to the outer island and then my companion goes i forgot my name tag! I look down..."oh crap me too!!" So we drive back to the house and get our name tags and then back to the island! We park the car and then start speed walking so we can make it to her house in time so that she can come to church on time! If felt like we were running! The whole way to her house I was praying please please please let her dad come to church! She has been wanting to get baptized but hasn't been able to come! We finally get to her house and talk with her parents! It was like we showed up they said yes our investigator ran an showered and not only did she come with us to church but her brother as well! Hopefully next week the whole family can come!

   I know that Heavenly Father hears and answers our prayers! I have seen this week that after of the trial of your faith comes the blessings and it is so true! So no matter how hard things get or if you feel like everything is just going down hill stick it out, there will be mighty miracles coming shortly after! I know that missionary work is really the lords work and that its not easy! But I have learned so much from this experience already! I cannot thank you all enough for all the prayer and letters! I am so grateful for you all! Have a great week! Love and miss you all!! 

Love Sister Bowers

Sister Leslie and Sister Bowers at Thanksgiving!

Sister Bowers and Sister Russell  at Thanksgiving.

Oh did I mention how grateful I am for the Elders? HAHA locked the keys in the car!  Thank you Elder Hurst and Elder McCluskey!

COUNT YOUR MANY BLESSINGS!!

Sisters Bowers and Sister Tuevi..... lower right.....cute little helper.

        Well this week was crazy!  We walked through the ocean because the tide was so high and we had to get to this lady's house to talk to her!  When we got there she wasn't there but we were able to have a lesson with her husband! The spirit was so strong! It was so awesome to feel just as we were teaching  him that we could feel the power of the spirit! 
     

What is Sister Bowers eating?  Seafood?  That's a miracle!

                   Since this week is  Thanksgiving I thought would share a scripture!  D&C 59:7!  I love this scripture as I was sitting  down during my studies I have really come to realize how blessed we are!  I just wanted to say that I am so grateful for all of you and all the support that you give me!  I am grateful for this gospel and I know with out a doubt that it is true! I am so grateful for Heavenly Father and the helps he gives us! I hope you all have a great week and  COUNT YOUR MANY BLESSINGS!  Have a great week love you all!

Love Sister Bowers

Uh Branch

The Poll Family in our branch and our Branch President 

Hey everyone! This week has been crazy! The area i am in is hard to find new investigators, no one ever wants to come to church! But all is well! We were led to a little girl who is 8 years old and her dad is a member and he told us that we needed to go and teach her! So off we went! We go to her house and while we are teaching her another little boy whos parents are members but are less active joined in the lesson! We invited them to both be baptized and they both said yes! It was a miracle from Heavenly Father! Then on Sunday they came to church and ended up bringing their parents with them! It is so awesome to see the tender mercies of the Lord! 

 This week i have been reading about the Tree of life! Oh man how it relates exactly to our day! 

1. 1 Nephi 11;25

2. 3 Nephi 14:13 and 14

3. 1 Nephi 10:19

Straight and narrow is the way, as time goes on the straighter and narrower the path gets, We always need to be holding on to the rod by studying the scriptures, praying, obeying the commandments even the little ones, by not listening to those songs that don't invite the spirit! I  can promise you that as you do, you will notice a difference! I know this is the true church! I am so grateful for all of you! Thanks for all the support! Have a great week! Love you all! 

Love, 

Sister Bowers

Sister Russell and Sister Russell????   Sister Bowers forgot her name tag, so can  you guess whose she borrowed ?!?

Is Sister Bowers Excited for Christmas?

Life on Pohnpei with cockroaches everywhere!!