HOLA FAMILIA
Wow! I cant believe that you guys are enjoying snow right now! Que suerte! I dont have a lot of new stuff to tell you. I send a picture of my comp and I with our new washer. I am sure you can tell how excited we are! It ran for like 3 days straight when we first got it! I sent a lot of photos this week, most of them are fun pictures. We went to the zoo last week on P-Day while we were waiting for our washer. The guys that we suppose to deliver it never showed up, so we went home did a little work then went back on Tuesday. It wasn't a whole waste of a trip cause we had to go to district meeting anyways. As far as work goes this week we didn't have a ton of success, actually hardly any. Our few investigators we have weren't home. One of them, Nicolas, went on vacation for like two weeks and still isn't back. The other one went to Montevideo to work for like a month and the other is never home. We are still doing all of our contacts, knocking lots of doors, and looking for others to teach. Carmen is a really small area and we have already knocked close to every single house and its only been like a month. I guess we will just try to be more friendly and ask people how there are doing from now on and less of the ´´´hey we are missionaries´´ other wise they don't really want to talk to us. Things are definitely getting better and time is flying! I cant believe that you guys are having Thanksgiving next week! I hope you enjoy it cause we don't have it down here in Guay. I am SO EXCITED for this week cause we are finally going to the temple! YAY! I still am not for sure if I am doing a secession in spanish or english but the spirit inside the temple is the same no matter what! The temple is one of the things that I really miss about home and know I get to go here in Guay with my zone. I think I should be able to communicate with you guys through Skype for Christmas! I hope so anyways...vamos a ver! Thanks a million you guys are the best! Thanks for the photos this week, I am sure Elder Taylor will appreciate them when I show him. I worked on writing everyone back today and got most of the letters done. Don't worry you should be receiving them in the mail in about 3 weeks. I will also try to include my card with all my photos so that you guys can have them. I know that this church is true and in the only one in the whole world! I know that being a missionary isn't easy, its a sacrifice for me and for my family, but it is worth everyday. I know the Heavenly Father knows and loves each and everyone of us. I know that He knows whats best for us and is guiding us daily in the direction we need to go. I know that the Savior lives and that He is our advocate with the Father. Through Him and His atoning sacrifice, we can truly repent and be forgiven of our sins and mistakes. I know that the Book of Mormon was written for our day and will help us become closer to God than any other book on the planet! I know its true! I know that as we follow the counsel of living and latter-day prophets we can also follow the will of the Lord. I love this gospel and this church and wouldn't trade anything in the world for the two year opportunity I have to share it with Uruguay! Thanks for everything! You are the greatest family out there and I appreciate your love and support!

CON AMOR
Elder Bowden