Baptisms for the next 3 weeks!!

HOLA FAMILIA
WOW! This was a very exciting week but not as good as it could have been. We had a baptism planned for a girl who is 17 years old and her little sister just recently got baptized. Her name is Jessica and she is finally getting baptized this Saturday! There was a young women's activity at the church on Saturday and the bishop said he couldn't make it, so to continue having the confidence of our bishop and ward leaders postponed it. I am super excited to finally have a baptism again, not just to have a baptism but to see another child of God make covenants to return to His presence. That's super cool to hear that the temple will be done in July! I am totally stoked to go when I get home....hopefully every day....at least once a week! Congrats to dad for finally driving his dream car, I don't know which one I like better though the old ones or the new ones? We had three investigators come to church and should hopefully have baptisms every Saturday for the next three weeks. I heard from Elder Condor yesterday and it sounds like he is doing a lot better. They still haven't found anyone to baptize in Carmen but keep working and he seems to have caught the spirit of missionary work. Elder Whiting is doing great and he never ceases to amaze me at how similar we are. I am excited to finally have a comp that has common interests but at the same time it doesn't matter how well we get along if we don't use it to work for the Lord and achieve what He has in store for us. We have a nice big golf course in our area but its private and we cant even go in. We have lunch with a member today and she is cutting our hair after. That's what she does for work but says she can do it for us in her house for free....yea blessings! It sounds like you are all doing well amidst the trials that have come. Keep looking to the Lord in all that you do and I know He will guide and bless you with what you all need. I am so blessed to be here in the mission and to be serving the Lord full time. I continue to see daily all that He does for me and is helping me to become. I feel super weird and not too excited to when everyone tells me that I ´´falta pocito´´ or only have a little bit of time left before I go home. The truth is that it has flown by and I don't even feel like I have been out here for almost 15 months! I don't know what it will be like to go home cause I am so used to and love the life of a missionary. Thanks for your always great emails, your never ending support, and your wonderful love! I count my family as one of my greatest blessings in life next to the gospel, the atonement, and the opportunity to serve a mission. I continue to miss you all but in a good way that inspires me to work harder and not to be trunky. I know that this church is true without a single doubt. I know that it changes lives and prepares us to return to the presence of our Heavenly Father. I know that we have a living prophet today who holds all the keys and authority of God. I know that the Book of Mormon is true and that it contains revelation for our day. That as we prayerful read and ponder about it that we receive the answers that we need. I know that God loves all of us His children, with a love that is infinite. I also know that He requires us to keep His commandment and to always make and be faithful to our covenants. I know that there are always blessings and often times more than we can even imagine! I love you all SO MUCH! Until next week, your son, brother, uncle, bro-in-law and many more!
CON AMOR
Elder Bowden