Elder Owens' Guatemalan Mission

January 18, 2022  "I'm just so tired.  We had to be up at 5 am to get to the doctor's office so they could check out my ankle.  They said I have chronic inflammation that will last a while, but will eventually go away.  They want me to ice it, then heat it and elevate it, three times a day, which will be difficult to do.  We work really hard and it was a busy day.  I am doing myself a favor tonight and getting some extra time to sleep.  I'll write my email on Monday. Love you all!"  "We have church at 8am and we walk there.  It takes about 30 minutes to walk to church and then we stay and attend the next ward that starts right after." "I'm at the ripe old age to possibly become an office Elder.  Office Elders usually are placed at the mission office around 6 months in to their mission, since they know the ropes and are still eager to work.  They have a tough job because they cover office duties, but also are assigned to fulfill normal mission du

January 11, 2023 Cribbage, baptismal dates, and a big whopping mall. So we were visiting with a member and they pulled out this game called Cribbage, and the instructions were in English. They told us to take it home and learn how to play it so we could teach them. So now we know how to play Cribbage.   We also now have 2 baptismal dates for the 21 of this month, and this awesome 9 year old girl named Keiry said she wants me to baptize her, and that about filled my little missionary heart. Little girls like Keiry are what make the world go round. We love Keirys  .  We also went to a huge mall today and I got a sick shirt to match my hammock. All is well in Guatemala City. Spiritual thought: We've covered a lot about being 100% responsible as a mission recently, and I would like to toss my 2 cents at the rest of ya. As a missionary, it's my responsibility to, word for word, invite others to come unto Christ. Ways we measure our success is by recording weekly - How many new peopl

January 4, 2023 I'm going to keep this one pretty short, but it's been a good week. My companion and I have been working on obedience and responsibility as of recent, and we've seen huge blessings as a result. We've been guided much more by the spirit. Even though the two of us can't possibly keep up with opening an area with two wards, we've been reminded that we have Jesus on our team, which means we automatically win  . With His help we've been able to meet with investigators, support both active and inactive members, as well as find new people, all on a daily basis. All this while having a bad ankle, large travel distances, hills, two wards, no prior knowledge of the area, Christmas and New Years (which is when everyone leaves to visit family), and more. Once you realize Christ is more powerful than your challenges, you start to trust Him a lot more. And only after the trial of your faith, do you see the miracles. Speaking of miracles, I've been gett