Week 69

September 7, 2023

Been a little bit, yet again. I'm going to try to get back into writing these every week. So we had transfers and now I'm in a trío covering two areas, still dl, and training again, so we're having fun. The kid's great and he's got a lot of positive energy, so I think this transfer is gonna be a really good one. A peek into this transfer, we're going to be working a lot on obedience, which is something we can always improve on.

We went to the temple, and it was an amazing experience. Honestly it was everything I needed. Just upon entering I felt like all my stress and worries just washed away. I really needed that.

I'm kinda writing this quickly while traveling so it'll be a short one this week. Just want to invite everyone to live everyday as though it were you're last. In life there's always changes, people come and go. So just enjoy every moment you can. Life's to short to be stressed all the time.

Love y'all


~Elder Owens~










 

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