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Monday, June 20, 2016

#51: Father's Day Love

Want to start off and wish dad a Happy Father's Day!!  Hope you had a great day and that you know I was thinking about you :)  You and Brecken should have a great time on High Adventure!! I always loved that week during the summer to get away from life for a bit and just enjoy time without any worries...haha  I haven't had a worry-free day in a long time!  I'm always thinking and praying and focusing on others and how to help them.

This morning, we had a training meeting with President Chavez and Sister Chavez, which in fact, was their last one to give....kinda sad, but the new President comes next Monday and then on Tuesday we will meet with him.  I'm pretty excited for the new change and the different teaching techniques.

Because of some changes in the zone, my district right now is me and my companion, and the Zone leaders. Because of my leadership assignment, I get a bit more money each month, which will help for sure.  We have been tracting more of the new members and less active members and then asking them to give us referrals.  It is a different way of doing missionary work, but we are adjusting.  It's a bit more difficult, but the nice thing is that when we work with referrals from members, there is automatically a support system because they already know a face at church.

I did get the package that had the Ensign and all that as well :)  3 weeks and I reach my one year mark!!!  That's crazy stuff!!!  Also, I will be home one year from tomorrow; how crazy is that!!

Love you,
Elder Fowler

This week's scripture is:
Alma 42:15
 And now, the plan of mercy could not be brought about except an atonement should be made; therefore God himself atoneth for the sins of the world, to bring about the plan of mercy, to appease the demands of justice, that God might be a perfect, just God, and a merciful God also.

Elder Arnold with Elder Fowler
Elder Arnold is leaving Cuauhtemoc tomorrow!
He was my first Zone Leader when I got to the mission field.
(Elder Fowler is wearing a tie that we just sent him)


Sunday, June 19, 2016

#50: First Week With Elder Merlo

Hola!
This week was really good!  On Monday we settled into our house and it's still missing some stuff and we still are as of today! haha  But, the house is nice.  I don't know why, but my companion, Elder Merlo, reminds me a lot of Landon!!  (Landon is his cousin and is actually serving a mission in Cancun, Mexico) It's kinda weird, but I like it....we get along great!  He acts so much like him too, I love it! :D    I've told him that it is my job to train him to always be obedient in all things throughout his mission and then afterwards too.  Church here was really good!  I forgot to tell you that I've served my whole mission in the same stake this whole time!! hahaha How funny is that!

I love you!
Your missionary,
Elder Fowler

We are outside the church building grilling as a zone today.

(Some huge slide)

Add Check out the name of this street!!!  
(Must be hard to pronounce)