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 Hey y’all!

[Summary at the very bottom cuz I know not everyone has time or the attention span to read this.]

Here are some updates as far as my mission goes!

🤍 I am in my third transfer

🤍 I am now serving in Goldsbro 

🤍 I have two new companions (I'm in a trio)

🤍 I am over 2 wards

🤍 The three of us gave talks yesterday

🤍 My mission President, President Stevens is having surgery today

Lots has happened. I am excited. 

Goldsbro is a bit like Fayetteville but less sketchy. Still a lot of military people because there's an air force base here. 

My new companions' names are Sister Cutler and Sister Colasurdo. They're both really cute and fun. I think we're figuring out how to navigate being in a trio pretty well. Sister Colasurdo's mission scripture (the scripture on her plaque is Galatians 5:9. She has celiac disease. And Sister Cutler has a super contagious laugh.

The wards I'm over are called Goldsbro 1st ward and… wait for it… Goldsbro 2nd ward. We gave talks in the second ward yesterday and they told us the title of the talks were to be: I Stand All Amazed- The Awesome Atonement of Jesus Christ. People said we did really well. I enjoyed how different and how the same all of our talks were.

Here's a snippet of my talk. “I invite you all to more fully invite the Savior into your life and especially into your Easter celebrations this year and for years to follow. As you focus more on the Savior I promise you will know how focused the Savior is on you. You are his sheep and he is your shepherd. He has always and will always love you. Knowing this can change the way you feel about yourself, other people and the world.”

Kinda fun. 

I’m honestly not too worried about President Stevens; he has over 200 missionaries praying and fasting for him.

I think I figured out how charity never faileth. I think I didn't fully understand that phrase but I've gained some more understanding now. 

First here is this scripture:

1 John 4: 18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.

When we have charity we can do things even if we are afraid. I imagine the Savior was scared as He went to Gethsemane and that is the reason He brought His friends with Him but Jesus Christ still took on every pain and sin and all of it because of the great love which He has for each of us. 

I can do scary things when I have charity. 

And by simply trying to do the will of Heavenly Father we are never failing. Heavenly Father always makes up the difference. 

Hopefully that makes sense! 

Still holding to the rod, 

Sister Owens 

Summary: lots of things are happening. Yay. Charity never faileth. Yay.

Here's the link to my mission pictures album:

https://photos.app.goo.gl/ZMqcVg4i6kAMWJVH9