Hello!

Ah, there is so much to tell and so little time. It's almost easier to write individual notes to individual people because I forget a lot of what I want to tell as I write this one big letter but I am glad that so many people get to read this one! I want Heidi and Jeremy and Bryson and Payson to know how happy I was to get a letter from them! It meant a lot to me.

So, transfers are this Wednesday and I will be getting a new trainer! I love my current trainer but I do know that this change is an answer to prayer and that it will bless the lives of a great many people. I absolutely know that I learned what I needed to from my current companion, even if it wasn't a lesson that I wanted to learn but I overcame an obstacle I had been facing for my whole life. I feel a lot of relief to have overcome that. It is amazing how Heavenly Father loves us so much that He gives us opportunities and lends us strength to grow and learn and that we can exert the will-power to choose to endure a hardship in order to receive a blessing. I am better now, not coughing anymore. Incredibly, my cough subsided very quickly after I received a letter from my dad. I am a firm believer in miracles; they happen every day and exist for all who choose to see them:)

I received letters from Judy and Sid Paulson and Sister Mackenzie Maynard this last week, so happy I was to hear from them! I'll try to be better at sharing pictures, I know those are so fun to see.

Again, I really love letters. I won't die if I don't get them but they help me a lot. I do know that so many of you have been doing so much for me already, though, I see the effects of your prayers and other offerings. If all you can do for me is remember me, I feel that in my heart, too, and know that whatever you can offer to me and to anyone you find who stands in need, that is enough.

Love always,

Sister Elizabeth Bowen