Hermana Ashlee Bowling: March 2016

Monday, March 28, 2016

Transfers!

Hey all!

So it turns out I am not leaving Gorbea! Whew! But, Hermana Kleinman is leaving the sector to go to Temuco. It´s good, it´s only an hour south and so I´ll still get to see her for all the big meetings we have in Temuco. My new trainer, or Dad, is Hermana Flores! She´s from Peru, and I haven´t met her yet but It´s going to be awesome! We knew something crazy was going to happen this cambio but we weren´t sure exactly. Turns out just about every training companionship in the mission is getting changed. I guess the new president felt super inspired to change stuff. Who knows. But I have to lead the sector for a bit while Hermana Flores gets to know all our investigators and everybody. Scary! But I 100 percent trust that this is happening for a reason. Hermana Flores doesn´t know any English, and so hopefully by the end of this transfer i´ll be fluent!

Love you guys! Keep the prayers coming! ALSO! General Conference!!!! Go and listen to it! It´s going to be awesome!

Sister Ashlee Bowling

♥ from Chile!

The sunsets here are gorgeous!!

Really cool family who are moving to Padre De Las Casas this week.

Monday, March 21, 2016

¿Mol Negro?

Sooo. The celing in our house has always had this weird shadow thing, especially in my room. For a long time I thought it was just a bad paint job, or a shadow or something. But we had a cleaning inspection a few weeks ago from the Millers who are pretty much our mom down here in the south and they revealed to us the truth! I have been sleeping under a blanket of black mold for 6 weeks! EWW! We finally strapped down and cleaned it all and oh my gosh was it nasty. Who knew our ceiling could be white?

I also got my first package! Thank you mom and dad! Love you all!

Also PS, I offered the closing prayer at the end of a meeting with the Branch president, and after my companion and Hra Locking de Chile told me that I spoke perfect spanish during my prayer! The gift of tounges is real! I´m starting to like Spanish! Chao!

Sister Ashlee Bowling
♥ from Chile!

Black Mold

Ashlee is actually scrubbing mold!

Hermana Kleinman

Good as new

Monday, March 14, 2016

Milagros! Miércoles!

We are teaching two of the coolest people on the planet! One of them, Pablo, was a contact of my trainer a few months ago. He mentioned our book of Mormon and they gave him one, but never went back, or he was never there, something like that. A few weeks ago we went just to try it and lo and behold, Pablo was there! He had been reading on his own and was in Second Nephi! WHAT?! When we asked what he thought he said that he believes its true! Guys, that never happens! Milagros! He´s been to church twice and has a fecha for the 26th of March! Yesterday, an apostle spoke to the whole country of Chile! It was so cool! And Pablo went to that! He said he really liked it, it was really beautiful. The apostle was Russel M Nelson, and he spoke Spanish without a translater! I had no idea Elder Nelson could speak Spanish, but he´s super gringo so I understood everything haha. I´m getting to the point where I understand the majority of the spanish people speak! It´s hard though because Chilean Spanish really is really different. They´re kind of like the hicks of the spanish speaking people, especially in a small town like Gorbea. Love you guys! Chao!