Last Week Of Temple Open House!!!

We had two shifts working in the Temple Open House this week!!!


Having a new Temple here is such an amazing expeirence. I have loved feeling the spirit there. Seeing people as they were touched by the spirit and feeling a confirmation of them feeling that spirit, has been a blessing. I have found myself seeing the spirit work through other people! 


I have heard an amazing story about the temple. In one of the sealing rooms, there is a huge chandelier. Towards the end of the construction, when they were putting it up, the workers had a crazy experience. They had a machine that lifted the chandelier. Once it was lifted up, they realized that one little crystal was missing so they lowered it back down. They put the crystal in and went to lift it up but the machine couldn't lift it. It was too heavy! So they decided they would lift it up together. Once they did that, the machine started working and got it the rest of the way there. This is a wonderful story and I love to think of it as God being right there ready to help us. Right as we start to do our part and move towards our finish line, he is right there helping us along because he wants us to live with him again.


I invite you all to move towards God in a way that you feel you can right now. When you do this, I promise you that he will help you in the ways that you need. You will have trials, but he can help you through those as long as you don't give up.


I want to keep my email focused on that, but our area is doing great. This is my 4th transfer here. Transfers are in a couple weeks and I will have been here for 6 months. It is crazy to think that when I first got here and opened the area, it was at nothing. With the Lord's help, we have built this area up to a thriving area that has amazing people to teach and more potential than we have ever seen. President has told us that our legacy will be left here because of how we have been so diligent and led by the spirit to do things that we would normally not think of doing. I have made memories and relationships I will remember forever. 


Love, Elder Owens


Sorry not too many pictures again...
-Elder Moye having ice cream and waffles at the church.
- Pictures of Elder May(A Zone Leader near the temple that we stayed the night with and did some YSA work with) and I a week and a half ago (I think I forgot to include last week). In YSA work, you don't have to have a tie and that was kinda nice.


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