Moncks Corner

This week was good! We had transfers on Tuesday so Monday we concluded our pday with some final goodbyes. It was rough and I was sad to go
but I am so grateful I had the opportunity to serve there. Tuesday at transfers was uninteresting. I was super anxious and worried about where I was going, who I was going with, all that good stuff. But I am in an area called Moncks Corner. It is interesting because the ward is huge. I think it is one of the biggest ones in
South Carolina. And we are on bikes haha. Our are is super small and we don't have a car. But we share the ward with a set of sisters who are pretty awesome and they do have a car. So they cover pretty much
the whole ward. My companion is Elder Anderson! We were in the mtc together and he is awesome! We have made member relationships and less active a focus which is awesome! Not to much success yet though.

I had some pretty cool experiences this week. I was pretty depressed and anxious about transfers and I did not want to leave Sumter. I told the Lord I would go where he needs me and do the best I can but needed
strength. Then Wednesday  we woke up and I just wanted to get out and do work. I didn't want to think about anything or sit around I just wanted to go teach people. And it was awesome. Since then I haven't really been homesick. I know this is where the Lord needs me and I am grateful to be here. It reminded me of a talk I read a while back. It was by Elder Christofferson and I won't quote to much but there is a part where it says " thank you Gardner. For loving me enough to cut me down." (link here) And I have thanked the Lord every day this week for loving me enough to cut me down. Because I have already learned so much here.

I also had a really cool experience watching the studio c face to face! We watched it as a companionship and one of the answers on how to be happy was to know that bad things happen and sad times will come. But they pass and ultimately the Lord wants us to be happy. It
was awesome.

I love everyone and miss them so much! I hope everyone had a great week!

Elder Dowell (2)


"60% of the time it works, every time"