The last stretch...

Hello family and friends!

After 5 weeks of gospel experiences, Spanish lessons, teaching the
gospel, and lots of laxatives... My MTC experience is coming to an
end. Only a little sad to be leaving a lot of new friends and
experiences. Other than that I'm am super excited to leave!

WE GOT OUR FLIGHT PLANS!!!!! On Monday morning me and my companion and
6 other missionary I don't really know at all, will be flying from
salt lake to Paris France for a two hour layover then straight to
Malaga Spain! Our goal is to teach someone (not in French) in the
airport!(don't really know if it is allowed or not... We are going to
do it anyway)

We had the opportunity this week to hear from Lloyd Newell. For those
who don't know (me before he taught) he is the director of the Mormon
tabernacle choir. Also he is the voice in the beginning of general
conference that says "welcome the the 185th semi-annual General
conference". We did a little music and the spoken word thing for the
MTC. It was super cool.

The video for after the devotional was a talk given by President
Nelson called "doctrine of Christ." It was a great talk. It made
everything sound so real! He told us a lot of the situations we would
be facing in the field and also a lot of the things we should be
talking about when we teach. Something he said really got to me. It
was that without temples, there would be no point to this earth and
that that it is unfair for a person to be baptized without
understanding that we need to make sacred covenants in the temple and
also the importance of temples.

Well I close this email saying, that temples are sooooo important.
Sadly today was the last time I could go to the temple for 2 years. I
am so thankful for temples and the blessings it brings me and my
family, but not only that. It allows me to live for eternity with my
family. I love this church everything about it is perfect. I am
thankful for the prophet Joseph smith, and his willingness to serve
our God as best as he possibly could.

Love,
Elder Owens