Ha nacido un salvador!

Dearest friends and family,

I apologize for the late email, we had to move our pday to a Tuesday
because we had a news crew from Murcia come to record my companion and
the AP. So I was on splits with the other AP working in our area. It
was Elder Johnson. Haha the really happy Elder. They did an interview
in our piso and recorded them preaching in the morning. It was a
pretty cool even though I didn't do it. Haha.

We have 2 solid investigators with a baptism date! Ivan the Bulgarian
and Raul who is from Ecuador. We are teaching them a lot and we expect
to have a baptism on the 9th and the 23rd.

For Christmas this year we are planning to sing to a lot of our
members and recent converts. Also we are going to have a small
activity with the zone. I'm super excited for Christmas! Its my
favorite time of the year. It's also the best time to preach!

I had an amazing experience this week. While walking in the street,
Elder Cowley advised me that if I felt to knock on a door I should do
it. Not 3 seconds later I felt this little nudge to go knock on this
certain wood door. I was very confused. I thought that the small
impression I felt was myself. I felt it just because I was thinking
about it. So I ignored the feeling and just kept walking. Immediately
I felt it again. Still I was very bothered that I was still feeling to
knock on the door. So I stopped and asked my companion how he knew it
was the spirt or not. We had a quick chat and he reminded me of a talk
given by David A. Bednar. It talked about no matter if you think the
impression is you or the spirit. If it is a good impression you better
just do it. So we turned around and marched right up to the door and
knocked. The second the door was opened I felt this great rush though
my body and I knew it was the spirt. A South American girl answered
the door. But we recognized her. She was a friend of a recent convert
who we had taught the week before but didn't know where she lived.
Well until that moment.

I hope that whenever we feel that spirt that we have the courage to
act. Because when we ignore the spirt we cannot be blessed or bless
the lives of others. I testify that the Holy Ghost is a member of the
GodHead and is necessary for our progression to salvation.

I have a challenge for you this Christmas season. It is said every
year but I didn't understand it until this time on my mission. The
true meaning of Christmas. I am so thankful for a father who
sacrificed his ONLY BEGOTTEN SON. For us. Sinners. I am also thankful
for a Brother, a Savior who was spit upon, cursed at, and punished for
being perfect. But still died and suffered for every person on this
Earth... Please don't forget him. Please spread his teachings to those
around you. I know I'd you do these things, you will see your life
change.

Con amor,
Elder Owens