That Missionary Life

March 23rd, 2026 ¡Hola hola!  I've been in Guayama for about a week and a half. The first couple days were a bit rough, I won't lie. Turns out I DO love my family and the lack of homesickness at the CCM was pretty much just denial about the task ahead of me. But, I've bounced back and I'm feeling much better now. Still got BK so I'm basically home anyway Let's talk about some of the pros and cons (Highs & Lows) of Puerto Rico, or more specificially, my life in Puerto Rico.   High: Puerto Ricans are never in a rush ️ If I were a missionary in the continental US, I would be hesitant to go up to someone actively getting into their car or leaving their house, since they appear busy. That doesn't apply here. No one has anything better to do. They're happy to listen to us, regardless of what we interuppted. I think there has been one time when we stopped a guy and he told us he was busy and needed to go. It was valid too, the guy started work at 4 (it was ...

March 16th, 2026 Ay chacho, it's been quite the week Tuesday night I stayed up until 1am, chatting with the homies and getting excited to head out to the field. Then we got to the buses and discovered our flight was cancelled. It was quite the buzzkill. But then, right before the bus drove off, they said 'everything is fixed, get on the bus!' I sat down next to Elder Vega and we were grinning ear to ear, cuz "We're going to Puerto Rico!!" And then someone got on the bus and told us, "just kidding! Flight is cancelled, get off the bus." Hearing it a second time was an even bigger buzz kill. Because the CCM loves us, they allowed us to get ~40 minutes of sleep, before hopping on another bus at 4am We arrived at the mexico city airport at 5am, which is good because our flight was at 10:30, so we were cutting it close. Only got to wait around for 4½ hours.   Arriving in the Charlotte airport was weird, I was much closer to home than I ever thought I wo...

  March 12, 2026 Dear Parents/Guardians of New Puerto Rico   Missionaries ,  We are happy to let you know that  your missionary has arrived  safely in Puerto Rico.  They have met  their  new companion and are getting settled.   We are excited to have them here and are looking forward to great experiences together.  Thank you for sharing them with us! Becki Bowman Puerto Rico San Juan Mission Secretary

March 12th, 2026 (No Subject) In pr and alive :)

March 11th, 2026 5:35pm Hey mom its bentley. I am in charlotte, i’m chillin. We fly to pr tomorrow morning, ill lyk when im there. Not my phone, dont bother textin back ✊🏾  

March 10th, 2026 Hola matones! Tonight at 1am I'll be driving through the streets of Mexico City in a bus, beginning my journey to Puerto Rico !  The CCM has been a blast, I've had tons of fun, learned just the slightest bit of spanish, and had constant experiences that affirmed to me that I am exactly where I'm supposed to be, and I made it here exactly when I was supposed to. Shout out to District 10B and the amazing teachers we had, I'll miss almost all of yall (except the only person who scored higher than me in the language test ). We went outside the compound last week! Visited the Mexico City temple, it's beautiful, and it was very nice to exist beyond the bounds of the CCM. A whole month with only one visit outside the walls is enough to make one lose their marbles. The Lost Boys have been in full glory this week, every time I see them it brightens up my day. We found out the bigger one has a girlfriend and he already has a wedding date picked out (5/26/28...