On our pday last week we got to go TO THE TEMPLE!!! I was totally not expecting to go our first pday, but it was something I definitely needed. The spirit was so so strong, and it honestly was so hard for me to leave. What was so amazing about going to the temple in Mexico was that even though it was in Spanish, it was the same spirit and I felt like I was home again. And we get to go again today! Seriously, temples are SO COOL! PLEASE go to the temple this week!
I hope you all had the chance to watch General Conference, because it was SO GOOD! And it was such a neat experience to watch it in a big room filled with missionaries. The best part was during the Saturday morning session and they announced that Holland was the last speaker, the whole auditorium just started cheering! Hahah it was awesome :)
Three of my favorites :)
1. Bonnie L Oscarson - Serve at Home
Ok there were so many good talks about "forgetting yourself and serving others" but Sister Oscarson's words were some of my favorite! Our service doesn't need to be on a grand scale, and we shouldn't forget to serve our loved ones at home. Every single one of us is called to serve!
2. David A Bednar - The Sabbath Day & Holy Temples
The Sabbath Day and temple attendance are sacred time, it is when we focus on & feel close to our Heavenly Father & Savior Jesus Christ. And we should do our best to bring that Spirit into our homes as well.
3. Russell M Nelson - The Book Of Mormon
I loved the story he shared of how the King of Ghana was fascinated & touched with the teachings of the Book of Mormon, and how he said it is worth far more than diamonds and rubies. The Book of Mormon truly is LIFE CHANGING!
It is so amazing how much God knows each one of us individually. I felt like God was speaking specifically to me, and I hope & pray that you all will go back and read these talks often. God truly loves us so much and I am so grateful that He still guides us today through his apostles.
It's definitely interesting being here in the CCM, haha. Especially on the weekends, you can hear so many gunshots and loud parties right outside of the CCM. There was even one morning when there were constant gunshots going off since 2 AM that kept us all up. Hahah the Latino's know how to party :)
Teaching investigators has been getting better each day :) our very first one was super hard because he didn't believe in God, but we have 2 new ones now and our first lessons with them went ok! The Spanish is coming along little by little, but I'm definitely learning so much every day :)
Monday night during dinner when Hermana Call and I were putting our trays away, one of the workers came out from the back and asked if we could help for 5 minutes. We were kind of confused at first cause usually they don't ask for help, but we ended up staying for a half an hour, putting plates and silverware away cause it was just so much fun! And then once we were about to leave, 8 Elders came in and took our place to finish the work. Seriously, service is SO MUCH FUN!
BTW I heard that the USU football team crushed BYU last weekend! Seriously the best news ever haha! ;) GO AGGIES!!!
I love you all! Remember that Heavenly Father & Jesus Christ love you SO MUCH!
Hermana Barlow
I hope you all had the chance to watch General Conference, because it was SO GOOD! And it was such a neat experience to watch it in a big room filled with missionaries. The best part was during the Saturday morning session and they announced that Holland was the last speaker, the whole auditorium just started cheering! Hahah it was awesome :)
Three of my favorites :)
1. Bonnie L Oscarson - Serve at Home
Ok there were so many good talks about "forgetting yourself and serving others" but Sister Oscarson's words were some of my favorite! Our service doesn't need to be on a grand scale, and we shouldn't forget to serve our loved ones at home. Every single one of us is called to serve!
2. David A Bednar - The Sabbath Day & Holy Temples
The Sabbath Day and temple attendance are sacred time, it is when we focus on & feel close to our Heavenly Father & Savior Jesus Christ. And we should do our best to bring that Spirit into our homes as well.
3. Russell M Nelson - The Book Of Mormon
I loved the story he shared of how the King of Ghana was fascinated & touched with the teachings of the Book of Mormon, and how he said it is worth far more than diamonds and rubies. The Book of Mormon truly is LIFE CHANGING!
It is so amazing how much God knows each one of us individually. I felt like God was speaking specifically to me, and I hope & pray that you all will go back and read these talks often. God truly loves us so much and I am so grateful that He still guides us today through his apostles.
It's definitely interesting being here in the CCM, haha. Especially on the weekends, you can hear so many gunshots and loud parties right outside of the CCM. There was even one morning when there were constant gunshots going off since 2 AM that kept us all up. Hahah the Latino's know how to party :)
Teaching investigators has been getting better each day :) our very first one was super hard because he didn't believe in God, but we have 2 new ones now and our first lessons with them went ok! The Spanish is coming along little by little, but I'm definitely learning so much every day :)
Monday night during dinner when Hermana Call and I were putting our trays away, one of the workers came out from the back and asked if we could help for 5 minutes. We were kind of confused at first cause usually they don't ask for help, but we ended up staying for a half an hour, putting plates and silverware away cause it was just so much fun! And then once we were about to leave, 8 Elders came in and took our place to finish the work. Seriously, service is SO MUCH FUN!
BTW I heard that the USU football team crushed BYU last weekend! Seriously the best news ever haha! ;) GO AGGIES!!!
I love you all! Remember that Heavenly Father & Jesus Christ love you SO MUCH!
Hermana Barlow
Pictures!
1&2 - Mexico City Temple!
3 - Me y mi compañera
4 - the hermanas :)
5 - our district
6 - Hermana Page! (We grew up in the same ward since elementary school, and she just barely left to Chicago on Monday!)
7 - Huge spider we found right outside of our classroom!
