Hermana Emily Barlow: Made it to San Marcos!

Last trip with the Boerne sisters

Hello from San Marcos! Wow, still crazy that I am here. It's been fun to see some of the members that I met when I would come on exchanges. And it has been SO WEIRD to be back in a YSA area. But I love it!

The YSA branch is on fire with missionary work. Like let me just tell you how insane President Gleason is. This is literally what happens. Whenever he sees a non member come to church, he invites them to meet with him in his office after sacrament meeting. He gives the person a priesthood blessing, and then invites them to be baptized on a certain date. He's crazy haha but it works! We had a baptism just this weekend! Tyler is friends with one of the members in our branch. She invited him to church one day, which was a big step since he grew up not believing in God. But when Tyler came out of President Gleasons office he told the missionaries he was getting baptized and that he was excited about it! It is so amazing how the Spirit works.

Sorry it's not a super exciting email this week. Things have just been all over the place this week, especially my emotions haha :)))) like every time I think of the fact that I'm leaving Texas in a few weeks I start to tear up. So we're just going to try and not think or talk about it haha :)

I LOVE Y'ALL SO MUCH! Missions are seriously the best, so glad I have this time to serve as one of God's full time missionaries :)))

My new companion is Sister Jensen. She's from Idaho and graduated from the University of Utah with a degree in theater. So yeah, she's awesome :)