September 18, 2021 - Elder Jonas

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Elders Haskett and Barlow!

Sooo I finished up week two of my mission this week.  My comp is Elder Schlink from Arizona and he's awesome.  We get along great and he's really knowledgeable in the gospel. The first week I did online mtc and it was really cool.  I learned a lot and it was a lot better than I expected home mtc to go but by the end of it I was ready to be in person.  I spent a lot of time shooting hoops in the backyard and a lot of time playing. with the kendama lol.  


This wednesday I showed up to the provo mtc and it was sick, my cousin Stockton was my host. And what are the odds we ended up being in the same zone and same floor. It makes it so nice we have the same schedule and see each other a ton. 



My district is awesome and we're already so close and it makes leaving home not hard. Oh and on the first day when we met our district the first thing people said was "Have you ever been told that you look like nick jonas?" so now I'm known as Elder Jonas. The more I meet other missionaries here the more times I get asked that question lol. I love it here, being around everyone who has the same purpose and motives to be a good missionary is amazing. 




Here's a scripture that describes my week.

Alma 36:25 " Yea, and now behold, O my son the Lord doth give me exceedingly great joy in the fruit of my labors." As I've been learning and working hard to become a better missionary I've felt so much joy and happiness. I've felt the happiness that comes from this gospel and I know as all of you guys pray and live the gospel it will bring you more happiness then you can imagine. Love everyone and hope everyones doing good!

Elder Barlow

Here's a bunch of pictures that basically show how it's gone so far!









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