November 1, 2021 - Yupp

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This week felt really long and just kinda dragged on and sometimes pretty hard. It's weird everything kinda blurs together. We had exchanges this week so I went with the district leader and his comp while my comps went with the AP's. It was pretty sick I had to make dinner for the first time I've been here haha. We made some chicken Alfredo with some garlic bread lol pretty solid meal right there. We went to another high school football game with the family we're teaching to watch their son. It's pretty sweet it reminds me of high school haha and it's weird because I was literally in high school like 5 months ago. 




We also had our ward trunk or treats this week. Our Facebook page ran an add for one of them that we didn't know about and they didn't tell us that people had reached out and were coming so we ended up having like 150 nonmembers at our ward trunk or treat haha. It was crazy and they were from all over and not just our area. And of course we showed up like an hour late because we had a dinner appointment before. Some members weren't too happy with us because we didn't tell them that all the people were gonna be there haha we loved it though and we passed out pass along cards. 

I love reading about Mormon and Moroni in the Book of Mormon. Everything around them went down hill, there are crazy wars and everyone is killing each other and all the people rejected the gospel. But through it all they stayed prayerful and true to the gospel they knew was true even when they were all by themselves. They trusted in God that he would help them. We can follow their example and even if the world is going crazy or if things seem really crazy hard we can stay true to the things we know. Remember Christ is always there for us and we're never alone. Love everyone and hope you guys have a good week!!!


Elder Barlow 






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