November 22, 2021 - Jules Baptism!!!!

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Jules got baptized on Tuesday!!! It was so awesome the spirit was so strong. We had to drive like 45 min to get there and there was bad traffic so we barely made it. I'm so happy for her, she was so happy and her family came to support her even though they're all nonmembers which was the best. Elder Weaver did the confirmation and it was so nice, it was his first blessing he's ever given and he's been out for 15 months! But it sounded like he'd given a thousand blessings it couldn't have been better. Her baptism was definitely the highlight of the week. We also helped out Sister Mahoney with her quilting which was way fun so I got to learn a little bit about quilting. I'm thinking about picking up quilting as a hobby after the mish. She said she's gonna make us some small quilts for Christmas which is awesome. Her and Brother Mahoney are the best, they're like having a third set of grandparents out here in Washoe haha. 


We had a lesson with this guy named Will over at our Bishops house and it was crazy he's such a good guy and he's the best type of person to help teach. It felt more like a Sunday school class discussion then it did us teaching him. He and his daughter came to church so that was sick too. Other than that I'm just hyped for this next week, we have Thanksgiving and then Elder Uchtdorf is coming to talk to us on Saturday so I can't wait!


Quick thought with Thanksgiving coming up we have so many things to be grateful for. Things like sports, education, cars, friends and more. Recently being out on a mission away from home and especially this Thanksgiving season I've been so grateful for my family. I've started to realize all the things they've done/do for me that I took for granted when I was back home. So thank you family you guys are pretty cool. And above all I'm grateful for Christ and his sacrifice for us. The Atonement means everything and it's the whole reason I'm serving a mission, to share it with other people and to help them come unto Christ. Hope everyones doing good! Happy Thanksgiving!🦃

Elder Barlow



Service at a little pond

Jules Baptism!

Quilting with Sister Mahoney









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