October 4, 2021 - Sparks Nevada

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Crazy I'm finally out in the field. We flew in on Tuesday and then on Wednesday we met our companions and areas and all that stuff. I'm in a trio with the zone leaders and it's so sick. I honestly got so lucky with them and the area Im in. They're names are elder Houston and elder weaver. They've both been out just over a year so they're helping me learn quick. And they're pretty much the same as my friends at home so it's so fun. We're in Sparks Nevada so a little north east of reno. It feels the same as cottonwood heights, Utah haha. Just a little less pretty and a lot more sagebrush around. The members here are amazing, so strong in the gospel and so caring for everyone. They feed us every night and it is the most amazing thing ever. It's been sweet and I'm so grateful for how things worked out this week.

Here's a crazy miracle from my very first night on Wednesday. So we're teaching this girl named Jules who is 18 and wants to be baptized. It was only the second lesson but elder Houston asked if there was a date that she wanted to work towards to be baptized on. She wants to but she said  she works on Sundays right now and that she wants to be 100% committed when she's baptized. Which would be about a month til she could get work off. My comps taught most of the lesson because it was my first night out but they asked me to say the closing prayer. I just prayed that she could feel God's love for her and understand how much He cares. Then literally as soon as I said amen she got a random text from her boss saying she no longer had to work on Sundays. It was the coolest thing. The Lord works in miraculous ways. We were so happy and hopefully we can set a date soon.


General conference was so amazing. This is the first time I had sat down and watched all sessions and I learned something from every speaker. Go listen to all of them! I honestly can't pick one as my favorite so just go listen to all of them haha. But I've been thinking a lot about Elder Gilbert's, Elder Dunn, and Elder Uchtdorfs. They all talk about getting better and improving each day and how to do it. Go listen to those three and find the similarities between them all! 


I love it here and missionary work is awesome! Hopefully everyone has a good week!


Love Elder Barlow






1. Mission President, his wife, and me

2. Me and my companions

3. Conference at a members home

4. The mothers lounge


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