February 23, 2023 - Hood Life

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This week was wildin. Tons of fun and some crazy experiences for sure haha

First off we got to go to the temple and it was so nice. The new temple session is pretty cool, I really liked the way they did it. Then we had a super cool lesson with Henry, he really wants to change his life. We related super well and he just wants to find peace. He had to work late so he didn't make it to church but hopefully next week. Our friend Eva ran into a bunch of anti church material and it was kind of ridiculous. Some of it was valid questions but most of it was just straight bogus stuff that people pulled out of context and twisted. So she joined the living stones non denominational Christian church in town lol what can you do. All of our friends didn't pull up to church... we had 5 people who were supposed to come who said they would and then no one pulled through. It's been a mega struggle to keep commitments of any kind recently, they just feel good when we come by and then don't do anything more than that. Its tough so we're praying for people who want to progress 

We were down in the low income part of town basically the hood and we pull up and then the ice cream truck pulls up in the freezing cold and then like 4 undercover cop cars pull up and pin some guy on the ground and hand cuff him. It was a typical day in the hood... the gangs, the ice cream truck, the cops, and the missionaries lol. We were talking with people and laughing about it afterwards haha. And then later that night some lady sang us a Christian song cuz she wanted to show us the song and we were just hyping her up about it so she was going crazy 

2 Nephi 4:19-20

"19 And when I desire to rejoice, my heart groaneth because of my sins; nevertheless, I know in whom I have trusted. 20 My God hath been my support; he hath led me through mine afflictions in the wilderness; and he hath preserved me upon the waters of the great deep"


Elder Barlow🎰F








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