June 15, 2020 - Quality > Quarantine

 Hey ya'll

This week has been great! We have had the opportunity to teach a ton of members the restoration! Which is my absolute favorite because reciting the First Vision is the most powerful/spiritual experience ever! We have had so many people message our fb page asking to talk or other things and it has been so good! We have had some great conversations and missionaries are setting up lessons so that is great. It has been awesome to finally see some success from this stupid thing lol. 

Other than that I have been pretty much a master chef this week, thanks to all the time I watched food network. I have made chicken parm, peanut butter moo'd smoothies (from Jamba), baconatators and son of a baconatators, bacon wrapped BBQ dogs, turkey bacon ranch paninis, and some other less cool things like mini wheats and of course I've made mini wheats probably 4x the amount of everything else combined. 

I have been going on bike rides which has been great except when it's 2 million degrees outside with a 100% humidity. Honestly not complaining that we are still inside when it's like that. New dress code which is something, I hope the next step is popped collars like they did in the 1800s cause that would be fire. The ants that were displaced by the rain have now made ant hills right in the parking spots so that is awesome. 

I got a haircut this week too, and this quote by elder Thomas pretty much explains it "Elder Barlow this is the first time I've seen you with good hair, first you were buzzed, then you had a huge chip (I had a bald spot), now we're here." Basically it's cause Elder Afualo didn't start with "ok let's experiment a little" haha. Nothing else really happened except being worried everytime I open the door because the lizards and frogs chill right next to it so they always try to run in. It sucks trying to get them out. I really wish I had more pictures but it's hard when you are in your apartment all day, I'll try better this week.

I listened to an awesome talk this week and here are some awesome quotes I got from it 1."I promise it will be OK in the end. If it's not OK then it's not the end" - Dan Clark 2. "pray to God as if everything depends on him, and work as if everything depends on you" -Dan Clark

Also shout out to Big Luke! He turned 15 this week!!! 

Love you all
Elder Barlow 



The gospel living app has the coolest play lists haha

Elder Thomas lookin like a goof

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