Hey, everyone, another weekly email from your favorite missionary, Elder Barlow. Or at least second favorite, I hope. Things have been getting better for me here. We have been having more success in terms of meeting more people who are actually down to progress, which is nice.
There's this one guy who we met one night a while ago who I really think will progress, but we haven't had a lot of time with him (our first real lesson was yesterday) because he's just never home. I always tell my companion we need to keep holding on to him because I just really feel like he needs the gospel in his life. Good old Rubén Darío.
We also have a couple that promised us they would get married soon so that they can get baptized because that's important, you gotta be living that Law of Chastity. We have one lady who we have prayed to help her understand that baptism is something she needs to do, and hopefully that answer will come to her in time.
Other than that, I'm getting used to missionary life, which is be awake for 12 hours a day every day and walking multiple miles every day in like 80 degrees. Good stuff, I love it. I'm getting more used to the food too, or rather, I'm getting used to the insane amount of food they feed us.
Another cool thing, on Thursday, we made a goal to have 10 lessons every week with a member of the church present. On Thursday, we had 1, so we needed to have 9 lessons with a member present by Monday, 3 days. By yesterday, we had 6, and were planning to do 2. Once we did 1 more that wasn't planned, we knew we just needed to do 1 more member lesson by 7:00 because that was our last planned lesson. So, we said maybe we could go to this one person's house we went to a while ago and do a lesson with her. I didn't remember where that house was, but I knew that's what we should do. I said a prayer for guidance to help remember where the house was, and we just ended up making it there. When we got to the house, it looked pretty different from the last time we were there, but I just felt strongly that it was the right house. We walked in, she was there, we did the lesson, we got 10 member lessons in 3 days, and were having pizza to celebrate. Good times, hopefully I was able to tell that story so it at least kinda made sense.
I know this is God's work, bringing others to salvation, and I know he will continue to mold me into a great missionary. It's a long process, becoming the person I want to be, but I have to stay patient. Rome wasn't built in a day, you know. Bueno, thanks again for the prayers, and again, let me know how you guys are doing, p days are kinda boring, and it would be so great to hear from some of you. Love ya, bye- Elder Barlow
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