Monday, July 30, 2012

Here it comes again.

Can you believe that it´s already been another week!?
I can´t.

The work here in Atibaia is progressing incredibly.
At times I´m honestly in complete awe.
Me and my companion are definately not worthy or capable enough to accomplish everything, but still the miracles and blessings keep on coming.  
For every challenge, there´s an outcome and we get to decide if it will be for the better or worse.
I´ve never felt more alone, yet carried in the hands of the Lord.

The gospel is true. God lives. And the time is passing quickly.

Love you all!
Sister Barlow

Saturday, July 14, 2012

Disbelief...

Disbelief in how fast these transfers are flying by!
This is maybe the last week I have with Sister Brandão!
I want to work with her more, but we honestly have no idea if we will stay or one of us will be transfered.
I absolutely LOVE learning more about myself here on the mission.
 
I had an experience this week with between a missionary and a member
and a lot of confusion that happened in the past but was resolved last night.
It was an experience that could have been really ugly, but handled very camly.
Before my mission I would have felt completely different,but all I had and have are feelings of peace and comfort.
 
I am so grateful for the challanges, trials and hard experiences I have here on the mission.
I am grateful that they happend here when I have the spirit so strong to help me decide my actions and learn for when they will happen after my mission. Truely the spirit can teach us if we let him.
 
I love you all!
 
This week I heard a story about a seminary class. The teacher was teaching the vision of the tree of life.
One youth asked, "if one end of the rod of iron is touching the tree... where does the other end start?"
The teacher responded, "Just as Nephi prayed and asked God to undertsand the vision that his father Lehi had seen... you too, can pray and ask God to recieve and andswer."
hahaha humorous... but completely true. 
 
As missionaries we have the answers for many questions.
But sometimes we just need to quote 1 Nephi 13:22. And thats okay.
 
Each one of us have the capacity to reieve answers and revelations from the Lord.
No body knows or understands everything but this is the life to learn and recieve the answers we want.