Elder Tanner Barlow

SO i am truly humble this week.  we got to see meet the Mormons and at the part where the missionary gets his call i could not help thinking about my own mission.  the call the airport the mtc and at last mexico.  and as i was thinking i could not help but see all ive gone through.  cousins coming and going leaving me the only one in the field(at least till june 10, GO Elder Spendlove!)  but truly i am happy to see the change that has come to me through my mission to see the the old childish and easy to anger elder barlow to the humble maybe a little childish but faithful Elder Barlow i am today.  To those going out i will say be strong.  this will never be easy.  you will cry you may fall on your knees crying.  But this i will bear my testimony on. THE LORD WILL HELP YOU EVERY STEP OF THE WAY!!!!   when the mission gets tough its just cause He is caring  for you and giving you the opportunity and blessing of being close to him.

ok now on to other stuff.  this area is pretty good but its def been hard.  my comps awesome and has been very good.  um im junior comp which is really been weird not having to make all the decisions. I havn't been JR since like the first of my mission.  um i live with members who have some money so we have been eating diner with them a lot.  um im super happy to be here and i am loving every minute of it.  P.S. mom if i dont come back its cause are landlords dog has eaten me my shoe 

lots of love 

Elder Barlow

Elder Tanner Barlow

Dear  Family

SO i guess i have to make a billion apologies.   Last week i didn’t write a letter , because my mind was so occupied with applying for university’s and it just totally spaced my mind to write a letter. I was visiting with my mom and so I didn’t think about it.   So let’s jump to this week.    39 lessons which maybe isn’t the most lessons I’ve  got but im still leading out my district. Which is the point, as a district leader you know to be the example.   Um we had four investigators at church, that was awesome. But the sad thing is the two who were going to be baptized this week didn’t go so i wont be baptizing.  This week, ive  caught be the head flu.  yep feel like my ears are clogged my throat cut and my nose running, its very weird and i dont like it.  Um I went to my first Jehovah witness meeting on Thursday.  We were going to dinner with a member and she wasnt there so we started walking, we found their  church and they invited us in.  It was interesting but i didn’t like it.  Um today thought we went ice skating which is really fun.   There’s a three story mall in my mission which is just like an American mall I promise and on the last floor they had an ice skating ring so we went.  Pretty sure that’s all for today.  Love you all so much.  

Elder Barlow

Elder Samuel James

I've been sent home. I was having trouble with sleeping and stress. So let's cover the questions on everyone's minds. First things first, I was given an honorable medical release. I will be doing some counseling at LDS Family Services. If I'm able to figure everything out then the door is open for me to go back out and finish off my two years. I am not required to do so, but as things stand now I plan on taking that chance. From what I understand, I will be sent right to the field and not need to go through the MTC again. The second question that you're all asking is, "Are you ok?" The answer is yes. I am ok. I know that my Father in Heaven is watching me and that he loves me. Whether or not I can see the big picture is unimportant. As is said in the hymn Lead Kindly Light, "I do not ask to see the distant seen, one step enough for me". Thank you for all of your support, I hope that I am able to go back out and that if I do I still have all of your support.

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Con amor,

Elder Samuel James