Monday, April 27, 2015

Elder Tanner Barlow

Dear Family,
This week was really busy.  
to start out with we did divisions.  its good to see the view points of other elders so that we can progress and grow.  then i taught english to a super awesome family here.  the sister who is twenty gets the most of what i say and speaks pretty well also.  her husband thats another story.  there boy, well he still struggles speaking spanish since he is only 3.  but anyway the sister was telling me how she met her husband how six months later they got married and im like oh such a nice story.  then i found out she is only 20 and got married at 16!   i guess there is nothing wrong with that but i personally feel its just a bit to fast.  and young. to start a family.   oh we had interviews with presidente  Anaya.  i just love my president he is so wise and just super cool.  i dont think there is a time when ive been with him that i havnt had a super spiritual experience.  any way then to cap off the week we had Juan Carlos at church.  he said it is way different from the catholic church but way nice feeling also.  we are going to really get busy with him this week cause when the ward asked if he was a member he said. "im here does that make me a member cause id like to be"  in missionary talk that says i want to be baptized.  so we are going to start getting him ready.  
Well pretty sure thats all
Love you all 
(os queiro) hahaha old spanish
Elder Barlow

Monday, April 13, 2015

Elder Tanner Barlow

Dear Family,
 I'm glad that I'm writing now cause its hailing outside,  and raining very hard, so glad I'm not out in it.   This week was pretty normal.  Only that from Monday till Wednesday we didnt have a phone that worked.  it was a little hard  to report everyone home at nights but its all good now.
  We found a new investigator this week that was very enlightened and actually told us the majority of our own doctrine,  unfortunately ( here come the but. ) but he had a couple of things way out of proportion and wouldn't stop talking to let us help him put all this info in its right place.  Tomorrow though he said he would be more silent and let us talk.  Guess we will see how it goes.  We also have Juan Carlos who has been progressing nicely.  We are hoping that his prayer was answered the other day.  He asked that God would give him more work in the member’s hamburger store.  So i guess today we are going to go check that out.  
In other news, i now have an awesome Mexican backpack.  a couple of missionary’s were shopping and found me one.  Today we did par core in the park. ( And by us i mean my comp.  ) He is the brains on what to do (flips wall jumping things like that) and HE is the person who does them.
 I am the official filmer /dj/ medic.  It’s fun.  So hope everything is going well at home love you all 
Elder Barlow
 Me, even though I promise I am a lot thinner.
Me in a few months!