Transfers are today... E' romanick left and I am staying and getting an E' Ward... He has only been out 4.5 months and he hasn't arrived yet - so I am still waiting... We will see how this transfer goes... :)
As always I love you all!!!
Love,
E Barlocker II
Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Monday, June 10, 2013
6/10/2013 Getting HOT!!!
Dear Family, 6/10/2013
Boy is it getting hot down here…it has been in the 100’s the past couple of days. But seeing all these new missionaries that haven’t been here for a summer suffer, it makes it more bearable for me…;) In all reality I don’t mind the heat, it is kinda nice…one thing I do miss is a cool breeze. The wind most of the time is hot! So when you open the windows of the car to get some airflow, the air coming in is just as hot as the inside of the car! :/ it is fun though…:)
…Some good news, I am sure you all know but Debbie and James came down! They took E’Kim and I to the coveted steakhouse down here. Every missionary that serves here wants to eat there and I think E’Kim and I are the only two in our zone who have gone to it :). But it was awesome to see them. I never thought it would be weird to hear people call me Jaren… :/ They were picking our brains to see if we liked Tucson or Safford better during our dinner. That would be cool if they moved into the mission. When they were taking us home, we stopped off at their hotel to see Mocha. It was a great ending to the day. And then they came to church with us too.:) And no dad, it wasn’t as painful as you think…HAHA
Other than that, this week has been boring…I want to get the two wards excited about missionary work; …
Well that’s all I have to say for now…after only 3 times having chips and salsa, I only have enough for one more…): That stuff is just too good!!! I hope you guys have an awesome week. Don’t break anymore arms, if you do tell someone…(: Sounds like Nate is trying to follow in my footsteps, you guys should have told him I fell at one point…HAHA
I love you all!!!!!!Thanks for everything!!!
Love,
E’BarlockerII
Boy is it getting hot down here…it has been in the 100’s the past couple of days. But seeing all these new missionaries that haven’t been here for a summer suffer, it makes it more bearable for me…;) In all reality I don’t mind the heat, it is kinda nice…one thing I do miss is a cool breeze. The wind most of the time is hot! So when you open the windows of the car to get some airflow, the air coming in is just as hot as the inside of the car! :/ it is fun though…:)
…Some good news, I am sure you all know but Debbie and James came down! They took E’Kim and I to the coveted steakhouse down here. Every missionary that serves here wants to eat there and I think E’Kim and I are the only two in our zone who have gone to it :). But it was awesome to see them. I never thought it would be weird to hear people call me Jaren… :/ They were picking our brains to see if we liked Tucson or Safford better during our dinner. That would be cool if they moved into the mission. When they were taking us home, we stopped off at their hotel to see Mocha. It was a great ending to the day. And then they came to church with us too.:) And no dad, it wasn’t as painful as you think…HAHA
Other than that, this week has been boring…I want to get the two wards excited about missionary work; …
Well that’s all I have to say for now…after only 3 times having chips and salsa, I only have enough for one more…): That stuff is just too good!!! I hope you guys have an awesome week. Don’t break anymore arms, if you do tell someone…(: Sounds like Nate is trying to follow in my footsteps, you guys should have told him I fell at one point…HAHA
I love you all!!!!!!Thanks for everything!!!
Love,
E’BarlockerII
Saturday, June 1, 2013
6/1/2013 JUNE already...
Hello 6/1/2013
Man I can’t believe its already June…
Time is just flying by. It is weird to think now every day I will have less time left than I have been out…I wish time would slow down, but I guess it helps us savor those moments we do have because they fly by too fast sometimes. As I look back on my one year, I see so many things I could have done better. Right now I am trying to refocus and do better. I am not gonna lie, I am still afraid of change, unless there are quarters… But I a realize some things have to change wether we like it or not. So I hope you guys see more blessings back home as I finish out this year!
Now that I got my preaching out of the way…HA HA… Right now there has been a prank war going on…Remember that episode of M*A*S*H, BJ… and the pranks.
So this is how it started…Our DL had the chairs in his apartment stolen then put back. Nobody knows who did it but it got my DL a little paranoid….then some things and the dl’s bedding was missing…. DL went crazy trying to find out who did it. He found out … then their door was blocked with some old tires & my DL said we are gunna start a war! ;) So the next few weeks are gunna be fun…
On the 30th E-Call & I burnt our shirts for our one year mark. It was pretty fun. I made this stand for my shirt to hang on…I just didn’t want to do the regular- put your shirt on the ground and burn it, so I made mine unique. Hopefully I can print some pics off today to send with this…
So that is really all the exciting stuff that has gone on this week…hopefully this upcoming week goes good. It is Tuesday right now, I have slacked off on writing this, but I am having a good week so far…I got the package on Sat!!! The other elders thought it was weird I got chips & salsa…they just don’t know how good it is! And in about two or three days there won’t be any for them to try…
Thank you guys for everything! I really do love each and every one of you!!! Hope your week turns out great!
Love,
E. BarlockerII
Man I can’t believe its already June…
Time is just flying by. It is weird to think now every day I will have less time left than I have been out…I wish time would slow down, but I guess it helps us savor those moments we do have because they fly by too fast sometimes. As I look back on my one year, I see so many things I could have done better. Right now I am trying to refocus and do better. I am not gonna lie, I am still afraid of change, unless there are quarters… But I a realize some things have to change wether we like it or not. So I hope you guys see more blessings back home as I finish out this year!
Now that I got my preaching out of the way…HA HA… Right now there has been a prank war going on…Remember that episode of M*A*S*H, BJ… and the pranks.
So this is how it started…Our DL had the chairs in his apartment stolen then put back. Nobody knows who did it but it got my DL a little paranoid….then some things and the dl’s bedding was missing…. DL went crazy trying to find out who did it. He found out … then their door was blocked with some old tires & my DL said we are gunna start a war! ;) So the next few weeks are gunna be fun…
On the 30th E-Call & I burnt our shirts for our one year mark. It was pretty fun. I made this stand for my shirt to hang on…I just didn’t want to do the regular- put your shirt on the ground and burn it, so I made mine unique. Hopefully I can print some pics off today to send with this…
So that is really all the exciting stuff that has gone on this week…hopefully this upcoming week goes good. It is Tuesday right now, I have slacked off on writing this, but I am having a good week so far…I got the package on Sat!!! The other elders thought it was weird I got chips & salsa…they just don’t know how good it is! And in about two or three days there won’t be any for them to try…
Thank you guys for everything! I really do love each and every one of you!!! Hope your week turns out great!
Love,
E. BarlockerII
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
5/28/2013 New Comp...
Family,
“…Be not afraid, only believe.” Mark 5:36
Things have been okay around here. …new comp…Luckily I have E-Seare w/in walking distance... plus E-Call…from my MTC District is here too. I love all the elders around here…The Lord must trust me with all the stuff I get thrown at me… but I am getting through it.
On to more uplifting things…;)
I kinda had a baptism last weekend. I was an older couple I taught when we had the four wards. I had seen people like them before and it ended up they were more talk then action. Like when he said he would go to church every Sunday, I thought in my head- not in my foot…”Oh boy, not another one of these…” But it turns out they were sincere. I don’t think I will ever forget that baptism. I felt the spirit in a different way; I just felt really, really happy and glad, like never before. There is just something about knowing that you helped someone make such a big step. That is indescribable! :) I wish I could feel that way every day!
So that was a record for me, two baptisms one weekend after another. I will have to send the pics next week.
As of today, I have 365 days till I go home! In two days I will hit my year out mark…that is just crazy. Back home a year took forever, but now it flys right by. There are some moments I wish it would just slow down and others I wish it would go faster…but it is what it is and I am doing my best to make the most of it!
We just got back from doing a little exchange with the 5th ward bishopric. My comp went with the bishop and I went with one of his counselors and we went to visit some part-member families. We got some potentials out of it! … but 5th ward is really trying to get the missionary work going. It is nice not being the only ones doing missionary work in a ward. The first thing I told my comp when he got here is that I am gunna try to have the wards do more with the work.
I hope you guys are doing your best to help the work. It is probably a little different back in Utah, but you guys can always do something.
Here is a challenge for ya: have a referral for the missionaries by the next time you guys feed them. and if that is too much time, at least refer the person through mormon.org and always have a BOM around. In the car, purse, or hand. If each of you haven’t handed at least one BOM out w/in this next year, your gunna be in trouble>:) and please pray for those opportunities, even if you think your faith is enough – at that point it’s not. Faith= works, and I believe that prayer is the beginning of those works. W/out talking things with your Heavenly Father. How do you expect him to help us out? For some of you it is going to be scary as heck, it still is for me, but if you just do it, the Lord will help you out; I have seen Him help me in ways I never knew he could.
Well, I hope all is going well back home! I am doing okay down here! Thanks for all you do for me! I LOVE YOU ALL!!!
Love,
E-BarlockerII
“…Be not afraid, only believe.” Mark 5:36
Things have been okay around here. …new comp…Luckily I have E-Seare w/in walking distance... plus E-Call…from my MTC District is here too. I love all the elders around here…The Lord must trust me with all the stuff I get thrown at me… but I am getting through it.
On to more uplifting things…;)
I kinda had a baptism last weekend. I was an older couple I taught when we had the four wards. I had seen people like them before and it ended up they were more talk then action. Like when he said he would go to church every Sunday, I thought in my head- not in my foot…”Oh boy, not another one of these…” But it turns out they were sincere. I don’t think I will ever forget that baptism. I felt the spirit in a different way; I just felt really, really happy and glad, like never before. There is just something about knowing that you helped someone make such a big step. That is indescribable! :) I wish I could feel that way every day!
So that was a record for me, two baptisms one weekend after another. I will have to send the pics next week.
As of today, I have 365 days till I go home! In two days I will hit my year out mark…that is just crazy. Back home a year took forever, but now it flys right by. There are some moments I wish it would just slow down and others I wish it would go faster…but it is what it is and I am doing my best to make the most of it!
We just got back from doing a little exchange with the 5th ward bishopric. My comp went with the bishop and I went with one of his counselors and we went to visit some part-member families. We got some potentials out of it! … but 5th ward is really trying to get the missionary work going. It is nice not being the only ones doing missionary work in a ward. The first thing I told my comp when he got here is that I am gunna try to have the wards do more with the work.
I hope you guys are doing your best to help the work. It is probably a little different back in Utah, but you guys can always do something.
Here is a challenge for ya: have a referral for the missionaries by the next time you guys feed them. and if that is too much time, at least refer the person through mormon.org and always have a BOM around. In the car, purse, or hand. If each of you haven’t handed at least one BOM out w/in this next year, your gunna be in trouble>:) and please pray for those opportunities, even if you think your faith is enough – at that point it’s not. Faith= works, and I believe that prayer is the beginning of those works. W/out talking things with your Heavenly Father. How do you expect him to help us out? For some of you it is going to be scary as heck, it still is for me, but if you just do it, the Lord will help you out; I have seen Him help me in ways I never knew he could.
Well, I hope all is going well back home! I am doing okay down here! Thanks for all you do for me! I LOVE YOU ALL!!!
Love,
E-BarlockerII
Monday, May 20, 2013
A New Companion 5/20/2013
-So... who is your new comp?
E' Romanick
-Where is he from?
M. U.
-Do you two get along so far?
Yeah so far so good...
-Who so far has been your fave comp?
It is a toss up between …… ;)
-What is your apartment like? Still keeping it clean?
Well it has rooms, a kitchen and even a bathroom! It's just a little two bedroom apt. and I have tried to keep it as clean as I could, but with a lot of missionaries coming over for pizza every Friday it destroys the place.
-How is it with only 2 wards to cover? Will it make things easier or harder for investigators?
It is so nice! Now people can stop complaining that we don't attend their ward, even though we did... But I am kinda “mad” about the split because E' Seare took the only investigators we had and they are getting baptized this weekend...
-Are you finally sleeping better?
I am getting better sleep with my iPod now, I just put on some piano music or even the BOM and it puts me right to sleep...;)
-What can we send to you?
Some salsa would be great! :)
But things this week have been a little hectic but a little easier as well. My comp just came from an area with a lot of work to Safford, where there is not so much work. And having just two wards is great! Both the bishops were way excited to have the missionaries more often and are excited to start working!...
One thing I have learned on my mission is that you will NEVER understand peoples logic, whether it be good or bad... But things are going to be picking up here soon!
And it kinda seemed you guys were worried about me doing the fire stuff. Don't worry, I have to make it seem really dangerous to others so they don't try it, because if you don't know what you are doing it can be really dangerous. But the worst that has happened is a few singed eyebrows... I am really careful, so don't worry... ;)
Things are going good though. We are getting thing done and now it will be a bit easier! I hope all keeps going well back home!
Love you all!!!
Love
E' Barlocker II
E' Romanick
-Where is he from?
M. U.
-Do you two get along so far?
Yeah so far so good...
-Who so far has been your fave comp?
It is a toss up between …… ;)
-What is your apartment like? Still keeping it clean?
Well it has rooms, a kitchen and even a bathroom! It's just a little two bedroom apt. and I have tried to keep it as clean as I could, but with a lot of missionaries coming over for pizza every Friday it destroys the place.
-How is it with only 2 wards to cover? Will it make things easier or harder for investigators?
It is so nice! Now people can stop complaining that we don't attend their ward, even though we did... But I am kinda “mad” about the split because E' Seare took the only investigators we had and they are getting baptized this weekend...
-Are you finally sleeping better?
I am getting better sleep with my iPod now, I just put on some piano music or even the BOM and it puts me right to sleep...;)
-What can we send to you?
Some salsa would be great! :)
But things this week have been a little hectic but a little easier as well. My comp just came from an area with a lot of work to Safford, where there is not so much work. And having just two wards is great! Both the bishops were way excited to have the missionaries more often and are excited to start working!...
One thing I have learned on my mission is that you will NEVER understand peoples logic, whether it be good or bad... But things are going to be picking up here soon!
And it kinda seemed you guys were worried about me doing the fire stuff. Don't worry, I have to make it seem really dangerous to others so they don't try it, because if you don't know what you are doing it can be really dangerous. But the worst that has happened is a few singed eyebrows... I am really careful, so don't worry... ;)
Things are going good though. We are getting thing done and now it will be a bit easier! I hope all keeps going well back home!
Love you all!!!
Love
E' Barlocker II
5/14/2013 TRANSFERS!
May 14, 2013
Yeah my comp hasn't come yet... So nothing there. But I found out that E' Seare is taking over half of my area, so now I cover only two wards and E' Seare and his comp cover the other two. And E' Call from my MTC district came to the zone! This transfer is going to be fun... I will email later with my comp with more info!
Love you guys!!!
Monday, May 6, 2013
5/6/2013 Wonderful Weather!
Things have been going well this week. Saturday we got two new baptismal dates set! And I have seen people like this before where they seem sincere but you know they are not gunna follow through when they say they will be at church tomorrow... Especially when they say they will have to work early in the morning, go to church, then go back to work... But I was surprised to see them at church the next day! And they are way sincere about doing this. I am way excited to see them get baptized!
Other then that nothing too exciting has gone on... Just a lot of people not home and more and more boring times. But we always find a way to have fun. Like lately I have been taking up fire eating... That is interesting... :) I only singed my eyebrows once and they still look normal, so all is good there... ha ha! Lets just say fire is a good stress reliever. ;)
We don't have anything big planned this week or even today. We are just gunna take thing easy today and get all the necessities done. I didn't get any pics from this week because nothing 'pic worthy' happened but I will get some this week! Maybe I will get you guys a video of the fire eating... :)
So I hope all is going well back home still! Don't change the house too much before I come home... ha ha! I Love you all!!!
(we have totally re-vamped the front yard since he has been gone)
Love
E' Barlocker II
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