Corona

 Yay for another good week!! Dont worry Corona hasnt hit the mission field yet so we are good! :) i got to see lots of missionaries this week so lets say success! Haha

Tuesday: wow this day was so full of lessons!! We had 4 lessons in 1 day! Yay!!! We met with Olen who is a JW who randomly decided to read the verse in revelations 20 (i think) that talks about how we will be judged by two books but had a totally different interpretation of this verse. He shared his thoughts and we shared ours back & he says "oh ya i guess that makes more sense." YAY!! Hopefully we can keep teaching truths that will keep clicking with him. We then met with Mark who had his friend Eve living with him so we were able to teach both of them!! We got to know both of them real well & ended up talking about prayer. Eve was very concerned with why God wasnt answering her but we were able to share our own experiences & it seemed to help. Ahhh im excited for them!! Then we met with Harry!! Ok so Harry had a friend in High School who was a member that told him some crazy things. HA. Like mormons have to buy their food 20 yrs in advance & they arent allowed to drige cars thats why theres always the boys with the white shirts on bikes (missionaries) HA! Tbh i love hearing all these things because they give me a good laugh! Harry really is interested though. He asked about the trinity & we explained our beliefs and talked about Jesus's Baptism and he loved it. He said he always thought it was confusing that they were considered to be one. Its really so cool when you teach someone and you watch the lightbulb go off in their head & they connect the dots! Yes its the best feeling!!

Wednesday: we taught Darlene but she talks a ton so we basically heard her life story! (Typical Blairsville) HA. It was good getting to know her though so we have a relationship before we start teaching :) we also met with Sister Flowers. Ok if yall dont know yet... her & Teresa are my people!!! I LOVE THEM!! So ya it was real good to see & visit with Sis Flowers!!

Thursday: Zone Conference!!! This was probably one of my favorite zone conferences on the misison because all of my past companions were there!!! (Except sis collins cuz shes home) It was soooo fun to be able to talk to all of them and catch up!! The only way to communicate with other missionaries is by letter or in person & everything is better in person so this was just amazing!! Sister Marsh talked about loving ourselves & had us all think of 3 attributes that we had as a kid that we are proud of. It was cool because those attributes that a lot of us picked are actually a lot of the time still present in us today. LOVE YOURSELF!!

Friday: we had exchanges!! I think this was my fav exchange! I stayed in Blairsville & a Sister thats been out for as long as me came here but i didnt know her all that well. I learned sooo much from her & she is a great missionary! Being a trainer you kinda get stuck in your ways so it was really great to see someone else do missonary work & learn from them!! Ahhh exchanges are the best!!

Saturday: we had district council & i gave a training on being courageous. A quote that i found that i love was "Discouragement doesnt come from lack of adequacy but by the lack of courage." (Idk where i found it, whoops) i love this because if we have full trust in God & are courageous enough to do what he asks we will not be discouraged because through him anything is possible!! Nephi didnt hesitate when God asked him to do hard things he was courageous and trusted that God would follow through with what he asked him to do. HAVE COURAGE!

Sunday: this sunday felt very strange as a missonary. Missiong church as a missionary just doesnt go with the plans. Hahaha but we were able to partake of the scarmanrt!! We went to the church with the branch president & 3 other members who performed the ordinance for us. It made me realize even more how important it is to partake of the sacrament & renew our covenants. All of these members all around the world are going out of their way to help others partake of the sacrament. Its truly incredible & a great testimony builder.

I love being a missionary even through these crazy times! I know God is aware of all his children & we need to trust in him & his timing!! Not much has changed with the work other than no church so here we are continuing to bring people to Christ! Yay!! Love yall & dont get corona!!
Xoxo, Sister Barton