TEMPLE!

I got to go to the temple AGAIN! I am so lucky. Some missionaries from the mission don't even get to go once! It was amazing as usual. I hope y'all make the temple a priority in your lives because wow...just wow. But that is why I didn't email yesterday...sorry!

We had interviews with our new president this past week! Wow. He is a truly inspired man and very excited about the work. His goal is to eventually do away with tracting. Woah. That's kind of a big deal! He wants us to be so busy that we don't have time to tract! MAN! Sister Meiners rubbed that one in my face! I just think it's fun sometimes.... Ha ha but members members members. If the members AND the missionaries were doing this together, the work would soar! That is President Ames's vision. Now we just need to motivate the members! :)

You truly do come to love a lot of people on your mission...especially your investigators. You love with them, you cry with them, and sometimes you cry for them. I think it gives me just a slight taste of how Heavenly Father feels about me. Sometimes love really hurts! You truly are devastated when your investigator/friend chooses wrong. It just tears you apart. If that's how my human heart feels, can you imagine how Heavenly Father feels about us?! It's mind blowing. I've learned a lot out here, but love is definitely a big one.

I love this gospel oh so much. I wish people could and would understand just how truly important it is. Can't we just like take away their agency? Oh wait.....awkward. Ha ha! Joke. Agency is wonderful! :) But I am still coming to a better understand of just HOW important it is. It is EVERYTHING. The Doctrine of Christ is EVERYTHING. It is beautiful and it is true.

I'm sorry this is so short! Just know how much I love y'all and how much I love this gospel!

Love,

Sister Barnes

P.S. Mom...have you by chance watched the Walking Dead at all lately?