Month: November 2023

On Tuesday, we had to call our apartment manager because our heater was broken. They came and fixed it that day, which was nice. We walked around downtown and asked people what they were grateful for. Didn't find any new people but we tried. Then we had a new missionary meeting, ate lunch and then had another missionary meeting. Then we had a lesson with a less active and she said she would come to church! 

On Wednesday, we went and ripped out blackberry bushes. Apparently they grow everywhere here and are considered a weed. We went to the church so Sister Flake could write her talk. We had dinner at a members house and it was fun. 

Thursday was Thanksgiving! We went and played football with a bunch of missionaries in the zone and some YSA. It was a ton of fun! Then we went to our bishops house for our Thanksgiving meal. They had a ton of missionaries over and made some good food. We sat and talked for a bit. They had a coconut cream pie so that made my day. They sent us with a ton of leftovers, so thats what we've been eating all week. We then went to another members house. She had invited a friend who interesting in learning more about the gospel! So we came over, were fed more pie and shared a message. Then we had an awesome conversation with the people who were interested! Its cool to see how a members can be missionaries in their everyday life! The member sent us home with more leftovers and half a costco pumpkin pie. We've had so much pumpkin pie.

On Friday, we had new missionary training and district counsel. Then we taught a really good lesson on the law of tithing with our friend who's on date to be baptized.

Saturday was fun and a little odd. We went and played soccer with some people from a ton of wards. It was early and cold. We then has a lesson with a guy that has met with missionaries before but this was the first time we've met with him. We also had a lesson with another friend and she just kept repeating about how much she was at peace when meeting with us!

It was super foggy on Sunday morning. Plus, everything was covered in frost. It was a cool morning. We went to church. Sister Flake gave an amazing talk! Church was good, as always. We came home and did some weekly planning.

We decorated for Christmas with stuff we found in the apartment! Its not the best but at least its something!

I hope you all have a great Thanksgiving! I challenge all of you to be a member missionary! Hope you have all a great week!

Love,

Sister O'Barr 

This week was not normal at all. We woke up Tuesday morning with a text asking if we could both get on a call with President. My comp, Sister Richins was leaving to Springfield. Then I had a call with President and he told me the Lord has called me to train! I was a little shocked because I've only been out for 6 weeks! 

Wednesday was also super odd. We had a lesson with the lady who's on date for baptism. We came home and did more packing and cleaning. Our apartment looks a lot better than what it did when I first arrived so hopefully my trainee appreciates all the effort we have put into it.

On Thursday, we had to be in Eugune by 7:30, which means we had to leave by 6:30, so we had to be up by 5:30. It was rough. We got all of Sister Richins stuff packed in the car. I was staying the night in Eugene with another sister because we were both picking up our trainees the next day. We picked up another sister who is also training. We all had dinner at a members house in the area. We all came back to one apartment called the Shack. We pulled all the mattresses into the living room and made a mega bed. So there were 5 sisters sleeping in this tiny apartment. It was a ton of fun though!

Friday was a little nerve-wracking. We got up and went to the church for a training meeting. Then we waited at the church till they arrived! My tainees name is Sister Flake. She is super nice! We were at the church all day for new missionary stuff. Then we were finally able to drive back to Corvallis. We made it back to Corvallis safely and Sister Flake unpacked. Its really weird training but obviously President thought I was ready. 

On Saturday, we had new missionary training, which was odd because technically I'm still in training. Then we had District Counsel. There is one other elder training in the zone and a few other missionaries that were transferred in, but for the most part, its the same missionaries. We ate lunch at the Institute and played ping pong. We then had a service so we went and cleaned a lady's house. We went grocery shopping and went to a member dinner.

On Sunday, we went to church. It was good. There was a really pretty rainbow when we were headed to the church. We came home, did some weekly planning, then dinner at a members. It was a chill day.

I hope you all have a great Thanksgiving! Remember to thank God for everything!

Love,

Sister O'Barr 

On Tuesday, we had a lesson cancel so we decided to go to Bi-mart and get work gloves because we are cutting blackberry bushes next week. We had lunch with a member. We got to share a cool message about Thanksgiving! 

Wednesday was interesting. We had to drop our car off at the dealership because its been having problems. The vehicle coordinator who scheduled it told us they would give us a ride to anywhere within the city limits. But when we dropped our car off, they said, hope you have a ride because we'll have the car all day. So we had to figure out the bus system. It was actually kinda fun! We made it back to our apartment, ate lunch, then walked to our lesson. The weather was perfect. We actually found someone who is interested in learning more! We had our lesson, which went super well! We took another bus to the church and contacted people. We were gonna take a bus to the dealership but the first bus was late so we missed the next bus. So we called the other sisters and they were able to come pick us up and we made it back to the dealership 15 minutes before they closed! We quickly got in the car and headed to our dinner. It was at a member. She is an amazing person and so willing to give. We had a super cool lesson with her and it made my whole day! It is cool to see how the Lord is in every aspect of our lives! We would have not met a new person today if our car was working! 

On Thursday, we had a Book of Mormon insitute class that a friend was supposed to come to. We had a lesson with a media referral and then with a less active. We went to dinner at a members and had a really fun lesson with the people she had invited! 

On Friday, we had new missionary training and district counsel. Then we went to the Institute and ate lunch. We contacted a bunch of people, then had 2 lessons with less actives. We broke into the sisters apartment while they were out and decorated for Sister Huffakers birthday. We set out the cake and put candles in it. It was fun!

Saturday was so busy! We had a lesson with a convert who's blind and just moved from another ward. He is super nice! Then we had a lesson with a referral and it was super good! He seems really interested! We had a lesson cancel so we went to the church, ate lunch and called people. We then went and helped someone move some dressers. We walked around downtown, then had dinner at members.

On Sunday, I played my musical number in church. It went well! The bishop's family invited us to Thanksgiving, so that'll be fun if we are here! We did some weekly planning but its hard because we don't get transfer news till Tuesday so we can't really plan Thursday or Friday because we don't know where we'll be. We also had dinner with a member family. They are awesome! They actually lived in Columbus for a bit so it was a ton of fun to talk with them!

It has been cool to see the Lord directing my life and leading us to people who are ready to hear the gospel! I hope you guys have a great week! 

Love

Sister O'Barr 

   On Tuesday, we did exchanges. I stayed in my area. We went and did service for this old lady. We mowed her lawn. She was super nice but not interested. We also had a lesson with the lady who's on date for baptism. Definitely didn’t feel like Halloween!

    On Wednesday, we had a sisters conference in Eugene. We drove down with the other sisters in my zone. They had brunch for us, then we listen to a few speakers, then they gave us lunch. It was fun to get to know some of the other sisters. We came back to Corvallis and had a member dinner.

    On Thursday, we went to the BOM class. Then we messaged a bunch of people. We knocked on a few doors before dinner and this lady let us in. She seemed nice but ended up bashing us.We got out of there fast. We had dinner at a members. We also went to the Chosen night that the other ward puts on. 

     On Friday, we had new missionary training and district counsel. For NMT, the sisters had planned this whole quest and it was funny. We all went to the Institute afterwards, ate lunch and played pool and ping pong. We then had an amazing lesson with a new person! She is so sweet and it was a miracle to find her! She just feels like something is missing and we were able to share our testimonies of the Book of Mormon. When we asked if she wanted one, she cried! She was so excited and I think she is really open to learning more! 

     On Saturday, it was pouring rain all day. We went to the farmers market but had no success. The day was long. We had this massive spider in our kitchen and we didn’t want to kill it. We complained to some elders and they told us to shoot it with a nerf gun. We actually have 3 in our apartment so we did. 

    Its been so cool to see the Lord's hand in every aspect of my life! We see so many miracles every day! I hope you all have a great week!

Love,

Sister O'Barr