The power of the Atonement

Hey guys! This week was so busy! We went on exchanges this week. I went to the other sisters area. We had a ton of fun! We also went to Medford for zone conference. It was so good! 

We had dinner with the coolest guy. He is someone that Sister Bottomly knew from when she was in Klamath a year ago in a different ward. He had done a lot of terrible things in his life but he decided to change. He has completely flipped his life around. It was cool to see how the Atonement has changed his life. He has some heath problems now and struggles but he is a cool guy and so humble. He was a testament to me of the power of the Atonement. No one is ever too far from the path to return to our Heavenly Father!
Hope you all have a great week! Remember that God loves you!
Love,
Sister O'Barr 

Crater Lake

Hey guys! This week was so busy! We are still adjusting to the new area but its been so good.

On monday, a member took us and the other sisters up to Crater Lake! It was so fun. There was so much snow. We had a blast though! 
Tuesday was full of lessons and writing talks. We met so many amazing friends and I'm excited to start teaching them! We had an awesome member dinner as well
Wednesday was such a long day! We had to drive to Eugene for a mission leadership council. It decided to snow so the drive was a bit longer. We were in Eugene all day and didn't get home till almost 10:30. 
Thursday through Sunday was full of lessons. Both Sister Bottomly and I spoke in church. The members are here so kind. I really am enjoying it here and have seen so many miracles!
Hope you all have a great week!
Love,
Sister O'Barr 





North to South

This week was so crazy! On Thursday, I was transferred to Klamath Falls as a sister training leader! My companion and I, Sister Bottomly, whitewashed the area, so we replaced two sisters. Its been super busy and crazy! We are both super overwhelmed but its been awesome here! The ward has been amazing! It was a crazy drive, through a mountain pass. It was covered in snow! I'm the designated driver since Sister Bottomly is in her last transfer. 

Being a STL is super fun! We get to help uplift the entire zone and help keep the motivation up! Its been so fun getting to know everyone in the zone. I don't know anyone here! I went from the most north of the mission in Corvallis to the most south area in Klamath. It'll take some time to adjust but I know I'm going to have a blast! And I know the Lord has given me a lot of strength during this time! He is aware of all of us and I know God wants to help us grow. 
I hope you all have a fantastic week! 
Love,
Sister O'Barr 
1 Nephi 3:7
“And it came to pass that I, Nephi, said unto my father: I will go and do the things which the Lord hath commanded, for I know that the Lord giveth no commandments unto the children of men, save he shall prepare a way for them that they may accomplish the thing which he commandeth them.” 



All the bread

Hey guys! This week was so good!

Tuesday and Wednesday were busy with lessons and service! We went on exchanges on Wednesday night and I went to the college ward with Sister Huffaker.
Thursday was fun! I wasn't in my area so its almost like a bit of break. It was weird to be on campus. We just talked to everyone. We went up to this dude who was playing this cool instrument called a didgeridoo. He said his religion was psychedelic mushrooms. Sister Huffaker and I were laughing so hard afterwards. Our goal was to find 5 new people and the morning had not been successful. So we tried again and we were able to get 3 new people! It was cool. I definitely don't like talking to random people and it would take some getting used to. But Sister Huffaker is awesome at it! We switched back that night.
Friday was chill. We had NMT and district counsel and a meeting for the whole mission. Then we went and helped some members clean up tree branches. They had a ton of trees break because of the ice storm. 
Saturday was also so fun! We got up early to go play soccer. A friend of ours showed up and we had so much fun. The sun was out and it was awesome! A member taught us how to make sourdough bread! We made 4 loafs of sourdough and 3 loafs of whole wheat bread. We ground the wheat too. We had a blast! She gave us some of the starter so now I need to figure out how to make this last for my entire mission. We had a zoom lesson with our friend, then had an adult session of stake conference. 
Sunday was also good! We had stake conference. All the speakers really focused on missionary work. We had dinner with a member family and it was a blast. Overall the week has been so fun! I really enjoyed it. We have transfers this week and you never know what happened. My mission president said that the Lord is control and I couldn't agree more! The Lord knows whats best and I'm just here to do His will! 
I hope you all have a great week! Don't forget that the Lord is aware of you and your needs.
Love,
Sister O'Barr