July 26, 2010
mister and misses barney this is your son speaking from paita peru...
today was a good day we stared by going to this "colleseo" which is probably the equivalent to the gym bilas has and we played some basketball haha.. it was me 7 latins a kid from new mexico that wrestled all his life a somewhat nerdy kid from california and another kid from snowflake that played basketball in highschool.. needless to say i was like michael jordan haha if coach smith could have only seen me he would have been proud and probably a little ashamed to have cut me from the team lol...
next we had our interviews with pres chipman which was really great i decided to ask him about his life and whathe did for a living and all that jaz... turns out he has had an interesting life i found out what he did for a living and a little about his famil and so it was fun to gett to know him a little bit better..
anyways my new area reminds me a lot of clifton Az there are a ton of really old buildings and it is like built in a canyon sort of thing so there are a bunch of houses built into the side of cliffs and to top it off the is a road that goes up the "high part" kinda like morenci haha. the olny difference is that its on the coast. its really cool here almost everyone is a fisher so its kinda hard teaching families because all the men leave for like a month at a time.. the harbor is filled with no joke 100 or more boats.. i will try to get a picture but it may be a little tough cause it is supposedly a little dangerous so i dont want my camera to get jacked.. my new comp is really cool he is from lima and has 20 months in the mission.. he talks in a really monotone voice.. ifyou have ever seen galaxyquest he talks like the aliens. but yeah i think we are going to have a ton of success in the area.. we are both new to the area so these first couple days have been spent getting to know all the members and old investigators of the missionaries that left.. as for having an american comp i dont think so.. i think the only possibilty is if i get to train a newbie but those are the only cases ive heard of two americans together...
anyways sounds like you guys are really doing work up there paraden it up and what not sounds like fun haha.. just two more weeks of relax until you get back to the hard stuff be sure to make it last lol.. thanks for the pics aunt annie sent me two pictures of you mom haha lookin good in your boots lol... thanks for keeping me updated in everything i love you all...
love elder barney
Saturday, July 31, 2010
On To Paita...Fisherman's Wharf
July 19, 2010
mother and fam..
well im not too positive onthe changes cause my comp talked on the phone and he always trys to make jokes and stuff like that but im pretty sure im heading to paita which is a small fishing town on the coast so that should be interesting imnot sure how i will deal with all the fish but hopefully ill make it out alive.. my comp is going to be elder vasquez i dont know anything about him but hopefully it will be a good change! i leave tommorrow i think its only like an hour or two from piura so not too big of a change but i am excited for something new change is always a good chance to start something new and better so i hope i can really do work.. it will be tough leaving the area im in it always seams right when things start going good and we start to find a lot of peopl that want to progress is when i get changed haha but oh well aat least my replacement elder can have some of my success i´ll know who planted the seed and that is a good enough reward for me..
sounds like you guys really tore up the st george tourney haha congrats on that one it sounds like your going to have the state championship in the bag if you keep it up so that is awesome! too bad i wont be there to cheeryou guys on and garrentee the big W .
im glad to here the adventures of rob and ray havent ceased haha sound like they are having a good time i will be sure to tell pres chipman thanks for you...
anyways the missionis going great im not going to lie im a little dissapointed that i didnt get moved up to senior comp but sitting here thinking about i realized that it doesnt matter if you have a big great calling you dontneed that to work.. i have been making excuses lately as to well if i were senior comp then i would do this...or if i didnt have to do everything my comp said i could really make a difference.. but the thing is it doenst matter.i realized why canti make a differenc a junior comp why cant i do whats right and work as hard as i can to get the job done without that calling. i realizedi can and i will! butyeah thanks for all your love and support that you send with each of your letters i lovereadingabout whatyou guys are going through and hearing about all your adventures haha thank you for everything i love you all
love elder barney
mother and fam..
well im not too positive onthe changes cause my comp talked on the phone and he always trys to make jokes and stuff like that but im pretty sure im heading to paita which is a small fishing town on the coast so that should be interesting imnot sure how i will deal with all the fish but hopefully ill make it out alive.. my comp is going to be elder vasquez i dont know anything about him but hopefully it will be a good change! i leave tommorrow i think its only like an hour or two from piura so not too big of a change but i am excited for something new change is always a good chance to start something new and better so i hope i can really do work.. it will be tough leaving the area im in it always seams right when things start going good and we start to find a lot of peopl that want to progress is when i get changed haha but oh well aat least my replacement elder can have some of my success i´ll know who planted the seed and that is a good enough reward for me..
sounds like you guys really tore up the st george tourney haha congrats on that one it sounds like your going to have the state championship in the bag if you keep it up so that is awesome! too bad i wont be there to cheeryou guys on and garrentee the big W .
im glad to here the adventures of rob and ray havent ceased haha sound like they are having a good time i will be sure to tell pres chipman thanks for you...
anyways the missionis going great im not going to lie im a little dissapointed that i didnt get moved up to senior comp but sitting here thinking about i realized that it doesnt matter if you have a big great calling you dontneed that to work.. i have been making excuses lately as to well if i were senior comp then i would do this...or if i didnt have to do everything my comp said i could really make a difference.. but the thing is it doenst matter.i realized why canti make a differenc a junior comp why cant i do whats right and work as hard as i can to get the job done without that calling. i realizedi can and i will! butyeah thanks for all your love and support that you send with each of your letters i lovereadingabout whatyou guys are going through and hearing about all your adventures haha thank you for everything i love you all
love elder barney
Saturday, July 17, 2010
Stadium Soccer
July 12, 2010
welp thanks for keepon the writing alive haha i appriciate it
things are going good for me down here... next week are changes im not to certain im staying here but who knows what the lord has in store for me i just do what im told and that seems to work..
today was pretty sweet president chipman rented out a stadium that the pros play in ( i guess i can say pros but it wast anything like cardnal stadium but yeah it was sufficient haha.. we had like 5 zones and we played socer the whole morning which was way fun im not going to lie i had a few goals but ya know thats just a part of the lifestyle i cant help it if im justt that good lol... but yeah it was a ton of fun i really enjoyed it...
sound like things are going pretty normal up in the GC state so that is good tell rebeka and natalya happy birthday i will be honest i did realize it was rebekas on the 8th but last night while lying in my bed at about 10ish i remembered natalyas so 1 out of 2 is pretty good i could say.. anyways im glad to hear your fighting for that prime realstate in clifftan it will give nick a place to honey moon and live when i get home and need my room back haha anyways im doing good eeverything seems to be fine but ill keep you updatedif i get a change... wish the dogs a good day haha im sure they miss me but yeah love you all
love elder barney
welp thanks for keepon the writing alive haha i appriciate it
things are going good for me down here... next week are changes im not to certain im staying here but who knows what the lord has in store for me i just do what im told and that seems to work..
today was pretty sweet president chipman rented out a stadium that the pros play in ( i guess i can say pros but it wast anything like cardnal stadium but yeah it was sufficient haha.. we had like 5 zones and we played socer the whole morning which was way fun im not going to lie i had a few goals but ya know thats just a part of the lifestyle i cant help it if im justt that good lol... but yeah it was a ton of fun i really enjoyed it...
sound like things are going pretty normal up in the GC state so that is good tell rebeka and natalya happy birthday i will be honest i did realize it was rebekas on the 8th but last night while lying in my bed at about 10ish i remembered natalyas so 1 out of 2 is pretty good i could say.. anyways im glad to hear your fighting for that prime realstate in clifftan it will give nick a place to honey moon and live when i get home and need my room back haha anyways im doing good eeverything seems to be fine but ill keep you updatedif i get a change... wish the dogs a good day haha im sure they miss me but yeah love you all
love elder barney
The Gospel is Amazing!
July 5, 2010
dearest family
this week has been great haha our numbers were off the charts we found like 30 new investigators and taught like 40 lessons haha that probably doesnt mean too much to you but in the mission that is pretty good! now all we have to do is get them to progress lol... anyways i am having a blast down here and really learning to love the people and the work. i am learning so many important lessons and stuff about the gospel it is amazing i feel the saviors love in everyday and it amazes me how much he loves us. the atonement is something so amazingly wonderful that i pray everyday thanking heaveanly father for the chance i have to share it with everyone!
dearest family
this week has been great haha our numbers were off the charts we found like 30 new investigators and taught like 40 lessons haha that probably doesnt mean too much to you but in the mission that is pretty good! now all we have to do is get them to progress lol... anyways i am having a blast down here and really learning to love the people and the work. i am learning so many important lessons and stuff about the gospel it is amazing i feel the saviors love in everyday and it amazes me how much he loves us. the atonement is something so amazingly wonderful that i pray everyday thanking heaveanly father for the chance i have to share it with everyone!
Martin the Body Guard
June 28, 2010
welp things are just cruzing along im still livin the good likfe haha me and my comp are getting along pretty great he is starting to get a little anxious to go home. (he leaves in september) and everytime an airplane flies over us he tells me hey i think they are looking for me haha. but dont worry im keeping him in shape.. i got your package thank you so much for everything it was so awsome to read about all my friends and what they have been up to lately... anyways tell lexie and natallya thanks for the letters ill try to write them back asap but we´ll see how that goes haha..
anyways funny story this week we got to go proslyting with this member.. the bishop has set some goals for him to get on the right path and one of those is to accompany us 3 days out of the week. now your probably thinking good for him this kid is on the right track to turning his life around and yes he is but the thing is he isnt a kid he is 40 years old haha and is married and for the past 20 years every year on his birthday has gotten a new tattoo haha! he likes to go to the gym and pump iron which is cool but it seriously feels like we are walking around with a bodyguard haha.. everywhere we go he is saying hi to his "buddies" which are the people that you usually put you head down and walk away from. we pass places and he fills us in on not to pass the same place at night because thats where the drug deals go down haha lets just say it is interesting lol. But the thing is this guy has a rok solid testimony he really does want to change he has committed like 3 of our investigators to baptism lol..
but yeah that has been what ive been up to for the past week lol his name is martin by the way.. the work is going good yesterday we found this family that the dad flat out asked us " i was if god talked to the people of the old world why has he stopped to talk to us today, where are his prophets?" haha JACKPOT but yeah i am doing great down here and really learning to love the work of the savior.
sad to hear about Divi throw an extra handful of dirt on the casket for me... pretty crazy though 98 years_! thats a long time the great thing is now we can hook here up with a baptism and you guys are about a minute away from the place to do it! what great luck!
anyways thanks again for the package im not sure if you forgot but i need that other memory chip for my camera so if you could send that too in the next one too im assuming that you have transfered all the pictures.. anyways tell rebeka congrats on her big W and to keep up the good work im proud of everyone and love you all
love elder barney
welp things are just cruzing along im still livin the good likfe haha me and my comp are getting along pretty great he is starting to get a little anxious to go home. (he leaves in september) and everytime an airplane flies over us he tells me hey i think they are looking for me haha. but dont worry im keeping him in shape.. i got your package thank you so much for everything it was so awsome to read about all my friends and what they have been up to lately... anyways tell lexie and natallya thanks for the letters ill try to write them back asap but we´ll see how that goes haha..
anyways funny story this week we got to go proslyting with this member.. the bishop has set some goals for him to get on the right path and one of those is to accompany us 3 days out of the week. now your probably thinking good for him this kid is on the right track to turning his life around and yes he is but the thing is he isnt a kid he is 40 years old haha and is married and for the past 20 years every year on his birthday has gotten a new tattoo haha! he likes to go to the gym and pump iron which is cool but it seriously feels like we are walking around with a bodyguard haha.. everywhere we go he is saying hi to his "buddies" which are the people that you usually put you head down and walk away from. we pass places and he fills us in on not to pass the same place at night because thats where the drug deals go down haha lets just say it is interesting lol. But the thing is this guy has a rok solid testimony he really does want to change he has committed like 3 of our investigators to baptism lol..
but yeah that has been what ive been up to for the past week lol his name is martin by the way.. the work is going good yesterday we found this family that the dad flat out asked us " i was if god talked to the people of the old world why has he stopped to talk to us today, where are his prophets?" haha JACKPOT but yeah i am doing great down here and really learning to love the work of the savior.
sad to hear about Divi throw an extra handful of dirt on the casket for me... pretty crazy though 98 years_! thats a long time the great thing is now we can hook here up with a baptism and you guys are about a minute away from the place to do it! what great luck!
anyways thanks again for the package im not sure if you forgot but i need that other memory chip for my camera so if you could send that too in the next one too im assuming that you have transfered all the pictures.. anyways tell rebeka congrats on her big W and to keep up the good work im proud of everyone and love you all
love elder barney
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