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Email Address:
cory.barton@myldsmail.net


Mission Blog:
texashoustonmission.blogspot.com

My Testimony

My Testimony:
I know that the Atonement is real and that we can all enjoy the cleansing power that it provides. I am grateful for my Savior for performing the Atonement so that I can return to my Father in Heaven. I am grateful for missionary service. I am thankful that missionaries world-wide have the opportunity to bring the fullest blessings of the Atonement to faithful children of God. I know that the Bible and The Book of Mormon are inspired scriptures and are here for our behalf. I owe everything to all of those prophets of old that loved us so much and desired so much for our salvation to write down the words on how we can be saved. We are literally children of a loving Heavenly Father and He wants us to return to Him. I know that Jesus is the Christ. And I love the joy the gospel brings with the knowledge that we can be together with our families for all eternity.

Thursday, February 2, 2012

Email Update: January 23, 2012

Sounds like everyone is doing well which is awesome! 

This past week was interesting! On Monday we had family home evening with the Ramsey family which is a part member family. That was really fun - we did an awesome activity which I took pictures of. 

Then on Tuesday we go over to Jason and Amanda's and when we knocked on the door Amanda came out to talk to us (When either Jason and Amanda come out of the house it is always bad news so we were like "uh oh") She told us that tonight wouldn't work because Cathy (Jason's mom) went to the hospital that night because she was having problems with her heart and she went to the hospital so the whole family was tripping. But as we were about to leave Jason pulled up he just came from the hospital. We offered him if he would like us to give his mother a blessing he called and asked his mom and she accepted so we drive to the hospital. We get there and we are trying to find Cathy's room when behind me I hear "Elders who's sick?" I turn around and there is this nurse there and it caught me off guard at first but I finally put the pieces together that the nurse was a member. I told her we are here for an investigator, not a member.  She asked us for the name so she could help us find it. I told her and Loni (name of the nurse) was like "oh she is my patient, follow me" (Hmmmm convenient..... there is a bigger picture here...) She takes us to Cathy's room, we make small talk and Loni continues to tell Cathy how she is a member and how the gospel has blessed her life and these missionaries right here will change her life. Loni continues to tell both of us that she doesn't even work at this hospital. She works at a different hospital called Memorial Hermann but the hospital we were at needed extra help that night so they asked her and she accepted (hmmmm weird..... I think not!) So we gave Cathy a blessing and promised her that she would recover. As we left we talked to Loni and we started talking about how this is so crazy and that the Lord is definitely working here. I am glad she accepted to work that night. Before we left I told Loni that when Cathy is permitted to drink anything make sure she doesn't get any coffee at all!!!! This is Cathy's huge thing haha she said "no problem". But it was kinda funny earlier, Cathy made a joke she said "well I am probably in here because I drink coffee like water huh." :) 

Well we find out the next day that Cathy went into the operating room so the doctors could put a pacemaker in her.  Well as they are rolling her in there her heart beat goes flat, but good thing she was right there at the operating room because they got her back and successfully put the pacemaker in her. She is now fine and is at home taking it easy. 

Then on Wednesday, Elder Troester and I were on exchanges and we went church hopping and got to talk to a Pentecostal preacher and share what we believe and understand more what they believe. Then on Sunday we got a lot of less actives at church which was awesome! Then went to Jason's new place (they moved just down the street from his parents) and visited with them. 

So it was an eventful week. Transfer calls are tomorrow so we will see what happens :) 

Love y'all a lot!