Category: Ponce

Pablo wanted a picture of us us in his cowboy hats to put in his cowboy room! Hahaha I am going to miss him so much! He has been crying all weekend 🙁 

I am excited to head home on Thursday! This last week is kind of a roller coaster but I know this is just the next step and it’s going to be great as well! See you soon! Everyone is invited to my homecoming talk on Sunday, April 28th!

Hermana Emma O’Barr

Well, things are starting to come to a close here…and I don’t like it! I am officially the subject of all jokes about “dying” or being a grandma hahaha. But, it still doesn’t seem real to me! We have just as much going on as ever and I don’t ever wanna stop working! I know that Heavenly Father has great things in store for life after the mission but this experience has been absolutely indescribable. I left on my mission thinking I was going to be serving the Lord, paying back just a little bit of what He has given me. When in reality, I have just gone even further into debt! The blessings I have received because of my mission are so immense that I will never be able to be grateful enough for all of them. Because of my mission, I have grown so much as a person, I have received a precious increase of knowledge, and most importantly, I have had the priceless privilege of helping people change their lives through the gospel of Jesus Christ. I remember at one point on my mission, someone said that if you do this right, you will be able to look back at your trials and see them as some of your biggest blessings, and I feel like I can truly do that now. Anyone who has served a mission knows that it is not an easy experience. At times, it’s downright unpleasant, and crying is certainly involved at times. But as I look back on the past year and a half, I am SO grateful that I had every single one of those experiences. I wouldn’t trade them for the world! I am full of love and gratitude for people and places that I never would have known if I hadn’t made the decision to become a missionary of the Lord. And even better, I understand what it is that I need to do to continue in His service, and to continue feeling this way for the rest of my life. I know that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is the only true church of Jesus Christ, that it was restored through the prophet Joseph Smith, and that we have a living prophet today! Don’t forget to watch General Conference this weekend and hear the messages the Lord has for all of us.

Love you all!
Hermana O’Barr

I will have more pics next week!

I baked a cake for Hna Tejeda’s b-day
We went to Wendy’s to get a Bori-burger (with mayo-ketchup, amarillos, and onions) plus coquito frosties!
You can always count on Pablo!

We had some wonderful miracles this week! Lizzet is on date for baptism and is almost finished reading the Book of Mormon! I am amazed by her and so grateful that we get to teach her! We also got to see the Lord answering many of our prayers of faith this week and even though we have faced a lot more tough rejection, those little moments make everything worth it. There is nothing like knowing that you are being guided by the Spirit to be an instrument in the Lord’s hands and bring other people to a knowledge of the truth. 

Also, Elizabeth came to church on Sunday! We are hoping to help her set a baptismal date the next time we visit her! Another cool miracle came on Sunday afternoon. We had faced a lot of rejection and it was really frustrating. Finally we just sat down and said another prayer and I prayed fervently that God would help lead us to just ONE person that would receive us that day. We kept going down the street and contacting the houses where people were home without any luck. But finally, at the end of the street, we found Tanaysha! I am so grateful that He answered our prayers and guided us to the ONE person on that street who was willing to listen!

I also had my second-to-last interview with my mission president this week, so he gave me some things I need to think about to prepare me for real life. Gross, haha. Also, today I hit 17 months in the mission! How time flies! I remember remember meeting someone who had been out for like 7 or 8 months at the beginning of my mission and I thought they were ancient, so I can’t even imagine how I seem to the young missionaries now hahaha.

Anyway, I am still living it up and loving Puerto Rico! This is an amazing island full of hilarious people that I have come to love dearly. I have one more month in full-time service to the Lord but I know I will be back here many times in my life, and I will continue to make my life revolve around furthering the work of the Lord! Have a great week and pray for my family full of gringos going to Mexico!

Love,
Hermana O’Barr

I found my street!