Barton Family News

Hello family!!!! That was so amazing talking to you all!!!! It seriously felt unreal!!!!! I miss you all so much!!!!!! I hope you all have a merry merry Christmas!!!!!!Love you all so much!!!!! So, we already had the emotional face time, hehehe, so Ill just write about a few more things that happened this week. My testimony of the word of wisdom skyrocketed this week!!!!  In one day , we had a ton of things happen to us!!!! We visited an investigator named Joao Pedro. When we got to his house, only his mom was there. We just talked to her outside of her door. She told us about some concern for her son and about some things that were going on. Just a little bit after, Joao showed up. he was pale and looked in a rush. We asked him how he was doing. He said, not good. Then he showed us a handful of drugs. And said he had to go. We walked away and were just in shock. He later called us and asked us if we could come back to his house the next day to help him stop. We did. He seems...

Hey there party people!!!! You all sound so good!!! Love the Christmas pics!!! You look like a pretty good looking family! Love all the Christmas decorations in the house too! Super fun!  This week was super fun! We had a Christmas conference with a lot of the missionaries there. It was so much fun! Sister Tavares even got me a bag of gluten-free treats especially for me!!!! We got hear president and sister Tavares speak, and we got to participate in and watch some acts performed by the missionaries. It was super fun and super funny! Each district just did some acts making fun of some of the worst situations that could happen in missionary work. We also got to hear some of the missionaries play some instruments and sing. It was awesome, and the spirit was super strong at that moment. There have been a lot of moments where when I feel my mind is in the right place or that I am ready for something that God needs me to do, something awesome always happens. There was one point we...

Boa tarde Familia!!!! Espero que tudo estejam bem com vocês!!! This week was amazing!!! Seriously!!!! This week, we got to have an awesome christmas party with our ward. Everyone is super into bringing tons of food!!! We were asked to bring some stuff too and the people here really wanted me to make pancakes. They say its a really cool american thing that they love! We were at the store getting some stuff to make it, but the store didnt have syrup. Syrup!!! Are you kidding me!!!! Europe. So, I got stuff to make crepes instead. I made a ton of crepes for the party and we got some delicious toppings to go along with it. The party was fantastic! I felt tons of energy that day, which was a blessing, and went around talking to and helping out tons of people!!! The Portuguese is coming along really well!!! It is super neat to see God´s hand in my life and the lives of others. Irmã Daise made me 2 gluten free cakes this time!!!! So nice of her!!!! They were super good!!! And other people ...

Hey there happy family! hope you all are doing super well! sounds like the Christmas spirit is rampid in the barton home! it sounds like you all are doing well. im so happy you could get the Christmas decorations up too! dad, i really hope you dont get too crazed with all the work and responsibility you have! mom, sounds like you are doing great in teaching your class! i wouldnt want any other teacher! ellie, keeping pushing forward in soccer. i know you have so much to look forward too! and nice job on the english test! so proud! your so smart! chloe, it sounds like you have been the big helper around the house! keep it up! i hope school has been a little bit better for you the past while with your teacher and all. carter, im so proud of you for keeping the tradition going and keeping the christmas light thing going on in our room! i totally remember that night too with Jacob and Jesse! that was so fun! i remember we got home super late too and had a summer christmas with the girl...