The Elder Barr Blog

Thanks for the great email. I would have love to have heard from Tina too, but I bet she was busy with high-school stuff.

First of all I am sorry to hear about Maggie. She has had this problem for a long time. I think what you need to do is purchase an electric training collar. It is a shock collar controlled by remote control, and she should have that on her at all times, and when she goes on walks and gets out of hand, that will stop her very effectively. So, I think that that could be an effective solution. I hope we get this worked out soon.

So, the week has been great. Although, there has a problem that has been developing over the last few months, that came to fruition today. It has been a problem that I have been dealing with for quite a while, but the mission has made it worse. I am not sure what to do about it, but today I realized that it is serious. It is my hair . It has decided to relocate. Hairs that were once on the top of my head have found new territory on my face, nasal passage, and back. One the front line, the left and right sides are starting to etreat, with the center holding strong. The crown of my head is starting to thin too. I gave myself a haircut today, and I am afraid if I give myself any more haircuts, my hair will just give up and stop growing all-together. I suppose it is part of growing up. What was once thick now is thin. And to make things worse, some hairs are out of uniform. nderneath the dark black is gray. That’s right. They are starting to appear.

Other than my hair, things have been great. A lady that we have been working with came to church on Sunday, and she really liked it. We had the opportunity to go to her church, and it was fun. The style was very different than ours. Anyway, the first and second hours were good, and we went with her to RS. The lesson was “Temples and Family History". Imagine learning about that for the first time. It was a lot for her. Wewent to her house the next day, and she had a good list of questions. It was fun. I think she will visit again.

We have been having some great discussions with a Catholic guy named M___. He has been very nice to us, and we have good discussions. He isn’t planning to convert, but it is interesting to see the similarities and differences that are present in our various faiths.

The money situation is going okay. There is enough for groceries today and next week, but I will need some more by next week. I had a sore throat this morning, so I am going to use some of my personal funds to buy some tea’s. It is getting cold. Halloween is around the corner, and Christmas isn’t too much farther than that.

I hope everything is going well for you. Mom, be careful what you do for other agents. Be choosy in what you go. Many risks aren’t worth taking.

One thing about Orange county that they don’t tell you on Orange County Choppers, is that there are A LOT of crazy people around. Lots. Especially here. There are a lot of psychiatric and criminally-insane institutions, and it is sad to hear some of the stories about this part of society. So, just be careful. The same goes to everybody. Better safe
than sorry.

I love all of you so much. Please be careful in all that you do. Thank you for everything. I love you all.

Love, your son or brother
Elder Stephen J. Barr