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3/1/21 - Sister Barlow's response to Family

Hyrum! I've heard so many good things about your performance! Break a leg! I wish I could see it! Know I love and and I'm so glad you are covid free! Stay awesone! You are so cool for being so selfless! Keep.it up!   Mari! So excited about newsies! Crush it! Also boys are dumb so wear your power hoops and hug joey. Way to be a great teacher!    Mom! The weather here is fantastic! It's only 20 rn but it feels like spring! Training is going so well. Sister powell is incredible! Already such a powerful missionary! I laughed so hard about your snow blower moment. HAHAHAH you're so cute! Se did watch that devotional! It was so good!    Dad! Thanks for the advice!    Parents! Im.not sure how much time we will have to talk tonight. But my week went by quick slow. I work on music stuff all day now. The main music elder wrote out all the responsibilities and he assigned me "social media". So basically his job. and the other missionary "organizer" and now I ba...

2/28/21 - Family Letter

Hey-o! Performances have gone alright so far, but we had an interesting turn of events. We get tested every two weeks so we can perform legally, and forgot this week. So I've been performing illegally for two shows! I got tested yesterday morning, and it came back negative, so we're good. But it was a scary two nights, looking over my shoulder wondering when they're going to come haul me away.  I've had a realization. I like making people happy! but i'm in a stage of life where not many people around me want to be happy. I noticed that I like making people smile or laugh, and that I liked people who smiled easily. theatre isn't really a place for that though. Everyone is so wrapped up in themselves that they don't care about being happy themselves. They worry about making others laugh because they feel accomplished through that. Do I feel similar? not really. I enjoy making people laugh not because it makes me feel good, but because they're happy. I don...

2/22/21 - Yakety Yak

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Wowza what a week!    I had to say bye to Sister White :( She left to go home. Love you forever Chowder <3 But on the brighter note! I got my two new comps Sister Baird and Sister Powell! Both from northern Utah! Sister Powell is the sweet new Sister I'm training. She is so prepared to be a missionary she is a STAR! Sister White and I drove to Bismarck early Wednesday morning and we get to the mission home around noon. I met Sister Powell and we drove all the new sisters to the Stake Center. I remember being in their shoes... It seems so long ago hahhah. We met Sister Baird there and we then began the journey home. Road Trips totally soak up your whole day. We arrived in Aberdeen SD around 5:30 and rested for a bit. I love these Sisters so much. They are just what Aberdeen needed.    I wish I could say more happened this week. Transfer week always is funny and slow. Sister Baird is one of our fantastic content missionaries so she is always editing videos for the m...

2/21/21 - Family Letter

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Eve, I don't want to go to school tomorrow. We're entering the last few rehearsals before we open on Thursday with a matinee on Wednesday. That's fine and all, but doing school while doing the musical is just taxing. i'm so tired all the time, but at least i'm doing ok. I decided to be happy. i'm trying to put a positive spin on life, and so far it's been going ok. Love you Eve. I hope we get a recording of Matilda so you can see it later.  Love   Hyrum   HI EVE! I voiced a commercial! I'm not sure what it's for but me and dad are in it! Emma, Matt, Gretchen, Mom, and I went skiing.IT WAS SO FUN! I fell down a lot but it was really easy after a little bit. I like apples. I like greek yogurt and blueberries.  This week I helped out with a kindness week during lunch. I GOT TO MISS THE BORINGEST CLASS !!!!!!! We didn't do anything that day so it was good. I like bananas. I MISS YOU SO MUCH! I think that's all that happened this week. LOVE YOU ! ...

2/15/21 - that's not our smoke alarm... is it???

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Happy "VALIANT servant of the Lord" Day (yesterday) <3   I should start today with explaining my subject line... We have a room in our apartment that is a junk room so Sister White and I spent a few hours cleaning it out. While doing so I came across this smoke alarm that was just sitting there. I didn't think much of it and threw it away. We took out the first round of garbage and left for an appointment. We came back to our apartment and we heard this loud beeping and again, didn't think much of it. We went inside our apartment and we got to work facebook finding and then it hit me. That beeping is the smoke alarm I threw away. Now this beeping was LOUD. I mean really LOUD! We could hear it from inside our apartment! So we book it downstairs and outside hoping to find the bag sitting on top of the garbage pile. Mind you that it was -26 degrees outside so Sister White and I are shivering and we are tearing through these garbage bags until we found the one with the...

2/14/21 - Family Letter

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Hi EVE  Sami and I are having a sleepover until monday! School is fun. I had a Galentine's day party! it was really fun! Cece and Hailey showed up. With a small amount of people  It was really fun! Next year I'm considering joining soar, I don't know yet though. I have been trying some new hair styles, and my hair has been knotting A LOT! Wish me luck with that. Ya that's mainly been my week! :) xoxo MB Eva Ow Matilda is a train wreck, like you'd expect. I've been dancing for four hours everyday, so I'm really sore. I also have a few more physical parts, so I'm bruised as well. Everything hurts. We had BARF week (Be A Real Friend). You give people gifts, and someone else gives you gifts. It's like a week-long Valentine Secret Santa. It was fun. I'm really tired from this week, so i'm going to take some ibuprofen and go to bed. Love ya, Hyrum-(The little kid who is kinda featured but not.) Sweet Eve, Happy Valentine's Day! (Happy Love Day....