Dear Mom,

 I did not check my e-mail before shopping so I already bought a coat!!! I feel really bad because it was literally the only coat that the entire store had and It is getting really cold down here so I bought it and it was 80 dollars, I feel really bad!!! I honestly do not want to ask you guys for money if it is causing that much stress for you guys!(it's not... I just told him I deposited what I had at the time!:) I got the bag and I love the ties! Just a lot of heavy things in it during the MTC but now that has been resolved and I don't see the other bag breaking for a long time!(Reason the bag ripped in the first place)

I am having a few doubts about the restaurant as of now but if it is what dad wants to do then that is fine. I know it is something he loves to do and hopefully it is opened before I get back! Have you had the chance to look at the music I told you about? I really want to see that treehouse now! that sounds so legit! That is such a great place to put the old X-box. Yeah, Tasha and Jason (the newlyweds) are pretty solid, just need to get them to church! I love speaking Spanish more than I did when I was back home. Haven't had the chance to teach Chastity and her family, just haven't been able to catch them yet.

Tell Chandler and Alec and McCade that I am glad that they are doing great! Did I inherit the Guns by the way? Just a curious question, and if not, where did they go?

So what happened this week is I went on exchanges to Pampa, Texas and had a blast with some less actives there! When I got back to Spearman, we taught a former named Tony Ortiz and he was having some problems with separation and all and I read him the Joseph Smith in Liberty Jail scripture and the Will Smith quote in my Journal and that turned him around, after I bore my testimony and he prayed, he started crying and hugged us. We watched as he put pictures of Christ and the temple around his house!

We are having a lot of success with our Formers, they are not having good lives right now and are now being more humble to listen and progress! There is this guy named Dennis who is a new investigator who is just awesome! He pretty much taught us the Great Apostasy, The Restoration, and the Book of Mormon. The night we visited him, he read the Book of Mormon and visited Mormon.org and asked us who he needs to talk to in order to become a member! He is a really sharp guy!

I have perfected the Mexican Handshake and it puts more Mexican guys in a better mood to talk to us when I introduce myself with it so there you go! I am also teaching a guy who looks exactly like Guillermo from Jimmy Fallon who is ironically named Guillermo!!! I always teach him with a smile!!!

I had quite a migraine yesterday so I am feeling a little under the weather! Anyways, tell everyone I said hello by the way!

Anyways! Love you and the rest of the fam! Tell Brie that I will write her a letter today!

Love, Elder Farley

October 15th... finally got a letter!

Dear Mom,

People here don't really take heed to Antis unless they are one. So I am not worried about that, I am just worried about why people hate us so much. Oh well, I will keep dad in my prayers for sure! I would appreciate you guys sending me a coat because there are no clothing stores in Spearman! I thought it was supposed to be opened last month?(the restaurant in Ogden) Thank you for your gifts! They really help, and a Big Yes to that.(I assume putting money in his account) I need a coat and a NEW BAG. That is right, it broke completely, Here is a picture! I would also like pants that match my Khaki suit. (not really crucial) I have been talking to Hyrum...
 I have been spending my money on laundry because the mission didn't give me a pin for the other card until barely!

So what happened this week, I am improving on budgeting so that is good! I (I'm sure he meant The Lord through the priesthood power) healed 2 people within 10 minutes of a blessing and they were 100% free of an extreme fever and flu after I gave the blessing. There is this CD called "They saw our day" which is highly interested that I got to listen to in another companionship's car. It is about how the Native Americans relate their history to the Book of Mormon. If you find one, please send it my way. We are teaching these Methodists who want to be baptized but claim that they already received the gift of the Holy Ghost which is quite the curveball from the usual! I have learned that the quickest way to shut down contention is to ask them to bear their testimony and then bear yours in a non-bashing way. This one guy we found claimed that the Book of Mormon was false because although it may not have been written by Joseph Smith, it was still written by the hand of man because the Nephites wrote it, I then asked him who wrote the Bible and he said that God literally wrote it with his own hand so I left him right then and there...

Elder Barona asked me what Oz stands for when the Pampa Elders told him that they were still in Kansas and not Oz because they had a tornado warning but were perfectly fine. I couldn't stop laughing much to Elder Barona's dismay haha. I can now fully understand scriptures in Spanish and can read as fast as they can speak. Met a cute girl my age named Chastity so that should be fun when we teach her the law of Chastity haha, very awkward. I went to one of my investigator's weddings which was awesome! So life is going good. So make sure my bag is sent ASAP!

Oh and if you could get the e-mail addresses of Brigham and Lily, that would be great!

Love you guys!

Elder Farley

Not sure who this is... one of the Pampa Elders who he apparently really likes!! :)

The destroyed bag... not sure what happened - thankfully the awesome people at International luggage replaced it for free!

At the laundromat!

Maybe not his best week so far....

Dear Mom,

Life here in Texas has been pretty normal. I got to see the movie "Meet The Mormons!" It is such a good movie and I really suggest that you guys watch it! It is about 6 different people who are LDS, 1. A bishop in Atlanta, Georgia. 2. The owners of the largest martial arts gym in Costa Rica. 3. The coach for the Navy football team. 4. The Candy Bomber. 5. A humanitarian in Kathmandu, Nepal. and finally 6. A missionary mom! Very good story and one thing. Please send me a CD with these approved songs on it.

1. Glorious or Symphany (not sure what it is called) By David Archuleta

2. The fall by two steps from hell

3. Ezios Family by Assassins Creed 2

4. Assassins creed 3 theme song by Assassins Creed 3

5. Mortal Gladiator by I am not sure

6. If you could hie to kolob (this really fancy piano cover)

7. Protectors of the Earth by two steps from hell

8. I am Lincoln by something Zawoski

9. something appropriate from the Civil War soundtrack

10. Hey Brother by avicii

11. anything else you would like to put on it

Feel free to review them but I went over it with my companion and Zone Leaders and they think it is fine. We are also doing a lot of service projects this month for some reason. Most of our investigators are waning because commitment and Integrity just don't seem to be existent here. We started teaching the English Class and I never knew how long and hard it would be to teach the Alphabet! Our recent converts are getting stronger on the other hand so that is great!

I also walked away with more respect for Muslims than I ever thought I did. So many misconceptions about so many good people are ruining the world! I also got to eat Helal (blessed meat) at his house and it actually is pretty good. So I guess I can add that to my list of weird but delicious foods! We also got anti-ed by a Catholic and were given a prayer pamphlet which I looked at and noticed one thing. They took the 2nd commandment out and replaced it with thou shalt not covet your neighbors car!!!!!!!!!!!!  That is the most Blasphemous thing I have ever seen in my life and trust me! I would never join Catholicism no matter what!

We are teaching a lot of receptive people though, like this couple named James and Rosie who want to best for their children and they loved the Restoration. Getting them to church is a challenge though! Reggie's friend didn't believe us when we said that baptism has to be in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost because the trinity is a huge thing down here in the bible belt. It is starting to get colder up here and we have been hailed on multiple times! General Conference was Awesome! My favorite talks were by Jeffrey R. Holland, Dieter F. Uchtdorf, and D. Todd Christopherson and Thomas S. Monson. I also love the Lemon Juice story that Dieter F. Uchtdorf told. I also appreciate the Native Language thing because now we got to hear from people from Hong Kong, Uruguay, Puerto Rico, Brazil, and Sweden! We are really improving on becoming unified in this world!

Anyways, I also need Lily Naumu and Brigham Mckay's Email addresses because I promised them I would write or E-mail them.

Love you guys and wish the best of luck!

Elder Farley