Dear Mom,

I love the Yoga Mat so you are totally fine! Chips were interesting though! Thanks for the money as well!(Asked if he had received his 2nd birthday package - which by his response it is a no!) I am glad that you attended his Homecoming!  I love that poem! (The Race) In fact, I am going to print it out and put it on my wall! Elder Shaw and I were known to be really good friends so President Heap gave him my number and we were allowed to talk each night before he left! He always told President Heap that I would be one of the greatest missionaries that he will ever have and to work with me a lot more often. (So glad Austin has people like Elder Shaw around him to buoy him up!)

One funny experience was teaching an active member named Jeremy who plays video games all day, has long hair to his waist, and has a pet bunny named Bun Bun who just sits and chews on the carpet all day. So we were teaching about working and service and I asked him what he wanted to do when he was in High School and he said "I just wanted to get through life, live and learn" Elder Gadd responded with "Well, what do you want to do now?" And Jeremy replied " Get through life, live and learn" Elder Gadd, a little frustrated said "How do you expect to do that? And Jeremy said "I'm doing it" The conversation got so awkward and quiet that I just looked around and said "Oh, Bun Bun..."  We gave him a chapter in the Gospel Principles book about developing talents and left. Haha

Spiritual experience, We taught Miah about the Priesthood and Service and he really knows alot from his studies of the Bible and Book of Mormon and he is progressing so much. He feels that this is the right church but still wants that spiritual confirmation. He is really an elect, prepared person and Elder Gadd and I work in Unity a lot. (I asked how they were getting along, he also sounds like a great Elder)

It has been really hot here, about 70 degrees so no snow here haha best birthday weather ever! Good luck with the tournament! The Life of Jesus Christ is on LDS.Org/Store and it is great!

Love you guys and wish you the most amazing week! By the way I lost my camera and am looking for it in the meantime!(That's what you love to hear! I asked why he wasn't sending pictures!)

Love,

Elder Farley