Week of May 10th

Yvonne's baptism!

Dear Mom,

It was really great talking to you guys as well! I was super grateful to have had the chance to talk you all of you guys in one room! I really hope as well that Bryson and Caden will get the hint that they should go on a mission! It will seriously change their lives for the better and I want them to experience everything I have experienced! And at least they will have a brother and parents who support them as they go out! Jesse just wrote me that he decided that he needed to go on a mission but his problem is that his Mother doesn't want him going to church and she doesn't want him to serve a mission even more. His dad is lukewarm on the subject. So he is asking for my advice on what to do and I told him that if he truly loved his family, then he would serve a mission so I hope he listens.

We did service at Salvation Army this past tuesday and it was awesome, I have never seen so much bread in my life! It is amazing the feeling you get when you are just doing service for your brothers and sisters! Cenia was very grateful for helping her out since she was short-handed that day! Cenia loves missionaries but she has never taken lessons so we are working through service to show her the gospel. I am feeling great for most of the time. What has influenced me for the better is honestly time to my self to evaluate how I am doing as a disciple of Christ. It honestly grinds my gears when other missionaries tell me what I am doing wrong because Christ already does it through scriptures and through impressions. I don't need someone turning into a hypocrite by telling someone that they messed up and then go mess up an hour later. So I take it with a grain of salt and move on. I definitely learned that developing Charity for other missionaries in your zone or district is the thing that I need to work on because it is hard. There are days when I love them all and others where I am dealing with Pharisees and Sadducees trying to nail me with their opinions. I love reading the scriptures because Christ is never wrong and I feel comfortable admitting when I am wrong and making a mistake when I read it.

I really hope that my metabolism slows down so that I can gain weight from all the amazing food I am being fed! You should tell Dad to get into making Carne Asada, just tell him to look it up on the internet but it is delicious and tasty! We are given an hour to study Spanish each day but I study it in my mealtimes and spare time and in the car as well so I personally study Spanish for about 4 hours a day approximately. I just love learning Spanish! I am also learning a little more French by reading the French Book of Mormon and doing vocabulary note cards that I write from a French Dictionary i bought so that Dallin wouldn't be alone when he gets back! I study Spanish for 4 hours a day and French for 20 minutes a day. I will try to be as obedient as possible because I know that is what I need to do!

Love you guys and wish the best, I hope that this letter is the way you wanted it to be! Love you so much! Make sure to deliver those letters!

Love, Elder Farley