Week of Halloween

Dear Mom,

If it is any consolation to you, my internet is doing just fine. My companions get mad at me all the time (not really) because after they say something sad I will immediately say "If it's any consolation, and then I realize that I have nothing consoling to say, so I just say it how it is." Trust me, we have a lot of funny moments. I also got diagnosed with Carpal tunnel in the right arm so I wear an arm brace every night for the next 4 weeks to correct it. I also got my first heartburn attack at the Stake President's house while he was showing us his collection of 1st edition book of mormons and Bibles that he has spent thousands on. Shane is doing well, still stubborn about the Word of Wisdom. We have dropped Jeff because we fell into his friend zone, but we will continue to see him every now and then. We are now teaching a few other people but for the most part we are worried about our zone and their disobedience. We have a lot of good ideas to help them improve though.  At this point in my mission, I am fine in both languages. I am so proud of Jesse and I have faith that he will do good!
 Dallin sent me a letter that changed the course of my mission so tell him thanks for me. I ended up giving my companion a concussion a couple of weeks ago if I haven't already explained it. We have had 2 floods and a lot of rain lately! It was crazy! I also received a revelation during my studies when I read about Christ and the Samaritan woman. I realized that if you look at it, mormons are Jews, Christians are samaritans, and muslims and hindus and atheists are Gentiles. We tend to think that we are better than our brethren because of their degenerate beliefs and doctrines but they are still our brothers and sisters and we should see them as Christ saw them. Christ, being a Jew, still did not care that the woman was a Samaritan. So we need to do the same. That is my favorite moment is receiving that insight. My favorite candy is Mike and Ikes and Rolos. Everything is doing great clothes wise. But if you could send me pictures of the family that would be great!  I love you guys and want everything great to happen to you guys! Sorry for the shortness of my email but I feel that we are now equal :) I love you!

Love,

Austin Farley