Week of Dec. 28th

Dear Mom,

I am really sorry but I have been stuck in the apartment for 2 days straight because of the snow storm and also due to me being sick (my companion gave me whatever he had and I threw up out of my mouth and nose... not fun) So I have nothing new to say, so I will just answer your questions. It is getting warmer here and we should be able to make transfers. It was super cold yesterday and the drifts forming don't really help either. It was really great to talk to you guys on Christmas as well. I thought it was a really great experience! And I loved it a ton! Tell Hannah that I said hi and also tell Sarah Hill to write me! Hyrum is a little splotchy as it is! Brooke Kendall could write me too as well as her brother! Those are really great scriptures! I am sorry for your migraine and I hope it all gets better. I have been feeling the same way! But I love you guys and hope that everything goes well this week so I can send you a big long letter of all the adventures I have had this upcoming week :) Love you bunches!

Elder Farley

Christmas PJ's, Sweater and Star Wars socks!

Celestial Tennis - With a Volleyball?!

Week of Christmas

Dear Mom,

I wasn't able to go to the caverns because of a lot of things getting in the way and people not understanding punctuality. But I will try next transfer if possible. The ward is great but we are always on our best behavior because they have a history of embellishing stories. We haven't gotten any snow yet! It is crazy! I don't like it... It is crazy that I don't have much time left! We watched for the Christmas Party in the mission "It's a Wonderful Life" And I am making that a family tradition! Every Christmas, my family is watching that movie. It is such a clean, funny, and uplifting movie! I am skyping on Friday at 12 if that is ok with you! I got the Christmas package so I will wait until Friday to open it! I am super proud of Bryn and Brie! Love them to death! I can't wait to talk to all the siblings and you guys on Friday! Why does Luna run off? Is she on a quest to find me perhaps? ;) I am trying to have a work-out plan so I can get swoll by the end of my mission ;) What happened with your goal?(Losing weight!)  I am grateful for a ton of things, I am most grateful for my family, the gospel, and my knowledge. I read the article (Boyd K. Packer December Ensign) and I think that it is an important thing to remember and I printed it out as well I believe. But anyways I love you and the shortness of my letter is due to the fact that I will talk to you in 3 daysanyway so I will answer all of your questions when we talk! I love you so much and hope the best! Keep fighting for the faith!

Love,

Elder Farley

Week of December 13th

Dear Mom,

That is awesome! We still don't have snow and we won't receive snow this week! It is really warm usually with occasional cold fronts! I still have my coat and gloves, don't worry. Thanks for the Christmas package, I have to approve my address so that the package will arrive so we will do that today! I am going to the Carlsbad Caverns today as well! I can't wait to do White Elephant gifts with you guys, the mission has given me some fantastic ideas for that :) I can't wait to hang out with Dallin as well. Hopefully Jordan and Trevor get married before I come home, that would be the hope at least. Cool talks about charity, I think Benadryl is the better option most of the time. That'll put you to sleep. I don't know all the details exactly regarding Christmas but I will let you know on next Tuesday for sure! I will use my skype as well since I remember my username and password. I don't think I can send the video but I am sure Sister Heap can! I hope BYU does good! 

So answers to your questions, My week was really good, we got to go to the ward Christmas party and do church tours for all of the non-members that the members brought. That would fall under my favorite teaching moment. The funniest thing that happened this week was when I ate a rose as a dare from Elder Whitesides! It wasn't that bad tasting. Elder Whitesides sucks... just kidding, he is a really "happy" kid who loves the work and is easy to get along with! The best thing was free IHOP! we usually eat at member's houses. I have learned that the law of tithing and consecration are serious matters and you will be blessed more if you strictly live them. Thanks for the support and I love you guys so much! You are the best!

Love, 

Elder Farley (MERRY CHRISTMAS!)

Week of December 6th

Dear Mom, 

I know that is a perfect shirt! That is why I got it :) I think I haven't been doing the noise lately according to my companion. I just ignore it now and just wake up before it goes off to save me the annoyance. So Sarah dropped us because she looked up Mormons online and said she would rather stick to her "Catholic" beliefs so I guess it was just God testing to see if we would talk to her anyways. Ashley and Ramon are sick as well, but they are still progressing as much as they can.

Ephraim's rescue is a great movie, in fact, my companion and I are going to dance for the Christmas Party of the mission to the song "Drowsy Maggie" It is ok because I know that I have a lot more potential as myself than I would trying to be someone else. Thanks for the compliments, I did go to the zoo and It was so cool, I have some pictures. I threw up on Saturday due to food poisoning but I am ok now. It sucks when everybody is sick but that is a sign that winter is coming. speaking of winter? Did you guys see the new Christmas video? Both are amazing, look up "A Savior is Born" and "Why we need a Savior" they go hand in hand. Well hopefully we don't run into each other at an airport until 6 months from now. That is hilarious with the soccer player, Bryn is such a punk! Bryson and Caden will pull through I am sure of it. But this would be my letter, I will show you the pictures! Love you so much and hope for the best week ever!

Elder Farley

Week of November 29th

Dear Mom,

I have an awesome picture of a shirt that someone made for me! It will blow your mind! My companions do annoying stuff as well so I see it as an equal, Elder Whitesides sleeps through his annoying alarm which forces me to get up and turn it off at 6 or 6:15 instead of 6:30 like we are supposed to. I have been working on how to be a good example to those around me and have been trying to do that as well. We didn't have enough time for the zoo so I am going today! Ramon and Ashley are doing great, we have more baptismal dates but the coolest story is while we were teaching a kid named Joshua and I was distracted by a noise and I looked over and saw a black car backing up towards our car and I was wondering to myself, I wonder if they are going to make that, She didn't and I went over to see the damage. Slight scratch but the person was a 25 year old and fairly beautiful woman and I she was super nice and willing to cooperate and while my companion was doing the insurance stuff, I started to talk to her and I found out that she had 3 kids so I talked about eternal families with her and she invited us back for yesterday. We went over and everyone in the house liked us and she and all her nieces and nephews and kids sat and listened to the plan of salvation and they all asked great questions and she prayed at the end and we have a return appointment with her tomorrow, superbly prepared and legitimate, plus one of her nieces wrote us a note saying "Thank you for teaching us about God and what we can do for God!! and the exclamation points were little crosses! How awesome is that!

Thanksgiving was great! We watched Ephraim's Rescue and Saratov Approach at member's homes and I started crying when the kids girlfriend died, I don't know why but that scene literally depressed me for 2 days afterward. Such a good movie though. So which one is Uncle Mark? And why did they get divorced? I can't wait to hang out with Dallin and speak French with him. I got dad's talk and I printed it out so I can read it :) Those are some great scriptures and Insights, thank you so much for sharing them. Tell Sage that I said congrats! Jamaica is a great place :) I will be here still for Christmas so send that package :) Can't wait to talk to you as well :) Thanks for your support and I love you guys bunches! The gospel is true, the book is blue, and Jesus is a mormon too! :)

Elder Farley