January 14th 2013

Hey Mom and Dad,

This week was a good one. We were priveldged to have a mini missionary!!! His name was Bernard Pula, and he was from the ironwood ward in moreno valley. So yes, I already knew him. That made things a lot of fun. One of our first days together Brother Pula taught me a great lesson about charity, it was very inspiring. We were at jack in the box and he offered to pay for us...with his insistance we graciously accepted! it was great, we were having a good time enjoying our food, when we watched him go talk to a homeless man, he bought the stranger a burger and walked him to the bus...as I watched him go I got a clear glimpse of the saviors love...and it sunk deep within.

Lately its been difficult to stay positive, much of the weight seems to be layed on my shoulders due to my companions lack of enthusiasm to be on a mission. I'm not giving up on him, but having an extra man was very nice this week. Every appointment seemed to be filled with the spirit, I've been discovering more about the spirit and the role that it plays in teaching others...well I could see its influence take full effect on those we were teaching throughout this week. Every day was a miracle, and you could see it. We invited ralph rodriguez, one of our newer investigators to be baptized, we also invited fernando again...and both accepted. We found 2 new investigators this week. We were also able to help an excommunicated man, he hadn't said a prayer for the past 10 years, and the spirit was able to influence him and help him pray once again. All these things are a small outcome of the lords will and I'm glad that I was able to take a small part in conveying gods love to those who were in need. I know that all blessings of god are predicated upon active faith in his teachings, its something thats hard to describe with words, but I can feel it within my heart and i know its true.

I'm Glad to hear that things are continually going well at home, I'm sorry that your tooth is broken...but hey its the small and simple things that go the longest way, maybe now it'll be easier to drink with a straw...haha. at least until your tooth comes back!! Well anyway, I've gotta get going..Thanks again for everything and have an amazing week!!

Love, Elder Farnsworth