March 25th 2013

Hey mom and dad,

How's it going? I have yet to receive a hug from the adams, I think they're still out of town...

As for yorba linda, its not in our boundaries... and if it was in the past it definitely won't be now. The areas are all shrinking. Sisters are even starting to be put on bike. We just had transfers this weekend, I just got a third companion...his names elder passey and he's from richland washington..

I remember helping out with the life of christ event!!! It was pretty fun actually, good times...I hope keith enjoyed himself. Are you guys having spring break yet? Most the shcools out here will be off for the next two weeks..

I'm glad to hear josh was able to report how his mission was despite the move, I hope he's doing well :)

I'm gonna need to get katy's address now..chile should be fun!

Tell andrew I look forward to seeing him!! And I'll be waiting for the letter.

As for the byui stuff...personally I just want to be as prepared as possible for school so I don't have to worry, so whatever that entails would be helpful. I want to try my best to avoid getting into debt.

BUt yeah, I'm doing okay...still looking for people to teach, but I know something will come soon. Oh and the baptism was good too...in case you wanted to know..

Have a good week. Love, Elder Farnsworth

March 18th 2013

hey mom and dad,

Good to hear you met the Adams, they really are great! I'll be looking for that hug..haha.

I hope dad can get that new shift, it would be a bummer to see that he couldn't bowl anymore...have you gotten any new bowling balls lately?? Or does dads ball still smell like black cherry?? I wouldn't mind having one of those...

Wow, its already track season! That pretty much slipped my mind...never thought that would happen. good thing we won!! Wouldn't want river to get prideful or anything. Haha. Cause we're the best!

HEy dad, Glad to hear you're enjoying the car...sounds like a sweet ride. Does that mean you're gonna give me  the rav 4?? haha. I could take it camping...and use it to woo the ladies at school...hah. just a thought. (this time I wouldn't forget about the oil). If you still see the "College Kids" tell em I say hi!

I can't believe the ricks kids are getting old...time just doesn't seem to slow down these days.

As for my password...I have no idea...I think I still need to make one...this would sure be easier if I didn't have time restrictions...oh well, I'll figure something out. I'm sure they'll have simpathy for an RM anyway.

As for the work here, I'm enjoying it...Ofcourse I have my ups and downs here and there..but overall its been pretty good..To answer dads question...my bikes still broken...so i'm using another bike..this bikes a character builder...It doesn't really change gears very well so the hill ride up never gets old. BUt hey, my legs are getting super buff. I had an interview with president last week, it was good, my next interview will be for my outgoing...thats weird to think about . So here's an interesting event...I was invited to go to a baptism in lake elsinore this weekend!! one of the people I found is finally gonna get baptized...so i'm excited about that...her names shelby sadlack...her parents were just baptized when I was in murrieta, and now its her turn. how exciting.

But yeah, thats about it for me...It was good hearing from you guys!! have a great week.

Love, Elder Farnsworth

March 11th 2013

Hey mom and dad,

It seems as though everyones getting injured!!! thats not good... at least they're still okay. I guess thats all we can ever hope for.

Yeah, its crazy its was pretty cool when I found out that The Adams were in this ward, they actually took us to the temple too...Its been fun. ABout the ward...I'm not sure what to say..its good. The people are great, many of them are active and the area we cover is one of the smallest in the stake. So when it comes to finding people to teach, our pool of investigators is kinda slim...we're still working on that. I live on a hillside...Each day we bike up the hill...and at night we come down the hill...haha. My legs are huge!  BUt yeah, thats the story!! Tell everyone I say hi!!

Love Elder Farnsworth

ps. That car sounds nice

March 4th 2013

Hey mom and dad,

So far so good...I'm enjoying my time here in corona. My bike recently got a little beat up...so i'm using another one...but the ward seems to be supportive. Its a very active area, lots of good people. There are many born again christians...the big chruch near by is called CROSS ROADS...missionaries call it the great and spacious building. haha. But good people. My companions a great guy...he's got high functioning asbergers so sometimes its a little frustrating because of his speech impediment, but that doesn't matter cuz he has a good spirit and he's a hard worker. Many people in the ward recognize the name farnsworth, they ask me about all these different people who live in california, washington, and Utah, soo...I just say"cool...we're probably related" haha. I'm not sure what else to say.

Thats exciting!!! Fast sundays are always better when the building is full and everyone goes up...I'm glad it was a good experience :)

Thats great to hear about Victor and Jodi...I always love hearing how they're doing. And I know victor was pretty excited about that, he'll do a good job.

Yes, for me I've met many great people out here...Every area I've served, I've gotten to know some really nice new faces. Its really cool when I can go to different gatherings of missionaries and know most of the people there...its just a big group of friends, last week I saw Elder Robertson...we got together with some other zones to play basketball and he was there. We talked for a while, it brought back memories!

Well, i'm glad that keith is excited about his work and the fact that they're giving dad some options at work is really a blessing too...I hope everything works out right with all of that.
BUt yeah, thats how things are for me, I'm still surviving!! The gospel is great and I really do enjoy sharing it.

Let me know what happens with dads work and whatever else is going on.. I love to know :)

ALright, I've gotta go now...Take Care...And have a good week! Love, Elder Farnsworth

Febraury 25th 2013

Hey mom and dad, 

yes...I'm enjoying corona! Its a great place so far. Lots of work to be done...this ward hasn't had its own set of missionaries for quite some time now, so its gonna be fun to work with them. Our ward mission leader seems to know what he's doing too!! Its really cool. As for yorba linda...i'm not sure..I'll try and find out though.

Oh cool, thats great that sister andersen sent a message, she's one of the nicest ladies you'll ever meet. she's actually got a son on a mission now as well.

Oh, yeah...katie is leaving soon! thats crazy..if you see her could you let her know I got her letter. I might need her mission address...cuz i'm never sure how long its gonna take me to reply. Sometimes p-days are pretty crammed.

Yes!! I heard Vancouver's gonna be its own mission. Awesome!! Thats exciting. The riverside mission is actually gonna have some changes as well...They're going to make a Redlands mission and take some of our missionaries.That will all happen in july.

BUt yeah, things are going well with me. I'm enjoying my time on a bike, and trying my best to do all I can to help the ward. I can see many good things happening in the near future.

Its sad to hear that your students are cheating....but its good that you've been able to come up with ways to catch them in their tracks...I know in the long run it will help them grow, hopefully you'll see some positive changes soon.

And dad, keep up the hard work!!!! I don't know that I'd be able to do that...but I know the lord can help.

what else is new at home? How's keith enjoying his new job? Just let me know!!! Love you guys!!

Elder Farnsworth

Febraury 19th 2013

Hey mom and dad,

My week was pretty good, lots of good times...I just found out about transfers this weekend and now I'm in Corona! I'm serving in the citrus hills ward and my new companions Elder Wilson. I'm glad you enjoyed the picture! That was a fun night, the power went out and we were stuck in the dark for about 4 hours...

Thats great to hear about Dallin and Andrew!!! Its really gonna be nice to see them again, I'm glad they had some memorable experiences on their missions...I knew they'd do great.

So sherry's going to germany...wow! thats really cool, i'm excited for her, I know she'll be an amazing missionary. Its awesome to see how many young women are choosing to serve the lord, there's no telling how much its going to help the work progress.

Our mission just lost 11 missionaries and received 19...so the increase is about to begin!!! areas are already getting split. The ward i'm serving with used to be covered with another ward...but now we'll be able to focus all of our efforts on them. oh and i'll be on bike again!!! so that'll keep me busy :)

Dad: how's work going? any good news with your schedule?? What have you decided about retirement? How's your bowling? have you bowled a 300 yet?

Mom: How's school? are the kids learning? what movie did you guys watch? was it any good?

Well whatever's going on just let me know!!! HAve a great week!

Love, Elder Farnsworth

ps-any news from victor?

Febraury 11th 2013

Hey mom and dad,

Our week was pretty good, not much happened but we're pushing through looking for opportunities to do good!  We haven't had many adventures...I went on exchanges with one of the other elders on wed, when we were together we met a part member family and the lady we taught ended up being a descendant of john rowe moyle, one of the well known pioneers during the beginning of the church, so that was pretty cool. We taught her the restoration and invited her to read the book of mormon, we'll be seeing her again this week. As for my companion, he's still the same. We'll find out about transfers this weekend..I wonder what will happen!

Thats great to hear that andrew did a good job speaking for priesthood session, I wouldn't expect anything less.

Its really crazy to see all of the changes that happen over time, i'm sure dallin has grown a lot...thats awesome that he'll be home this week. woo hoo. Well, I hope everything going great at home!! Take Care

Elder Farnsworth