Hola familia! 

Hahaha ok story time with Bro Elgrenn. So we have a meeting with the ward mission leader every saturday morning

 in the church. We live close to the church, and we didnt have the form/sheet to fill out our info for the week. So we

 went to the church to print one out and fill it out. BUT, with this form, you need to make copies of it. and there is a

 corner store close to our house that makes photo copies. So we were walking there and my companion said

 basically, how funny would it be if your friend is dropping the package off right now with Oliva Family (they live on

 the street right there), and so when we got to the store at the corner, we looked down the street but we just saw a

 big black van and that it was weird but we didnt think it was Brother Elgrenn. So we enter the store and are getting 

our photo copies and two people come and speak to me in english and said that Brother Elgrenn is there and 

dropped the thing off and they said that they knew that i couldnt see him because im on my mission. But i said 

that it doesnt matter and right them he came around the corner! haha I didnt know what to say because it was so 

strange and i forgot english! hahaha but it was fun and soo cool to get homemade cookies from mom fresh! Ya so 

thats the story basically. Thanks Bro Elgrenn and mom! oh my comp loves his scripture marker pencil btw!

Well this week we were basically ward secretaries haha cause my comp is still not feeling good. (actually we are

 about to go to the doctor so we are close to the temple!) But we were in the church a lot and we are preparing a lot 

of things for a Sector Attack that we are going to have in a week or so. We were cleaning some of the things messed

 up on the ward list (there is a ton of problems and 1800 people). I dont know what the other really ward secretaries

 were thinking and there was a lot of stuff to change haha. But pretty boring week. really boring actually but thats ok.

 At least the package from home made the week interesting. Well this week in church, there werent that many 

people. Actually the lowest attendence since the first week i got here. But we are going to suppose that everyone 

are taking their last summer vacay haha and the next weeks we will have a ton of people. Finally i can send pictures

 in this internet cafe but i still dont really have anything. Here Jaime who we helped come back to church after 7 

years inactive and now hes elders quorum secretary! Going to get his endowment in a few more months! And there 

is another man that is come back but he just needs to get married...This is the biggest problem here. But oh well,

 we will help with all the marriages that we need too.

Love you guys sorry not very aventful the letter! Thanks for everything!!

Elder Farnsworth

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and this is Chris' story from his side:  Thanks Chris!!!

Funny little story. I was sharing a taxi with a few of my cohort and they thought this errand was awesome. Taxi

 driver found the house but it doesn't have a door bell or anything and a locked gate with a dog wandering around

 behind. No one came to the gate even after we banged and the taxi driver yelled. So we decided to slip the

 package through the fence to where we hoped the dog would not get it. Just as we dropped the bag, two Elders

 came around the corner and stopped cold and tried to slip back around the corner. I told my two travel companions

 to walk down and let him know where the package was. I had no intention of seeing him at this point just because

 I know we didn't have permission. As my two friends were talking to Elder Farnsworth the taxi driver decided we

 need to be down there too. So he drove me down to the corner store where Elder Farnsworth was hiding. No choice

 now so I jump out and gave home a big hug or you both, got the picture for you. Asked how he was doing. He says

 he's doing well and "forgetting English". Though we was buying some pretty unhealthy snacks. :-) He looks good

 and healthy, mom and dad! I kept it very brief and we loaded up and left. Though it was far from my intention, it 

was Great to see him.

Chris Elggren went to Chile and look who he saw!  

Holllla familia,

So Katie and Sid are going to Europe. Wow, your kids travel more than you mom and dad haha you can to start 

going to more places now that you dont have to pay for us in the house! haha. And Allison and Kevin going to Idaho

 to live! ahhh thats too cold im sorry. I dont know how im going to survive Utah..Story about the weather: We were 

eating lunch with members and they had the news on and there was a segment for like 5 minutes about the weather

 because it is ``so hot´´. They are freaking about because it reached like 98 degrees- hahahaahah this is the hottest

 it gets here. Thats sweet about Chad! hes going to mexico city mtc right? or provo? I heard its hot there in 

el salvador but theres lots of fruits! And is that service thing a calling you got or how does that work? Sounds fun!

 Wow that stake youth conference was 4 years ago! I was thinking about Trek and how cool it was haha i want to go

 again. Speaking of which, im so poor (nah im not poor i just didnt take out money last week) that i had nothing in 

the house and i was really hungry so i saw flour, salt and water and thought of Hardtack like the pioneers and i just 

made it to see what its like and it really wasnt that bad..if im telling the truth, with some honey it was pretty good. 

haha i took a picture but this computer doesnt work to send pictures...sorry i havent sent anything forever.

This week my comp is a little sick, well his back hurts a lot so we didnt work a ton but we still worked pretty well. 

We started to teach our investigator (the old guy that doesnt know how to read) with a sister in the ward the letters 

of the alphabet so that he can learn how to read!! It was crazy. but fun to see him try. And we had some cool

 lessons with members. The Elders Quorom president is a convert of a little over a year and he went with us to a 

lesson and explain his whole conversion and it was awesome to see! We returned to teach old investigators that

 Elder Sovero and I taught. Actually right now we found Elder Sovero and his comp in the center where we are and 

we went to do internet together! So thats fun. But anyways, we taught this family and they are a lot more prepared

 now and i think they with progress this time. The mom is really excited to read with her son the Book of Mormon

 because she believes the promise from Marion G Romney that we had in our house too! And she is going to do this

 every day with her kids! Cool to see that, hope they do it!

We had a zone conference and that was pretty fun to see people and learn new stuff from our leaders. A stake

 president from the zone below us talked about having the Spirit so that we can be guided in the life and the 

mission. We had a less active man come for the second time to church this week and he came with his suit and

 tie this time! Last time it was just jeans. But now hes excited to have an interview and solve his problems and be 

good in the sight of God. Such a cool thing to see. The other elders had a baptism in our ward and the sister will be

 really strong in the church. I can see her being the primary president for the stake or something not too far in the 

future! Cool experience too.

Pretty good week, even though we were in the house a little more. But i just read a lot haha. Love you guys, miss 

you!

Elder Curt Farnsworth

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HOLA FAMILIA! Well I just read that we beat Snow Canyon and im stoked!! Congrats boys keep it up! And thats

 sweet that TJ is playing rugby and liking it! Congrats amigito!! BTW mom i got the pretzels in that package and they

 were perfect. It was so awesome because i got to share with Hermana Irma and her family and Elder Pinilla and

 they have never had pretzels let alone chocolate carmel pretzels made by mama Farns. I didnt get anything else

 since then (that was a while ago but it feels like it was yesterday!). Sweet about Malik and Jamis, love those guys.

 Cant wait to see them when they are in the mish and im home haha thats so far from now though! Wow crazy week 

like normal mom! haha

This week, we taught our elderly friend and he doesnt know how to read but he asked us if we can teach him to 

read so that he can read the Book of Mormon and know more! He said he wants to read the Book of Mormon and 

get baptised before he dies! We are going to have Sisters in the ward help him learn!! He prayed in the lesson for

 help with all of that! It was so awesome. He knows its true. Also, we taught the family that we have been teaching 

for a long time and the wife said she was thinking about Baptism this week and that it would be really nice, but she

 said ``dont presure me, im stubborn´haha but thats ok! Its progress. We talked about Alma 32 and faith like a seed.

 We visited a less active man (7 years out of the church) and he said hes ready to come back! He came to church 

and he is excited to get back to everything!! This is the success that i have been able to see in my mission, helping

 men with the priesthood come back to the church. And I am thrilled with this success because strong priesthood

 holders can be leaders that will bring more people back to the fold. 

This week we had a surprise intercambio with our District Leader. He called during studies and said that at like 

10:30, we needed to be at his house (less than 2 hours from that time). It was interesting but in the end, it was really 

good. I went there to his sector with him. I dont know why he wanted to have one because we had one like 3 weeks

 ago and there are other missionaries that have asked for intercambio and help because they are struggling a lot 

more than us. But i learned a lot with him. Im really grateful for it! I know we can always learn more especially if we 

are humble. Plus, it was fun! It was a good week with good experience. Im learning soo much from the Book of 

Mormon as i am really studying it. I finished it 2 other times in my mission but this time means so much. I invite you

 guys now not to read by chapter, but by time. Decide your time, and read and study. Doesnt matter if you advance

 one verse. I read like 10 verses in an hour sometimes. Its amazing this Book and i love it. I know its true. 

I love all of you, thanks for always writing. Sorry if i dont write back or anything. Really busy here! Love you all.!

Elder Farnsworth

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HOLA FAMILIA!

Well my Pats won!! Or so they told me. haha nobody here even knew what the superbowl is. But oh well. And thats

 so awesome that food organization thing you did service for mom! Sounds like fun too! Right now im currently in a

 tattoo parlor that has internet below and they have heavy rock music so thats interesting. And we just went bowling

 with the zone and it was pretty fun! This week was pretty slow..but sometimes its like that! Supposedly Chile and

 the USA played in soccer and we were winning and they all talked to me in the street and said it didnt matter 

because it was just a friendly but when they won at the end, they all started bragging! Haha and in the US, you guys

 probably didnt even know we played. This week we went painting with the other missionaries and painted a roof 

for a lady in our ward. It was pretty fun! And the Relief Society had an activity where they made Humitas which are

 like fake tamales with only corn and no meat or anything but they are still good! in summer we eat a ton of stuff with

 corn and everyone always gives us watermelon! Its pretty cool. They always ask me what typical American food it

 and they always say hamburgers and make jokes about us. I find it hard to respond because we eat every type of

 food..and we basically live in mexico so thats what we eat! Haha.

We are helping a less active Sister come back. She was sealed to her family and everything in the Temple and had

 callings but a lot of challenges came to her in her life. Her grandson died and her husband left her and a lot of other 

things and she is scared to come back because she understands an important principal: when we are strong, we

 have trials. But we shouldnt be scared of this. We should accept them because our Heavenly Father is going to 

give us the challenges we need to go on and progress. We will only get stronger. I know it is like this. I know we 

need the challenges to be better. I think it is DandC 136:42 or something that says challenges are to be able endure 

the Glory of the Celestial Kingdom. Nephi and his family passed through many things in the wilderness before they 

crossed the sea (and when they crossed the sea) to be able to populate a new land. We are the same. I am trying

 to accept the trials that my Father in Heaven gives me. I love you all and hope you are doing well! Dont worry mom,

 the gangsters love me here. 

Love Elder Farnsworth