Newcastle is going great! As far as miracles go there are far too many to write about and my mind has been really strayed these last couple days with conference and such but I will let you know. That is so great about Andy! I keep looking at that picture and smiling, I know he is doing great. How about my other missionary friends? Any news? Keep me up to date. My new companion is Jared Paul Wheeler from Bountiful Utah and he has been on his mission for about 8 months. He is great and I am learning a lot about how things work more in a mission. He is surprised at the area and wants to improve it so it will be great to work hard with him to make the area amazing. I dunno how much longer I'll stay here so we'll have to work as hard as we can for the next 6 weeks. Yes there are still four in our flat, the other missionary is Elder Ryan Best from St. George Utah. He is great and about 7ft tall. Its great to have everyone in the flat get along now and the work is going to explode in Newcastle. Its funny because Elder Christensen (the other Zone leader) trained Elder Wheeler! I send a little more information about Elder Black to dad so hopefully he can find them if he doesn't call you soon. He has our home phone number so hopefully he just calls soon. Our investigators are doing great but there are not enough! We are going to work really hard and focus on finding new investigators, sorry I'm not going into much detail but I'm just excited to find and work with a lot more people. Its really amazing to work around other missionaries and I'm becoming the kind of missionary I want to be so its great!

Oh, I was gonna tell you about Sam. She is so great and is already working on going to the temple this week. She reads church material all the time and asked me for a copy of preach my gospel yesterday! Its amazing and its made me realise that baptism isn't the last step, its really the first. I'm glad I realised this now because I'm going to teach it to people and help them realise that it is more than just a dunk in the water. It is the beginning of a lifetime of happiness. Lets hope it all works out in the end! I'm glad to hear about your pumpkins as well, how are the cats doing? I flip through my pictures and every time I get to the one of Capone it makes me smile (even though she looks so unhappy in the picture) try and see if you can send a happier one of her and Mogli as well. Well mum I've got to go, we are gonna play some football today!!!! And I might need some money out of my account for driving lessons so I can drive, I don't want to get too rusty and I might as well learn now, it will be a valuable asset in the future. Well mom I love you more than you could ever know and I'm excited to work my butt off for the next 21 months and then finally rest for a bit when I get home. I'm working on my accent as well and learning new words in all languages. Its a very exciting time to be a missionary!! Love you loads


I'm still amazed that it is already October and that conference has already come and gone. It was amazing to be able to watch it out here but it felt so different. This may sound a bit bad but the General Authorities looked really different and sounded different to me this year, it was like they weren't just talking about something unreal and unattainable. I really felt like we were equals though and worry and praying for the same things. I guess I shouldn't say equals but one in purpose, it was a pretty amazing feeling. But we are blessed to be able to watch 2 of the sessions live but it is at 5 o'clock at night and we don't get to watch the last session so we'll have to wait for the ensign. Do you think that is why President Monson usually speaks last in the Sunday Morning session? With conference and stuff it really makes me realise how short a mission is. Elder Holland always says that he loved his mission more than anyone every has since and ever will but I'm looking to give him a run for his money. It's funny to look at things from an eternal perspective and it makes everything have much more meaning and more exciting. Every day is a step closer to getting back to God and being more like him, its an exciting thing to think about. It reminds me of what you always used to tell us about taking tests, just take it one question at a time. It's like that with life! This month we are going to work really hard and I know that we will see miracles from it, and the exciting part is we may not even know what we'll get! Oh ya I haven't told you much about Elder Wheeler. He is from Bountiful and is from a family of 9. He doesn't talk much but we get along really well and both of us are frustrated with the way the work has been going in Newcastle as of late. Its great to have someone who is excited about the work and is willing to work through to the end. Interviews are tomorrow and I have a lot of questions for President Lindley. I'm taking your advice and trying to get really close to him and it is a great blessing. Its like I have another set of parents out here! I'd never thought of it like that before and it is really different than from my relationship with you but I'm sure you know what I mean. I gave Elder Black your phone number so hopefully he will call you soon. His dad's name is Paul Black and his name is Leland Paul Black and they live in Taylorsville. I hope that helps but that is all I can do for you, sorry hope you can get a hold of him soon. Our transportation is all walking and public transportation but the zone leaders have a car so we usually bum rides off them. Well I've got to get back to e-mailing.

Love you much dad. Talk to you next week!
Elder Rowley