The Time is Over

HEY EVERYONE!!

 well ma and pa are now in norway!!:) what more to say than i know that the gospel is true!! its a surreal feeling to have the family with you....i dont even know what to say...i could be holding back tears but they just wont come out just quite yet! haha i have had an incredible last two years and i thank God for these experiances:) i know that this is his work! thanks for all of you who followed me and for the emails:) i love you guys!:) see you in a week!

1 WEEK LEFT!

HEY GUYS!!!!!

  what to say when one only has 1 week left? i dont know i have thought about it this week and as fast as these 6 weeks have gone since my last comp went home its just hard to believe time has gone by so fast!! i hope it starts to slow down so i can enjoy it even more but i guess i wont get my hopes up haha!;) this week has been as usual a good one! one thing that was really cool is that we got to hear from the prophet yesterday and M. Russel Ballard! we had the "meeting in the north" conference for all of scandinavia! M. Russel Ballard said a lot of good and meaningful things as he talked about their heritage of pioneers and how strong their ancestory is! he was very straight forward and even that he restated what he said saying: and i repeat myself so no one can misunderstand. it was so good and the spirit was super strong!! president monson only spoke for about 45 seconds but he was supposed to come to sweden but with his wife passing it just wouldnt work! so that was like the highlight of this week! plus there were other area 70s and what not so it was super cool! the excitement has just been killing me lately. not in a bad way but its just like...wow is this real? 2 years...met and taught 100's of people...made lasting friendships and now its just like...haha what now? of course i know whats next but its just incredible to think about it sometimes! i have loved being here and being about some of the nicest people in the world and i thank my father in heaven for this once and a lifetime opportunity( alone atleast) to serve him and to just give him what i could give! thanks for all of those that have supported me these past 2 years and for the blessings i know i have received because of your prayers! i love you guys so much! ill be writing one last short email next week so dont tune out yet haha!! love you guys and i hope you all have a super week!!

2 WEEKS LEFT!

HEY EVERYONE!!!

 

 its been a fantastic week! time is flying by faster than ever and to even think that elder lilywhite has been home for over a month now is just almost unbearable to say haha! things are starting to pick up a little in my area and that has made a huge difference for the past couple weeks! its been super hard with efforts put in and not getting anything out of it but we have now a family from Vietnam which is super cool and they are just so nice and friendly! a lot has to be done with them but we are making our way!!

 its been great lately and I don't think its been like the others that I have seen go that are just freaking out but its been more just taking it one step at a time and seeing how great the past two years have been! there is not to much to say other than it has been a great journey that is not even over yet! there is so much more to live and to take in in these two weeks!! I thank god for all the experiences I have had so far! there is so much packed in two years its just something you have to experience!! well I thank you guys for all the support I have received:)  I love you guys!!

GREAT WEEK IN THEIM

HEY FAM AND FRIENDS!!

 what more can i say other than its been a good week! not to much to report on other than the fact that we have had some good spiritual experiances this week! one of being something that kinda dates back but has now connected again! meaning that so i got a referral for like 8 months ago that got referred and i never thought anything about it until pres called and said he got the same referral and wanted me to go again.... i was a little hesitant since she had said it wasnt really for her but i said of course! during districts meeting i got this feeling that i needed to go right after the meeting or tomorrow at around 430..pretty random time but we had a packed day so i said we had to do it the next morning! well things started to pile up and time was going fast as it usually does so i just stopped what we were doing and said okay lets pray and go! we went the 35 minute bus ride there and walked to her house! it was like i had been there before! knocked and no answer.... started walking away even though we heard footsteps in the house and then we heard the door open and it was the girl that we were looking for....haha well to say the least it was kinda awkward and she was super cute so the first minute was kinda crazy but we ended up talking for like 45 minutes and it was super nice! she has a friend that will be coming from utah during the summer so she will end up going to church soon:) its just the fact of willing to follow the promptings one has received and so will the lord bless you! i love seeing and feeling those affects and how they make a lasting change on a person! i know that God is aware of our standings and is willing to help us! i love the gospel and what it has taught me on my mission and i would never take it back even though it has been incredibly hard! i have seen the lords hand in the work in norway! i love you guys!!

Hey From Norway!

well its weird to think that i really dont have many more of these things to write....haha thats weird! like i said i just dont know what to say anymore other than a mission is the greatest time of your life(thusfar:)) and also the hardest but as i have thought lately about the trials i have had on my mission and how they worked out it has made me think of enduring to the end! or with other words stated my nephi " its is my grace that we are saved after all we can do." one ting i can say is that i have learned to love the scriptures and how to handle my problems accordingly and do it with love and to "try" to understand even when you just dont quite understand.....but i think we all get that haha! this week has been a slow week for missionary work seeing that everyone was gone or too busy to meet but we enjoyed our time anyway and did what we could:) we celebrated by watching the parades out our appartment window seeing as it is right on the maine street:) everyone gets in their "Bunads" which they have for men and women which is an old fashioned dress or suit(not so common to see for men) which are absolutly stunning and you would faint if you saw the price tag as well knowing that basically every norwegian has one(20,000kr) so more or less over 3000usd....so its expensive! although we went around getting pictures with girls in their bunads;) but thats missionary tradition!;) we had hot dogs galore....ate way to many and i think i am done for awhile! haha! we were at an american familys house and played a bunch of games to finish off the night and we all had so much fun! on saturday and sunday we had the youth from oslo stake...59 youth here in trondheim and that was awesome since Fredrikstad and Moss were there so it was a great reunion and they all jump on me and we talked through sunday and they wouldnt leave me haha! it was super awesome since most of them had no idea i was there except for me;) This week have a super goal for the north of getting 15 new investigators:) may not be alot for other missions but of a total we had 5 last week for 7 areas and 3 coming from one area and 2 from another...so its a heafty goal but i think we can make it:) i hope you all have a super week! i love you guys!!

Hey Guys!

HEY EVERYONE!!

 I will say its been a good week! still struggling to find people but we have met alot of people we just cant get a single one to commit to meeting or have interest! it can be frustrating but we are going forward anyway! its good when you have a good companion! WELL  pday is not today and that why i am just sending alittle letter! pday is on friday seeing that it is norways independance day! 17 mai! it will be fun so i will talk to you guys in a couple of days!!

CINCO DE MAYO

HEYA!!!!

 what a week its been here in norway! its been a weird week and that is usually how it is when transfers begin again! since we have a 4 week transfers and then another little one when i leave! on the 28th is when we will be getting 17 sister missionaries and 4 elders! that will be exciting to see where the lord will place them and what areas will open for the first time in over 20 years most likly! it was weird watching elder lilllywhite go....we have had a pretty quiet past couple of days and i dont really know what to say. i have been reflecting alot lately on what i have been reading( pluss alot of other stuff) in the book of mormon. i am reading in the beginning of 3rd nephi and as i have compared some of the scriptures with other ones the ones that have stuck out lately are the lamanites actually. the fact that when they were converted it was basically life long for them and as it states many times that they would not depart from it for they were firm and steadfast and immovable willing with all diligence to keep the commandments of god! (3n 6.14) plus all of the reverances! it really touched me as well looking back on my notes in my book from helamen 15.16 that the lord in his own time "that they shall return again unto him saith the lord." and as well with anothe scripture connection in 2n 28. 32 which applies more to everyone. The lord is on our side and wants us to truly be successful in this life but even for those that rejecteth him that he will still have his arm reached out all the day long! i know that this is true! the lord loves us and wants for us to be happy! i love you guys and i hope you all have a super good week!  

eldste farnsworth