Very Filled and Busy Week

HEY EVERYONE!!

 where to even begin! sometimes i feel as if a write the exact same thing everyweek....well if i do just bare with me:) well this week really has been filled with events and other awesomethings i would have to say! well from last sunday we had stake conferance which i forgot in my last email which was super good! we had a man from finland come from the presidnecy of europe...i dont remember what its called in english haha! he was such a humble guy! and then to follow that we had elder texiere who is the president of europe? not sure but it was so uplifting and he gave us a lot of ideas for new ways to approach the people her in norway haha! his wife as well is such a sweetheart and really put emphasize on contacting people as well! so we have been in Oslo a ton lately! 

 well thats just a little up date but as far as we know everything is still inplace for Amels daughter to be baptized on the 10! she finishing up her exams this week and will be back! its been over a month since we have seen her so it will be great! we have held good contact with her and she loves to talk so we have had some good phone calls:) The people that we are working with are so awesome! and since norway is filled with every person from all over the world we have such a mix of incredible people! we actually have three progressing investigators that come from either iraq or iran and they are so educated in the bible knowledge it is incredible! we had a teach yesterday from a guy that actually stopped us who we have been trying to meet with but he works so much its so hard! he called us up yesterday randomly and said ok come over! we were in moss so we finished our bussiness and left! he brought his mother(who we had met on the street the other day actually:)) and she was very intersted in learning and she had some great input! They are such incredible people!

 well thats basically the update! time is going by faster and faster! this transfer is flying by with no regrets and lots of planning! i have learned quite a lot from my comp! i cant believe we have been together already over 5 weeks! i love being out here! i have learned so much and continue to learn as every day passes! i love Norway and its people! i want you all to know that i love this gospel and i know its true! i love the book of mormon with all my heart and i know of its truthfullness! read it and love it! i would love for you all to take 5 minutes and to find out your own reasons of why you love the gospel and why you are a part of the church of jesus christ of latter day saints!!:) have a great week everyone and i love you all:)

 eldste farnsworth!!

Another Good Week of Rain

hey family and friends!!

 Well i would love to announce that it has yet to rain today....but every other day it has rained like never before!! haha but those are just the random things of norwegian weather:) this past week has been really good! we have seen some great progress this week and our week has been absolutly filled with stuff to do! but what i would like to do is really focus in on the promtings of the spirit! those tiny things that can be hard to decifer if its us or not! well i cant tell you really how to make up your mind other than what it invites you to do:) as it states in moroni 7 if it invites you to do good its of god! so the real question is if we are taking the chance and following that we feel! i can tell you all that i am not the best at listening but i know that if we will that only good things will come out of it! i know that its the spirit of the lord telling us to do that thing and to take a leap of faith and trust in the lord with all our hearts and he will do the rest as we are faithful!!:)

 I LOVE BEING HERE! there is so much to tell and words just dont explain it! days are hard days are the same but yet you have a smile on your face and you have fun during the hard times and laugh when times are just ridiculous! i can not even begin to tell you about making sure you have a good time everyday i mean we have to remember we are serving the lord and we chose to come here so minds well have a great time sharing the things we love:) so advice to everyone....we only have two years todo this....make it worth it!!:)

 I am so greatful for the oppurtunities i have received to be here and to share what i know to be true! i dont really know what else to say? lifes a rollercoaster and its a series of up and downs and loop to loops! the lord throws things that we never see coming and we make it through them because of our love for him! he has made it possible for us and has made the ULTIMATE sacrifice of love to everyone! let us happy and go forth in such a cause! i love you all and sorry for the short letter....haha but sometimes i just dont know what to say.....have a great week!!:)

 eldste farnsworth

Rain All Week!

hey everyone!!

 i love so much to get emails from you and to read through and to see how the family is and everyone else! thanks for them and i truly and deeply appreciate them! This past week has been a good one! sometimes you have to make self evalutions to see where we are in our best efforts....and sometimes we just have to make better changes and thats the best part about this gospel is that it shapes us into better people and puts life into a bigger and better perspective than we didnt even know was possible for us! the mission throws curves, knuckles, and some crazy change ups in ways, like is said, we never thought we could handle or take but then the lord lifts us higher than before! i still feel i have insufficient knowledge and probably will feel that way my whole life but i know i am learning something new everyday! I thank our loving heavenly father for that change!

  This week we had the great oppurtunity to have zone conference! i am used to having it way more often but new rules have come into have it every 3 months...instead of every other month but we also would have specialized training every other month as well so we had something everyweek! its good that i have 16 people in my district right know which is already more than the whole north had when we would meet in trondheim! maybe norway could be expecting more and more missionaries with the new age changes? that would be cool! we only have 55 missionaries in all of norway! i learn so much from these zone conferences and like i said in the other paragrath that they shape me in my mission and show me where i am at and my needs and improvements! we all have areas of improvement and change that needs to be made! so make those changes that are needed to keep yourself on gods straigth and narrow! i can not even start to say all the thingsi have learned on my mission and patience i have gained! god had blessed me more than i know!!

  I will say that our new convert is doing so well! she is a star and the members continue to love her and take her places! she is a true fighter and is already sharing the gospel like a missionary!:) it fills my heart and she fills everone elses heart with joy as well! she taught us how to make arabic pizza the other day! its supergood! i forgot to take my camera but we are going to make REAL kebabs with her tomorrow! i can not thank the ward enough for taking her in as their own! I know that this church is true and i am incedibly thankful for my upbringing in the gospel and for a great family! i know that god is there and truly answers our prayers! i have experianced that so much! i know that joseph smith is a prophet and that we STILL have a prophet on the earth today! i hope you all have a great and fantastic week! dont forget to continue to read in the book of mormon!:) I LOVE YOU!!!

 ELDSTE FARNSWORTH

WOW! What a Week

HEY:):)

 

 what a week it has been! its always the week of the baptism that is always so so stressfull! we had some pretty interesting things happen! well this week has been super busy and has been filled with rain! it has rain almost all day everyday! but on the other hand i guess thats how norway stays so freakin green!! its getting colder every day as we approach winter and we can already feel it sweeping in everyday! but rain or snow we are out and the lord blesses uus day by day!

 

 well i kan say that IT HAPPENED! THE BAPTISM WENT THROUGH AND IT WAS INTENSE!! well a couple weeks ago when we were eating with a family with our newly baptized member(then not baptized) i received a little feeling saying who should baptize her! i asked her if a convert of a year who has had a strong desire to baptize someone could baptize her....she said of course! well he was over extatic when he had received the news and he has been coming on the teaches willlingly ever since! he was with for 4 of the teaches tis past week! he was such a strength especially when i had received a call in wednesday morning from her saying sorry i can not be a member i just cant and hung up the phone! i was heart broken and hit my knees and asking for inspiration on what we were to do! i started to fast and pray all day and gave myself more than ever to the lord that day and just said it will all be fine just do everything today you can for others and when you meet tonight everything will work out fine! well as we went to the teach with two members and sat us down....she said to jon martin(the new convert) are you the one going to baptize me? jon martin said i would love to but when you are ready.....i am ready she said i am just so scared! we gave her comfort and love and she was about in tears of joy. her and jon have become so close and yet the story is not over... on saturday we got everything ready and she was dressed and looked so beautiful in her new white dress! her daughter even showed up and came to church the next day:) i dont know what we would have done with out her.....because as they got in the water amel was so happy and she had tears in her eyes! little did we know how afraid and uncomfortable she was in the water! jon said the prayer and instead up throwing her under he took her slowly down and she forgot to breathe and as he was putting her under she tried to fight and jon just kept going not knowing what to do haha and she was gasping for air and he put her under and she came up out of the water with no air and almost dying and coughing and she started panicing like crazy and she actually didnt go all the way under and still had to go under again and she was not having that!! it took 10 minutes to calm her down and we managed to get her to go one more time(as we prayed we wouldnt have to do it a third time) she went under barely enought that the water covered her!....well probably not the most gracefull baptism but we got it;) haha it was an experiance never to forget! she was SO HAPPY afterwards! she said she couldnt remember what happened or anything we said...looks like those sins were washer from her mind...hahahah and she was happier than ever even though everyone else was in a panic afterwards! she was confirmed a member and she knows the church is true! she thanks us everyday and wont stop baking food for us now....:)

  well that was the good news and ill throw the pictures in with it! i am so thankful for this church. the church of jesus christ of latter day saint! everything that it stands for and the way we are taught to love and become closer to our Lord and Savior! my love for this church goes everly increasing each and everyday! i have a little reading for everyoneand its where i am in the book of mormon now...mosiah ch3! wow its such a great chapter. even though i have read it so many times i have truly felt the reality of it this time! i hope you all have a great week! LOVE YOU!!

 

Eldste Farnsworth