Elder Thomas Farr: Bonjour from Sanford!

Bonjour tout le monde!

We had transfers this week! And, after only three weeks in the field, I was transferred to Sanford, Maine. Elder Dart likes to paint the covers of Books of Mormon and he wanted to paint both Elder Mansell and me one to take with us. But, since we didn't think I'd be transferred, he hadn't started mine yet. So, in an astounding 30ish minutes, he painted me this awesome painting on the cover of my Livre de Moron! (I'll include a picture)

Anyway, I'm now in a very nice area with a fantastic ward that feeds us VERY well. Everyone I've met thus far is super friendly which is awesome!

My new companion is Elder Greene. He's, you guessed it, from Utah. He's a super friendly guy and together we share an apartment that's big enough for three or four companionships! Gotta say, I've been pretty spoiled with my last two apartments.

Something about this area that's quite a bit different from the last is that we're not only allowed to, but are encouraged to do loads of service. So at least every other day, we're out serving people all over the area! Which sure beats being on Facebook all day.

Another thing we get to do here that we couldn't in Vermont is deliver Books of Mormon to people! So much of our week has been spent delivering the word of God to many of our friends' houses. One of them even told us to leave him a week to read the whole thing so we can talk about it. That's some amazing commitment right there.

I'm having a lot of fun in Sanford, I've heard from many an Elder that this is or was their favorite area on the mission and I'm beginning to understand why.

Joseph Fielding McConkie, son of Bruce R McConkie, once advised that if we learn to love the Prophet Joseph Smith, we will become better missionaries. I have taken that advice to heart over the last couple of weeks. I have been reading, watching, and listening to as much as I can to learn. More about Joseph Smith. I can now say, with full confidence, that I love Joseph and know that he was a true Prophet of God.

John Taylor once said that “Joseph Smith, the Prophet and Seer of the Lord, has done more, save Jesus only, for the salvation of men in this world, than any other man that ever lived in it.” I stand by that quote and testify of its truthfulness in the name if Jesus Christ, amen.

Bonne semaine mes amis!