Frankenstein

Hey Everyone,

Sorry it’s been a while... just getting distracted talking with my family and haven’t sent out a general email.

So last week was a lesson about the importance of maintaining.  Both our bikes lost their ball bearings, but luckily our Mission president came out and brought the parts with him.  We were ready to go!...and then we tried to unscrew the pedal to get to the bearings to replace them and due to the rust we continued to try...for the rest of the day.  The next morning we finally fixed one but the other wouldn’t unscrew, so we had to use another old bike frame and Frankenstein it back together.

Spiritual lesson:  Don’t let your testimonies rust over.  Periodically check them and you will save yourself a lot of grief, frustration and worry.

Doctrine and Covenants Section 10 verse 5:

“Pray always, that you will come off conqueror; yea, that you may conquer Satan, and that you may escape the hands of the servants of Satan, that do uphold his work.”

Elder Farner

Abaiang

Elder Farner was transferred to Abaiang  (Abaiang means "the land to the north"); this is the only outer island that has Sister missionaries on it and there are a total of 4 missionaries serving there. The Elders serve in the tips of the island and the Sisters serve in the middle of the island.

His new companion is Elder Wright from Spanish Fork, Utah and he has been out on his mission since January 2018.  They bike about 20 miles a day and live at the hotel.  He has a thin mattress to sleep on but doesn't use it as he says it is like lying on an oven, so he just sleeps on a mat.

In this new area Elder Farner communicates via text on a phone borrowed from a member.  He is doing well and heads home on June 13th, 2019.

3.3.19

Hey Everyone,

So apparently I am being transferred this week, not sure yet where to, but I will find out on Wednesday.  Pretty surprising as this has been the fastest area I have been in since my first area  Going on the number 8...  It will be an interesting change, especially this late in my mission.

We had an investigator come to church!!!!! He walked a good distance to get there too!  We will follow up with him on Tuesday but it was cool that he came!

As of Friday this coming week, my intake (group) will be the oldest intake in the mission, which is weird, time continues to move along.

Hope you all are doing well!
Love,
Elder Farner