When President Timothy L. Farnes was 14 years old, a friend of another faith began challenging his religious beliefs. There was “no way” that Joseph Smith saw the Father and the Son, this friend said, and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints “couldn’t be true.”
It was the first time in his young life that he felt compelled to speak up about his beliefs, President Farnes said.
“I testified that Joseph Smith is a Prophet of God, that he saw the Father and the Son, and the Church was true,” he said, adding, “The Spirit filled the room. It was palpable. We all felt it, and we all changed.”
President Farnes was sustained April 5 as the new Young Men general president and began his service on Aug. 1. As he steps into his new role, he wants the Church’s youth to know that they belong to the family of Christ, he said.
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