We are happy to announce the printing of the long awaited biography, Lorin Farr: Mormon Statesman. This book, with a beautiful cover, features 353 pages of interesting history on Lorin Farr and his times. There are some 90 pages of photographs, documents and other illustrations. This book is a must for all Lorin Farr descendants and those interested in early church history.

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Lorin Farr was sent by Brigham Young in 1851 to be the spiritual and temporal leader of Weber County . He served there as mayor, stake president, member of the Territorial Legislature and main pioneer settler in the Weber area. He helped families immigrating to the valley find homes. Often, from these early settlements, towns would spring up - some of which remain to this day. Someone once said that Lorin Farr's influence on Weber County can never be known. He was to this area what Brigham Young was to the whole church. He was pre-eminent in farming, stock raising, road making, pioneer, businessman, local politics and contractor of the final 200 miles of the Transcontinental railroad. He served in a multitude of church offices, and was husband to six wives and father to 39 children. His other accomplishments are too numerous to mention here, but are well laid out in his biography.

To obtain a copy, please call your local LDS bookstore and order now. We have been able to keep the price at a reasonable $29.95, minus any store discount. You can also order books from the following website: www.latterdaylightbooks.com or at deseretbook.com. We advise you to get copies for your family members as soon as you can. We do not know that we will be able to hold this low price in future printings.

The authors, Amy Oaks Long, David J. Farr and Susan Easton Black do indeed hope that you will enjoy and be inspired by the life of this wonderful man.

DAVID J. FARR