Haro!!! Hello!!
Hey all in America! Another week gone by and more stories to share!
Ok first off all, the reason I didn't email yesterday...it is transfer week so yesterday was cleaning day and today is pday...and the transfer news is...we are both staying together one more transfer and Todd Choro is now the new district leader!! So that's the news and reason for todays email...
Well, it is officially starting to cool off. It went from us sleeping with the fan on one night to getting out blankets the next! The daily weather rocks and is way nice, the nights are just starting to cool!
Ok so a funny story about a guy at his door the other night..
We were housing and I got to this door and instead of saying the usual *kekko* meaning no, he held his hands up in prayer position and said *uchi wa kore desu* meaning literally, my house is this, meaning really *oh no, i am this...* as he signaled to his hands. so I got some guy telling me that he was essentially Buddhist by telling me he was *this* and gesturing his hands in prayer position. kinda funny.
Alright, Tuesday...we had a way cool primary activity called senkyoshi ni naru *become a missionary* all about what they can do now to prepare. It was way fun to play around with the kids and have a good time.
Then Wednesday was my first interview day! We went to Kanazawa, the zone area, and had Pres interviews and it was way fun. I truly think I have the best President and Sister Mission Presidents ever. They are so awesome and loving that we can all feel it!
Thursday we had our 6th week eikaiwa (english class) party and played jeopardy! Way fun! And a new guy came named Kenta and is a college (uni as learned from Elder Todd) student. He is way cool and hopefully will come to church since he showed interest!
Friday I had my first flat tire! Riding home I realized it was low and then it was flat! So we got home and realized the valve stem was torn so today I will be buying a new tube! Woot! haha, my first flat.
Then Saturday we had an awesome dendo day. Like five hours of awesomeness!
Sunday a girl in the ward was baptized so i say my first baptism!!! haha, a little different kind but still awesome!
That night we went our dendoing and found this cool old guy. He was grilling and so we just said excuse me to begin teaching. He ended up giving us the grilled corn and we talked for like thirty minutes. He was a little drunk but still way cool. He showed us his sick yamaha motorcycle that we sat on and revved. He was telling us to take it for a ride but we sadly declined, since it is a little against the rules...but that was way fun!
Yesterday we cleaned and had a couple from the ward come do the checks and she had her little white gloves on and gave us a good check!
Oh, one thing from Todd Choro...his grandpa had prostate cancer before and recieved radiation. However, now it is looking like it could come back...he requested that Ian Todd (his grandpas name) be put in your prayers...thanks! I know our family has a strong network of prayer so lets do some more good!
Ok, scripture of the week...Helaman 10:3-4 (please look up)
It is Nephi pondering and recieving guidance...
I thought it would be nice to talk about this this week, recieving guidance from our leaders...I just love pres and sis traveller! They truly are the Lords servants called to lead the Nagoya mission. All of the Lords servants are called by revelation and can so much help our lives. Whenever I feel I need some extra help, through prayer, I recieve my answer. Whether through prompting or other means, leaders, family, etc. it comes.
This church is a church of much potential power! I hope you all are using that to your utmost ability and feeling the love!!
I love you all and wish you the best!
Elder Parks
Monday, September 29, 2008
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Aaron's letter 9-21-08
Hey Everyone!
Ok time is short today...we came to Kanazawa for a zone sports day and just stopped here at their place to email before the train home...
In response to questions...I have lost a little weight but clothes still fit great
there are no Costco/Sams Clubs here, only Tokyo...
Oh and hey, ABQ fam, could you email the change of bishopric info to the mission home? They need that stuff too...thanks
(also, i have not got the memory cards yet, but no worries, i will let you know next week for sure)
Out of my personal money left, i have zero, but now worries, there is enough with missionary money, but if you would ever like to send some...DOZO, just for things at the dollar store and what not, but i am fine
Transfers are next week!!! So i will be having some cool news soon!! I will probably stay in Toyama but we will see...
Ok..so i don:t have much time to say much but i will say the goods...
We got two new investigators this week!! Hopefully they will turn out to be investigators! Their names are Nishida san and Iino san...way cool people!!
On Wednesday I got my first haircut!! A lady in our ward cuts for free, way lucky, and did a great job!! I just almost look like a military man! haha, she cut it nice and short like I asked, it was just pretty short!! So I have a newish look, but I love the short hair now!
Yesterday on Sunday President and Sister Traveller came to our ward and spoke and then I sang "Oh Lord My Redeemer" and it was way fun!!
Ok...the weekly seiku (scripture)Alma 13 28-29I just have to say quickly that it is so important to always perservere and always pray for strength. Heavenly Father DOES listen and answer them and we CAN do all things!! After our perserverance in faith and hope, all things work for our good!!
I love you all and thank you SO much for all your help and support!!
Elder parks
Ok time is short today...we came to Kanazawa for a zone sports day and just stopped here at their place to email before the train home...
In response to questions...I have lost a little weight but clothes still fit great
there are no Costco/Sams Clubs here, only Tokyo...
Oh and hey, ABQ fam, could you email the change of bishopric info to the mission home? They need that stuff too...thanks
(also, i have not got the memory cards yet, but no worries, i will let you know next week for sure)
Out of my personal money left, i have zero, but now worries, there is enough with missionary money, but if you would ever like to send some...DOZO, just for things at the dollar store and what not, but i am fine
Transfers are next week!!! So i will be having some cool news soon!! I will probably stay in Toyama but we will see...
Ok..so i don:t have much time to say much but i will say the goods...
We got two new investigators this week!! Hopefully they will turn out to be investigators! Their names are Nishida san and Iino san...way cool people!!
On Wednesday I got my first haircut!! A lady in our ward cuts for free, way lucky, and did a great job!! I just almost look like a military man! haha, she cut it nice and short like I asked, it was just pretty short!! So I have a newish look, but I love the short hair now!
Yesterday on Sunday President and Sister Traveller came to our ward and spoke and then I sang "Oh Lord My Redeemer" and it was way fun!!
Ok...the weekly seiku (scripture)Alma 13 28-29I just have to say quickly that it is so important to always perservere and always pray for strength. Heavenly Father DOES listen and answer them and we CAN do all things!! After our perserverance in faith and hope, all things work for our good!!
I love you all and thank you SO much for all your help and support!!
Elder parks
Primary activity with the Toyama Ward children
Making sandwiches for the meal after the activity
All the children with their prayer rocks and desire to be missionaries
A young man that wants to be a missionary someday
The Elders racing for their teams
A young lady wanting to be a missionary and really enjoys the spirit she feels from the EldersA letter from a lady in the ward Aaron is serving in.
Dear Mr. and Mrs. Parks,
Hello,
I am Sister Kaori Muto from Japan. Your son is now serving in my ward (Toyama ward). We had a Primary activity in our ward yesterday and invited Elders to tell the Primary childern about missionary works.
We played games, painted on the rocks (prayer rocks) to remind children to pray always. We also made sandwiches together. Elders shared experiences of the missionary works and their testimonies with our Primary children.
Last Sunday in the church meeting, Elder Parks sang a song called "O Lord my Redeemer" and it was very beautiful.There was a lot of Spirit in that meeting.
Your son is doing great here in Toyama. He has been very successful and teaching many investigators. I am very thankful for his hard work and dedication for the Japanese people.
He said he always wanted to be a missionary as a small boy because of the good examples of his parents and his brother.
I have a 7-year-old daughter myself and want to raise her like Elder Parks had been raised. Your son is a great missionary and that's because he has been raised in a good, spiritual home where his family and Christ are always there for him.
I hope you enjoy these photos and see how much he loves his missionary life!
Please take good care and I pray that the Lord alwaysblesses your son and keeps him safe.
Sincerely,
Kaori Muto
Toyama ward, Japan
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Aaron's letter 9-14-08
Hey Everyone!
Well another week gone and more stories and goodness to share!!
Last tuesday i officially became a foreign resident!! I got my gaikokujin card
and am all set and ready to be officailly residing here!
Then last wednesday we had a kokan (exchange) and i dendoed with the district
leader elder hurley from highland utah. after a while we went to the beach and
had a good time looking over its awesomeness, which is all we can do as
missionaries, but it was still way beautiful!
then thursday was my first some taikai (conference)!!!
such an amazingly good time! president and sister traveller and the best ever
and so are all the great missionaries here!
Previous to the conference I had been wondering how to really have efffective
dendo and just wondering how to be successful with housing and companion
relationship and just everything as a missionary. then during the conference
pres and sister traveller sand *teach me to walk in the light* and i felt so
good! I totally felt the love of our Saviour Jesus Christ and know that He is
always watching out for us!! I know, even more now, that our sincere desires of
the heart WILL be answered! That was the best first zone taikai ever!
Friday we found a new investigator! His name is Inamoto san and said we could
come back next friday and visit with him more and see how the reading went from
the plan of salvation pamphlet! So that was awesome!
Saturday was possibly the best dendo day i have had yet. We went to this
aweomse area and taught lots of lessons and things just went awesomely! It
seems like after taikai, things have just been more sweet! The Lord must be
looking out for us or something...:)
Then saturday night we had a lesson with takahatta san and it too was amazing!
She is way into it all and once we can get her to church i really think baptism
will become more of a reality! She just has this service thing every sunday but
from october to january she has a break from it, WOO HOO!
Oh, on a side note, i got my japanese name tag! So people can now better read
my name!!
Then yesterday we had an amazing sunday, just great talks and everything! I
actually play the piano in priesthood meeting....funny story...they found out
that i like to sing and from there, asked me to play. so i use that simplified
hymn book and do what i can! so far i have done the two that i learned before,
now let us rejoice and we thank thee oh god for a prophet...haha so good times!!
next sunday president and sister traveller are coming and speaking in our ward
and i am singing oh lord my redeemer. it will be loads of fun! After church
they are also giving a fireside that should be way good!
Ok, now for the scripture of the week!
D&C 97 8 and 88 119 (this weeks letter is a little longer so i won:t type
them this time, but please look them up!)
So the reason i chose these two are because i love them! Haha no i just really
like how the 97 tells us that those of us who know our own hearts and are doing
to things we need, will be *accepted of me*. It:s a personal thing...we need to
have that virtue inside us to do the things we know are true. If we can
honestly look inside ourselves and feel good about life, we are set!! then in 88
is the famous setting our homes in order scripture and tells us one way of
finding peace and joy. i am using it as a way to find this inner peace of
virtue. it is so important that we strive to find the love of christ always in
our lives and then strive to be as clean as we can to utmost benefitial of His
blessings!
I hope all is well with everyone and that you are evermore realizing
the joy of the gospel everyday!
Ai shite imasu!
Elder Parks
Well another week gone and more stories and goodness to share!!
Last tuesday i officially became a foreign resident!! I got my gaikokujin card
and am all set and ready to be officailly residing here!
Then last wednesday we had a kokan (exchange) and i dendoed with the district
leader elder hurley from highland utah. after a while we went to the beach and
had a good time looking over its awesomeness, which is all we can do as
missionaries, but it was still way beautiful!
then thursday was my first some taikai (conference)!!!
such an amazingly good time! president and sister traveller and the best ever
and so are all the great missionaries here!
Previous to the conference I had been wondering how to really have efffective
dendo and just wondering how to be successful with housing and companion
relationship and just everything as a missionary. then during the conference
pres and sister traveller sand *teach me to walk in the light* and i felt so
good! I totally felt the love of our Saviour Jesus Christ and know that He is
always watching out for us!! I know, even more now, that our sincere desires of
the heart WILL be answered! That was the best first zone taikai ever!
Friday we found a new investigator! His name is Inamoto san and said we could
come back next friday and visit with him more and see how the reading went from
the plan of salvation pamphlet! So that was awesome!
Saturday was possibly the best dendo day i have had yet. We went to this
aweomse area and taught lots of lessons and things just went awesomely! It
seems like after taikai, things have just been more sweet! The Lord must be
looking out for us or something...:)
Then saturday night we had a lesson with takahatta san and it too was amazing!
She is way into it all and once we can get her to church i really think baptism
will become more of a reality! She just has this service thing every sunday but
from october to january she has a break from it, WOO HOO!
Oh, on a side note, i got my japanese name tag! So people can now better read
my name!!
Then yesterday we had an amazing sunday, just great talks and everything! I
actually play the piano in priesthood meeting....funny story...they found out
that i like to sing and from there, asked me to play. so i use that simplified
hymn book and do what i can! so far i have done the two that i learned before,
now let us rejoice and we thank thee oh god for a prophet...haha so good times!!
next sunday president and sister traveller are coming and speaking in our ward
and i am singing oh lord my redeemer. it will be loads of fun! After church
they are also giving a fireside that should be way good!
Ok, now for the scripture of the week!
D&C 97 8 and 88 119 (this weeks letter is a little longer so i won:t type
them this time, but please look them up!)
So the reason i chose these two are because i love them! Haha no i just really
like how the 97 tells us that those of us who know our own hearts and are doing
to things we need, will be *accepted of me*. It:s a personal thing...we need to
have that virtue inside us to do the things we know are true. If we can
honestly look inside ourselves and feel good about life, we are set!! then in 88
is the famous setting our homes in order scripture and tells us one way of
finding peace and joy. i am using it as a way to find this inner peace of
virtue. it is so important that we strive to find the love of christ always in
our lives and then strive to be as clean as we can to utmost benefitial of His
blessings!
I hope all is well with everyone and that you are evermore realizing
the joy of the gospel everyday!
Ai shite imasu!
Elder Parks
Monday, September 8, 2008
Aaron's letter 9-8-08
Hey Everyone!!!
Well another week gone by in the field and still lovin it!
Tuesday we went to the Fuji family:s house for a lesson and meal. That was way fun as we taught a little girl in the ward getting ready to be baptized this week hopefully. It:s funny how shy she is and barely even talks to us.
Then afterwards Sister Fuji made homemade tenpura and it rocked!! I have scallops for the first time and love them!! She made such awesome food for us and then sent us home with potatoes and tons of nashi!! Way sweet!
On Wednesday i saw a pomegranate tree!!! How sweet is that!?? I have seen those, and kiwi trees, and nashi trees and all sorts of cool fruit trees!!
That day was also our wettest dendo day. We were totally soaked through after the bike ride when we started to dendo. But hey, its all good.
Friday we went to Takayama and have a comp exchange after district training meeting. we dendoed in their area with them and then spent the night there and came home saturday. way good time!
Then saturday i had my most sweaty dendo day thus far. The sweat was dripping off my helmet straps. So i have been wet in all the ways.. Just thought i would let you all know that...
Then yesterday after a great first fast sunday in japan we had dinner with the matsui family and had yakiniku!! the meat on the grill with all the veggies and great sauce!! it was so delicious!!!
it tore up my companion a little though. he was in and out of the bathroom for like 2 hours last night. but all is well.
we get along great and although we are by far not the same people at all, things work out. we have a good time!
Last week we housed into a lady named oda san that hopefully will become a new investigator!! this wednesday we are going back to visit and see what she thought of the plan of salvation pamphlet.
then this thursday is our first zone taikai (conference)! woot! that will be loads of fun.
alright now for the scripture of the week....D&C 93:1-2
Verily thus saith the Lord: it shall come to pass that every soul who forsaketh his sins and cometh unto me, and calleth on my name, and obeyeth my voice, and keepeth my commandments, shall see my face and know that I am;and that i am the true light that lighteth every man that cometh into the world...
i love how He is telling us what we must do to obtain truth, testimony. after showing our faith unto obedience, light will come into us, truth will come into us. as a missionary i have found the need to always be pleading with the Lord for strength and guidance.
i have also found that by doing so, we are more on the same page. i have found more charity, more kindness for all, and more Christlike attributes in my life as a result.
My challenge this week is for you all to try the same. Make your prayers the real heart felt kind that recieve answers. and if you do so, i can promise the lord will bless you with the added strength to accomplish anything thrown your way.i love you all and want you to know the CHURCH IS TRUE!!!let:s do the things we need to do to always be happy and feel the love of christ in our life always.
Elder Parks
Well another week gone by in the field and still lovin it!
Tuesday we went to the Fuji family:s house for a lesson and meal. That was way fun as we taught a little girl in the ward getting ready to be baptized this week hopefully. It:s funny how shy she is and barely even talks to us.
Then afterwards Sister Fuji made homemade tenpura and it rocked!! I have scallops for the first time and love them!! She made such awesome food for us and then sent us home with potatoes and tons of nashi!! Way sweet!
On Wednesday i saw a pomegranate tree!!! How sweet is that!?? I have seen those, and kiwi trees, and nashi trees and all sorts of cool fruit trees!!
That day was also our wettest dendo day. We were totally soaked through after the bike ride when we started to dendo. But hey, its all good.
Friday we went to Takayama and have a comp exchange after district training meeting. we dendoed in their area with them and then spent the night there and came home saturday. way good time!
Then saturday i had my most sweaty dendo day thus far. The sweat was dripping off my helmet straps. So i have been wet in all the ways.. Just thought i would let you all know that...
Then yesterday after a great first fast sunday in japan we had dinner with the matsui family and had yakiniku!! the meat on the grill with all the veggies and great sauce!! it was so delicious!!!
it tore up my companion a little though. he was in and out of the bathroom for like 2 hours last night. but all is well.
we get along great and although we are by far not the same people at all, things work out. we have a good time!
Last week we housed into a lady named oda san that hopefully will become a new investigator!! this wednesday we are going back to visit and see what she thought of the plan of salvation pamphlet.
then this thursday is our first zone taikai (conference)! woot! that will be loads of fun.
alright now for the scripture of the week....D&C 93:1-2
Verily thus saith the Lord: it shall come to pass that every soul who forsaketh his sins and cometh unto me, and calleth on my name, and obeyeth my voice, and keepeth my commandments, shall see my face and know that I am;and that i am the true light that lighteth every man that cometh into the world...
i love how He is telling us what we must do to obtain truth, testimony. after showing our faith unto obedience, light will come into us, truth will come into us. as a missionary i have found the need to always be pleading with the Lord for strength and guidance.
i have also found that by doing so, we are more on the same page. i have found more charity, more kindness for all, and more Christlike attributes in my life as a result.
My challenge this week is for you all to try the same. Make your prayers the real heart felt kind that recieve answers. and if you do so, i can promise the lord will bless you with the added strength to accomplish anything thrown your way.i love you all and want you to know the CHURCH IS TRUE!!!let:s do the things we need to do to always be happy and feel the love of christ in our life always.
Elder Parks
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints building in Toyama
The Toyama church building. They are very blessed to have this building. It makes Aaron really happy to be here. The members are really strong and very kind to the missionaries. They take really good care of them. Aaron is loving every moment here.
Tanooki Bears
These are called Tanooki Bears... They represent money, sake, and fertility... Everyone has them by there front entry ways.
Gardens and Rice Fields in the area Aaron lives
Aaron lives in this area with a lot of small veggie/flower gardens and the rice fields are a little farther out. He has to buy his veggies at the grocery store due to no local markets like we had in Tokyo.
Aaron's snake collection in Toyama
Elder Todd spotted the snake. Aaron stopped and played around with it. Great pictures. It did freak me out that they were that close. You do see more things like this in country area where Aaron is living vs in the city area where we lived before.
Aaron's bug collection in Toyama
We saw these when we lived in Tokyo and heard them a lot. But haven't seen one this big before. This is the first of Aaron's bug collection. They are called "cicada" or in Japanese " semis". The i is pronounced as a long e.
Sunday, September 7, 2008
Paaksu Chooroo door knocking for the first time in Toyama
Aaron enjoys visiting with the people of Japan. He is learning the language and loving every minute of his time. He loves being able to understand what people are saying to him. The language is coming. Prayers are being answered. Paakusu chooroo apartment kitchen / dining room / laundry area in Toyama
Aaron's desk is all organized and ready to go.
Elder Todd needs some help.
Aaron's bed is the one with the blue pillow case and the suitcase on it. He is unpacking his clothing. The other bed is Elder Todd's. 
The tie is used for is the light.
The kitchen area in Aaron's Toyama apartment along with the dining room, pamplet and BoM shelves and the laundry room.
Nice traditional Japanese aparatment. Just right for missionaries.
Paakusu chooroo apartment entry in Toyama
The entry to Aaron's apartment going into the apartment.
The entry inside the apartment with all their shoes.
Saturday, September 6, 2008
All packed and ready to go
It's 4:00am... room cleaned...
Their bags are packed...
They are ready to fly to Japan.
Ten weeks...a great time in the MTC... but a long time...
Look for the "P" and you'll see Aaron's luggage.
Check the garbage out by the door...
Last MTC pictures
Paakusu Chooroo and his district at the MTC a few days before departing for Japan. Their teachers are also in the pictures.
Also Heninger Chooroo and Paakusu Chooroo...
Paakusu Chooroo's branch at the MTC
Aaron's branch at the MTC. Nori's parents are the second couple from the left
Paakusu Chooroo, Pres. and Sis. Johnson. The Johnsons were also Aaron's counsin MacKay's branch president while in the MTC. Sis. Johnson is Aaron's moms cousin on the Payne side of the family. Monday, September 1, 2008
Mission home pictures arrival on 8-19-08
Paakusu Chooroo and Todd Chooroo
Paakusu Chooroo first day in the mission home in Nagoya, Japan 8-20-08
Sis. Traveller, Paakusu Chooroo, Pres. Traveller8-20-08
All the new missionaries arrived at the mission home on 8-19-08The next day was a day of interviews, training and getting assigned to their new areas.
Pres. and Sis. Traveller with the new missionaries and their trainers. After lunch and more training, they were all sent to their new homes to serve.
Paakusu Chooroo's letter 9-1-08
Hey All!
(Well not all, just the ones that emailed this week)
So for the weeks news...A couple of times a week we do something called kanbarikai where we go to the eki (train station) and hand out chidashis (pamphlets) about our english class (eikaiwa). That is way awesome! The two times we have done it we have given away loads! So, hopefully, more people will start coming!
I got my bike Friday night and so got to dendo with it Saturday and i love it!! I had to get a kick stand for it and then bought a little set of alan wrenches to be able to maintain it!! The bike guy here knows the missionaries and is way cool.
So far, everyday we have biked, except the first, it has rained. At first i didn't like it at all, but then i realized hey, it:s not that big of a deal. Its just a little extra moisture and then sweating doesn't seem so bad either when you are already wet. So that is pretty fun!!
Last week we took the light rail train up to the area by the beach and go to look over the ocean before we dendoed. It was awesome!! I didn't have my camera since my card was in the mail, but when we go back next time, pics for sure!! It was way pretty and looked just like the one we went to that one time when i got 2nd degree burns in Tokyo, good times!
Oh, another thing with the biking dendo, my toosh had to get re into the whole thing. The first two days, sitting was wicked bad. We are all good now, but that was a little mission exp.
I officially bought my first 100 Yen ties!! The 100 yen stores here are great and so i had to partake of the goodness!! Definitely a great price range for my missionary wallet.
We also took our first purikura:s!! Those picture from the booths that you can then write on and deck out with all kinds of cool stuff. Way fun!
So our investigators, Yoshiki san, Takahatta san, and Shimatori san are way awesome!! Last night we got Yoshiki, who has been *investigating* for 7 years!, to commit to read Alma 32 and then take Moroni's promise. He has a testimony, just like his cigarettes. So we will be changing a few things in the near future!!
Takahatta and Shimatori are awesome ladies who are progressing nicely and are way fun to talk to!! So, hopefully within the next little while, we will be having some baptisms!!
The thing now is to find new investigators, that:s the hard part!!
Always be conscience of the missionaries in your area and giving them referrals, those are the best when you have member support!
Well i would like to leave with a scripture...2 Nephi 22:2-3...
2 Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and be not afraid; for the Lord Jehovah is my strength and my song; he also has become my salvation.
3 Therefore, with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation.Christ really is our atoning older brother! He overcame all so that we can always be happy and receive strength.
Always remember that and always know that anything is possible with the Lord on your side. As long as we are doing our part, He is there!!
I love you all so much and wish you the best!
The church is true!!
Elder Parks
(Well not all, just the ones that emailed this week)
So for the weeks news...A couple of times a week we do something called kanbarikai where we go to the eki (train station) and hand out chidashis (pamphlets) about our english class (eikaiwa). That is way awesome! The two times we have done it we have given away loads! So, hopefully, more people will start coming!
I got my bike Friday night and so got to dendo with it Saturday and i love it!! I had to get a kick stand for it and then bought a little set of alan wrenches to be able to maintain it!! The bike guy here knows the missionaries and is way cool.
So far, everyday we have biked, except the first, it has rained. At first i didn't like it at all, but then i realized hey, it:s not that big of a deal. Its just a little extra moisture and then sweating doesn't seem so bad either when you are already wet. So that is pretty fun!!
Last week we took the light rail train up to the area by the beach and go to look over the ocean before we dendoed. It was awesome!! I didn't have my camera since my card was in the mail, but when we go back next time, pics for sure!! It was way pretty and looked just like the one we went to that one time when i got 2nd degree burns in Tokyo, good times!
Oh, another thing with the biking dendo, my toosh had to get re into the whole thing. The first two days, sitting was wicked bad. We are all good now, but that was a little mission exp.
I officially bought my first 100 Yen ties!! The 100 yen stores here are great and so i had to partake of the goodness!! Definitely a great price range for my missionary wallet.
We also took our first purikura:s!! Those picture from the booths that you can then write on and deck out with all kinds of cool stuff. Way fun!
So our investigators, Yoshiki san, Takahatta san, and Shimatori san are way awesome!! Last night we got Yoshiki, who has been *investigating* for 7 years!, to commit to read Alma 32 and then take Moroni's promise. He has a testimony, just like his cigarettes. So we will be changing a few things in the near future!!
Takahatta and Shimatori are awesome ladies who are progressing nicely and are way fun to talk to!! So, hopefully within the next little while, we will be having some baptisms!!
The thing now is to find new investigators, that:s the hard part!!
Always be conscience of the missionaries in your area and giving them referrals, those are the best when you have member support!
Well i would like to leave with a scripture...2 Nephi 22:2-3...
2 Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and be not afraid; for the Lord Jehovah is my strength and my song; he also has become my salvation.
3 Therefore, with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation.Christ really is our atoning older brother! He overcame all so that we can always be happy and receive strength.
Always remember that and always know that anything is possible with the Lord on your side. As long as we are doing our part, He is there!!
I love you all so much and wish you the best!
The church is true!!
Elder Parks
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