parkitthere in abq, nm

Hey All!!
ok first of all...the transfer news....
I am staying and am getting a Japanese companion!!! woo hoo!!!is name is Koyama Chooroo and is just being made a senior companion this transfer! I am way excited to get to meet him tomorrow!

And so that is why I am emailing later this week...yesterday was cleaning so today is prep day!

Well last Thursday was our eikaiwa Halloween party! Way good time and lots of members showed up to help and party!

Friday I again went to Takayama with Elder Heninger to dendo on an exchange and we had a great time!! That day we were out and about and found some kids playing baseball and ended up playing with them. Way fun and awesome time!! They were from 7yrs to like 11yrs old and way good at baseball! We also went to a thatched roof village called Hide no sato up there in Takayama. I can:t remember if we had been before but I took lots of pics you all can see on the next card sent home!

Saturday in Takayama we went biking all of the place up and up and up the hills in the moutany area. But there was also lots of pretty scenery to look at! Then they have a lady, nonmember, who teaches them caligraphy every Saturday that I got to go to and learn some stuff!! Way fun and I will be sending home my first work of kanji art!!

Sunday we have stake conference and it was great!! I sang with the choir and lots of great talks were given.

Then yesterday was cleaning and today is preparation day!!
Ok now for the spiritual thought....

Please open your scriptures and read Mosiah 4:9...
Once we do these things and believe in God completely along with the fact that He truly has ALL power, we will be so blessed in life. Once I have done this, and iput more trust and support in our Heavenly Father, I have truly noticed help in my life as a missionary and in always seeing the good and joyous parts of life, rather than the negative downer ones. There is just so much strength available in the gospel message and by sharing it, more people can benefit!! I hope you are all finding the utmost missionary benefits in life!!
Love you tons!!
Elder Parks

Our family went the the village Aaron was speaking about for my birthday. It is a beautiful area.