Aaron's letter 4-6-09

Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Aaron's letter 4-6-09

I am way excited to watch conference this weekend!

Yeah, I remembered when I was up there in Kanazawa! It's way cool our family visited that place and then I got to go there! We are doing good.
Elder Todd is home now! He went home last transfer and is actually wanting to come back very soon to teach English and save money.

Wow thats way wierd that Kira is home already! I can't believe how time goes out here!
The school year for you all is almost over and everything!

Thanks so much for the email! That is the best birthday present ever! Do everything just for me and doing all the service, missionary work, church callings, etc. You guys are doing great things over there in the work and the Lord is very pleased! I couldn't have gotten a better present that my family have a great conference weekend and serving the Lord! That is just what I wanted!
Thanks also for doing all those things *just for Aaron* that is way special.

I am SO excited to see conference this weekend too!

The birthday was way fun! At night I got to take the traditional seijinshiki photos in a kimono at Sister Endo's house! Way cool! You are going to love them!
and we also had lots of cake and food both Saturday and Sunday!
Way fun times. I have come to love Brazillian food and will miss it someday!

haha, its going to be great! I am getting to taste many cultures over here.

(part of one of my mails to aaron and his response)
(One thing dad and I both learned in the mission field...if you can eat the people's food, you'll baptize...they know that you are one with them...and you love them...they will also start feeling of your spirit...)
True! Especially Brazillians love to feed! and I have learned to love to eat it!

Hey Family #1!!
Well it is now officially warm here! Finally we can work in just shirts!! WOO HOO! The only downer is now the sweat and all that fun stuff come back too, but I don't care!
The area continues to be great and our members and even investigators are giving referrals for us to teach! It has really turned out well after all our effort in March for March Madness. The Lord has placed the people, prepared them, and is now sending them our way and us theirs!
Personal study lately, too, has been great! As I have drawn to the end of the Book of Mormon again I continue to find so many applicable parts. It is amazing how the Lord works throughout time. He is always the same and has the neat capability of teaching through examples of others! We can learn so much from the lessons in the Book of Mormon and as a missionary, especially, I have come to obtain a great love for it!
Really, when we work with the Lord to clean house in our lives, He helps us get all the cobwebbed corners and hard to reach spots. It is through our obedient study, prayer, and sacrifice of things like fasting, that He is able to do that.
That is one principle made manifest so clearly to me over especially the last two transfers. I know you all too can feel the same.
Also, where you were all able to see conference already I challenge you to study it out. Really think about what was taught and then do something about it! It is only through that action that God's help really come and we see miracles!!!
I can't wait to receive my own witness of the greatness of conference this weekend and grow once again!
I love you all tons and know this is the TRUE and LIVING church of Jesus Christ.
Elder Parks

Conference will rock!
Well, hey I have to bounce now but I love you tons!
Elder Parks