Aaron's letter 7-13-09

HEY FAMILY!!!
well first off here are a few questions i was asked by Nettie and will just foreward them on to you all for your knowledge as well!

any new experiences this week......new experiences this week....just that i know that the Lord is guiding His missionaries. I was on an exchange with the Zone leader and we were passing out pamphlets for english class. well we saw two gangster looking guys and thought it would be fun to talk to them. well, one ended up being brazillian who was baptized three years ago in another area and his friend is japanese who wants to learn more about the gospel! we had no idea these two would be anything potential, but hey! now they are on their way to salvation closer that before!and man, Heavenly Father has helped me so much with this language thing! and then the Brazillians hear that i am american but speak some portuguese, they love it and open up!!party!

new foods...Brazilian lasagna!!! hello delicious!! but that is not to be expected, all brazillian food is amazing!

when are transfers and do you think or do you know that you'll be going......transfers are next week and i am going to transfer. president told me last week at interviews that i will not be here next transfer...

any investigators that we need to be praying for this week and any how is everything going with the companion......the companion is great and amazonian!! haha, he hates it when people have the stereotype about everyone in the amazon being indian, but he is! haha, he is definitely a person that has caused me to continue growing! haha, if you know what i mean!! we have a great time and learn tons from each other, language wise and other wise!

This week has just been a good regular week i would say...except for the fact that it is truly getting hot!!! today is *mecha atsui* way hot! we just love walking around with the swear pouring down! haha, good times for later to look back on and laught at right!??

then this sunday, my last here in inuyama, we are having mariana and luana get baptized! woot!! they are such cute little girls. i have had a lot of fun teaching them and build good relations with the parents as well.

one thing about being in an area 6 months is that you can really see progess and success. this family of mariana and luana were completely less active when i came. missionaries have always visited them and they love us. however, they never did the church thing. then they finally slowly returned, got strong, and now the daughters are getting baptized!!! and whats even cooler is the dad is baptizing them!!!

i feel so pleased leaving inuyama at a state where the work is going UP and i can say, *i faught the good fight and kept the faith!*miracles truly do happen as we align our lives with the Lords will and cleanse out those dusty corners of our lives.

one thing i love about this point in my mission, and life for that matter, is that i can truly say i have nothing holding back the spirit. i have finally got to a point in my life where i am giving all to the Lord and dedicating my all to Him. Furthermore, He has helped me then become worthy of the Spirit and improve my standings as a missionary to be guided by His holy promptings.I love the work. I know the Church is true. I know that as we do the things we are being told to do and as we truly fix those places of error in our life, the Lord will then flow the blessings in and reveal His hand of glory in our life.

I love you all!!
Elder Parks
(ps. if there is anything good you feel prompted to do while reading this note, follow it!! its the Spirit)