Saturday, July 18, 2009
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Aaron's letters 7-6-09
We had so much fun mailing Aaron back and forth last night...He just brightens our Monday night. We changed our family home evening nights to Sunday night so we can have Monday evening as our "Missionary Email Night"...
Hey Dad!
Thanks so much for the letter. First off, that would be great with Sister Koyama. I would love to help out with that and get that sent on to her.
I totally agree with the living life exactly as Heavenly Father would have us live. It is the neatest thing and I never want to lose it!
I am way proud of you too with the physical awesomeness! Honto ni omedetou =ne! otousan wa ima honto ni sugoi mohan wo settei shite imasu!
With the lady who was baptized a year ago...one thing that has helped a lot of our less actives here is just our visits. We go, talk, share something we love from the book of mormon and just show our love for them. and =in the case of this lady, her husband is a little hantai right now so try=ing to become his friend too could help. you are already great at helpin=g neighborly people and showing the goodness of the gospel. so i would ju=st say work some of the gospel magic on him. by having a good time with =him and continuing to share what you love about the gospel with him, thin=gs will turn over for better!thanks also for the encouragement. i always love that. i know i am in the=right place without a doubt. there are, however, still those times when=i get a little frustrated and quickly have to remember all the miracles =i have seen and love of God i have felt. i know i am doing as the Lord w=ould have me do right now.thanks again for your love and support!love elder parks
Hey amanda!!i am so happy you and your teeth are getting along! you will be so happy in a few years when all that is done and looking amazing!where is this tony hillerman school? and why aren:t you going to james monroe?i love you tons!brother elder parks
thanks for the great missionary letter! i always love hearing about the goods over there!i am so proud of you all and get so happy when i hear the good things of your lives!way to go also on the physically fit side of things! i am sitting at 80 kilo:s right now and still want this gut off! once i leave the brazillian area i am planning on it getting easier! haha
Hey Everyone!!Well i can:t believe it but there went another week! And only two more and then transfers! Shoot time is going fast!Elder da Silva and i have been going going going here and its been great!I have been also going to a neighboring area quite a bit to help with portuguese and it has been way fun! actually last week i go to go on a brazillian radio program and talk tons about the church! there were people on from portugal, brazil, and japan. way cool time!The gospel is the neatest thing and it all opens up to perspective when you get to share it in other languages! I have come to have a deep love for south americans as well as the language of Portuguese! Right now we have two little girls, mariana 11 and luana 8, getting baptized on the 19th and they are so neat! their parents were less active for 3 years, became active again, and now we have worked to the point of baptism for the daughters! way good time.I just love the work and watching all the growth take place, personally and otherwise.I know that was kind of short for today but time got short!I know the gospel is true. i know as we have the spirit the lord we can be utmost happy!i love you tons!!elder parks
Hey Dad!
Thanks so much for the letter. First off, that would be great with Sister Koyama. I would love to help out with that and get that sent on to her.
I totally agree with the living life exactly as Heavenly Father would have us live. It is the neatest thing and I never want to lose it!
I am way proud of you too with the physical awesomeness! Honto ni omedetou =ne! otousan wa ima honto ni sugoi mohan wo settei shite imasu!
With the lady who was baptized a year ago...one thing that has helped a lot of our less actives here is just our visits. We go, talk, share something we love from the book of mormon and just show our love for them. and =in the case of this lady, her husband is a little hantai right now so try=ing to become his friend too could help. you are already great at helpin=g neighborly people and showing the goodness of the gospel. so i would ju=st say work some of the gospel magic on him. by having a good time with =him and continuing to share what you love about the gospel with him, thin=gs will turn over for better!thanks also for the encouragement. i always love that. i know i am in the=right place without a doubt. there are, however, still those times when=i get a little frustrated and quickly have to remember all the miracles =i have seen and love of God i have felt. i know i am doing as the Lord w=ould have me do right now.thanks again for your love and support!love elder parks
Hey amanda!!i am so happy you and your teeth are getting along! you will be so happy in a few years when all that is done and looking amazing!where is this tony hillerman school? and why aren:t you going to james monroe?i love you tons!brother elder parks
thanks for the great missionary letter! i always love hearing about the goods over there!i am so proud of you all and get so happy when i hear the good things of your lives!way to go also on the physically fit side of things! i am sitting at 80 kilo:s right now and still want this gut off! once i leave the brazillian area i am planning on it getting easier! haha
Hey Everyone!!Well i can:t believe it but there went another week! And only two more and then transfers! Shoot time is going fast!Elder da Silva and i have been going going going here and its been great!I have been also going to a neighboring area quite a bit to help with portuguese and it has been way fun! actually last week i go to go on a brazillian radio program and talk tons about the church! there were people on from portugal, brazil, and japan. way cool time!The gospel is the neatest thing and it all opens up to perspective when you get to share it in other languages! I have come to have a deep love for south americans as well as the language of Portuguese! Right now we have two little girls, mariana 11 and luana 8, getting baptized on the 19th and they are so neat! their parents were less active for 3 years, became active again, and now we have worked to the point of baptism for the daughters! way good time.I just love the work and watching all the growth take place, personally and otherwise.I know that was kind of short for today but time got short!I know the gospel is true. i know as we have the spirit the lord we can be utmost happy!i love you tons!!elder parks
Monday, July 6, 2009
Korean BBQ FUN!!!!!!!!!!
Steve got this Korean BBQ grill for Father's Day so we tried it out this weekend...it was so much fun...Steve did a grea job creating the top so it held the food right in place... We had the leafy lettuce, kimchi, miso pasted and all the other fun items to go with it...This was one of our favorite places to go for a family outing while living in Japan...I can finally live here....
I told Steve that I miss being home for the 4th because of all the fun things going on at Pat's home and the Rupert Parade...He really misses it as well and so does Amanda...Well, Steve came home the other day and told me he found me a parade...So after our Paradise Hills Ward pancake breakfast we went to the Corrales Parade. It was so much fun...Lots of people there and we sat by lots of people from the Cibola Ward and they invited us to their Ward BBQ after the parade... Our friend, Elona and her son are from Albania and they have never been to a parade...so this was a first for them...
I guess I can live here now...
Oh, I finally transferred my car insurance to New Mexico and I also licensed my car in New Mexico...Guess that tells us all something...
I finally found someone that can cut my hair and give me a perm and it looks good when I walk out of the place and not have to wait for 3 weeks to maybe start liking it...
We love the weather here...
We love our ward...
Steve and I have great jobs...
Amanda has a wonderful school to attend and has some really good friends...
We miss Idaho and being closer to family, but I guess I can call this home now...
You are all welcome to come and play any time...
We are so blessed...
I guess I can live here now...
Oh, I finally transferred my car insurance to New Mexico and I also licensed my car in New Mexico...Guess that tells us all something...
I finally found someone that can cut my hair and give me a perm and it looks good when I walk out of the place and not have to wait for 3 weeks to maybe start liking it...
We love the weather here...
We love our ward...
Steve and I have great jobs...
Amanda has a wonderful school to attend and has some really good friends...
We miss Idaho and being closer to family, but I guess I can call this home now...
You are all welcome to come and play any time...
We are so blessed...
I Love a Parade...Steve found our family a parade to watch for the 4th of July...We went to Corrales after our ward pancake breakfast and had a blast.
I love the American Flag
Great cars and lots of them in this parade
Corrales is the horse area where we live...so many beautiful horses and wagons
The Veterans' Band
Cibola Ward Primary float
Primary kids getting everyone wet with their massive water guns... 
Chick-fil-A cow letting everyone know to eat more chicken
Loved this little girl's monkey...the monkey is her best friend...
I loved this guys outfit...
The Kazu Band...playing "God Bless America" and "You're a Grand Ole Flag"...They were really fun to watch...
Stilt boy
Patriotic Boy
I could hear someone calling out "Mr. Parks"...the voice sounded familiar to me and then I saw Courtney...she was in my class last year...It was so fun to see her and visit...
Great bag pipe group...
I loved this guy...I couldn't get my camera to take a picture when he was looking at me
Great Civil War group
and band
Love seeing floats with the Veterans riding and their band playing
Love a Good Parade and always get chills when I see the flag
My dear friend Elona and her son, Simon Her husband, Mike also went to the parade with us
Cute Taiko dog (Maltese) along the parade route...he was so cuteSaturday, July 4, 2009
Doug and Jenny's daughter, Katelyn got baptized today...7-4-09...Doug is really good about sending me pitcures since I couldn't be there...
Doug and Katie on her baptism day
Doug, Kately, Jenny, Kassidy, and Kali Jo
Grandma Pat, Jenny, Kate, Doug and Grandpa Glen
Doug's pit BBQ for his Elder's Quorum's party...6-27-09
My brother, Doug is the elder's quorum pres. for his ward in Wellsville. They had a fun BBQ cooking the whole pig and some turkey's...everyone enjoyed themselves and Doug had a blast putting it together with his committee...
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