bob cleveland
died?! i was just playing basketball with him like yesterday. man i didnt think
that he would ever die. him and betty are some of the nicest people on this
planet. i dont even know how I'll live if betty ever goes.
thats so awesome
that dakota got his patriarchal blessing. patriarchal blessins really are
something special. i remember when i went to go get mine. a stake patriarch has
such a high and sacred calling. everything that was said in mine is and will
come to pass. haha when i was 12 and i got mine, i didnt know where to start!
it talked about seminary and my future wife and the higher priesthood filled
with scriptures, it was such a gigantous thing to get as a twelve year old, but
it certainly did good to me. this
week i baptized a 9 year old child of
two less active parents. theyve been to church 2 of these 3 sundays ive been
here. were helping them return to activity and baptizing his child, misssionary
work at its fullest. all the members really like us a lot here also, because the
man we baptized last week. we gained a lot of respect from the members for that
one. it was good because were opening the area here, and you cant get respect
or help from people that dont know you.
the man we
baptized gave us lunch in his home yesterday. lunch here is the equivalent to
dinner in the states so they put him on the list of members to eat lunch with.
hes really excited these days and is very grateful for the peace and
tranquility hes feeling in his life. its only miracles on the mission. haha
were teaching this lady that absolutely loves me! shes a mom, its nothing bad
or anything, but the first time we taught here she said to me, " you have
some kind of light thats shining from you! you have some brilliance about you
that i cant describe! (what she said to me)] your a good boy, your a really
good boy (talking to my companion), but YOU! (pointing to me again) you have
something special, you have some sort of brilliance, a light that shines from
your presence!"
i told her its because
my skins so white that when the light hits my skin, it reflects off, appearing
as if im glowing haha.
love you tons
dad. make your family teaching visits, and do family home evenings every
monday. your childrens future for the eternities depend on it.
- Elder Parker
Mom,
your still goin to that time out for woman huh? it does
sound like an efy for moms.
is that michael
fox guy a poet or what
its not your fear
that keeps you from sharing the gospel, its your pride.
yay 2
boxes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
well tupã is
going thats for sure. president tavares came because it was branch conference.
he always gives really good talks. hes such an inspired man. and no, no one is
feeding us here in tupã. its internationally known as the worst area of members
to give lunches. president tavares came up to me and said, " elder parker,
you look like your actually losing weight on the mission. are these members
feeding you enough?" it was conference too, so there was tons of people
around, and i said, " no president, we rarely eat with the members."
he started laughing and then said, "thats gotta change sisters!" to
all the people around. it was awesome cause everyone was laughing and then
president tavares got all serious and burned all the sisters here. its what ive
wanted to do the last 2 weeks.
i heard dakoty got
his patriarchal blessing, congrats!
ya i got your
letter through mission ties, but it didnt have a picture with it.
were teaching
this one lady, and on our first time teaching her, we left the book of mormon
and explained how joseph smith translated it and told her to read some parts we
marked then pray about it after. p.s. this lady loves me to death, she tells me
that shell be my mom while im in brazil . anyways we passed by there
again, and she told us the following story:
i read the parts
you little boys marked for me, and after i kneeled down and prayed like you
told me to. but i didnt ask if the book of mormon was true, i thanked God for
giving me this book and that it was delivered by your hands to me. (she likes
me alot) i didnt need to ask God if it was true, when i was reading it i
already knew it was true. i felt it! i know i need to be baptized by your
hands. (she likes me alot) but i cant be baptized now, im not ready."
then i said i
know, your not ready, your not married. your breaking the law of chastity, your
a sinner. (she laughed) but lets marry you and baptize your family! shes got
two daughters were gonna baptized this sunday. ONLY MIRACLES IN TUPÃ!!!
love
you all! everyone keep progressing in the gospel, and fix my car for when i
come home. its hit me that eventually i will go home. 9 months already! why is
it passing by so fast? o ya by the way, Elder Alex Katich is serving in the
Maceío Brazil mission. he wrote me, hes still the coolest guy ever!
-
Elder Parker
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