Dear Family,
Well, transfers happened and I'm still in the same area. Elder Allen left to Kamas to be with my old companion and I received Elder Medeiros from Hawaii! He's a good Elder and likes to work hard so I'm glad to be with him.
We got in the door last night of a fundamentalist who wants to serve a mission. He is praying about Thomas S. Monson and hopefully things work out well. It seems like he has a sincere desire but we need to teach more before that can be determined. We also had a lot of lessons this past week and taught more than we have before which has been nice. We are teaching this one girl who likes to learn. During one lesson, she was being really quiet and said she was going through some hard things, and she brought out that she was upset because her friend had died unexpectedly and wanted to know where she was. We read Alma 40 together and that made her feel a lot better and we're looking forward to teaching her about the Plan of Salvation! The only problem is the dad. He's not too fond of mormons and doesn't want her to be baptized so we'll be trying to work with him as well.
Thanks for all the support from home. It really makes a difference during the mission.
Love y'all
Elder Parks
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
May 20, 2013
Dear Family,
So I forgot to write this in the last email but HAPPY BIRTHDAY HANNAH!
This last week was pretty uneventful, mainly because I got sick and was in bed for 3 days but I'm better now so no need to worry!!!
We had Posole yesterday for dinner and it was amazing! It's a mexican soup that has meat in it along with some corn flour thing that tastes really good. It's my favorite dish since I first had it in Kearns! For lunch I've just been having a sandwich, a pizza, apples, carrots, and noodles. Oh and I just bought PEARS today mom so I'm being healthy!
We also had a baptism on saturday for the Colombian lady that we've been teaching forever, and it went very well, up untill sunday morning when we found out that she was baptized by her nickname and not by her legal name! Haha so we had to fill up the font again and baptize her again! She got confirmed yesterday too so that was a nice day.
The transfer is closing and we should be getting calls tomorrow and moving on wednesday. Of course, things may just stay the same! This next transfer will be 4 weeks long because they'll do transfers right before the new president arrives, then we'll have an 8 WEEK transfer to make up. Better hope I have a companion that I like for those 8 weeks right? haha
Matt I got a question, were there times during your mission that you felt that your charity towards others kinda dwindled and you had to get the charity back to help them? If so, how did you get it back?
Thanks for all the support! Love y'all!
Elder Parks
So I forgot to write this in the last email but HAPPY BIRTHDAY HANNAH!
This last week was pretty uneventful, mainly because I got sick and was in bed for 3 days but I'm better now so no need to worry!!!
We had Posole yesterday for dinner and it was amazing! It's a mexican soup that has meat in it along with some corn flour thing that tastes really good. It's my favorite dish since I first had it in Kearns! For lunch I've just been having a sandwich, a pizza, apples, carrots, and noodles. Oh and I just bought PEARS today mom so I'm being healthy!
We also had a baptism on saturday for the Colombian lady that we've been teaching forever, and it went very well, up untill sunday morning when we found out that she was baptized by her nickname and not by her legal name! Haha so we had to fill up the font again and baptize her again! She got confirmed yesterday too so that was a nice day.
The transfer is closing and we should be getting calls tomorrow and moving on wednesday. Of course, things may just stay the same! This next transfer will be 4 weeks long because they'll do transfers right before the new president arrives, then we'll have an 8 WEEK transfer to make up. Better hope I have a companion that I like for those 8 weeks right? haha
Matt I got a question, were there times during your mission that you felt that your charity towards others kinda dwindled and you had to get the charity back to help them? If so, how did you get it back?
Thanks for all the support! Love y'all!
Elder Parks
May 13, 2013
Dear Family,
It was really nice to talk with everyone yesterday. I forgot to say it on the phone so I'll say it now. On wednesday, we had a mission conference and Elder Holland was the guest speaker!!!! I also had to say the opening prayer and when I ended it I was walking offstage and Elder Holland said, "Thank-you Elder." Since Elder Holland has acknowledged my presence, my life is now complete! HAHAHA! He gave a good talk about how our missions need to change us and that we can't risk going back to what we were before the mission. He also told us why he thought missions were hard and he thought that it's because salvation ain't cheap and since it wasn't easy for Jesus then it won't really be easy for us as well. HOWEVER, because its hard, that means the blessings are greater! And I'm 100% sure that y'all at home have seen the blessings of us serving missions.
Let's see...I finished the Book of Mormon in spanish, and Doctrine and Covenants, and Our Heritage...I'VE READ SO MUCH!!!
Hey so just something on my mind, I've seen a lot of less-active families that could be so much happier if they were still living the gospel. I'm so happy that we're all still faithful in the gospel and we can see the blessings that come from it.
So I studied a talk this week that I think is from a college professor I think. It talks about the exodus, Lehi's dream, and other items. It focuses on the atonement, as with everything in the gospel. In it he quotes a talk by elder Nelson about the atonement and he breaks down the word. At-one-ment is what it looks like when broken apart. It means to be at one with someone which is what the atonement does with Christ and us. Other words in other languages relating to atonement is expiacion which means "to atone" and reconciliation, which broken down to its latin roots is RE (again), CON (with), and SELLA (seat). It literally means 'to sit again with.' The atonement literally does that with us. The Book of Mormon talks about bring us to Christ and being wrapped in His arms of love. It truly brings us to Him and makes us ONE.
Thats all I got right now! Talk next week!
Love,
Elder Parks
It was really nice to talk with everyone yesterday. I forgot to say it on the phone so I'll say it now. On wednesday, we had a mission conference and Elder Holland was the guest speaker!!!! I also had to say the opening prayer and when I ended it I was walking offstage and Elder Holland said, "Thank-you Elder." Since Elder Holland has acknowledged my presence, my life is now complete! HAHAHA! He gave a good talk about how our missions need to change us and that we can't risk going back to what we were before the mission. He also told us why he thought missions were hard and he thought that it's because salvation ain't cheap and since it wasn't easy for Jesus then it won't really be easy for us as well. HOWEVER, because its hard, that means the blessings are greater! And I'm 100% sure that y'all at home have seen the blessings of us serving missions.
Let's see...I finished the Book of Mormon in spanish, and Doctrine and Covenants, and Our Heritage...I'VE READ SO MUCH!!!
Hey so just something on my mind, I've seen a lot of less-active families that could be so much happier if they were still living the gospel. I'm so happy that we're all still faithful in the gospel and we can see the blessings that come from it.
So I studied a talk this week that I think is from a college professor I think. It talks about the exodus, Lehi's dream, and other items. It focuses on the atonement, as with everything in the gospel. In it he quotes a talk by elder Nelson about the atonement and he breaks down the word. At-one-ment is what it looks like when broken apart. It means to be at one with someone which is what the atonement does with Christ and us. Other words in other languages relating to atonement is expiacion which means "to atone" and reconciliation, which broken down to its latin roots is RE (again), CON (with), and SELLA (seat). It literally means 'to sit again with.' The atonement literally does that with us. The Book of Mormon talks about bring us to Christ and being wrapped in His arms of love. It truly brings us to Him and makes us ONE.
Thats all I got right now! Talk next week!
Love,
Elder Parks
May 6, 2013
Dear Family,
A lot of fun stuff happened this week! First mom, on mothers day, the blog will have special pictures from missionaries to their moms so be sure to check the mission blog that day (www.utahslcsouthmission.org).
President Miller is getting released on July 1st so that's whats going on. Thats when the mission splits as well and we still don't know what the boundaries are.
I did see Uncle Pat's 3 shot! I was so jealous! It's been ridiculous, I've wanted to hunt or just shoot a gun so bad. But I've heard ammo price is unbelievable now with Obama.
So this past week, we met the actor who plays the investigator in The Best Two Years. I should add, that he stopped US and wanted to talk to us, we didn't stop him. In the picture I didn't know what to do so I didn't do anything, I just smiled haha.
We helped teach mutual this past week too, which was fun the youth really like us. One of them is actually working on a friend that she wants to join the church. On thursday, we got to rope some fake cattle!!! I didn't get pictures but it was so much fun! Sunday evening we went back to the same house and got to rope some more. It's really fun, I want to do it when I get home.
We also met a secret church called THE WAY and it's the true church because it gets passed down secretly among true people. I don't know it was interesting.
Thats all I got for now! Love y'all and talk to y'all next week and also, 6pm works (meaning I'll call at 5)!
Love
Elder Parks
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A lot of fun stuff happened this week! First mom, on mothers day, the blog will have special pictures from missionaries to their moms so be sure to check the mission blog that day (www.utahslcsouthmission.org).
President Miller is getting released on July 1st so that's whats going on. Thats when the mission splits as well and we still don't know what the boundaries are.
I did see Uncle Pat's 3 shot! I was so jealous! It's been ridiculous, I've wanted to hunt or just shoot a gun so bad. But I've heard ammo price is unbelievable now with Obama.
So this past week, we met the actor who plays the investigator in The Best Two Years. I should add, that he stopped US and wanted to talk to us, we didn't stop him. In the picture I didn't know what to do so I didn't do anything, I just smiled haha.
We helped teach mutual this past week too, which was fun the youth really like us. One of them is actually working on a friend that she wants to join the church. On thursday, we got to rope some fake cattle!!! I didn't get pictures but it was so much fun! Sunday evening we went back to the same house and got to rope some more. It's really fun, I want to do it when I get home.
We also met a secret church called THE WAY and it's the true church because it gets passed down secretly among true people. I don't know it was interesting.
Thats all I got for now! Love y'all and talk to y'all next week and also, 6pm works (meaning I'll call at 5)!
Love
Elder Parks
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April 29, 2013
Dear Family,
Almost 15 months! It goes way too fast!
Well we don't wear suits every single day now, but my black suit is shinny but my grey one is holding up great. Actually, thinking about it, make it 2 white shirts and 2 slacks (30x30). I had to trash some slacks because they got too sunburned. Like the color at my thigh was brown when it should have been black.
I DO have a lot of blue ties and I like them! I have a rotation so I don't wear the same one days in a row. I can tie it and get the right length on the first try a lot but sometimes it takes me 2 or 3. You'd be really proud of me Dad!
I did the 1 event thing again this past week and this is what happened:
Monday, after P-Day we had 3 lessons so we did nothing but teach people all night! It was my first time doing that and it was amazing!
Tuesday, we had our last interviews with President Miller. He shined my shoes in my interview with him and it was really humbling. He said he couldn't wash my feet though(!!!!!!) but he said he could shine my shoes. He then talked about my testimony and how it had changed. It was a very nice interview, perfect to end on with him as my mission president. We still have one more zone conference with him but that will be it for personal interviews with him.
Wednesday, we were tracting and we found a huge abandoned house. We thought it was inhabited but it wasn't. It was fun though.
Thursday, we were invited to a bishopric training by a stake president. Naturally we went and we had to bear our testimonies in front of 10 bishops, all their counselors, and the stake presidency. It was really scary doing it but we got through.
Friday, this less-active girl and her friend who is taking the lessons in english told us about how they didn't feel that the english missionaries taught with as much care and we did. They told me and Elder Allen that we have something special, and we treat our investigators very special like gems. It was very nice to hear that from people we teach.
Saturday, we met an RM the day after she got back from Guatemala. The cool thing is, she is the convert in a polygamist family who is going to help us bring more young converts from the UAB(United Apostolic Brethren/Polygamist) church. She is going to be a huge help for us.
Sunday, nothing really interesting happend.
We continue to teach our 2 prepared investigators. They are progressing really well. They are looking good for their baptisms.
Thanks for all the suppport, couldn't do this without y'all.
Love,
Elder Parks
Almost 15 months! It goes way too fast!
Well we don't wear suits every single day now, but my black suit is shinny but my grey one is holding up great. Actually, thinking about it, make it 2 white shirts and 2 slacks (30x30). I had to trash some slacks because they got too sunburned. Like the color at my thigh was brown when it should have been black.
I DO have a lot of blue ties and I like them! I have a rotation so I don't wear the same one days in a row. I can tie it and get the right length on the first try a lot but sometimes it takes me 2 or 3. You'd be really proud of me Dad!
I did the 1 event thing again this past week and this is what happened:
Monday, after P-Day we had 3 lessons so we did nothing but teach people all night! It was my first time doing that and it was amazing!
Tuesday, we had our last interviews with President Miller. He shined my shoes in my interview with him and it was really humbling. He said he couldn't wash my feet though(!!!!!!) but he said he could shine my shoes. He then talked about my testimony and how it had changed. It was a very nice interview, perfect to end on with him as my mission president. We still have one more zone conference with him but that will be it for personal interviews with him.
Wednesday, we were tracting and we found a huge abandoned house. We thought it was inhabited but it wasn't. It was fun though.
Thursday, we were invited to a bishopric training by a stake president. Naturally we went and we had to bear our testimonies in front of 10 bishops, all their counselors, and the stake presidency. It was really scary doing it but we got through.
Friday, this less-active girl and her friend who is taking the lessons in english told us about how they didn't feel that the english missionaries taught with as much care and we did. They told me and Elder Allen that we have something special, and we treat our investigators very special like gems. It was very nice to hear that from people we teach.
Saturday, we met an RM the day after she got back from Guatemala. The cool thing is, she is the convert in a polygamist family who is going to help us bring more young converts from the UAB(United Apostolic Brethren/Polygamist) church. She is going to be a huge help for us.
Sunday, nothing really interesting happend.
We continue to teach our 2 prepared investigators. They are progressing really well. They are looking good for their baptisms.
Thanks for all the suppport, couldn't do this without y'all.
Love,
Elder Parks
April 22, 2013
Dear Family,
So, hopefully everyone understands that I was kept here in Bluffdale/Riverton and my previous comp got sent to Kamas. Kamas is out past Park City, just keep heading east. It's out in the middle of nowhere.
My shirts and suits are holding up. Only if y'all could send me another short sleeve white shirt that would be great. I wear size 15 collar and I guess the size would be a medium? Perhaps a small? I have no clue!
Well Mom, we actually finished reading the New Testament, and its funny that you ask what we are reading next because we just got that assignment today. Starting tomorrow morning we're going to be reading Preach My Gospel. The Brethren are worried that missionaries aren't following Preach My Gospel. We're reading 6 pages a day starting tomorrow which is actually pretty exciting. Reading it all together as a mission is powerful. To go along the lines with reading, this past week I just finished reading Jesus the Christ cover to cover. Up to date in my mission, I have read the Book of Mormon twice, the New Testament, The Pearl of Great Price, Our Search For Happiness. I'm halfway through reading Our Heritage, just short of 10 sections left in Doctrine and Covenants, and I'm in 3 Nephi 28 in the Spanish Book of Mormon. Looking back, I can't believe I've read so much.
So Elder Allen is my 'son' and I only trained him for about a transfer. I then got moved to another Elder, Elder Smith and I trained him for his second transfer. So I guess I have two half sons and Elder Allen has trained two visa waiters so I guess technically I'm a grandpa in the mission! Also Taylor, I went to both morning sessions of conference.
Something you mentioned Taylor was a very good way to describe how I'm coming along right now. I'm finding that way of being both myself, and being a missionary. I think it's funny because even though I'm in an area that is very trying and difficult, I find myself growing faster and faster. This area is really fun, and it's so easy now to have fun. For example, this past week wasn't very eventful and we didn't have 'fantastic' numbers, but I just remember it was a fun week. This area is also a very testimony trying area. There are a lot of anti-mormons here, including ex-members that think they know everything. Not only that, with all the polygamists here, they throw curve balls at literally every single point of doctrine in our church. It's hard to keep things straight sometimes but somehow the testimony just comes out stronger in the end.
Just know that I'm having fun and being happy and enjoying my mission! Thanks for all the support!
Love y'all
Elder Parks
P.S The attached picture is what me and my Australian companion used for our missionary posters (yes we know the flash was in it but it was ok for us)
So, hopefully everyone understands that I was kept here in Bluffdale/Riverton and my previous comp got sent to Kamas. Kamas is out past Park City, just keep heading east. It's out in the middle of nowhere.
My shirts and suits are holding up. Only if y'all could send me another short sleeve white shirt that would be great. I wear size 15 collar and I guess the size would be a medium? Perhaps a small? I have no clue!
Well Mom, we actually finished reading the New Testament, and its funny that you ask what we are reading next because we just got that assignment today. Starting tomorrow morning we're going to be reading Preach My Gospel. The Brethren are worried that missionaries aren't following Preach My Gospel. We're reading 6 pages a day starting tomorrow which is actually pretty exciting. Reading it all together as a mission is powerful. To go along the lines with reading, this past week I just finished reading Jesus the Christ cover to cover. Up to date in my mission, I have read the Book of Mormon twice, the New Testament, The Pearl of Great Price, Our Search For Happiness. I'm halfway through reading Our Heritage, just short of 10 sections left in Doctrine and Covenants, and I'm in 3 Nephi 28 in the Spanish Book of Mormon. Looking back, I can't believe I've read so much.
So Elder Allen is my 'son' and I only trained him for about a transfer. I then got moved to another Elder, Elder Smith and I trained him for his second transfer. So I guess I have two half sons and Elder Allen has trained two visa waiters so I guess technically I'm a grandpa in the mission! Also Taylor, I went to both morning sessions of conference.
Something you mentioned Taylor was a very good way to describe how I'm coming along right now. I'm finding that way of being both myself, and being a missionary. I think it's funny because even though I'm in an area that is very trying and difficult, I find myself growing faster and faster. This area is really fun, and it's so easy now to have fun. For example, this past week wasn't very eventful and we didn't have 'fantastic' numbers, but I just remember it was a fun week. This area is also a very testimony trying area. There are a lot of anti-mormons here, including ex-members that think they know everything. Not only that, with all the polygamists here, they throw curve balls at literally every single point of doctrine in our church. It's hard to keep things straight sometimes but somehow the testimony just comes out stronger in the end.
Just know that I'm having fun and being happy and enjoying my mission! Thanks for all the support!
Love y'all
Elder Parks
P.S The attached picture is what me and my Australian companion used for our missionary posters (yes we know the flash was in it but it was ok for us)
April 15, 2013
Dear Family,
Well, first transfers happened this week. My Australian comp left for KAMAS, I only had for 4 weeks and I was bumbed because he was leaving. Plus, he was a lot of fun, we just had weird experiences together. I received Elder Allen again! He is the missionary that I trained back in August. We're getting along well.
This week we found a lady that is visiting from Colombia. She's already read the Book of Mormon and has prayed about it and felt "peace, like it was true" so we're gonna teach her!
So to answer questions, this area is one of, if not, the biggest spanish area in the mission. We cover all of Riverton and all of Bluffdale. Many members live outside the area but they do help our the branch a lot in most of the leadership positions. It's not exactly half of the members, but many live outside the area.
Also, for the Malibu, it turned out it was just a dead battery but thats a dead car. The car was fixed in a day so it wasn't much of an issue. My Australian comp said the car just fails at everything, and he's pretty much right. However, the car gets us around places.
So when my trainer came up for conference, he was up with his family for a 2 week period. He visited all the people he knew during his mission. There was also a mission reunion during that time too that the previous missionaries got to go to. I took a picture and I'm sending it in this email.
Also, I failed to get a picture in the pink cadillac! We actually drove up to conference in a Mazda (the sports one or something like that). It was still a nice car but it wasn't a Mary Kay Pink Cadillac!
That's all for now! Love y'all!
Elder Parks
Well, first transfers happened this week. My Australian comp left for KAMAS, I only had for 4 weeks and I was bumbed because he was leaving. Plus, he was a lot of fun, we just had weird experiences together. I received Elder Allen again! He is the missionary that I trained back in August. We're getting along well.
This week we found a lady that is visiting from Colombia. She's already read the Book of Mormon and has prayed about it and felt "peace, like it was true" so we're gonna teach her!
So to answer questions, this area is one of, if not, the biggest spanish area in the mission. We cover all of Riverton and all of Bluffdale. Many members live outside the area but they do help our the branch a lot in most of the leadership positions. It's not exactly half of the members, but many live outside the area.
Also, for the Malibu, it turned out it was just a dead battery but thats a dead car. The car was fixed in a day so it wasn't much of an issue. My Australian comp said the car just fails at everything, and he's pretty much right. However, the car gets us around places.
So when my trainer came up for conference, he was up with his family for a 2 week period. He visited all the people he knew during his mission. There was also a mission reunion during that time too that the previous missionaries got to go to. I took a picture and I'm sending it in this email.
Also, I failed to get a picture in the pink cadillac! We actually drove up to conference in a Mazda (the sports one or something like that). It was still a nice car but it wasn't a Mary Kay Pink Cadillac!
That's all for now! Love y'all!
Elder Parks
April 8, 2013
Dear Family,
Conference was fun. Saw a few people from home/college but couldn't remember their names so I didn't approach them. Haha. I also met up with my trainer at conference. It was a brief moment but it was still nice to see him. He's going to school in Bogota Colombia right now so I'll haven to wait a while before I can see him again. I really liked this past conference, lots of talks about missionary work, perhaps the members around here will start helping us out more.
We cover just one branch right now. It's a good branch, and they work but they aren't too focused on missionary work. We wish that we could visit more of the members, but about half of the members live outside the branch boundaries. They take care of us for meals though, a little too well sometimes.
I don't drive the car now. I prefer to not drive because we got call numbers on the back of our cars and we can get a lot of bad driving calls. Which doesn't make sense because the people here drive worse than us. Haha
I'm not always senior companion too. Leadership positions are determined by the Mission President and they can change as often as he is inspired to do so. Leadership is never permanent.
With the mission being divided, all we know so far is that the english areas should be divided. Most spanish areas should stay the same and we should only lose 3 or 4 companionships, thus leaving a little more than 30 spanish missionaries.
The place we live in right now is another basement apartment. It is well suited with a bedroom, a large kitchen area, a bathroom and some study desks. Members live above us and they are very kind and polite. I'll take some more pictures of the place and send them next week!
That's all I got for now. Love y'all
Elder Parks
Conference was fun. Saw a few people from home/college but couldn't remember their names so I didn't approach them. Haha. I also met up with my trainer at conference. It was a brief moment but it was still nice to see him. He's going to school in Bogota Colombia right now so I'll haven to wait a while before I can see him again. I really liked this past conference, lots of talks about missionary work, perhaps the members around here will start helping us out more.
We cover just one branch right now. It's a good branch, and they work but they aren't too focused on missionary work. We wish that we could visit more of the members, but about half of the members live outside the branch boundaries. They take care of us for meals though, a little too well sometimes.
I don't drive the car now. I prefer to not drive because we got call numbers on the back of our cars and we can get a lot of bad driving calls. Which doesn't make sense because the people here drive worse than us. Haha
I'm not always senior companion too. Leadership positions are determined by the Mission President and they can change as often as he is inspired to do so. Leadership is never permanent.
With the mission being divided, all we know so far is that the english areas should be divided. Most spanish areas should stay the same and we should only lose 3 or 4 companionships, thus leaving a little more than 30 spanish missionaries.
The place we live in right now is another basement apartment. It is well suited with a bedroom, a large kitchen area, a bathroom and some study desks. Members live above us and they are very kind and polite. I'll take some more pictures of the place and send them next week!
That's all I got for now. Love y'all
Elder Parks
April 1, 2013
Dear Family,
So Easter was pretty intense. None of the hymns were easter related, and the branch can't sing loud/good too so me and my comp are in the back trying to raise the volume with our bass voices! Haha, also this lady at church was mad at us because we didn't go to her house for dinner (we didn't have anyone's name on the list so we went to eat with our branch president instead) and she kinda chastised us at church. That was fun. Then, we were filling out our mileage report in the car in the church parking lot, and then the car freaked out and turned off. Now the car won't start at all, the engine won't even make noise when we try to turn the engine over. It's a dumb car, the electronics freak out, the locks go up and down like crazy and the windshield wipers turn on when they shouldn't be on. It honks for at weird times too. It's getting towed today. It's a 2010 Malibu. To go along with that, we can't use our bikes because the lazy zone leaders have yet to bring my bike nor my companions bike to our house!!! However! We also had a Temple Square tour yesterday and the couple we took drove us in their sister-in-laws car. Here is the fun part, it was a PINK MARY KAY CADILLAC!!!! We were cruising on the highway in a pick tank!!! It was a lot a fun. Then temple square was good, the lady cried and was touched. Her baptism date is in for july due to her HUGE FAMILY WEDDING PARTY, but that is ok. I feel she'll keep her testimony till then, even though we may be gone so it's ok. I also saw Elder Sam Pew at Temple square! He had an investigator there too. We only talked for about 5 seconds but we recognized each other. After the tour we had dinner at a member's house, then we walked home because that alone took over an hour and that was our easter! Good day.
Another thing that happened, my trainer called me yesterday! We gonna have lunch together after district meeting tomorrow which it will be nice to see him again.
An interesting event, while we were in our car discussing about what area of the map we should cover, a small boy comes riding towards us on his scooter. About 10 feet in front of us, he gets off his scooter and goes near a bush and pees in the bushes! All the while, he is just STARRING at us, and we are starring right back at him. The finished his work the rode by us, starring at us the whole time. We just lost it then, we laughed for about 10 straight minutes.
We worked hard again this past week. Didn't have very much success though. We contacted a lot of referrals from the wards that we had received. A lot of them weren't too nice and the rest we're active members that didn't know anyone else. We spend a lot of time tracting because most, if not all of the members work during the day and don't get back till late in the evening. In Riverton, its more full of houses and neighborhoods but in bluffdale there is a lot more land for cattle, horses and such. I'll send some pictures of it.
I need Matt to start writing me regularly! I need advice on less-actives! Especially ones that aren't friendly at all.
I'm sending some pictures of the ones that I tried to send last time. I've also got a picture of the Polygamist temple/chapel and some pictures of what the land looks like. The picture with the floor mat, we knocked anyway.
Hope all is well! Love y'all
Elder Parks
So Easter was pretty intense. None of the hymns were easter related, and the branch can't sing loud/good too so me and my comp are in the back trying to raise the volume with our bass voices! Haha, also this lady at church was mad at us because we didn't go to her house for dinner (we didn't have anyone's name on the list so we went to eat with our branch president instead) and she kinda chastised us at church. That was fun. Then, we were filling out our mileage report in the car in the church parking lot, and then the car freaked out and turned off. Now the car won't start at all, the engine won't even make noise when we try to turn the engine over. It's a dumb car, the electronics freak out, the locks go up and down like crazy and the windshield wipers turn on when they shouldn't be on. It honks for at weird times too. It's getting towed today. It's a 2010 Malibu. To go along with that, we can't use our bikes because the lazy zone leaders have yet to bring my bike nor my companions bike to our house!!! However! We also had a Temple Square tour yesterday and the couple we took drove us in their sister-in-laws car. Here is the fun part, it was a PINK MARY KAY CADILLAC!!!! We were cruising on the highway in a pick tank!!! It was a lot a fun. Then temple square was good, the lady cried and was touched. Her baptism date is in for july due to her HUGE FAMILY WEDDING PARTY, but that is ok. I feel she'll keep her testimony till then, even though we may be gone so it's ok. I also saw Elder Sam Pew at Temple square! He had an investigator there too. We only talked for about 5 seconds but we recognized each other. After the tour we had dinner at a member's house, then we walked home because that alone took over an hour and that was our easter! Good day.
Another thing that happened, my trainer called me yesterday! We gonna have lunch together after district meeting tomorrow which it will be nice to see him again.
An interesting event, while we were in our car discussing about what area of the map we should cover, a small boy comes riding towards us on his scooter. About 10 feet in front of us, he gets off his scooter and goes near a bush and pees in the bushes! All the while, he is just STARRING at us, and we are starring right back at him. The finished his work the rode by us, starring at us the whole time. We just lost it then, we laughed for about 10 straight minutes.
We worked hard again this past week. Didn't have very much success though. We contacted a lot of referrals from the wards that we had received. A lot of them weren't too nice and the rest we're active members that didn't know anyone else. We spend a lot of time tracting because most, if not all of the members work during the day and don't get back till late in the evening. In Riverton, its more full of houses and neighborhoods but in bluffdale there is a lot more land for cattle, horses and such. I'll send some pictures of it.
I need Matt to start writing me regularly! I need advice on less-actives! Especially ones that aren't friendly at all.
I'm sending some pictures of the ones that I tried to send last time. I've also got a picture of the Polygamist temple/chapel and some pictures of what the land looks like. The picture with the floor mat, we knocked anyway.
Hope all is well! Love y'all
Elder Parks
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