Hello,
 I hope your week was great! You asked about the children, they`re great. I love the little kids that I get to meet out here but I can't really play with them or anything. Oh and not being able to hold the babies is tough! They are so cute.

Peighton is the man. I love him so much. I get excited to see him and the type of boy he is becoming because he has the best parents. Thank you for loving all of us so much. My new companion Elder Ramirez is 24 and he was baptized only 3 years ago. He grew up in Chili and his mom died his freshman year of college. His dad lives in Japan now. He's great, we get long very well and he also like talking to people so that's really good because I do too! WE teach well together and always have fun. I love him. The lady that smashes bugs is Niam Bee Hawj which means the wife of Bee Hawj. That's what we call her ha. It's kinda different. Elder Ramirez doesn't know Hmong as well as Elder Carter did so we both are speaking a lot of Hmong which is great for me and for him.. I've learned a lot in the past week.

Sometimes at the end of the day or even in the middle of the day i'll relax for a second and i'll be thinking about a billion things then I'll find myself looking down at my name tag and I can't help but to start to tear up. I am very grateful to be here. I'm very grateful to have the body that I have, to have been given talents and abilities. I'm seflish a lot probably but I know that when I'm working my hardest and understanding who I am and my place in life I feel the most joy. I don't speak Hmong all that well yet, I don't know all the doctrine of the Church and I certainly don't have all the answers but I know that I need to continually and diligently testify and proclaim that the Gospel has been restored. That Jesus is that Christ and the Savior of all mankind and through him we can earn everything. It's so much fun getting up and getting ready everyday then going out and finding people to teach. Everyday is far from easy. I miss home, people don't keep appointments or commitments, it's hott, and I'm humbled daily but I love it all none the less and I can't help but smile whenever the slightest bit of trouble or disappointment comes my way. Why?, becuase it's all true.The Gospel of Jesus Christ is true! Life is always good. Jesus paid the price and like you said repentance is at the foundation of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.  The work really is great and I'm learning so much.

Love,

Elder Paramore

Hi!  My companion is flying out tomorrow to go home so he left and I'm with two other Elders. They're really good Elders as well. I'll be with them until my new companion comes from another area. His name is Elder Ramirez and he was just companions with my old companion from the MTC. It's pretty cool. He's coming my way so I will have to share a lot about who we're teaching and where everyone lives and about the members and all that. Luckily he's been here earlier in his mission so he'll know some people.. It's kind of exciting right now. I'm going to miss Elder Carter. He was a great missionary and he's a great friend. He taught me a lot. Elder Shirk is here with me,  I get to spend a lot of time with him and his Companion Elder Dowling. They're our Zone Leaders. Elder Shirks from Texas and Elder Dowling is from Boston.

I love hearing about Peighton and Haizlee. They are such cute little kids. My goodness has Haizlee gotten big! I couldn't believe it when I saw those pictures or her. She is adorable. Peighton looks good with a shaved head. He's quite the faithful little guy. He's a good example to us missionaries. I was listening to a talk on Saturday and I think it was Elder Bednar was speaking and he said to bare testimony frequently to our little kids. I doesn't have to be "i'd like to bare my testimony" just say "I know that when you do this you'll get this or when your obedient you'll be blessed."  Oh, I think about them so often. A lot of missionaries get a kick out of some of the stories I tell them about P and the ones I get from  you. 
                                                     
We`re  teaching a lady, that same lady who kills cochroaches with her bare hands. She's a neat lady. A miracle that happened this weak. There's a member named Mang, he's Hmong and he was baptized a bit over a year ago. He weighs 590 lbs and when I first got here we'd visit him once every two weeks or so. He was never motivated to do anything. He has the softest, kindest voice and he's one of the nicest people i've met. So the Elder that I told you about a bit ago, Elder Dowling and Elder Shirk, are teaching a man named Shane who weighs 480 lbs or so. By man I mean 20-25 years old. On Saturday we decided it'd be a good idea to invite Mang to an appointment of Shane's so we went over there and told Mang how perfect it would be for him to come along. He did and he loved it. We're trying to go on walks with them both each day while reading or talking about Gospel things. As we came out of the lesson we thanked Mang for coming and he couldn't stop smiling and he said "this was an answer to my prayers." It melted my heart. Inside that big body is the purest, kindest, strongest spirit but his physical health is holding him back. He came to church for the first time in over a year this past Sunday and so did his new friend Shane who has a baptismal date for early August.

On Sunday the Vangs and other had a going away pot luck gathering for Elder Carter. We had to be in by 6 pm on the 4th. It was very nice. I love the people. This work is the best. I really wouldn't rather be any other place. It's not always easy but oh  it's worth it ha.  Thank you for all your love prayers and support.

Love, Elder Paramore

                                                                    Elders Paramore & Carter @ a church ball game.

Elder Paramore & Elder Carter.

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