11/29/10

I'm glad thanksgiving went well. I feel your love and prayers. I'm very grateful for that as well. I love Val and Caroline very much. I can't believe how big P is getting and Haizlee is growing like a weed! She is getting so so so big! They are so cute! Thanks for the pictures. Our Thanksgiving was great. We woke up and played football for 3 hours. I was pretty sore but it was all good:) Then we were invited to the Papa's and we hung out there from 3ish to 6. It was fun. They are such a neat family. All their kids are grown up and moved out. I enjoyed the spirit of their home. Oh they will also be in St. George in December and they wanted our address so they might pay you a visit. You'll be busy:) I hope they get to meet you all. Oh before that we were at the Saykhu's just emailing and they had just finished preparing their feast. So we ate there too. After the Papas we had one last dinner at Brother Yang's. He's the 2nd counselor in the Branch Presidency. It was all good. We then came home and planned and went to bed. We were very blessed to be able to be with all these families. I thought a lot about how grateful I was and am for you all. I really love you so much. We're doing great ha.  The devil is so cunning that he tricks us with such silly things that make us think we're happy but true and lasting happiness comes only through faith in Jesus Christ and His Gospel. I love ya mom. Would ya tell the other I love them too. I really do. It'd be nice to be able to talk to Shenise on Christmas but I'm sure she's going to have a ton of fun in Florida.


I'm glad you read the talk. I haven't read the whole thing yet. I just want to bare testimony real quick of the power of the Book of Mormon. I know it's true. Forget all things that pull us away from our Heavenly Father and read this Book that has been prepared by the Lord through Prophets of God. I know it was written for us today. I have felt a very real feeling overcome me while reading The Book of Mormon that I know no other Book could give. It's real, it's true and if one would do as the introduction/Moroni directs and reads with real intent and a sincere desire to know of it's truthfulness that they too will come to know and understand of it's divinity. If they do this, they will know that Joseph Smith is the Prophet of the Restoration and that Jesus is the Christ and that that Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Days Saints is the Lords Church again established on the earth preparatory to the second coming of the messiah. When one shows faith that one knows the the Book of Mormon is true this will lead them back to our Heavenly Father. I hope we can all become comfortable talking about this book and sharing it with everyone. It is the tool given to us today to build the Lords kingdom on earth. I love you all I'm grateful for you all  and all you do for me.

Love, Elder Paramore