02/07/11

Holy Cow! You're right! Satan is doing all he can to damn the work! It's crazy. Thank you so much for that mom. It's really something special when I get to hear yours and dads testimonies. Sometimes they hit me harder then any other persons. You both mean a whole lot to me and I hope you know that. I also hope you know that I look to you two very much. Speaking of the adversary... Look at all you and dad and our family for that matter have been able to overcome through the Gospel of Jesus Christ. It would not be possible without it.  Thank you for your example and for your love. Ha yeah it's crazy it's been a year. It doesn't feel like it. It'd be neat to see Landon come down! I'd love that. Oh  I went to the dentist to get my teeth cleaned and also they shaved a bit off my front tooth so my bite felt a little more normal. I live with some really funny and awesome Elders! We've had fun in our first week:) I don't know what to do for P's birthday. I hope he feels my love.  It sounds like everyone is doing great and dang dad is one good lookin' cowboy! You're one lucky cowgirl ha. I'm glad you two got to spend time together last weekend. Holy Cow! Chandis' friend is turning in his papers! That's so great!


Elder Clawson is great! I love him. I really appreciated him a lot once he wasn't my companion anymore and now that he is I won't take him for granted. Our stay in Oroville was busy and we worked hard hard hard. We'll continue to do that here and  now we know each other it will be a bit easier.
 We're teaching a family from Thailand. They arrived in the States for the first time just a couple months ago. They can't speak any English. They can read Thai and speak it and they can also speak Hmong. The other day mom I was sitting at a fold out table and we were trying to teach these very humble, scared, stressed people some English. Well all at once a rush of gratitude came over me. As I looked up and observed the mother she was looking down at her paper which has nothing but the Alphabet on it and some words that go along with each letter A Apple B bell and so forth. Her hand was on her head and she looked defeated. I wanted to cry. I want to cry now too. In the 6th verse of chapter one in 2nd nephi it reads: that none will be led into this land unless it's by the hand of the Lord. I know they're here for a reason. I know I met them  for a reason.  I already love them very much. I would say a letter then they'd repeat. Can you imagine the humility. It's unbelievable. I can't communicate with them very well but I try. It has been neat to be around the kids. There's never a real dialogue but the love is always felt. It's very real and it's so wonderful! I cannot help but think of a dear dear friend of mine whenever I see little children. Jenna taught me soo much about love, and her love for children has really opened my eyes to the preciousness of our Heavenly Father's little ones. I'm very blessed to have the friends I do. They ALL  have taught me things that I think about during certain situations as a missionary. I am blessed. This family has 8 kids and the parents are under a lot of pressure. Their relatives sponsored them to come over here and they still practice "old culture" so when they got here they wanted to believe in Christ but they're under a lot of pressure from the relatives to do the old culture because they got them over here and provided them with quite a bit to live. We're just grateful that the spirit is much more impressive then any physical gift. The dad of this family also has a brother who happens to be a member and his family is one of the strongest Hmong families I've seen. So we're battling. My goodness mom... Just think about all there is to be grateful for. We can laugh, love, feel, we have toes, fingers, a functioning body with good organs, our minds are quick and sometimes wise, we can see out of eyes, smell, hear, taste, we can speak and through those words we can let others know how we feel and what we know to be true. I'm overwhelmed with the blessings in my life. We take soo much for granted. I love waking up and trying my hardest throughout the whole day to simply REMEMBER ALL in which my Heavenly Father has given me. Nothing can bring us down when we're successful at doing this.

Tell Chand I love her very much and have no doubts of the real significant work our Heavenly Father has in store for her. That goes for the rest of you  as well. I live at 390 Rio Lindo Ave. Apt # 45 Chico CA. 95926:) I love you very much. Let me know if there's anything I can do for you all. I love Brooks Hartman. He's the real man:)  and let him know  I wouldn't mind if he dated then married my sister:) That'd be great. K love ya.
Elder Paramore