5/23/11

It sounds like you all had a great week! I'm glad you'll get to see Kathy and others real soon. I hope everything works out with them:) I really do.  Elvis our new investigator said he was trying to fix his life and be happy without God in it and realized that he couldn't. I may have told you this already but to see him change is teaching Elder Clawson and I. He's grateful for everything. He is continually thanking our Father in Heaven. He'll be baptized on the 4th. Chandis tells me one of her friends got baptized this past weekend! Oh baby life is too good. I'm just grateful Heavenly Father gave us things like the Sabbath Day, Baptism, Confirmation, prayer, study, other ordinances and service in order to become more submissive, meek humble, long-suffering, diligent and charitable. I think when we just do these things a change comes over us and we really do become a new creature in Christ. Sometimes it takes a lot to humble people enough to begin doing these things, or start up again but I'm confident most of us will remember our Father in Heaven and all He's done for us and eventually do these things in order to experience such pure joy.


The littles are so cute. My goodness. I hope they survive when I get home because I might just hold on to them for a few days before I let go. I love them and I know they love me. Thank them for saying prayers for me and tell them that I can feel Heavenly Father help me when they ask Him to. Thank you for the pictures. Mom I love ya, dad I love ya:) You're right about the quote "People will forget what you said, they'll forget what you did but they will NEVER forget how you made them feel"....All I remember, aside from a few memories, from when I was younger is how much love I always felt from you two. I knew you loved me, I knew you two loved our Heavenly Father. I am so grateful for that love.

We had a good week. We stayed very busy. We taught more lessons then we ever have and had a lot of success. Elder Clawson is just too great. I hope he knows it. Sometimes when I'm bored I just watch him and he makes me smile & laugh. It's great to know him and get to serve with him. I don't have much else. I'm happy and healthy:) Thanks for your prayers and your love. I feel it in a very real way. Hug and kiss the littles and please tell my dad that he's too great and thanks for working so hard. Have a good week:)

Love Elder Paramore

5/16/11

Hey!


Family Hi! I love you all very very much:) Wow what a week it has been here. I'll tell ya what... I love being a missionary. Everything about it. EVERYTHING. Some people are saying yeah right, there's no way he loves everything...I don't know what anyone else's mission experience was like but mine is very surreal. I sometimes just step back and am overcome with gratitude for the Atonement of Jesus Christ and for the real healing power it offers. I feel very blessed to be here and to have the testimony I have.

There were a few exciting things that happened this week...Even though we didn't get to see a lot of our investigators and our lessons were down by a couple we talked to a whole lot of people:) This week we also got the chance to meet Elder Christofferson. He came to our mission. I introduced myself and all he had to say was St. George is a great place!! ha so it must REALLY be that great. He didn't say anything about me just the blessed city I come from:) Jk. It was quite the experience. I took notes and I wish I had time to share everything but I don't:( Then on Sunday we had Stake Conference and Elder Hallstrom of the Presidency of the Seventy was presiding. He had a lot of wonderful things to say. One of the many things I enjoyed was the importance of making sure people know that they are loved. There was also a thought that came to me as the conference was beginning. I thought of the significance of a virtuous woman. I can't get enough of how sacred they are and just how much our Heavenly Father loves them. There are so many things I really do want to share! Sorry!

I love serving with Elder Clawson. Right now we live with Elder Kober from Payson UT and Elder Adams from Albuquerque. They are great Elders and we have a great time. All is well. We have a clean house a clean room a clean car and we're obedient, prayerful and diligent. Yeah you're right mother I can't believe how fast time goes. Yesterday marks the anniversary for the restoration of the Aaronic Priesthood:) I'm glad to hear that our ward back home is doing well:) Do the missionaries know about the lunch groups you have? I'm sure they'd love to invite their investigators to something like that. You can tell all the brethren that I played ball with that I'm no good anymore. At all. I wasn't ever really too good but I've gotten worse:( It's ok. I've improved at other things. I can touch both toes and keep my legs straight. Sorry everyone has been so sick. I hope you all get feeling better. Thank you for taking the time to email me. I know you must get so busy. You really are too great mom and dad. How's my dad doing? I say it often and I'll say it again... Thank you for loving me. You love me so much because you serve me. Ha maybe or maybe you just deal with me?! I don't know. I hope you know that in a very literal way I feel your love here in California. I do.Thank you.

Please always remind the Little's what I'm doing and why I'm here. They are so precious. Thanks for having them:) Please hug and kiss them for me and please hug and kiss my dad as well. I'm glad he continually travels safely. When you get the chance to wrap Shenise and Chandis in your arms, do, and tell them I love them too, so much :) Tell them also that there's a Chipotle here in Chico:) I love you mom and dad. I'll talk to you next week. Let me know if there's anything I can do for ya.

Love Elder Paramore

4/30/11

Elder Paramore teaching in Hmong..
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