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