6/6/11

Flowers in Chico.

Elder Paramore and Elder Clawson finishing up some very successful time together.

I'm so grateful for you all! Everyone looks so happy and healthy! What a family:) I'm glad you all had a good week. Elder Clawson and I had one of the best weeks of our missions. A lot of good things happened for us and we're just grateful to be here and to be working together. He'd never tell ya but man he is one good Elder and it's been such a blessing to work with him. We had a goal to run 100 miles last transfer and finished on Saturday:) Elvis got baptized Saturday and was confirmed yesterday to end the transfer. We wanted to finish the book of Mormon together and we only have 14 pages left so we'll finish today before he leaves. He's been transferred to Oroville. We also taught 30 lessons which is more then I've ever taught in a week last week and we found a new investigator that has a family of 8. I wouldn't just tell you this to tell you:) I say it all because there's so much potential I think for all of us. Lately we've just focused on practicing and applying true principals such as prayer, Christ like attributes, living the word of wisdom, being virtuous and really just loving people. Elder Clawson is really good at just being so tender and caring. When we can become submissive enough just to do these things a real change is brought about and we change and become a "new creature" in Christ. It's all about faith. The miracle of prayer is remembering your prayer. We've been working hard and we've learned a lot. It paid off. Hopefully all the inviting we've done will help others to allow the snowball of a change to work within them. Bishops have got to love baptisms in their wards. Everyone's mind turns to missionary work and how they were converted and when a ward is doing missionary work a ward is healthy when they aren't they aren't healthy. We got a lot of people involved in the baptism and had a huge turn out. I love this work with all my heart. I love the Lord and know he has faith in us as we have faith in him. Sorry if this all bores you ha. I don't think I can possibly explain how exciting and fun this work is but I try... Sorry. REMEMBER REMEMBER:) Please REMEMBER. We were asked to teach the High Priests two weeks ago and the Relief Society asked us to teach them yesterday. I've never been to Relief Society. When they started singing the opening hymn instead of singing Elder Clawson and I just stayed quiet and listened. I love women, they are all so precious and holy cow where would I be if I never felt the love that I felt from you mom. It was so spiritual for us. This ward is too great. I get to stay here and Elder Jones is coming here to be my companion. He and Elder Clawson were MTC companions. He's really neat and very dedicated. Hmong is coming along... Always tough but each day provides a bit of learning after a bit of struggling:)

It was so cool to see dad cliff jumping! Holy cow I couldn't believe it! When you said he jumped I though to myself that there's no way I could see him doing that:) It looks like you all are just so happy! Thanks for being so loving. Yeah I know your praying for me and it indeed helps me so much. I love you. I love our dad so much too. I hope he knows that he's just the best. That's kinda crazy he was Orland. That's really close. He should have come to the baptism. Well anyway...I hope all is well and I hope you all know that I love ya. Yeeeehaaaaa!!!!!!!

Love Elder Paramore

PS When you talk to anyone from this Chico 1st ward tell them how grateful I am to be serving here and feel so much love and support.