Monday, January 7, 2013

Hello Everyone!!!

So this week has been an interesting week. We have been teaching more and more people and so far things are going really good! I am enjoying things so far. So we have been visiting the family that I called home from and I found out that their 18 year old son left for BYU in Provo last Thursday. I gave him our address so he can come and visit you guys. He is an Awesome guy and his family is a WONDERFUL family!!! His name is Ashton Omdahl. He is preparing to turn in his mission papers in a couple of weeks so I thought it was good for him to know Nate so they can both prepare for the same experience. I think you will really like him. He is a great guy! So the family that I called home from is the Omdahl family. They are a great family and they are actually from America! The Father works for the US Embassy and they live here in South Africa. They are a  super great family! 

So now I have a situation with my camera. I got my old camera to work and now it works just fine! I have already bought my new camera so I was thinking of sending my new one home in the box because it has a European plug anyway so it would be really good for nate. I can have it sent home before Nate goes on his mission. If it breaks all he has to do is send it to me and I will go claim the warranty on it and get a new one. I have a 2 year warranty on the camera. So let me know if you want my new camera. It is a Sony Cyber Shot. It is a really good camera. It is a 16.1 megapixel camera with a 720p HD video setting. It was on sale for the new year. Let me know as soon as possible if you want it!

Mom, I got the address for the Omdahl family (the family I called home from). Their address is:
2500 Johannesburg Pl.
Dallas, VA 20189

This is an American Address so you only have to pay for ordinary postage and the US Embassy will send it straight to them! Their names are Brent and Natasha Omdahl. I told them you wanted to send a letter so he gave me this address. So that is crazy that the Flu is spreading so badly!!! I cant believe that the missionaries in the MTC got the Flu so badly!!! Luckily there is no bug going around here. It is probably because of the Freezing cold temperature. That is so crazy that it is so COLD there in Utah right now!! Here it is really HOT!! So that mindset that you have for the people that come into work is the same mindset that I have for the people here! You have to have that mindset or you would get very frustrated with the people here! They do some ridiculous things here sometimes!  So far the Investigators that we have here are really good!! SO far it has been pretty good. So the SD cards that I have are in my camera and in a case that I have. I have been putting all my pictures on a flash drive that I bought a long time ago. It is LOADED with pictures. I do that so my pictures are not lost. Let me know if you still want me to send one of them home. I hope you have a great week!!

Dad, That is Crazy that people have been buying Ammo like crazy!!! I really hope that they dont get away with changing the law on weapons!! Obama needs to leave his office!! He is so crazy! So that is good that you are feeling better!! I cant believe the Flu is so bad right now!! That is so crazy that it is so COLD in Utah!! It is so Hot here in South Africa!! Our flat has no AC so it gets really hot sometimes! Its too bad I cant trade some hot for Utah's cold! So Nate is going to the temple this week??? THAT IS AWESOME!! I am excited for him!! So far everything here has been going pretty good. The big city is hard to work in that is for sure. I am slowly getting used to working here in the big city of Santon. So its good to hear that Grandma and Grandpa Parks are doing good!  I hope all is going well at home and I hope you have a great week!!!

Nate, That is Awesome that President Knudsen had all of you go up and explain how the mission calls went for you all! Hey are the Wagners still in the ward? if so has Cameron got a mission call yet? Have any more of your friends got mission calls?? That is so cool that all the guys in Mission prep got to sing called to serve in the Youth theme kickoff!! The Youth here are doing their theme kickoff at the end of the month. It is so crazy that it is so different depending on where you go. Please tell President Knudsen that I said hi as well!! I hope you have a great week and Take care!

Jake, So far I am doing really well here. This past week has been an interesting week. We have had a little bit of appointments but we have been able to go out and meet some good people. So how is school going? Are you enjoying your Junior year? So far our success is going ok. It is a big city so we have few appointments but it has been pretty good. Tell the Golders Hi and have a great week!

Josh, So far things here in South Africa have been pretty good. Thats not good that your teachers have been behind in grading! Work hard and be patient and it will work out! I hope you have a great week and Take care!!

Alex, That is Awesome that you went to Chuck A Rama! I hope you enjoyed it!! Have a great week and take care!!

I love you all very much and have a great week!!
- Elder Parks

Monday, December 31, 2012

Hello everyone!!!

Nate is going to Scotland and Ireland??? That is Awesome!!!!!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!! So far everything here has been pretty good. We are starting to get more and more people to teach. It is hard here in my new area because there are a lot of really rich people and they all tell us the same thing and that is that they are not interested. I am hoping that will change soon. I wonder how Scotland and Ireland will be like. Im sure it will be Awesome!! I have a friend that left a couple of weeks after me that went to that mission! His name is Shane Park. He is an Awesome Guy!!!! I hope Nate will be companions with him! That would be Awesome!!  Jeff Johnston also went to that mission!!! You all will have to ask him about it!!!! Unfortunately I cant watch the video because the computer here doesn't support it. I will have to see it when i get home. So that is exciting that Nate's girlfriend got her call too!!! That is so Awesome!!!

So Nate, CONGRATULATIONS ON THE MISSION CALL!!!!!! That will be so exciting to go to Scotland!!! My trainer is from Scotland! He leaves for home this February! I will have to let him know to look out for you!!! I also have my friend that is serving there as well! His name is Shane Park. He is an Awesome guy! I hope you will be his companion! That would be Awesome!! So one piece of advice I can give you is start reading your book of mormon now! You will use that a lot! I look forward hear how you prepare for your mission!  You will be a great missionary!! Always remember to never let yourself get discouraged no matter how hard times seem to be!! You will do great and I am here to give you support if needed! I obviously cant come to England or Scotland to give you the support but I can help you with your experiences! Work hard to learn more and more from the scriptures and you will do fine! Take care and have a great week!!

Mom, That is Awesome that Nate got his mission call!!! I am so excited for him!! I am looking forward to how he does!! That is so great that he is preparing now for his mission!! I remember how fast everything seemed to go after I got the call!! Time will fly right on by if we works hard to preparing for his mission! Hopefully the passport will not take too long! My passport didnt take too long. It only took 4 weeks if i remember right. So I got my new camera today! It is a really good camera! I definitely think it will last me a long time!! So I hope all is going well at home with everyone getting their new toys for Christmas! That is so Awesome that your friend Kelly and her husband moved into the ward that Morgan lives in! I have some friends that live in that ward and they always talk good about that ward so it will be a good place for them. So i found out the last name of those people that I was talking about when I said they were from Orem. Their last name is Bonet. (bownay). The family that I used their phone is the Omdahl family. I will send the address to them next week so that I can get it for you. I dont have it on me right now but I will get it soon. Well I hope you have a great week and take care!!

Dad, Im sorry that you have the flu!!!! I hope you get better soon!! So I got my new camera!! It will be a good one for me to have for a long time!!! I will have to work on getting my other one home in one piece! I hope all is going well at home and I hope you have a good week!! Get well soon!!!

Jake, That is Awesome that you got a PS3!!!!!!!!!!! I look forward to seeing it when I get home!!! I hope you share with everyone else!!! Dont cause problems!! So for my Christmas it was really good!! I got to call home to you all and then I also got to relax for the most part! It was really good! I hope you enjoyed your Christmas!! Tell the Golders I said Hi and have a great week!

Josh, That is Awesome that you got an Xbox!!! That is so exciting!!! So what happened to my Xbox??? It sounds like it doesn't get used anymore!! I hope you are enjoying your week!! I hope you are sharing your Xbox with everyone!!! Dont cause problems and have a great week!!!

Alex, Maybe you will  go to Australia!! that would be Awesome!! That is Awesome that Nate is going to Scotland and Ireland!!! That will be a really good experience for him!! Have a great week and take care!!

I love you all very much and have a great week!!!
- Elder Parks

Monday, December 24, 2012


Hello everyone!!!!!

This week has been a very crazy week!!!! I was transferred on Wednesday and now I am in an area called Randburg. It also covers a city called Santon. It is the Richest part of Johannesburg!!! The entire area is full of Mansions and huge gates!!! There is a huge mall as well called Santon City Mall!! The ward is Awesome!!! It is a normal ward that you would find at home!! Everything here in this area is exactly like Salt Lake! The only difference is the size of houses! Its like me going to mikes neighborhood and going and knocking on doors there!! This area is the Richest area of our mission and in Johannesburg! So far everything has been so crazy!!! We spent an entire day pushing buttons on call boxes to the giant houses!! so far no success has come out of it but I am confident something may come out of it. I will have to keep you informed how the new area is going. So my new companion is actually someone that came out the exact same time as me!!! We met at Chicago Airport so it has been really good so far!! His name is Elder Hansen! He is from Oregon. He is an Awesome Guy!!

Mom, I received your package!!! I was able to open every present starting with number one! Thank you so much!!! That was a great idea to do that!! Thank you for all the candy and the books and the stockings!! That was a great package!! So you all went to see the lights?? Thats Awesome!!!! I look forward to doing that when I get home!! That is so Awesome that Nate is getting his call on Wednesday!!! I will have to talk to my mission president if I can call you all and see where he is going. I will let you know tomorrow when I call home. So is there any chance you can put $200 in my account? If not that is ok with me. I am working on getting me a camera but the ones here are a little more than the ones in my last area. They are really good cameras still so i may get one or not we will see. I will talk to you tomorrow!!!

Dad, I look forward to calling home tomorrow!! I cant wait to see how everyone is doing!!! I hope you all are doing really well at home right now!! I will have to talk to my mission president to see if I can call home on wednesday to see if nate got his call or not. I will let you know what he says tomorrow when I call home. So my new area is where all the billionares and Millionares live!!! In our ward we have some families that are actually from the US!!! They have been treating us very well since I have been here. They have also been feeding us some American food that you and mom always made. We had Tacos a couple of days ago with a family that is from Utah. I think they said they were from Orem. It is so cool to be in this area. So I was able to get the package from all of you! Thank you so much for the package!! That is Awesome that you all went to see the lights at temple square!! I look forward to doing that when I get home!! I will talk to you tomorrow!!

Nate, that is so Awesome that your mission call is coming in this week!!! I am so excited to hear where you are going!!! I look forward to hearing about that! So you feel you are going to asia? I am looking forward to hearing where you are going! I hope you have had a great week and I will talk to you tomorrow!!

Jake, That is Awesome that the Golders are going to Cali for Christmas!! I hope the Dodgers do really good!! That should be a great game to go and see!! I will talk to you tomorrow!!

Josh, that is Awesome that Christmas is tomorrow!! I will talk to you tomorrow!!

Alex, That is so great that you went and saw the lights! I look forward to being able to go and see them when I get home! Talk to you tomorrow!!

I love you all very much and I will talk to you tomorrow!!!
- Elder Parks

Monday, December 17, 2012


Hello Everyone!!!
 
I cant believe that Christmas is already here!!! It is so crazy that time went by so fast!! So this week has been alright. It just got really heckic because I am being transferred!! I am leaving to my new area on Wednesday. Im not sure where I am going yet but I will let you all know as soon as I can. So it sounds like things are going pretty good for the most part. I am really excited to call you all in 8 days! So I was planning on calling from here at 8 PM which will make it 11 AM your time. I hope that will work for all of you. I am going to be calling from a landline or our cell phone. I will let you know next monday the 23rd which phone I will be using. So which ever phone you want me to call I will call. Let me know if you want me to call you when you all will be in Roy or just before you all go. I will call at 12 your time if that works better. Let me know the time next week when you would like me to call and I will call by then.  I have not received a package yet but I am hoping that it is at our office. I will check if it is in the office today and I will let you know as soon as I can. I am happy that you all got your package and I am happy that Grandma and Grandpa Wright got thiers as well. Did by chance Grandma and Grandpa Parks get theirs yet? I sent some cards to everyone for christmas so I hope they all got there.
 
Mom, I am really hoping that the package you sent will be at the office today when I go! The office couple at the office said that there were a lot of packages at the post office that they were waiting to be released to them. I am hoping that they will be there. So Nate turned in his papers?? That is AWESOME!!!  I am Excited to hear where he is going!! I hope his call letter gets there before next week!!! So I will send my camera home this week or next month. This month is a little busy for the post office so hopefully I will be able to send it home soon. Im not sure what happened to it but the battery doesnt charge. So it snowed again?? That is Awesome!!! So Dakota has Arthritis? Thats not good!!! I will keep him in my prayers. That will be so cool when Nate goes to the temple!! That will be a good experience for him!! So for Christmas they are having a Christmas party at the mission home so if I am close to the office I will be able to go. We will have to see. Well I hope you have a great week! Take Care!
 
Dad, So things here are ok for the most part. The appointments got really good this past week! We had a lot of full days of appointments. It was really good for the most part. We had the opportunity of teaching some really good families and help them come closer to Christ. We found a really Awesome family this past week!! I am really excited to teach them! They are so humble and willing to listen. I am being transferred on Wednesday so I will have to see how it goes with my companion and his new companion. So you got the snow blower out?? That is Awesome! That is good that Utah is finally getting snow. Hopefully it will get more soon. So I am planning on calling one of your phones. You will have to let me know which one to call next monday when I email you all. I hope all is going well at home and I hope you all have a great Christmas! Have a great week and Take Care!
 
Nate, THAT IS AWESOME THAT YOUR PAPERS ARE IN!!!!! I AM SO EXCITED TO HEAR WHERE YOU ARE GOING!!!!! That is Awesome that Maddy sent her papers in as well!! I am excited for both of you!! Please keep me informed how it goes for both of you!! Im sorry about the grades!! A C is still good though! I hope you have a very Merry Chrismas and have a great week!!!
 
Madalyn, It is so great to meet you! So far South Africa has been good so far!!! Thank you so much for sending me an email!! That is exciting that you are turning in your papers!!! I am so excited to hear where you will be going!!! I am so excited to hear where both of you are going!! I hope you have a great week and Merry Christmas!!
 
Jake, You saw The Hobbit?????? LUCKY!!! I am so excited to go and see that!!! I was told there is 3 parts to it so I will be able to see the 3rd part in the theatres. This week has been pretty good for the most part. I am being transferred to another area wednesday so I will have to keep you all informed. I hope you have a great week and Tell the Golders HI for me!!
 
Josh, Things here are ok. It is a little crazy because everyone has left or are leaving for the Christmas. We will see how it goes. That is Awesome that you guys got lots of snow!! That is so great!! Here it is definately in the middle of summer! It is so hot during the day. It also has rained a lot as well. I hope things are going well and I hope you have a great week!!!
 
Alex, That is Awesome that you made an Igloo!! Unfortunately there is no snow here so I cant do that. I hope all is going well for you!! Have a great week!!
 
I love you all very much and have a great week!!
- Elder Parks

Monday, December 10, 2012


Hello Everyone!!!
 
So this week has been an interesting week! Because of the Holidays everyone is cancelling on us because they are all going to visit family members. It has been an interesting week. So I got the package from Jody and Grandma and Grandpa Wright but I havent recieved your package yet. I need the tracking number so I can figure out what post office it ended up arriving at. So my camera is not working unfortunately. I think it is the battery because the camera itself works but the battery will not charge. I was thinking of sending it home so you can send it back for the warranty on it. Im not too sure what to do in this situation. The cameras they sell here are very cheep so I may buy a new one and just send mine home and continue from there. So no matter what for my Christmas call I will definately be able to call home regardless if I am transfered or not. So I sent home a package for Christmas!! please dont open till Christmas!! Put it under the Christmas tree!!
 
So mom, that is so great that you all had the Richards Christmas party this last week!  That is Awesome that everyone is getting so big! I cant believe that time is going so fast!! I have been out for almost 10 months!! In a little less than a couple of months I will only have a year left!! That is so great that Nate is getting his papers in so quickly!!! I am excited to hear where he will be going. So do you think he will be going to a foreign mission or a states mission?? I think he will be going somewhere in the pacific Islands, maybe tonga or samoa. I am excited to hear where he is going. So I recieved a letter from Uncle Lloyd and Aunt Eva yesterday. They said that one of their grandsons got his mission call!! He is going to Oregon! I think his name is Arlington? Im not sure I think it is something like that. That is so crazy that it is starting to snow now!! I hope the mountains are getting snow!! I cant imagine how different things will be when I get home!! its crazy!! So I am going to need the tracking number to your package so I can track it and go and pick it up. Thank you so much for giving Rebekah my email adress!! We actually can email friends. Our mission president has told us that we can as long as we limit how much time we use to email them. I hope all is going well at home! have a great week!!
 
Dad, That is so crazy that two people have hit your car!!!! I hope everyone is ok!! So that is so Awesome that Nate is so close to getting his mission call and his temple experience!!! I am very happy for him and very excited for the choices he is making! So that is Awesome that you all are getting snow finally!!! So the weather here has been very HOT!!!! The temperatures here have been in the 30's (celcius) (90's Farenheit). It has been so hot lately!! I cant believe that Christmas is coming up so fast!!!! So the work here has been a little interesting. People are listening to us but are refusing to leave their church or come to the one we attend because of the distance. It is very tough right now but it has been rewarding. I have learned how to be more patient. It has taught me a lot of things and I am interested to see how my next area will be for me. So my camera battery is finished. It wont charge but the camera works just fine. I am thinking about sending it home so that you can get another one because of the warranty. The papers for the warranty are in my dresser in my room if they have not been thrown away yet. I am probably going to buy a new one because there are some really good ones here for cheap!! Sony has really good prices in this country so their electronics are dirt cheap and they are very high quality!! I think it is because EVERYONE buys sony here for their TV and entertainment system. Well I hope all is going well at home right now and have a great week!!!
 
Nate, That is so great that you are going to get your mission call soon!!!!! I cant wait to hear where you are going!!! I am guessing that you will go to the pacific Islands!!! Maybe Tonga or Samoa! I am excited to hear where you will be going!! I am also excited to hear that you will be going to the temple soon!! I love the temple so much!! I enjoyed my experience so much!! I still to this day enjoy my experience!! I hope all is going well at home!! I am excited to hear the progress of how the papers are going. Take care and have a great week!!
 
Jake, DONT DO DOUGHNUTS IN THE XTERRA PLEASE!!! haha I really loved that car so please dont wreck it by hot dogging in it! So how are the golders doing?? Are they good? So here in South Africa it is summer! All the schools are on Summer break! They are the exact opposite of the schools in Utah!! Crazy huh!! The temperature here is VERY HOT!!! That is Awesome that you guys are getting snow right now!! Take care and have a great week!! Tell the Golders I said Hi!!!
 
Josh, That is great that your are getting your grades up!!! That is AWESOME!!! Great job!! So I hope all is going well for you right now!! That is not good that happened to dad's cop car!! I hope you have a great week!!
 
Alex, I hope all goes well for the play at your school!! Study your part and make sure you memorize your part. Take car and have a great week!!
 
I Love you all and have a great week!!!!
- Elder Parks

Monday, December 3, 2012


Hello Everyone!!!
Wow.. I cant believe Mr. Treglown died this last week!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! He was my gym teacher and he was a great teacher as well!!! I cant believe that happened! I will definately keep them in my prayers as I go through the week!! Man he was such a great teacher! That is too bad that happened! So this week has been a pretty good week for the most part. We were able to teach some really good lessons about The Book of Mormon!! So far everything has been pretty good for the most part! I cant believe that its Christmas this month!!!! So it sounds like the weather is not that cool right now!! It has been the same temperature here in South Africa the last couple of days because of all the rain that we have received here. It has been raining here like crazy!! I hope it will get sunny soon!! So I am going to the office today so my package should be there. I will look out for it!!
Mom, That is Awesome that you put up the Christmas tree!! That is so great!!! So I will be going to the mission office today so Im sure it will be there. I will keep you informed! Please dont loose the tracking number just in case it is not the office. If it is not there i can track it using the South Africa Post Office system and find out where it is. So everyone is already making fudge??? AWESOME!!! Can you please send me the recipe?? I want to try to make it soon!! So that is so great that you are helping the children that are in need!! Im sure they will love the things that you get for them!! So we will be watching the Christmas devotional on the 9th of December (this sunday). So far everything has been going pretty good for the most part. SO I will have to start planning how I am going to call home soon!! That is so great that nate may have his papers by Christmas!! I cant wait to here where he will go!!
Dad, That is so crazy that the temperature is so high right now!!! I thought it would be a lot lower this time of year!! Im sure it will drop as time goes on!! That is Awesome that you have been going hunting lately!! That is so funny that the F-16 did that!!! That would have made me jump so bad!!! So you will have to keep me updated how the hunting is going. I look forward to doing that when I get home. So far everything has been going well for the most part. I am really enjoying it here in South Africa. SO that is too bad that Mr. Treglown passed away!!! I hope his family is doing ok!!! So I may be transferred this month!! It will be on the 18th of December so We will see if it really happens or not. I will keep you all informed. I hope you have a great week!
Nate, So you made fudge??? That is so AWESOME!!!! Im sure it turned out really good!! That is Awesome that you made your own!!!! So I havent seen the Christmas devotional but I will soon!! They are having the broadcast this sunday!! I will be able to see it then!! So I hope school is going pretty good so far!!! It sounds like you have been busy with all the finals and reports!! I hope all goes well!! keep me informend how the papers are going!! Have a great week!!
Jake, That is too bad that Coach Treglown passed away!! I hope the family is doing ok!!!! I cant believe that happened!!! So I will be watching the Christmas devotional soon (this sunday). That is Awesome that you are going shooting with the Golders!! Have fun and be safe!! I hope you have a great week!!!
Josh, I CANT BELIEVE THAT COACH TREGLOWN PASSED AWAY!!!!! I hope his family is doing ok!! That is so Awesome that South Jordan Middle School did that for him!! I hope you and all of your friends are doing ok!! I hope all is going well for the school!! Im sorry that happened!!
Alex, That is Awesome that you helped mom put up the Christmas tree!! I hope all is going well right now for you!!! Have a great week!!
I love you all and have a great week!!!
- Elder Parks

Monday, November 26, 2012


Hello Everyone!!!
So this week was a pretty good week for the most part. We were able to teach some really good lessons and we were able to help some people know more about the book of mormon. So far everything is going well for the most part. We celebrated my birthday on Friday with Yellow Cake and Chocolate Frosting!!!! Thank you all so much for the Birthday packages!!!! They were Great!!!! I received my packages on Thursday in the afternoon. I got 2 from you all and 1 from Grandma and Grandpa Parks. Thank you all so much for the packages!!! So today the bishop of the ward that I am serving in wants us to come with him to a church building in our area to look at it so we can start a group! We may become a group and me and my companion will be in charge of running the group!! We will see what actually will happen. I will keep you all informed! So every monday I am with Elder Scanlin from the 5th ward!!I see him all the time!! Its so great!! So I hope all is going well at home so far!
Mom, Thank you so much for the packages!!! I will keep my eye out for them all when they arrive!! There is an office couple that works in the mission office that keeps an eye out for my packages so they will watch for them as well. So luckily I was able to receive my packages last thursday but they actually came in on Monday so that is good. I will have to check if any came in today or not. I will watch for all the packages that come in. So you had a gang situation at the hospital??? That is crazy!! I hope non of the staff were harmed in the conflict. Luckily here I dont have to worry about gang activity. Here there is something called "Mob Justice". It is really really bad because they inflict a lot of harm! What happens is if someone catches another person stealing or robbing someone they will scream "He is stealing" or something of that sort and all the sudden all the men in the houses or shacks will surround the one who just stole something and they will close in and start beating the guy up, usually until he cant move any more or unfortunately until they die. It is very very bad!!!! I think that is the reason there is no gang activity and why no one gives us any problems. People always look out for us and if someone attempts to give us trouble or grief someone will come up and ask if we are ok and if the person is bothering us or not. I always have to tell them that everything is ok. Everyone looks out for us here where I am at. No one dares harm us because of that "Mob Justice" thing. It has been something that I have had to get used to. So you all invitedthe missionaries over for dinner??? They are so lucky!!!!! I miss Both yours and Dad's cooking!!! The food just is not the same here in South Africa but it is still good! Well I hope you have a great week!!
Dad, That is really good that you all enjoyed Thanksgiving!! Here we all had lunch for thanksgiving but it was no where close to how it is at home. I was able to get some Yellow cake with Chocolate frosting luckily for my birthday. It was so great!! I enjoyed every bit of it!! So that is funny that none of the decorations are up yet! It is still November so that is understandable. None of the appartments have any decorations so we will have to see how everything goes this christms. I cant believe Christmas is already here!! Time goes by way too fast sometimes!!! I look forward to the phone call home in less than a month!! That will be exciting!!!! So you all fed the missionaries?? That is so great!! I guarantee that they all LOVED that!!! It is so nice when a member feeds us that way we dont have to spend as much money and go to get lunch. So the bishop of the ward here in my area wants to look at a church building in our area and he wants us to go with him! If everything goes well, we will become a group and Both my and my companion will be in charge of running the church services every sunday!! I will have to keep you informed how that will go!! I hope all will go well for that because the people here need a closer place because the other building is really far from the area. We will have to see what happens. So i hope you have had a really good week and I hope you have a great week!!!
Nate, That is crazy that your wisdom teeth are impacted and laying sideways!!! That is so crazy that you are so close to getting your mission papers almost finished!!! That will be cool when everything will be done!!! So you got a traffic ticket???? That is not good!! So far I have been pulled over to the side of the road once and they immediately let us go because everything was in order. I hope all is going well for you so far!!! Tell all the young men (at least the ones who were there when I was there) Hi for me!!! Please also tell the Bishpric and Brother Johnston hi for me!! I hope you have a great week!!!!
Jake, So far everything has been going pretty good for the most part!! My birthday was pretty good as well!! I was able to make my favorite yellow cake and chocolate frosting!!! It was pretty good!!! So here in South Africa there is no such thing as Thanksgiving so for Thanksgiving we had lunch with the other missionaries and it was alright but it was nothing compared to the Thanksgiving feast at home!!! So you went shooting with Dwayne??? That is Awesome!!! Im sure that was fun!! Well I hope all is going well for you at home and have a great week!! Tell the Golders Hi for me!!!
Josh, So that is not good that you have all F's!!!! At least you have the entire quarter to get them all up!! Just do the assignments and turn them in on time and everything will go very well!!! So one piece of advice that I have learned from school and my mission so far is to never give up!! Always put your homework in front of everything else and you cant go wrong!! Keep trying and working hard and you can get really good grades!! I hope this helps and I hope things get better for you and have a great week!!
Alex, That is so great that you all fed the missionaries!! Im sure they all LOVED that!!! So on sundays we start by going to church and then after that we go to one of the members houses and they serve us lunch! We then go and teach people for the rest of the day. I hope you have a great week!
I love you all very much and have a great week!!
- Elder Parks