Monday, May 28, 2012


Hello everyone!

This week has been really hard! But even though it has been hard it has been worth it. The People here are getting more and more interested in what we are doing. We get stopped on the street all the time by people that are curious what we do. I have finally got used to talking to people so its not to bad when they come up to talk to us.I have really enjoyed my experience so far. By the way mom, Happy Birthday!!! ( sorry its a little late). I cant believe Nate has already graduated from Seminary!! Time is going so fast! Its even more crazy that i have been out for 3 months already! This time next year will be excited though because i will be able to hear where Nate is going for his mission! I look forward to hearing where he is going. I really look forward to hearing where Dakota will be going on his mission when he gets his call! Life is going really fast! 

So mom it sounds like you and Nate had good birthdays! That is good to hear! I hope all of you are doing well and things are good at home! I may be going to a lion park soon so if i do i will take pictures and send them to you all! I hope we end up going! So Josh, you got 92% on your CRTs?!?!?!?!  Thats Awesome!!!! Great job! I never got that good of a score on my CRTs! I wish i got that good of scores! Keep up the good work! Thank you mom for sending me the package! I look forward to getting it! I will finally get to make some really good cookies! So i never heard from Dad or Nate, How are they doing? Im sure this week has been busy for them but I hope they are doing well! I will try to send some more chocolate soon for Fathers day! I will include my favorite chocolate this time instead of the kind i sent last time. I will still include some Kit Kats! 

So Alex keep up the hard work towards your arrow of light! I know that through hard work you will get it! It is definately not easy but it is worth it! Oh and Congratulations on making the Captain rank on Halo Reach!

Jake before you know it you will be a junior in high school and then a senior and i will be coming up on the last six to seven months of my mission! Time is going really fast so when you graduate, it will be Awesome for you! Keep working hard and keep up the good work!

Nate how was Seminary Graduation?? I still remember mine and it seems like just yesterday I was graduating from High School. Keep up the good work and I know you will do well!

Josh keep up the good work in school and i know that you will get to where you want to be! 

Dad, I hope things are going well and i am going to try to send you something for Fathers day. Hopefully it wont take to long to get there. I look forward to hearing how things are going next monday when i email next. Oh by the way i met someone that is Exactly like Mike! Same religion, same everything! This guy is really nice and really funny! You will have to tell Mike Hi for me!

Mom i hope you had a great birthday and I hope that you all have a fantastic week! I look forward to getting your package in a couple of weeks. You will have to let me know when you send it so i can look out for it. Oh and can I get some soup recipes??? It is getting really cold here and im not sure how to make Beef stew or potato soup or any other of the soups.

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

Monday, May 14, 2012


Hello Everyone!
 
It was so good to speak to all of you yesterday!! I feel really bad though that i missed Grandpa Wright and Grandma and Grandpa Parks. Please express my love for them for me. I want them to know that I love them and that im sorry i missed them. I hope everything is going well back at home. It sounded like from yesterday that things are going really well. So I am in contact with Jaron through email now because he sent me an email just not to long ago and now im waiting for him to send me his address. I look forward to speaking with him again.
 
So last year grandma and grandpa got me that lugage for my graduation last year and for my birthday they got me mission stuff. I still cant get over that Nate is graduating at the end of the month. That is Awesome! I am excited for him. I will do my best to send him something for his graduation present. I may just include some chocolate for everyone else as well. So dad, how is work going? Have you guys been busy lately? I know the police here are always out and about going around with their sirens on. So mom its too bad that those people would act like that. There are people here that do the same thing. They come up to us when they are drunk and they ask us to pray for them so they can get better. Its kinda sad that they know its wrong to drink but they do it anyway. But then again not a whole lot of people know it is wrong, so im not sure if they do or not when they come up to us. 
I cant believe I am turning 20 years old this year!!! I definately dont feel 20. That is crazy! before I know it i will be hearing where Nate is going for his mission! Thats Awesome! I hope you all have a wonderful week and Dad i will send you home an audio message of me telling you happy Fathers day so i can get as close as i can to a phone call home.
I hope you all have a fantastic week and i Love you all very much!
 
- Elder Parks

Monday, May 7, 2012

Hi Everyone!!!

This week has been really good! Last thursday we went to a performance by BYU that they put on for then entire part of the southern part of the African Continent. It was Awesome!! It was great because all the missionaries were there and we were able to relax and enjoy the show and then get back to work. It was really spiritually uplifting! I enjoyed it. So it sounds like things are going really well there at home! I look forward to talking to you guys on the phone though this sunday! I bought some phone cards so i will call call the home phone. You are welcome to invite anyone in the family that wants to hear from me as well or you can keep it just with our immediate family. I dont mind. I look forward to calling you guys! I will call there at 11:00 AM (7:00 PM my time).

So its too bad the cookie dough didn't turn out very good. I'm sure it was good to eat though. I have tried making cookies here but the brown sugar here is horrible! It isn't that great here. I have learned how to make dough so i have been making home-made pizza.  I make that and spaghetti as well. I also have been making hamburgers but they are not the same as home. They are still good though. So how was the Temple trip this week? I haven't been able to go to the temple here because I am too far away from it. But hopefully I will be able to go someday. I went to the temple while I was in the MTC and it was pretty good. It is smaller than the Oquirrth Mountain Temple. It was still a good experience to go through. So Collin got a trampoline? Awesome! I bet he will love that! I cant believe he is 5 already! by the time i get home he will be turning 7. That is crazy! So it sounds like Nate's friends are getting mission calls! That is Awesome!!! Two of my friends just got their mission calls. Kevin Suckow is going to Belgium, Netherlands! Another one of my friends is going to California! Time is definitely flying by. So it sounds like Nate did pretty good in his competition! 6th Place isn't bad at all!! that is pretty good!
If i would have tried to do that i would have come 2nd to last! haha. So it sounds like Keaton liked the carnival! He won a gold fish, that is Awesome! Im sure Jason and Jen wont mind to much. As long as He feeds it, it wont be too bad. 

So Nate, you are graduating this month! That is really exciting! Man time went by fast!!! I remember when I graduated from High School. I think you will love SLCC a lot. My friends really liked it because it was close to home. Im sure you will do really good in all of your classes. I will have to go there when I get home so then I can transfer from it to the U. I have a lot of schooling to go still. So the Avengers is good? I really look forward to seeing that movie now! please save it for me or have mom and dad save it for me while you are on your mission next year. Oh by the way HAPPY BIRTHDAY NATE!!!  ( that is for tomorrow when you turn 18). Wow you are now going to be an adult starting tomorrow. That is Awesome!

So Jake it sounds like things are going really good! That is really good to hear! So did you tell the Golders I said hi? If not please tell them I said hi. Things here are going really well. The weather here has got even hotter than it usually is. It is now in the 80's during the week. Keep up the hard work for school and Football and i know you will do well! 

Josh, I havent seen any weird bugs yet but there is a bird here that when it starts flying its call sounds like it is laughing. It is the funniest bird i have ever heard. I also have seen some really colorful birds as well. They are pretty great. Keep up the hard work at Sparq and I know you will do really well. 

Alex, That is Awesome that you had a good week! Its good to hear that Keaton won a fish! Keep working hard towards your arrow of light. That is my favorite award that i got from scouting! 

Mom and Dad, Its good to hear that everything is going well! Its too bad the sprinkler situation gave you some trouble. I think its pretty funny that you ripped out the bushes with your truck. That is perfect for the job! . Im sorry that you had to rip them out though! I hope that the sprinklers arent giving you any trouble anymore. So i look forward to hearing from you guys on Sunday when I call home!!! Like i said earlier in the Email, I will call home around 11 AM your time. Feel free to invite anyone you like if you want. Or you can keep it within our family. Either way is totally fine with me.

Have a fantastic week and i will talk to you all on Sunday. I love you all!!! 
- Elder Parks