Well, my
companion is heading home tomorrow morning and I am about to recieve my
new companion, Elder Pinto from Honduras! I have met him before and am
super excited to start working with him.
This week
we ate worms. But not just any worm, we ate mayones. Big fat juicy
worms. And what an experience it was. They were taken live, skewered and
then basically barbecued. There is just something about big fat juicy
worms that is not that appealing. There is a pic of the worms before we
ate them, but the video is too big to send home. But it was an
experience that I will not soon forget.
We
were also able to go and see an newborn baby of a sister in the branch.
It was a very interesting visit for me, because it made me think of
life, progress, and our nature as children of our Heavenly Father. It
was weird to think that I was once as that little guy too, about 20
years ago.. Wow.. Our time on Earth is so special and valuable.
We
have been having continual success as a zone and as a branch. In our
sector we are still looking for more people to teach. There are a few
investigators that we have but we have had to shift the focus just a
little bit to strengthen some members of the branch that are starting to
weaken. But we have been able to have some amazing spiritual
experiences with some members here.
My testimony has grown of
the power that family prayer and scripture study have. To all families,
please make that a priority every day. Even 5 minutes can make all the
difference. The Lord promises blessings in 3 Nefi 18:18-21, and I know
that those blessings are true. The family is one of the most precious
things that we can have in this life and we must protect it. I have seen
the difference this small practice can have in our families, and I know
that if we do it, we will blessed and strengthened to be able to live
with our families forever.
Thank you all for your wonderful examples. I love you all.
Elder Parker
1. The new baby Moroni.
2. The mayones...
3. We went looking around in Coca (another city) and found some cool things.. haha
4. The tire of the bus blew out while we were going from Coca back to Lago Agrio.
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