Crazy!

I am so sorry that I have not written in the past couple of weeks. Things here have been so crazy. The work is crazier than ever and we are pushing harder than ever because we are having a hard time teaching 20 lessons a week and getting 10 hours of tracting. This past week especially has been extremely eventful. On Thursday, Elder L. Tom Perry was here to speak to us. Yeah! The Apostle. What do you think of that. It was really cool. He shook every missionary's hand and one of the senior sisters, whose home ward I serve in, said that after I shook his hand I was walking on air. I think that I was. He talked a lot about Preach My Gospel and teaching more lessons and getting the members involved and everything so it was amazing. Along with that amazingness, we had a baptism on Saturday for S P. Boy does she have a strong testimony or what?!! Missionary work is amazing and this is the opportunity of a lifetime. S's husband was telling us about this and said that he would give anything to completely immerse himself in the doctrine for two years and then be able to teach us. I told him that he could do exactly what we do by just bearing his testimony to everyone around and that he could be and "almost-member missionary" He isn't a member yet but he will be soon.

Love Elder Parkin

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