Well this week has been much better than the last one. My headache is completely gone and I have been able to work at full speed again. A few months ago the mission as a whole began to read The Book of Mormon together and on Sunday I finished it in Spanish for the first time! I have never read it so quickly or studied and pondered it so deeply. I want to testify that I know it is true and that as I have read it have truly gotten to know my Savior and feel the hope that comes from his eternal sacrifice. I know that thanks to him we can find peace in our daily lives and the comfort that comes from knowing that we can always repent for what we have done wrong and continue perfecting ourselves daily.
I am grateful for the atonement of Jesus Christ and his perfect example. I am thankful to be a missionary of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and I am thankful for the opportunity to live with my family forever.
Today we have transfers and I will obviously be staying with my companion but we have been put in a trio and an Hermana from Argentina will be coming to be with us. Also Hermana Heaton, who is from Panguitch, is coming to live in Tome with me!!! We get to live in the same house and I am so excited to be with her.
I am sorry but I have very little time to write you today because I have to go to a special dinner with president and all of the missionaries that are leaving, but I will write more next week.
Have a wonderful week. Thank you so much for your thoughts and prayers!!
Con mucho amor,
Hermana Parkin
Dear mom and dad,
So this last week was SOO difficult for me. Last Saturday I started feeling as if I was car sick off and on and then on Wednesday my migrane hit. I was in bed for 2 days and then I was really sick in my stomach. I have constant headahces or feel nausiated. Today I was finally able to get into the doctor and he said that it could just be a prolonged migrane and gave me some medication. He said if the pains continues until this coming wednesday that I should come back in for a scan. I will keep you updated but meantime just keep me in your prayers... It has been so frustrating this last week because I want to be enjoying my last time in the mission and work hard but I havent been able to do anything. Anyway, I hope this coming week is better.
I hope you have a great week! Mom, I will send you an email in a few minutes about housing.
Tell everyone hi for me and enjoy your Thanksgiving!
Love,
Hermana Parkin