Pioneer Day

Hello!

Transfers are next week.  I am sad to send Sister Bryuzgina off on her own! I can't believe she is almost done being trained. We have become best friends! I never thought I would be such good friends with a Russian but they make great friends. 

Pioneer Day is a big holiday in Utah!  We were able to go watch the parade downtown and we saw President Monson.  He is so cute!  Some of the floats in the parade are pretty amazing!

Sister B helped me to have a really good birthday. As soon as I woke up she dumped a whole bunch of balloons on my face and sang to me! She put signs up all over our apartment that said Happy Birthday. Then some of the sisters came to my apartment and sang to me and made me brownies.  It was so sweet.

On my birthday we were slammed with Beehive House and Russian tours which was the perfect birthday present for me because I just love people and I love staying busy! That night we went out for cheesecake and it was just a really good day.

One of my investigators, "R", from Louisiana gets baptized on August 10th. I get to skype them so I can watch her get baptized! It'll be nice to see all the lovely faces of my New Iberia Branch. Oh! My branch president in New Iberia's daughters came to the Square on Saturday with their grandma so I got to see them! It was awesome.

I am just falling more in love with the Book of Mormon everyday! It is my favorite book and my new favorite hobby is relating Book of Mormon stories to me, investigators, and family and friends. That's how you can help people gain a testimony of the Book of Mormon.  The book itself is centuries old but the principles relate to us even today.  Keep reading it, everyone!

I just want to say thanks to everyone who sent me birthday gifts and cards! I really appreciate it!  Mom, Dad, Jeremy, Keli, Kendall, Jagger, Jersy, Grandma and Grandpa Wellman, Grams and Mac, Gigi, Great Grandma Slade, Aunt Tonya I loved it!  Aunt Tonya, I LOVE the rings so much!  All the other sisters are so jealous of them.  Thank you thank you!!  Grandma and Grandpa, I had Cheesecake Factory on my birthday.  Sister Bryuzgina got snickers cheesecake and I got Red Velvet!  You all made my birthday so good! I am so old now. I don't like being 21. I still tell people I am 20. 

Sorry I have to run so quick!

I love you all!

Sister Park