Elder Jake Parry

Elder Jake Parry
Arizona Phoenix Mission

Monday, December 1, 2014

Thanksgiving


Wuzup family!?

Thanksgiving was a blast! We got a new apartment this week and we
wanted to take advantage of the free time so we spent the first five
hours of the day carrying furniture in the truck across the apartment
complex. It was actually really efficient. The new apartment was
trashed haha. We have hardwood instead of carpet in the new place
because of the toll missionaries have put on the carpet haha. It was a
unique thanksgiving activity though for sure! We ate dinner with the
Garcia and Toledo families. They were both so awesome. The Garcias run
a sushi business so we had delicious Mexican sushi and a lot of the
Thanksgiving usuals at both places. The Toledos went all out for us four
Elders. They folded some napkins in the shapes of white shirts and
ties and they fed us full. Elder McCuch is super healthy so him
"falling hard" was fun to see. I am glad they all added you on Facebook
so you could see what we were up to!

Alexa and Sebby Toledo got baptized yesterday!!! Like always, it was a
very special experience. Anah will be next! All her friends in the
ward are working on her too, so she will get there... Once they are
married!!!! Ay caray. It was so sweet though. Sebby might have ADD and
he is crazy. So things are always interesting. When he got in the
water he was freaking out about how cold it was. It was funny. Alexa
is very spiritual so she really took the cold water strongly. It was
special for the whole Toledo family and Elder McCuch and I have known
them the whole time we have been together so it was sweet. I told
Elder McCuch that it is great that we can draw so close to such a cool
family like theirs, but it is even cooler to do it with a companion
you like. And I really think I have drawn closer to him as we have
enjoyed so much with other families since we got together. He is a
good man.

I was reading a lot of family history this week! I was listening to
the David Archuleta Christmas album and it brought the Spirit into the
apartment really strong. It sparked a bunch of interest so I read the
stuff Dad sent about Alvarus Hanks and John Parry. It was so neat! If
we just take some effort to learn from and about our ancestors then we
would all see and feel the purpose! The Spirit of Elijah is strong. I
was inspired by not just the stories of achievement and adventure, but
also of their personalities, attributes, and every day behaviors that
made them the people that they were. It was fun to hear about the
hand-waving tradition of Grandma and Grandpa Parry when we leave their
place has lived on. Alvarus was a lot like Grandpa Davis from what the
stories read. John's story is inspiring too. I liked reading about
(his sister?) who, on her deathbead, told John and someone else about
how their religion was a joke and that it couldn't save them! Haha.
Great stories. Thanks for being so on top of the family history
family!

That package was SO AWESOME! I do declare it was the best package of
my mission. Thank you very much. I am going to be enjoying it all
month long. It will be a lot of fun for the members and investigators
I have been working with. I have already given out 5 ties to them. I
have plenty more!

Love, Elder Parry

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