Elder Parker Sims...

...is currently preparing to be DEPORTED TO JAPAN. Ok so not quite. He is preparing to serve a 2 year mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Sapporo, Japan. He will be in the MTC starting on October 5, 2011 to study and learn the Japanese language. There is no doubt he will be an amazing missionary and a major blessing to the people that he will encounter.

* Elder Parker Sims - Sapporo, Japan - Oct. 2011- Oct. 2013 *

Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Pictures From The Mission!

July 16, 2012

Well, tomorrow it is transfer calls. It's crazy this transfer went way fast. fdsauigfjdkafhsdjaefhuiso; a little bit of excitement that just came over me. ゆり 姉妹 our super platinum investigator has now heard all the lessons and yes if she gets baptized I`ll be in the water too. Super excited for that. That day is the 4th of august. Today we went to an all-you-can eat steak event and ate a ton it was great. There is so much craziness going on with transfers right around the corner. Elder Endsley keeps hinting that I`ll go senpai (senior) this next transfer and the thought of that scares me to death. But I might be paired with one of my kohai from the MTC so that would be way fun. I'm so happy to be on a mission. I'm happy that your getting your eyes fixed mom. It`ll be a huge blessing that you will once more be able to see. The blessings that your family will receive from your missionary service will be greater than you can imagine. Keep that in mind. The Lord will bless us for my service and I know that you have a small army if not a large one praying for you. All will go well. The outcome of life is always what we make it out to be. Think of it like when I went in for wrist surgery. All will work out in the end. To quote harry potter ``What comes will come and we`ll meet it when it gets here.`` I love you very much mom. You`ll be fine. Life is good as a missionary. Love always, your one and only and possibly the chosen one, Elder Sims シムズ 長老

July 23, 2012

Watashi no ai suru kazoku, konichiwa. im still in hakodate and elder endlsey is still my companion! SO HAPPY! All is going well with our investigators. We had THREE come to church yesterday. BANZAI! It was truely a great day. All of our investigators are going strong and we couldn't be happier about that. A lot of people are wanting to change their lives and it's a beautiful thing to see. I'm glad that moms surgery went well. We were praying hard. I know that you're doing hard work staying cheerful right now mom but it is worth it to be a source of relief rather than a burden of negativity. Times are tough but they always have a way of working out. I still love it here and even on my rough days I work hard to be genki and cheerful. I'm on my 6th transfer only 10 more to go. Each transfer goes faster and the end seems closer. Sometimes it feels like the end is right around the corner and others like it couldn't be further. But it's almost been a year, crazy huh. Being on a mission is so much fun. I love it. Lots of good times. I feel very content with life. I hope the feeling is mutual. Please stay strong in all things. Talk to you next week! I love you all and pray for you every night. Love, Sims Shimai