Going strong till the end

Well mother how are things going? It is really hard for me to believe that I only have two more weeks left. I do not really believe it. I will only use the Internet two more times after today to be able to talk with you and then I will be able to see you. It is really weird how time goes by so fast. It seems like yesterday that I was in the CTM or at home packing for the mission. Time really does go by really fast. It is because of this realization that I decided and came to the fact that we really need to take a lot of care of the time we are given. We really need to be doing the things that will help us to have Eternal life. I really loved the Talk about Desires. What really are our biggest desires? Do we all desire to have Eternal life, etc.? It really made me think about how important it is to have the desire to do good. I testify that the power of desire is great! According to our desires miracles can happen. I have realized these last few months that my desire to baptize and to save people have really made the difference. The more I desire to do good and to baptize the more elects I find and the more that the Lord helps me. We really need to have the desire to do good.
Well......... Sorry I will have to stop here. The Internet has fell through about 4 times and I do not have enough time now to be able to write you. It is kind of frustrating when the Internet falls through like that. Just know that all is going well. Conference was soooooo great! I was able to learn so many great things. Also so many miracles have happened this last week!!! It seems like these miracles will continue. I really hope so. I will keep trying my hardest until the very last minute. That is why I was called to serve two years not one year 11 months and 29 days. For Two years and so the work goes on. I love the mission so much. I love you all so much. Mother you are so great. Until next week.
Elder Daniel J. Parkinson
Ps. I still have not received your package. I hope that I receive you package before I leave if not I told Elder Fujimoto that he can keep the package for himself unless there is something inside that I will really need.

Goals for this month

Hi!!!!
Well this will be one more short e-mail. I would just like to fill you in on a few things that are happening.
1. This past week we had one more baptism of a girl named Maraiza. She is great and was really prepared by the Lord. In just one week she prepared herself to be baptized. It was such a great baptism. I never have seen someone so happy in my life. After her baptism she just could not stop smiling. It was great. Also because of her example we are now teaching her sister-in-law and brother and mother. What a great blessing of the Lord. We are planning on helping her brother and sister-in-law get married. It will be great. Maraiza really was a miracle.
2. This week we are going to try to baptize 5 more people. I really hope that we will be able to do so. We are really trying our hardest and still falling short but the Lord is so great and does the rest for us. I love this work so much. The Lord really does bless us so much when we do what he would have us do. All 5 of these people are miracles. God is so great. I think every single day that passes by I realize even more how much I really need him in my life and how useless I am without him.
3. The mission is so great. I really do not know what to think about it right now. I really do not want to leave but I know that that day will come when i will have to continue on with my life and go home. I am not excited for that day but at the same time I am excited for that day. I only have 2 months left on the mission. Here in 2 weeks we will find out whether I will finish my mission as a zone leader or weather I will train for my last transfer. I really want to stay here but we will let the Lord decide what is best.
4. I have been reading the book of Mormon in Spanish lately. It has been great. I can actually understand almost everything. I just cannot speak Spanish but understand and read it I can.
5. I have really decided that God really does love his sons. When we establish a goal and work our hardest to achieve that goal and really try our hardest and put our faith in God he helps us to reach our goals. My companion and I established a goal of 10 baptisms this month and we are trying our hardest to reach it. We need a few more and know that with God it is possible. I really know that God will help us if it is his will. The greatest thing is that we look at the success that we are having and we realize that it really is not us but it is the blessings of God.

I love my mission so much. I love you all as well. I hope you are all doing well. I love you. Tell grandma that I love her as well. Also tell her to stay strong. That is all for this week. Until next week. I love you all.
Elder Daniel J. Parkinson

P.s. Also please tell everyone to start to write there e-mails on Sunday because here pretty soon I think in 3 or 4 weeks we are going to start to have our p-days on Monday instead of Tuesday. OK? Thank you so much.