Hello, Hello Hello. How is it going?

So this was a really good week for me. I loved it. We found lots of new families. We found this one family last Sunday afternoon. They are the most prepared family i have ever met in my whole mission, well my whole life. They are awesome, I love them. The husbands name is Omar, the wife is Delny, and they have a 2 year old kid named Diego. They are like 25, a young couple. They have been married like 3 years. Its weird, but they remind me of all of my brothers and sister in laws. They are a young nice couple and they have a 2 year old kid just like almost all of you. They are rich here. But they have a nice little apartment. My companion contacted them last week when i wasn't here. He said to come back when his wife was home. So we went last Sunday afternoon. We just taught them about what we do and our purpose. For all the rm`s we did the how to begin teaching from preach my gospel. Anyway, it went great. He asked us a super deep good question. I love questions!! He asked, why is it important for someone to go to a specific church when he can read the bible and pray and be a good person at home. I told him that was a great question, then explained the sacrament. And that in order for us to repent fully we need to partake of the sacrament and also to have the spirit with us. He was content with the answer. Then his wife asked why we don`t drink coffee. The husband said that his cousins explained it to him and so he started explaining to his wife why we don't drink coffee. He amazed me. I was sitting there in awe. He told her that there is a scripture in bible that says that are body`s are temples and so we have to take care of are body`s because they are temples and that is why we cannot drink coffee. Then we asked for assurance, like it is something like that right. We told him that he got it right one. I was really amazed. I am happy for those cousins of his that have shared the gospel with him. They have really prepared them. Well god really prepared them but they helped god prepare them. So we came back a couple days later but they had company so we left. Then we came back the next day. They said where were you we were waiting for you. They wanted us to come and were waiting for us. Apparently right after we left, there company left and because they told them that we were going to come. But ya. They said when we left after the first visit that they both felt something really good in their heart. A feeling that they could not explain. And they want to feel that feeling more in their life. It was like a preach my gospel video of the district where everything just goes perfectly and the people always say the best things. It was awesome. It made me so happy just to know that god has been preparing these people. The only thing that is not good is that they work on Sunday. They both work in the mall, and the weekend is the most busiest time of the week so they work all weekend long. So they did not go to church yesterday. I hope they can figure something out though. Because they really want to go to church. When they told us they were not going to be able to go they were really upset. But they said they will ask for permission to go next week. So i hope that works out. We will see what happens. I am excited though.

This other lady we have been teaching went to church yesterday, so that was cool. She just came to Sacrament meeting. She liked it though. She has like 4 kids. But they are all big now, their like 20 to 30. So just she comes. The kids don't `t want to. But she says that she has been praying and that she has received and answer that the church is true. So that is awesome. I hope that everything turns out well.

Oh so we were supposed to have a baptism this Saturday. It didn`t happen. A little problem came up. So she was living with her boyfriend a couple of months ago before i got here. But the elders taught here about the law a chastity and told her that they had to get married or separate. And so they separated. So that is why she was going to be baptized because she could do it now. Then on Wednesday before the baptism we showed up and saw the boyfriend there. They got back together and now are living together again. So she could not get baptized for that. They say they want to get married. That is good but he is from El Salvador and doesn't have papers here so they cant get married. She is discouraged now and doesn't know what to do. She didn t show up at church yesterday. So I hope everything turns out well. But it will be a while before she gets baptized.

Well I got to go now, It has been a hour. So have a good week everybody. I love all of you. Thanks for all your support. Happy Birthday 80Th Grandpa Gardner.

Love, Elder Gardner

Hello, Hello Hello. How is it going?

So this was a really good week for me. I loved it. We found lots of new families. We found this one family last Sunday afternoon. They are the most prepared family i have ever met in my whole mission, well my whole life. They are awesome, I love them. The husbands name is Omar, the wife is Delny, and they have a 2 year old kid named Diego. They are like 25, a young couple. They have been married like 3 years. Its weird, but they remind me of all of my brothers and sister in laws. They are a young nice couple and they have a 2 year old kid just like almost all of you. They are rich here. But they have a nice little apartment. My companion contacted them last week when i wasn't here. He said to come back when his wife was home. So we went last Sunday afternoon. We just taught them about what we do and our purpose. For all the rm`s we did the how to begin teaching from preach my gospel. Anyway, it went great. He asked us a super deep good question. I love questions!! He asked, why is it important for someone to go to a specific church when he can read the bible and pray and be a good person at home. I told him that was a great question, then explained the sacrament. And that in order for us to repent fully we need to partake of the sacrament and also to have the spirit with us. He was content with the answer. Then his wife asked why we don`t drink coffee. The husband said that his cousins explained it to him and so he started explaining to his wife why we don't drink coffee. He amazed me. I was sitting there in awe. He told her that there is a scripture in bible that says that are body`s are temples and so we have to take care of are body`s because they are temples and that is why we cannot drink coffee. Then we asked for assurance, like it is something like that right. We told him that he got it right one. I was really amazed. I am happy for those cousins of his that have shared the gospel with him. They have really prepared them. Well god really prepared them but they helped god prepare them. So we came back a couple days later but they had company so we left. Then we came back the next day. They said where were you we were waiting for you. They wanted us to come and were waiting for us. Apparently right after we left, there company left and because they told them that we were going to come. But ya. They said when we left after the first visit that they both felt something really good in their heart. A feeling that they could not explain. And they want to feel that feeling more in their life. It was like a preach my gospel video of the district where everything just goes perfectly and the people always say the best things. It was awesome. It made me so happy just to know that god has been preparing these people. The only thing that is not good is that they work on Sunday. They both work in the mall, and the weekend is the most busiest time of the week so they work all weekend long. So they did not go to church yesterday. I hope they can figure something out though. Because they really want to go to church. When they told us they were not going to be able to go they were really upset. But they said they will ask for permission to go next week. So i hope that works out. We will see what happens. I am excited though.

This other lady we have been teaching went to church yesterday, so that was cool. She just came to Sacrament meeting. She liked it though. She has like 4 kids. But they are all big now, their like 20 to 30. So just she comes. The kids don't `t want to. But she says that she has been praying and that she has received and answer that the church is true. So that is awesome. I hope that everything turns out well.

Oh so we were supposed to have a baptism this Saturday. It didn`t happen. A little problem came up. So she was living with her boyfriend a couple of months ago before i got here. But the elders taught here about the law a chastity and told her that they had to get married or separate. And so they separated. So that is why she was going to be baptized because she could do it now. Then on Wednesday before the baptism we showed up and saw the boyfriend there. They got back together and now are living together again. So she could not get baptized for that. They say they want to get married. That is good but he is from El Salvador and doesn't have papers here so they cant get married. She is discouraged now and doesn't know what to do. She didn t show up at church yesterday. So I hope everything turns out well. But it will be a while before she gets baptized.

Well I got to go now, It has been a hour. So have a good week everybody. I love all of you. Thanks for all your support. Happy Birthday 80Th Grandpa Gardner.

Love, Elder Gardner

Hey family, Sounds like life is good. Happy Birthday! Ben and Shalon. Sounds like it was fun.

So me and my companion were sick this week. It was fun times. We got over it though. First he was sick, then he got me sick. So we found a new family this week. They are neighbors of a recent convert here. The kid came to church yesterday but the dad couldn't come. He has problems with his knees. He can be sitting down for a long period of time. So that is why. He promised to come this next Sunday though. So that should be sweet. Im excited

I'm sorry if I can think of anything to write right now. I have a super duper headache. So I can not think at all.

I have not seen this cute baby yet. Nobody has sent any pictures. I have just heard all about her from everybody. So that would be sweet if you want to send pictures. Ryan is a dad now. Crazy. That is awesome. I cant wait to come home and meet all my nephews and nieces that I have not meet. And to see how big Gavin is now.

So is mitt Romney winning the elections. That is what i have heard. That would be sweet. Even people here are hearing about it. We were asked about it the other day. Somebody said oh you guys are missionaries from the church where the next president goes. I was like what. It was random. But that is awesome. The church will get lots of publicity. Then more people will be converted to the gospel. Sweet!!!!!

Today I have 17 months in the mission. Wow. Crazy. Can you believe it.

Question, What are you studying Jason? My companion just asked me this week and i wanted to tell him history, but i wasn't sure if that was right. So I decided to ask to make sure.

I am glad for how many blessing we have received from the lord. I was thinking about it yesterday. The people here have nothing. They don't have good jobs or houses or anything. I was talking to some investigators, and they wanted to know all about you guys and what you did and everything. I felt bad telling them. I don't know why it was just hard. I told them that dad is a airline pilot. And they were just like wow, oh my. He fly's planes. I just felt so bad but blessed of the lord.

Well I am going to go now. Everyone have a great week. i love all of you, peace

Elder Gardner

Hello Family, Thanks for the pictures. There sweet.

So this week was an okay week. Well the beginning was terrible. Me and my comp were not getting along and everything fell apart. I gave up. I just couldn't take it anymore. So we went to the house. But I felt bad, I couldn't do that either. I wanted to work. So we left and worked, it didn't work though because we were mad and didn't have the spirit. I have decided that anytime something happens I am going to say it was my fault and take the blame for it. Because if I change my outlook then everything around me changes. Well I have been trying to love him and serve him and make him happy. I just got frustrated because it wasn't working. I was loving him and serving him and doing everything i could do include him and help him but he would not change and didn't want to do anything. Ill just leave it like that because I don't want to tell you the whole thing and complain about my comp, because then I wouldn't be loving like i should. But this week I learned tons. I am very grateful for the trials that I went through. I learned to love no matter what happens. And i learned to have more patience and not give up. I grew tons this week. And i remembered that i have been praying for trails in my prayers. And i got the trails, now i have to be grateful for it because i got what i asked for. After elder Erying said that in the talk in conference I have tried to always ask for to have big trails so that i can learn certain principles. And well now I have seen that god answers prayers. But don't worry this story ends well. On like Friday finally we talked about everything that happened and we both got on the right page and made up for everything. And after that we have been best buds again, so everything is great right now.

So tonight they tell us if we have changes, my companion mighty leave and I might get a new comp. He has almost 5 months here. But I think and hope he will stay here. We just have 1 change together. But who knows. President does whatever the lord tells him to do. Sometimes crazy things happen. Like in my 2nd area, I was with each of my companions for just 1 change. 1 ended his mission, the other became secretary and my kid went to Peru to serve his mission. So anything can happen.

So we have this family that is super golden. They are awesome. I love them. They just are scared to go to church. I don't know why. But we taught them yesterday about eternal marriage and temples. It was great. I loved it and they loved it. But they do not want to go to the church. I don't know why. We are going to bring a couple this week to teach them. I think that will help them. Then they will have friends and will not feel alone and go to church. So that should be sweet. They are like in their 20`s and they remind me of my brother and sister in laws. And they have a 2 year old little crazy kid. I love them.

Well I have to go now. Thanks for everything you do for me. Thanks for the pictures. Emry is so cute. I love the pictures.

Elder Gardner