March 27, 2011

Thanks so much for your weekly letters.  I’m sorry about my emails, i promise you that things are great. i will get better at the letters.  i just don't have  a lot of time and I'm really slow. but i will get better. 

I love you

Elder Gardner

March 21, 2011

O, Boy that is super exciting!!!  what a awesome kid!!!  i know how much its killing you that you have to go up and be around those crazy kids, suerte!! let Britt and Vance know I'm disappointed that the didn't choose one of my names, but Jett is bien chito.  MOM, thank you so much for the package, i had no clue what was in there cause it weighted so much.  that was a lot of candy and I'm trying to pace my self, but i never  have anything to eat in the house so i always fall back on my box of candy. i don't expect it to last past this week.  Thanks again its always good to get a package. 

We had such a better week, elder hille and i are learning a lot.  we met a lady this week, her name is Maria Eugenia, she was a contact from last week that we decided to visit.  we gave her the first and she was really interested, our next appointment we brought an ex sis. missionary who just blew her away with excitement.  each lesson we were talking about the baptism with her, but she kept telling us she would pray about it.  we going over to here house on viernes and we gave her a short lesson and then asked what she was thinking about her baptism. she moved to the edge of her chair and she told us, "I want to do it,  I want that Holy Ghost!!!"  for us missionaries i don't know if it gets much better than that.  she was super excited, and now she is like best friends with this hermana that we brought over.  the hermana picks Maria up for church and every thing. we are way excited for Maria.  we learned a lot of things that is going to change we do things over here. i{m excited for this new week to put it all in to action.  its almost half way through the change, and it feels like i just got here. its not even fair how fast the time is going. 

I love you so much, make sure to give that brand new bouncing baby boys kisses for me.  thanks again for the package, i hope all goes well this week.  how is dad and the fam doing? tell them i love them.  Keep safe, and do work.

Elder Gardner

March 14, 2011

I cant tell you how much i love to get your emails, and hear about the family.  the only thing that could make it better is pics.  the last time you guys sent the voice mails i gotten them, the only thing is that i don't know how to put it on to my voice recorder so i have to listen to them in the cyber cafe. and sometimes i don't have time. do you know how to i can put them onto my recorder if at all? Stickém, good times!!  I want to see that, please send pics. i don't think that the package that you sent to Vegas ever got here, the one with all the pics.  I'm still dying to see marcs car, and tambien my new sister, and that new kid from sugar city.   

I did hear about the Earthquake, and it put a huge pit in my stomach.  I'm so glad to hear that Tyler and Marcus are alright, but i do think the were in the southern part of japon.  O, the signs.

I've got to be honest i had a brutal week, which means i learned a lot.  Elder Hille and i work hard all week, but it was ineffective, and it hurt on Sunday.  I'm so pumped for this week cause we have a new game plan and a new way of looking at Satélite.  Queretero does´t know what's going to hit them.  

I read a talk by elder David Bednar from this last conference and it has struck me hard.  he talks about the el don del espiritu santo and how every thing we do, we do to have the spirit with us more.  the talk has an awesome quote at the end.  It applied to me so much this last week, and i hope it can help you as much it did me.  I love you all so much and miss you all so much, but at the same time estoy muy contento.  I hope everything goes well this week.  ¡¡Keep Fighting!!

Elder Gardner

¡Go! slay slay your dragon

March 7, 2011

NEW AREA

Hola familia

Ok, Ok, Ok, so it happened. I left Tepotzotlan, and boy it was not easy.  i was birth into this Mexican world in that city.  i love that barrio, i love those members, and i had such an awesome 4 1/2 months there.  The call came yesterday, and it wans´t unexpected, but non the less still difficult.  Querétaro, Mexico in the barrio Satelite, smack dab in the middle of the city.  its weird to have a different scenery, but in a way its quite refreshing.  i´m just pumped out of my mind to start it going here.  When i first got here today, the first thing my zone leader told me was, "Elder Gardner how's it going, your area is really struggling right now, you have a lot of work in front of you."  I´m excited!!!  so get this my last comp elder marsh was companions with elder Hille in the MTC.  and it just turns out that my new comp is Elder Hille in the flesh.  elder marsh had nothing but gold to say about elder hille.  so its exactly the same situation as when i was elder marsh, he has one less transfer than me and he spits Spanish well.  i have a lot to learn from this kid.  

so, the baby is getting close.  what's on the rumor mill about names for this new kid?  i hope to get some pics next week.  thanks for telling me about him. Cameron, could you send me his address.  its interesting how things happen in this world, isn´t it? sometimes how trials can seem to be choking us so much that we can easily forget the things we know.  I know this church is true i know we are hear for a purpose. i have the opportunity in my life right now to serve others, and I've learned so much.  i think that is such an important principle in this life.  we can not allow our trials change our path.  we can not forget about those around us. sorry that was a bunch of random thoughts. I love you all so very much and hope that all is well. 

keep fighting the good fight!!!

Elder Gardner