Hey family! It sounds like you've
been having a pretty good week, and I think it helps with the weather turning
for the better, right?
Anyway, we had a great experience
with a man named R... D... this week. He is SO receptive!! He is a fruit
of the train contacting project, and he is just amazing. The sisters found him
in the University, and he lives in Santurce. We taught him in the chapel twice
this week, both times with members, and he's just so receptive to what we
teach, accepts it all, and accepts him finding us as a miracle and a sign in
his life that he should change. He has a baptismal date for the 23 of March,
and he's set to go. He's already leaving drinking coffee and everything, and
he's just so fantastic! I'm so grateful and excited to work with him!
Mom - Mom! Hey mom! Little by little
(by small and simple things) things will keep getting better. Marilee’s room looks great by the way! It looks very
soothing to the soul. I love blue so much, because I think it's just so
peaceful. That's why it's so nice here, especially when we ride past the ocean
on a nice sunny day, because the ocean is a beautiful deep blue, and then the
sky is its normal sky blue.
Dad - Dad! It's good to hear about
the things improving, including the weather! Hopefully things will be nice and
thawed in time for Easter haha. :) PR is gearing up for Holy Week again (it
feels like that just barely happened), so that will be an interesting time
haha.
Marilee - HEY!! :) Your new room looks great, including that
great looking TV you got from somewhere familiar ;) Haha. And I like your
llama! There aren't any here in PR but I know there are in Peru where Elder
Hill is serving! However, if I see anything that has anything to do with llamas
while I'm here, I'll make sure to get it for you, alright? :) Anyway, hope you
are doing alright Marilee. Love you!
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| With Elder Durfee |
We did have a cool experience on
Sunday though, as we got off the train going to church. This guy named Mark
started talking to us around the Las Lomas station, and he talked with us the
whole way to Santurce, and then as we got off, he said he'd come to church with
us! So he walked with us up to the chapel, and he stayed there and told us to
pass by again on Tuesday! He's a pretty cool guy, but I don't know if he's
really willing to hear things that aren't his opinion; but we'll definitely be
passing by to see what we can do for him. He's already got a great testimony of
the Atonement of Christ, so if we can help him see that His Gospel is how we
can apply that Atonement in our lives, he'll come around.
We also had some other great lessons
this week with investigators, such as N... A.... He and M... said
they would get married, but didn't tell us a date in specific. However, they
did say that they wanted it to be soon, so we're hoping for the best there!
M... won't be here this week, but we're hoping to still teach N... .
A... G... also came to church
this week, and we have a cita with him on Thursday. It's been a while since
we've taught him, so we'll be verifying how their marriage plans are coming,
and if he's been reading the Book of Mormon.
Other than that, we've been passing
by some other new investigators and starting to teach them. There's a lot of
potential, and a lot of great things happening in Santurce!
And PS, a fantastic coming home
present for me would be a new quad of the new 2013 edition of the scriptures!!!
They look fantastic, and so (hint
hint) maybe a birthday/Christmas present? I'd like it in blue and silver if you
can. :) Anyway, that's not for a little while, but look into it - it looks
pretty sweet!!
Anyway, love you all and I hope
you're all doing well. I pray for you always!
--
Elder
Kimball Ray Gardner
Puerto
Rico San Juan Mission
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