Well, what a week! It's been
pretty crazy and pretty emotional, but it's been a good one. :) The transition
week, and right now we have a new mission president, Pres. Smartt!
Mom - Well I
hope that Marilee can get through whatever it is that is stopping her from
progressing. I know that through faith in Christ, everything will work out.
She'll get better, and she'll find her way home. If we just keep praying and doing
all that we can, she'll be alright. :) Anyway, on a lighter note, the new flag
pole looks great!! I love seeing that Utah flag there, and the retention pond
looks cool too haha (corner of 3200 W and Gordon).
Dad - Well...
that is really HOT. Holy cow. 105 degrees?? Blech. At least it's not humid,
right? Haha but still… that's HOT. I think we're in the high 80's down here
right now, so it's still pretty nice. I hope the lawn is looking better and
stuff, hang in there Dad!! Oh, and have you had a chance to look at my stuff
for BYU?
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| With Sis. & Pres. Alvarado, E. Stout |
Anyway, like I said, a bit of a
crazy week. We had a meeting on Thursday with us and all the DLs, and that was
pretty intense. It was really good though, and an emotional goodbye from Pres.
and Sis. Alvarado at the end. I got a picture with them though, so that was
good. However, that wasn't the end! Elder Stout and I put together a bit of a
"private concert" for the Alvarado family, and on Saturday night we
went to their apartment in Guaynabo, and he sang a few songs while I played the
piano, and then I played a few solos also. It was a special night.
However, we didn't finish, and so
they invited us back after church. We actually did a special musical number in
the Guaynabo ward, and then we went back to their apartment and did a few more
songs, including Waterfall, a special one I made for them, and then of course,
God Be With You 'Til We Meet Again. Talk about emotional. It hadn't really sunk
in yet that they were leaving, but it was still touching. Last night it sunk in
more, but wow... very sad. But at the same time, I’m happy for them as they
move forward in their lives. :)
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| At El Morro |
After that, Elder Caballero and I
went to the Stake Center because Pres. Alvarado had scheduled a meeting for
Pres. Smartt with Pres. Rosa, the Stake Pres. So we went there and met Pres.
Smartt! He's a young guy full of energy, and he's pretty intense also. It'll be
fun to get to know him and to work with him, and I'll let you know next week
how that all goes haha... we have a Mission Leaders' Council with him on Friday
I think, so that will be fun.
Anyway, so that was that, and it
was just a crazy week haha… Wow. Anyway, I hope this week is a bit more normal,
and I'll send you some pics from this last crazy week, and some from the fun
P-day last week. :) Anyway, I love you all so much, and thank you for
everything! I hope you are all doing great!
With much love from sunny/rainy
Puerto Rico,
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Elder
Kimball Ray Gardner
Puerto
Rico San Juan Mission
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