Well family, tomorrow marks the
official 3-month mark before my release date... :S It's come too fast.
Mom - It looks like you're having
a fun time with the sewer stuff haha... looks lovely. I'm glad things seem to
be looking up. I think it would be super cool if you worked for JetBlue. We met
this lady that does that and she and her family get discounts or can fly free
or whatever, and she does that same thing, working at home for JetBlue. So
that's pretty cool! It's weird to think about home... it's going to be totally
different coming back. Wow. Anyway, I love you lots Mom!
Marilee - Hey you! Send me an
email or something so I can respond to ya! The email address I have for you is
your aol one, but it's not working because I get a message back saying that you
don't get it. :S
Dad - Well, I hope you had a good
Labor Day - I know here it was a pain because all the libraries were closed, so
we had to share a computer between 4 elders. Ugh. Oh well, it all worked out.
:) But I hope Halloween goes well! Oh and btw, keep me updated on BYU football...
I don't know how good they are this year, but let me know!
Well, a kind of crazy week. We
had transfers and I got a new companion, Elder Turbovsky. He's super cool and
he came to the island the same day I did, but wasn't in the MTC for as long, so
his release date is a bit later. Tuesday we helped out with the new
missionaries coming in, and that was awesome! Lots of work, but it was super
cool. In the evening we took a couple elders up to Santurce, and there was a
baptism there - of a lady that Elder Caballero and I had started teaching! So
that was a real nice surprise to see her, and she was super happy. :) That was
a good night. :)
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| At the baptism, Elder Gardner, Elder Caballero |
Thursday and Friday were zone
conferences, so we were all over the place for those. Not to mention Elder
Andersen from the area presidency was there, so we were all a bit more on our
toes than usual haha. Then on Saturday we had a special Mission Leadership
Council, and that was awesome! I learned a lot this weekend from Elder Andersen
about leadership in the church and about ordinances and covenants. AWESOME
stuff.
But yeah, a pretty good week I
think. They're all going by so fast now... it's unbelievable. Lisa told me
Matt's off to North Carolina on December 4th. Hopefully I'll get to share a few
tips with him and see him before he leaves. Wow. :)
I know that Jesus is the Christ.
I know that He has provided His gospel for us, and it is the only way back to
the Father. D&C 45:3-5 teaches us His role as our Advocate, and it is true.
He will only do this for us if we follow His example and follow His gospel like
it says in 3 Nephi 27:13-16. Faith, repentance, baptism, and the gift of the
Holy Ghost, along with enduring to the end is the ONLY way. I know that that is
true. I know that Christ sacrificed Himself so that He could be this
intercessor between us and the Father. He lives and loves us, and wants us all
to return to God.
I love you all so much, and I
hope you have a great week. :)
Elder
Kimball Ray Gardner
Puerto
Rico San Juan Mission
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