Teaching "14"

Creo que es tan impresionante que todo el mundo va a cabo en sus misiones ahora. Braydon entra en el campo de mañana, Taylor ha estado en la misión durante un mes y Cameron se va. Es tan sorprendente para mí !!!!!

Esta semana ha sido una semana muy loca. Estábamos tratando de conseguir todos nuestros investigadores a chuch pero no pudieron conseguir ni una a la iglesia. Así que sí que ha sido la Downer sólo para nosotros. Las cosas van bien sin embargo, tenemos un montón de gente que estamos enseñando y es posible que podamos tener 14 personas bautizadas en breve, esperamos 3 ó 4 antes del 14 de octubre cuz que es cuando uno de nosotros puede ser transferido. Espero que nos mantengamos juntos por lo menos uno más,,,, dos serían mejor!

Pues aún tengo que escribir una carta de presidente por lo que hablaré con ustedes la próxima semana. Lo sentimos acerca del envío de los pantalones. No recibí el correo electrónico no enviar hasta hoy, así que sí. esperamos que usted puede conseguir que el reloj fijo, que sólo necesita un nuevo puesto de modo que permanecerá cerrado.

Gracias por todo lo que haces. Deseo que estaba en casa para poder robar las cookies de debajo de su nariz. ;-) Pero voy a hacer eso pronto. ~ ANCIANO GARDNER



I think it is just so Awesome that everyone is going out on their missions now. Braydon goes into the field tomorrow, Taylor has been on his mission for a month and Cameron is leaving. It is so amazing to me!!!!!

This week has been a pretty crazy week. We were trying to get all of our investigators to church but weren't able to get even one out. so yeah that has been the only downer for us. Things are going good, we have a lot of people we are teaching right now and it is possible that we could have 14 people baptized soon, hopefully 3 maybe 4 before the 14th of Oct because that is when one of us could be transferred. I am hoping that we can stay together for at least one more,,,, two would be better!

Well I still need to write my President a letter so I will talk with you guys next week. Sorry about sending the pants. I didn't get your email not to send them until today. Hopefully you can get my watch fixed, it just needs a new post so it will stay closed.

Thank you for all that you do. I wish I was home so I could steal cookies from under your nose. ;-) but I will be doing that soon enough. ~ELDER GARDNER

Too Hot

This week was pretty good, but we didn't get our investigators with dates, they were all too busy last week so that is our goal this week, more Member Present Lessons and more time at church so we are going to do good this week. I have a story for you. I almost died this last week at a dinner appointment. It seems like everyone here who has us to dinner, likes to try out chilies on us and have us eat them, They say that is what helps us speak better Spanish or whatever. So we are at this members house and he brought out a little orange chili and gave it to me. I'm like, OK, whatever. So I took a bite of it with food (this is key so it isn't so hot) and it wasn't too bad. So I took another bite, a little bigger. It was a little hotter and so I said this is a really good chili and they asked me if it was hot, I said a little but not bad. Then I took my third bite, (I still had half of the chili) but the whole thing broke off in my mouth, so I was like eh,, oh well and I chewed it up,,, OH WOW!! My Poor Mouth! That thing almost killed me! My eyes started watering, my tongue was on fire and my face was RED. Elder Gunnell looked at me and just started laughing. I couldn't do anything to put out the fire. Finally when it died down, about 15 min later. I asked them what kind of pepper it was and they said a Habinero! I thought to myself,,, No Way! I was a little upset that they would even give me that hot of a pepper, but I was like oh well, nothing I can do about it now haha. It was about the worst experience of my life ;-) But it was a good story none the less.

So how are things at home? Everything still going good? Do you think you could do me a favor? Send me the cat in a box, hahahaha, I wouldn't mind having him for a while and then I can just send him back. Just make sure you send him overnight so he doesn't starve, haha just kidding. I think that is funny that mom has him so spoiled. He isn't even going to know me when I get home. He will just be an old mad cat, but who knows. Oh, so you never told me if Bishop wore my tie on fast sunday? I have to keep track of these things ;-) Well I have to get going, we still have a lot to do today and not a whole lot of time left. I love you and for all the support I get from everyone back home. tell mom I am sorry I don't write her, I will do my best to work on that but it is just hard to have any time on P-Day. that still isn't an excuse but I will work on it. Love you! ~ELDER GARDNER
PS Tu espanol es muy bueno por solimente leiendolo. pero yo no se si yo escribo este carta bien o mal. hasta semana primero.

Rubics Cube

Hey dad! Things have been going good and I just love it! Well the only thing thats hard is that I have to lead the area but that is ok. We have been finding a ton of families, but they aren't really making any progress, so this week we are for sure going to make it count. We are going to try and get them all with a baptism date. So things are going really good. Elder Gunnell and I are having so much fun as companions. I didn't think a mission could be this fun. Elder Gunnell and I have been playing chess with Starbursts and I have only lost once and that was the first game. I was just "getting familiar with chess again" so he won. He wanted to play again and we did, and the past 5 times I've won. I think I better stop winning so he will keep playing me. Oh and I have learned how to do the Rubiks Cube. I can solve it in 3 min! We use the Cube for the first lesson... the Restoration if you will...we go in there with a mixed up Cube and then while we are teaching them, I solve it and then end with the First Vision and the Book of Mormon. It seems like it works pretty good for them. Thank you for the Zucchini bread. I ate it all in 3 days hahaha I was really surprised to see that I got the whole thing. I thought for sure there would be a chunk missing that dad got a hold of. But thank you for all that you do. I hope you didn't get the missionary mall pants altered from 42, because 42 is perfect. If they are 41's they will be high water pants. So yeah,,, its 34 waste and 42 outside seem. or 36 inside. I love you and mom so much! ~ELDER GARDNER

New Companion

I have a lot to tell you this week! It was transfers on the 2nd and my companion, Elder Andelin got transfered, leaving me to lead the area and decide what needs to get done. I was really nervous about this new responsibility, and I was really nervous on who I was going to get as a companion. Well, we were at transfers and president Donaldson called my name to stand up, then he called Elder Gunnell's name to be my companion! Since I have been in the area before, I am the senior companion. It is awesome! Elder Gunnell and I were at the MTC together (so if you look back at the pictures you can see him and to whom I am referring to.) I am really excited to know I will be with Elder Gunnell for the next 6 weeks! I am still worried about having to talk to people and "lead" the area. Elder Gunnell's Spanish is better than mine so that kind of made me disappointed for a little bit but then I looked at it this way, " I have a perfect opportunity to learn how he mastered Spanish and also have an awesome time working with him." So yeah I am having the most fun I have had so far in my mission! Since transfers, Elder Gunnell and I have added 3 new families to teach, they seem some what interested, so it is possible that we could have 8 baptisms this transfer or the next if we are still together. I am so excited. the only thing that I wish,,, is that my Spanish was as good as Elder Gunnells or better. I thought I was improving and on track but now I know that I need to take it up a couple of notches. So that is the latest updates with me, I think I am going to clock out for today. OH before I forget, about the pants, I think that I need them at least 1 inch shorter in length so I'm not stepping on them when I walk without shoes. and a box,, yeah I could use a box. with a little bit of money in the box or something ;-) haha just kidding. but yeah don't send me gum, we can't chew gum, so just send me some nestle chocolate milk powder, granola bars and some treats :-D and what ever else you want to send me. :-D Thank You for all the love and support I get from Everyone. ~ELDER GARDNER