Hola todos,
¡Feliz Cumpleaños Mama! Happy Birthday! My present to you is this letter on your birthday! I love you. I hope you are having a wonderful day with the family. I also found out that I still have all my pictures from my camera and am going to send the right memory card this time, but the bad news is that I'm not sure if my camera can recharge here... I tried to recharge it last night and my charger isn't working correctly. I'll try to do it again in Uruguay and then we'll see what's up from there.
Things are going really well and I have all my things packed. I'm just waiting till 6:00 am when I will be leaving the CCM headed for Uruguay!!! I'm so excited and even more excited about going through the Temple in Montevideo. Every day here in the CCM is a good one, but I know that the campo or the field is going to be even better. I can't wait to meet my trainer and start working on building the Kingdom of God everyday.
On this special day I just want to thank you Mom for all that you have done for me in making our home such a great and special place, and for raising me in such a great, loving, and perfect home for learning how to become the missionary I've grown to be and will continue to learn to be. I love you so very much and am eternally grateful for all that you did to help support me and help me get to the point that I am at right now. I hope that you can always have a smile on your face everyday because you know that you did an awesome job in being a great mother. I don't say "you are the best mom in the world" for nothing. I really mean it. I'm here serving the people of South America because of all the loving parents I have, Mom, Dad, and Heavenly Father. I pray for you every day and can walk in the confidence and strength given to me because of your prayers. Thanks for all that you do!
I had my Spanish test this morning that the CCM sends to the Provo MTC to evaluate the difference between what missionaries learn at the CCM vs the Provo MTC and I did great!!! They videotaped me and asked me questions that I had to answer in Spanish and the teacher said that I speak as good as some of the missionaries he's seen in the field who have been out for a whole year. I'm not one bit nervous for the field, but rather really, really, really excited because I know that the Lord will prepare the way and that things will be hard and difficult but I know that I am being watched over and protected. I also know that every day in the mission is exactly what you allow it to be. The better the attitude and the desire to work, the better the day! I have set some goals to help me make my first transfer the best it can be.
My time is short but I want to share with you that I really do love this gospel and I KNOW that it is true. I have felt the spirit testify of the truthfulness of it so many times as I have studied, taught, and lived it. I have felt a witness so strong that I cannot deny the truth of it. I KNOW the Book of Mormon is true and that it is another testament of Jesus Christ, and that it was translated by the Prophet Joseph Smith by the power and authority of God. I know that God loves each and every one of us because we are his children. Jesus Christ is our brother, friend, Lord, Savior, and Redeemer. He suffered for each of us individually and knows every pain, sorrow, worry, and heartache that we have felt in this life and will ever feel in the future. Because of Him and His sacrifice we can have hope and joy for the future for we CAN live with God again and we can be there with our family for eternity! Smile and rejoice for Christ lives, and we will live once again because of that single act of love and charity of our beloved brother and Savior. You are all children of God, never forget that.
Amor,
Elder Gardner
P.S. My address is the one in Uruguay. It should be posted on the blog and if you have changed your address since I left and want to hear from me, then I will need to hear from you first because I don't have your new address. I want to hear from all of you. Love you.
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