A LETTER FROM ELDER JIMENEZ...

Hola Hermana,

This week was marvelous and great! We have an anouncement for you, we have a baptism for the last week of this transfer, on June 5th. This week we worked really hard and have seen the results of our efforts. Elder Gardner and I wanted to pass the limits this week. We had goals to do 200 contacts and we did it and more, we feel very happy. Also we have improved our lessons and contacts, and have found people who are very good to teach. All of this is because of a reason of being obedient and a result of our success. Without any doubts, Heavenly Father has seen our effort, there have been moments in which we have felt a little sad because the people reject us, while walking in the rain, we sang a song and felt joy and a motivation to continue pushing ourselves forward. We have this week, 13 investigators that we want to help prepare them for baptism, and we have placed goals, principally for us as disciples of Christ, and think that Heavenly Father will follow through with his promise in D&C 84:88.

Sister Gardner, you have a marvelous son, for me it`s real honor to work with him. He loves the people a lot, and his faith is very great, he makes me feel good. Always he is smiling:) I know that Heavenly Father will help him throughout his mission. This week he finished his first month in Uruguay and we celebrated with Ice Cream. It was a good dinner... I will finish my first year in the mission on June 9th. I feel happy that Heavenly Father has helped me and I have seen his hand in my life. For this desire I have to serve Him and do his will in this work.

We are almost done with our first transfer together and the time is flying by, the next transfer starts on June 1st. I think that we are going to be together for at least one more transfer. I am sincere and I believe that I am going to miss him a lot when we have to be separated, we are very united and always we feel the sincere desire to work hard in the work of the Lord.

Sister Gardner, once more I would like to thank you for your love and support, you are a very special family for me. Give Russell a hug for me and also to Colin and Mason. I hope that Colin will become the best football player in the world, and Mason I hope you can learn spanish really well in order to talk with me someday. Sister Gardner, Heavenly Father will bless you for ever, and I know that your prayers and attention for Elder Gardner and I are heard. My birthday is......... the 23rd of July. I`m going to turn 22, so I guess that makes me the oldest son.

The Gardner family, I feel humbly grateful for the sacrifice of our Savior and Redeemer, Jesus Christ. I know that he lives, and I know that this is His work, and that our own lives were seen by him. He understands our afflictions and pains and for this reason that I know that Heavenly Father loves us and desires that the knowledge of the restored gospel can come to all of His children. Thanks for being a family that is an example for me and that helps me. I desire that the Father always blesses you. In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.

Elder Jimenez