this week has been another cold and rainy week, but finally the sun came out today and it feels great. Sadly it was rainy yesterday morning and none of the investigators that we were expecting showed up at church. We are worried about the Pintos because they started expressing doubts about getting baptized last week and now the wife doesn`t have a great desire to go to church on sundays. So they won`t be getting baptized this weekend...
But on the bright side, we had a miracle happen at church. We got to church and saw that none of our investigators had come so we were a little bummed, but in the Gospel principles class I sat by a lady who I thought must have been an inactive member (because she was dressed like a member and there are a lot of inactive members in the ward boundaries). She told me that she lived on the corner right in front of the church (about 6 houses down from where we live). And I thought there are no members that live that close to us... and I asked her how long ago it was that she was baptized in the church, and she said... ¨I`m not baptized in your church this is the first time that I`ve come¨. We had never talked to her before and she just showed up looking like a member. She loved church and said that she felt a special peace and that she is going to come next sunday. It was a miracle and tomorrow we are going to visit her and share ou message with her.
We also found 2 families in the ward that want us to pass by them and help them as they start to get active again. So we are seeing some great blessings after going through a lot of opposition and frustration with investigators that aren`t progressing as well.
Thanks for the new debit card, it works fine and so far no problems. Sounds like you have all had a fun and great week. That`s awesome that Colin and Mason are doing great in football and that Colin got his eagle now. Congratulations (Felicitaciones)!!! It sounds like dad is going gangster at work and that mom is trying to fight a losing battle with the sunbeams...
I have really felt a great love for the temple this week. This past week I went through the past few ensigns and cut out a bunch of temple pictures to put up around the house and on my study desk. We have definitely felt a special spirit in our house here as we have thought more about the temple with a little help from temple pictures all over the house. I love the temple and am very excited to go there in November. When is the next time that you are going to go to the temple as a family again?
General Conference is coming up and it is a great way to share the gospel without having to take people church. I invite you to all invite a friend to watch general conference either with you in our house or at the their own houses. This is a twice in a year opportunity to hear a living prophet speak, it definitely is something important to share with our friends and neighbors. If you do so I promise you that you will get more out of conference than if you were just listening for yourself. The church is true, what more can I say...
Love,
Elder Gardner
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