What an amazing week this past week we had! To start off the week we had a super fun christmas party on the beach again. My 2nd to last one because Floridians have a Christmas in July, don't ask me why because I have no idea, and we will have the party on the beach most likely. It really is different spending Christmas in the heat. We got gifts and for the most part we just played football in the sand and took pictures.
We have really been blessed lately with a lot of people to teach. We have been going through a lot of people just sorting out the ones who are prepared and those who are not. Friday this past week we taught 25 lessons! Just yesterday we had a blessing from our hard work by being able to have a baptism. We have been working with a Less active woman in the spanish branch who has a 9 year old daughter Ivanna who was not baptized. Sunday Morning before church we had her baptism. It was really special for me because I was able to baptize her and did it in spanish!!!
We should be having another baptism this next weekend in the spanish branch.
I mentioned Gordon last week and he is still the most prepared person we all have ever seen. Literally all we have taught him was the restoration. We have given him the Plan of Salvation pamphlet and then came back and he had read it and did the additional study in the back. He did the same with the Gospel of Jesus Christ pamphlet as well… Who does that?!?! Before he wasn't willing to accept a date but we had one of the most spiritual lessons I have had on my mission with him. We knelt down and he prayed to know if the Book of Mormon was true and after we paused so the Spirit can testify. He was in tears because of the joy he felt. Because of his testimony of the Book of Mormon he now knows this is Christ's church on earth! We set his baptism date for the 31st of this month, the last day of the year. He is really excited to be baptized.
The amazing thing is that there are tons of more Gordon's out in the world dwindling in unbelief ready to receive the Gospel. They could be your friends! Do them a favor and share the Light you have!! Especially with Christmas its the best gift that you could ever give someone!!
I am really excited to Skype home and see the family!!!!!!
MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!!!
Elder Gardner
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