In my journal at night I have been writing 15 as the year for the past week… Thats how you know its the new year!!! Its crazy how fast things are already going. Everyone says the last year of your mission goes by way fast and I already have a testimony of that.
Another busy week this week and it always feels good to take things a little slower on preparation day. We have been teaching a lot just like last week and now its just down to me and Elder Bowden because Elder Casperson got a new companion and is full time spanish in his own area so no more spanish for Elder Jardinero (Gardner in spanish).
We have been busting out the bikes lately since we have been restricted with a certain amount of miles again. It is the best thing that has happened to us yet though I love biking around we teach a lot more people. We usually teach in the poor area of town or I guess you could call it the "Hood". You would be surprised how many more people will listen. Humility is real in the lower class part of town.
We have been teaching a homeless couple that we found this past week. Amanda and James are married and just stay at a local park all day. We weren't too sure about them when we found them and then we went back and they read the pamphlet and did the study in the back. They have done that with all of the pamphlets we have given them. They came to church yesterday as well and loved it. We found out that they had an issue with 4/5 of the Word of Wisdom. Every time we went back to teach them they had something different. They actually had tea in their water bottle at church haha! They didn't know about it until yesterday but completely accepted it and are willing to change. It is amazing how much faith they both have and how much they want to change. The best thing you could do for someone who is homeless is teach them the Gospel.
We were teaching a guy right by parking lot and then a random person pulls over right by us, gets out of his car, and just starts bashing. Nothing gets my blood boiling so fast. All he wanted was contention and it was frustrating. At the end he said Why aren't the golden plates here anymore? I thought about it for a moment. If the plates were here still then everyone would be a part of the church! No one would have to use faith or ask God what church is true because they would already know! It grows my testimony testifying of the power of the Book of Mormon. I know its true. No basher can fight with an honest seekers answer.
Love you all!!!
Elder Gardner
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