Go! Help People!

Heavenly Father has been just pouring down miracles with His snow flakes on dear Burgos.

The best part of the week had to have been a lesson with our most promising miracle investigator S. I can't believe it even happened. We asked S how, why he knew the Book of Mormon was true. Jaja "I just get feeling, like all tingly.. then it's like... GO! HELP PEOPLE! It's like this feeling that some people call the Holy Ghost..." Elder Farmer and I just looked at one another, was this real life? "I was also talking to my girlfriend and she say, you being more kind today what happened? and I just say I read this book and it makes me want to be better, do you feel that way too? Its not just me?"

AHHHHHHHHH!!!!!

He has a testimony, and more than that he wants to go to Church. He loves the Book of Mormon. He calls it "The Book of Life." He is converted. He will be baptized in two weeks. It's like we aren't just running into a cement wall over and over for no reason. It's possible!

Whats more Luis Carlos has come back to speak with us and show real genuine desires to change. He too has accepted a baptismal date. I love that man.

Crazy amazing lives and miracles all coming together. It makes it all worth it.

Also our week has been filled with very very promising second visits, great potential still coming in to Burgos. I am very excited for the future of this area.

As some might already know as well, the Malaga Mission is being closed this coming July. Very interesting challenge for the incoming president. Exciting that there will be another 80 or so new missionaries, and 3 new zones, one including the Canary Islands just off the coast of Africa. Very neat, but also very very intimidating and surely that transfer will call for some very humbling changes. I sure the new incoming President Galli would love all the prayer he can get:)

In addition to all that Preparation day was fantastic. Today the elders from Logrono came over. Elder Chin Ah You from French Polynesia and Elder Maybury from California. We went all out, and did an escape room. Basically paying money for someone to lock you in a room, and let you find your way out. Jaja it was kinda difficult with the word puzzles and all in Spanish:)

This week has been a long time coming. Long long long time. Jajaja I am grateful for a companion who stays positive through it all. I am coming to the very very true conclusion, that nothing in the World, Nothing, can offer the peace that Christ can. John 14:16-17. I realize that the only way we can truly survive this world is by turning to God completely, seeking only His glory, and doing everything you do, EVERYTHING, because you love Him. It's not a simple switch. Not the turning of the shell, but I trust Christ and his enabling power to change me, to strengthen you, to make the even the very desires of our hearts possible.

I want to improve. If we improve not, we fall.

Effective goals, plans, following through, all through the hope of Jesus Christs enabling power will be the only thing be able to ensure our eternal progression.

I Love My Family, My Ward, My Friends.

Elder Gardner