Humility, Charity, Unity

Hello family! Wahooo! Amazing week of growing and miracles!

First, we taught my first lesson ever through messenger ever. It was very interesting, we did a prayer in a voice message and everything. We have had a hard time getting her to open up, and she lives on the other side of Narnia, so we decided the best for of inviting to Christ attack would be through mobile messaging power. It was great, but it took forever for us share anything, so it was a very short lesson, doctrinal wise, but she loved it and has committed to a baptismal date wahoo!

Went on a intercambio with the ayudantes this week, and it was so much fun. I got to see Elder Richardson, my Burgos brother. It seems so long ago I was there. Wow.

I went to a visit the day following I dont quite comprehend still, I feel like my head and heart are still trying to comprehend it. We visited a part member family, the father and mother were about to marry and be baptized, but when their daughter had an accident while in surgery that left her paralyzed. It happened a year ago, and only recently the family has let the missionaries back in the home. It was an experience I will never forget. They felt so so cheated by God. They were just suffering. The little girl is only 12 years old. Cant speak, cant move, can't even eat. Their other little daughter offered a little prayer at the beginning and asked God to heal her sister. We shared a video and testified of the resurrection. My heart broke as I shook her little hand and her face lit up so so happy to shake an Elders hand.I walked away from that experience, with, if nothing more, the true true knowledge of the need of the atonement. It was an incredible opportunity to be a witness of the hope of Christ.

Wooh, an another amazing miracle. Out on another intercambio with Elder Gomez and we had finished all our lessons and we weren't quite sure where to go, so we prayed and chose a point on the map and headed that way. A good long trip to another metro stop, and found ourselves the correct street, and at last found the door, and just before we rang, a women approached us and asked us, "ustedes son los mormones?" (Are you the Mormons?)

"Bueno, asi nos llamen, pero somos.... (well that's what they call us... haha)"

She then related that her brother had been looking for the church here in Spain since getting here, and had gotten so desperate as to stop at a Jehovah Witness's stand and ask where they could find Mormon Missionaries. Haha woot! Woot! We were able to share a short yet powerful message on Christ to their family invited them to come to the chapel, and they came! Yeah!!!

I heard that everyone has started going to the temple! That's great, I hope you all can get there for me. What an amazing to be a member of the Church. We can feel it in the air here in Spain, we are working for the Lord and He is at the head of all of this.

I just read from the 4th book of Nephi. Its sad. Its a story of us. Hermana Galli asked us once "What do Charity, Unity, and Humility have in common?" The answer is they are honestly all one and the same. Pride is the driving force that keeps us from opening and coming close to one another and to God. I think the purpose of God is to help us to one day to be able to be the best friends with absolutely everyone. That may sound peculiar or even redundant, but think of the one person you have the hardest time loving or getting along with and make an attempt to openly authentically be their friend. That would require Humility, Charity, and yes eventually Unity.

Haha i don't know if my missionary thoughts are making any sense, but regardless I invite you all to try to make not just a new friend, but a new best friend. Find someone and just send it. I know that the Lord will teach you and guide you in your efforts to help his children. I love you.

Elder Gardner