September 23, 2013
Dearest family and friends
Yesterday was such a special day. Gordon Miller finally got the priesthood! During high priest meeting, Bro. Horton ordained him and we got to be the special guests. It was such a nice blessing and the Spirit was so strong. Then, Gordon bore his testimony. The usual goofy jokester talked very seriously as he testified on the restored church of Jesus Christ. Afterwards, he pointed to Sister Nuttall and me and said, "Thank you, thank you." I know I didn't teach him until after he was baptized, but I feel like I still have grown close to him. It was such a wonderful experience.
We were able to meet with Rob and Delfino this week! Rob really wanted to meet with a convert to the church, so we prayerfully asked Bro. Berryman in the ward to come with us. It was such a good lesson and Bro. Berryman was perfect. Rob is very sincere and he is reading and praying. He's coming to church this week! He also mentioned that for some reason out of the blue he started praying again a month ago and he didn't know why. Then when Sister Nuttall and I knocked on his door he said his first reaction was, "I'm not interested, go away." But then something told him, "Give it a chance, you've never looked into this religion before!" Miracle? Wow. The Lord has been preparing people.
Delfino is so funny! He grew up in Mexico but his mom is from Spain and his dad is half French, half Chinese. He loved it the last time we came over and we are going to meet with him again this week! He has been searching for a long time. He has attended the Baptist church, the United church, the Catholic church, (and a couple others). But he was never satisfied. I think he will be with this church!
On Saturday, we tried to meet with Susannah Wingrove, but her grandparents (the Cordona's) opened the door. They are members and temple workers. They were so happy to see the missionaries and invited us in. Immediately, they started talking about the Wingroves and how they broke their heart. Susannah's parents want nothing to do with the church, but are fine with their children getting baptized. In their broken English, they started crying and said that Heavenly Father would bless them and help their children come back. It made me want to try even harder to help this family. It'll be tough. But because of the Cordona's we are now able to see what is going on in the family and the Wingrove's background in the church.
Bro. Lah wanted me to make SURE I gave my family his regards. So he says hi! I love visiting with this wise old man. He has such a powerful testimony.
This week four people wanted to argue with us and told us that we needed to do "our research." So the other night, I decided to do my research once again and I prayed to confirm my knowledge that the church was true. My answer came straight from the Holy Ghost, not some anti-Mormon literature. The church is true. Jesus Christ is my Savior and my Redeemer. He lives! I love being his missionary.
Thanks for the love and prayers. They are definitely felt!
Love,
Sister Crystal Gardner
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