A Marriage and a Baptism, what more could a Missionary Want!

Hello family and friends,

This past week has been incredible! We have been anticipating the marriage of one of our members and his non member girlfriend for YEARS. And on Saturday, they got married! It was a very wonderful moment! We also got to see Brother Alder and Brother Barker, two former Missionaries, come back. The whole week's focus has been on that. Unfortunately the computers here don't like my camera, so you will have to wait until a future time to see the photos, unless you find them on Facebook or through my SD card, etc.

Sunday night we went over to our Branch Mission Leader's house and discussed our ideas for the Branch. Alder and Barker were there and they helped us as well. We really felt the spirit and received an increase in our testimonies as Bro. Speckard explained his views and opinions and testified.

This week we will have two baptisms, one of which is the lady who got married to the member on Sat. Very excited about that!

One of our investigators came to church again! His mom isn't interested in our church but she is still willing to bring him. So please pray that she might be interested in the future so we can have the sister missionaries continue to teach her. The sister and us have been working together to help their family.

Two of our investigators aren't really progressing now.

Another investigator is not progressing either. He is following his mom at the moment, so please pray she might open her mind to allowing him to be baptized. He's ready, just scared of family rejection.

We have a family, who hasn't been to church in a while. Please pray that they will be alright and that they will come back to Houston.

Other than that, there's not a lot of new stuff. Missionary work and more work. It's worth it though. without a shadow of a doubt. My life has changed in so many ways I cannot believe it. The members have told us we have changed since we got here a year ago. I am trying to become more like Jesus Christ, who I represent. This is God's church. We have a living Prophet on the earth Today. The Book of Mormon is true and it changes lives. It's changed mine, and it's changed member's lives here as well as investigators. Without the gospel, it's impossible to find true happiness. I am convinced.

I hope you have a wonderful week!

Love,

Elder Gardner.