Elder Colin Gardner

This week has gone by a lot faster. The days seem like weeks and the weeks seem like days. The days start to blend together. It hasn't rained as much this week. I am starting to get more sleep and feeling less tired as I get adjusted to the schedule. Spanish is coming along well. This week I memorized the bautismal invitacion, the primero vision, Nefi 3:7 Alma 37:37, and Santiago 1:5 all in español. I workout everyday so tell Mason he better work out pretty hard if he thinks hes ever going to have a chance of somewhat taking me.

Today is Elder Roach´s birthday and tomorrow is Elder Ammarati´s birthday. Those two are pretty much my new best friends. For some reason me and the other Elders in my district randomly start talking in a Bane voice. I dont why we just do. For some reason we always end up talking in accents. We also randomly get in long debates during lunch about random nerdy stuff like Star Wars and Lord of the Rings. Mason will like this we have 3 spanish books in varying sizes called libros rojos, they all have different names but the smallest is nicknamed Charmander, the medium sized one Charmellion and the biggest is called Charizard.

I am very healthy, we have teeth brushing party every morning and night. I do have a giant bug bite on my leg and I dont whether or not Im going to do or not. There are tons of mosquitos and you wake up with bites everyday. Also the Mexicans party every night. Their favorite song is the Macarena (Idk if thats how its spelt) I fall asleep to that song every night.

Elder Barlow is from Draper Utah and Elder Groneman is from Sandy Utah. They have no sense of urgency and I don't think I have seen anyone take longer to get ready than these two. We are 15 min late to breakfast every morning. My workout partner is Elder Ammarati. He´s from Colorado, played football, and we have a lot in common. Every one likes my hand grippers too haha. Edler Ashcraft is our district leader he´s really cool and really spiritual too. He reminds me a lot of Bryton.

This week I taught more lessons, I honestly cant even remember how many. Sunday I read my patriarchal blessing and it was really cool. I studied all the scriptures in it and it kind of freaks me out a little.

Its hard to remember what happened this week. Beleive it or not mom but I havent lost anything yet. You should be proud of me. I also havent even opened up a single bag of chocolate that I brought. All of the Elder´s and Hermanas in my distrcit are going to Viña del Mar so thats pretty cool. We have several devotionals a week and most of the time its some latino member of the seventy that comes to talk to us. Last night was elder Reyes from the 70. No I havent received the thing that you sent me and also btw you can send stuff through Dear Elder here. Not 100% sure how that works but some people in my district have gotten that.

Me and Elder Ammarati did a contest to see who could eat the most peanut butter. Not a good idea...we tried 3 more times. We are also pals with all the native elders. Same with one of the janitors Javier. We got one of our teachers to smuggle us some high quality toilet paper in. Ummmm I dont know what else to say I sit in class all day. Can you guys send me some pictures so I can show everyone! Yup thats all I got. vos amo! (I thinks thats how you say I love you guys)

Elder Gardner

Here are some pictures of me and my district...