Tuesday, August 26, 2008

What a great group of Elders!!



Jeff is 2nd from the left.

Letter From Jeff

Greetings and salutations
The spelling close enough hi so 2 week’s in the MTC the day’s are holy long and week’s are really short It’s crazy here everyone nice and polite to each other It’s crazy free food so I love the picture’s from your house party for me
Next time tell me to pay more attention to seminary and Sunday school class the spirit stronger here then I ever could imagine the best place to be put for all my fault’s God will bless me for how can an unperfect tool bring other’s to a perfect Christ and gospel only trough God.

Elder Gardner

---letter to Necia Kittler, dear sweet neighbor and mentor for MANY years

Thursday, August 21, 2008

Letters to Stacey from Aug 5th and Aug 12th

To Stacy My loving Sister
First off, you're asesome. Tell Gavin I love him but don't miss his smelly diapers. Next I need the Dean's Address and Kittler and the Wallace's and the Jacobson's and the Ishams and Mable and the Dolders and Bishop. So list of Elders that I think are awesome:
Elder Bowes (companion)
Elder Dunoskovic - Awesome Australian and District Leader
Elder Young Roommate and a Spiritual Giant
Elder Seyer from Seattle - AMAZING GUY
Elder Cox from Seattle - a huge football fan from Las Vegas
Elder Franko - Hawaiian
Elder Eccles
Elder Smith - going to write to his sister.
We told baby jokes last night then prayed. Afterwards an un-named Elder stole this cookie - I mean just blatently took it (As a JOKE). The whole table was laughing cause he was completely lost in his story. He was so in his story he didn't get Sister Crandal was so in to the stolen cookie. Then my teacher Sister Abernoth did a little skit of campanion inventory where the end was "we be tight pound it". Then Brother Steven's is our other teacher and he is crazy. I'll get you his address you'll like him. I wake up at 6:30 every morning. Oh and trying to go to sleep at 10:30. and I might just send my memory card so send me a new one and I'll send this one to you with pictures.
Love you Stacey,
Your little big Elder Gardner
Also tic tacs, Want Some!


2nd letter...

Hey Stacey
The temple president is not that helpful. You would like my teacher Brother Stevenson and Sister Aberoth but more Brother Stevenson. I'll send you a picture. I'm getting photos developed so I'll send you those. Becca sent me two care packages so yea, step it up :)Also I need those awesome cards and I went to the temple the other day and a small storm happened. Ran wihd, great disperation, in my journal but it lasted for about half hour. Then it was over and the ground and benches were wet and it rained really hard and on the way back I saw an albino preying mantis. Pure white. Got some pictures. It was awesome. All of my district well all but 2 - got suspendeors. And in Ireland suspenders means sexy underwear. So yea, we all wear sexy underwear. So yea. I need you to get me addresses for.....(tons of people)....and all the ward. Or can I just send the letters to you? I also sent a list of great scripture verses to Becca and plan on sending more so you can put them up. Also got some good pictures of Gavin on my camera so yeah. Just tell my love to everyone - love you. Oh and use dear elder - send me jodes and what not. Love you, Elder Gardner

Letter to Mom

Jeff sent this letter to his Mom:

Mom,
I love you, I don't think you'd recognize me without my name tag. I'm becoming a young spiritual moan. You're in my paryers which I say nightly. I also make my bed every other day. I already sent missionary out and placed 2 books of Mormon from the RC. Tell stacey that I get along with everyone, staying out of trouble. I'm getting pictures developed so I'lls end those home. Tell the ward I'm doing good . I have lesson plans and I'm already feeling like a missionary. Oh and don't sell my car while I'm gone. Love you lots. I sent letters to Becca and Stacey, you can read those. Went to the temple today. Thank you John for my licence. I needed it. [he says something about If I stay I've Healty found some potential eternal companions but I dont' know what he's really saying there... ideas??] It's weird not texting. I'm getting over it. James was wrong there was no scary interview. Oh and I hate waking up at 6:20 and shaving. I love you mom and family,
Elder Gardner,
Your Favorite Missionary,
PS, send my love to Pevey

Thursday, August 14, 2008

Jeff has EMAIL!

Jeff's email = jeffreygardner@myldsmail.net

An email from Jeff: (note it has been altered for spelling and punctuation)

hey stacey this is my email address so put it on line send it out and what not. wow typing is easier than writing. so at the laudry (not sure where he was going with this hee hee). life is good i sent out letters- 10 of them today. i'm waiting for you to send me letters not just dear elder. um i need my pariarcal blessing it's in my desk drawer. yeah love you lots i think im good for now. if you could would you send me other people address email or home: deans, cooks, mable, jacobsons, bishops, ishams, dolders, everyone else i want to write. umm yeah once im done with my journal I'll send it home and you can read it. love you ttyl

Saturday, August 9, 2008

Letters from Jeff

Jeff sent letters to his mother today with notes for other people....

Mom I love you and the packing youdid. The spirit was and is great here. I met a relative I forgot her name though, Rebecca got me fine. I'm sending some stuff that I got. I have a companion named Elder Bowie and a roommate from Australia. They played How I Met Your Mother' on the plane, I fell asleep though.

I need the vacination info or I'm going to have to pay 159 dollars-that sucks - so yeah send that also my backpack. I felt the spirit so much when we sing it's amazing.

Stacey I love you; tell Gavin he's going on a missio. He would want to go - needs to go - and send the You're Awesome cards to me I need them already. Love you lots.

To the ward I'm doing great. If you want letters I need addresses so I can send stuff. Love you ALL.

I need all the email addresses of the family ok? I'm doing great I send my love.

Dan Dean: I'm using my journal daily.

(LETTER #2) - Same envelope :)

Hey Mom How's life. I'm good weird people but awesome at the same time. I need a laundry bag but I love you. Class is good I sent you a letter so yeah send me one and I'll send more info later.

Thursday, August 7, 2008

A Letter from Jeff!

Jeff sent his sister Rebecca a letter - this is what he wrote:

I love family history (I included a family history story when I wrote to him). [My] Companion's name is Elder Bowes. But I'm more friends than him [with] Elder Skyler, Elder Eccles, Elder Franco, Elder Dunoskovic, Elder Young, Elder Cox, Elder Smith, all District B15. The food's great. I'm going to know more about the gospel than you by the end, that's my goal. We have a General Authority coming to talk to us today. I need shaving cream. But my hands hurt after 1 letter and I've still more to write. Missionary work is hard.

Love you, Elder Gardner

P.S. Celestial Kingdom or Bust

She is going to send him the shaving cream that will probably last him the MTC - so we can add that to packages in a little while.
We ALL love you Jeff! Even though your first letter was to Rebecca :) haha