August 25, 2014

The Famskies, 

I don't think I have any fun pictures today. I was going to send you a picture, but it was too ugly...I'll explain...Remember that family I told you about that we were going to reactivate with our awkwardness? Well, we went and ate at their house. They took us out back to give us some of their avocados. I'm just standing under the avocado tree when my feet start burning. I look down and there are fire ants COVERING my feet and ankles. Don't worry. I kept my cool. I took my shoes off and calmly knocked them off. The family gave me some Benadryl, so it was ok. They are nasty little things. They kind of swell up and blister, but they are basically healed up now. Don't worry, Mom. It was uncomfortable for a couple of days, but they are almost gone now. Someone joked that everything in Florida wants to bite you, sting you, or eat you. It's kind of true, but I love this place. It's always a surprise. 

I'm lazy, so you get the miracle that I sent to President in my email. It's a cool story though...a true one too:  The high councilman over missionary work, Bro Gaminara, is actually in our ward and he spoke last week. He told a story about a man he knew in the a ward here who had been coming for a long time. Bro Gaminara felt the impression to invite this man to be baptized. To make a long story short, he did, and the man was baptized after 42 years of attending church with his wife. This story motivated one of our members so much that he went up and asked one of the "eternigators" in our ward to be baptized. The "eternigator", Brother Kunda, said he had been thinking about it. This good member invited Brother Kunda and his family over for dinner and us as well for the next week. After the meal, we sat down and the member asked Brother Kunda to be baptized. HE SAID YES!! He will be getting baptized on the 7th of September. You should have seen the joy on everyone's face--the member's, ours, Sister Kunda's, Everyone was beaming from ear to ear. God is good to us here in Royal Palm Beach. 

Rolando was confirmed yesterday. His member girlfriend was there. He went right up to the bishop afterward and paid his tithing. We also knocked into a cool guy who grew up in Orem. He has a Book of Mormon and he wants us back to teach him and his wife! Good things are happening. 

In closing, meet Dana. She is a super fat, allergic to everything, pitbull. She loves us. I was trying to get a picture of her the other night, but she kept rolling around. She snores louder than dad, if you can imagine that. She belongs to a member of our ward. hehe we love her. Look at that face.

Anyway, that's all I have. I read Mosiah 2:34 this morning and really liked it. It says, "ye are eternally indebted to your heavenly Father, to render to him all that you have and are." I've made a short list of some things that I can leave behind to "render all that I have to HIm." We have so much from Him. We really don't need all the things that we tend to fill our life up with. I guess it's easir on a mission, but I'm going to try to continue cutting those things out of my life when i get home....in eight years. 

Love you all!!

Hermana Gardner Pantalones

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