This week has been a great time of growth. I had the opportunity
to do a small training at our district meeting. At first I was pretty nervous,
but eventually I realized that this would only help me grow and become a better
teacher. The training ended up going pretty well and lots of good comments were
made. That same day I went on exchange with a wonderful missionary that I
really look up to. He taught me so much and really showed me how to be an
obedient missionary. On our exchange we went and visited a young boy in his
area named Logan. He is nine years old and comes from a less-active family. We
started teaching him about the baptismal commitment, and we read with him from
Mosiah 18. As we were teaching him we would ask him different questions about
what he was reading, he answered every question perfectly. The spirit was very
strong. Following the visit with Logan the member we were on exchange with
asked us for a blessing. During the blessing elder Peterson called him to
repentance and told him he needed to be reading the scriptures more. He then
went on to give amazing blessing! He is very in tune with the spirit. He was
also a very good cook and made me these really good egg crepes. It gave me some
fun ideas for meals this week:)
This week we also found some awesome new potential
investigators! One of them is named Erica, and has lots of potential. Another
ones name is Rachel. We only had a chance to briefly meet with here, but I
could tell that she really is searching for the truth. I'm pretty excited to
teach her. The last one was a man named Montreal. We meet him coming up a bike
trail. He was super happy and said that it was meant to be that we came into
contact with him. We actually brought him to church this week, at church he
started going off about how he is struggling with his wife and how he really
needs help. Nothing we said made him feel better, but we are going to try him
this next week and see what we can do to help him.
Also this weekend we got to go on some great member exchanges!
The first one was with a recently returned missionary. His name is Josh, and he
is really awesome. With him we first went and say Tracy. We taught her the
third lesson on the gospel of Jesus Christ. The lesson went fairly well, but we
have been wondering if she is really grasping all of the things we have been
teaching her. We had to move her baptismal date back, but I still have hope
that everything will work out for her:) During teaching her we had to do it
outside because of some remodeling, and we got eating alive by!!:) I'll have to
remember to wear some repellent next time. Following Tracy we went and say Cay.
Her dog had just had puppies and they were super cute! We didn't get to teach
her due to time, but we did leave her with a prayer and committed her to keep
reading the Book of Mormon. She also said that her job is starting to do really
well, it was so good to see her happy. The second exchange we had was with a
young single man named Bro Richey. He is super nice and is getting married this
December:) With him we went and contacted a bunch of referrals which was
wonderful. We also contacted a nice man on the street named Wan. We
shared a quick message on eternal families and he said we could come back and
see him again:) We also stopped by a lady name Ashley Head. She is a recent
convert and is super busy. She is involved in a lot of plays and also works
atone, so it was a blessing to get to see her. She seemed to be doing great,
and it was fun to talk with her and see how she is doing. She said that she is
still reading the Book of Mormon which was great to hear! Our last stop of the
night was the Vandergriffs. Brother Vandergriff just had shoulder surgery a
couple of days ago, but was doing great! There family has been struggling with
the bills due to the fact that he is out of work because of his injury and she
is pregnant. I worry about them, but know that if they rely on the Lord that
everything will turn out alright. They also have this clumsy dog named Hazard
that makes me laugh every time we go over there!:) He is super goofy and has so
much energy.
This Sunday in sacrament meeting we had a missionary farewell
talk by the Elders quorum president's son. It was very powerful and I could
tell he is going to be an amazing missionary! We also had the chance this
Sunday to go to the missionary President's fireside for investigators and new
converts. He did an amazing job and the spirit was strong. He talked a lot
about how the gospel is delicious, referring to Lehi's dream. He also boldly
testified of all the doctrine that only are church has, it was powerful. I also
got to see some of my MTC buddies. It was so fun to see them again!
Well my time is up, but I love you all so very much!!! Hope
everyone is happy and healthy! I know this gospel is true and each day I
realize more and more how amazing the Book of Mormon is and how it truly does
contain the fullness of the gospel! Have a great week!:)
Love,
Elder Griffin
I
have no pictures this week, but I will try to get some next week:)
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