This week we finally got the chance to meet
with Nina and Dustin. They are the young couple that have a baby due any day
now! Nina is also a really good painter and has these paintings in her house
that are way cool! She said she plans on selling them for 10,000 dollars! We
went over with a member in our ward and taught the plan of salvation to them.
She really liked it and said that during the lessons lots of questions she had
were answered. We also got to relate the pre-earth life to her and the little
one she is about to have, it was pretty cool. Next time we are going to be
going over Joseph Smith and the Restoration again, we left her with the Joseph
Smith Pamphlet. We also got to meet with a really cool family at Arbys. The
parents are divorced, but the father wants his children to grow up in the
gospel. The children live with there mom and her boyfriend who dose not like
the church. There are two children named Kylie and Chandler, they are super
awesome. Kylie is 12 and was just recently baptized. Chandler is in 9th grade
and is a really smart kid. We taught them lesson 3, because Kylie is a recent
convert. The lesson went really well and the spirit was strong, even though we
were in an Arbys with worldly music. I am excited to continue to teach them,
they all love learning about the gospel.
Also this week me and elder Walker
went to go see a potential named Alex. We meet him 2 months ago outside, when
he asked us for a Book of Mormon. When we got to his house the first question
he asked was why there weren't any F names in the Book of Mormon. It was the
strangest question I have ever heard. He also thought that Joseph Smith saw the
first vision in his hat:) We told him the story of Joseph Smith and explained
that the Book of Mormon is the word of God, not a story that Joseph Smith made
up. He also talked about how he didn't understand why there are so many
versions of the Bible. We told him that, that is one of the reasons why the
Book of Mormon was written, to help get rid of the confusion about all of the
different doctrines. We also told him that the Book of Mormon was only translated
once and we explained the process Joseph Smith went through. Alex also does not
believe in Jesus, he thinks he is an extra-terrestrial being. We talked to him
about faith and why we need it. It was a really interesting discussion. He
defiantly has some weird beliefs, but he was really open to learning more about
what we believe in. We left him with a restoration and plan of salvation
pamphlet. That same night we also were able to give a blessing to a sick little
girl who is part of a less-active family. It was cool, because when we first
put our hands on her head she was nervous, but the mother said that when we
started giving the blessing that she calmed down. The power of the Priesthood
is real and such an amazing blessing from our Heavenly Father.
This next week should be a good week, we are
finally finding more people to teach. We are also going to be getting our ward
more evolved and will be asking for a lot more member referrals. I am so
excited to see what will happen this transfer!:) Love you all and hope you are
all staying warm and are enjoying the snow!:)
Love,
Elder
Griffin
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