4.27.15
This Wednesday is transfers, and I will be leaving good old
Southlake and heading up to the Alliance stake in a ward called Woodland
Springs. I am becoming a district leader and will be follow up training a
missionary. I am pretty nervous, but know that God will be with me every step
of the way. It will also be a time of great growth and a chance to be of
service to the missionaries in my district. It will be so hard to leave all of
the amazing people I have meet, especially the people I got to teach, but I
know that I will meet amazing people in my new area as well.
This week we were sadly not able to teach Pablo,
due to a trip they are taking to Hawaii, but they did take us out to dinner at
this amazing BBQ place! It was fun to be with them, and I have complete faith
that elder Phipps and elder Thomas (the new Southlake elder) will continue to
help him towards the waters of baptism. It was such a blessing to teach Pablo,
and I have never felt the spirit more strong then when in his home. I will miss
him, and hope that someday I can bump into him again:) We were also able to
teach Denisse again this week. We taught her at an older couples home named the
Baileys. They are the sweetest couple and treat us like there children.
Denisse's lesson was on tithing and fast offering. The lesson went great, and
brother and sister Bailey both gave great insights. Denisse is now excited to
pay fast offerings:) This week we were also able to teach 3 youth lessons. A
youth lesson is where we teach youth, 14 and older, the missionary lessons.
They are really cool, and our whole purpose in doing them is to strengthen
their personal testimonies. This one young man we are teaching, named Michael,
has a lot of struggles with the church and gaining a testimony. This last
Friday we had a good lesson with him on strengthening his relationship with God
through consistent prayer and scripture study. Towards the end of the lesson we
committed him to read and pray daily and promised that he would find power and
strength in both. He was very excited to start developing these good habits. It
was fun to see him get excited about the commitment:) This Saturday we also had
a good discussion with a man named Trenton. He is the coolest guy and knows a
tone about the scriptures! During our discussion he was bringing up all of
these beliefs he has, which he found by reading the bible:), that go perfectly
along with what we believe. He also loves the Book of Mormon, and is already
developing a testimony of the truthfulness of it. He is also a very spiritual
man and is very in tune with God. He also told us this amazing story of
how he came to believe in Jesus Christ. He said it all happen at a Omish-like
community down in Costa Rica! The story involved him getting a ride with a Mennonite
preacher in a rickety old van up a mountain pass called the "mountain of
Death" It was the most amazing story! The only problem Trenton has, is
that he doesn't believe in organized religion. Elder Phipps is going to help
him fix that concern next Saturday.
We also found out some exciting news this week. A
man named Walter Gamen is getting baptized!!!! His wife and 2 of his children
joined the church about 3 years ago, but he didn't join with them. For almost
three years he has been coming to church and even helps teach primary with his
wife. He had stopped talking the lessons, but would allow spiritual lessons and
visits. Finally after a lot of prayers, and a lot of missionaries/missionary
lessons he has decided to get baptized!President Ames was a huge help in
getting him baptized. He will be baptized on May 7th. Also President Ames said
that I can come to his baptism, even though I am getting transferred! It will
be awesome:)
I love you all, and again am so grateful for all of
your love and support. This is the true church, and the blessings of heaven
will be poured upon us as we keep the commandments and follow our Savior Jesus
Christ.
Love, Elder Griffin
P.S. here is a picture of
Pablo and his sweet wife Dana:) The other picture is of Trenton, the guy with
the cool stories.
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