Pete

11.16.15

We have had a great week. We started it out with an awesome lesson

with Pete. We started out by following up with his scripture meeting.

He told us that he has read 19 chapters already and that he is loving

it! He also said that he prayed and asked if this was the church he

should join, and in the middle of the night he woke up and got his

answer. He now knows that Joseph Smith is a prophet:) Right after that

we committed him to baptism! He has such a humble heart and an open

mind. We are going to be talking to him about a date soon. This week I

also had the opportunity to go on exchange with a newer missionary,

elder Stakkland. He is an awesome missionary and knows how to work

hard! We were able to have a good visit with a lady and her daughter

who just got baptized in Saturday. Her parents were in town and so

they joined us for the lesson. During the dad bore a strong testimony

to her, it was awesome! It was cool, because the dad said that his

patriarchal blessing says that all of his children will join the

church. Robin, the daughter that is getting baptized, is there first

child to get baptized. I was a really neat experience.

 This Saturday night we also had a pretty cool experience. We didn't

have any appointments, so we were just visiting a bunch of potential

investigators and less active members. We weren't having very much

success and on top of that I got the hiccups and they wouldn't go

away. Well we knocked on this less active ladies house and she

answered finally! We started talking to her on her porch. I still had

the hiccups and she said we could come in and she would get me some

water. My hiccups got us inside, at least that's what I think:) Once

we were inside she told me to try this weird Louisiana trick, where

you hold your breath and think of seven bald men. As weird as it

sounds it actually worked! Well we started asking her about why she

stopped coming to church and she told us that she was converted when

she was 19. When she joined her mom pretty much disowned her. She

still continued to go to church and even decided to serve a mission!

Her ward was super awesome and one of the members let her live with

them. They also,  along with other members in her ward, payed for all

of her mission as well as her clothing. She said when she got back

from her mission her parents wouldn't even pick her up, her stake

president had to. She said that she finally decided that she wanted

her relationship back with her parents, so she stopped going to

church. I was a pretty sad story! It was really cool though, because

elder Smith had served in the ward she was baptized in, she got super

was an amazing lady, and I pray that her mothers heart will be

softened.Well I am out of time, but I love you all! Have a great week!

Love,Elder Griffin