2.8.16
This week was very busy and we were able to accomplish/be a part
of a
lot of good things.
The first thing that we were able to participate in was 3
district
meetings. We usually only go to our own district meeting, but we
were
invited to go to the other ones. It was a really good way to
help
unify us with the members of our zone. In the first one we went
to we
had an awesome discussion on Charity and how we need to teach
people
though the eyes of the Savior. It was just what elder Thomas and
I
needed to hear. We are teaching a lot of people who have tones
of
temporal needs, and it can be hard for them to prioritize their
lives.
They seem to always put the gospel and the commitment
invitations we
leave them last. The charity lesson helped me to have more
patience
and see things more from their view point. The next district
meeting
we talked about the importance of planning and the importance of
having unity in your companionship. The last district meeting
that we
went to was all in Spanish! One of the more seasoned
missionaries
translated for us, it was pretty interesting:)
This week we were also able to have
a really good lesson with a lady
name Tamika. She was a referral from this really awesome member,
sister Thornton. We taught her at this super old Cafe. She is a
really
cool lady, and was super open with us. She was simply at a point
in
her life where she felt like she was not very close with God. We
had a
really good discussion about the nature of God, as well as the
power
of prayer. We were also able to teach the Restoration to her and
committed her to read and pray about the Book of Mormon. We are
going
to be setting up another lesson with her this week!
We were able to see Ralph as well
this week. We went and did service
for an hour, helping him fix up his house. He bought this
plaster/clay
material that we smeared all over his wall. Then you let it dry
and
paint over it. It gives the wall a pretty cool texture. It was
pretty
fun, but my hoodie and jeans got covered in the plaster stuff:)
We are
hoping to get Ralph baptized by the end of this month. He comes
to
church every week, and the ward has been super good at
fellowshipping
him. He also got his car back from the shop this last week,
which
should help him get done all things he needs to do.
I love the Savior and testify that
he is real! Have a great week and
don't have too much fun skiing without me:)
Elder
Griffin
