Got to go to the temple!

3.14.16

This week all three of our investigators with baptismal dates have

been interview and found ready to enter the waters of baptism!:) They

will be getting baptized this Saturday at 11. It has been quite the

journey with all three of them, but I can testify that God has been

there the whole time. We have seen little miracles the whole time we

have been teaching them.

 This week we had our zone council. The begging was a little rough,

because no one was making comments, and we were really wanting it to

turn into a discussion. The second half of the council went a lot

better. I was able to lead a training/discussion on the Atonement. It

helped get everyone a little more energetic and there were a lot of

beautiful testimonies and comments made. That's what I love about the

topic of Jesus Christ and his atonement, it's the fastest way to bring

the spirit into any setting. During the council we talked about how

everything we teach is centered around the Atonement.  Prophets, the

scriptures, the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Restoration and the Plan

of Salvation would lose it's purpose if it were not for Jesus Christ.

There is a quote by Joseph Smith that I love it says " No doctrine in

the gospel is more important than the Atonement of Jesus Christ. If

the gospel were compared to a wheel, the Atonement would be the hub

and all other doctrines would be the spokes emanating from the hub. As

the Prophet Joseph Smith declared, “The fundamental principles of our

religion are the testimony of the Apostles and Prophets, concerning

Jesus Christ, that He died, was buried, and rose again the third day,

and ascended into heaven; and all other things which pertain to our

religion are only appendages to it”. We also talked then tied the

Atonement training into the churches new Easter initiative. It's very

similar to the Christmas one they did last Easter. The new video is

pretty good, it shows a lot of adults sharing their testimonies of

Jesus Christ and his resurrection. If you haven't seen it go watch it

at Followhim.mormon.org! Then go post it on your social media:) We are

excited to use it to find more people to teach.

   This Friday I had the opportunity to go to the temple with elder

Thomas. We went to go see a man that elder Thomas baptized a year and

a half ago get sealed to his wife. Elder Thomas's trainer, who has

been home for over a year, picked us up and took us to the temple.

While we were waiting we got to take part in a couple of sealings for

the dead. We got to act as sons. It was great! Then we went through an

endowment session and then watched the sealing. I love the temple and

the spirt that dwells there! There is nothing like it in the whole

world. Brother Wright, a member form Woodland Springs that I loved,

was also at the sealing. It was really fun to see him!

   I love you all and will be praying for each one of you. Have a great week!

Love,

Elder Griffin