Hi Mom!

  What a wonderful week this has been! How are you? How are you new cleaning jobs going? Thank you so much for your package! Thank you for the mini Preach My Gospel. It has come in handy already. Thank you for the Easter Candy too! And thank you for your sweet note. I was so happy when I got done e-mailing last week and went to our apartment and saw your package there. The weather has been really nice today. It was about 60 degrees today. It is finally starting to feel like Spring. I was able to watch all sessions of Conference at the Chapel. On Saturday the satellite kept cutting out but we got to see most of the talks on Saturday and on Sunday we were able to see all the talks. Conference was amazing!! That's awesome that you were able to talk to people from all over the world. The Church really is a world-wide Church. 

  What were some of the themes of some of the talks that you were able to hear while you were down at the Conference Center? Some of the themes that I noticed were OBEDIENCE, families, relying on the Savior and His Atonement. I loved Elder Holland's talk. All we have to do is believe and if we work at it that belief will become faith. I love how he said that his tiny seed of belief has now grown into the tree of life. All of our beliefs can grow into the tree of life. We must be true to the faith that we do have! President Monson's talk in the Sunday morning session was wonderful. It really comes down to obedience. I love how he said, "The great test of this life is obedience." All we have to do is be obedient and we will be blessed with knowledge and the strength to go throughout our days. What a great promise that if we are obedient that we can know all things!! Elder Perry's talk on obedience was very powerful too! I loved Sister Dalton's talk. We all have a part in Heavenly Father's plan and we need to be willing to act that part! Each of our parts matter because we all matter! Remember who you are and whose you are! All of the talks were wonderful! I can't wait to be able to study these talks more. The Savior's life and ministry is what makes the whole plan work. Without the Atonement we could not be saved. It is so important to help people come closer to their Savior Jesus Christ. He is the Light of the world and we must hold up that Light. Elder Andersen's talk on missionary work was wonderful. Miracles really do follow those who share the Gospel! I have seen so many miracles happen! Just as Elder Andersen said God is opening doors for missionary work. No one can stop the work from moving forward! There were a few talks that were perfect for me and also for some of our investigators.

  I heard that they were going to add some new leadership positions to missionary work but I haven't heard any details yet. It's exciting to see and be a part of all these changes. This week has been wonderful! We found a man that seems really prepared to hear the Gospel. Sister Waite and I are so excited to be able to teach him. We also found out this week that one of our investigators has felt and recognized the Spirit in his life. We weren't 100 percent sure if he was feeling the Spirit but in our lesson this week we found out that he has received promptings from the Spirit. It made us way happy to know that he has felt the Spirit in his life. This week has been such a good week. President and Sister Wilkey were able to come to our District meeting this week. It was wonderful to have them there. They bring such a special Spirit with them. 

   We have been talking about family history a lot this past week and how it can open up the door for missionary work. It's amazing how the Spirit of Elijah has touched the hearts of the people here in New England, even people not of our faith. It is a blessing to know that there is still missionary work going on on the other side of the veil. I love how I can receive answers to questions from Conference. The Lord knows what we need when we need it. I love the scripture that Elder Holland shared from Alma- Alma 32:27. All we need to do is desire to believe and then exercise that particle of faith we have. Will you continue to exercise your faith in your daily lives? I'm going to work on exercising my faith more in my Savior! I love this Gospel!! Have a great week!! I love you so much!!! 

    Love,

      Sister Griffin