Love,
Sister Griffin
On Mon, Jul 29, 2013 at 12:51 PM,
Callee Griffin <callee.griffin@myldsmail.net> wrote:
Hi Mom!!!
How are you??? You didn't do
any fireworks on the 24th?? How come? That's really cool about that 90 year old
woman. That is awesome that the Mormon Tabernacle Choir lets people practice
with them. I got a rain coat today. It was only 40 bucks!!! I got it from
Burlington Coat factory.
I'm doing great! I am getting
transferred. I'm going to be opening a new area and training a new missionary.
I'm not sure where I'm going yet. They don't ever tell us where we are going
until transfer meeting on Tuesday. I'm sad to leave the people here. The ward
members and our investigators are wonderful!!! Yesterday during ward council,
we told the ward that I was being transferred and the bishopric said that it
wasn't allowed. It made me feel like I am leaving this area a little better
than when I got here. It is amazing how quickly the areas, where I serve, start
to feel like home. It makes it hard to leave them but I know that God needs me
some where else. Sister Wilcox is not happy about me leaving at all. She and I
have had a special connection. Her dad passed away the last November. Two of
our investigators aren't happy about me leaving either. They both asked if they
could still keep in touch with me and I told them that I definitely wanted to
stay in touch with them. I'll send you some pictures of one of the
investigators and also a family in the ward. Sister Taylor is staying in
Hampden and she is going to be training a new missionary. It's going to be
great! Yesterday one of the speakers for Sacrament wasn't able to be there. I
gave my first talk in Sacrament. It only had to be 5 minutes long.
This week has been great!! We
met with two of our investigators twice this week. We taught Kyong the Word of
Wisdom. She is keeping the word of wisdom already. She thinks it is so amazing
that Joseph Smith received this revelation way back in the 1830s when they
didn't know that all of the things that were harmful to their bodies. It is
just a testimony that the Lord knows all. She keeps saying to us, "Maybe
God wants me to become Mormon." She is so funny!!! We also met with Mike a
couple times this week. We watched the Restoration DVD with him. We asked him
how he felt about it and he said that he could see a little bit of himself in
Joseph Smith because he is searching for the truth too. I know that Mike is
going to grow so much more in the Gospel!! He is awesome!
We met with a less active
this week that the ward hasn't been able to get in contact with. We stopped by
her house and she was getting stuff out of her car. It was perfect. She invited
us in. She is such a sweet person. She told us why she wasn't coming to church.
We taught her about prayer because she had mentioned that she hasn't been
praying. While we were testifying of how prayer can help her she got kind of
emotional. The Spirit was there so strong. It was awesome!! I love seeing the
Spirit working through people. I have come to realize how important it is to study
the scriptures, pray, and go to church. Our testimonies will be strengthened if
we do all three of these things.
This week I have been
thinking about the Atonement and how we need to rely on the Savior in every
aspect of our lives. Christ lived his life for us! We can all be resurrected
because of the Atonement. Here is a wonderful quote from Elder Holland, "This Easter week and
always, may we stand by Jesus Christ “at all times and in all things, and in
all places that [we] may be in, even until death,” 21 for surely that is how He
stood by us when it was unto death
and when He had to stand entirely and utterly alone." May we continually
stand by the Savior!!! I love you so much!!!
Love,
Sister Griffin
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