Zión

January 15, 2014

Hey Everybody!

Another good week! It has definitely warmed up to the point where it has been pretty rainy.

Anyways, Thursday we had a zone meeting where at we were told that we are to no longer use paper planners or the area book- all on the iPad. That way we put anything that is ever important in here and then it goes on with the area rather than leaving with the missionary with the planner. Makes sense. I'm a little worried about pulling out he iPad in downtown Newburgh, but so far so good! The work is moving forward and we are setting the stage of how missionary work is going to be done until the end! Pretty exciting!

We've been having great lessons lately and pumping the number of lessons up too. Things are going great! We picked up he daughter of a recently reactived less active. Her mom had been praying for her for awhile and we just so happened to catch her home and she gladly listened to a lesson. We've got another one tonight with her. We have also been getting back into contact with other people that had fallen off the map after the holidays. Last night we had a sweet lesson with Yolanda- she has been going through a rough time and circumstances haven't allowed us to meet with her. By the end of the lesson she was glowing with hope that came from the Holy Ghost testifying to her that all would be well. That was great!

Our district has been spending a lot of time together and it has been awesome! Part of consecration that we have been working on is being of one heart and one mind. I've learned out here that love is spelled T-I-M-E. If you want to gain somebody's trust and show your love for them you have to spend time with them or on them. When you gain that trust and you work together everybody wins. The best is when all of your individual worries get swallowed up as you're helping each oh her out. When one person has a victory, everybody has a victory. That is what Zion is all about. President Morgan has told us that a lot of times we're getting a taste of heaven out here and I can feel it. Gotta love the mission!

Thanks for everything! I hope that all is well at home! Have a great week!

-Elder Griffiths