Week 39 - April 29th 2019 (Dingras, Philippines)

My new Companion Elder Tuyak 

Good morning/afternoon/evening/day to all of you- I'm glad to be able to get something out here quick to you all. It's been a really good week here, full of just getting out and working and forgetting about everything else. Elder Tuyak and I are having a blast just meeting new people every day- we are really focusing on just finding the ones that will receive the gospel message of hope- and learning more every day. It's pushing us, which leaves nice and tired at the end of the day, but it's such a great feeling. Anyways, we are finally seeing the blessings as well, as we had one of the people we have been teaching, sister Marissa, come to church this last week- she is so strong, she's been reading the Book of Mormon every day and the Spirit is so strong when we are teaching her. And we have found a lot of other great people this week.

In front of our church

Anyways, short message for today, sorry everyone- but I hope you all enjoyed this last week. I just want to leave you all with the awesome idea that we all have the opportunity to know our nature and the nature of our lives here on Earth- that's something that has been on my mind a lot recently. The center of all of human knowledge is that we are the children of a God, a Father in Heaven, and His whole purpose for us is to become as He is now- perfect, eternal, and perfectly and eternally happy. That's what the Plan of Salvation is all about- and we have it to give us hope, and guide us through this short life. So I invite you all to seek to better understand this plan- through the scriptures, words of God's prophets, and the Spirit. And have a week filled with peace and hope that there is a plan, and purpose, and it's all centered on the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who makes it all possible. Alma 42 puts it all perfectly- I invite you all to read it this week. I love you all, have an incredible week. See ya later!

Love,
Elder Griffitts

 Our hike last P-day up a nearby mountain