Week 42 - May 20th, 2019 (Dingras, Philippines)

Hello everyone! It's so good to be able to write these every week! We had a great last week here in Dingras, we had a great Zone Conference on Tuesday where we talked about relationships- those with the people we meet every day and our relationship with Heavenly Father, what we can do to draw closer to them. It was really great, we read in 2 Nephi 26:24-25 how Christ performed the Atonement, paid for our weaknesses, so that we would have the opportunity to draw close unto Him, in doing so draw close unto our Father despite being on this fallen earth. And it was so cool, because it's really true how He wants nothing more but to draw us unto Him, to know us, but it becomes our purpose to draw unto Him with our own actions, through His Gospel. We have to know them, for that is truly eternal life (John 17:3). 

In that light, this week we have met a whole lot of new people, and have found many who are interested in learning the truth about this great Plan. We had an awesome family come to church for the first time yesterday, the Subuko family- they had a great time, we are very excited for their progress. We are also happy for this upcoming week, to go back and teach all these great people we have met about the restored Gospel of Jesus Christ. I love the joy this work brings, in seeing the joy that it brings to others. That is truly why we have relationships, why we help and serve, because the truth is, seeing others happy is the only real source of lasting joy, and the closer we get to Christ the more we see that as He does. So I invite you all to try to draw a little closer to Him and to Heavenly Father this next week, through prayer and the scriptures and all small and simple things which They have given us. I love you all, and hope you all find great joy in your relationships- because I sure do with you all. Talk to ya next week!

Love,
Elder Griffitts