Tuesday we started by getting out of the house finally and we went to help Ms B with some of her yard work! We called her last Monday to just check up on her and she said she was going to be painting her fence this week and we begged her to let us help her so we can get out of the house hahah so we went and Tuesday morning we painted her whole fence!! It looks SO GOOD! Then she fed us lunch and we even got to talk a little bit about the gospel which was awesome! She lives in Crystal which is where Amanda also lives so we drove by Amanda's and dropped off two BOM's and a BOM coloring book for her son :)
Wednesday we had district council just through technology and it was awesome! We set some SUPER HIGH goals (at least that's what we thought when we set them) and then as the week went on.. we crushed them hahah I am so excited about all that happened this past week!
Thursday we had some awesome lessons! One was with Yissel, we talked about things she enjoyed from General Conference and she is just the cutest person ever!! We need church to start back up again so she can come! She told us a few weeks ago that after she comes to church and feels it's right, she wants to be baptized! So we are excited for her!
We had another awesome lesson with Amanda ( if you dont recognize that name you should definitely go read about her from my weekly last week, shes such a miracle!!! Or read my blog sisterkyleegriffin.blogspot.com :) ) and we talked all about the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and we had our branch president in this lesson as well and he shared how having the Holy Ghost has helped him in his life, and it was super awesome! Amanda is so prepared and so ready, she didn't have any questions during that lesson, mainly because she asked us what to read before it, so we invited her to read 2 Nephi 31 and she read it the night before our lesson, so she already knew everything we would talk about and it was awesome! She is just seriously amazing and we are going to be BFF's forever :)
Friday was a stellar day! We had the worldwide fast (which I have absolutely LOVED that group that was made on Facebook) and I think this was one of the only times I can remember that I have gone the full 24 hours without almost dying! I felt super good all day, and I know that was such a blessing! Heavenly Father is so good!
The elders from Eagle Pass had to come down and pick up some baptism suits they could use for their baptism, so we got to see the elders and that was awesome! It was so nice to be able to talk to acual people and not just to the wall haha
We also had our interviews with our president that day, and it was weird having it over the phone haha but it was still good to see him and talk to him! He asked how our area was doing and I shared one of our district goals we had made, that as a district we wanted to find 20 people that week, and as of Friday we had already found our part which was 10 and he was super impressed! Before our interview ended he told me I was an awesome missionary and that he is so happy I am down in Carrizo at this time and having this success and it meant so much to hear it, especially because I have just tried so hard lately to do all I can and it was just so reassuring to hear that! I love our mission president!
Saturday we had a crazy experience hahah but we started the day by going over to Ms B's again and she asked for us to move some pieces of wood from her back yard to front yard but she had a little trailer on her lawnmower and so I got to drive her lawnmower from the back to the front and it was fun haha then we helped her start to set up her fire place and it looks so good :) Then she fed us taco salad and then her and her sister invited us to go on a walk with them so we went for a 30 min walk, and those two are 62 and 55 and they were walking sooo fast hahah my comp and I were sore after that sooo that's not good hahah
While we were in Crystal we went to the HEB there because my comps fam had sent her money and that HEB was the only place that had her bank.. well.. we get there and put our masks on but the police officer told us that only one person per vehicle was allowed inside at a time.. well that was one of the weirdest I have felt on my mission hahahah he asked me to sit in my vehicle while she was in the store, so I was sitting ALL ALONE in the truck while she was in the store and I know it sounds so weird to feel weird being alone for 5 min but when you've had someone stuck to you for 14 months and all of a sudden there is no one stuck to you for a few min, it's super weird hahah so that was crazy
That afternoon the elders had their baptism and they live streamed it on FB so we got to watch their baptism which was cool! That is definitely something I will remember too because normally that isn't allowed, so that was a cool experience! They showed a little bit of the room and every chair was 6 ft apart and everyone had masks on... so crazy hahah
We had an awesome lesson with Erik, someone we found through a FB group and we just got to know him and his religious background, but as we went to end the lesson he told us he played the guitar and he actually was holding it the whole time, so he asked if we wanted him to play for us and of course we said yes! He played a little bit of a new song him and his friends wrote and it was awesome, I videod it so I hope y'all enjoy!!
Yesterday was Easter and it was such a special time to remember Jesus Christ and all that He has done for us! On our Facebook page this last week, we were focusing all of our posts on Christ and His atonement and the last moments of His life, and it was a blessing for us to rememeber Him even more than normal this week as well!
We were luckily able to partake of the sacrament as well! We met the Chavez family at the church, set the chairs 6 ft apart, had our masks on, and Brother Chavez blessed and gave us the sacrament so that was a blessing to have that as well! Then yesterday we taught SO. MANY. LESSONS!! Ok so this week we worked so hard and we definitely could've worked harder because there is always room for improvement BUT our numbers (even though it's not about numbers) were crazy this week!! Ready?! This week we found 22 NEW PEOPLE to start teaching and sharing messages with, we had 20 people "attend sacrament" which for our mission, if they partake of the sacrament, or if they have a spiritual lesson on a Sunday it counts as church during this COVID time, so imagine what we did... hahah we had SO MANY lessons yesterday! I just counted and we had 19 lessons! It was really nice because with all of our people this past week we asked if we could have a lesson on Sunday, and we used Easter kind of as an excuse but we said we wanted to share a special message on Easter and so that's what we did! We went through every single person we could and shared a message with them, so it was a crazy busy day yesterday we didn't even have time for dinner haha we ate broccoli and peas in between each lesson!! I attached a screenshot of our day yesterday, so the yellow is a lesson and green is just a contact attempt, so yeah, our day was crazy hahah but it was the best Easter to be able to share the message that Christ lives :) With all of those lessons yesterday and all week, we ended up teaching FIFTY lessons this past week, which is insane!! I'm not exactly sure how we did it, but I know Heavenly Father played the biggest part in that and in helping the people make the time to meet with us :) I honestly don't mind this whole self isolation thing.... HAHAH JUST KIDDING, I miss hugs and my favorite families! I sure am excited to see the miracles that come, especially from that worldwide fast!
Here is the scripture we shared with everyone for Easter, Alma 11:42 -"Now, there is a death which is called a temporal death; and the death of Christ shall loose the bands of this temporal death, that all shall be raised from this temporal death."
I know that Christ lives! I am so thankful for Him, and that because of Him, we will all be resurrected as well and I am forever grateful for that!
I love you all more than you could know! I hope you have the best week and that you all stay safe!
p.s. happy anniversary to my amazing parents this Friday!! I love you both so much, thank you for all you do for me!!!
Con amor, su favorita misionera,
Hermana Griffin :)
Our actual schedule for Easter Sunday!
Erik singing for us!
Our awesome Elders!
Masks are annoying!
Your favorite missionary!
I love the Book of Mormon so much!
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