Word of the week...Service!

Hey Everyone!

Elder Griffin, Larson, Jorgensen, Kattil

It's been a great week!

Monday we went bowling and had a sweet time! afterwards we had an amazing dinner with the Meredith family and our investigator Nicole. it was awesome! She's planning on getting baptized in a couple weeks!

Tuesday we spent most of the day helping Elder Wall move furniture for missionary apartments that are opening. That evening we had dinner at the Jeromechecks, they're a super awesome family and Sis Jeromecheck is a huge mission mom, so I'm pretty excited!

Wednesday we had a ton of fun, we helped paint a house and had spaghetti and lots of fun. Then we saw a ton of people and even had a miracle contact with a lady that's moving from the South Hill and hasn't talked with missionaries for a long time. It was great!

Thursday we had weekly planning and did service , it was pretty uneventful.

Friday was great. We helped Elder Wall move again and had zone conference. We had dinner at the Luna's house and it was great. RIBS!!! I left stuffed and could hardly ride a bike. Then we went to the Powells who are getting ready to be endowed and sealed this week! It was a great visit!

Saturday we visited Sis Moosmen and enjoyed rain and such. It was good.  We also moved some more with Bro Wall and planted a bunch of bushes for another lady. It was super busy. We probably did 25 hrs of service this week! It was super fun!

Sunday we had transfers, everyone is staying!!!!

We had a good day at church, we even taught primary, which was super fun. That evening we had a visit with Andrew, a new investigator. He's super super smart and has little understanding of God, it was very interesting. He's got a lot of potential, so it was good. He'll just need to be a little less learned or something. 

It was a great week!

Love Ya'll!

Elder Griffin

Independence Day fun -- Heat, BBQ, bowling, mini golf and a S.T.R.E.T.C.H. limo!!!

Hey Everyone!

Elder Hunter

It was a pretty good week this week, lots of fun with the 4th!

Monday we had a super chill pday, we went bowling and played mini golf. It was good.

Elder Hunter, Timu, Elder Jorgensen, Elder Griffin

Tuesday we had a good lesson with the collins family about prophets and the spirit was really strong and we were able to help Sis Collins get a better understanding of why prophets are important. We also saw the Luna family and had a nice visit and got some water (it's been so hot!)

Wednesday was good, we had weekly planning and got a lot done, we stopped by the Collins to drop off some church dvd's and they just opened up about some things they'd been struggling with, it was really good. The spirit helped us better understand their needs and help them resolve some of their concerns. They're so ready for baptism. it's just a matter of when they feel ready. 

Thursday we met the new mission president! He seems super cool, I'm excited to get to know him better. Afterward we had an interesting experience. One of the missionaries made us get a ride home with them and basically made it sound like we were going to ride home in this super sketchy vw bus, and then all of the sudden a stretch hummer limo pulls up and he tells us to get inside! It was crazy! Super funny!

Friday we went on exchanges and Elder Kattil was my companion. It was lots of fun and we were just going hard all day in the heat. In the morning we went to a funeral for an elderly man in Dishman Michah ward and the speaker gave a beautiful discourse on the plan of salvation. Afterwards we worked all day in the heat and had some really good contacts. One miracle I saw was, we were biking to this house to contact a potential, and we knocked on the door and were both just dying of heat. We were both out of water and were just overheated. The lady answers the door and says "boys! it's 110 degrees outside. What are ya doing? Let me give you some water. It was great! She gave us the water and politely said she wasn't interested, but I really appreciate GOOD CHRISTIAN people. She may not have been ready for the gospel life, but she truly represented a good christian.

Saturday was pretty fun, Independance day! We had a ward breakfast and a lot of the families we'd been working with were there. It was great. Afterwards we went and visited Sis Moosmen and wished her a happy 4th. She really appreciated the visit. Then we went to a la sister named Latina and had a bbq with her for lunch. It was really good and she really enjoyed having us over. She's such a mission gma! That evening we went to a bbq with Dishman Michah and had ribs and fun with one of their families. It  was super good!

Sunday was pretty uneventful except one of the Luna's daughters got up and bore her testimony on fast Sunday! It was sweet! it was her first time at church too! It was awesome!

Great week!

love ya'll!

Elder Griffin

Bryce's birthday and last visit with Mullens

June 29, 2015
Hey everyone!

It's been a pretty good birthday week!

Monday we picked up a new investigator and she's super nice and open. her name is Kayla and she's a single mom who's working on finding a job. We told her about LDS employment and she's super excited..

Tuesday we had a few good lessons and we had a good day. Lots of good work.

President and Sister Mullins

Wednesday was good. we did service for Sis. Moosmen, a single sister in the ward, she was really nice. We pulled weeds and enjoyed the heat. That evening we went to an investigator's and helped her quit a certain illegal substance. it was interesting. we also found out some other interesting stuff about Spokane and it's reputation on Sprague Ave. Very informative!

Thursday was weekly planning and a lesson with the collins family, they're awesome! They're preparing for baptism, hopefully in the next couple weeks! We also had a nice visit with Kayla and she is super excited to come to church.

Spencer Larsen

Friday was muffins with the Mullens, it was really good, but it's sad to say bye to the Mullens, I'm going to miss them! I also got packages from Grandma and grandpa, the family, and Marlee, it was exciting opening them all! lots of great stuff! thanks everybody! We had cafe rio for lunch and then the Luna family made Carne Asada for dinner. It was great!

Saturday it was 104 out and we just fried the whole day. tons of water breaks and not NFL player Spencer Larsen was there and he's a super chill guy. It was fun.

Sunday was pretty uneventful. church and some

 hot proselyting in the evening.pretty good week overall!

Love ya'all!

Elder Griffin

Baptism preparation, temple visits and service

June 22, 2015

Hey everyone, it's been a busy week!

Elder Jorgensen, Brandon, Elder Griffin at the temple.

Monday night we had an interesting lesson with a slightly drunk, large, black women, she was straight from the south and she flirted with Elder Jorgensen the whole conversation. It was very interesting and definitely memorable. She even hugged us both several times -- only super uncomfortable!

Tuesday we had dinner with some members and they took us to Hu Hot, it was super tasty! Ii was a good visit and afterwards we had a great lesson with Brandon in preparation for going to the temple for baptisms with him on Thursday.

Wednesday we had a super busy day planned and all of our appointments fell through. It was super funny and we made it fun, even though it was a bit of a bummer.

Thursday we had planning, it went super good and we got a lot done. That evening we went to the temple with Brandon and it was such a great experience. He kept talking about how amazing it was and it was better than he'd imagined and it was just great. He even gave us a referral afterward. 

Friday we did exchanges and I had fun with Elder Mayberry. He was nice. We had some really great lessons and even talked to a few angry people. One guy was really mad, it was kinda funny because he was telling us anti and he was the one who was upset.

Saturday we did service all day, it was funny because we only planned for about an hour of service and then we got a call and did another two hours and then another call and another two hours. The good news was we got dinner out of it and it was great. Pizza!

Sunday was nice, we taught gospel principles and had a great discussion on the sacrament, the spirit was strong and then we went to priests quorum and had a nice discussion on desire and serving a mission. It was nice and it helped me reconnect a bit with my desire to serve.

It was a good week, lots of fun!

Love you guys!

Elder Griffin

Baptism, Service & a visit from Elder L. Whitney Clayton

Elder Clayton of the Seventy

Monday, June 15, 2015

Hey Everyone!

It's been a great week!

Tuesday we did service for Sis Moseman and it was super fun. She's a sweet little old lady in the ward and she just loves the missionaries! We also helped someone move and had a fun dinner at the Wyburgs (our wml - ward mission leader) It was a great day and we ended it at Brandon ( a recent convert in the ward) and had a really good lesson with him. He's got a huge gospel foundation and studies like crazy.

Elder Molder, Griffin, Kepner, Jorgensen

Wednesday was really hot outside. Up in the 90's, just like home! We did service for an elderly brother in the ward and had a good time. We had dinner with the Vansant family that evening and it was just like Sunday dinner at grandma's house! It was great!

Thursday was weekly planning. We had a good planning session and it's gonna be a good week this week! We also had dinner at another senior couples house and they forced us to eat way too much. That was pretty rough on us since we had to ride our bikes the whole rest of the evening.

Chelsea, Molder, Kepner, Carma, McDougal, Red and Griffin

Friday was interesting, we started getting sick and had to slow down a little bit.  We did have a fun lesson with a la  (less active) lady who loves missionaries and she told us all about the different medication she is on.  It was interesting to say the least. We also picked up a new investigator who's super solid!  

We had a mission conference and Elder Clayton of the Seventy came and gave a really good talk on Christlike attributes and mission work. It was great.

Saturday we went to Karma's baptism back on the Southhill, It was super good to see them and it was a great baptismal service! I also got to see Brother Fletcher again and it was fun to see my old area for a little bit.

Chelsea's baptism

Sunday was  pretty normal, we did get to see Brandon pass the sacrament for the first time and that was really great. He also got a temple recommend and we're planning on going with him for baptisms sometime this week. 

We did have a bbq with a family in the ward, it was super good! I'm excited for summer bbq season!

Love ya'll!

Elder Griffin

Transfers and baptisms

June 8, 2015

Hey everyone!

It's been a nice and busy week in the new area!

Elder Keppner, Griffin and Molder

Tuesday we had a crazy transfer day and moved into a 4 man apartment in the Dishman Micah Ponderosa area. It's exciting! I'm part time car, which is mostly biking and Im super excited to be with my new Companion, Elder Jorgensen. He's super cool! Love him! It was really hard saying bye to Elder Molder And Elder Keppner though.

Chelsea

Wednesday  we had an awesome lesson with Jill who was on date for baptism the 6th of June, it was a super good lesson and she is so excited to be baptized!

Thursday we had an awesome weekly planning session and it was perfect. We are so prepped and organized for the week it's great! We also had a nice service project for an older gentelman in the ward. 

We had a funny experience that morning. We were just starting planning and then we heard a knock on the door. Guess who it is? The JW's! So we had a nice discussion and actually left on pretty good terms. Very interesting that they all seem to end up at our house though. Later in the week we had a baptist preacher stop by as well! It was funny! They got all scared when they saw the name tags! 

Friday was nice, we had a zone meeting and then had an evening full of miracles! We all decided to go to dinner together and on the way there Elder Larsen got pulled over and the officer let him off with no problems.  Then we went to Cafe Rio and a member paid for us out of nowhere! Then  we got free frozen yogurt and I found out that Griffin and Katie are on date for baptism and Griffin wants me to baptize him! It was super exciting!

Saturday was Jill's baptism, it was a super spiritual experience and her family was there to support. It was great. I love baptisms. It was a nice day and we did a lot of biking.

Sunday was full of meetings and we even got to hear from Elder Johnson of the 70. It was a good fireside and just a good day.

Elder Griffin, Keppner and Molder

Super good week and i love my new area! 

Love ya'll! 

have a great week!

Elder Griffin

Teaching Griffin & Katie and Lark

June 1, 2015

Hey Everyone!

This weeks been good!

Thursday we had a great lesson with Griffin and Katie in the park, we also had a sweet lesson with Lark, it was a spiritually charged day and I love Griffin, he's so sincere and excited about the gospel!

Friday Was fun, we had ward game night and it was lots of fun, and great fellowship!

Saturday we did service at hope house again and it was tons of fun! afterwards we went and helped someone move and it was rather frustrating, but good. lots too move and not much packed, oh well, we do what we can.

Sunday was a usual Sunday, except we went with one of our recent  converts to get her patriarchal blessing. It was super spiritual and an awesome experience. That evening we found out about transfer calls, I'm going to ponderosa in the valley and Elder molder is staying here with elder Keppner, it's pretty exciting!

Love ya'll! 

Have a great week!

Elder Griffin

Elder Griffin, Elder Molder
Elder Epps (backseat)

Elder Griffin, Elder Keppner, Elder Molder