What...Just... Happened...???

¡¡¡Familia!!!

 

So, This past week has been crazy and A LITTLE nerve wracking.

 

Hermana Arcos had to go home to take care of something at her house that might take her away for a transfer or 2... entonces... At the moment, I have a mini missionary, Hermana Salto. WHICH MEANS, she hasn´t had any training - she came straight here from Formosa to help me because we don´t have that many sisters, and I needed a companion. WHICH ALSO MEANS, That I am the Senior missionary. Six months in the mission, four months in Argentina, and I´m the senior missionary. It is so Nerve wracking I can´t even tell you. I´m constantly worried about the people I teach and if we are actually teaching them the correct thing that they need to know at that moment. I have to keep the information updated about everyone we're teaching. At the same time, I need to be upbeat, have a lot of energy, and animada (enthusiastic) for my companion. Let´s just say I´m having a hard time. But!... The Lord has not left me alone. Thank goodness...

 

With this grand change... I have received a boost in my knowledge of the language. More confidence in my language abilities, and I speak better. NOT perfect, but better. I´ve been able to understand a lot better too. I can´t tell you what a blessing it´s been. I´m still panicking about lessons and the numbers each week. But if i´m trying, I have nothing to be worried about. The lord blesses us... La verdad.

 

So, ya, that´s the biggest change this week.

 

We had a baptism Sunday!!! Woot, Soledad got baptised, and had a huge smile on her face! She looks excited, and she knows that this comes with change.  It was a huge step for her, especially with Hermana Arcos leaving. We missed two days of lessons, which were the two days to teach Soledad the rest of the Gospel principles, so Saturday we taught her:  Law of Chastity, Tithing and Fast offerings, Word of Wisdom, and The Sabbath Day. Surprisingly enough, she understood all of it and what she needed to do. WHAT A RELIEF! The interview for the baptism went great, and she was baptized and confirmed the next day. lol :)

 

Transfers are tomorrow. And I don´t know what is going to happen. One of our Elders leaves, Hermana Arcos is gone, and perhaps my mini, Hermana Salto, is leaving also. Maybe one of the other Elders. Mighty changes are happening. It´s all for the good. If Hermana Salto doesn´t leave, I¨m positive my stress level is going to go up, it´s already happening, but still.

 

OK, my time is almost up, but I think Í´ve told you everything.

 

Oh, My pie kind of sucked. I mean, it was still good. But we don´t have Crisco here, and my companion talked me into using margarine. Oh, and they don´t have light brown sugar here. So I used dark - it wasn´t as good as I wanted it to be. ... un poco triste.

 

But ya, sorry got to run. Love you all with all my heart. Read your scriptures, pray always (no matter where you are), go to church, and remember your standards, and the faith Christ has in you.

 

Love you,

 

Hermana Erin Kaye Griffeth

 

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Happy Turkey Day!

WAZ UP MI FAMILIA!!!

I can´t believe how fast time is going by. Just for your information, black Friday, is my 6 month mark... Enjoy! ;)

This week has been better. We have a baptism this week... we hope. Her name is Soledad... she is 23. She´s been taking the lessons since before I started my mission.  I´ll let you know next week.

This week is Thanksgiving... It´s weird. It doesn´t FEEL like thanksgiving. But, I made an apple pie in our crappy oven for the district. I hoping it helps. But I think it turned out pretty good. I haven´t tried it yet, but It looks ok. I´ll send pictures of the pie, and the oven. :D  

It doesn´t seem like it´s this close to Christmas. I have a feeling Christmas won´t FEEL like Christmas. I don´t have much Christmas music... and It will be SUPER hot here. Weird. But, weird enough, the Walmart here has a Christmas section.. which helps. :) I¨m hoping as it gets closer, It will start to feel like it should.  Maybe with some decorations in our apartment. 

No sé. Transfers are the 30th -  you never know what will happen. I might be here, I might not. LIKE MAGIC!! One of our Elders is going home this transfer. So, we will at least be receiving one new person to our district.

So, ya, sorry, not much happening here. Our investigators all want to follow Christ, but when it comes to doing something, like going to church or accepting a baptismal date, they don´t want to do anything.  And I´m not kidding... this is ALL of our investigators.  I don´t know how I can get them to realize that they need to actually act. It´s a little frustrating. And, we are with the Elders every other day, bajar la caña us for not having more Baptism dates. I kind of want to punch them... but I´m not going to. One, I´m a missionary, and 2 and most important...they live too far away. ;)

Other then that... not much. I´ll try to make notes in my agenda throughout the week about my experiences to make my letters more exciting... You´ll just have to wait till next week.

I love you all so much. Thank you for everything you do for me. Trust in the lord in everything you do. Like it says, Search, Ponder and Then pray. He´s given you the tools, you just need to use them. Be safe, especially since winter is coming back at home, and there are a lot of ice and storms during this time. Be smart. Listen to the spirit. And, once again, be safe.

Love you all,

Hermana Erin Kaye Griffeth

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No puedo creer...

Hola Mi animo familia, quien viven en atonio mientra yo en lluvia y color... moriendo... Just sayin. And I´m pretty sure I spelled half that stuff wrong. Don´t judge me! :) still learning.

 Singing in the Rain

It´s been raining for the past 2 1/2 days here in Resistencia. My shoes are covered in mud, and we haven´t had the time to head to town and buy rain boots. Entonces, I´ve been changing shoes like crazy, waiting for one to dry, while the other is freakishly wet. But, that´s the life of a missionary, especially here in Argentina. Mojado! Woot!

Here is a little bit of random information for you guys. I FINALLY bought a pillow today! Super excited about it. For about four weeks I´ve been sleeping on a pillow. But, if you would imagine something that looks like a board in a pillow case, that´s about right. :S  It wasn´t the best four weeks, but I took a little nap for p-day, and man... It rocked! First nap I´ve had for a while, on a fluffy cloud. The joys of a new pillow.

I´m planning on making an apple pie for thanksgiving. Well, district meeting, which is 2 days before, but we´ll make it count. I¨m hoping it works.

Faith, work, confidence, and patience.

Well, got to head. Thanks for the letters, I can´t wait to hear more next week. Things are going good with my comp. We had a companionship inventory and hopefully that fixed our issues. I´ll let you know more next week.

Love you with all of my heart. Trust in the Lord. He knows what you need and when you need it -just keep trying your best.

Paz!

Hermana Erin Kaye Griffeth

 I was having a really good hair day. :) I know... random

Mission Conference!

Can you find Erin in this picture?  Click on the picture to enlarge it, then look for yellow :)

Hey Ho Familia!

¿Que pasa!? ¿Como estan? Esta semaña tenia loco. Mucho Hermanas en nuestro pension para la conferencia de la mission. Pero, todo bien, y fue un caupo expiriencia.

Enough castillano.

How are you guys? This week was awesome- we had 10 more hermanas in our apartment this week. So, with us, that´s 12. TWELVE Sister missionaries in one apartment... It was crazy loco, but, awesomely awesome. We had the sisters from Formosa in our apartment, so I already knew half of them.

All of the sisters in Resistencia

The Conference was Awesome, We had Elder Foster, Elder Jensen, Elder Christofferson, President Heyman, and all of their Wives, along with 200 Missionaries in our chapel. Such an amazing spirit. I only wish I understood all of it. I missed a lot of things, but it was awesome. Elder Christofferson shook all of our hands (200 missionaries, took a little time.). Caupo.

And, we had Stake Conference this week, with Elder Jensen. Once again... awesome. My second Stake Conference in the mission.

Love this!

I love you all, thank you for the letters each week and for your prayers.

Stay strong, be safe, be smart... and AWESOME.

Hermana Erin Kaye Griffeth

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