A little bit of wind, rain, and a whole lot of the same. :)

Well family,

 

It´s been a crazy hectic week to say the least.  Let´s start out with what you are all anxiously waiting to know... I´m still in Posadas.... ROQUE SÁENZ PEÑA BABY! The missionary has seen her shadow and we are going to have six more weeks of hot weather, walking and knocking doors - in the same area!  Oh, the joy that it brings me.

 

The day before transfers was crazy. We had just left a house of one of our investigators. We were walking through Center and a huge wind storm hit. It was so big, it started picking up the dust and throwing it into our eyes. IT HURT LIKE A BEAST! We ducked into a store to get out all the dust and that is when the lights cut, and the hail started. This hail quickly turned into the biggest rain storm I've seen in all of my time in Posadas. The girls in the store looked so scared... and us.. well, we had to get back to our apartment. So we asked for a couple of plastic bags to put our scriptures in, and we headed out!. What a blast it was too. Soaked from head to toe.  The Lord was watching over us, because the next day we saw trees that had been ripped out of the ground. and so many branches from trees, signs from businesses - the works.  Brilliant.  BUT, I know the Lord has a plan for me here. I´ve just got to work my socks off to find it.  He´s already given me an insight to one of the reasons I´m still here, which brings me to our next topic....

 

This week one of our recent converts just returned from Buenos Aires. She's been there since July with her husband. The hospital he needed for his health is there. But, turns out, that after a long battle, he passed away to be with his daughter and parents.

 

We didn´t even find out until a week later. One of our members told us over lunch. We then went straight from there to the house of her son to see if he had any news like when the funeral was to be held, or when his mom was getting back into town. Luckily, his mom was there when we arrived. When she saw us she gave us the biggest hugs. She then continued to tell us what had happened with her husband, how it all ended, and how she is sad that they weren´t able to get sealed while he was alive - but that she knows she can still be sealed to him. She has such a great spirit.  I´m so blessed to know her.

 

Well, other then that, we are still working as hard as we can. We have six more weeks filled with splits, General Conference, baptisms and Halloween. It´s going to be a blast. We´ve already got some stuff planned. I¨ll let you know more as the time get´s closer.

 

I know this Gospel is true. I´m here for a reason. I love Argentina, and I´ll be sad to leave it in three months. The Church is true. Prayer is Powerful, and The Book of Mormon is truly the word of God. Be smart, Be safe, Trust in the lord.

 

Love you all,

 

Hermana Erin Kaye Griffeth

 

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Está Comenzando....

Hola Familia! 

 My feet cooling off under the fan

It has started.... IT¨S HOT!  I´m not kidding. I now have to start using sun block again... :(   I hate sunblock... OH, and I almost forgot - bug repellent. Which, when you mix the two - they don´t have the best smell... and, after you put it on, I swear you sweat twice as much....Lovely picture huh? OH WELL. It´s what I have to do if I don´t want skin cancer or Dengue. Curse you SUNBLOCK/BUG REPELLENT!

Transfers are Wednesday. We will get our phone call tomorrow night, so I´ll let you guys know next week if I´m still training or if my hija has to share moms. We´ll find out. I don´t know if I´ll be sad to leave, or SUPER relieved. I love Posadas, but eight months in the same area... It´s harder then it looks. I´ve gotten to know all the buses so well, I can tell you which ones take you where, how long it will take, and which ones are the fastest. 

This week involved a whole lot of walking - in the hot, HOT sun. We have some new investigators that we are so excited for. We invited them to Church this week and they said they would all come. We expected like 12 people in the capilla, but no one came... :(   We actually had one of our Investigators show up, and we were happy for him,   but that was all.  It was a disappointing moment. But it happens. We just have to work a little bit harder to get them to Church. Vamos a ver. 

Today we got to spend a little bit of time with the Hermanas in LaValle (Hermana Shoaf and Hermana Blatter). We also enjoyed a delicious almuerzo, and a drink I just HAD to buy. As you can CLEARLY see. :) 

 King of Pop... literally

Not much really happened this week. A lot of saying good bye to people, just in case... and a lot a walking. :) 

I love this Gospel. It´s true, as blue. I´m grateful to be here, serving the people of Argentina. Be smart, Be safe, trust in the Lord.

Love you guys

Love Love Love,

Hna. Erin Kaye Griffeth

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La Casa Del Señor

Hello, my dear eternal family! 

Wow... can´t believe it. You moved... Weird. Seriously, and now you have to unpack. That´s the worse part, you spend weeks packing, you move it to another location, and then you spend weeks unpacking. Ojala we could just magically move it at the same time we pack it... wouldn´t that be nice? :) Less of a stress too. 

This week we had the awesome experience to be apart of the rededication of the Buenos Aires Temple. Saturday we watched the cultural celebration, which was pretty much awesome. (Malambo, I really liked this dance, you should look it up on youtube). And Sunday, The church here was basically turned into a Temple. We had to have special recommends to enter.  The Cherry on top - it was raining. :P But it was still really nice to be there. Elder Eyring dedicated the building (in English, he had a translator), Elder Ballard and Elder Christofferson were there also. It was so nice just sitting there and listening to them speak (in English and Spanish). And even though we weren´t in the actual temple, you could feel the spirit super strong. What a blessing to have temples here on the earth. 

There we can do the work for our families, and be sealed to our families. I am VERY grateful for them... and the love that our Heavenly Father has for us. 

We have transfers next Wednesday... AGAIN. Seriously, It´s passing really fast. TOO FAST. And it´s already the 10th of September. Weird. This is my 6th transfer in this area, so I honestly have no idea what is going to happen. My hija just might have 2 moms... (it´s been known to happen). We´ll find out. Vamos a Ver....

Wow, I'm trying to remember what happened this week... but basically nothing... a whole lot of the normal stuff. Sorry, not much more exciting then that. 

I love you guys all so much. I´m so grateful for the Gospel in my life, and the love of my family. I´m grateful for the literal house of God on the earth today, where we can go and feel more of his spirit, and receive more of his instruction. This Gospel is true, It´s the only path that we have to return to him. If there is something holding you back from going to the Temple, or receiving the blessings he has for you, FIX THEM. There is nothing more important then this. 

Be Smart, Be Safe, Trust in the Lord. He loves you. 

I Love you,

Hermana Erin Kaye Griffeth

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Hogar Dulce Hogar... :(

Hey Che Familia! 

¿Como está? I can´t believe we are moving! I am really quite sad, but, all will go well... New adventure, and more people to to get to know. AWESOME. Good luck! 

 We are on our 5th week here in Argentina of this translado. We normally have 6 weeks and then the following Wednesday is transfers.  I honestly don´t know what is going to happen. BUT, I have 2 more weeks to think about that, so I´m not going to worry. 

This week I had my very first splits. I stayed here in Roque Sáenz Peña, and Hermana Shoaf came here with me, while Hermana Rejas went to LaValle with Hermana Bladder. It was super fun. I decided I like splits - other than the fact that I had to plan everything for the next day and a half, and I was still in the same area that I have been in for almost 8 months.   What can you do?  It was still a lot of fun. And Hermana Shoaf is a great missionary. I learned a ton from her. 

Also, we had Zone Conference. That was an adventure in and of itself. We had Posadas II and Eldorado with us. 

We had an awesome talk by President and ate food. What more could you ask for? :) Also, my first Zone Leader is going home, - Elder Rivera. Picture attached. There is a strange story behind this, but basically, when I first got to Formosa, this was all I could do to communicate with him, and he still thinks it is hilarious. lol  - Esté tipo.... :) I´m going to miss him. 

This week we had a very Interesting lesson with one of our investigators (Ex investigators now...). Basically... his religion is a little interesting. They use tarot cards, and do sacrifices, and he has no interest in changing, but likes to know about all the religions.  Even though it was interesting, it gave me the creeps. SO, basically, we are going to stop visiting him. I didn´t feel to right inside the his house anyway. He was very nice though. 

Well, nothing else happened this week. A LOT of walking and looking for new investigators. Without a lot of luck. But the Lord is preparing a whole bunch of people... It just takes a little time to find them. 

I love this Gospel so much, and I´m so grateful to be here in Argentina, learning a language, and talking to the people. The people are so great here. 

I love you all so much. Be Smart, Be strong, Trust in the Lord. 

Love Love Love,

Hna. Erin Kaye Griffeth

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