The Griffin Family: From Elder Griffin: Proselitisimo

Thursday, April 28, 2011

From Elder Griffin: Proselitisimo

Elder Griffin and companion, Elder Coon, ready to
go proselyting!

Hi everyone!!!

So, the time is flying by here at the CCM. It's been a good week. We've just continued with the same old stuff and been studying more and more Spanish. Every Friday we have steak and sausage and empanadas for lunch that are sooo good. Like Tucanos. Then that night we had salmon, which was awesome too.

Sorry I can't answer all of your questions, I don't have tons of time on the computer and we usually have to print off our inbox emails to read them.

Proselitismo on Saturday was awesome! We all got on a mini bus and drove for about 45 minutes into Buenos Aires, we got dropped off in our specific zones and were let loose. My companion and I were pretty nervous because of the Spanish and stuff, but the day went really well. We got 13 contacts, made two appointments for this Saturday, and taught one lesson. It was crazy!!! A lot of people here are Catholic.

One cool experience is we had just said a prayer to find someone that was looking for us, and about 20 minutes later a woman saw us walking and pulled over on her motorcycle and started talking to us and we told her about the Book of Mormon and gave her a pamphlet and she grabbed my planner and wrote down her information so we could teach her next week. I hope it works out!! She says she has two boys our age that are good boys and she wants us to teach their family. So it'll be an awesome experience. I just hope she can understand our Spanish!

The other guy we have an appointment with is a guy with eight kids and he says that all they do is depend on him and he wants that to change, haha. So, we'll teach him too. But this Saturday is our second proselitismo so wish us luck!

Last Saturday for lunch we found this little meat bbq joint and got some chicken and it was soooo good! I don't know what it is about cooking meat in a tin bbq in the sun but it sure makes it taste good.

I hope everyone is doing well!! I didn't get any letters today... I don't know if you sent any or not but they said the mail has been really backed up lately. I've sent a few so I hope you get them!

We're all so tired here because we are in class all day and we just want to go to bed as soon as we wake up, haha, but its been good. My companion and my whole district is from Utah, and they're all really nice. I'm sending a picture of our first day proselyting. I'll send a pic of our whole district later. We're not really supposed to use our cameras here or when we're proselyting so I don't have many pics yet.

I miss and love you all! I hope you're getting the letters I'm sending! Pray for me, I need it! Especially for Saturdays! I want to baptize this family!

Oh YEAH!!! The MTC second counselor said that President Foster says hi, and that he can't wait to meet me. Cool! So tell that to Grandpa. Love you all!

Love,
Elder Griffin

1 comment:

Valorie said...: Kristin,
Love reading your missionary's letters. I am so glad he is doing so well. His excitement for missionary work is amazing.; April 29, 2011 at 6:39 PM

Little Bits of Wisdom

"Coop, we're really lucky we love each other so much. Not everybody in this world has a best buddy like we do."--Caden

Cooper--"Mom, can I watch a movie in my room tonight?"

Mom--"No, it's a school night, you need to go straight to sleep."

Cooper--"Well, what if I just open one eye and keep the other one closed?"

"Mom, since you're already married, I guess I'll marry Princess Jasmine."--Cooper

"Mom, you're a lot sweet and a lot beautiful!"--Cooper

"Mom, can I help with the laundry? I can take the clothes out of the wetter and put them in the dryer for you."--Cooper

"Mom, I'm so lucky that I can burp really loud!"--Cooper

"Mom, before you play a game, you always have to read the destructions."--Cooper

Caden--"Mom, why does Santa carry so much soap in his sleigh?"

Mom--"What do you mean?"

Caden--"You know, one horse, soap, and sleigh."

"Cooper, one day you're going to grow up and be even taller than mom. It's okay, though, she'll still love you."--Caden

"Mom, you're my BEST girl!"--Cooper

"Mom, does Jesus happy-cry whenever a new baby comes down from heaven?"--Caden

Mom--"Caden, what did you learn at your first day of kindergarten?"

Caden--"We did our ABCs and learned about respect."

Mom--"Oh good, so, what does respect mean?"

Caden--"Well, it mostly means you just try not to act like a butt, and you try not to say "butt" either."

"Mom, will you please stop going to clubs every night? Last night you went to book club, and now you're going to Sam's Club!"--Caden

"Mom, can you hand me the phone? I'm going to call Tyson."

--Caden (On his mission in Uruguay)

"Coop, next to Jesus, you're the best brother ever!" --Caden

"Cooper, you're my whole heart. I just LOVE you!"--Caden

Caden (very calmly)--"Cooper, don't be an ***."
Mom--"Did you just say what I think you said?"
Caden--"Yup"
Mom--"Why would you say THAT?"
Caden--"It's OK mom, I'm just practicing my swear words!"

"Mom, have you noticed that Tyson seems to be forgetting some of his apostrophies lately?"--Kamryn, while reading a missionary email from Ty

Mom--"Do you want me to help you with that, or not?"
Cooper---"Umm..........or not."

"Mom, do you know that I have a crush on you?"--Caden

Mom-"Caden, how did you know that music was from the Harry Potter movie?"
Caden-"I guess I just rememberized it!"

"Mom, don't you think you should take the Special K challenge? YOU could loose up to three inches!"--Kamryn

"Mom, how many pounds do you love Cooper?"--Caden

Mom, it's already been a minute. When I want something, why don't you just say, "Just an hour?"--Caden

"Mom, aren't you glad that after we die we can still snuggle together in heaven?"--Caden

"Cooper, if you ever see a girl crying, you need to run over and see if you can help her feel better."--Caden

"Kamryn, why do you always have to be so anoising?" (annyoing)--Caden

"Buddy, if you ever need anything, just call me and I'll come running!"--Caden, to Cooper

"Mom, did you know that Dad's the biggest, Cooper's the littlest, and I'm the mediumest?"--Caden

"Mom, maybe you should slow down a little. I think you might be going a few inches too fast."--Caden, my little back-seat driver

"Mom, who decided to make red lights and stop signs? All they do is waste our time!"--Caden

Kamryn, while helping me make Halloween Mummy Hotdogs for dinner the other night: "Oh, I just LOVE it when life is fun and yummy!"

The other day, the little kids were getting buckled into the car, and I said, "OK, is everybody ready?" Caden said yes, and Kamryn looked at him and said, "Caden...that was a HISTORICAL question! That means mom already knew the answer, but she just asked the question anyway." That girl keeps me laughing, for sure!

After Tyson left for college, Kamryn was looking through his things and said "You know, Tyson isn't a very interesting person, but he sure did leave some interesting stuff behind!" Sorry Ty, but I thought that was pretty funny.

Yesterday I was sick with a cold, and I asked Caden for a hug. He said "OK, but it has to be quick, or you'll make me sick, and I'll make you just fine."

The other day I overheard Caden telling Cooper "Come over here and I'll teach you how to run real fast so mom can't catch you."

A few weeks ago I went into the boy's room to get Cooper out of his crib in the morning. Caden was still in bed and I asked if he wanted to come down. He said "I'm just laying here waiting for you to tuck me out!"

"Mom, when am I gonna turn five? I have WAY to much energy for a four year old!"--Caden

"Mom, I know you really love me, but I'm jumping off the dresser anyway."--Caden

Kamryn-"Mom, Caden just flipped me off!"
Mom-"It was an accident. Caden doesn't even know what that means."
Kamryn-"Well, that's the SECOND time I've been flipped off this week!"
Mom-"Who else flipped you off?"
Kamryn-"Cooper!"

The other day I was outside pulling weeds, and I said to Kamryn and Caden, "Look guys, here's a little roly-poly!" Kamryn looked at me and said, "Actually mom, it's not REALLY called a roly-poly. These little guys are REALLY called Tomato Bugs!" Ahh, it's always refreshing to have a good laugh while weeding the garden!