Boy its been a while I haven't talked to you all since last year... hahaha lame! But its a New Year and Laie was sweet! Man Hawaii is crazy during New Years, way more than the 4th of July, everyone was popping fireworks, illegal ones and everything. It was so sweet though, us here in Laie. But it was sweet we had a sick talent show on New Years, I'll send you home the videos the Laie Boyz put on an awesome talent!
Along with all the craziness of New Years we had Jonathan's baptism on New Years Eve. That was such a special day to see him finally enter into the waters of baptism! Everything wrong about the mission is put aside when you have a baptism. We were in the water with him helping him out with his leg so it was super special! I love this work, I know its true with every fiber of my being.
Other than that, its been a pretty slow past couple of weeks with all the holidays. People just take off 2 weeks here and party all day and all night its nuts. Whole paychecks are spent on fireworks, they just go wild! We will be hitting the streets hard to find some new investigators. We have a couple on the lookout so it should be solid! Transfer calls are on Sunday, I am pretty sure I am staying but I hope Tuih doesn't leave! We do work out here man.
So I just have one thought for the New Years, something to think about while you have your callings and stuff in the church: "Serve, so others may live." This is what it's all about, we are here to bring the message of the Restoration and the Plan of Salvation to those that don't have it. Build the kingdom up in everyway you can, and may your lives be blessed for this New Year of 2011! Love you all!
Elder Garritson
Monday, January 10, 2011
Monday, January 3, 2011
ALOHA! and Mele Kalikimaka! Dec. 27th, 2010
Boy well Christmas has come and gone and we are moving onto another phase of life! But this was the best Christmas that I have ever had man! It was such an amazing day and I really found out the true meaning of Christmas. It was good to talk to the fam and my boy BK! Sounds like all is well back in Utah, things out here are solid it was just weird waking up on Christmas to Sunny 75 degree weather. We are working it out here, our mission has hit 900 baptisms for the year of 2010 and we are still going along so we should be in the mid 900's by the end of this year. What a blessing to see these worthy converts enter into the covenant!
So for us here in Hau'ula we have been having a lot of good stuff happening, the Lord has been looking out for Elder T and G! We had a lesson with a guy named John on Tuesday and committed him to be baptized on New Years Eve! Its going to be sick, he has been taught for like 8 years and so we came across him and have only been teaching him for 3 weeks. I guess now is the time for him, we are very stoked to see him enter into the waters of baptism!
Not to much else here in Hawaii! This work is solid, I am truly blessed to be serving the Lord for 2 years. I came across a quote on Christmas day that really hit me, I believe it was Elder Nelson but not sure, and this quote isn't word for word but you get the idea: "the best thing that we can give to our Savior at this Christmas time, or at any time for that matter, it to keep ourselves unspotted from the World. If we do that he gives of the promise of everlasting life, whenever that time may come." May all of you have a Happy New Year, Love you guys!
So for us here in Hau'ula we have been having a lot of good stuff happening, the Lord has been looking out for Elder T and G! We had a lesson with a guy named John on Tuesday and committed him to be baptized on New Years Eve! Its going to be sick, he has been taught for like 8 years and so we came across him and have only been teaching him for 3 weeks. I guess now is the time for him, we are very stoked to see him enter into the waters of baptism!
Not to much else here in Hawaii! This work is solid, I am truly blessed to be serving the Lord for 2 years. I came across a quote on Christmas day that really hit me, I believe it was Elder Nelson but not sure, and this quote isn't word for word but you get the idea: "the best thing that we can give to our Savior at this Christmas time, or at any time for that matter, it to keep ourselves unspotted from the World. If we do that he gives of the promise of everlasting life, whenever that time may come." May all of you have a Happy New Year, Love you guys!
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Aloha and Merry Christmas--Dec. 20, 2010
(By the way, I was instructed to change Jordan's main picture--someone showed him the pic and he was MORTIFIED! haha! I thought it was cute! Oh well, I'm just the mom and I think all his pics are cute! haha!)
Word up ya'll, Christmas is on the way baby and there is no snow so I have no idea what is going on! I feel so outta the loop, it definitely doesn't feel like Christmas at all! Everything up here in Laie is barren because all the students have gone home for Christmas! Oh if I haven't told you guys, BYU-H is like the closest thing to heaven on earth (besides the temple) so I would recommend coming up here! I love this place, and I love the mission!
So we had a baptism this Friday! Well kinda, Elder Tuih and his last companion taught them and then the sisters took that ward over. I only taught the 2 kids (9 and 11) once but they are super solid! They were super stoked to get baptized! It was a good one. We were trying to get one of our investigators there but no show up so it was kinda a bummer but thats okay we will get him to one this Friday! Baptisms are icing on the cake for us!
Nothing else too special happened this week, I am teaching a girl I went to school with, thats pretty solid! The members out here are way chill, we have a good Christmas eve/day planned so I am happy about that! Calling home is going to be a blessing! But yeah thats about all I got. I just have one thought for you, and seeing how its Christmas I will do a Christmas thought:
Our Heavenly Father gave us his son, and his son gave his life, what are we willing to give? At this Christmas and New Years time, think of something you want to work on,or something you want to give up, and do it for your Savior. Don't do it for anyone else, just for you and him. I have done this and its a blessing. I promise it will be a great experience.
I hope you all have a very Merry Christmas! Love to all Elder Garritson
Word up ya'll, Christmas is on the way baby and there is no snow so I have no idea what is going on! I feel so outta the loop, it definitely doesn't feel like Christmas at all! Everything up here in Laie is barren because all the students have gone home for Christmas! Oh if I haven't told you guys, BYU-H is like the closest thing to heaven on earth (besides the temple) so I would recommend coming up here! I love this place, and I love the mission!
So we had a baptism this Friday! Well kinda, Elder Tuih and his last companion taught them and then the sisters took that ward over. I only taught the 2 kids (9 and 11) once but they are super solid! They were super stoked to get baptized! It was a good one. We were trying to get one of our investigators there but no show up so it was kinda a bummer but thats okay we will get him to one this Friday! Baptisms are icing on the cake for us!
Nothing else too special happened this week, I am teaching a girl I went to school with, thats pretty solid! The members out here are way chill, we have a good Christmas eve/day planned so I am happy about that! Calling home is going to be a blessing! But yeah thats about all I got. I just have one thought for you, and seeing how its Christmas I will do a Christmas thought:
Our Heavenly Father gave us his son, and his son gave his life, what are we willing to give? At this Christmas and New Years time, think of something you want to work on,or something you want to give up, and do it for your Savior. Don't do it for anyone else, just for you and him. I have done this and its a blessing. I promise it will be a great experience.
I hope you all have a very Merry Christmas! Love to all Elder Garritson
Monday, December 13, 2010
ALOOOOOOOOOHA! December 13, 2010
( This letter was written mainly for the priests in our ward, but I thought it was a good message for all of us and something each one of us should be studying, learning, and striving for! Teri)
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all you young men of Highland 3rd Ward! I miss you guys, you are an awesome group of kids. I was truly blessed to be around all of you at one point in time, each and everyone of you has made an impact on my life.
I just want to share a few words with you all now that it is about Christmas time. Christmas is a time of losing ourselves in the service of other. We know that the best part of Christmas is giving not receiving. I want to give you all a challenge. Something that you can give as a gift to our Savior, Jesus Christ. Go to Chapter 6 in Preach My Gospel and read that. I want you to pick at least one Christlike attribute and work on it, study it hard. Pray to our Heavenly Father and let him know that you want to improve in this certain area of your life. Become a better person by this and give it as a gift to our Savior Jesus Christ. This is the least we can do for the one who did everything for us. I ask you all to please do this. Do not take this lightly. It's not hard, but it will make all the difference in the world. DO IT!!!!
You are all preparing to go on a mission right now, what a blessing that is! A mission is the greatest thing you can do at this point of your lives. But what should you be doing right now before you leave? Well first, its not about going on a mission, rather it's becoming a missionary right now before you leave! How do you do this? Well its simple, do missionary things. Study out of Preach My Gospel and the Book of Mormon every single day. Do not take these 2 things for granted. Your mission will come sooner than you think, do not procrastinate like Gary did.
Another thing that is very important for you all is the Young Men's program. You NEED to go to young men's, and you NEED to have a good attitude about it. Quit going and acting like it is the biggest burden in the world. Everything you do in life is about attitude if you haven't figured that out yet. Serve the Lord with all you heart, might, mind and strength. Serve you fellow man. When you get an assignment to do service, whatever it may be, DO IT!! Brothers, when you serve, life is good! Do the things your Heavenly Father asks, do what your leaders ask, do what your parents ask, follow through on every single assignment given to you. Prepare yourself now for a mission by being obedient and willing to do everything asked of you.
I just want to leave you all with my testimony. Going on a mission has been the most rewarding experience of my life. EVERYTHING I do for the rest of my life will be affected by the decision to serve a mission. SERVE A MISSION! It won't be easy, life isn't easy but it is worth it. Don't be selfish, serve the Lord in all you do. I know that Jesus Christ is our Savior. I know that Joseph Smith was a Prophet of God. I know that the Book of Mormon is true, without a doubt. Thomas S. Monson leads and guides this church today. Please do not take what I said today lightly. I wish someone would have told me this before I left on my mission. Have a Merry Christmas and safe New Year. Remember who you are and what you stand for. The Church is true, the Book is blue and Joseph Smith is the Man! Love you guys!
Sincerely,
Elder Garritson
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all you young men of Highland 3rd Ward! I miss you guys, you are an awesome group of kids. I was truly blessed to be around all of you at one point in time, each and everyone of you has made an impact on my life.
I just want to share a few words with you all now that it is about Christmas time. Christmas is a time of losing ourselves in the service of other. We know that the best part of Christmas is giving not receiving. I want to give you all a challenge. Something that you can give as a gift to our Savior, Jesus Christ. Go to Chapter 6 in Preach My Gospel and read that. I want you to pick at least one Christlike attribute and work on it, study it hard. Pray to our Heavenly Father and let him know that you want to improve in this certain area of your life. Become a better person by this and give it as a gift to our Savior Jesus Christ. This is the least we can do for the one who did everything for us. I ask you all to please do this. Do not take this lightly. It's not hard, but it will make all the difference in the world. DO IT!!!!
You are all preparing to go on a mission right now, what a blessing that is! A mission is the greatest thing you can do at this point of your lives. But what should you be doing right now before you leave? Well first, its not about going on a mission, rather it's becoming a missionary right now before you leave! How do you do this? Well its simple, do missionary things. Study out of Preach My Gospel and the Book of Mormon every single day. Do not take these 2 things for granted. Your mission will come sooner than you think, do not procrastinate like Gary did.
Another thing that is very important for you all is the Young Men's program. You NEED to go to young men's, and you NEED to have a good attitude about it. Quit going and acting like it is the biggest burden in the world. Everything you do in life is about attitude if you haven't figured that out yet. Serve the Lord with all you heart, might, mind and strength. Serve you fellow man. When you get an assignment to do service, whatever it may be, DO IT!! Brothers, when you serve, life is good! Do the things your Heavenly Father asks, do what your leaders ask, do what your parents ask, follow through on every single assignment given to you. Prepare yourself now for a mission by being obedient and willing to do everything asked of you.
I just want to leave you all with my testimony. Going on a mission has been the most rewarding experience of my life. EVERYTHING I do for the rest of my life will be affected by the decision to serve a mission. SERVE A MISSION! It won't be easy, life isn't easy but it is worth it. Don't be selfish, serve the Lord in all you do. I know that Jesus Christ is our Savior. I know that Joseph Smith was a Prophet of God. I know that the Book of Mormon is true, without a doubt. Thomas S. Monson leads and guides this church today. Please do not take what I said today lightly. I wish someone would have told me this before I left on my mission. Have a Merry Christmas and safe New Year. Remember who you are and what you stand for. The Church is true, the Book is blue and Joseph Smith is the Man! Love you guys!
Sincerely,
Elder Garritson
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