7/22/19   
  This will be shorter than the normally short emails I send you. Transfers this week. I am staying and getting a comp straight from the MTC. So I will be training again.                   


                              



                                                      

                                                      

                                                     

7/29/19

Hello everyone! This is going to be a short weekly because I really don’t enjoy writing emails. 

So last week I was called to train another missionary (see attached letter). So that was kind of cool. It's been 10 months since I first trained Elder Robinson. I shortly found out later that the missionary I am training is an English Elder and has had no prior Spanish training to do the work in a different language. His name is Elder Ison. He is from North Carolina. He likes soccer, piano, and math. He went to BYU for a year and then came out on his mission. He's super cool. I have enjoyed the short time we have had together so far. He is willing to work hard and be obedient. So that's cool. 

We aren't really working with anyone yet, we are just working and waiting for someone we talk with to show some sort of interest. 

Later,

Dear Elder Garrett Michael Graybill                                                                                                           July 24, 2019

 Congratulations on your calling as trainer of a new missionary in the Oregon Salem Mission!  This honor and responsibility comes only to those who can be entrusted to such an important responsibility. Perhaps no other calling in your mission will be as important and have such an eternal consequence as this one.

As a trainer of a new missionary, you will need to help your new missionary adjust to mission life. You will oversee their continued study and preparation as outlined in, “The First 12 Weeks”, the Church's in-field training manual for new missionaries and their trainers. You and your new missionary will be given an extra hour of study time in order to build upon their experience in the Missionary Training Center.

Your example in planning, finding, teaching and baptizing of individuals will set the standard for your new missionary's entire mission. You will be asked to study the scriptures, receive revelation, and teach your new missionary from Preach My Gospel and the Missionary handbook. This calling will require maturity and a commitment to excellence in all you do.

Your parents and priesthood leaders will also receive a copy of this letter. I would like them to know of the sincere gratitude Sister Wilde and I have for you. Parents and priesthood leaders can be proud of the type of missionary you have become.

The call to leadership is best done by example. Your new missionary will watch you and will desire to become like you. This will require you to be faithful, diligent and most importantly, loving in all you do. This call to train is one that comes through inspiration and qualification from your Father in Heaven. It is a sacred trust given to you, from Him.  Know also of my trust and gratitude for your willingness to accept and fulfill this most important calling.

With Love,

President Wilde

Elder Ison and I

                                                     

                                          

My District in Forest Grove

July 15, 2019

Hello everyone! This week has been super-fast! To start it off I had an exchange with a brand new Elder, Elder Anderson. He is from South Jordan, Utah and is super cool. I love him!! He is 21 and has been out just 5 weeks. We had a super fun day working hard. We learned a lot from each other. The next day, a member from an English ward, went into Hillsboro and brought us Chic-Fil-a. First time in over a year since I have had it and I was in heaven. The song Heaven is a place on Earth (Belinda Carlisle) ran through my head as I ate my chicken sandwiches. That food truly makes heaven a place on earth. 

Not going to lie, the work has been slow. But that's alright because we had a blessed weekend. (Read Bless-Ed for effect) We had 5 people ask us where our church was and told us they would come this up and coming Sunday . We plan to get back in contact with them this week and try and get someone to fellow ship them in their homes. Then we had dinner with some members who we taught the Gospel of Jesus Christ to give us a referral for a family of 6! Apparently the family is super awesome and we are going to work together to slowly transition this family into the area because they just moved here and hopefully into the Gospel! 

I have grown such a strong testimony of this Gospel. I have a sure knowledge that Christ is our Redeemer. He died for me. He died for YOU. He LIVES, so that you and I can live again for eternities with our families and loved ones. We need to follow the 5 simple steps. The Gospel is simple, but the trials of life aren't. We need to remember who to turn to when we struggle. A quote that I like but  don’t fully remember so I won't fully quote it, goes something like this, "When life gets too hard to stand, kneel and pray" I love that. We have a Father in Heaven who wants to hear from us. 

I love all of you, I hope you are eating chic fil a as well. Cuz it's delicious 

Elder Graybill 

Elder Anderson and I

Only Chick Fil A can produce smiles like this

                                       

July 1, 2019

The mook (Tillamook) is beautiful. I'll be gather some pics and sending a weekly later. The b-day was good, but not exciting. I'm exhausted. But oh well.

I cannot believe all the NBA stuff that's crazy. The Nets are going to be good, eventually.

Tell Colton I love him.

I love you guys and will talk more later. We gotta go shopping.

The "Mook"

                                                                                                
                                                   

                                                 

June 24, 2019

This is a short weekly, 

So we had a super busy week this week. We found a guy named Marcos to teach and he's super cool. There are so many people here to teach.

I had an exchange with the Zone leaders and I went up to a little boonie town called Banks. It reminded me of a more populated version of Dayton. But we worked hard. I was with Elder Crismon who is also from Sandy, Utah. But he went to Alta..... oof.  It is alright tho. We had a hoot talking about home. We had dinner with the Morgans and they know Laura Benson which was really random.

Life is good up here.

Love y'all.