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...Ever since I was little, I saved up to go on a mission," Griffin says. In Germany, Griffin went to different towns in the Frankfurt area talking with people interested in the Mormon Church and also trying to help people sort out family problems...

Author: By Kevin Toh, | Title: 'That Adventuresome Spirit' | 11/3/1989 | See Source »

...worked harder on my mission than ever before or since," Griffin says. "You get less sleep than when you are in school...

Author: By Kevin Toh, | Title: 'That Adventuresome Spirit' | 11/3/1989 | See Source »

...Griffin adds that his two years in Germany gave him "a tremendous personal growth--spiritually, emotionally and socially...

Author: By Kevin Toh, | Title: 'That Adventuresome Spirit' | 11/3/1989 | See Source »

Unfortunately, the experience did not help his water polo. For religious reasons, Griffin did not swim in those two years. "It was not so bad because you are always walking or biking around," he recalls. "And it always seemed like your contact is living on the top floor...

Author: By Kevin Toh, | Title: 'That Adventuresome Spirit' | 11/3/1989 | See Source »

...Griffin's time in the 100-meter freestyle had become 10 seconds slower when he came back to Harvard in the fall of last year. But teammate Eric Bentley recalls that Griffin quickly improved by "simply working hard. You can always count on him. The fact that he is always working hard is a dependable factor in the team...

Author: By Kevin Toh, | Title: 'That Adventuresome Spirit' | 11/3/1989 | See Source »

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