Morro Bay is great! We are finding lots of people to
teach, and the members are starting to give us a lot of referrals. I am
still trying to meet everyone and get used to the area, but so far
everything is going really well! We have seen a lot of miracles and some
people even just come up to us. We have been blessed! There was one
family that stopped the Elders in the middle of the street and asked
them where the church was. They told the Elders that they had been
taking the discussions in Mexico and just moved here. So we went to go
find them, and the lady they live with has a ton of potential as well!
We haven't actually even found them yet because they are always working,
but we are excited to find them this week.
Hermana
Young is really fun to work with! We had a wonderful bonding experience
this last week with our new pet, Silvestre. Don't worry, he is not our
pet by choice. He is this huge hairy spider that comes back every night
and sets up a trap to catch dinner right outside our front door. We
called the Elders and asked if they could kill him, and they said they
would the next day. (I'm normally not such a baby but this is a HUGE
SPIDER PEOPLE!) SO we woke up the next day and he was GONE! We were so
mad. And then there were spider webs everywhere..Hna. Young said, "AH!
He made such a mess!" Then, that night he came back and set up his web
again. We ended up seeing this moth fly straight into it, and Silvestre
pounced on it, and it was the COOLEST THING EVER! So we decided that we
needed to see it again and record it. So we got our cameras, and caught
some moths, shook them up to knock their direction off, and threw them
into the web. If I can figure out how, I will send you our video because
we are hilarious geniuses.
We were also able
to teach these two little kids, Alejandra and Luis, how to play the
Ukulele at a park...so fun. We also taught them the song, "I Am a Child
of God." When we went back later in the week and Luis (who is 6) was
playing basketball with these 3 shirtless college guys. He was super
excited to see us, so he ran over and was ready to learn more about the
Ukulele. He said, "Look I remember the song!" And he started singing "I
am a child of God..." and then he decided he wanted to sing it for his
basketball buddies, so Hna. Young and I ended up singing to all of them
in the middle of the park with Luis...hahaha :)
Anyways,
this week was awesome! My testimony is growing every single day of how
true this gospel is! Nothing else could ever bring me so close to my
savior. I am so grateful for the understanding I have of Him, and for
the relationship I have with him. All I want is for it to grow even
stronger. I love my brother, Jesus Christ, so much! I am so grateful to
kneel down every night and thank my Father in Heaven for His Son.
I
know this is true! If you are lacking in happiness or hope, turn to
Jesus Christ. He is the only one that understands you, and he is the
only one that can help you.
I love you all!
<3 Hermana Ricks
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