First thing's first! I AM STAYING IN MORRO BAY WITH
HERMANA YOUNG!!!!!! First time I have been with a companion for more
than 6 weeks! I am super excited. It's a good thing we really like each
other! I did however have to put my foot down on one thing...
Hermana
Young LOVES hugs and she hugs me just about every time she walks passed
me...well, Hermana Ricks isn't a very touchy person and Hermana Young
knows this due to the fact that the hugs are usually not reciprocated.
The fact that Hermana Ricks is not a touchy person was talked about at
the beginning of the transfer, but Hermana Young informed Hermana Ricks
that she didn't need to hug back, she could just hug Hermana Ricks and
wouldn't fell bad if it wasn't responded to. Well, once upon a time it
was too much to handle so Hermana Ricks had to put a regulation on the
hugging business...only one hug a day for Hermana Young. Hermana Ricks
explained to Hermana Young that "you can't just hand out hugs like
pretzels!" To which Hermana Young responded, "I don't even like
Pretzels!" And Hermana Ricks responded, "Well I don't like hugs!" A few
days later when they got the transfer news that we were both staying,
Hermana Young did a dance and sang "6 more weeks of my huuuuuugs!!" Oh
boy...
But I am so happy to be staying in
Morro Bay with Hna Young! The Elders are both staying too! We all have
so many plans for the ward, and we are so excited to be able to
implement them together.
We had a great
experience with our investigator Daniel singing with us and the Elders!
Elder Pace is very straightforward, and ended up being able to get him
to pray at the end of one of our practice which was something he
wouldn't do for us before. The ward was very welcoming and gracious to
him after we sang, and the spirit was so strong during the song (it
almost even made me tear up, but not quite).
We
went to teach the ninos this week! (Alejandra and Luis.) When we got to
the park, only Luis was there and he said, "I am just so happy whenever
I see you because I know that you are going to teach me about God." and
then he wrote his own version of "I Am a Child f God." He sang,
"I am a child of God and God loves us so much.
I want to kiss and hug him with all of my heart!
Lead me guide me, walk beside me, help me find the way.
Teach me all that I must do to live with Him someday!"
SO CUTE!!!! We love them. They are going to decorate our next planners!!!
That's all for this week! I love you all!
<3 Hermana Ricks
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