Yes. It's true. It really did bite my finger! So last monday, the
whole district went to this Ostrich farm in Solvang, and I was standing
there taking a picture after we fed the ostriches, AND IT BITE MY
FINGER!!!!! I screamed and ran away. Luckily, I found that Ostriches
don't have teeth, so it didn't bite my finger OFF, but it did leave a
mark for like 5 minutes. And my companion even got a picture of it
eye-balling my finger right before it bit me! Ignore how ugly I look, it
was super windy and dusty, and let's be real I don't get ready on P-day
anyways.
Also, I forgot to tell you last week that on sunday
night, we were driving home and there were a bunch of protestors
holding up signs that said, "Prayer works," "We love Jesus," "honk for
Jesus," etc. And they were chanting, "WE LOVE JESUS, YES WE DO, WE LOVE
JESUS HOW 'BOUT YOU?!" And then they would cheer super loud if someone
honked. Hahaha it was super crazy. We should have given them a Book of
Mormon!
So last week one day we had planned to
go make cookies with this member and then deliver them to people with
her, but she had to cancel right before, so we had to figure out
something else. We really felt like we should go to Mission Hills, so we
just went, and used names that we had picked for the next week during
weekly planning. We were about to go to this one house, and Hna Pirir
said, "Oh I remember this house. They told us they weren't interested
because they are catholic." But we decided to knock anyways, and a man
named Valetin answered the door. We talked for a little bit and he asked
how old me were, and then he told us, "I think I would need someone
more experienced and intelligent to teach me." (He didn't say it rudely -
that's just how it translates into English, don't worry.) But none the
less, the idea of him not accepting our message based off of how old me
were made prideful little Hermana Ricks super mad and determined to not
leave until he knew that we were representatives of Jesus Christ with
powerful testimonies, and an important message to share. We talked for a
really long time and he kept asking us multiple questions to try and
bash our testimonies, because he didn't think we were old enough to
ACTUALLY believe what we were teaching. One of these questions was, "Do
you know who you were before you came here?" By the time we got to this
point, I was trying to use every ounce of my testimony that I could. I
told him, "Yes. Before I came here, I was a valiant fighter and
supporter of Jesus Christ. I knew His plan, and I fought for it. I knew
why I was coming here, and I know now through the power of the Holy
Ghost why I am here." I then asked Valentin if he knew why he was here.
He said he knew where he was before, but when I asked him what the point
of life was he said, "No, I forgot. What is it?" I told him it is to
learn and prepare to return to live with God and our families for
eternity, and inherit all that the Father has." By the end he said,
"Thank you for reminding me." We then gave him a Book of Mormon, told
him he could find his purpose in that book, and he told us we could come
back to teach him. It was one of the most exhausting lessons I've had,
but so cool to see how the power of the spirit was able to humble to
man.
I hope you all have a great week!! Thank you for everything! :)
<3 Hermana Trystan Ricks
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