Well, sad news. I am leaving Morro Bay. :''''( I am
so sad! I totally thought that I was staying another transfer to be
quite honest. I was shocked when they called and said, "Hermana Ricks!
You are going to be transferred to Lompoc to work with Hermana Peirir."
(I think that's her name...I've never met her before! But she is
currently companions with Hermana Wallace -so that will be fun!) I do
know that Hermana Peirir is a native, and that there are lots of spanish
speakers in Lompoc, so I am excited to get to practice my spanish a
lot!
So on Tuesday
we went to go visit the young women at mutual at the church, and we
heard this mariachi band playing from Del Mar park (which is right next
to the church). So we figured there was a huge party with lots of
Latinos, so we decided we would walk over there instead and see if we
could talk to anyone! Well, we got over to the park and it was pitch
black. We looked from the music, and then we saw this group practicing
down in a drainage pit thing in the middle of the field. So we sat there
and listened and then clapped for them. We asked them if we could take a
picture with them, and they told us that we were there first
performance! I think they also said that it was their first practice
together. But I'm never 100% positive of what anyone tells me in
spanish...
The Diaz family is doing SO. WELL.
We had two lessons with them this week, and they are just the most
golden investigators I have ever met. The first lesson this week, when
we started we asked who wanted to say the prayer. We thought that
Hermana Diaz was going to say it, and then all of a sudden she starts
having her little 3 year old daughter repeat her words! And then at the
end we started talking about church and she said, "Oh yeah, we are sorry
we haven't been able to come when you've invited us! The first sunday
we can, we are going to come." We then asked if they worked on sundays
and she said, "My husband has Sundays off, and I am trying to ask for
them off too." UMM OKAY YOU ARE JUST PERFECT. Then the next lesson, at
the end we asked them if they had felt anything since we had started
teaching them, and the 12 year old son, Sergio Jr. said, "Well I've
learned a lot, but not as much as I would like to." AHHHH I DON'T WANT
TO LEAVE THIS FAMILY!!!!! I told Hermana Donnelly that she better let me
know when they get baptized so I can come to the baptism!!
Well, saying goodbye to everyone was super sad. And I didn't even have church to see everyone at because it was conference!
But
wasn't general conference amazing?! I loved every second of it! I felt
like the overall message was how to better ourselves - especially
through partaking of the sacrament. I loved Larry R Lawrence's talk
where he challenged us to ask Heavenly Father, "What is keeping me from
progressing?" I also loved the idea of ponderizing!! I haven't chosen a
scripture of the week yet, but I will today! Have you all?
I
am so grateful for President Thomas S Monson and his example and
dedication to bear witness of the living Christ. I know he is a prophet
and mouth piece for the living God.
I love you all! I hope you have a great week!!
And
thank you for the package!! I have already been using the animal
balloons, and Shay! Tonight we are going to teach the Diaz family about
following the prophet with your animal balloon idea! :)
LOVE YOU!
<3 Hermana Ricks
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