I am just going to do a short recap on the week and try not to miss anything. So last week on P-Day we went to the Wausau police department and toured it all. It was so fun to see everything there and see how police offices work haha! I even got to sit on a lie detector chair.
I then went on exchanges with Elder Dutson. We got along super well and had quite a bit of success! We went tracting and talked to almost every person we knocked on and invited several people to church and to read the Book of Mormon!
The next day I then went on another exchange with Elder Raymer, our zone leader, and this was my first time taking over the area. We found some awesome success finding as well! When we were about to end the exchange we were finishing up with eating some lunch and we went to a fast food restaurant and there is no Wendy's where I am and nothing else that is good sooo we went to Burger King haha. Anyway a Hispanic, Mike in America or Miguel in Mexico, came up to us and told us that he had a message for us and that God loves us! It was in okay English but not too good and he was learning it. So I told him I was learning Spanish and we had a pretty cool conversation! We are planning on going to teach him this next Thursday and help eachother with our 2nd languages!
We were also able to go to Milwaukee for a special Spanish devotional with an Apostle from the Quorum of the 12, Elder Soares! We sat in the front row and on the side that he walked in on AND as he walked passed we were able to shake his hand before the devotional started! And he was impressed that I was able to speak and understand Spanish! What an incredible experience. I understood a lot of it! We were able to then shake his hand again after the devotional!
We had a mission tour the day after where the whole mission got together and we listened again to Elder Soares and the other General Authorities that were there which includes, Elder Wilford W. Anderson of the 70, Elder Jorge M. Alvarado of the 70, Bishop W. Christopher Waddel Presiding Bishop, and Elder K. David Scott Area 70. All amazing men! We were able to take a picture with them all as a whole mission! Such a great week with many miracles and great blessings! Sorry this was actually not a very short summary there was just so much that happened!
Anyways, I came across a fun story in the Book of Mormon. In chapter 47 about Amalichiah and Lehonti! If you dont remember this story or even if you do, I'd invite you all to go read it and liken it to your lives! Long story short, Satan is smart and very good at deceiving us. He will try to get us to come down out of our safe places and tempt us with sin. He will try everything, and eventually he will tempt us with things that seem like they will do us no harm and he will lour us down just enough to where we aren't in our safe zone anymore and it is even easier for him to decieve us. Look to Jesus Christ doe guidance and He will help us overcome temptations of Satan!
I love you all so much and am so grateful that I have the opportunity to be a missionary and represent our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ! I know this is the true church and with the help of Jesus Christ, we can do all things!
DO GOOD, BE GOOD
Love,
Elder Ricks
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