Transferss- Week 36

I'm thankful for all of you and hope that all is going well for all of you. Hope everyone was safe during the record lows in Idaho🥶

Also, IT'S MY SISTERS BIRTHDAY THIS NEXT WEEK ON THE 7TH! Happy Birthday Ashlynn! I hope that you have an amazing day! Thanks for your wonderful Christlike example to me:)

This week was filled with tons of miracles. I'm thankful to be here in Wisconsin serving a mission. Sometimes it's super hard but I've been studying a lot about things that people had to sacrifice to become better and become the person the Lord wants them to be. So I know that it is super hard to sacrifice things and sometimes give things up that we really want or sacrifice the person that we are in order to better fulfill our purposes here in life. We have also been talking a lot as a mission and a zone and district about the story of how the Lord goes to Peter after He's been resurrected and tells him to set aside the fish to become a better disciple. And it has become very apparent to me that every single one of us have these worldy 'fishes' that distract us from repenting or becoming the person Christ wants us to be or reading our scriputes and praying or focusing on Christ to become like Him. I am inviting all of you to identify one, or a couple of the 'fish' in your life that distract you from Christ and sacrifice that thing so you can become more familiar with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. I can testify and promise that as you do this you will truly want to be more like Christ and you will have true joy in your life. I have felt that in my life and I have seen that in others lives as well.

The work here in Janesville is going great! We are working hard trying to find all the people that have been prepared to recieve the message of Jesus Christ. There are always so many tender mercies and miracles that happen in everyday life we just have to search for them sometimes!

I will also be staying here in Janesville for another transfer:) I'll be finishing Elder Dowdle's training and we will also be getting another companion Elder Harrison! Elder Bird will be going to Racine. 

I love all of you! 

DO GOOD BE GOOD

Love, 

Elder T. Ricks