This week was filled with tons of miracles and blessings. The Lord is always looking out for all of His children because He loves each and every one of us. I have been sharing the 'Because of Him' video a lot this week and I can truly tell and feel the love that our Heavenly Father has for all of the people that are accepting the message of the Restored Gospel of Jesus Christ, and even the people who don't accept it, and I feel the love He has for all of you.
BTW PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT - I cut my own hair this week and I was pretty proud of how it turned out.
We started teaching a family and all of their names are... Felix, Sulica, Richard, Feliz, Geanelis, and Genesis. We stopped by their house last night and they were in the middle of a birthday party but they stopped that so that we could share a message with them. They were so inviting and interactive and showed us the love that Christ has for us just as we do for them. It always feels some welcoming while we are there and I'm so grateful that we get to bring the knowledge of the Gospel of Jesus Christ into their lives so that they can have added knowledge.
We were able to have Zone Conference this last week and those are always some of my favorite times getting together with other missionaries. We had an uplifting time there talking a lot about why the Lord teaches us principles and not necessarily gives us a list of every little exact thing that you have to do, and about the importance of diligence. Elder Rockak from Idaho Falls is currently our Assistant to the President so it was fun to receive a training from him. Also it's incredible to see how guided our leaders of the church are and how in tune with the Spirit they are.
With that being said President Nelson has invited us to prepare ourselves and our families for this next General Conference in April and that's honestly not very far away!! As I was pondering on ways that he suggested we prepare for that and things I could do personally I have pondered about the importance of the Restoration and what that means. I've been able to reflect on how the Restoration of the true Church of Jesus Christ has changed mine and my families lives. I think it would be very beneficial for you all to do the same. Reflect on your lives in how the Restoration has been a blessing to you and to find ways that YOU can prepare for this historical General Conference that we get to be apart of. Let our Heavenly Father and our Savior, Jesus Christ know how much you love them by studying from the Book of Mormon every day, doing Come Follow Me - which is focused on the Book of Mormon this year, read anew the accounts of the First Vision. I know the Book of Mormon is the word of God. I have read it and know of the power that can come from reading that and living by its principles. I know it is another testament of Jesus Christ and that it is the most correct book on the Earth and that was we read it and pray about it our relationship with our Father in Heaven grows. I know the church of Jesus Christ has been restored onto the Earth today and I know that the Book of Mormon is evidence of that. Joseph Smith was a prophet. Russell M. Nelson is a prophet and He has been called of God. We can show that we sustain him and want to follow God by doing the things our prophet asks us to do and as we do so our faith and trust in Him will increase. I love my Savior, Jesus Christ and I'm grateful so be His servant today sharing this beautiful message.
I love you all so much!
DO GOOD, BE GOOD
Love,
Elder T. Ricks
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