40 -> 100- Week 71

Hey everyone!!! This week was filled with the Spirit, laughter, hard work and many miracles. The Lord is really hastening His work and it's been so cool to see. I hope that you haveall had a good week!

We had IN PERSON MLC MEETING. Woah that was pretty sweet. And it was so amazing as well. I am so glad I got to be apart if it. We have been really striving to be the best mission that we can be and President Murphy invited us to achieve a goal of 40 baptisms in the month of December(in July we have a goal of 26 as a mission) and the spirit was so strong. This is also coming from having 5 or 6 baptisms back to back months in October and November. And the Spirit was so strong, we had an awesome discussion and we felt very strongly that we can achieve more than 40 by the end of the year and set a goal of 100. It was amazing. Words dont do it justice. I love this mission!

I have loved studying the New Testament!! Mathew 5:22 - But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother...shall be in danger of the judgment. President Thomas S. Monson said in the 2009 General Conference in the talk 'School Thy Feelings, O My Brother' - "To be angry is to yield to the influence of Satan. No one can make us angry. It is our choice...May we make a conscious decision, each time such a decision must be made, to refrain from anger." We have a lot of power to choose our emotions and I love the invitation given from President Monson to 'make a conscious decision to refrain from anger' and our lives will change dramatically. I love you all!

DO GOOD, BE GOOD

Love,

Elder T. Ricks