Once again, the week has come and gone. The
work is going so well here and I am so excited about where it is headed! We are
seeing so many blessings and miracles everyday and there is no greater feeling
than that of the Spirit bearing solemn testimony and witness of truth in a
lesson and when helping someone to progress to be closer to Christ.
This last week we saw many many miracles
but there is one in particular that I would like to share.
Miracle 1: A couple weeks ago, we were
walking through an apartment complex and a man on the second level of the
complex beckoned to us and started talking to us which is already a blessing
because we are like always the ones that have to start a conversation with
anyone... So we got to talk to him a bit and he very welcomely accepted a copy
of the Book of Mormon and we told him we would work on getting a copy in his
native tongue so he could better understand. We stopped by this week to
check in on him and tell him we had ordered an Arabic copy for him and we actually
met his wife and her brother and the three of them invited us into their
home.
Their English is a bit broken so we would
have to repeat most things we said and rephrase it so they could better
understand but basically, we were able to talk about prayer, about the
Restoration of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and about the Book of Mormon and
they were so receptive and loved it all! They even asked us where our church
was at and what time it started and really desired to go! We told them where
and the time of 12:30 and they told us they would try to make it but if they
could come they would be late because being Muslim, they pray to Mecca 5 times
every day and one of those times is at 12:30.
UCU (The college just down the street) has
a huge foreign exchange program especially people from Saudi Arabia. Anyways,
they were incredibly receptive of the message and sought us out and we are so
excited to work with them in the near future! Plus they are really really kind
people (not a new thing for people in Oklahoma. Everyone here is so kind!)
Anyways, it was a huge miracle and blessing for us and we gained 3 new
investigators out of the experience.
Anyways, there are so many other things I
wish I could share that are equally amazing and some even more amazing but let
it be a testament that we are all God's children, and He wants all of us to
have His gospel and when people are ready to receive it, he places the right
people and the right tools to help us receive it.
I am so grateful for the gospel in my life
and all of the blessings, joy, peace, and happiness it brings to my very being.
I am thankful for a loving Savior who knows us personally and individually and
I am so grateful that He is the Savior and Redeemer of the entire world, not
just a part of the world.
May you all have a wonderful, miraculous,
and blessed week and know that I know this work is true.
Keep the faith,
Elder Ricks
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