What an incredible week!
We talked with nearly the whole world this
week, I'm nearly certain. We had our booth on campus three times this week and
that is always one of the neatest and most personal and uplifting activities to
talk with people and to build connections and relationships quickly. I
absolutely love being able to talk with and relate to and teach and be uplifted
with and share a spiritual experience with so many individuals who are my own
age. It was the last week of school and everyone was trying to prepare for and
cope with finals and many were also trying to make preparations to pack up and
head home for the summer so we met a lot of people who asked us to call them
and meet after finals were over, people who said we could call at the start of
the fall semester, others who said we could send missionaries to talk with them
again, we set a few appointments with some, but all in all it was and is the
greatest thing to be able to talk with so many people and have such intimate
and spiritual conversations centered on Christ and his ability to strengthen and
enable and save us and for so many, we were able to talk with them abut how He
can help them through their studies and testing and life as they take time to
focus on Him. What a glorious thing to be able to witness as others faith is
increased.
We saw so many miracles with so many of
those individuals and the conversations we had but yesterday was something
extra special. There are dozens and dozens of people showing up at our ward for
summer sales and one of them, Landon, met a girl here in Oklahoma at a dance on
Saturday night and after talking she, Hannah, told him she wanted to come to
his church because he was so different. He doesn't drink or do drugs or sleep
around and she just felt different around him and could just tell there was
something different and special about him. So they walked in together and he
introduced her to us and she enjoyed Sacrament meeting, Elder Burrows got to
teach about the restoration of the gospel and Church of Jesus Christ in the
latter-days and she was just glowing and so mesmerized through the entire
class.
I was so fortunate and blessed to be able
to go back to OU for Alice's baptism on Saturday and there was such a beautiful
spirit felt there and she is so committed to following and learning and knowing
our Savior, Jesus Christ the Lord. What a special and sacred and spiritual
experience it was for me to be able to witness that and be apart of God's plan
in bringing about His mighty purposes and blessings in her life.
The gospel is just so special. I love this
work and I am so grateful I get to see Heavenly Father's mighty hand working
for the success and happiness and salvation of us, His children.
Keep the faith,
Elder Ricks
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