Hola Mis Amigos!
I am sorry for not writing last week... Things just got super crazy, and time really wasn´t on my side. Things that you missed:
We had transfers, and I am now is Maipu (in English pronounced MY POO! Ha ha the gringos and gringas always get a kick out of this) My new companion is Hermana Garcia she is from El Salvador. I absolutely love her! She has a dry humor that just keeps me laughing all day long. The ward is amazing, and I am just thrilled to death that I can for the most part communicate with everyone. Don´t get me wrong my Spanish isn´t amazing yet, but the fact that I can say what I want most of the time, and understand what is being said to me is a miracle in my eyes.
My last week in Trapiche was amazing. Saturday Elba was baptized, and the following day we had 7 people in church! I was so excited. Richardo, was baptized Yesterday morning. I was not able to attend, but my heart was filled with joy the entire day. He was one of my first investigators that I found and started teaching. His story is quite an amazing. About three weeks ago he was unsure about how he felt about the church. The next week we saw him again as he bore a strong testimony about prayer, and all that it had done for him that week. He asked when he would be able to get baptized. Music to my ears and heart. Yesterday he told Hermana Roas that he wanted to start to prepare to serve a mission. When she told me this I almost started crying. I love this gospel and how is changes people’s lives. Jaime (he goes by Jimmy) is the cousin of Philipe. We actually started teaching him first, but didn´t feel like we were getting anywhere so we took a little break. The day before I left Trapiche he gave me his cigarettes. I was so proud of him. In the last month he has gone from saying that he didn´t believe in God to reading the Book of Mormon everyday and praying. He told Hermana Roas this week that he had a dream that his mother told him to keep reading. He woke up and read through the night.
I love this gospel so much. I am so grateful to be serving and showing people the way that they can always be happy in their lives. I am so grateful for my Savior Jesus Christ. I will never be able to fully understand all that he did for me, but everyday I get a little closer and my love for him grows. I am so grateful for Joseph Smith for all the trials and afflictions that he suffered so that we could have the gospel on the earth today. I know that he was a prophet called by God. I know that Thomas S. Monson is a prophet, and that he receives revelation for us always. I am so grateful to be a member of this church and will spend forever trying to be an example of Jesus Christ. I love you all and will talk to you soon.
Chou,
Hermana Ricks
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