Dearest Family,
Well. There you have it. My last area is set. I know where and
with whom I will die. I will die in Kirkcaldy with Sister Johnson. I cannot
tell you the weird feelings associated with this--of course, I am excited to
come home and especially to do things when and how I want to--but I also have
so much trepidation inside of me: six weeks from today will be my last day in
the mission field doing missionary work.
Enough about that:
This week was great! F-- is amazing and continues to be taught.
We love him so much! We taught him the Restoration lesson and then the Plan of
Salvation this week. As we got there to teach him the Plan of Salvation (nine
days after we'd met him) he showed us where he'd gotten to in his Book of
Mormon reading---ALMA!!! What? We just looked at each other with gleeful eyes.
We couldn't believe it! He is so prepared. Extending a baptismal invitation on
Saturday evening was one of the most natural things ever, and he told us he'd
been expecting us to ask and thought we might even do it tomorrow. We told him
we had a few things to teach him before then (he smokes) but that 4 September
would be a great day for him. Ach, he is just amazing and fits so well in the
ward. He asked us if we used our wings to fly to church. He's the cutest.
Other best thing about his lesson: before we started teaching,
he told us that he gets why his wife kicked him out after 30 years of marriage.
He said that God had her kick him out so he could come to Kirckaldy and meet
us. He is seriously incredible. I can't believe he realized that after one
lesson. That is amazing!!!
On Monday we went to Dunfermline for a District P-day. That was
fun. We also saw Robert the Bruce's sarcophagus.
Tuesday was district meeting. We talked about using PMG. I love
PMG! So good. I'm so excited to show you all the things that I've done with it.
It's a wonderful book that I've loved studying and learning from.
The rest of our week was mostly failed return appointments. We
should have had about eight new investigators this week, but none of them kept
their appointments besides F--. It's easy to get down when that happens, but
then we teach F-- and we feel better. Still, I'd love for some new friends to
teach.
K-- told us this week that she knows that the Book of Mormon and
Jesus are true. She is so sweet!
We also accidentally looked like we were on a double-date with
the elders. Everybody always goes to eat the night before moves call (it's
called MANOK--Moves Anticipation Night of Kebabs) but we went and got Indian
food instead because this guy haggled with Sister Johnson and I, and we got a
great deal. But then we realized that he thought something was going on when he
lit a candle to make it "more romantic"--his words, not mine--and the
whole experience was just hilarious because when they asked us if we wanted to
take food home I asked Sister Johnson, "Do you want to?" Similarly,
the elders were talking; I imagine the waiter was awfully confused! It was
funny though.
I am so happy to stay on my mission in Scotland. I seriously
love Scotland and would be so homesick for it here if I left. It is the best
mission in the world, without a doubt, and I'm privileged to serve in it!
https://www.lds.org/media-library/video/2014-07-006-the-hope-of-gods-light?lang=eng
New Mormon Message--so good!
“Missionary
work isn’t the only thing we need to do in this big, wide, wonderful Church.
But almost everything else we need to do depends on people first hearing the
gospel of Jesus Christ and coming into the faith. … With all that there is to
do along the path to eternal life, we need a lot more missionaries opening that
gate and helping people through it” (Elder Holland).
Love you all,
Sister Ricks
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| Robert the Bruce's burial place in Dunfermline Abbey |
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| I think this picture of Sister Johnson is so funny. She was running away from the self-timer. |
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