TACOS!!!! TACOS TACOS!!!! TAQUITOS- Week 10

Well, another week has gone by. Another Taco in my belly. Every time we eat anything in here in Mexico we eat rice and tortillas. So I am really starting to like those things. We go, soup, then rice, then the main meal, and tortillas with EVERYTHING! It really is great. They just have like stores on the corners of the streets with these tortillas that you can buy. They make them fresh and people buy them, then re-heat them the next day and sell food in the street. Tastes good either way! haha.

We are teaching a lot of people! There was someone this week who just straight up said, I don't like the way that you guys talk about God. Refering to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and then just said, and I don't want to take lessons with you guys anymore. So that was really strange and crazy. But we are finding different people every single day. We are starting to have more activities with the ward, so that is a huge success. 

Crazy story of the week, my companion and I finally saw a dead dog. So smelly and really cringy. But I got a picture, so that will always be in my memories. 

We were just walking on the side of the road and about 3 feet away from the curb was a cross. Like one you would have for someone that died. Just kinda in the middle of the road, so I was kind of like, what if someone turns and just like runs right over it. Then I noticed that the cement in the street had been dug up right next to the cement. And it looked like they put someones casket in the middle of the road right there! They dug it up and put the dirt and cement parts jsut ove the casket. So strange! I don't really understand it!!! But that kinda creeped me out. 

Spiritual thought, I love reading from the Book of Mormon. Something that I have learned from reading this week is that no matter where we are in life, good circumstances or bad circumstances, we can ALWAYS turn to our Savior Jesus Christ. And we are kind of expected to! So just always pray to Heavenly Father and ask for help and give gratitude in everything. 

Thanks for all that you guys do for me. Keep emailing me!!! I love hearing about your lives! 

love, 

Elder Ricks

Doubt Not, Fear Not

Sorry for no pictures this week, I will get some next week!