Mercedes Benz Baby- Week 14

Monday: Basically a really really sick day! I love writing you and and I love hearing about all of your lives. After 6:00 we get to start working in the streets again so last week we had a cita around 6:30 so we went right to work! Always working really hard.

Tuesday: We had a tonnnnnnnn happening! We get to do a zone/district meeting every Tuesday so we started with that and had about 5 lessons to teach so we stayed really busy. We are able to teach English to people here in Mexico so that is always fun! 

Wednesday: We had a lot of citas today, but a lot of them fell through. So that is basically a typical day here in Mexico, about 5-8 lessons a day but we normally only give 1-3. But we are still flying into the work. We had an activity with the ward this last wednesday and that was awesome! It was based on the Mexican culture basically because it was the 15th and that is their 4th of July but just in Mexico. Really fun! 

Thursday: We had zone conference and it was awesome!! We were able to get together with a lot of different companionships and just have a conference with our mission president and the zone leaders! So much fun. And we did divisions so I was able to change my companion for the night till the next day around 1 so that was awesome!

Friday: Not much happened today. We put a lot of names in our agenda but no one was home. So that was really tough. Days like this happen but hey, it's all good because Sister Mann, our mission presidents wife said, the worst day in the mission field beats any of the best days back at home. So we are staying optimistic. 

Saturday: We did soooo much! We contacted a ton before lunch, which is at 2:00 so that is kinda sick! haha, but we were able to talk to a lot of people and that was awesome. We were able to talk with our ward mission leader and that was cool to get a better relationship with him!

Sunday: Sacrament is always really awesome because I get to renew the covenants I have made with my Heavenly Father but after that the day is sooo long! We don't usually have many citas with people because they are all out getting drunk. But hey, we try and find the people that aren't drunk and talk to them. 

That is a normal week for us here in Mexico City! Lots of lessons but so many fall through! We really have to stay as positive as we can! The work of the Savior can't be frustrated so as I put all of my might, mind, and strength in him I will find success in my day! 

Spiritual thought: This week I have been able to read in The Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants, and The New Testiment, and I have been able to really start and recognize all of my blessings. God has blessed me with so much and sometimes we are looking for crazy huge things in our lives but the small things could potentially mean a whole lot more. 

I am so grateful for my family and friends. I can really feel all of the prayers that are offered up in my behalf. I love serving the Lord and look forward to waking up everyday. God is real, and has a body of Flesh and Bones. He lives and blesses us more than we can comprehend. Keep working hard and God will bless you in your righteous desires! 

Elder Ricks

Oh yeah, and I just love seeing all of the Mercedez Benz around here in Mexico!