Feed My Sheep: Transfers!!!

I'm on the coast! I've been transferred to an amazingly beautiful part of New Jersey. I am so excited for my new area and the new adventures ahead. I already miss my previous ward and the people that I have come to love. But I know that the Lord knows what is best for me and for those that I serve, so I trust that things will go really well here too.

It's weird being transferred to a new area on a mission. I heard it explained as many mini missions in one big mission. It was so hard to say goodbye to the people that I love and to pack up my life and move to a completely new, unfamiliar area. Doesn't it sound like the day I entered the airplane to leave on my mission?

My new companion is Sister Shirley Grover from Provo, UT and I adore her. She and I get along famously and we have a lot in common. She is 22 years old and is going home from her mission at the end of this transfer. I'm so excited to be able to get to work with her for the last 6 weeks of her mission. She has had some amazing experiences and I have a lot to learn from her.

We are in a branch down here, so there is a LOT of potential for growth and I'm excited to see what can happen down here. In the book by Clay Christensen called "The Power of Everyday Missionaries", there are many examples of branches and how they can see a lot of growth if the members unite in their purpose. I hope to see that unity happen and help them grow like they want it to.

I love you all and I plan on actually writing some "lessons" next week. Just wanted to update you all on the current changes. I'm loving where I am and I know that the Lord is extremely aware of me. I know that the cause for which I'm out here is a true cause and I'm grateful to be a part of it.

Love, Sister Amber Ricks

P.S. My new address, if you feel so inclined to write me is: 15 Romney Place upstairs Cape May Court House, NJ 08210. Yes, "upstairs" is a part of the address :)

The members in Cherry Hill tried to tie me up so I wouldn't leave! :)

What was I thinking? I didn't even mention that we had a baptism yesterday! It was amazing and the spirit was INCREDIBLE. I love this girl so much already!