Follow-Up

Hello friends and family of mine! What miracles have you seen today?
Where have you seen the hand of God in the last week? What
opportunities have you had to share the gospel? What was your favorite
General Conference talk?! Which temple did you get to visit this last
month? Who were you able to serve today? (This is my attempt to
convince you to write me a letter :D yes, you!)

I'm not sure if I live in Cape May or heaven. I have literally seen
miracles every single day! We are teaching the most incredible people
and we are having so much fun doing it. Sharing the gospel really is
so incredibly fun and brings lasting joy. I'm so grateful to be
learning this. Want an idea on how you can help the missionaries in a
simple way? Bake a batch of cookies, put together a few goodie plates
and give them to the missionaries to hand out. A woman did that up
here and it is so incredibly helpful! People are more likely to listen
to someone who is giving them goodies along with their message. Try
this little tip out and let me know how it goes :D (Remember how we
are supposed to "follow-up"? ;) )

Did you catch Elder Ballard's challenge to invite someone to take the
missionary lessons at least 4 times a year? 365 days in a year and
only 4 of them need to be dedicated to asking a simple question: "Can
I share with you what makes me and my family so happy?" Who is going
to be offended when you share happiness with them?

We had an investigator with us at General Conference who is scheduled
to be baptized on April 27th. After the session she said, "Can I get
baptized sooner? I don't want to put it off because I know this is
where I am supposed to be!" She referenced Gary Stevenson's talk and
said that she is in her 4-minutes and is tired of wasting time.

And who didn't love the push given to the younger generations in the
Church to hold firm to what we know to be true and be immoveable?
Anybody else realizing how strongly the leaders of the Church are
preparing us for what will be coming in the near future? Build your
testimonies now and build them strong!

I'm off to save the world of Cape May, but I sure love you all and
hope to hear how things are going! The Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints is Christ's church on the earth with all of the
necessary authority given from God himself!

Love your faaaaaaaavorite New Jersey missionary, Sister Amber Ricks