Elder Spencer Rickers

Elder Spencer Rickers

Tuesday, October 2, 2012

9/24/12

Hello and Happy P-day Everybod!!

We just got back from Lone Pine, and Mount Whitney. We didn't summit, but we went a good portion of the way up to Lone Pine Lake Again. It was tough on the way up one of the trucks in the group overheated (never buy a Chevy) and they couldn't make it up the mountain road. Fortunately they found a good temporary solution for everything and were able to make it back to town and also to Ridgecrest. Nothing too new on the hike really. I've done it before, except this time it's with different Elders in our zone. It was good to get to know some of them more. I love being out in the cool out doors. The temperature was great--about 61 the whole time. Lone Pine Lake sits at about 9 1/2 thousand feet. I could feel a big difference between there and the normal low California altitude. 

This week was actually really great. We really worked hard this week. I was dead tired every day and slept really well. We are starting to do a new message with the members of the 3rd ward. We are getting tons of referrals with this message. I wish we would have thought of this 6 months ago. We have a Baptismal date with Shelby for the 13th of October, the last day of the transfer. The  dates for the Meinert children will probably be pushed back unless we have a major turn around with their family. They have not come to church yet, and they need to make a serious habit of that if they want to stay active. 

One new investigator this week. Her name is Ann. She had a lot of miss understandings about the church when we taught her, but after we talked with her for a while and explained, she was impressed and she wants us to come back. 

This week was actually probably the best in a long time. I'm feeling the spirit strongly in our work, we are focused, we have a plan, and my back is feeling AWESOME!! I was able to get up on time every morning and work out.

Thanks Dad for the letter this week, It really touched me and kicked in some extra found will power. 

I hope everything goes good moving and finishing up things. Love you guys, and see you in 2 months :D

-Love Elder Rickers

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