Sister Ricker

well the spiritual highlight of the week was by far saturday. Elder Holland and Elder Jensen came. it was awesome. we had to be there way in advance and they had us sit by zone and our zone was assigned to the first two rows. (i sat on the second row so i could cross my legs without worrying about flashing the top of my knee highs ).

my comp and i sat right smack dap in the middle of the second row. it was amazing. all of it. elder jensen spoke about our identity as children of God and Christ’s invitation to rise up to a higher plane. i wish y’all could have been there. there is no way im gonna remember all that i felt and hear. i think the what stood out the most from what Elder Jensen said, came at the end. he had been talking about obedience and being covenant people. he called up and elder that is going home in 5 weeks and as he talked about what would happen when he goes home and the descisions that elder would have to make, one by one he pulled off his tags, his white hand book and his ministerial certificate. that really hit home. that poor elder. i think we all felt his pain.

this is only the beginning he pointed out. this is to be the foundation for the rest of our lives but we must decide what we will do and where we will stand when those tags come off. thats not a day i like to think about. this time here, my mission, means more to me than i ever would have thought.

elder holland got up and built on all of that. he really stressed obedience and “getting it” who we are what this is all about. he reminded us that we have been singing for years that we have been reserved for the last days and thats true but that doesnt come without a great deal of responsibilty. we must step up. he spoke with such power and authority there is no way to deny who he is, an apostle of God. it was so obvious that he knows who he is and he wants nothing more than for us to know who we are.

CHILDREN OF GOD. Set apart representatives of the Lord Jesus Christ.

it was so good. i wish i had it recorded but i dont. when he was talking about obedience, he really stressed that this is the God’s work and if we are not obedient than we are not doing it His way than we have no promise of His Spirit to be with us. its as simple as that. do it God’s way and you have His promise. then are you built on a solid foundation. any other way cannot and will not last. same for missionary work and all aspects of life.

be a covenant keeping people. there is the source of our strength, security and stability.

he has such a clear picture and vision of what life is all about. i want that. (not to be an apostle, just the clear perspective, the understanding)

i better go im about out of time.

sister sarah ricker
(sad to say that was just a smidge of what we got in those two hours, it barely felt like 30 minutes, it was that good)