From David and Viola Ricks
Teaching in Germany
Last week we
went to Stake Conference in Nurnberg. It
was really good. We got to meet the
Stake Presidency and some of the couples.
It was all translated into English so we could understand
everything. The youth choir that sang
wore their helping hands vests. They
sang "Have I Done Any Good in the World Today" of course in
German. It was tender.
A sister in
the ward sat next to me in the Relief Society crocheting activity. She said her son, named Luca, age 12, was
inactive and she was very worried about him.
He won't even let the Elders in with a message anymore. He kind of calls the shots, and his single
mom lets him "rule." The
Elders were awesome and did some amazing things---like juggling, the one elder
knew a lot of coin magic tricks. Anyway---during
one of them he swallowed a $.20 coin accidentally! The boy and his friend loved them, but as
soon as they tried to share a short message, the boy and friend left the
room. Neat thing though----the sister
talked to me today and said her son would like them to come back. They are going to share with him the u-tube:
Sainsbury's OFFICIAL Christmas 2014 Ad.
Any of you who would like to see this u-tube ad, it is just amazing and
wonderful and short.
We visited a
very old man and his wife this week. She
is 88 and he is 86. He is very sick with
Parkinson's disease. He is a High Priest
and loves the church. His wife is a
non-member. She waited on his every
need--- and they were many. It was the
first time we have visited a family with limited English. I sang my song "I Am a Child of
God" in German and dad tried the best he could to get acquainted and share
a short message. It was a sweet experience.