This past week was insane. We had a dinner appointment every day this past week. And on Thursday we even had two... one right after the other... it was painful. But, hey, I had collard greens for the first time. They were actually pretty good. Sister Jones in the branch knows how to cook. She made us butter beans, collard greens, home made mac and cheese (the noodles with REAL cheese and not cheese powder or sauce), fried chicken, home made biscuts and a sweet potato pie. It was SOOOO good. I slept really well that night.
Yesterday was insane because our Elder's Quorum President took us to the Petersburg battle field and showed us around to see all the stuff. It was really awesome. I got a lot of picture's so I'll try to send some. (See below) It was amazing to see where a major turning point in the Civil War happened. He showed us the giant mortar called The Dictator. I'll send that picture home to y'all. It was HUGE. They used it to attack Petersburg... which was two miles from where the cannon was at. Yeah, crazy. It was really fun there.
Then after that we went to the zoo with our zone. There were a lot of crazy animals there. It's funny actually, because... the way the Richmond Metro Zoo started was a contractor really liked collecting animals. Then elementary schools started asking if they could come to his house and see his animals. His neighbors got annoyed with all the buses coming around all the time so the zoning department told the guy he had to move his animals. So he moved them to the place they are now. What's even better is missionaries get in free... because the guy who owns the zoo is a member. :)
I'll send home some pictures of the cool animals to ya'll. (See below)
I got to give a talk in sacrament about our Heavenly Father. It was good. I don't remember what I said but I remember that I felt the Spirit. Hopefully it helped someone have a better week.
Spiritual thought for the week: It's amazing how many people don't see all that is happening around them. It's sad really because if they were able to see everything going on around them then they would finally realize they can't sit and do nothing anymore. That's why we need to share the gospel. Make sure you are sharing the gospel. Just as that one guy from a long time ago said "Share the Gospel. Use words if necessary"
I love you all and hope and pray you're doing well.
-Elder Ricky-dude
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P.S. The Church is true!
P.P.S. FROG - Fully Rely On God
Me and Elder Flora with "The Dictator"
"The Dictator" in it's native habitat
"The Dictator" up close and personal
Feeding the Giraffes
Hello!
Lemur
Male Peacock
Female Peacock
Prarie Dog
