Week One-Hundred and Two:  Aftershocks [July 8, 2019]

Hi Everyone!

This week has been pretty good what with the fourth of July and everything. Here's what happened...

We got to meet with our friend Bryan three times this week! That's huge since he's one of the people we're working with who is hard to catch. One of the times we read the Book of Mormon with him and on Sunday he came before church and we did a church tour with him. He had to leave before sacrament meeting since he had to get to work. 

My 4th of July was good! In the morning we went by someone we're working with and while there we felt a small earthquake (which I later heard was a big earthquake elsewhere). That was the first time I remember ever feeling an earthquake! We also did a bit of service for a member and later on went to a members BBQ. It was a huge event and had all you can eat food! At the end of the night we watched a firework show from a freeway overpass. It was nice since I haven't seen one of those since being home. 

The next day we met with David and had a really good discussion on prayer and read out of the Book of Mormon with him. Then we went to see our friend Sebastian. While we read from the Book of Mormon with him Sebastian pointed out that the car was shaking. We were having a second earthquake! It was a little longer and a little more intense, but still not bad. 

Yesterday (Sunday) Elder Pack and I had the chance to bear our testimony in fast and testimony meeting for the last time as missionaries. It was a really good experience and there was even a member that came up afterword and bore her testimony on missionary work. She even invited the ward to have missionary moments! Later we also had dinner with the Woolsey family and invited them to have a missionary moment. Jason has come so far since I first met him!

That's my week!

Elder Jason Riches