Sister McKay Dickson: Week 13: The Forbidden Gondola

Hey all! This was another great week (I don't ever think I'm going to say it was a bad week because the mission is too awesome, and there is something positive you can find every day!). We had exchanges, ZONE CONFERENCE, a few random fun things, and some nice miracles this week. Also I have been a missionary for 90 days... How is it flying by so fast?! My official 3 months is on the 12th, but seriously so crazy. I know I just started, but I never want my mission to end! Every day is another day to grow closer to my Savior Jesus Christ and learn more about Him and myself as I help others come unto Him. Sorry I'll stop blabbing now and get down to the nitty gritty (*read in Nacho Libre voice*) hehe.

Things to know:

-Thursday was our first zone conference with President and Sister LeBaron and it was so amazing. I always come away so spiritually uplifted and hyped after ZC haha. And you get to see your missionary friends from other zones too so that's a party too! I love ZC so so much.

-John came to church yesterday! He even bought his own church clothes at Walmart the day before (most people just wear jeans and a t-shirt lol bc they say they don't have nice clothes to wear). He said he loved it so much :)

-Had exchanges with Sister Christensen this week and they were so great! She is so fun.

-Also got to ride on the longest Gondola in North America today! It was so fun. It took us to the top of Kellogg (a city in both the Silver Valley sisters areas) to a ski resort. No one has been allowed to do it for the last three years but President LeBaron said we could so that was swag we got to ride the forbidden Gondola.

Stories of the week:

-On Saturday we went to Pinehurst days during our lunch hour and saw the car show! It was so much fun and I was reminded a lot of my high school car show haha! We saw lots of cool cars, like Bel Airs and Corvettes, and took pictures with them. One guy even let us get inside his '58 Bonneville Pontiac! It was awesome.

-I went on a short exchange with Sister Wilson Saturday night and it was super fun to be back with her. We visited some of the people I used to teach and it was so great to see them! We even put my old friend Dale and his son Aiden on date for September! Exchange miracles woohoo!

-It also finally rained this week and the smoke has cleared up so that was a miracle too! And Sister Bowman and I danced in the rain hehe.

-I keep seeing way too many spiders... someone we visited had two huge ones in his bathtub and said they were his friends... nasty. He even named one. Reginald was one ugly sucker.

Spiritual thought:

This week I had a lot of humbling experiences haha. In Zone Conference we learned about what true conversion is, having faith and ACTING on it. Everyone has a testimony (knowledge or experiences about Christ), but until you act on what you know or start to share it with others then you are not truly converted to the Lord. I realized that I had been doing great at the faith part, but not the action. So I got down on my knees and repented and asked for help to become more converted. And I ask you to do the same! It won't happen overnight; but when you truly align your will with Christ's, He will help you become a more converted disciple. Whether it's helping you serve more, obey more, share the gospel more, study your scriptures more, and so on... He will help you accomplish what you've been wanting to change. So just do it! Don't wait and say you'll change tomorrow. Start now and show the Savior that you truly love Him and want to do everything to follow Him. And know that I love you and you can always message me if you're struggling. I can't respond til P-days, but I will always respond! And I will always pray for you!

Anyway thanks to anyone who still reads these haha, I know you're out there somewhere! Have a good rest of the Summer everyone, can't believe it's almost time to go back to school!

Love you almost as much as Jesus does!

(only because it's physically impossible to haha)

Sister Dickson