Sister McKay Dickson: Week 22: #Stressed But #Blessed

HEYYYY! I hope everyone is doing good! Miss ya all lots and hope you followed @comeuntochrist.pnw ;)) Okay but yeah let's get it:

Things to know:

This was actually the most stressful week of my mission, and arguably the most stressful week of my life hahahah. I had no idea what I was going into being called a tech missionary, and I only got less than a day of training so I really was not prepared haha. I was really stressed because I didn't know what I was doing in tech or in my new areas, and thought that I had to have everything figured out. But this week I learned SO MUCH about how important it is to not demand perfection from yourself, especially when no one else or the Lord does. I may have had a mental breakdown or two, but I also had a lot of spiritual experiences and was really able to feel how proud God is of me. As long as I am striving to do my best, magnify my calling, and use my talents for His purposes, that is all that matters! I also was able to learn what missionaries true feelings about tech missionaries are haha, my new comp and I are 2 hours away from the rest of the tech council and our new district was not very nice to us this week so that also may have contributed to my stress. BUT we are making progress with them and it's been getting so much better learning how to balance technology work and work in the YSA & family ward. My companion Sister Archibald is a true angel and has lifted me up so many times this week. I do not deserve her!!! She is the only reason I am still alive haha. We live just us two in a swaggy apartment and it's a party!

Stories of the week:

Okay this one will be short because my last paragraph was fatty. Big time miracles, I was able to meet in person with my friend Russell that Sister Pardo and I met over facebook last transfer. Now he is coming to the YSA activities, church, and is still on date for baptism so LETS GOO! He is the coolest. We also saw some cool miracles tracting some YSA apartments, we met someone who said God told them we were coming?! Like WHAT! His name is Eric and he now comes to all the YSA activities and it was so awesome. We also met the sweetest old lady Mimi who said she wasn't interested in meeting with missionaries in the past, and then we went over and she said she wanted to keep learning and asked for a Book of Mormon! #Thepowerofsistermissionaries

Spiritual Thought:

Okay I basically already gave my spiritual thought but I just really wanted to emphasize how important it is to see the good in yourself and recognize God's love for you. If you haven't been able to feel His love or see how good you are doing, please read/listen to "worthiness is not flawlessness" by Brad Wilcox! That talk helped me so much this week and if you get anything from my email it should be to study that talk and think about what God's message is for you. Because GOD LOVES YOU SO MUCH AND IS SO PROUD OF THE GOOD YOU ARE DOING!! I love you too :)

I hope you have an awesome week and enjoy fall break whenever that is for y'all!

Love,

Sister Dickson!!!