Sister McKay Dickson: Week 56: Back from the dead

Hey everyone! This week was pretty awesome if I do say so myself. Hope you're all enjoying the start of summer! It's definitely been raining here every day, so not sure when summer is going to start for Idaho haha. But I'm going to keep enjoying all the dances in the rain while I still can.

Things to know:

- My contacts came: God is good. The end

- Sister Hart and I have been listening to songs on repeat to memorize them this last week. We now know a gospel rap.

- Been out in the field for a year... weird. My Google photos gave me memories of saying bye to my family and I'm in disbelief it has already been a year, time is flying!

- Our members friend that came to church last week came again this week! His name is Mike and He is awesome. We had a lesson with him during second hour and he said he wants to come again next week?!

- I went on exchanges with Sister Schnebly and it was SO FUN! She is so precious, and is probably the most positive person I know! We had a really cool lesson with a family and showed them the video of President Nelson, and the mom was crying!

- Somehow this next week we are already getting transfer news?! So stay tuned! I have had a great transfer with Sis Hart and we will see what happens with us soon.

- Saw one of my favorite families last p-day from my ward when I was in Moscow!!

- Also side note, my sweet trainee Sister Skinner had a baptism in my old area on Saturday and I am so proud. We found Opal through a miracle, she actually reached out to our bishop and asked to meet with us! And look where she is now!

Stories of the week:

- WILLIAM IS BACK FROM THE DEAD! Haha. Seriously though we are so happy. Apparently he was just in Spokane the whole time, and he only has a landline so he wasn't answering because he just wasn't home! He has dropped coffee and smoking (so amazing!) and is only struggling with Tobacco now. We had a great lesson with Him about why we follow the word of wisdom and choose God, and we set a new baptism date for July 9th!

- We put our friend Joe on date this last week too for July 2nd! He is so awesome. He is ready to make these changes in his life and knows that its something he needs to do. We had him do a faith flip because he was really back and forth about setting a date and he flipped right open to 3 Nephi 11:19-21 (where Christ gives Nephi the authority to baptize) and said that was a direct answer for him! Faith flips are always the answer !! Funny story though, he's in a car club and we went to street contact at the car show over the weekend and we found him with a red solo cup in hand. He said he will stop drinking after this weekend lol. Haha pray for Joe! :))

- We also got back in contact with a recent convert Charmaine that has been avoiding us and hasn't been to church since she was baptized! So amazing. I know the Lord sent me here to be able to get back in contact with her, because I actually went to her baptism and a couple lessons with her on exchanges when I was serving in Moscow! She was happy to see me and we set up regular lessons with her. Pray for her too!

- One last one because it was so special (This is for you Sis Jackson if you're reading this!). Our recent convert Teddy got up and bore his testimony yesterday and everyone was in tears. He used to be terrified to even talk to people at church, and now he is able to stand up and talk in front of all of them. So incredible to see how Jesus Christ changes people !!!

Spiritual thought:

- I read a really great quote this week from a conference talk by Elder Bednar:

"As you and I come to understand and employ the enabling power of the Atonement in our personal lives, we will pray and seek for strength to change our circumstances rather than praying for our circumstances to be changed. We will become agents who act rather than objects that are acted upon"

When we start praying for God to give us strength to endure our trials instead of praying our trials away, we are able to call upon the enabling power of the Atonement! Christ literally runs to us and empowers us through our faith. It doesn't mean it will become easier, but God will in fact make us stronger! Turn to him this week, He is there and He is waiting for you to pray :))

Love ya!

Until next week!

Sis Diggy, Sister Dickson, etc

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