the sequel✈️
HEY EVERYONE! Let me start by explaining the title. I honestly, struggled a bit to figure out what would be appropriate to explain how I'm feeling right now BUT yesterday was transfer days and I said my real goodbye to my trainer. Along with that, I had the news that I would be a trainer myself this transfer! Which is crazy because I am now the same age/transfer that my trainer was when she trained me. This has caused me to reflect lots on my time as a greenie and man I hope I can be half as awesome as my trainer was haha.
Saying goodbye to this group of sister missionaries going home was so sad. I look up to and love so many of them SO much. I'm so grateful for the friendship and examples they showed to me of what it means to be a great missionary. It's kinda been giving me the same feeling as when I became a senior in high school (especially being one of the seniors on my high school swim team) and remembering my time as a freshman and how I thought of the seniors at the time. I remembered thinking "Yeah these freshman are gonna be in my place one day and they'll be amazing, have all those amazing experiences I did. But it's not my time to be here anymore." And so it's sorta bittersweet and poetic that as my trainer flies home my greenie flies in and that kind of circle of life just continues on.
BUT other than that! We had such an amazing Christmas! The members in Turku took great care of us and everyday I felt I was catching a glimpse of being a part of their families ❤️
BIG HIGHLIGHT
When we arrived at one of these families houses' I immediately noticed a board game on the table (shoutout to my dad-the board game king 👑) and recognized it as the game I chose to play on my birthday last year!!! So yeah I lowkey forced everyone to play with me haha and it was super fun!
HENGELLINEN SANOMA 🤍
I gave a talk this Sunday referencing to one of my absolute favorite talks from President Holland titled: Remember Lot's Wife
He talks about how the greatest sin Lot's wife made wasn't turning back to look after the Lord had commanded her not to (and yes she is the one who turned into a pilar of salt upon looking back)...it was that she wanted to BE back. She missed what she had experienced and she didn't trust the Lord's ability to give her something better than what she had. Which I'm sure we all do this with something or another-I've definitely had multiple times in my life I didn't want to lose something and God had a different (and always better) plan for me. So I explained in my talk that the "good news" of the gospel of Jesus Christ is that the best is always still ahead! In the future is waiting something better than we've ever experienced up to this point. As President Holland said: "Faith is always pointed to the future." Jesus Christ died so the perfect plan Heavenly Father created for us can work. Believe things are working for your good! Trials are not ever without reason and you can overcome anything when you remember Him and that the best is yet to come.
Love you guys!
Hope you have a fun and swag New Years 🎆🎊🎉🧨✨️🎇
I'd love emails and updates from any and all!
Kaikki järjestyy,
Sisar Dickson
us before meeting our "babies"
relatable to be sure
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