Well, I learned a lot this week and we were super busy. A lot of our time this week was taken up with
finding and lessons. I would guess we
taught about 10 lessons this week - 8 of which were about the Plan of Salvation
This week we were able to meet with M___ and K___, both of
who are progressing towards baptism. It
is exciting to watch people grow and learn to love the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
This week we experienced some pretty different
situations. Sunday, we had to leave the
River Crossing Ward’s meetings early to help a member of the Butterfield ward
give a ride to a transgender person. It
was a fun and interesting time. We
talked about learning the guitar and other topics of interests with this lady
named H__. It was a new experience for both of us and the member we helped said
it was all preparing me for being Bishop.
Man, do I hope he is wrong, lol...but seriously though.
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| Whaaaat! Pretty awesome they named a street after me! :D |
Saturday: We had the
opportunity to go out on splits with our Ward Mission Leader, Bro. R__ and we
visited well over 20 people.
Here is some fun news from the River Crossing Ward. During a
meeting, I brought up the idea of implementing Bro. Collingwood’s program for
less active members. We have now been
using that program for 2 weeks. They have not done anything like this in this ward
before and it has turned out to be a gold mine. In the last 2 weeks we have found 20 people
that have moved into the ward and reactivated 7 people. We, as a ward mission, with the help of our
Heavenly Father were able to increase the attendance percentage of the River
Crossing Ward by over 6 percent!!!!
Friday night we had a diner appointment with Bro. O__ and
guess where he took us. He took us to an all-you-can-eat sushi place. I was in heaven! At $25 a person – we got our money back 10x
over. They were so happy to see us go,
lol. We did the math and the sushi we
ate would be valued at just around $400.
I was hurting after wards though and ended up gaining 4 pounds - so much
for a diet, lol. Don’t worry, I’m back
on track since then!
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| The Elder laying on the floor is going home soon! |
Thursday: We were
able to play basketball. We invited all
the investigators we though would enjoy it, but none showed up. We were still able to get a darn good work
out. It was a good experience
Wednesday we had a heck of a monsoon! The storm knocked out
the power and flooded the streets. There
was a massive lightning strike, which hit close to us and started a palm tree
on fire. It was something else!
There was one day we had four lessons in one day. That was intense and super stressful, but
duties calls!
This week I would like to share something which I hold
dearly. That would be the Plan of Salvation. Maybe there is a reason I taught
it so many times this week.
The Plan of Salvation teaches us how we can live with our
families forever. How? Well, first
off - my family means the world to me!
What would heaven be without our families? That would not seem like heaven at all, would
it? However, to be able to live with the
people that I love and cherish for eternity - there is no other gift greater
than this. It’s all made possible
through the Atonement of Jesus Christ.
He died and suffered for our sins. So when the day of
judgment comes, we can kneel before our heavenly King and say “I did my best. I testified of and lived by your Son’s
teachings. The best part is, wherever we fell sort, Jesus Christ fills in
any of the gaps.
This doctrine has brought me great peace after losing
friends and loved ones during my mission.
Enduring loss and sharing these teachings with others has only
strengthened my humble testimony of the God’s Plan.
I know this Plan to be true and it is for everyone. No matter how far you may have strayed - God
and his Son Jesus Christ are waiting with open arms. We just have to reach out
to them.
This is my testimony, and I say this in the name of our
beloved Savior, the Prince of Peace, Jesus Christ, amen
I’m looking forward to hearing from everyone.
Love you.
Elder Connor William Dickinson
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