Hello Everyone!
Greetings from I-got-to-eat-mountain-lion-for-dinner-and-other-weird-tongan-dishes-Colorado!
That's right, folks... I'm in Denver... but sometimes in the Polynesian homes, dinner is a whole other world! (almost said whole 'nother world like I would if I was talking... embarrassing.)
Just another week in Green Valley! I can't believe this is my last week of this transfer. Time has flown by!!! (Sister Makasini is like counting down the days til she doesn't have to put up with me... ;) haha...)
For some reason, not a lot of things that we planned worked out for us... like almost all of our investigator lessons fell through! Y U NO SEE US! haha. But we were able to see miracles as we followed the Spirit leading us where to go. I randomly thought of trying to go see Gabriel and Larissa (recent converts who haven't been coming to church... kinda fell off the face of the earth.) So we headed over there... and WRONG ADDRESS.. whaa??? so we are walking to our car and someone says "hey are you sister missionaries?" it was gabriel, across the street just walking out of his house!!! what??? We found him!!! And had we gotten there 10 seconds earlier or later we would've missed him... He said that he had been confused at what to do and had prayed... 12 hours later... surprise ambush from the sisters. Heavenly Father never gives up on us. He will never stop trying to show us the way.... but sometimes we aren't ready to listen.
Our sweet investigator Shanaz came to church! She told me "I read the chapter from the Book of Mormon you left for me... I got a really warm and happy feeling." We told her that was the Holy Ghost telling her it was true. She was BEAMING. She was soo happy! Moroni's promise of reading with real intent and praying to know it is true works every time. The Book of Mormon isn't just true for me... It's true for everyone!
So you all know I am obsessed with music.... I heard the coolest cd when I was on exchanges. If any of you are weird like me and like folk music/ blue grass/ country... go to youtube and try to listen to "Lower Lights Hymn Revival".... it rocks... it is soo good. I love the song "for the beauty of the earth" gives me chills... check it out!
My Spiritual thought for the day is just my testimony, and things I've come to know on my mission.
I know that God is our Heavenly Father who loves us, and who really cares about our happiness. I know that Jesus Christ is our Savior, and that He is always standing with His arms open to us. In almost every picture of the Savior, He is depicted with open arms, or He is reaching out. I love that. I know that the Book of Mormon is true. I will shout it from the rooftops because I have seen the peace that has come into my life throughout my trials by reading the Book of Mormon. I know that this church is Jesus Christ's true (whole and complete) church on the earth today... that only matters because in it lies the Priesthood authority for ordinances necessary for us to be cleansed from sin and to be able to live with God and with our families forever. That's why it matters. I know living the Gospel is happy. That's why I smile, that's why I love life so much, because of these things I know.
My invitation to you is to think about what you know. Are you living your testimony out loud? I'm trying to be better at that one.
I love you all. I love being a missionary.... even on the rough days... even when I get sick (last night.... thought my head was going to straight up explode. haha) I love seeing other people taste the sweet fruit of the Atonement. I love my Savior.
Onward Christian Soldiers!
From me to you, Kinzie Lou
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