Walking in the Light

Hello Everyone!!! 

Greetings from one-day-it-feels-like-summer-that-night-it-snows-Colorado!!! As they always say, "If you don't like the weather, just wait 5 minutes" haha you clever Coloradans, you.... haha... 

What a week people!!!  I feel like I'm just a completely different person sitting here emailing you all!! Sorry I was a debbie downer...  But I learned sooo much this week and I gained a lot of perspective.. and I changed my attitude so that's really a better place to be.  Rome wasn't built in a day, so why would the Lord's kingdom be that way for me?  So I'm just going to do my best every day, and know that the Lord is pleased.  He won't expect impossible things out of me, great things - yes.  Stretching things - absolutely.  But not impossible... So I'm ready to rely on Him and thrust in that sickle.
 

Last week, right before getting off email I was prompted to read Josh's weekly email (sometimes I don't get time to) and he said in there "True character is accomplishing a challenging goal long after the initial enthusiasm has worn off".... WOW!   So yeah.... I'm ready to show that character on those hard days! 

The work is going pretty well... Claudia agreed to be baptized! Now I just really want to make sure she knows for herself that the Book of Mormon is true... I'm not here to see baptisms, I'm here to see conversion.  True conversion to the gospel, and a firm knowing that the Book of Mormon is true will ensure that she can endure to the end!  Woo hoo!!! 

My spiritual thought this week is the lesson I've learned about repentance.. Don't tune out people.. because we always think of negative or guilty feelings when we think of repentance.  Yes, we have to recognize a need to change and feel godly sorrow.. but that leads us to the point of repentance. Repent means "to turn"... so it is that great moment when we pray and say "ok... Christ, I'm ready for you to take this from me... I'm ready for you to root it out of me... I'm sorry..."  and INSTANTLY we will feel His love.  INSTANTLY we will feel that forgiveness come.  Repentance is simply letting it go.  And that weight and burden and frustration is gone, and what is replaced? Joy, happiness, understanding, peace, love and every other good thing!!  So when Christ tells us to repent, He is really saying "I love you.  My arms are open. Are you ready for me to take this pain from you?  Are you ready to let go?"  man.... repentance is sweet!! I want to invite you all to repent!  Seriously... I am... because I know that it is sooo good.  It is sooo happy.... I feel like I'm walking on air because I truly let it go.  And so can you.  Just turn to Him.  

I love you all!!!!  I miss you!! I'm soooo grateful for these incredible lessons I'm learning and for the relationship I'm building with Christ.  You simply cannot find a better Friend.  

Onward Christian Soldiers! 

From me to you, Kinzie Lou

 Pix :  exchanges with sis johnson.. my literal mission sister... (we were both trained by sis burnett)  I love her soo much! she taught me all this good stuff!!!