Because of Him!

Hello Everyone!

Greetings from the-blossoms-are-out-on-the-trees-and-then-it-snowed-Colorado!  I know most of my references are weather related.. my bad.

 

It has been a great week here, and I have seen soo many miracles!  Heavenly Father is really blessing us as we are striving to be as obedient as possible. Claudia is fasting and praying about her baptism date on the 26th, and Cordell wants to be baptized in May!!!

 

I'm still a little cooky, and every single day I creep Sister Openshaw out by my weirdness... I tell her she has to stay on her toes... Expect the unexpected. :) I have to keep myself sane by laughing at my own insanity... does that make any sense?

 

Can we just talk about the fact that I feel like a completely different person?? I do.  And I'm giving you all the chance to have the same experience in this email. 

 

 My life changed because of the Easter video "Because of Him."  The Church put this video out (it's 3 minutes long) to celebrate Easter.  They are partnering with Youtube on Easter Sunday 4/20 to be the featured video on Youtube's main page.... INCREDIBLE. I studied online marketing and so I know how big of a deal that is. 

 

http://easter.mormon.org/   or type into the url -    Mormon.org/becauseofhim  

 

Go ahead... watch it..... and watch it again!

 

wow.  It is soo powerful and just beautiful.

 

 It really helped me come to know my Savior better.  I came to fully realize what it means when we say "He lives." That means He is still Saving. He is still Redeeming. He is still helping and blessing. He is playing an ACTIVE role in our lives, not just sitting up in Heaven waiting around. That means He is the one in charge of this work. He lives. Those are all things I knew in my head, but this week I feel like I know them so fully in my heart that I have been a different person. I have been so happy. I know that no matter what trial comes my way I will be ok because I know He lives. So it will always be ok. It is just so beautiful and so powerful. I feel like I can take on the world because I know who I'm taking it on with.

 

Clean slates. Fresh starts. New beginnings. Life, love, and peace all BECAUSE OF HIM.  I love the Savior. So much. 

 

If you haven't watched the video by now, please pause and go ahead and do that.... I'll wait.... :)

***** I invite you to share the Because of Him video with a friend! It's awesome!!  

Because I'm a hymn lover, here are the lyrics to #199, He is Risen!

 

He is risen! He is risen! Tell it out with joyful voice.

He has burst His three days' prison; Let the whole wide earth rejoice.

Death is conquered; man is free. Christ has won the victory.

 

He is risen! He is risen! He hath opened heaven's gate.

We are free from sin's dark prison, Risen to a holier state.

And a brighter Easter beam on our longing eyes shall stream.

 

My invitation to you this Easter week is to think about Christ.  Think about all that He did and continues to do for you.  Think of what it personally means to you that Christ LIVES.  How does that change your life?  Because I know that He has changed mine forever.  I love Him for that.

 

I love you all and I hope you have a great week!!! 

Onward Christian Soldiers!

From me to you, Kinzie Lou

 

Pics: 

Colorado sky... I'm on the prairie folks. Seriously my area is on the edge of civilization.  I'm like a pioneer or something.