Hello Everyone!
Greetings from
it-was-literally-111-degrees-in-my-car-and-it-was-so-hot-I-couldn't-touch-the-steering-wheel-Colorado!!!!!
Oh summer time, how I love you.
What a week in Green
Valley it has been.... a great week in fact. So many miracles!!!
1st - Zack was
baptized!!! He is the sweetest and most mature 9 year old I've ever even
imagined can exsist. I love him. His dad plays the primary music cd's for
him before he goes to sleep every night and he really loved "the Nativity
Song" and wanted it to be sang at his baptism.... so there were were
singing "this is the season beloved all the year, sing a rhyme
Christmastime soon will be here" in July. And I loved every moment
of it. A song for Jesus' birthday sang on Zack's REbirthday... perfect.
2nd - We were teaching
Amber and Chris about the Gospel and we really tried to teach them exactly what
THEY needed.... at one point there was an Indiana Jones analogy that Chris
brought up that related to faith.. it was brilliant. But the Spirit was
sooo strong and we shared with them that we see them entering the temple and
being an eternal family. Chris smiled the BIGGEST smile I've ever seen! (I
can't and won't ever forget it) We then invited him to be baptized again
(previously he didn't want to commit to it before knowing) and he agreed!!!! He
is working toward mid august so we will see if he can receive his answer!!! It
was sooo incredible!!! (and they've been coming to church each week.)
3rd - I filled the
baptism font without a major catastrophe!!!! Miracles!
4th - CLAUDIA'S HUSBAND
AGREED AND SHE CAN GET BAPTIZED !!!!!! yaaaaaay! thank you all for your prayers
in her behalf. amazing.
My spiritual thought is
a brief spin off of something I learned this week about myself. It is based on
Max Lucado's book "You are Special"... I urge you all to read it...
it's a short children's book Cade so don't worry about it taking a lot of
time... ;) What I learned this week is that the ONLY thing that
matters is what God thinks of us. God is perfect, and He doesn't make
mistakes. All of us have our own quirks and weaknesses that give us
opportunities to grow, but we should not base who we think we are based on what
someone else has to say. In the story there are dots (bad
things people think) and stars (good things people think)... how many
of us don't want the dots to stick... all of us... but how many of
us still want stars??? all of us. Complements are great, and a way
to show our love for others.... but at the end of the day, if I haven't
received any stars it doesn't matter. What matters is what my perfect
Father in Heaven thinks of me.... and same goes for you. When you
understand who you TRULY are, a child of God - the most powerful and perfect
being in the universe - it changes everything.
My invitation this week
is to pray really ask and find out how God truly feels about you. I know
you feel loved, and I know you will recognize things you can do that will
enable you to make it home with Him.
I love you all... sorry
if this doesn't apply to anyone but me.... but I love you all and pray for you
daily!!!! Ofa Atu from Green Valley!!!
Onward Christian
Soldiers!
From me to you, Sister
Kinzie Lou
pics:
zack's baptism!
Happy birthday 'Merica!
It poured in the middle of the day... summer storms! obsessed with em.
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