Hello Everyone!
Greetings from
I-got-my-first-hot-coco-of-the-season-mmm-sea-salt-caramel-Colorado!
I just love this time of
year. It makes me so happy. And sometimes on Friday nights as we are out
finding we hear the drumline and band from the nearby high school football
game. Those simple pleasures of life always make me smile..love em.
General Conference! WOW!
It was soo great. First off, I love our Prophet. I love Him. After all
the talks about sustaining the prophet, and blessings that come from that I was
ready for whatever he had to say! But what did he say? Walk as Jesus
walked. Be like the Savior. beautiful. He truly is such a
Christ-like leader.
Can we just talk about
how amazing Elder Bednar's talk was... and the joke he cracked? That is
missionary humor to the T... the only things we remember to quote these days
are the scriptures. hilarious. I just love how he spelled out that we share the
Gospel because we love it, and we love the Lord. Amen.
Today I want to talk
about Opening our Mouths as we share the gospel.
D&C 33:8-10 they all
start with Open your mouth. It says we will be like Nephi of old. why choose
nephi for the reference? because nephi went to get the plates "not
knowing beforehand what I was to do".... sometimes as we talk with our
friends we are afraid of not knowing what to say or not wanting to be awkward,
but if we just are kind and if we open our mouth with the intention of talking
openly about the Gospel Heavenly Father will provide a way. He will help
us.
1) think of all of the
opportunities we have to talk to people we don't already know: bus, school,
store, park, work, street, etc etc.
2) Be yourself and use
Mormon words.
As you live the Gospel,
talking in a way that you don't hide the Gospel, it will be apparent in the
things you say... not boasting or talking about things you don't do, but just
talk openly using Mormon words about the life you live.
3) Open doors, don't
force people through them. As you talk openly using Mormon words, you
open the door for someone who is interested to ask a question or figuratively
walk through the door to a great discussion. If they don't go
through the door, that's ok. You opened it, and maybe another time they will
choose to go through the door.
4) Inspired
invites. As you truly love and listen to who you are talking to something
in what they say can always be brought back to a truth of the Gospel
of which you can invite them to have more of. Most people care about
their family, feeling happy, feeling peace, being ok temporally, etc etc. the
gospel has answers to all questions because truth is truth and it works.
I invite you each to
look for 2 opportunities this week to talk to someone you don't know and try to
find a way to use Mormon words in your conversation. Be kind. Be yourself, and
you will be the means that someone feels more of God's love in their life.
I love you all and I'm
so grateful for your love and support. I can't even believe that this is
the last week of this transfer. It went by so fast. It has been
amazing!!!! Love you!!!
Onward Christian
Soldiers!
From me to you, Sister
Kinzie Lou
pics: my last time
seeing sister Johnson before she goes home. boo hoo.
my mom sent me a
conference care package. she seriously is THE CUTEST MOM EVER!
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