From me to you, Kinzie Lou: This is the testimony that is in me.

Hello Everyone!

Greetings from it-started-snowing-and-wouldn't-stop-snowing-glitter-snow-all-weekend-it-was-celebrating-my-departure-Colorado!

I can't believe it. My last week as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints... until I put in my papers again. haha... I'm not sure mama Sheri would stand for that. I LOVE BEING A MISSIONARY! I feel like Alma... wishing I could be an angel spreading the gospel forever...

The work is going great, and I'm a happy camper. I feel just happy knowing I tried my best and I've finally realized that our best does not equal perfect. Sometimes I think it has to for me... but I'm repenting of that.

I am so grateful for the chance I've had to serve the Lord and come to know Him in a very real way. Here are some wonderful things that I learned for myself on my mission.

*it's not all about me.

*The Savior lives and is still playing an active role in my life.

*God loves me and is perfectly patient.. even with my impatience. Amazing.

*Repentance is simply letting go anything that separates us from God, and replacing it with good.

*Jesus Christ is the perfect gentleman and will never steal our sins or trials or pains from us, He will only take them if we give them to Him. So do it!

*The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is God's organization that offers us Christ's full Gospel and Atonement because of the Priesthood.

*The Priesthood is REAL.

*The Holy Ghost speaks to us in our own language if we will just ask, and listen.

*We can ALWAYS change. It is the purpose of the Gospel.

*Sharing the Gospel brings the utmost joy.

*Open communication solves every problem in relationships. that and the Atonement.

*Thomas S. Monsen is in fact a living prophet of God.

*Joseph Smith was not only a good and honorable man, who was human and made small mistakes in his life, but he was the humble servant chosen by God to restore the Gospel to this earth. He did in fact see God and he did in fact give us access to Christ's saving ordinances again in these days.

*It is happier to choose to be happy than unhappy.

*Jesus Christ will walk with us, hand in hand if we let Him.

*Angels are very real and are all around us.

*Repentance is the key to happiness

*there is no growth in the comfort zone and it's not comfortable in the growth zone

*The Book of Mormon is still my favorite book, and is unquestionably straight from God. There is no other option.

*I LOVE BEING A MISSIONARY!

I love you all. Thank you for your love and support and letters and emails and prayers... and wow that was the worst grammatically written sentence ever! Thank you for reading and putting up with my ranting.

I love you, and I love my Savior with my whole soul. I'm going to continue living for Him and His work, just in a different way. We all can. I invite you to think about all of the things that you are grateful for, and promise God one thing you are going to strive to do til the end of the year to be more consecrated to Him. He will help you and bless you.