Beautiful Mess

"Living After the Manner of Happiness" Moments:

Kim's camera is having trouble again.

-Hna Tukuafu: "I know how to text a boy... but it scares me to text an investigator!"

-We aren't allowed to leave the house after 8:30 unless we are with members... but we really wanted cookies. So we asked the members we live with to accompany us to the store and we all bought some cookies. :) (And my shoe and sock combination is a new trend I am starting in Mexico. Hopefully the photo will come next week.)

Life is a mess. We mess up on the daily (at least I do) and sometimes that's all that I can focus on. After I fall down I sit and stare at the ground and focus on how much it hurt to fall, and how hard it would be to get back up.

Life is beautiful. There are miracles to see every day. When we look at the wonderful people that surround us and the beautiful world God has created for us, we remember how truly blessed we are.

These are photos from the day Kim opened her mission call (over a year ago).

Life is a beautiful mess. We live in a fallen world, but oh how beautiful it is. We don't have to take the world on our shoulders, because Christ overcame the world, and it is in Him we can trust.

As my brother Landon says, "Attitude is taking the circumstances around us and choosing what emotion to have through it all."

It's fun to look back. This week she hits her halfway mark!

We don't have to be perfect. President Nelson reminds us of that as he said, "Be patient with yourself. Perfection comes not in this life, but in the next life. Don't demand things that are unreasonable, but demand of yourself improvement. As you let the Lord help you through that, He will make the difference."

Remember to have patience (D&C 123:17), rely on Christ (John 16:33), and focus on the good (Moroni 7:16). We may not be perfect, but we can surely change our attitude to enjoy this beautiful mess in which we live.

Have a wonderful week!!

Hermana Greenwood:)