good news!!!

HOLAAAAA FAMILIA Y AMIGOS

I can't believe it's almost Christmas hahah the people here spray paint their windows white on the edges to make it look like snow, makes me miss Utah. It's actually getting pretty cold here when we go running in the mornings were like freezing hahaa my comps muscles keep giving out in the morning while we're running and she keeps tripping and we always laugh cause she looks like she's a baseball player sliding into home base don't worry she hasn't gotten hurt yet she just keeps back up and keeps going. 

Anyways were still alive down here in Calexico my nightmare of getting kidnapped across the boarder hasn't occurred yet so that is great news. We are actually finding a ton of new investigators lately and things are progressing

This week I've been thinking about the Savior a lot and what his birth and life mean to me. In the bible dictionary under gospel it says that it means "good news" I loved that because the gospel really is the best news there is. The more I learn about the gospel of Jesus Christ the more gratitude I feel for our perfect Savior and Redeemer. I like to think of our existence almost as a maze or an obstacle course-not the kind that you do for fun but one that is really quite challenging and in fact impossible to do on your own. At the end of the course is the best reward you can think of eternal joy, peace, happiness, everything good. Jesus Christ is standing right there in front of us and saying look I went through this all before you to clear the way, just trust me and I will show you how to get where you want to go. He sees more of the picture then we can and for this reason He gives us commandments that he knows will keep us safe on the path going in the right direction. When we are prideful, lazy or distracted and choose not to follow Him we wander off and get lost things become more difficult and we aren't progressing. However, there is always hope, He will always leave His arm stretched out to guide us back. We need to always remember that Jesus Christ loves us perfectly he wants us to have eternal life and He knows how we can achieve that. We need to have faith in Him, be obedient to His commandments and know that He will guide us safely home. 

That's all for this week! Sorry I'm not good at writing long emails but know that I love you all and pray for you everyday!!! 

Xoxo Hermana Koelliker