Hermana Kent Takes on Florida: Feliz Navidad!!!!

Hey y'all! I hope you all had an amazing Christmas! It was a pretty
good week here in Florida.

Tuesday we had a Christmas centered zone conference which was
incredible. We talked about having joy and where our priorities should
be. Are we with the savior or are we with the world. Something that I
thought about during the conference is this: Orlando Florida is home
to 2 castles. The castle of the world (Disneyworld) and the castle of
the lord (the Orlando temple) so which one do we want to be ours? Well
the answer is easy for me. The temple. I LOVE the temple. I am so
lucky that I get to drive past that little piece of heaven every day.

I have to testify to you all that the lord knows His children. He
knows who you are and what you are going through. He LOVES you. I love
knocking on a door and having people tell us that they were praying
for help and then we showed up! It's only happened a few times but I
love it.

Being a missionary during Christmas is the best thing ever because you
get to focus completely on the spiritual side of Christmas and don't
have to worry about getting gifts or going to parties or baking treats
for neighbors. We get to dedicate every moment serving the Lord. We
ate dinner Christmas Eve with some members in our ward which was super
fun. After we had to go home so Hermana Brown and I pulled our
mattresses into the living room and slept under our Christmas tree.
Before going to bed we read the Christmas story and watched a little
of meet the Mormons. Christmas Day we went to church which was
amazing!!! I LOVE having Christmas on Sunday. What better way to
celebrate the birth of Christ than to partake of the sacrament and
remember the true reason of the season- the atonement and sacrifice of
our savior. I know this church is true. I KNOW Jesus Christ lives. I
know He loves us and is aware of every single one of us and our needs.
I know the Book of Mormon is true. If you're not reading you need to
be. I PROMISE your life will be enriched if you are reading those
sacred words. Make it your main goal this coming year to draw closer
to your savior and to strive to be better. The atonement is a real
thing. USE IT! Not using it would be like leaving the most beautifully
wrapped present under the Christmas tree and never touching it. IT’S A
WASTE. I love you all. Christmas Day marked 2 MONTHS for me. So I'll
be seeing you all in 16 months. Haha. I hope you are all doing well
and I wish you a happy new year! 2017 is going to be great!

Love,
Hermana Kent