Keep My Commandments‏

 Kimberly got baptized!! It was such a good day on Saturday! She was baptized and confirmed member of the church on Saturday and you could see such happiness in her face! It was a really neat experience! We were getting really nervous on Saturday because the font wasn't filling up as fast as we needed it to be. It had been running for 45 minutes and it was still on the first step! So, guess what?!! I got to go swimming!! Haha, not really. Sister McArthur was wearing a maxi skirt, so I got into the font to double check that the plug was in correctly. That's about the closest to swimming I get in my mission! Haha, but it was fun! We were able to fix the problem...Who am I kidding, it wasn't us. Brother Forman was able to fix the problem. He went and turned of the softner filter and the font filled up in no time!! After that, everything went great!! It was really great to see Kimberly so happy!

 

The Young Women are in girls camp this week and Izzy was able to go with them! So that's going to be a really great opportunity for her and her sisters to really feel the spirit and become closer to our Heavenly Father. We're hoping when they come back we can sit down with their dad and just really see what is holding him back.

This past Monday, Sister McArthur and I were soo busy! We were in charge of our Zone activity on Monday, and we had CHRISTMAS in August!! It was a lot of fun!! We got sooo many decorations to decorate the Relief Society room and it was filled with Christmas stuff!! We also made little Santa Booties and filled them with candy for the rest of the missionaries to take with them! Didn't know that a whole year of sewing in high school was going to come in handy! :P Just kidding, I kinda figured it would help! Haha, but ya, it was lots of fun! But that is the reason for why we weren't able to e-mail on Monday. We were running around everywhere! Then after the activity, we had exchanges until Tuesday night, therefore we couldn't e-mail yesterday either! So that was a bummer! But at least we could do it today!

 

Yesterday was really good! I was able to lead the area and I felt pretty comfortable doing it. I have been really trying to step it up and lead at least half of the lessons, because I know that after this transfer, I will most likely have to do it anyways. I'm glad that I had the chance to lead the area yesterday because I was able to reassure myself that I can do this. I feel very confident in what I was doing which was really great!
 

I loved having Sister McArthur back! I love how hard we work and how well we get along! I'm starting to get kind of sad knowing that she is going to be leaving so soon. I feel like I just want more time with her. She has taught me soo much and I am so thankful for that.

I want to share a scripture that really touched me this past week. It's in Doctrine and Covenants 6:37. It says:

 

"Behold the wounds which pierced my side, and also the prints of the nails in my hands and feet; be faithful, keep my commandments, and ye shall inherit the kingdom of Heaven. Amen." 
 

I really loved that scripture, this whole section is starting to become my favorite. Jesus Christ is telling us: "Look at me. Look at all I did for you. Look at what I went through for you. Please, just be faithful. Please, just keep my commandments. I want you to inherit the Kingdom of Heaven." Jesus Christ paid so much for us, and all He is asking us to do is to keep His commandments. That's it.  The commandments are something that Heavenly Father has given us to keep us safe. That's all. Just to keep us safe and to assure us that we can return to live with Him. 

 

I love the commandments because they have kept me safe. I love Jesus Christ, all that He did for me. And because I love Him, I will keep His commandments and I will serve my Heavenly Father and my brother Jesus Christ with all my heart! I love this gospel and I love preaching the gospel. I love bringing happiness to others!

 

Thank you all for supporting me!! I love my family more than anything in the world!! I love you!!

Love always,

Hermana Ramos-Escobar