Forever Strong in the Work: I'm Leaving Echo...

(A/N: Hello everyone, it's Alejandra here! Happy Monday! Here's a little update from Hermana Ramos-Escobar on her mission and it looks like they just got their transfer calls. Enjoy!)

Well...I guess 9 months was enough time for me in Echo! Transfer calls were on Saturday and I will be moving down to the Handford Zone! I was a little shocked, not going to lie...I didn't think I was going down south! But I am really excited! I'm excited to experiment something new! To get to know more people! To see how things are different there! I have loved every minute being here in the Echo ward, I have learned so much and have grown to love everyone so much! Saying bye has been the hardest thing...I feel that my heart breaks a little each time...But Heavenly Father really is helping me. I feel comforted and it just feels right.

I had the chance to share my testimony the past two Sundays. The first Sunday was fast and testimony meeting and this past Sunday because I am leaving...I started thinking about just how simple a testimony is but yet how much you have to work for it. While being in Echo, I was able to grow a really close relationship with one the Young Women. She was struggling to find her testimony. We would visit her at least every week and help her understand scriptures and answer any questions she had...she reminded me a lot about myself...The difference is that I didn't recognize I was struggling to find my testimony, but she did.

I haven't always had a testimony of the church, of the gospel of the Book of Mormon...but I did want to believe it.

I worked hard for my testimony. I went through rough times trying to figure out if it really was true and I was able to see that it really is true. I know with all my heart that this gospel is true. That the Book of Mormon is true, but I didn't always know. Each person on this earth can know for themselves if this gospel is true. It will take work and time and a lot of faith but it is possible. This Young Woman that we helped went up with me last Sunday to share her testimony. Words can't explain how happy I felt!

I have never experienced soo much joy!! I love this gospel with all my heart. I can't imagine what it will be like when we return to live with Heavenly Father. I know this church is true and I say it in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.

Love,

Hermana Ramos-Escobar