Bueno from Albuquerque!
Whew! What a week, what a week! What a GOOD week.
This week, a family made the very important decision to be baptized. The Ramos family is very special and we were so happy to see them progress, help them answer their questions, and develop a relationship with the Savior.
As we witnessed the four of them enter the water and come out clean, one by one, the Spirit was very strong. I thought of an article I'd read in the Ensign called "The gate called Baptism." He made this observation:
"Baptism is not just the gate through which we enter the Lord’s Church and subsequently the celestial kingdom; it is also the gateway to the precious, indispensable, and ongoing process of becoming “perfect in Christ” (Moroni 10:32, 33) that each of us needs and wants....In simple terms, we may call this ongoing process conversion."
My most sincere desire for all the people I meet is for them to start or re-start the conversion process and essentially "get back in the boat" that is Jesus Christ's church. The hardest thing about being a missionary is that sometimes people look at us kind of like annoying lifeguards with the little whistles - "Breeet! No splashing! No running! Read your scriptures! Do your prayers! Breeet!" As they float in their inner-tubes, loosening their life-jackets, they can't see the red on the horizon that means a storm is coming. Conversion, to me, means listening to the lifeguard - even though it's annoying to be told what to do; it doesn't mean you can't swim. It just means be careful. Listen to the Lifeguard.
Safe swimming!
Love, Hermana Smurthwaite
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