Hermana Bloxham - We got a baptismal date!

Hey everybody!

Big news! We have a date set for Lucy, Lorraine and Serafín to be
baptized! September 6th! We are so excited! We taught them about the
gospel of Jesus Christ and about baptism. And we read in D&C about the
qualifications of baptism and they said that they have them all. So we
invited them to be baptized on September 6th! They all said yes! We
are a little bit worried about Serafín. He feels like he needs to know
a lot more before he can get baptized, but Lucy and Lorraine are super
excited! We're not worried about them at all! That's probably the best
thing that has happened this week and in a long time!
We have been planning our training for zone conference. We will be
giving three trainings a day for Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. So we
will be doing 9 in total. We're excited. I think it's going to be fun!
We will get to see the whole mission and we might get to stay in the
mission home on Thursday night! That would be way sweet!
I have been thinking lately about how much I have learned in my
mission. I feel like I am a completely different person spiritually.
It has been amazing to understand the true meaning of repentance and
of faith. I have grown so much in my testimony of the Book of Mormon.
I have grown to love everyone, even those who I just met or haven't
even met yet. I walk down the street and just smile because I can feel
a little portion of Christlike love for all of them. It's an amazing
feeling! I can say that I have felt more joy in my mission than
anywhere else, just as it says in D&C 18:15-16--
15 And if it so be that you should labor all your days in crying
repentance unto this people, and bring, save it be one soul unto me,
how great shall be your joy with him in the kingdom of my Father!
16 And now, if your joy will be great with one soul that you have
brought unto me into the kingdom of my Father, how great will be your
joy if you should bring many souls unto me!
My joy is full and I know that The Lord is preparing His children to
hear this wonderful message! He is relying on us to save His children!

I love you so much!

Hermana Jessica Bloxham 

Jess was able to visit the Statue of Liberty as part of  her "city tour"
before she goes home:)