Saturday, December 31, 2016
12.26.6
Hey guys!
We had a awesome week full of fun Christmas stuff. Sadly everyone we tried to tech either canceled, wasn't there or didn't open the door, so did almost nothing done in missionary work, so that was a little rough. We'll start with last sunday, in the afternoon the ward put on a Christmas fireside/choir performance, and there ended up being a lot of non members that came. It was really cool. The spirit was really strong.
This week we also did our big mission trip over to mesa. It was really fun. We went to the mesa temple where they had the Christmas lights up around the visitor center and the temple grounds. It was really fun we first went through the visitors center and they had a few new parts to it from last year. Its pretty cool. And we now are going to try and take investigators there. We then had a lunch that we had brought, and went to a session in the temple. It is a pretty big temple, and kinda old. If i remember correctly, I think it was built in 1927. Then we went to a big buffet and ate a ton. It was fun to be around some old friends. After dinner we went back and walked around the lights. It was a good day.
On Christmas eve we woke up and had normal studies, butt then the whole zone was invited to a lunch at a English members house. We had a ton of food,, and each of us had a giant t bone steak the size of our plates, but it was still really good meat. It was fun being with the whole zone. Then we spent a some time giving out some stocking that my grandparents and aunt sent me to give to people. It was fun going around giving stu away. Its fun to see how happy people get when they see you care about them.
Then we spent the whole night at a huge family party. It was the Waldo family and there were a good 30 people there, and the funnest part was most of them are not in this ward but i have served in al of their wards before so i knew all of them! It was really fun to be back with them. We had tacos, and tamales, and mole, and flan, and played all kinds of games and laughed and had a awesome time.
Christmas came and we went to church where we had surprisingly 3 investigators there. We havnt had anyone come since ive been back so it was cool to see them there, even if it was just an hr. I mean thats probably why they came, but still haha. And it was perfect because the speakers did an awesome job on their talks, they were super good, and then the choir sang, and it was just a really good sacrament. We then went home and I took a nap for a while. Then we got to call home! It was pretty weird because I have barely been back a month, so it feels like I just saw them, but at the same time it sort of feels like being home was a weird dream. It was good tho, always fun to see everyone. After we wrapped that up we went over for dinner. In the latin culture (or at least here) Christmas is celebrated basically on new years eve, so thats when the big dinner and everything is, and then they wait until midnight and open the presents. But it was still a fun night, we had some tortas and whatnot and then played a bunch of games like spoons and signs and stuff like that. It was fun.
Sorry there wasn't a whole lot of spiritual stuff but really besides those couple days we knocked on a ton of doors and had max 10 doors open in 5 days haha. But oh well we are hoping for a better one this week.
Hope you all had an awesome Christmas!!
Talk to you all next year
Elder Miller
We had a awesome week full of fun Christmas stuff. Sadly everyone we tried to tech either canceled, wasn't there or didn't open the door, so did almost nothing done in missionary work, so that was a little rough. We'll start with last sunday, in the afternoon the ward put on a Christmas fireside/choir performance, and there ended up being a lot of non members that came. It was really cool. The spirit was really strong.
This week we also did our big mission trip over to mesa. It was really fun. We went to the mesa temple where they had the Christmas lights up around the visitor center and the temple grounds. It was really fun we first went through the visitors center and they had a few new parts to it from last year. Its pretty cool. And we now are going to try and take investigators there. We then had a lunch that we had brought, and went to a session in the temple. It is a pretty big temple, and kinda old. If i remember correctly, I think it was built in 1927. Then we went to a big buffet and ate a ton. It was fun to be around some old friends. After dinner we went back and walked around the lights. It was a good day.
On Christmas eve we woke up and had normal studies, butt then the whole zone was invited to a lunch at a English members house. We had a ton of food,, and each of us had a giant t bone steak the size of our plates, but it was still really good meat. It was fun being with the whole zone. Then we spent a some time giving out some stocking that my grandparents and aunt sent me to give to people. It was fun going around giving stu away. Its fun to see how happy people get when they see you care about them.
Then we spent the whole night at a huge family party. It was the Waldo family and there were a good 30 people there, and the funnest part was most of them are not in this ward but i have served in al of their wards before so i knew all of them! It was really fun to be back with them. We had tacos, and tamales, and mole, and flan, and played all kinds of games and laughed and had a awesome time.
Christmas came and we went to church where we had surprisingly 3 investigators there. We havnt had anyone come since ive been back so it was cool to see them there, even if it was just an hr. I mean thats probably why they came, but still haha. And it was perfect because the speakers did an awesome job on their talks, they were super good, and then the choir sang, and it was just a really good sacrament. We then went home and I took a nap for a while. Then we got to call home! It was pretty weird because I have barely been back a month, so it feels like I just saw them, but at the same time it sort of feels like being home was a weird dream. It was good tho, always fun to see everyone. After we wrapped that up we went over for dinner. In the latin culture (or at least here) Christmas is celebrated basically on new years eve, so thats when the big dinner and everything is, and then they wait until midnight and open the presents. But it was still a fun night, we had some tortas and whatnot and then played a bunch of games like spoons and signs and stuff like that. It was fun.
Sorry there wasn't a whole lot of spiritual stuff but really besides those couple days we knocked on a ton of doors and had max 10 doors open in 5 days haha. But oh well we are hoping for a better one this week.
Hope you all had an awesome Christmas!!
Talk to you all next year
Elder Miller
Monday, December 19, 2016
Saturday, December 17, 2016
12.13.16
Hey Hey,
So looks like im staying here in tolleson as district leader with
elder Jones. I wasnt sure if I would stay or not, but I guess so. This
is a really small district of a total of 6 of us including my
companionship. Im happy to be here tho. I really like the elders we
live with, they are good guys, and both really new. Elder Hansen has
been out for 6 months and his companion, elder Frye, has been out for
2 months. My companion is a good kid, he's just not the most obedient
missionary so well see.
I found out something super fun this week. In my second area there was
a really old man that i had the opportunity to baptize which was just
about 1 year ago. In that time, his oldest daughter, and 4
grandchildren have been baptized, and now all of them live in this
area! Its been super fun to go by their house and be back with them,
and see how much the gospel has made them so happy. They have all
changed so much and it was really special to see them grow.
We were only able to go by Ariana ( the little girl who loves the Book
of Mormon) this week, and we taught her the 10 commandments. It was
fun, i like teaching that with kids, because we use a bunch of
different hand signals to remember them all. At the end she made a
comment along the lines of, I thought they would be harder things, but
those all sounds pretty easy to me haha. Shes really cool, and we have
the date set for her to be baptized on january 8!
My trainer elder wells went home yesterday and it was pretty weird. He
was my first companion that I sent home. Its just been weird not
having him around because everyone is still the same in the apartment,
so its not that i changed companions, but he just left, so it's
definitely different.
We had a pretty awesome zone meeting this Friday, and i think i gave
my best discussion yet haha. I mean not to brag, but it was pretty
good 😊
It was on becoming converted through the mission and by using the atonement.
So ya thats about it around here. I feel really good being back,
everything's just about back to how i feel relight before i left. My
knee is feeling pretty good. I played a little one on one with elder
wells before he left, and didnt feel too bad after.
So just so just so you guys know I found out that since I was home for
almost exactly a transfer, salt lake has told me that my new release
date is is a transfer later, august 30. Im not sure if I can come home
maybe a week early for school but I will try to find out.
It's felt great here once again. This week is supposed to be mid 70s.
Hope you all aren't freezing to death 😜
Love y'all
Elder Miller
So looks like im staying here in tolleson as district leader with
elder Jones. I wasnt sure if I would stay or not, but I guess so. This
is a really small district of a total of 6 of us including my
companionship. Im happy to be here tho. I really like the elders we
live with, they are good guys, and both really new. Elder Hansen has
been out for 6 months and his companion, elder Frye, has been out for
2 months. My companion is a good kid, he's just not the most obedient
missionary so well see.
I found out something super fun this week. In my second area there was
a really old man that i had the opportunity to baptize which was just
about 1 year ago. In that time, his oldest daughter, and 4
grandchildren have been baptized, and now all of them live in this
area! Its been super fun to go by their house and be back with them,
and see how much the gospel has made them so happy. They have all
changed so much and it was really special to see them grow.
We were only able to go by Ariana ( the little girl who loves the Book
of Mormon) this week, and we taught her the 10 commandments. It was
fun, i like teaching that with kids, because we use a bunch of
different hand signals to remember them all. At the end she made a
comment along the lines of, I thought they would be harder things, but
those all sounds pretty easy to me haha. Shes really cool, and we have
the date set for her to be baptized on january 8!
My trainer elder wells went home yesterday and it was pretty weird. He
was my first companion that I sent home. Its just been weird not
having him around because everyone is still the same in the apartment,
so its not that i changed companions, but he just left, so it's
definitely different.
We had a pretty awesome zone meeting this Friday, and i think i gave
my best discussion yet haha. I mean not to brag, but it was pretty
good 😊
It was on becoming converted through the mission and by using the atonement.
So ya thats about it around here. I feel really good being back,
everything's just about back to how i feel relight before i left. My
knee is feeling pretty good. I played a little one on one with elder
wells before he left, and didnt feel too bad after.
So just so just so you guys know I found out that since I was home for
almost exactly a transfer, salt lake has told me that my new release
date is is a transfer later, august 30. Im not sure if I can come home
maybe a week early for school but I will try to find out.
It's felt great here once again. This week is supposed to be mid 70s.
Hope you all aren't freezing to death 😜
Love y'all
Elder Miller
Monday, December 5, 2016
11.28.16
Hey guys.
It has been just about a full week since I've been gone and
its been quite the ride. Between adjusting to home and then have to re
adjust back to mission life has been interesting, but its. Awesome. I
love it out here. And its been super fun because I got to be back with
my trainer for his last 3 weeks of the mission! Elder wells is awesome
and its been quite the throwback. We are also in a trio with an elder
named elder Jones. He is from Kansas.
I think I'm back into the routine of things, but still figuring out who
everyone is and what not. I know we are in a ward called estrella in
tolleson.
I thought I would have been home for Thanksgiving so it was a little
hard to adjust to not being with family for it but it was ok. We were
invited to breakfast and had a fun time there playing risk and
football. then later We had dinner with a family from a ward i used to
be in. The same family that does the taco truck. It was super fun. i
love the waldo family it was super fun, and we were with an old friend
elder tomayo. I ate so much food. Probably the most i ever have. I had
11 plates of food. Everything from turkey, ham, potatoes, to seviche,
tacos, pig skin ( not fried/not chicaron) and chicken throat. It was
quite the menu.
We haven't had a ton of luck this week, but we met a man and his wife
who want to be baptized and said they believe we are the true church,
after one lesson. It was pretty neat. He is on date for Dec 11. We are
pretty excited.
Sorry this wasn't a great email. Its been a crazy day trying to figure
out a bunch of stuff, like my money card, or my area book app, and
then elder jones broke his glasses so we a to find a place that was in
our area and ya just lots of fun. Ill make sure to send a good one
next week..
Love you guys a ton!
Elder Miller
It has been just about a full week since I've been gone and
its been quite the ride. Between adjusting to home and then have to re
adjust back to mission life has been interesting, but its. Awesome. I
love it out here. And its been super fun because I got to be back with
my trainer for his last 3 weeks of the mission! Elder wells is awesome
and its been quite the throwback. We are also in a trio with an elder
named elder Jones. He is from Kansas.
I think I'm back into the routine of things, but still figuring out who
everyone is and what not. I know we are in a ward called estrella in
tolleson.
I thought I would have been home for Thanksgiving so it was a little
hard to adjust to not being with family for it but it was ok. We were
invited to breakfast and had a fun time there playing risk and
football. then later We had dinner with a family from a ward i used to
be in. The same family that does the taco truck. It was super fun. i
love the waldo family it was super fun, and we were with an old friend
elder tomayo. I ate so much food. Probably the most i ever have. I had
11 plates of food. Everything from turkey, ham, potatoes, to seviche,
tacos, pig skin ( not fried/not chicaron) and chicken throat. It was
quite the menu.
We haven't had a ton of luck this week, but we met a man and his wife
who want to be baptized and said they believe we are the true church,
after one lesson. It was pretty neat. He is on date for Dec 11. We are
pretty excited.
Sorry this wasn't a great email. Its been a crazy day trying to figure
out a bunch of stuff, like my money card, or my area book app, and
then elder jones broke his glasses so we a to find a place that was in
our area and ya just lots of fun. Ill make sure to send a good one
next week..
Love you guys a ton!
Elder Miller
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