Hey guys.
We had another awesome week! This area has so ugh to do, and our
biggest problem is not being able to be every where at once. we think
we finally got the area down. Yesterday was the first day we didnt get
lost haha.
To start off the week, we were invited over to a innaactives house. We
didnt know them, so we were excited to get to know them. They are the
Perez family, and they are super nice. Come to find out, it is the dad
who is inactive, but his wife and children are not members. The mom is
very nice, but she isn't very interested, but their ten year old son,
Rylan is super interested. That is why we were invited over. Rylan
goes to boys scouts each wednesdays and has kept hearing about
baptism. He began asking his dad what it was and how he could get
baptized. He is a super nice kid, and is so excited. The struggle is
going to be figuring out how to get him San his father to church. We
are hoping this will help push his dad to comeback.
We also met Miguel this week. He was over at a brothers house when
missionaries came by, he liked their message and wanted us to come by.
He seems to want to learn more and is willing to have us over
whenever, but the problem is going to be catching him home,because he
says he works at random hour, so we'll see. We had a good first
lesson, where elder Luis said the first vision for the first time. It
was cool.
On Friday, we had a cool zone conference where we talked about the new
schedule and getting the most out of it, and they really stressed
teaching repentance in every lesson. It really made me think a lot.
They really startedmakingthepushforthis last year during the first big
broad cast we had, where the titledit, teach repentance, baptize
converts.
Repentance is such an incredible thing. And i know sometimes i take it
for granted. The Knowledge of being able to try again when we mess up,
to be able to start over, the change and learn from our mistakes is
something so amazing. I think that is one of my favorite parts of
teaching, sharing with someone that there is hope after mistakes, all
thanks to our savior. My favorite door approach is showing the video
Because of him, from the gospel library. I love that video because it
says it so simply but beautifully that everything we have and do is
thanks to him and it always brings the sprit 😊
Oh there were so many good things this week. We also went back to my
very first area for a baptism for one of elder Lewis investigators and
it was awesome. I cant believe its been a year and a half since i was
there. It was super cool to see old friends
We also had a awesome lesson with Nuvia. We broke the restoration down
super simply and slowly, but we think she got it. She then came to
church, and the rest of the day and this morning texted us about how
god she was feeling after going to church. She is the lady we met last
week who is going through a divorce right now. It was great.
I think the best one tho was with an investigados named Alejandro. He
is a really old man, who was just floating in our area book so we die
die to drop by. He didnt know much about the church, but told us liked
the Book of Mormon. Then out of the blue he asked us why there were so
many churches, and we took off from there. We explained the
restoration and answered his question. But the best part was seeing
elder Lewis teach. He has been struggling with the lessons, but the
sprit guided him, and he taught as if he was fluent in spanish and had
been teaching for a year. It was special, and it moved Alejandro to
tears.
There is just so much to do here and not enough time because no one
can meet until after 6, so its a little hard, but the spirt is guiding
us and things are going awesome.
Sorry this is so long, just one more thing.We were at dinner last
night and our conversation just made me think about if I had not come
on a mission, how different would my life be right now. But as i was
thinking that the sprit touched me and just made me feel so good, and
i literally couldn't even imagine what it would have been like if i
hadn't come out. I love the mission so much Ive learned so much, met
so many people, but most of all i have been able to learn of the truth
and greatness of this gospel. And the best part is I still get so many
more experiences and opportunities to share my love for this gospel
with so many people.
I really hope you guys know how much i love you.
Hope you are all doing good,
Elder Miller
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