Hey everyone :)
So this week has been fun but really long haha. there has just been a ton of stuff going on.
So first off we had transfers on Wed. Like i said i stayed with my trainer Elder Wells. I'm with him for 6 more weeks. Hes cool, I'm glad I'm with him, he's a good missionary and has taught me a ton, I mean technically everything i know haha. but ya, transfers did affect us though. We got a new roommate. I haven't been able to talk to him much but he seems alright. The other elder is really excited because i guess he was his trainer so they're like long lost friends so their having fun. We also lost our district leader elder Nicholson. I'm actually really sad about losing him. He was elder that i did the bike jumps with. He was an awesome guy. I really hope i get to serve around him again. We got a new elder named elder green. He seems pretty cool. I haven't got to be around him much either but hes been out for 15 months so he knows what hes doing and I'm excited to learn from him.
We found some new investigators this week.
We found Julio, and he is awesome! Hes been taught by the missionaries before, but some stuff just happened and he kinda faded away. Well now were back, and hes super excited! We are going to teach him tomorrow and we already feel like we could ask him to be baptized. Speaking of baptisms we don't know much more than we did last week with Jennifer. We haven't been able to talk to her this week so we don't know if shes talked to her mom. she sadly also didn't come to church so we may have to push her date back :( but its okay because she is so awesome, and so strong and so ready, that a few weeks will be okay.
We have been teaching a old lady named Blanca ,actually the mother of a recent convert named Rosa, ( the one i gave my first blessing to, who we found out wasn't feeling good because she has cancer 😔) but she is so strong and keeps telling us that shes okay, that this is just a trial from God, to test her faith in Him, and says that He will help her. Its incredible to see how strong her testimony has become after only a few months of being a member. So ya that's Rosa shes awesome. but we've been teaching her mother. She has been accepting everything we've been teaching she comes to church with her daughter, and says she believes everything. So tonight were hoping to give her a baptismal date ! We may have 3 possibly even 4 baptisms just this month! Its super exciting to see the spirit really work on these people, that sometimes you don't think would want to hear the gospel. This work is amazing.
So this week were in the car and we got bored of our music. so im going through the glove box and pull out some cds. they were left by an elder who made them and brought them from El salvador. so we say why not. I throw it in and we start listening. Elder wells was like hey this is good. It was the song Glorious, but it was in Spanish. as we were listening i was like hey wait i recognize this wait this is ...... Oh my gosh its My cousins! it was Seli Desi and Ari ahh it was awesome. So looks like you guys are known down in El Salvador! it was fun. And CONGRATS to Seli on getting your call to Brazil. Thats so cool. You're going to do great.
We did some service this week and it was really fun. we don't get much around here, the Hispanics wont ask for help at all they want to do everything themselves. but anyway we did a huge like half the mission service project. we all got up super early, 5, and drove a ways to a different town, and we all painted houses. it was actually really fun. It always feels good doing service, especially for those that really cant do it themselves. there were a ton of missionaries and we ended up painting i think like 7 houses. it was super fun.
We got Halloween coming up, and its going to be super boring haha. So the morning will be the same, we will have studies till around 1 like normal, and then we will have district meeting that usually ends around 4, we have dinner at 5 and then we have to stay in our apartment the rest of the night :( haha so ya I'm not exactly sure what I'm going to do all night in our little place but ya it'll be interesting haha.
I got to give my second blessing! it is so incredible. I know i said it last time, but that feeling of being able to be tool in the Lords hands is amazing. This ward all has some super tough situations and you can really see how much the Gospel has changed their lives, and continues to give them strength. I love being out here, serving the Lord and serving these people.
I continue to see the strength and power of scriptures and prayer. They seem like such little things, primary answers, if you will haha, but it will change you day, your week, your life. I know that if you just take a little time of your day to pray, to really talk with your Heavenly Father, and being reading the scriptures you will see the blessings in your life. It has helped me so much out here, and given me so much strength and help.
Love you guys,
Elder Miller
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