November 10, 2014

Hey fam!

 

Thanks so much for all the birthday wishes :) ya'll are so good at making me feel special and loved. I'm lucky to have such a wonderful family!!

 

This week was a pretty tough one, but we were really blessed too.

 

Our bishop called and told us about an inactive family who had decided they wanted to come back to church. They live out in the middle of NOWHERE, and their driveway is like 2 miles long. It was creepy going there at night! haha. When we got there though, we just fell in love with their family. Aubrey, the 12 year old daughter is just cute and sassy as can be. She hasn't been "bap-atized" yet, and she really wants to be. The mom is disabled because of a car accident, so their family is just struggling a lot. She decided that they really needed the gospel. She's the most sweet, humble person ever. She came to church yesterday and got a priesthood blessing, and you could tell it just meant the world to them. We get to teach them tomorrow!! So that will make a great birthday :)

 

I went on exchanges to Glen Allen this week, and that was really cool. It's a very culturally diverse area, so it was fun talking to people from such different backgrounds. We taught a really cool young couple. She was from Croatia, and the two of them were just feeling spiritually lost. Teaching them was really interesting, because they were close to my age. They seemed pretty skeptical at first, and I was nervous. But the spirit kept speaking through us to answer their questions. We eventually got to the part of the restoration about Joseph Smith, and they were completely quiet. During the First Vision, her eyes welled up with tears, and her countenance completely changed. It was so amazing to see the spirit of God work in her. I really wish I could be there to teach them more, but that's just how exchanges go :)

 

Heavenly Father is just so merciful to let us do missionary work! It's always so crazy to me how little we, the missionaries, have to do with anything. We do our best, but ultimately, I think the best thing we can do is to get out of the way. Focusing on His will, and how much He loves His children, we can become "Windows to His love." Then, His light can shine through us.

 

The mission is hard, but it's worth it. 

 

Loves :)

Sister Miller