Hello!
I can't believe I've been out 9 months. The time is starting to go by WAY too fast! On the 29th, Sister Ence made all these cute signs that said, "HAPPY HALF WAY" And cut them in half and hung them up around the house it was so cute.
Halloweenie was so fun! There is a sweet Peruvian sister who has us over for dinner every Friday. She's an RM and is pretty much our best friend. She fed us Brother Perkin's (her husband) fingers, brain, worms, gore, bones, jack-o-lantern, and creepy green drink! It was so cute :) She is the best! She's also been awesome about fellowshipping the Munayco family (the one with the little newborn.) They've all been really sick, so she has been taking care of them and helping them with their testimonies too. She rocks.
Jermaine is doing awesome. Our lesson was on the Word of Wisdom yesterday. It was so amazing because he had already taught himself. He could notice a difference in his spirit when he was smoking, drinking, etc, so he stopped. Good fella!
We went out with Bro. Mills again this week, which is just always the highlight. He doesn't ever wear his hearing aids, so you never quite know how much of the conversation he's getting, but he always has something funny to say! "Well, the chubby missionaries are the sweet ones." This week, we piled into the back of the old police car, and visited a sweet old lady named Virginia. She lives about a mile and a half into the woods on a bumpy dirt road, in a tiny little home with no electricity. It was a night I won't forget. Sometimes, when it gets dark so early, I tend to get kind of gloomy and depressed. But sitting in that tiny dark house with the ceiling partially caved in, huddled around a little gas heater thing, I learned a valuable lesson. The happiness we feel in life doesn't have to depend on our circumstances. Christ is the light that fills us from the inside out.
He is "The light which is in all things, which giveth life to all things." D&C88:13 Despite the conditions she lived in, Virginia wanted to sing hymns of praise to God. We read scriptures to her by flashlight, and the light of Christ filled up our insides.
I feel so blessed to be serving a mission. Heavenly Father has been so good to me. I'm learning so much, and I feel like He's opening my eyes to the blessings I've always had. The gospel is so amazing. We truly are so lucky to have all that we do. Thank you for being such a great family. I really am so fortunate to have you. Thanks for your prayers and support. I love you!
Love,
Sister Miller
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