Elder Miller Smith

Family!!!

I am still in the ranch and I’m still with Elder Aragon.  I was so stoked for no changes, yeah its super dang hot here but I am getting used to it and it doesn’t bother me to much anymore. I really love this area and I love the people here. I am really starting to get along and just fit right in with my ward and its just the best thing ever.  When I first got to this area there was about 50 to 60 people who would attend church. Not very many people.  But through our diligent work Elder Aragon and I we have seen the fruits of our labor we are now having consistently 90 to 100 people every week in church. It is just so dang awesome. I am so grateful to be with Elder Aragon for another change here in the ranch. The other elders in our zone always poke fun of us because we are so young and because we are out in the ranch which is 2 hours away from everyone in our zone. haha.  Elder Aragon is 4 months younger than me, here in Mexico they let them leave when there 18, so he is for months younger than me but has 3 months more than me in the mission. So the other elders poke fun at us but the thing is we are baptizing more people than anyone in our zone right now. So we don’t really care because we are doing what we are supposed to be doing and we are being obedient. Elder Aragon and I "DO WORK"  That’s what we like to do and that’s what we are going to continue to do. Apatzingan or the ranch has a lot of potential and this last week we found a lot of cool new people, they are chosen ones that have been prepared by the Lord.  This change is going to be full of work, lots and lots of work and we are going to bring Gods children back to his path. Lately we have been doing a lot of experimenting in our work.  My comp loves math.  If he could do anything he wanted he would do math problems.  He loves to solve things.  So we have been working really hard on how we can contact better, teach better and all sorts of stuff.   By doing this we have been finding more people to teach that are cool but also are unity has been growing more and more. I have been studying diligence a lot the Christ like attributes.  A diligent missionary is one that is steady, consistently, earnestly and energetically doing the work of the Lord.  Boom I love that, its from Preach my Gospel. Also,  I think a diligent missionary is one who is always always always searching for a better and more efficient way to do or to accomplish something. ah!!  I love this work.

Yesterday I baptized a little girl named Michelle.  Oh how excited was she!  It is sad though, she is 10 years old and has no support from her parents, they are inactives and have some problems. But this little girl is brave and strong.  She takes her little sister to church every week by herself.  Family, know that I would not ever baptize for a number. This little girl has a testimony of this gospel.  She reads the Book of Mormon everyday and prays. She finds comfort in reading and attending church. As I thought about this, I thought about Shanise Gilliams in the ward at home and how the ward has been so good to her and really made her a part of the ward family. Michelle needs this ward, I talked to the bishop and they are going to do everything they can to make her a part of this ward family.  She is brave and I know that she will be strong in the church even though she is 10, she acts a lot older and understands many things.  The bishop promised her that if she was faithful, her parents would return to the church.

We had the young men in our ward sleep over at our house this week. Three came. Friday night all the way till Sunday they were with us and also the ward mission leader. They did everything that we do as missionaries. We did divisions and went and did work just like any normal day but we had young men with us. This was an awesome experience for them, and really showed them what missionary work is all about. What a good weekend.

Brady Happy birthday this week ya old fart. haha You aren’t getting any younger bro so .... life is a farm so farm it.

You guys saw my twin brother cam. ha that’s good, I love that kid and I miss him a lot.  Me and him were inseparable there for awhile. We did everything together. I really look up to Cam he is a great kid and a great example to me. I know with all my heart that if he servers his mission with everything he’s got his family will be blessed beyond measure. He truly is my brother. Tell him to read alma 17.  How great the joy of Ammon was when he was reunited with his fellow brethren. Thats going to be us after our missions camshaft.  Serve with all your heart might mind soul and strength.  love ya bro

Kel my wart is gone thanks and thanks so much for the pictures.  I loved them.

Family know that I am doing the work of the Lord and it is a beautiful work that changes lives. Truly changes lives for the better. And I get to see it first hand everyday of my life, in myself, my investigators, the members here and you guys.  I’m going to continue doing work, its in my blood and its a passion. I am becoming the man that the Lord needs me to be no doubt in my mind. This gospel is true, Jesus Christ lives and his gospel is on the earth today.

love you with all of my heart

elder miller smith

ps dad I know I asked you last week but can you send me my priesthood line of authority, I would really appreciate it thanks pops you are the man