Ranchin it up!!!

Sup family!!!!!!! Thanks so much for all things that you guys do, not only for me, but for everyone. Your examples are so awesome and I just love all of you so much!!!!!!!!!! I was with my zone leader this week Elder Zuniga! It was a great time. He wanted to come be a ranch hand with me. I was stoked. He came out to the ranch for a couple of days and we tore it up.  I learned so much from him and he helped me a lot with my teaching. We click really well.  He is a chubby boy, but has a lot of love.  We had a lot of laughs together and a lot of spiritual experiences.  Yes, we did planch a few JW"s (Jehovahs Witnesses), but these days were awesome and I will never forget them. My comp and I also did some traveling, to a nearby ranch called Nueva Italia.  It was saweet and we did some sik work. There is a little branch there and only like 15 active members, but the church is true and they know it.  We are going to help their branch. Some of the ward members prepared some investigators for us, so we are teaching 3 families out there and it is "la neta" it's saweet. I'm doing great.  I am growing a bunch right now and I am really being pushed to my limits, but I always need to keep the faith and put my trust in the Lord!! I really love this scripture it's one of my favs D&C 6:36.  It's truly awesome and talks about how we need to look unto Christ in everything not fearing and not doubting. Bomb, I love my life and I love the ranch!!!!! Elder Aragon and Elder Miller Apatzingan Sunset. Sorry it's short, but I was having troubles sending the pics!!!  I'm not a geek, kel you can teach me when I come home. Elder Miller Smith Love you all more, than all of my 7 moons that I have here in ole Mexico.

Family!!!!!!!!

Hello everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Can you hardly believe that another week has past. Wow, I can’t!!! Time is a very strange and crazy thing. I know that I am right where I should be and as I work harder and harder the time is going to go faster and faster. It's sad how fast time is going. I am loving it!!! I am really enjoying my time in the mission. I am learning so much!!!!!!!!!!! It's crazy!!!!

I'm in Uruapan again with my brother Elder Lopez! Dang, I love this kid. I really feel like I knew him before this life. We just connect really well and just have the best time out here in the field together. He really is my bro. Last night we were out teaching and an investigator invited us to eat dinner with her and her kids. We said of course!!! (what missionary would pass up food hahaha) She brings out this soup. We said the prayer and right as I was about to eat this Hermana, said “if you don't like it, you don't have to eat it.” I was like ok, but I'm going to eat it don't worry. I took a big chunk of something and put in my mouth. I started chewing, and oh dang I just couldn't!! It was so bad. But I manned up, chewed all of it and swallowed it. Oh what a miracle. The Hermana said "you are a big fan are you" I said "la verdad, no" She said, don't worry none of the guedos(white boys) like it! So she got me some fruit to eat and my compa Elder Lopez ate my portion. So, you are probably wondering what it was. It was stomach. Yah, the actual stomach!! I ate it, but the truth is----I just couldn't stomach it. hahahahah.

Apatzingan is hot, really hot. But it's good, the people are nice and I am learning a ton. I have a sik tan. It's only a missionary tan, my head and arms. haha.

I can say that these 3 weeks have been really hard for me. I am struggling quite a bit but it is a growing experience and as I go through this time I can feel myself becoming closer to my Savior. I can feel that my faith is growing and that I am becoming stronger! I love the mission it's dang tuff but I wouldn't want it any other way.

Brady way to go big dog. Way to put the hammer down!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Story was saweet and you put ole laraine to work---atta boy!!!!!!!!!!! that's my bro!!!!!!!!!!

Family I love all of you so much!!!!!!!!!!!!! More than you could ever know!! love you, talk to you in a week!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Keep the faith

Ride tall

Always remember who you are

Peace out

TENGAN UN BONITA SEMANA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Another 6 weeks in the ranch!!!!!!

Yup, I'm still going to be a ranch hand for another 6 weeks!!! I love ranch'n it up!!

This week has been a good week. It was a tremendous week with all of our new investigators. We really have gained their confidence and the love when we visit them. A lot of them are keeping their compromisos (I forgot what this word is in English) and many are improving. It makes me so happy to see these people put their faith in Christ and start living his gospel. I can literally see the change in these people when they follow Christ. Their attitude is different and they literally have a light in there eyes. I just rejoice and give thanks to my God because I am so blessed. I am so blessed to be here and be an instrument in the hand of my Lord. I have a love for this people that is real, I yearn for their well being.  I just want them to have what I have. I want them to feel what the gospel can bring into their lives.  It just makes me so sad when they reject the gospel because they are missing out on so much joy, happiness and blessings from our Heavenly Father. It's part of the work. I can only do the best I can to be obedient and have the spirit with me and to share all the feelings that I have. If I do this, I will be at peace and I will know that I am doing all that I can do.  I will feel the love of the Savior, my Brother, in my life.

Yesterday we were with one of our investigators named Graciela. She couldn't come to church because she went to the hospital because she was feeling really enfermo. (she is pregnant) so we visited her in the afternoon. We didn't know what we were going to teach her but after the prayer, we just started talking.  We started talking about the Savior and all of the things he did for us and about his life. The miracles that he preformed and how we (my compa and I) are literally representatives of Jesus Christ. She felt the spirit really strongly and she asked if we could give her a blessing. We said of course. I explained to her that this blessing is going to work on faith, and her own faith. I told her if you really believe and have faith in your Savior Jesus Christ you will be healed. We gave her the blessing. I

felt very .... I don't know how to describe what I felt, but a feeling that was really powerful. When my compa said the words "in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen" I opened my eyes and Graciela was in tears. I asked how she felt? She said "I feel tranquility and peace and all my pains are gone."  Then she just smiled really big and thanked us. Family I have never felt the power of the priesthood so strongly. This experience was so special, and there is no other feeling better than feeling the spirit. It's better than a day of blue skies and 4ft of fresh powder. It's a feeling that is not expressible. I love it!!!

I am a missionary of the Lord. My time is short, but oh there is so much work. This is my life and I love it. I would not trade it for anything right now. I am becoming the man that my Heavenly Father wants me to be!!!

Dad you are my Hero!!!!!!!! I am honored to carry your name!!! I love you and I miss you a ton!!! Keep on Keepin on

Mom I can't express my gratitude that I have for you!! I love you!! and think of you Often!!!!

Brady!!!!! Bro you are a stud.  I would not be where I am at right now, if it weren't for you!!! You are my big brother and always will be!!!  Life is a rush so farm it!!!!!

Kel thanks for all of your prayers I can feel them!!!!!!! you are always such a great example to me!!!! Keep doing what you do best!!!!!!!!! love you!!!!!!!!!!

SNase!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love your face!!! you rock!!!!!!!! keep studying hard!!!!!!!!! Know that I'm always with you!!!!!!!!!!

Highland 30th you are the Greatest ward there is!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Keep the FAITH always!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! love you

Mom there is lady in my ward that was going to email you a bunch of food recipes from here so if you received recipes its from her.

Mom one more thing, can you send a package to my companero, Elder Villca. He has 5 months in his mission and has never received a letter from his mom. It makes me super sad. Please mom, could you send him a package full of love from the miller family!!  Thanks!!!!!!!!!

You guys are always in my prayers

Love you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

LES AMO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Elder Miller

Elder Miller Smith

Sup my family!!

Splits with Elder Lopez ing Uruapon.

Well, I'm in Uruapon again and I'm just freezing my butt off. I had to sleep on the tile last night and dang was it cold.  I haven't felt the cold for a long time, but I love it. I really love it. The heat gets old pretty fast, but that is why I am so grateful to visit Uruapon every now and again.  It makes me think a lot about home when I am here, because it's up in the mountains and the air is fresh. There is nothing like some good ole fresh air. Lovin life.

I have a week with my new comp and it has been a pretty interesting week. He is a pretty unique kid. I am trying my hardest to do my best and to get along with him. He is from Bolivia. He didn't have his visa, so he served in Bolivia for 2 changes. He speaks really different than the people that are here in Mexico. It's Spanish but it's super different. It's quite comical talking with him. I am learning a little about the culture of Boliva so that is cool. He also speaks a different language.  It is a language that is native to his country, like the Indians that are there. Elder Villca and I are here and working hard.

Conference was amazing I must say, but I missed a lot of it.  Saturday I watched part of the first and second session on the internet in Apatzingan. Our leaders wouldn't let us come to Uruapon until Sunday to watch conference.  I was really pretty sad that I missed the priesthood session it is always my favorite. I got to watch all of yesterday and it was so awesome. I loved all of the talks. I loved the talk about the things that the families need to do like: family prayer, family dinner,  family scripture, and interviews. I really like this because these are things that can really strengthen the family.  The family can be made strong and unbreakable. I loved all of conference and probably could talk for a really long time about conference. I do know that we were spiritually fed and now it is our turn to take these words and apply them into our lives. When we apply, we show God our love for him and our brother Jesus. Set goals and try to apply the words of conference into your lives.

Mom and dad I have a question. Why do I have my name? Why did you choose my name? JAKE DAVID MILLER thanks

I love all of you very much. I don't have to much to say today, but I'm sure this next week I will have a lot of interesting things happen, more funny stories to tell or spiritual experiences. My days are hard, long, and hot but I always have the strength of my family, friends, my brother Jesus Christ and my Heavenly Father with me, you are my strength. I am pressing forward with love, joy happiness and much more.

I love you all more than all of my shivers last night. Ha ha

Elder miller