Hey hey hey

What's going on familia!!!!!

How was your thanksgiving?   Sounds like it was pretty stella and eventful.

Well mine was really eventful.  We just did some saweet work all day long.  It was pretty awesome!!! Yeah and guess what happened Saturday?  I was talking to my compa and telling him it was going to be a real treat for him to eat menudo, because he had never eaten it. I was telling him all about it. (remember the stomach of a cow) I was poking fun and I think it jinx us.  When we got to the comida the Hermana put down in front of my compa a big bowl of soup stuff. Right when I saw it my stomach dropped.  I was like good lunch compa, haha that is menudo! After the prayer I put a whole bunch of chile on mine to kill the taste and my taste buds. I went to town on my menudo because I didn't want the Hermana to feel bad.  I was just chowing down on my stomach soup and I about puked 8 times, but I finished it. I was so happy and then I looked over at my compa and he looked pretty bad and hadn't eaten all of his.  I said "compa put it in my bowl, I will eat it for you". I had to just pound it! Oh man what a time that was.  I did it and the Hermana was happy, so I was happy too. Dang there is nothing like menudo.  Oh, it is something else. I hope I never have to eat it again.

This week was pretty interesting. We talked to a bunch of people but not very many wanted to listen to us and we got a lot of doors slammed in our faces. That's alright we gave them the chance and maybe one day they will accept the gospel. We just continued searching with big smiles on our faces.  Not much went on this week though.  Oh but today, I found oatmeal creme pies at Wallmart.  I was so stoked and I had the biggest smile on my face!! I love them!!

Sorry this is short, but I don't have much time. Next week I will have some good stuff for all of you guys.

I love all of you more than all of the smiles that I give.

keep the faith

live life

Elder Miller

Elder Flores, Elder Aguilar, Elder Ripley and Elder Miller

Elder Miller

Que onda Familia!!!!

To tell you the truth family, I'm a little lost for words right now. I have so many thoughts in my head right now. I just don't know what to tell you guys. I had a very interesting week this past week.  One that was really strange and I have never had a week like this in my whole mission. It was really trying for me in a number of different ways. Let's just say the people in the city are very different from the people on the ranch. I talked to a trillion people this week and knocked on a gazillian doors this week and got a bazillian rejections. Door after door after door! Of course, I kept a smile on my face and kept working to try to find the people that are prepared. There came a point in this week where I sort of just hit a wall. I wasn't sure what I was doing wrong or why I wasn't being successful. It was really hard and I talked a lot with my comp about what we could do to open the hearts of the people? We talked a lot but over the days I really realized that the Lord wants more from me. He wants me to move up to the next level. He has a plan for me and I need to follow this plan. The people are ready we just have to be prepared but in every aspect. If I don't have the spirit with me the conversation cannot happen.  If I don't have the spirit with me, I should not teach. I am not the reason that people change their lives. I am only an instrument and guide in the Lord's hands. I have to be worthy to have the spirit with me, I have to, it is a must. I know through strict obedience and constant diligence the people here will have there hearts opened and the Lord will pour out his blessings over all these people but first as missionaries we need to do our part.

We are teaching a guy named Ceasar.  He is an older guy like 55 and he is awesome. As we were teaching him I really just felt the spirit with him. He is really searching for the truth and he is so willing to listen.  It is like he is just absorbing everything we say. He is reading the BOM and praying. I know he is going to receive his answer soon, I can just feel it. Something very interesting happened with him that I would love to share. I was talking to him and he is a cowboy.  I found out that he has a ranch outside of the city. I was all stoked to talk to him, we talked more.  He told me that he has visited a ton of different countries and ranches like Israel, Australia and the states and that he had visited King Ranch.  I know that ranch my pops talks about it. He went off talking about a bunch of different ranches in Texas and Oklahoma.  I ask him, what do you do for work?  He told me that he worked right under the governor of the state of Jalisco.  He is in charge of all the livestock for the state. This is the reason that he travels all over the world. He does all sorts of business with the livestock, he is way saweet.  The thing that hit me really pretty hard this week is that a part of my setting a part blessing came to pass this week. In my blessing it said that I would bear testimony to government officials. It happened.  I'm really grateful for the gospel I know it's true and I know that we as members of the church receive revelation for our benefit.  We are in the church of JESUS CHRIST and I know it's the only true church on the earth.

Oh and another funny thing mi compa y yo were knocking this week in a place with houses that are massive and I mean massive like houses that are like 10000 square feet. Just big houses. We were in this area because a 70 said that we are missing a lot of baptisms because we are not talking to the professionals.  We started knocking.  We knocked about 5 or so houses and then out of nowhere two security guards showed up and started to give us scruff. Long story short, the people called security on us and so they said we couldn't be there and were hustling us.  I started talking with them you know just like buddy buddy.  They were actually really cool but they didn't want to listen to our message.  I couldn't talk them into letting us knock this area, so we got kicked out!!! haha It was pretty funny.

Well family I love all of you but I need to work!!

Oh my house is pretty dang saweet!!! We live with 2 other elders so it's a riot!!

Don't know where I am in the city it's really big but I can find out!!!

When are you gonna bust the sleds out!!!

Pops what happened with grandpa down on the boulders?

Brady can you do me a favor and eat an extra serving of turkey, potatoes, gravy and biscuits for me this week because they don't have thanksgiving here. thanks bro!!!!

love all of you more than all of you know!!

Elder Miller

I put the boots in the closet!!!!!!!

Well family, I put my boots in the closet and hung up the wranglers and I pulled the slacks back out of the closet. Yup I’m in the streets of Guadalajara again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! what!!!!!!!!!! yeah I know it was totally unexpected we were teaching a lesson and the zone leaders called and after the lesson I called them back and they said "Whats up bro" (they are spanish and I taught them how to say "what’s up bro", but they have a funny english accent when they say it!! It is pretty dang funny.  I love them and they are truly my bros!!!!!) They said I have changes! I was like totally stunned and couldn't believe it!! This was Thursday afternoon. I went home packed my stuff and left the ranch at 10:30 that night. Before I left, I had the opportunity to talk to one of my converts Mayco.   He is 18 and he is a dang stud!!!! He has been a member for 2 months and he is already a ward missionary and the ward secretary!!! I talked to him just me and him.  When I told him the news, it broke my heart and his. We just started crying but it was a very special moment.  He promised me in a year that he will be out in the mission field serving a mission. When he said this, I was deeply touched. I also promised him as a representative of Jesus Christ, that if continued to live the gospel, pray, read the scriptures and go to church and go on splits with the missionaries one day his mom will enter into the waters of baptism!! It is a big promise but I know that it will come to pass. I have faith!! I loved my time as a ranch hand but its time for me to put on the other business clothes and tear it up in the city!!!!! Oh yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Elder Miller and Elder Riplely

So my companion's name is Elder Riply can you believe that or not!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! hhahahah He is a stud!!! He is a southern boy from Alabama!!! I never thought that I would get me a southern boy but I did and he is awesome!!! He has like 8 months in the mission and he has a super command on the scriptures.  I am so stoked to be with him. I’m going to learn so much!!! We are going to tear it up!!! Oh we also live with two other elders Elder Flores and Elder Aguilar. They are so funny!!!

My area is in the zone of Reforma and my area is Jardenas!!! My area is dope show!!! I don't even feel like I’m in Mexico. I feel like I’m in a suburb somewhere in Cali!!!!!!!! yeah its sik!! It is a really weird change from the ranch but I like it and I am so stoked to do some saweet work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We had two baptisms yesterday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Zarahi and Yerami!!!!!!!!! Two kids and there mom was baptized last week!!! super Stelllaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!

Hey did you guys know that I am going to be an UNCLE!!!!!! I don’t know if you heard!!!!!!!!!!  How incredibly coooool is that!!!! Uncle Jake!!!  I mean Uncle Elder Miller.  Mom and Pops abuelos!!!!! They are way to young!!!

Mom I got my saweet back pack and I love it. I wear it every day!!!

Well, I love life!!!!! I’m living life!!!!!!!!! I’m smiling a lot!!!!!!!! I’m just lovin it.

love you more than all the miles I drove in that dang bus!!!!!!!

ELDER MILLER

Family I am freezing here!!! Ha ha It is funny because it is not even that cold.  It is just that I have been in the heat forever!!!

So un favor por favor!!!

Could you guys find me some saweet sweaters that are like nice sweater like for church that I can wear over the tope of my white shirt and maybe a few sweater vests!!

I would be so happy!!!!  Like I would be so stoked and happy and I would love it!!!!!

Well time to work!!!!!

Love ya, thank you so much, love ya

Finally a bust in the heat wave.

Que Onda!!!!!!!!!!! familia!!!!!!!!!!!

Finally this week the climate changed!!! The days are just perfect and I mean perfect. Blue skies a cool breeze and mariachi bands what more could you want haha!! I do have to say that I freeze my butt off in the morning!!! It's not cold here it's just that I'm really used to the heat here, so I'm freezing haha I wrote a letter to someone and told them that I have no clue what I'm going to do when I come home to Utah in January!!! haha but it will be alright!!  The days are beautiful and this has caused me to reflect a bit on home and how beautiful Utah is!!! I love my time in the ranch!!!!! I love being a ranch hand!!!!!!!!

Family yesterday was a super special day for me and I was just filled with the spirit the whole entire day and it was unexplainable!!!

It was fast Sunday!! My favorite!! I was sitting with some of my investigators and my heart started pounding and my chest started burning. I knew, I had to give my testimony to my brothers and sisters. They needed something. All I could think about was Grandpa Smith. My heart was full as I walked up to the pulpit. I already had tears in my eyes  because of the experience that I had with grandpa in the MTC is something that I hold so dear to my heart. I told them I  was happy and I was to share my testimony with them.  I was so happy because the day I arrived in the ranch I couldn't speak any Spanish, but now I can speak and I can express myself. I told them that I wanted to give my testimony about the family and how the family is so special to me. I continued to tell them about my Grandpa Smith and the relationship that I had with him, also the experience that I had with him when I was in the MTC. I was so touched by the spirit the whole time (that means yes I was in tears) and as I looked out over the congregation I couldn't look at anyone because everyone was crying.  I continued and I bore my testimony of my experience and how families can live together forever through the beautiful plan that our Heavenly Father has for us!!!!! I know the GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST IS REAL family!!!! with all my heart.   After I finished the old bishop that got released a week ago bore his testimony. His words put me in tears ultra vez. He expressed to the ward how grateful he was for me and how when I arrived I couldn't speak any Spanish but now I’m speaking fluent. He expressed how I bring a spirit with me wherever I go but a spirit that is different than the other missionaries a spirit that is really special. He said that I am always welcome here in Apatzingan and I will always have place to stay if I return. He gave me gradulations. I can't express how I felt and I'm not trying to "brag" but these words really touched my heart and after sacrament, I went up to the old Bishop Sanduval and told him thanks so much. He said come here elder and gave me a hug. But it was a real hug. He is a big ole boy so I got a big ole bear hug for like a minute and we cried a bit again. After the hug he said "Elder Yo Quiro" I will never forget this man he treats my like his son and here in the mission he is like a father to me and I can go to him with anything! I love my ward!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The day gets better!!!!!!! Mario and Viri entered into the waters of baptism today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have never had a baptism so special an all of my mission. I love these two people with all of my heart and they are truly miracles in my life!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I want to tell you more but it will have to wait another week  because I need to go work!!!!!!!

I love you all more than all of the words I am speaking in spanish!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! haha chido!!!!!

oh guess what? It is sad I am only going to be a teenager for 1 more month!!!!!!!! bummer!!!!!!!!!!!!!

20 what!!!!!!!!!!! I'm getting old!!!!!!!! no!!!!!!!

Jacee you need to take it easy haha and one step at a time!!!!!!!!! haha I think I’m going to have to use this story for an example with my investigators hahaa love ya girl!!!!

well I will talk to you lata!!!!!

chilllennnnnn AWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!

keep working hard

keep the faith

love life

love your ranch hand Elder miller

Family!!!!!!!!

Wat up fam?     Oh man I am totally beat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We went hiking today with Panchito and Mayco!  It was a riot. We hiked up this mountain that is next to the city. It was so dang hot!!!!!!!!! with humidity also!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was soaked from head to toe and all the way through my saweet wranglers in sweat!!!!!!!!! Oh man it was worth it though!!! We got to the top and we could see forever, the city of Apatzingan, and farther into all of the little cities and all of the orchards of fruit. It was rad!!!!!!!!!!! We plopped down on the ground ate some tortas (sandwiches) laughed and just enjoyed ourselves!!!!!!! Then on the way down Pancho wanted to go a different way where there was no trail. I said if you want, but if you get lost don't expect me to lead you out. Guess what happened, they got lost. It was bad, it was thicker than crap and for a little bit I was a little on edge because it reminded me of Ghost in the darkness and I thought a black puma was going to jump out in get me. I had to get these boys out of the wilderness and as we were going it turned into pure thorns and thistles and dang they hurt like crap. The other 3, the boys and my comp wouldn't stop crying. I had to make a path through this thorn patch that was thicker than the thorn patch on sleeping beauty. I had my bearings and I knew I needed to go in this direction. I couldn't see anything but I knew where I was (thanks pops!!!! thanks for all the times we had in the mountains). After awhile I broke through these terrible thorns and right on to the trail. I was so grateful!! My body was throbbing everywhere in pain and I was all cut up and bleeding but I was so grateful. I love the wilderness and the mountains. Great adventures, this is one that I will have for a long time.  Making memories.

I have never been so happy in all of my mission than in this last week. We had a baptism, which was spectacular. Hermana Maria del Socorro was baptized and is all jazzed to be a member of the church. Also we have a ton of investigators right now that are all chosen ones the people that God has prepared. I love all of them. They are progressing so much and are just loving the gospel. Mario and Virdi can't get enough we visit them every day to teach them and they just love it. They are going to be baptized this Sunday!   Oh and yesterday in sacrament meeting we had 16 investigators!!!!!!!! I can't even express the joy that I have right now!!!!!!!!! I am so thankful for all of the many blessings that my Father in Heaven blesses me with I know that I am nothing with out Him.

Family I am swamped with work right now and I need to go work more to help bring salvation to Gods Children! I love it! I love all of you more than all of the cuts I have on my body!!!!

keep the faith!!!

smile always!!

look to serve!!!

love your ranch hand ELDER MILLER

Mom I can't thank you enough for my blanket!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love it!!! Know that I sleep with it every single night even when it’s hotter than hot here in the ranch!!! I love it!

thanks for everything love you

       have a great week

Oh, I am running a little low on ties because I give them away to members.  I’m a little bored of the ties I have, so if you have time, I would love some ties.  I love ties.  Ha ha ha ha