in the ranch

Hey how is going!!!!! I hope everyone is just fine and dandy!!!!!

This pic is of Mayco, Elder Miller and Pancho.   Elder Miller
 baptized Mayco in Apatzingan (the ranch) last summer.  After
Mayco was baptized he served as ward clerk and mission
leader in the branch in Apatzingan.  This pic was taken
in Sept. 2010 when they went hiking above Apatzingan.

Ok ok, first before I say anything, I have to tell you the greatest news in the whole world!!!! Last week at Conference all of the members from Apatzingan came. I was filled with great joy to see them. I was greeted with many smiles, hugs and laughs. It was amazing and I love them dearly. So remember when I left the ranch (last November, before the violence broke out) and I got to talk to Mayco (he is 18 and I baptized him when I first arrived in the ranch, about 1 year ago). Well, I promised him some things that night when we were talking. One was that, I promised him that through his example his mother would join the church.  A little while back, Mayco had the oppotunity to take his mom down into the waters of baptism and baptize her!!!!!! He was so happy and so was she. She now has a calling in the Relief Society!!! So awesome!!! The other great news, Mayco promised me that he would be a missionary one day. Well it is coming to pass, all of his papers are done. He is sending them in and will be out in the field as a missionary probably in July!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The joy I received to know that Mayco is going to be a missionary was just overwhelming. Now he will have the opportunity to invite all to come unto CHRIST as a full time missionary!!! I am so happy.  I gave him one of my suits and he loved it!! He is going to be an amazing missionary!!!!!!

This is a picture of Bishop Bautisa, Elder Miller and Mayco
 at the April 2011 Conference in Uruapon.

My comp is named Elder Cuevas like caves.  He is from Campeche, but its down by the Yucatan!! He is super young like he has 18 years! He is a great elder. We definitely have our differences that's for sure but that doesn't matter to me. I'm just going to love him for who he is and serve him and help him in whatever way I can.

Elder Miller on the dusty roads
 in Mexico.

We were out in the country this week.  I mean the country, with cows and dirt roads just out in the bush. We were guided to a little blue house and here in this house we found Carmen and her family!!! Oh how amazing is Carmen. She is awesome!! She lived in Texas out on a ranch outside of Austin. She has talked to the missionaries before and had a book of mormon but didn't really remember!! She told us of an experience that she had where she felt so so good. We taught her and afterwards she told how amazing she felt in the lesson and how she was going to cry. She knows it is true and she is a golden investigator!! She is awesome.

Well the ranch life is the best!!! I'm still getting accustomed a bit, but I love it!!!

Mom I need a big fav!! I need some new stuff, like shirts, all mine are trashed. If you could send me some new ones, I'd love it and the same size.  Six short sleeves and 2 long, 2 new pairs of slacks like grey and a pair of brown. There is a new rule that we have to wear cologne (like acqua di gio, I don't know how to spell it) everyday and mine is almost out. If you could send me some more, I would be really grateful. I have to be a sharp looking warrior! Thanks mom, you are the best!!!

I love all of you more than all the traveling I did last night to get to Guadalajara. It was a lot and I got bus sik annnnnnd I puked. It was interesting, but know that I love all of you so so much!!!!

I miss you a ton, but there is work to be done!!!!

keep the faith

live life

become as a child

let your light shine!!!!

your ranch hand Elder Miller

THE CHURCH IS TRUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!