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Hola!!! buenas tardes!!! como estan?? espero que todo este bien con todos!!

I had another great week in the ranch!! It treats me really well and I love being out here!!! I had a lot of cool experiences this week that just strengthened my testimony of this marvelous gospel!!

First, the other day Elder Cuevas and I were looking for new areas to find chosen people.   We found a new subdivision with a lot of new cute little houses that I had never been to.   I knew someone was waiting.  But the question was where do we go and which street?  I asked my comp "left, straight or right?  He said, right.  We started walking and we came to a little side street.   I looked down it and I saw a brand new audi a4 and I was like sik!!!! I didn't say anything to my comp, but I said we were going to knock this street.  We got rejected a bit but we kept on going.  Then we arrived at the house with the audi.  We knocked and a young lady came out. My comp started talking to her when I nudged him in the side.  He talked about the joy and happiness we can receive from the restored gospel.   Then talked about the Book of Mormon and how we can know these things to be true from this book.   After, I came in and started testifying to this book.  I could feel the spirit so strong.   I could see that it was impacting this lady as I was looking her in the eyes.  When I stopped talking she smiled really big and said " I have never heard of these things but there is something stirring inside me to know of these things." I about fell over.  It was amazing and we talked a little bit more and she said come back on Monday and explain to me all of these things, I want to know all about your message!!!  Wow super chosen.   I am just so grateful that I can be a instrument in the Lord's hands. We are going to go visit Mari Carmen today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The other morning I was walking to go to my study room when the whole dang house started shaking and it freaked me out!  I didn't know what to do.  So I just ran for the doorway!! But then it stopped and everything was alright.  I went and studied. The people say when it is about to start the rainy season there are always tremors or little earthquakes. Interesting.

Elder Miller, Christian, and Gina

The companionship in my district Elder Yardley (he is from Gunnison and is the blonde in the pic) and Elder Santiago had a baptism this week and a marriage.  Oh thanks a bunch, they wouldn't have been able to get married and baptized without you guys.  It was Friday night at like 7:30 and we were in the church with Christian and Gina.  The judge came to do their marriage and while they were getting married the font was filling up. Well they got hitched and they were all smiles now for the their baptism. We were just waiting for the font to fill up when the water stopped and there was only about a foot of water in the font.  Now there was just a little trickle of water coming out. I was like what are we going to do? I said Elder Yardley lets go look for the water tanks and the water pump.  We found them and messed around with them for a while but we couldn't find a problem for like why it wasn't pumping water in the tanks. I had prayed and looked for things to do but nothing came to mind.  At this point all the bishopric and members my comp and the other missionary had given up and were just talking outside of the church. I didn't know what to do but I knew I had to do something so that this couple could be baptized. I saw some big jugs of drinking water, we grabbed them and dumped them in the font. Then I remembered that Elder Sargent and his comp lived a block a way from the church.  So I got Elder Sargent's comp and some ward members and we grabbed the water jugs and buckets and took off for his house. We started bringing buckets of water to the church to fill up the font.  Meanwhile everyone kept on talking and not helping. The water still wasn't falling from the tap. But in our third trip up to the house they called us and said that the water was falling again and really fast. This was about at 10:00 pm. and shortly after they were baptized!  This experience really strengthened my testimony of my Heavenly Father and that he lives.  I realized that he is always there to help us but first we have to put in our effort to receive his help. Sometimes people think that they can just pray and the help will come.  Like in this case, pray and the water will fall out of the sky and fill up the font. But it's not like that, we have to do our part.  If we really have the desires to have these things we will put all of our efforts into receiving these things and when we can't do it anymore and we have done everything to try to accomplish the task, that is when our Heavenly Father comes in with his helping hand and lifts us to another level so that we can complete his will. I love my Heavenly Father and all the opportunities that I have to learn.

well I love all of you!!! I'm gonna go do some work!!!

smile

keep the faith

stay close to your God

Elder Miller