Allí estamos

This week went by really fast. We ended Monday with a family home evening with some members and like 5 or 6 investigators that they had invited to there house. It was really fantastic. Then Tuesday morning we had to send elder Jorgensen off to look for his trainee. So he had to leave early. We had almost all of the elders in the zone in our house because it is the closest house in the zone to the terminal and the other elders live way to far away to make it on time as well. I had to stay with one of the elders that was sick while all the other elders went to the terminal. So i didn`t get to see elder Jorgensen off but a little later in the day Elder Minola came and we have been crazy ever since.

Lets just say that this guy has character. He is from the providence of Buenos Aires from a comuna named Pilar or something like that. He is really funny and he is super animated to work. It is a blast to work with him.

Everything is going pretty well here in the Lands of Temuco.

Love you all,

Elder Miller

Random pictures:

A cambio in Labranza

So first I have to tell you all that we have transfers and Elder Jorgensen is leaving Labranza. Sad but he is going to love his new sector a bunch. I am staying in Labranza and my new companion is going to be Elder Minola, from Argentina. I am really excited to have my first real latino comp. All my other companions until now have spoken English fluently.  

This week was really crazy we always get committed to do a lot of service. I also was able to go to Cunco for an intercambio and that was cool. Lots of travel for that but worth it.

Here are some pictures from the last district meeting and one with Elder Gonzalez.

Love you all,

Elder Miller

 ~From Elder Jorganson: "Elder Miller and I were walking down the street, and Labranza is like half urban, half rural (agricultural) I forget the words in English honestlyxD So next to the street there are tons of trees with huckleberries on them and we saw some of the members eating the berries and they invited us over and we all took pics with blue tongues."

I`ll say it so you won`t

So as many people have reminded me I have like six months left.
Thanks. thats all.

This week was really great. It rained a lot and oh yeah. I almost
forgot. One of the elders in my house got called to be assistant and
we had a new elder come to the house. I already knew him from my
previous zone so it has been really great. we are having loads of fun.

I just wanted to share with you a little scripture from my studies
today. It is in Alma 11: 39-40 and it says:
39 And Amulek said unto him: Yea, he is the very Eternal Father of
heaven and of earth, and all things which in them are; he is the
beginning and the end, the first and the last;

40 And he shall come into the world to redeem his people; and he
shall take upon him the transgressions of those who believe on his
name; and these are they that shall have eternal life, and salvation
cometh to none else.

Love you all.

Elder Miller

Año Feliz

So this new year was spectacular. We all passed it really quietly and
everything. Around 7:00 we went to one of the investigators of the
other elders and had an asado and that was pretty cool. Then we went
to our house at like 10:30 and waited for the new year. It came and we
went to bed. The next day we got up and found out that there were
still people outside partying in the streets as well as in there
houses. We make our way to church and there is no one there basically.
I am talking about a ward of 160 people more or less. When we get
there there was 20. We barely arrived on time. However in the next
fifteen minutes more people come and we get to about 80 people.

Well I don't have any cool pictures this week but I just want you all
to know that the church is true and that I know that I am here for a
reason.

Love you all,

Elder Miller

                                                               "Ilumine el Mundo"

La Noche Buena

So basically Navidad was a success. The members were really awesome,
they gave us like whatever food. We had dinner the 24th with a member
family and it was fantastically delicious. It was funny a little bit
because they had the nonmember grandma there and she brought her own
bottle of wine to drink. She only drank one glass but funny especially
because her daughter was calling her inicua(Wicked) the whole time.

Christmas we had someone come to church and she loved it. We found her
the other day in an intercambio with the zone leaders and her husband
is a little more... He is going to take a little bit of time. She
wanted us to come back and teach her whole family. The coolest part is
that since the first time we found her she was saying that since she
moved to temuco from Santiago that she felt that the people arent
friendly or nice but after she went to church she said that church and
the people there were excactly what she needed.

After church we watched the President Monson movie and it was great. I
know that he is a prophet of the Lord. I know that the church is in
good hands because they are the lords hands.

Love,
Elder Miller

Navidad! Navidad! Me gusta la Navidad!

Bueno en estos tiempos Navidenas quiero compartir lo que significa
para mi la Navidad. Ojala que me entienden. Bueno, para mi es un
tiempo muy especial en que todos cambian y se acerquen. Es un tiempo
de alegria y perdon. Mas que nada es un tiempo en que recordamos a
Cristo. Que nació y que gracias a lo que hizó todo cambió.

                                                                 Christmas Zone activity

So back to English. I had a wonderful week highlighted by a Christmas
conference with the whole mission. Lots of familiar faces and a few
new ones as well. that was really cool to see. It was probably the
most spiritual thing that I have seen in a long time. I loved the
experience. Also sad to think that I am hitting all of my lasts in my
mission as I am reminded so much by the younger missionaries. We are
doing good and we have had a great week in Labranza. We are seeing a
lot of miracles and such. I learned how to make sushi this week so
watch out. It is basically the best thing ever.

                                                              Chato (Chilean Saying)

Love you all and have a Merry Christmas.

Elder Miller

                                                                The crew from the CCM

Christmas miracles.

This week was fantastic. Everything just seemed to work out. members
were actually available when we needed them, we were guided to the
houses that were ready to hear the message, and we had a wonderful
conference with Elder Bragg of the seventy.

Also this week we got a bunch of references. We decided to contact one
in the morning before lunch and even though we didn`t have a phone
number it was Saturday so we thought they would probably be home. They
were. They let us in. We taught. They committed to come to church. We
passed by in the morning and they were ready. In church we invited
them to get baptized and they, although still a little unsure,
responded in the affirmative. All of this in the span of 24 hours. It
was great.

Also this week we were contacting after our plans had fallen and
sharing the Christmas video. We were about done with the street and
decided to contact one more house. The house we contacted, although
very nice did not let us in to share. However as we return to the
center of the street the neighbor across the street is in his front
yard. We talk to him and he lets us in to talk with him and his
friend. Both don`t really believe in god but really friendly guys. We
share the Christmas video and they begin asking us questions. To
answer the questions we share the restoration of the gospel. Time was
up and it was getting late so we put an appointment to pass by in a
couple days. We invite them to end with the prayer and I, in all
seriousness, think this guy might have read king lamonis prayer before
because it was just about exactly the same. Then as we leave they tell
us that the first guy that we contacted in the street had seen us in
the window and was like,(Rough translation all of this was in Spanish)
"Lets talk with the Mormons" "¿Hablamos con los Mormons o no?" and
went outside so we could contact him.

Those are just some of the miracles of this week. Love you all and
hope that you have a wonderful week of preparation for la Natividad

Elder Miller

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