1/12/15 The Week of Miracles: Consecration

Hey! This week was awesome.

A quick run-down of this week:

Things are going really really well here in Arcata. Sister Whimpey and I are seeing a lot of blessings. Ever since Camp Liahona, we have both been working on trying to put in a more consecrated effort, and we have seen a lot of blessings. We picked up a former family that is awesome. We called a member they know to come to their lesson, and funny enough, the member had been having promptings to talk to them about the gospel again, and they hadn't known that we had picked them up again.

We have had a lot of miracles. We also picked up this man named Steven. We taught him the plan of salvation, and he cried the whole time. He accepted a baptismal invite. Then, we went back a couple of days later, and he had a friend named Cathy over. Cathy turned us away at first, and then she realized that we had an appointment with Steven, but she looked like she had been in tears, and she told us that today wasn't a good day. I'm not really sure how it happened, but we were then kneeling down to offer a harvest blessing. We then continued to explain the plan of salvation to her, and she disagreed with a lot of it when we first explained it, but as we testified, her heart softened. As the lesson went on, Steven began to help us teach Cathy. Keep in mind that he had only had one lesson. Cathy had so many questions, and we are going back to teach them next week.

We had a lot of other really cool lessons. We have a less active named Bethany who is basically eating up the Book of Mormon. She came to church and she said that after three hours of church, she still didn't want a cigarette, which is big for her. She is awesome.

We also picked up a single dad and his son (age 11). So cool. we are going to see them tonight. Their names are Anthony and Steven. Pray for them. They are going through a lot. Also pray for their daughter Alyssa.... she is not receptive, but she could be.. :)

Also, we have just seen so many miracles. I'll write more next week.

Something cool:
The Book of Mormon literally is a story about our conversion, starting with the first word in the first verse "I." From that point on, it is not only a true story, but also an allegory/metaphor for our life. Lehi is like Joseph Smith... after he hears the other prophets preaching to the people. So he goes and prays, and sees a vision. Super cool. Then, Nephi (us) has to have a desire to know what Lehi saw is true and to pray to know for himself. Then... he has to slay the "natural man" when he kills Laban. Then, he and his family travel to the promised land..... and from there on it continues. So cool. It ends with Moroni's Promise in Moroni 10:3-5, where the reader has to figure out if that really is the journey they have taken, and if that really is the journey that they want to continue taking.

Also, I have been trying to consecrate myself..... and Sister Whimpey is awesome. We are teaching really well together, and we love all the missionaries we serve around, and it's beautiful up here. I love it. I absolutely love it up here.

Love all of you!
I challenge all of you to read the Book of Mormon in 2015, and then pray and ask God if it is true. Another cool experience I'll have to share next week.

Love,
Sister Miller