2/17/15

Thank you for all the email love! I cried and cried. I have had emails upon emails from everyone, and from past areas about miracles that have been happening with people that I have taught. Such tender mercies, that I know Heavenly Father sent me this morning.

I love being on a mission. I love this gospel.

Thank you for all your support. I miss all of you, but I am grateful for the advice and patience and care you all take for me!

Arcata.

The 20-3-1 is 20 contacts every day, 3 lessons every day, and one baptismal invite every day. Our whole mission is trying to get it every day. We have been seeing more miracles then ever!

Sigh.

We have seen so many miracles, Sister Whimpey and I have. I have learned to really love people, and I really do. We both whitewashed in, and so we were both brand new to the area. We knew no one.
The Sonato family is the family we met first. They are less active. The Dad is hispanic and a non-member and can only speak a little english, which is fine because I understand spanish a little, so it works out. He reminds me a lot of Mark. He walks around without a shirt on, kind of quiet, but he always has some sarcastic teasing remark to make. He is a hard worker, and likes to cook food, but never likes to get into deep conversations, but it always kind of in the background. Miguel is really cool because lately he has been more and more interested, and he is warming up to us. We have just been trying to love and fellowship the mom and the daughters in because we think that is the only reason they don't come. Right now they are semi-active, but they have testimonies. They love us so much, and we love them.

We are also teaching Sister Kautzer, a less-active. Her husband was baptized in another part of California earlier this year, and when they moved up here, they went less active. I dearly love her. He is getting better though. He is praying with us there. That is huge for him.

We also taught the Welicka's. We showed them the Restoration video. It didn't go as we had planned. It only brought up more questions (respectful, but still nerve-racking). They definitely are reading anti. They have a problem with the fact that we can pray and get answers for ourselves. They say we can believe, but not really KNOW. In a huge round-about-way, they said that they dont' really know, but they believe and would take a bullet for what they believe.
Cameron turned to us, and asked us, "So... after hearing that, would you say that you believe, or would you still say that you know?"

Never in my life has my heart beat inside my chest. I thought I was having a heart-attack. I had a moment where I really thought about it, and then the answer surged up inside of me. I knew what I would say to them, but I turned to Sister Whimpey to let her answer, because I didn't know what she would say, and I wanted to make sure that I would be able to say what I did last.

She paused, like I had. Afterwards, she explained she had the same thing happen as I had.

"I KNOW."

Then they looked at me.

I paused, and with the most steady voice I have ever heard myself speak in, I heard my words clearly.

"I testify in the name of Jesus Christ that I KNOW."

I have never felt the spirit like that before. I know.

Do I know everything about the gospel?

No! Of course not.

BUT ...

I know that it is true. That much I do know.

It was an amazing night. I will never forget that moment. If there is a moment to define my mission and what has happened and what is happening and what will happen, it was that moment.

I love Sister Whimpey. I never doubted her. :) She is my sister.

I am not perfect, but I am perfect in trying.

I love you, Dad, Mom, Mark, Darah, Alyssa, Megan, Brooke, Magnus, Harvey, Jane, Amanda, Allred's, and Spencer, and everyone else on this email list. :) I love you all!

Love,

Sister Darby Eleyce Miller