5/4/15: Greater Faith: Blessed are Those Who Have Not Seen, but Still Believe!

Dear Family and Friends,

So a quick recap on the past couple weeks. Sorry. I realized that I am not as good of a writer as I once thought. Something to work on in the future I guess... :)

So...

Things really worked out with Sister Comer the past two weeks. We worked hard and had a couple really heart-to-heart talks about how to make things work. I realized that I have a lot of strengths that she needed, and she has strengths that I really needed. Wow. Those last two weeks were AMAZING with her... Not that they were bad before... but we just weren't as open in communication as before. We began to see so many miracles, and by the time transfers came, we both really wanted her to stay. I was so sad that she got transferred to Vacaville. But  before she left, we had this one miracle that I want to share.

So we do a lot of member lessons with active members.. part of our goal to teach three lessons a day. So Mondays we always meet with Sister Nelson. She is awesome. Young... in her 20's, and she loves to learn more about the gospel. So two mondays ago she texted us and asked if her friend Liz could come. Long story short, Liz took the lessons as a young girl with a friend. Her friend ended up getting baptized, but Liz didn't. Years later, she asked if she could come to church with Sister Nelson. She came to that lesson, and it was one of the most spiritual lessons I have ever had. She wants to be baptized, and she is committed to praying to know if this is true. We taught her about trials, about many bits and pieces of the gospel because she had so many questions. I feel the spirit just thinking about it right now. All the questions she asked were so perfect, so genuine, and she was so willing to believe. Anyway, she missed church because she got called inot work. Tonight we are meeting with her again, and we will be teaching the Restoration in full, all the way through. Pray for us! I am so excited!

Anyway... We are searching, searching for more people to find.

Something funny that happened yesterday: we ran out of gas on top of an overpass, and the elders had to go buy the gas and come get us. Awkward. Let me tell you, I've never had something so embarrassing happen. :) It was good though. We had a really really good heart-to-heart.

I am companion's with Sister Eyden. I love her so much! We get along so well... Just like Sister Whimpy and I did. Seriously, this could possibly end up being one of the best transfers of my mission.

Also, I have added a new goal onto my goals for my mission. Heavenly Father is teaching me a lot about faith. I love the idea of faith. It is the motivation for keeping every commandment, and it will lead us to everything else we need.

And since I have three minutes left on my computer, I will just copy what I told my mission president. I am pretty much an open book. Just take it as you will, and know that I am loving this more and more every day. Thank you all for what you do for me.

 I have learned a lot about the Savior here on my mission. I have been continually humbled by what He has shown me, and allowed me to experience. I have learned a great deal, and I do not regret any day of it, even the hardest of days. There have been moments that have been so worth it, so precious. Darkness cannot overpower light, but even the smallest light banished the darkness, and leaves no room for it. When there is light, that is all there is. We can see clearer, and things are simpler when there is light. But it is those dark times that teach us to trust that light will come, even when we can't see.

Something I asked Heavenly Father during hour of prayer was if I ever was going to find that family that I was sent here to find.
Something I learned is that it is not about me.
And then He taught me to have faith.
And so, I add a fourth goal, something I feel encompasses all my goals for my mission:
I will have faith.
I will have faith in my Heavenly Father, and not fear.
And so that is my goal for the rest of my mission. To have greater faith, and then when I go home, to have even greater faith, line upon line, a little more light every day.
Also, something that President Cuvelier said yesterday is something I have though a lot about lately. "When you go home, you are no longer set apart as a full-time representative of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, but... you are still a missionary. Always remember that."
And that's what I want. I just want to be a missionary forever. I love it. It's not just what I do anymore. It's who I am. And I want to continue to grow in that

Love,
Sister Miller

I'll send pics next week! :) Love ya'll

p.s.  I love you Mom!