August
4, 2014
Can
I please just start by saying how much I LOVE my Heavenly Father??? There are
not words in English, or Spanish, or Italian, or any other language to describe
how grateful I am to Him. I love Him. And I know He loves me, because He sure
showed it this week. Tender mercies and miracles everywhere.
Yesterday
was the best Sunday of my entire mission. Scratch that...my entire
LIFE. I would need a novel to write all the miracles that happened. First of
all... WE HAD 11 RETURNING LESS-ACTIVE MEMBERS AND 12 INVESTIGATORS AT
SACRAMENT. (That's not counting all the ones that the elders worked with!) That
is absolutely unheard of! I never could have DREAMED Heavenly Father would
have blessed us like that! Our sacrament meeting was only 4 less than the
record high of the entire 13 years this branch has existed! It was incredible!
And there were NO pauses where we had to wait for people to get up
and bear their testimonies! The Spirit was tangible it was so strong!
My
favorite part of everything was Relief Society. As I sat in a FULL Relief
Society room (only one chair was not occupied...I say we left it for the
Spirit...) and listened to the sisters share their experiences about how they
have already started to contact their brand new visiting teaching assignments,
my heart was overflowing. Just absolutely spilling over. I know that no matter
what happens at transfers, I can be at peace, and know this branch is in good
hands. The sisters are doing it on their own now, and doing it well. I have a
strong testimony that this branch will never be the same, now that the Relief
Society is functioning. I love them all so dearly. Each and every one. They
still have their challenges, but the Lord has worked miracles with them. This
branch deserves all the blessings in the world. They are my dearest brothers
and sisters. I KNOW that Heavenly Father loves them DEEPLY and is so proud of
them and so willing to bless them. He will not let them fall apart again. I
know He is there with them every step of the way. Words can't explain how I
feel about them. I have come to realize that I had no idea what love was before
the mission. I didn't. Zero idea. The mission has truly taught me
how to deeply, powerfully, and truly LOVE people. And I will
be forever grateful for that.
I have this dream that in 5 years or so I will return with my own new little family to visit my dear friends, (family really,) here in Grand Island, and it will be a flourishing ward. A powerful force for good. An example of charity, unity, and order here in the Nebraska Omaha Mission. It will be Zion. I know this will happen. Faster than we anticipate, because now the sisters see their potential. Yesterday in sacrament, the Relief Society president leaned back to me and said "Would you just LOOK at how many sisters there are here today?! It's almost all women!" And literally, out of the 65 people at sacrament meeting, at least 75% were sisters. I began to cry again. This branch is so special.
Again,
I wish I could write all the miracles that happened JUST yesterday, but I
can't. No room nor time. But I will share one other amazing one from this week:
Last
Sunday I got a terrible fever and migraine. I thought it would go away but it
didn't. All week I have been suffering with pain and fevers and migraines, so
bad that I could barely eat from being so sick to my stomach from the
pain (still went out and worked though!!!), and so Saturday we
decided to get me to a doctor. We tried all day, and it didn't work out.
Appointments kept running late, etc. Finally, at 8:00 at night we
just both felt really strongly that we NEEDED to get me to the doctor. We
went to the only place open-the ER. We walked not even 5 steps in the door and
two ladies stopped us and said "Are you Mormons?!" We replied yes,
and they said "That's crazy! We are not members of your Church, but our
mother, who is visiting from out of town is, and she is being admitted to the
hospital right now. She literally JUST asked us to get her a priesthood
blessing less than 3 minutes before you walked in! Can you help us?!" We
were able to call the elders and get that arranged. God works in mysterious
ways. I love Him. His plans are perfect. (And I am on the upswing - turns out I
had a kidney infection. They loaded me up with medicine and I am feeling a
little better today! Totally worth it to help someone!)
I
love you all. Transfers are this week. Keep me in your prayers. Remember the
Lord in all things, and repent DAILY. It has made ALL the difference for me.
Amor,
Hermana
Miller
P.S.:
OH! And another miracle! We set Jessica A. for baptism this week! She is set for September 6th!!! :)
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