Hermana Miller: Week 48: L-O-V-E: September 22, 2014

I must be the most loved girl in the entire world. I am serious. I guess it is no secret now to most of you that I have been pretty sick the last several weeks. (Haha, I was able to hide it for so long! Dang it!) But this week I have been flooded with love from so many people, especially my Heavenly Father. I can feel His love very keenly through all of your expressions of love and well-wishes for me. I cannot express my thanks and gratitude to the countless people who have prayed and fasted for me, put my name in multiple temples, and have sent me notes of encouragement and get-well packages. You all have blown me away with your incredible examples of Christlike charity. Thank you very much for bringing light, laughter, and love to a difficult week. Everything is in the Lord's hands, and I know He is in control. There is no need to worry about me, I have so much faith that everything is going to turn out just perfectly. (It always does when we follow the Lord's plans!) I am happy and I will very soon be healthy, I just know it. How could I not be with so many angels praying for me?! Thanks for all you have done, I have felt the sustaining power and peace of all your sincere prayers. 

This week was incredible. We got to attend Stake Conference-and it was the most powerful I have experienced in a very long time. Elder Jack D. Ward, an area 70, and Elder Carlos A. Godoy attended as they called a new Stake Presidency to serve. It. Was. AMAZING. I KNOW those men are called of God! We were privileged to hear from them several times, my dear Mission President Weston and his sweet wife, Temple President Okiishi and his wife, all of the previous Stake Presidency, and all of the new Stake Presidency as well. A spiritual nuclear bomb dropped on all of Omaha. I was so impressed with the diversity, yet unity of all their messages; We are ALL a part of the Work of Salvation! Missionary work, temple work, family history work, visiting and home teaching-there is no difference and line! They are all the same thing! They all are part of our Heavenly Father's perfect plan to bring all His dear, dear children back to Him. In the words of the new President Perks- "I know that God is our loving Heavenly Father....and He is a good Father." I know that is true as well. One of the most tender things I have ever seen happen in a stake conference was listening to 3 separate and beautiful testimonies- one of a recent convert, one of a teen boy who just did temple work for his deceased father, and one of a reactivated sister who has been less active for about half of her time as a member of the Church. Each simple testimony was so powerful, and they all taught me one thing- Through our love, we can save others. Because as they feel our love, they begin to trust in and recognize the infinite love of their Heavenly Father and brother Jesus Christ. 

Something else I noticed in Stake Conference, is that every single one of those Priesthood leaders, expressed the most tender love and gratitude for their dear wives. They complimented them sincerely and publicly. It really got me thinking about the type of woman I want to be. I think every woman dreams of a husband that loves her so much that he is not afraid to show it, a husband that is grateful for her, and a husband that is humble, and more important than anything else, a devoted servant of God. My goal and purpose is to allow the Lord to mold me into the type of woman that will be worthy one day of that appreciation and honor. And I know that if I love and serve God above all else, He will. I constantly ask the members for life advice-how they love the gospel happily and have harmony and the Spirit in their homes and marriages. One of the most profound and wonderful things I have ever heard was this: "Marry a man who loves God more than absolutely anything else. Because if he does, he will NEVER hurt a precious daughter of God, and he will do anything to help her feel her divine worth." Yepp, that one got written down. 

Love is the root of all things. Do we actively and regularly show our love to our Heavenly Father? Because He never forgets to or takes a break in showing His love to us. And aren't we grateful for that! One of the best ways to show our love to Him is to show our love to our brothers and sisters-His children. How grateful and proud He must be when He sees one of us do a selfless act for someone else, or when He hears a sincere prayer for the well-being of another of His dear, sweet, precious children. 

I love you all. Thank you for loving and remembering me this week. I am grateful for each of you. 

Love, Hermana Miller