my e-mail won't work again! April 27, 2009

Hey Dad!

I did get to go to a missionary meeting with Elder Jeffery R. Holland, but not the one you were speaking of (he had like 8 different meetings with the central Florida area). it was very powerful and I will tell you more about it in the e-mail the whole family. : ) I'm so glad you got to see Grandma and Rodney. That was the first time in 5 years or so, right? I'm writing them a letter today and sending a pic or two. Thank you so much for your letter this week. I love getting those and I have saved every one of them since the beginning of my mission in a binder. It's really thick because my family loves me! I hope you have an awesome week!

Love, your son,Elder Miller

Hello Mom, Dad, Reece, and Remi! (Truman and Roxy, too!)

My week was amazing and exciting! I wanted to first thank you for the letters and card you sent! I am really looking forward to the letters from Remi and Reece, too!! I was telling Dad that I have saved every letter that I have recieved ever since the beginning of my mission and they are in a huge three ring binder. It's a thick binder because my family loves me!

This week we had a nice member dinner at the B's home with Sister B., Audrey (20), Jackson (6), Sister B's parents who are recent converts, and our exchange, Taylor Merrill (16). It was a very tasty dinner and the B's have done so much for us so we wanted to thank them for all they had done. I want to tell you about the power of saying "thank you." We learn this lesson from the 1 leper out of the ten in the New Testament who went back to say thank you to Christ after they had been healed. Well, on my way out I hid two thank you notes in their bathroom and they found them the next day. Sis. B. called as soon as she found them and talked to us for ten minutes about how much she appreciated us and the thank you notes. She then said how her and her family were going to work really hard for us to find someone for us to teach. "Thank you's" go a long way! We try to give thank you notes to every person who helps us out so they can know of our appreciation and the Lord's appreciation for their service.

The highlight of this week was Elder Jeffery R. Holland speaking to us on Saturday! We held a once in a lifetime "mission conference" where all 150+ missionaries met together to have a special meeting with Elder Holland. Imagine the spirit in that chapel! First when he arrived we took a group photo of our entire mission eith Elder Holland. We will each recieve a copy of the photo and I will send you a copy as soon as they give it to us. : ) After the photo we one by one got to meet Elder Holland, shake his hand, and talk to him briefly. He took the time to ask us each where we were from. At the beginning of the meeting I sang with the missionary choir that sister Darrington had put together. We sang a powerful rendition of Jesus Once of Humble Birth. The spirit was really strong during that song! Elder Holland spke to us differently than I have ever seen him do before. He didn't do it "conference style" at the pulpit but came down into the audience with us and spoke heart to heart with us. He even yelled at us a few times to make his point, but it was all in love. He was very animated! He spoke about how preach my gospel was born and how it is meant to first convert the missionary so the missionary can convert the investigator. He also told us to go out like we know we have the authority and not to be timid or shy. He then told us to astonish someone. It was a great talk!

This saturday we have another baptism coming up for Roberto R. (the 16 yr. old brother of the two who were recently baptized). I'll send more pictures of course!

I love you all and look forward to those letters this week! I hope you having an amazing week and remember to pray specifically for those missionary opportunities! Stay Strong!

Love, Elder Miller