Dear Family,
How is my favorite family doing in Lakeland? It sounds like things are still coming along with the house. Hopefully, before I finish my mission it will all be complete so I can see the finished product And so I don't have to paint or lay floor, haha, just kidding. :)
I love my new area!! I was amazed how welcomed I was and how smoothly everything runs here. Testimony meeting was great! All the testimonies were heartfelt and relevant.
We had an amazing experience with a member referral yesterday. A brother from our ward came up to us after church and told us the spirit had prompted him to tell us about a friend he had been talking to and he asked us to come with him right then to go teach his friend. So we finished up our things at the church and went over with him to teach his friend Maurice. Maurice has had a tough life but he really wants to change his life and come closer to God. We shared with him how he could have the spirit to ALWAYS be with him and not just some of the time and taught him the steps that lead to receiving the gift of the Holy Ghost including baptism. It was one of the most powerful times I have ever felt the spirit speak. The spirit guided us to set a baptismal date with him to work towards as a goal and he full-heartedly accepted the Lord's invitation. Yesterday our whole zone was fasting and praying to find families who had been prepared to receive our message and this was definitely one of the hopefully many families that we are seeking for. Maurice and his soon to be wife have four children. Our next appointment with him is on Tuesday and I look forward to helping him and his family prepare towards baptism.
My new house is not very new or nice, but its a roof over our heads. Who knows, maybe we can move out of this one too. We live right now with the Melbourne Elders in their house which is 4 miles from the bottom of our own area. Our area is really nice though, probably the nicest area I have served in. The neighborhoods are mostly wealthy areas except for a few spots and it is completely the opposite of my last area. I love it here so far and look forward to serving the people here.
To answer your questions: My area is actually named Viera (it covers Viera, Rockledge, Suntree, and part of Melbourne but the church building for our ward is located in Viera. This will be my second to last area (one more after this). Elder Henz (pronounced just like it looks-- Henz) is a lot of fun to serve with and he always keeps us laughing. His slight Brazilian accent makes it even more funny. This is his last area and last few months.
I really look forward to Christmas and I love this time of year. I hope you are all having a wonderful December and that things continue to go really well for you. :) I apologize for not sending any letters or pictures lately. Things have been very busy lately adjusting to the new area! I will do my best to get one out today and also I will make sure to get my Christmas stuff to you soon. By the way, altohough you already know please continue to send letters and packages to my immediate address because the mission office can't forward packages. thanks. :)
[If you have a package for Ryan just call or e-mail me for the address. ~Mom]
At Christmas I will get to talk for about 40 minutes so I was thinking about a brief hello to the whole family and then talking to each of you for 10 minutes separately so I can get to talk with everyone. Or maybe part of the time separately and then we can all talk together again before I have to go. It's up to you as long as I get to talk to you. :) I will try to call later then last Christmas because I want you to be awake when I call. :) It will be easier with no time difference. :)
I love you all and look forward to speaking with you at Christmas, too! I hope you have a wonderful week! I will continue praying on your behalf. Stay strong!
Love,
Elder Miller
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