Feb. 29, 2016 Leapin' for joy on LEAP DAY for our Elder Miles:)... "it has been nice to go out and work all day every day!"
Daaaaaaaaaang!
This week has been so good! Elder Trounce and I get along really well which I am so grateful for. He is from Sandy. We are going to have a lesson tomorrow with Shannon and challenge him to baptism. He is so ready. He comes to church EVERY week and loves it. Yesterday he brought his son who is seven. And he was even asking really good questions. Also tomorrow we get to go to the temple again. It is going to be so nice.
This week we were able to do a ton of service. We went with our Zone Leaders off into the mountains of Murrieta to an old lady's house and took care of her horses. And that was super fun. Then we helped a non member lay down sod for a house that he is selling. But unfortunately he wouldn't let us leave without giving us each $100. Dang it. We seriously tried so hard to not accept it but he was actually getting mad that we wouldn't take it. So we did. Then we helped out at a book store. They were having a book sale and we had to clean it all up afterwards. But it has been nice to go out and work all day every day. Sharing the gospel with others is so much fun. And the blessings that come from it are great. Even if it's just a smile on your face.
We are the banner on the mountain. People see us, so it is important that we are always being good examples. That is something that I have learned on my mission. How important it is. And service is one of the best ways to do it. So that's what I want to challenge you to do this week. Offer somebody service. Even just taking someones cart at the grocery store. "The GRO-SER-REE store." - The Best Two Years. Haha that just popped up in my mind.
Any ways, have a good week. Love you all!
Elder Miles
This week has been so good! Elder Trounce and I get along really well which I am so grateful for. He is from Sandy. We are going to have a lesson tomorrow with Shannon and challenge him to baptism. He is so ready. He comes to church EVERY week and loves it. Yesterday he brought his son who is seven. And he was even asking really good questions. Also tomorrow we get to go to the temple again. It is going to be so nice.
This week we were able to do a ton of service. We went with our Zone Leaders off into the mountains of Murrieta to an old lady's house and took care of her horses. And that was super fun. Then we helped a non member lay down sod for a house that he is selling. But unfortunately he wouldn't let us leave without giving us each $100. Dang it. We seriously tried so hard to not accept it but he was actually getting mad that we wouldn't take it. So we did. Then we helped out at a book store. They were having a book sale and we had to clean it all up afterwards. But it has been nice to go out and work all day every day. Sharing the gospel with others is so much fun. And the blessings that come from it are great. Even if it's just a smile on your face.
We are the banner on the mountain. People see us, so it is important that we are always being good examples. That is something that I have learned on my mission. How important it is. And service is one of the best ways to do it. So that's what I want to challenge you to do this week. Offer somebody service. Even just taking someones cart at the grocery store. "The GRO-SER-REE store." - The Best Two Years. Haha that just popped up in my mind.
Any ways, have a good week. Love you all!
Elder Miles
February 22, 2016 "We will get a lot of work done!"
Well my new companion's name is Elder Trounce. I served with him at Edson Range for my second transfer there. He is a really cool guy and an awesome missionary and we will get a lot of work done. Elder Burandt was sick all week so we didn't really do anything because he wouldn't leave the apartment. So I am stoked to have a new companion.
We still haven't been able to meet with Shannon at all. That has been a little frustrating.
So nothing really happened this week. Just sat in the apartment. But that is going to change tomorrow. But I will talk to you all next week.
Love always,
Elder Miles
We still haven't been able to meet with Shannon at all. That has been a little frustrating.
So nothing really happened this week. Just sat in the apartment. But that is going to change tomorrow. But I will talk to you all next week.
Love always,
Elder Miles
"I have determined that for so long as I have the strength to do so, I will get out and meet with the Saints I love." Gordon B. Hinckley
Make His Way Your Way
https://www.lds.org/youth/video/christlike-attributes?cid=HP_FR_2-19-2016_dPFD_fYTH_xLIDyL1-A_&lang=eng
Feb. 14, 2016 Thank you Heisel Family for "warming our HEARTS"!!:)
Happy Valentines Day!!
Thanks so much to the amazing Heisel Family!! Sister Melissa Heisel posted this photo on Missionary Mommas & wrote, "Spent Valentines Day with these two AWESOME elders..."
P-Day ROLLERBLADING!! Looks fun!!:)
Feb. 16, 2016 Psst...Elder Miles, are we going to hear from you today??? (Have to tease him because it was 5pm our time when he emailed:)
Yeah, sorry I am late to emailing. Today we had a district activity in the morning so we did that then did all of our regular stuff throughout the day and now I'm here.
Anyways this week was clearly a better week than the past couple. We were able to go out and work more and got to become more familiar with a lot of the members. Also, we were able to finally go to our Bishop's house and officially meet his family. They are super cool!
The temperature is gradually rising. Murrieta is known in the mission for it's hot summer. But .. if it is already in the high 80's in February, what does that mean the summer is like? It feels amazing biking in the heat, sweaty, with tight slacks, and a helmet, and a tight collar, sometimes in a suit... Mmmm, But hey! My legs will be personally described in Songs of Solomon 5:15 "His legs are as pillars of marble, set upon sockets of gold..." That is one positive way to look at it.
Well we are still only teaching Shannon at this point. Even though he has been super hard to catch because of work and his kid and a handful of other things. But he is coming to church every week and loves it.
My companion, Elder Burandt will be transferred this upcoming Tuesday. And it was also hinted by President Kendrick that I might be training again, so we will see how that works out. But exciting to think about. Things are going well here, and should pick up within the next week or so with the increase of work time so I will have more to email about.
But anyways I am out of time so I will talk to you next week.
Love,
Elder Miles
The temperature is gradually rising. Murrieta is known in the mission for it's hot summer. But .. if it is already in the high 80's in February, what does that mean the summer is like? It feels amazing biking in the heat, sweaty, with tight slacks, and a helmet, and a tight collar, sometimes in a suit... Mmmm, But hey! My legs will be personally described in Songs of Solomon 5:15 "His legs are as pillars of marble, set upon sockets of gold..." That is one positive way to look at it.
Well we are still only teaching Shannon at this point. Even though he has been super hard to catch because of work and his kid and a handful of other things. But he is coming to church every week and loves it.
My companion, Elder Burandt will be transferred this upcoming Tuesday. And it was also hinted by President Kendrick that I might be training again, so we will see how that works out. But exciting to think about. Things are going well here, and should pick up within the next week or so with the increase of work time so I will have more to email about.
But anyways I am out of time so I will talk to you next week.
Love,
Elder Miles
Elder Miles shares, "Knowing that as we let God "be for us," as we let him refine us, bend us, with these trials that we have on Earth, and learn from them, nothing can stop us from being our full potential. And I love that. There is a super awesome Mormon message about that..."
http://www.mormonchannel.org/blog/post/the-refiners-fire-mormon-message
Feb. 8, 2016 Dear Elder Miles... I AM YOUR BIGGEST FAN!!! Love, Mom
Hello hello hello. This week has been a very humbling experience. And I had only realized that yesterday during church. I assume a lot of you are aware of the recent struggles that I have had in the field and outside of the field. And as I fasted yesterday, my purpose was to feel peace and comfort with the trials that I have had. During sacrament meeting I felt prompted to open my scriptures. And what I happened to turn to was Romans 8:31 - "What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?" That hit me pretty hard. God has been putting all of these things in my life because he wants me to turn to him, to let him guide me so that I can strengthen my relationship with him. And I realized that I have been selfish. Blaming others for these internal battles that I was making worse on my own. That I wasn't allowing God's will be my will. And as I understood that, I felt an incredible feeling of peace and comfort. Exactly what I had been fasting for. Knowing that as we let God "be for us," as we let him refine us, bend us, with these trials that we have on Earth, and learn from them, nothing can stop us from being our full potential. And I love that.
There is a super awesome Mormon message about that. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DIIgm6xABQ
Other than that not a whole lot has been going on. I can testify as a disciple of Jesus Christ that the church is true, the book is blue and Jesus is a mormon.
Talk to you next week.
Love always,
Elder Miles
There is a super awesome Mormon message about that. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DIIgm6xABQ
Other than that not a whole lot has been going on. I can testify as a disciple of Jesus Christ that the church is true, the book is blue and Jesus is a mormon.
Talk to you next week.
Love always,
Elder Miles
Feb 1, 2016 Uplifting inspiration from amazing leaders, scriptures & song. These have also been shared with Elder Miles
Trust in the Lord....It was intended that life be a challenge, not so that you would fail, but that you might succeed through overcoming. You face on every hand difficult but vitally important decisions.
- Richard G. ScottLook unto me in every thought;doubt not, fear not.
D&C 6:36
There are occasionally hard days for each of us. Do not despair. Do not give up. Look for the sunlight through the clouds. In a dark and troubled hour the Lord said to those He loved: “Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid”
(John 14:27)
Gordon B. HinckleyIT IS YOUR REACTION TO ADVERSITY, NOT THE ADVERSITY ITSELF, THAT DETERMINES HOW YOUR LIFE’S STORY WILL DEVELOP.
Dieter F. Uchtdorf
When Faith Endures
I will not doubt, I will not fear;
God's love and strength are always near.
His promised gift helps me to find
An inner strength and peace of mind.
I give the Father willingly
My trust, my prayers, humility.
His Spirit guides; his love assures
That fear departs when faith endures.
For God hath not given us the spirit of fear;
but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
2 Timothy 1:7
January 25, 2016 wise words...Keep on KEEPIN' ON!!
This last week has been super hard. I don't know what is going on I feel like I am depressed. I was going to talk to President on Saturday because we had quarterly interviews but he ran out of time and I didn't get the chance. I am really frustrated & unfortunately our ward doesn't trust us.
I went on exchanges with a missionary in my district this week. His name is Elder Martinez. He is pretty cool. It was nice to get out and share the gospel. We worked super hard, his area has a lot of big hills and it was super fun. We are both kind of going through the same thing right now companion wise. So we were able to let most of our emotions out by just talking about it. And we set some really good goals that should help us out a lot more.
Shannon came to church yesterday. He is learning a lot and I feel in the next couple weeks that if we don't set a baptismal date, he will set a date for us. During class he was talking and being super involved. It was awesome. Something I didn't know is that he is dating a member that is in our ward that is super solid and that is going to help him progress a lot. Other than that not a whole lot happened this week.
Just gotta keep on keepin on and we will get there. The key to solving problems as a missionary is attitude. Things will work out & I believe we will turn this area around. Anyways I will update you next week on how it goes. Love you all!
Love always,
Elder Miles
I went on exchanges with a missionary in my district this week. His name is Elder Martinez. He is pretty cool. It was nice to get out and share the gospel. We worked super hard, his area has a lot of big hills and it was super fun. We are both kind of going through the same thing right now companion wise. So we were able to let most of our emotions out by just talking about it. And we set some really good goals that should help us out a lot more.
Shannon came to church yesterday. He is learning a lot and I feel in the next couple weeks that if we don't set a baptismal date, he will set a date for us. During class he was talking and being super involved. It was awesome. Something I didn't know is that he is dating a member that is in our ward that is super solid and that is going to help him progress a lot. Other than that not a whole lot happened this week.
Just gotta keep on keepin on and we will get there. The key to solving problems as a missionary is attitude. Things will work out & I believe we will turn this area around. Anyways I will update you next week on how it goes. Love you all!
Love always,
Elder Miles
January 25, 2016 Wanting to take liberties again...some other "wise words" from another Elder Miles I know...I am so blessed to have such men in my life that encourage & uplift me. A few excerpts of Nathan's words to our son...
...I can promise you this... the next 18 months will be the GREATEST of your life if you give yourself completely to them. School, football and the future Mrs. Ethan Miles will all work out...you will learn so much and grow closer to your Heavenly Father and elder brother Jesus Christ & they will guide you through it all.
Read your patriarchal blessing weekly and watch in joyful amazement how it comes to pass.
I love you My Son Elder Miles
Kia kaha - "Stay Strong"
Pops (Jan 2016)
...Take advantage of every opportunity and make every effort to learn and grow from these experiences. As I was driving into work this morning I was listening to the Book of Alma and the account of Moroni and the scripture that says if we could all be like Moroni the very power of Hell could not prevail against us. Then it goes onto say that Moroni was like unto Ammon and Aaron and the sons of Mosiah. They all were great missionaries, leaders and true believers in our Savior Jesus Christ. I hope you read the account in Alma 38 this past week and tried to implement it in your life. I hope you know just how many people are praying for you every day. Help our Heavenly Father answer their prayers. Have a Great Day, set goals to challenge you individually and as a companionship, and a District, and then pray for guidance to meet those goals and have a GREAT Week.
I love you MY SON,
Papa. (Dec 2015)
Elder ETHAN “my son” Miles, As part of this 12 days of CHRISTmas that mom has engaged in I would like to share a testimony with you. I would like you to know that I gained a “for my own” testimony when I was 13 or so. Or should I say that it was about that time that I REALIZED I had my own testimony. I never doubted the truthfulness of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and I always loved going to church and being a part of it. However it was about that time that I started to sincerely pray and saw answers to my prayers and then I asked directly if it was true and I received an answer. My testimony has only grown from there, as they say “a line upon line, here a little there a little” over time I can now say because of personal experiences that I KNOW my Savior lives, that he is the SON of a living GOD, our Heavenly Father and everything that has been revealed through living Prophets. The priesthood power is real and more powerful than we can imagine and if we are in tune with the spirit and worthy of this wonderful power we can be the instrument on earth to BLESS the lives of our fellow Brothers and Sisters. I know we can receive personal revelation and it was that very power that sent you to us to be our first born. It was through the Priesthood power and the proper keys that were restored to the prophet Joseph Smith that sealed you to us and made you our first born in the eyes of our Heavenly Father. I LOVE YOU and hope that this Christmas will be one of the BEST ever. It won’t be the same as the 17 prior Christmases but it can be one of the most special.
Love always,
Papa (Dec 2015)
I love you My Son Elder Miles
Kia kaha - "Stay Strong"
Pops (Jan 2016)
...Take advantage of every opportunity and make every effort to learn and grow from these experiences. As I was driving into work this morning I was listening to the Book of Alma and the account of Moroni and the scripture that says if we could all be like Moroni the very power of Hell could not prevail against us. Then it goes onto say that Moroni was like unto Ammon and Aaron and the sons of Mosiah. They all were great missionaries, leaders and true believers in our Savior Jesus Christ. I hope you read the account in Alma 38 this past week and tried to implement it in your life. I hope you know just how many people are praying for you every day. Help our Heavenly Father answer their prayers. Have a Great Day, set goals to challenge you individually and as a companionship, and a District, and then pray for guidance to meet those goals and have a GREAT Week.
I love you MY SON,
Papa. (Dec 2015)
Elder ETHAN “my son” Miles, As part of this 12 days of CHRISTmas that mom has engaged in I would like to share a testimony with you. I would like you to know that I gained a “for my own” testimony when I was 13 or so. Or should I say that it was about that time that I REALIZED I had my own testimony. I never doubted the truthfulness of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and I always loved going to church and being a part of it. However it was about that time that I started to sincerely pray and saw answers to my prayers and then I asked directly if it was true and I received an answer. My testimony has only grown from there, as they say “a line upon line, here a little there a little” over time I can now say because of personal experiences that I KNOW my Savior lives, that he is the SON of a living GOD, our Heavenly Father and everything that has been revealed through living Prophets. The priesthood power is real and more powerful than we can imagine and if we are in tune with the spirit and worthy of this wonderful power we can be the instrument on earth to BLESS the lives of our fellow Brothers and Sisters. I know we can receive personal revelation and it was that very power that sent you to us to be our first born. It was through the Priesthood power and the proper keys that were restored to the prophet Joseph Smith that sealed you to us and made you our first born in the eyes of our Heavenly Father. I LOVE YOU and hope that this Christmas will be one of the BEST ever. It won’t be the same as the 17 prior Christmases but it can be one of the most special.
Love always,
Papa (Dec 2015)
January 19, 2016 New area...bible bashin' is for the birds...
Well this week has definitely been interesting. Angel didn't get baptized on Monday. Soooo his new baptism date is January 29th. I will be able to go to it and baptize him when the time comes.
Transfers were very interesting. It was weird leaving my first area that I have been in for 6 months. But Murrieta is super awesome. It is just like southern Utah. Just a little more sand and less rock. It is warmer during the day but cooler during the night. That is why I was wearing a jacket in that picture that you saw earlier this week with my new companion Elder Burandt. We have a couple investigators. Our biggest potential is Shanon (who is a guy). We had a lesson with him on Wednesday and he pretty much bore his testimony three times during the lesson. The only down side is they have been teaching him for 3 months and haven't even talked about baptism. So I brought it up and challenged him to a date...so we'll see.
On Saturday we had a dinner set up with a non-member who in the past has been a super big bible basher. His name is Jeff. Elder Burandt & I were sitting there & we hear the door bell ring and in walks a guy holding several bibles. He then walks right up to us and says, "Hi, I am a professor at the local Calvary Bible College and I am here to prove that you two are going to hell." So I sat there and watched this man try to get us to look like fools for 2 1/2 hours then we left. So that was my week...
I hope you all have a good week.
Love always,
Elder Miles
Transfers were very interesting. It was weird leaving my first area that I have been in for 6 months. But Murrieta is super awesome. It is just like southern Utah. Just a little more sand and less rock. It is warmer during the day but cooler during the night. That is why I was wearing a jacket in that picture that you saw earlier this week with my new companion Elder Burandt. We have a couple investigators. Our biggest potential is Shanon (who is a guy). We had a lesson with him on Wednesday and he pretty much bore his testimony three times during the lesson. The only down side is they have been teaching him for 3 months and haven't even talked about baptism. So I brought it up and challenged him to a date...so we'll see.
On Saturday we had a dinner set up with a non-member who in the past has been a super big bible basher. His name is Jeff. Elder Burandt & I were sitting there & we hear the door bell ring and in walks a guy holding several bibles. He then walks right up to us and says, "Hi, I am a professor at the local Calvary Bible College and I am here to prove that you two are going to hell." So I sat there and watched this man try to get us to look like fools for 2 1/2 hours then we left. So that was my week...
I hope you all have a good week.
Love always,
Elder Miles
January 11, 2016 Baptism!! Transfers!! and DOG BITES...oh my!!!
THIS WEEK WAS AWESOME!!! So of the day that we had 101 contacts last week... One of them came to church last week. His name is Angel. We had lessons with him on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. We set him on date the next Monday for baptism on the 22 of January. Our requirement for our mission is that in order to be baptized they need to be to church twice. He came to church yesterday as well. Earlier in the week he had told us that he had a spiritual confirmation that Joseph Smith was a prophet, and that the Book of Mormon is true. While we were at church yesterday he asked us if he could be baptized on Jan 11. Which is TODAY!! MIRACLES! He has passed his interview and his baptism is tonight at 6. We are so excited. And he has asked me to baptize him. So what a great way to start off the transfer.
Other than that highlight of this week, we have been trying to contact a guy that we talked to a couple weeks ago. His name is Corey. He lives up a really steep hill and has a really long drive way. And a little white dog that weighs about 35 lbs. The first time we went to stop by Elder Rudd was charged by the dog as we were walking to the door. The dog went inside the doggy door and dissapeared. While we were walking down the long drive way we heard something running down the cement behind us and sure enough it was the dog growling and gnashing its teeth at us. But as soon as we turned around it stopped and ran away. Two days later we went by again. We were at the bottom of the driveway talking to somebody when we heard growling. And there it was, the same dog. We started walking up the driveway towards the dog and the owner of the house was there and started yelling at us to leave the dog alone. (there were a few more words that aren't appropriate to type up) so as we were walking down the driveway not even thinking of the dog, I felt a sharp pain on my ankle. And sure enough it was the dog. And just out of reaction I turned around and kicked it in the head. And it ran off yelping. Lucky enough the owner had gone back inside and didn't see or we would have probably, knowing californians, had the police called on us and would be sued for thousands of dollars. But we left pretty swiftly.
I am being transferred tomorrow. There aren't transfer meetings anymore so when they call us and tell us that we are being transfered they tell us where and who our companion is going to be. I will be going to the Murrieta Stake in the Winchester Ward. And my companion will be Elder Burandt.
Anyways, I will talk to you all next week.
Love always,
Elder Miles
Other than that highlight of this week, we have been trying to contact a guy that we talked to a couple weeks ago. His name is Corey. He lives up a really steep hill and has a really long drive way. And a little white dog that weighs about 35 lbs. The first time we went to stop by Elder Rudd was charged by the dog as we were walking to the door. The dog went inside the doggy door and dissapeared. While we were walking down the long drive way we heard something running down the cement behind us and sure enough it was the dog growling and gnashing its teeth at us. But as soon as we turned around it stopped and ran away. Two days later we went by again. We were at the bottom of the driveway talking to somebody when we heard growling. And there it was, the same dog. We started walking up the driveway towards the dog and the owner of the house was there and started yelling at us to leave the dog alone. (there were a few more words that aren't appropriate to type up) so as we were walking down the driveway not even thinking of the dog, I felt a sharp pain on my ankle. And sure enough it was the dog. And just out of reaction I turned around and kicked it in the head. And it ran off yelping. Lucky enough the owner had gone back inside and didn't see or we would have probably, knowing californians, had the police called on us and would be sued for thousands of dollars. But we left pretty swiftly.
I am being transferred tomorrow. There aren't transfer meetings anymore so when they call us and tell us that we are being transfered they tell us where and who our companion is going to be. I will be going to the Murrieta Stake in the Winchester Ward. And my companion will be Elder Burandt.
Anyways, I will talk to you all next week.
Love always,
Elder Miles
January 4, 2016 Hello and Happy New Years!!!
Hello and Happy New Years!!! This week went by way fast. I hope you guys set some good goals. In Elders Quorum yesterday we talked a little about SMART goals.
S - Specific. Knowing exactly what you are working towards
M - Measurable. Something you can see improvement from the beginning to the end.
A - Attainable. Something that you can reach, but will push you to become better.
R- Reachable. Same thing
T - Trackable. Something you can keep track of and see results.
Something that I have seen on my mission is that setting goals are so important to everything. They make you better at what you are trying to become. Something coach Tillet always told us is "we are never staying the same. We are either getting worse or getting better."
We need to stretch ourselves. And that is what I want to challenge you all to do. Set at least one goal that will stretch your abilities. But is within reason.
I am running out of time but I love you all. Awesome job MAYCEE and congratulations!!! I will talk to you all next week!
Love always,
Elder Miles
S - Specific. Knowing exactly what you are working towards
M - Measurable. Something you can see improvement from the beginning to the end.
A - Attainable. Something that you can reach, but will push you to become better.
R- Reachable. Same thing
T - Trackable. Something you can keep track of and see results.
Something that I have seen on my mission is that setting goals are so important to everything. They make you better at what you are trying to become. Something coach Tillet always told us is "we are never staying the same. We are either getting worse or getting better."
We need to stretch ourselves. And that is what I want to challenge you all to do. Set at least one goal that will stretch your abilities. But is within reason.
I am running out of time but I love you all. Awesome job MAYCEE and congratulations!!! I will talk to you all next week!
Love always,
Elder Miles
**Author's "liberties"...** 1/4/16
I thought it would be fun to add in a couple answers that Elder Miles responded to on some questions we had for him...
Nathan (Elder Miles' father): Hello Elder Miles, How are things in the new year, any new investigators? Saturday I prayed that as we were baptizing Maycee that you and Elder Rudd would find a “Golden Contact” any luck?
Elder Miles: So usually we contact about 20 - 30 people per day. Saturday we contacted 101 people and set up several lessons. So your prayer worked!! We currently hold the record for the year on contacts. Last year it was 106.
Amy (Elder Miles' mother): Quick question...How has food been when it gets to you? I'd like to send a bunch of cookies we've made, but wanted to see if they end up being a mess or stale by the time you get to open them...let me know, thanks!
Elder Miles:
Nathan (Elder Miles' father): Hello Elder Miles, How are things in the new year, any new investigators? Saturday I prayed that as we were baptizing Maycee that you and Elder Rudd would find a “Golden Contact” any luck?
Elder Miles: So usually we contact about 20 - 30 people per day. Saturday we contacted 101 people and set up several lessons. So your prayer worked!! We currently hold the record for the year on contacts. Last year it was 106.
Amy (Elder Miles' mother): Quick question...How has food been when it gets to you? I'd like to send a bunch of cookies we've made, but wanted to see if they end up being a mess or stale by the time you get to open them...let me know, thanks!
Elder Miles:
YES SEND COOKIES!!
Elder Miles & Bryce Bender
Bryce walked into his home YSA branch in Vista, CA & noticed an Elder Miles there...
Bryce served in Bolivia with another Elder Miles & mentioned that to Elder ETHAN Miles. He asked him where he was from & long story short they found out that the other Elder Miles who served in Bolivia with Bryce is Durrant Miles, Ethan's cousin!! Holy small world!!
December 28, 2015 Here we are AGAIN!!:)
Hello all. Well since we saw each other on Friday I don't have a whole lot to say. Saturday morning we recieved a mini missionary. His name is Christian. He will be with us until Thursday morning. (This is a MOM note added: I wasn't sure what a mini missionary was so I found out it's one of the Youth in their stake that have a "trial run" or a "serve a mini mission" with the missionaries! Sounds fun!!)
Our investigator Duluce dropped us as well on Saturday. She wouldn't give any reason but she was pretty set on the decision she made. So the baptism that we had scheduled for January 9th is no longer going to happen.
Thanks everybody for all of the gifts!! They were awesome! And I hope you all had a very Merry Christmas!! Love you all. And I will talk to you next week.
Love always,
Elder Miles
Our investigator Duluce dropped us as well on Saturday. She wouldn't give any reason but she was pretty set on the decision she made. So the baptism that we had scheduled for January 9th is no longer going to happen.
Thanks everybody for all of the gifts!! They were awesome! And I hope you all had a very Merry Christmas!! Love you all. And I will talk to you next week.
Love always,
Elder Miles
This is a picture of me and Sister Bradley. I am laughing because she handed me the nice sign then I noticed that she had jokingly as well picked up the naughty sign. Good times in the mission field!
(author's note...hee hee, We just found out on our Christmas skype call that Sister Bradley is the daughter of Shawn & Annette Bradley...the 7'6" Shawn Bradley that played for BYU & went onto play in the NBA.)
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)