...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)