Hello Everyone :D

    August has come and gone and now we're in September, can you believe it!? This just does not seem quite right. Fall is all around us (well.. it's still summer here of course :) but the halloween decorations are going up in the stores, thats crazy!)

    Things are going good here. We have a few progressing investigators, not as many miracles as last week... but I know Heavenly Father is mindful of all of us so I'm sure there will be some coming soon. Until then, Sister Stott and I are working our tails off trying to help our investigators keep commitments!

    School has started again which means a lot of the ward members here in the Helix ward are moving away back to school :( which is sad, but what can ya' do! I've been so blessed to be in this ward, I've made so many new friends! On Sunday we had a big "break the fast" and they celebrated the September birthdays and they didn't exactly hold back in announcing it was my birthday month (how they knew, I'm not really sure!), so they made me stand in front so they could sing to me. They are great, I love them so much! But yeah so they are totally revamping the ward since we're losing so many. But they've already extended some of the callings to new people and they are GREAT. We've met with some of the new auxiliary leaders and they seem to have a great desire to kick things up a notch and help the ward succeed in bringing their friends to activities and ultimately embracing the teachings of the gospel of Jesus Christ.

   So I'm sad to announce... Gilberto was not baptized this last Sunday. The morning of his baptismal interview his mom gave him a letter she had written to him (after he told her about he baptism). That pretty much begged him to trust her and reconsider... they eventually negotiated to him waiting a year and then if he still wants to, he can be baptized. To be honest, we were sooooo SAD. Mostly sad that he was going to have to wait a whole other year until he can receive the blessings of the gospel and the gift of the Holy Ghost. But since then, we had an appointment with him and invited President Donaldson to join us and we were able to talk about it and we all feel better now. He leaves for school here in a week or so, but President has connections with the institute director up where he's going and so he'll be in good hands.

    Cassidy (the speed skater) is doing good and has made some good friends in the ward which I think helps calm his nerves. Whenever we meet with him he can't help but express his love for the Book of Mormon he says, "it just feels good holding it, you can feel the power of God coming through it". He is so GREAT! And he lives right by the church building so whenever he's having a rough night and can't sleep he'll come skate around the parking lot because it's so relaxing to him and just feels good. I'm so impressed with him, he's a rare one, he really pays attention to his feelings when he's at church, or reading, or praying... for example, he missed church this last Sunday, and he said he just felt bad... it just felt wrong the entire day, like he should have gone. I just love that guy- he's great! He knows right from wrong and he's not afraid to do what's right if that means following the example of our Savior.

   Anyways, there's not a whole lot to update you on. Some good things, some bad things. But all in all- things are still going good and we're truckin along in this GREAT work that we should ALL be constantly involved in... there's no greater joy than the joy found in participating in missionary work, I promise. And I challenge each of you to go OUT of your way to invite someone to learn more. You'll be surprised of who's placed in your path. If we can show God that we will not let someone pass us by without inviting them, he'll trusts us enough to place the prepared ones in our path because he KNOWS we will talk to them and invite them to learn more... he'll put them there because he knows they are in good hands. We just need to show God that we are serious about the sacred covenants we've made and will do all we can to honor those (building the kingdom of God here on earth). Let's do it :)

   Today for pday we had a big birthday party for all the senior couples and sisters that serve here at the Mormon Battalion for the month of September so they sang to me then too, so far it's been a GREAT month :D

   Alright well I have to head out, I love you all and I hope you have such a good week! You're in my thoughts and prayers, ALWAYS :) I love you!

Love,

Sister Miller