Christmas miracles!!!

 Hello hello all!! So sorry it's been a minute but wanted to check in and share some of the miracles they've happened here in Columbia MO the past few weeks!!

By far one of the best things that happened was getting in contact with a young boy that was baptized the beginning of this year! Weve been trying to talk to him since I got here in the summer, and a few weeks ago we finally connect over zoom!! Hes such a sweet kid and knows that God is real and wants to do what's right and what an inspiration!! 

We've also gotten to know one of the single sisters in the area better and she has reminded me how the small things line praying and being gratitude and reading thr scriptures bring joy and the Spirit more into your life!! 

Christmas Eve we were able to visit with a family and help tie a blanket for a family in need which was so tender! I'm not a huge quilter like my grandpa, but it was neat to sew/tie strings for a blanket! On Christmas we were able to talk to some new people on FB and a few of our member friends and actully ended the day reading the Book of Mormon over zoom with a man who reached out to us wanting to learn more and what an incredible way to end Christmas reading another testament of Jesus Christ and remembering what He has done for each and every soul on earth today as well as in the past and future!!!! Amazing!!!!!

We just got news I am leaving Columbia. I'm sad to be leaving but I know there are good things in store for me wherever the Lord sends me! As I've reflected on my time here I realized I have grown so much in my relationship with Jesus Christ and my Heavenly Father through PRAYER!!!! Your Father in heaven, God, the greatest being ever, wants to hear from you and you can talk to him anytime, anywhere through prayer!!!! I know God hears and answers every prayer even if it's not the way we expect :) if you want help seeing how God can answer your prayers, let me know!

Hope yall have a great week and a Happy New Year!! Don't forget to see the little tender mercies like Walgreens photo printing, hand written letters, washing machines, and the love of Jesus Christ felt through reading scriptures!!! I love you but God loves you even more!!!

Te amo!!!

<3sis mill

Some of our friends

Christmas morning ft matching christmas pjs with my sisters at home:)

LIGHT the WORLD!!!!!

 the amount of times i've typed that sentence this week haha but for all of you that don't know light the world is a service initiative by the church that EVERYONE is invited to participate in during the month of december, regardless of if you are a member of the church or not! these service prompts are things each of you can do!!

this week was hard. like so hard. BUT it was also one of the most rewarding weeks!!! we had a sweet family that moved here from las vegas a few weeks ago finally come to church and all the members were so nice and talked to them and showed all their love and it was the most beautiful amazing thing ever!!!!! also we met some cute girls at a cafe that was such a tender mercy because we had gone to another restaurant first but it was closed so we randomly went to this one but it was actually part of God's plan because we met these two cuties!! so crazy!!!

life is so crazy but i hope yall see the tender mercies like a new vacuum and pita bread and raking leaves and doing service and prayers and rocks and CHRISTMAS!!!!! hope yall have a great week, i love you but God loves you even more!!!

te amo!!!!

<3333 sis mill

christmas sweaters

the cutest fam ever-Godfreys!!

out ad to invite people to paint rocks with us woot woot!

the OUTSIDE WORLD!!!

 we got out of quarantine on friday and what an amazing reminder of how much i love the sun and fresh air and seeing people face to face even from 6 feet apart and with masks!! there were so many miracles while we were inside, but i would be lying if i said i didn't prefer the option of going outside :)

this sunday we were able to see our friend Mary again!!! we were able to print out the very first chapter of the Book of Mormon for her in larger print so that she could read it and wouldn't have to try and figure out her phone, and wow i'm so grateful for printers!! technology is also amazing but sometimes holding paper in your hands is nice, especially for the older generation ;) we were able to testify to her about the truthfulness of the Book of Mormon and invited her to read the introduction on her own, even if she doesn't understand all of it, and she said that she would!! oh so amazing!!!!!! also little miracle we had a member, Sister Chambers, call Mary last week and just talk about life and how much the gospel has helped her with the hard times in her life recently and Oh so incredible!!! friendship is so important and Christ is the perfect example of being a friend to everyone!!!!

just wanted to share a quick thing i learned from doing President Nelson's #givethanks challenge (our church's leader asked us to do 7 days of expressing gratitude on social media and see how we felt after) and one of the biggest things i learned is that there are so many things to be grateful for, but that doesn't discount the pain that we feel. Jesus Christ was the perfect example of expressing gratitude in prayer to His Father often, but the scriptures also have multiple accounts of Jesus weeping and feeling emotions that aren't necessarily happy. and because Jesus Christ has felt all these things He can help us to FIND the things to be grateful for even in the MIDDLE of hard or sad times!!!!! so incredible!!! if you feel like He hasn't helped you or you don't know how to personally feel this love and support from Christ, please send me an email and i would love to help you out :)

i love you all so so much and hope you have a wonderful week and start LIGHTING THE WORLD!! i'll attach a picture with ideas of little things you can do every day of december to focus on gratitude and others and living as Christ did!! hope yall have a great time and see the tender mercies like a tank full of gas and ugly christmas sweaters from the little boys section of walmart and pretty sunsets!!!! i love you but God loves you even more!!!!

<3 sis mill

Ps almost forgot-- I do a facetime with a sweet family in brazil and a member they know there every Sunday and this week the member couldn't come so it was just me and this husband and wife that speak very little english and we were able to talk for a whole hour with only the occasional google translate!! Lots of repeating but we made it through and I understood most of it!!! Persistance pays off guys!!!!!!