Happy Valentines Day!

Hello one and all!

This week has been pretty great! I hope that you all had a wonderful Valentines day and that you did something fun :) Or just ate some yummy candies!

We had a great couple of lessons with Andrew. He is still chugging along. He is still pondering about baptism. We have had some wonderful experiences with him. My testimony has grown so much as I have watched him develop a testimony of our Savior. He said the funniest thing this week. The plan was for him to invite his girlfriend to a meeting so that she could meet us and ask us any questions and to see if we could help her in anyway. Well we showed up to the lesson and she wasn't there. We asked him what she said when he asked and he told us that he didn't ask because she was mad at him. He said, "She was either mad because I was coming to meet with you or National Guard, either way she wasn't in a good mood, so i decided it would be better not to ask." Apparently she doesn't want him to do anything dangerous so he can't do National Guard or anything but work behind a desk. hah

This week I have been known as Mama Milar.

This is kind of something that has been happening my whole life. I don't really understand why, but it has. Many of elders call me mama Milar when they need something or I don't even know what.

This week I was Mama Milar about 5 times.
 

It started off with Zone Conference. This conference they wanted Sister Larsen and I to sit up front as we were training two different times as well as giving departing testimonies. The training's went pretty well. We were able to get all done and accomplished. Well it came to a point where it was time for a little candy. So I opened my pocket and we passed candies down the isle. Sister Brennan just chuckled and The AP's said, don't you know Sister Brennan it is Mama Milar she always has everything! They were so pleased to tell her this I was so embarrassed. SO I had to explain that habits die hard, I love candy and well I have a brother that has taught me well :)

 

Number 2: The next instance is the next day, I get a phone call from Elder Johnson. He is freaking out on the phone and he said, I need to talk to Sister Milar. I think I need my tonsils removed. So I stopped him and said what is going on. Well apparently they were all swollen. He had said he had been sick. I said well do you have white stuff on them and he said well I don't think so. I said I think you probably have strep. You ought to call Sister Brennan and go to the doctor. Well he didn't like that answer so he said I will wait and see. The next day he calls and says there is white stuff on them, what do I do! I told him he needs an antibiotic so he has to go to the doctor. Well he had strep.

 

Number 3: Then on Friday night I get a phone call. It is Elder Pfau, Sister Milar, I chopped my nail off on accident, is it going to grow back!? I was like what in the world happened. Well apparently he was chopping vegetables and the knife slipped and he cut his finger and his nail came off with it. Well I had to assess the situation because all he was worried about was his nail. I asked if he needed stitches and he said no... I don't think so.  Anyway I had to tell him to clean it out and everything, it just made me chuckle.

 

Number 4: We were supposed to be involved in our branch activity, It was a murder mystery dinner. We all got assigned parts. My part was the homemaker.

 

Number 5: We went to the murder mystery dinner for a brief minute. Sister Volz ( Branch Presidents wife) came around and was asking who was who. She saw mine and said oh how perfect. It is so fitting for you! Oh I was so embarrassed hah I don't know why but it was so funny.

 

Overall, It was a great week. I love being able to serve the Lord in all that I do.

Today I was reading in Ether Chapter 12. It talks about how we can have faith and how faith leads us to action. It gives so many wonderful examples of people who acted in faith. Faith Allows us to work as hard as we can to learn about and become like our Savior. Alma was swallowed up in the Joy of Christ because of his faith. True faith and joy will bring us closer to Our Savior and our Father in heaven. Joy and faith work hand in hand. I am so grateful for the faith that I have and the joy it brings into my life. Some scriptures to go along with this are Alma 31:31,38 and 2 Nephi 25: 23-26.

 

I love you all so much. I hope you have a wonderful week! Enjoy the snow! I will enjoy the rain :)

Love Always,

Sister Milar