Tuesday, September 5, 2017

5 September 2017 - Elder Milius Week 62

HELLO!!

    Happy Tuesday P-Day! Labor wasn’t too bad, usually Monday holidays are slow but we didn’t have to long of a day! We were able to play softball that morning with the ward and that was awesome! We were regretting it later though because we didn’t have time to study and we were feeling it. So, study your scriptures!!! It makes a huge difference in your day!
    We’re going to shake things up a bit and I’m going to start with the crazy/funny stories:
  • On Tuesday we were on an exchange and so Elder Stanford took Elder Morely to go see Apostle Sparrow. Remember that guy? He invited them to his church to meet with him-great. But when they went to see him it was all good. Then he asked them how much it was to come on a mission in which they answered $10,000. Sparrow then took out his checkbook and proceeded to write both Elder Stanford and Elder Morely a check for $10,000! 10K. They told him no and then he went off and told them that by not taking his money they were denying God’s blessings. What a few of thinking, huh? He told them a story of how he was praying to be able to afford a new Infinity when a lady who hadn’t been to church in three years came to give her $73,000 tithing offering. God answered his prayers and he got a new car. Crazy stuff. He still hasn’t offered it to me but I hope he doesn’t because the natural man in me wants it. I know I shouldn't take it though. Oh, but on top of that he did a background check on Elder Stanford and I and he said that he knew where we lived and he was going to send it in the mail. So, Mom and Dad, if there is a check for 10K in the mail it’s from Apostle Keric Sparrow to Elder Milius.
  • Our neighbor, Ms. Melody is awesome. She comes over and gives us food that she made and then we make her desert. She came over one night to give us something she made and then when we were talking to her she stepped into our apartment. Awkward. Nothing happened but it was funny.
  • The tornado warnings were going off all day on Thursday and they were disrupting our weekly planning.
  • We were driving past a group of kids playing basketball in the street and we slowed down and out of the window asked for the ball to shoot. This one kid said, “You guys are kinda weird. You look like nerds!” Love it.
  • In teaching Chris a lesson on the Plan of Salvation, Elder Stanford asked “So Chris, what does this mean to you to know all this.” He responded as serious as ever, “It means everything I’ve been taught is a lie.”
  • We make some good cheesecake.
  • The Sisters found a way to lock their sim card and were out of a phone for two days. 
  • Danny told me on Sunday, “Real men wear pink, but a great man pulls it off.” Nailed it.

    Now, we get into the good stuff! So, to start off Jerome is progressing really well! He is due to be baptized on Saturday evening and we are hoping all goes well with that! There is some logistical things we’ve had to take care of this week but we should be all good to go!
    We had the BEST lesson with AJ and Danny and Keshaun this past week. So AJ and Keshaun are both working towards getting baptized on the 23 of this month and we are trying to see if it’s possible to get Danny worthy to baptized them-that’s still undetermined. But this Wednesday we decided that we just needed to help them all receive a better testimony. So, we read JSH 1:10-20 about the First Vision and asked for their thoughts. We were in the chapel and the spirit was very strong, but then someone started playing basketball in the gym so we had to move. We were so worried that the spirit was going to leave but when we got back into the RS room it came back! We then invited everyone to pray individually, to know whatever they feel they needed to know. So, we dimmed the lights and sat a prayered for 10-15 minutes. The Spirit was thick enough to cut! It was so awesome! After we all prayed we came back together and we all bore our testimony about our experiences, talked about the things we felt and closed. Best lesson I think I’ve ever had but Elder Stanford and I couldn’t celebrate right after because then we started Bible study. After we got in the car that night though we were freaking out about how cool it was.
    Freddy, the guy we contacted at a red light is doing good and he’s going to end up being super solid we can tell. Also, after fasting and praying to find a family this coming transfer to baptized this past Sunday we found the Mangrum family who lives in our complex who are looking for a church and they are so ready! It’s a couple with two kids who are younger but may be over 8. We’re excited to work with them! Quantario is still progressing as fast as grandma will let him. We are trying to increase his understanding in order to increase his testimony.
    Things are going good here in Tupelo and they are getting better! We still have to drive a lot but it’s totally worth the ride! I love the ward here, I love the people, I love my companion and I love the Lord! Hope all things are going good and home or wherever y’all are at! Keep up the good work and never forget how much Satan hates you, and how much God loves you! Make it a great week!

Much Love,
Elder Milius


PS: Those pants are black, I swear. Do you see black? Or gray?


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Godspeed,
ELDER MICHAEL S. MILIUS
ALABAMA BIRMINGHAM MISSION

"Behold I am a disciple of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. I have been called of Him to declare His word among His people, that they might have everlasting life." ~3 Nephi 5:13










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