Letter From President and Sister Miller sent to all the missionaries

Dear Elders and Sisters of the New Mexico Albuquerque Mission,

We are so impressed with your commitment to serve a full-time mission for the Lord.  It is the most meaningful thing you could do at this time in your lives.  We have loved working with you.  It has been a joy to see and feel the hand of the Lord in your lives as you have allowed Him to shape you to become who He knows you can be.  Our experience serving with you is captured in the words of Oliver Cowdery as he described how he felt as the scribe for the Prophet, Joseph Smith, as he translated the Book of Mormon:  “These are days never to be forgotten.”

Things we hope you’ll remember:

·         Miracles abound.  Keep looking for them!
·         Aim high!  Follow the steps to increase your faith. 
·         You determine your attitude.  Keep it positive and stamp out the ANTS (Automatic Negative Thoughts).
·         Be glad!
·         The Gospel IS true.  We have a loving Heavenly Father.  The Savior lives.  He lived on earth, wrought the Atonement, and He will come again. This is His Church, led by His prophets.
·         Obedience is the first law of the gospel.  It is the first law of everything.
·         Teach simply the doctrines of the gospel.  Become a master teacher. 
·         Seek revelation and teach by the Spirit.
·         Welcome change.  Open your aperture.
·         Always be filled with Charity.

We hope to see you again when you finish your missions.  We will always be there for you.  We are willing to do anything we can to help you be successful throughout your lives.  And in the next life we will definitely look for each of you in the Celestial Kingdom.  Our wish is that there will be no empty chairs.

We are GLAD we could serve with you.  We will continue to pray for you.  As Mormon said to his beloved son, Moroni, we say to all of you “. . .I rejoice exceedingly that your Lord Jesus Christ hath been mindful of you, and hath called you to his ministry, and to his holy work.  I am mindful of you always in my prayers, continually praying unto God the Father in the name of his Holy Child, Jesus, that he, through his infinite goodness and grace, will keep you through the endurance of faith on his name to the end.” Moroni 8:2-3

With our love -- forever,

President Wayne K. Miller and Sister Loralee P. Miller