Elder Chandler Miner: Merry Christmas

Well Merry Christmas everyone!!!! I hope y'all had a great time celebrating the birth of the Savior! And also getting some gifts!

I love this place out here!! Even if it does get to -13 at night!!!! Coldest morning ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Not okay!!!! I like dry Christmas's I think? It's a lot warmer down in Arizona that's for sure!! thats for sure! But thats okay! Even through the cold and snow we had a Great Christmas!!

On saturday, because I almost died driving last week, the elders in our house took me out to practice in the snow! We went up and down the streets in Ely practicing in the snow! It was a lot of driving and it seemed to have gone pretty good! At least we haven't died yet, so that's really good! Saturday night we were able to sing Christmas Carols in McGill. Thats a town about 11 miles north of Ely. We sang as a whole zone/district. It was super powerful!! I felt like what maybe the angels felt like who proclaimed the birth of the savior all those years ago. I was able to sing and bear pure and simple testimony as i did so. I was able to feel the warmth of the spirit despite the snow storm we were in and the fact that we could no longer feel our hands nor our feet. The spirit was poured out on us and we had a lot of fun!! We also sang some funny baptist songs haha.

I have loved this time we've had to remember the savior. He is the reason I am on this mission. He is the reason for why we are able to keep going on day by day. He is the Prince of Peace and the Light and Life of the World. Without him we would be in darkness. We wouldn't have a purpose. But He is here.

And I testify that he was born 2016 years ago. He lived and died in the lands around Jerusalem and Galilee. He died for us. As great as it is that He was born, we wouldn't have much to celebrate if He didn't die. But He lives again, and because He does, we can too! I love Him

I love all y'all and each y'all too!

Elder Miner