Miller Mania by definition:

My blog's name I thought was very appropriote for my life. Here's the definition for "mania":
1. "excitement manifested by mental and physical hyperactivity, disorganization of behavior, and elevation of mood"
2. "excessive or unreasonable enthusiasm"
Sounds about right, huh?

Monday, March 22, 2010

Paul at Fort Gordon

Paul is now at Fort Gordon in Augusta, Georgia. He was there for 3 & 1/2 weeks before his AIT (Advanced Individual Training) classes finally started. During that waiting period he did various details like cleaning the barracks or the headquarters building, buffing the floors, raking lines in the sand. He was able to "phase up" from a phase 4 to a phase 5. That means that he has more privileges now. He can leave base on the weekends, have his civilian clothing to wear on off duty hours, he got to move into a smaller room (one with 6 men instead of 12), no details on Saturdays (which will be nice so he can use that time to study now that he's in classes), and no formations on the weekends except the recall formation on Sunday nights. This past Friday night he & some of the guys went off base to a Mexican place for dinner.
He is enjoying the classes. Right now the class is over stuff that he is familiar with & they test out of it tomorrow. Then they start some harder stuff. He's looking forward to learning some new stuff. His goal is to graduate as an Distinguished Honor Graduate. In order to do that he has to score a 90% on all of his tests, pass his final PT test at 70% in each category, and not get any disciplinary write ups. It'll take some studying, but I know he can do it.
He is able to go to church on Sundays. He is lucky because the church is literally just across the street from his barracks. At Fort Jackson it was about 2 miles from his barracks & he had to walk it a couple of times there. They've had him teach Sunday School the past 2 weeks & asked him to teach it again next Sunday. I'm glad he's doing a good job at it, but I worry about him not having time to study for his classes.
Here are a few pictures that he's sent me over the past few weeks:

Unhappy about having to clean, clean, and clean some more.

In his Class A uniform. (He had to pass a Class A inspection to phase up.)

Back in his "civies" after phasing up.

On fireguard duty one night.

One of the guys he lives with, Flanagan. (No one has a first name in the Army.)

Flanagan, Ludwig, & Miller
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As I reflect on all that I have been blessed with I am overwhelmed with gratitude & love for the Lord. I have been blessed with a wonderful family. Two girls who are full of love & life. A husband who works so hard to support our family, & still finds the energy to be a fantastic father. A comfortable home with all the necessities of life. I have been blessed to have been born in the USA where I have so many freedoms, including the freedom to worship as I choose. I have been blessed with goodly parents who love the Lord & have always been a steadfast example of faith & following Jesus Christ's example. I have been blessed to know that I am a child of God & can return to live with him someday if I but follow Christ's example & keep the covenants I have made with my Father in Heaven. I know that Jesus Christ came to the earth & was the perfect example of how we should live our lives in order to become more like our Heavenly Father. I know that God loves me, & all who walk the earth, so much that He allowed Christ to suffer for the sins of the world so that we can all repent (as often as is needed) & be cleansed of our sins. I know that Christ died on the cross & was resurrected so that all mankind may be resurrected as well.
I know that the Lord loves us so much that he restored the fullness of his gospel to the earth through a prophet named Joseph Smith. I know that the Lord has given us the Book of Mormon as another testament of Christ or another witness of Christ in addition to the Bible. I have read the Book of Mormon & have prayed to know of the truthfulness of it. I received this confirmation via the Holy Spirit. I know that it is true. I know that Joseph Smith was a prophet. I know that the Lord wants to communicate with us & that He does so through a living prophet, Thomas S. Monson.
I know that our God is a loving God & that as our Heavenly Father he wants us to be eternally happy by allowing families to be together forever - not just here on the earth. Isn't that wonderful! He has made this possible through the sacred sealing ordinance. I have been blessed to have been sealed, married, to my eternal companion for time & all eternity, not just until death do us part. What a comfort this is to me! I can have my family with me forever if we obey the Lord's commandments & do His will! What could make heaven better than being with your family?I am so thankful for my knowledge of all of these things. I believe in Christ; I know that my redeemer lives; and I know that I am a child of God & that He loves me.