Last P Day Letter!

Well. Its my last pday letter. Can you believe it? Man the time has really flown by. 

Its been a wonderful week. Ive been super happy and have been so blessed to see so many miracles and tender mercies this week. 

So I guess for my last letter Id just like to share a few of the things Ive learned over the last year and a half. I could share soooooooo much but I dont have time nor can I remember it all at the moment but here are just a few things I have learned or come to know over this last year and a half:

Miracles Happen. And not just small ones but HUGE ones too. And they dont just happen every once in a while but ALL THE TIME. I think yesterday without even trying to look for more I could count 5 or 6 big miracles. Countless times Ive had random promptings that put you in the exact place at the exact time to meet just the right person. Ive seen people show up to church out of nowhere. Ive been protected from danger in kinda freaky situations and Ive just seen so many things that help me know that God exists, and He is a God of miracles. 

The power of fasting. Ive been fasting almost weekly for the past 5 months or so. I dont think Ive ever seen the Lord so involved in my life before. He has always been there but I dont think I realized how ready and willing he was to help me as soon as I was willing to show a little faith. 

God loves us and cares about the details. From Elder Holland coming as an answer to prayers, to a giant christmas tree to make me feel right at home, to little comments that someone makes that was just what I needed. God has always shown me how intimately aware he is of every detail in my life. But it never ceases to surprise me. 

The atonement is a real thing that is applicable in so many different ways. I never knew or really realized that the atonement isnt just for repentance, but also for strength to move forward, help to change bad habits, time to do more good than is physically possible, healing to be able to forgive and forget, and sooooo many more things. Its a really amazing gift that we can take advantage of every day!

The temple. I just love it. What more can I say. Who knew that you could learn so much about it and come to love it so much by only going 1 time a year. 

People can change. I have changed. Im like a lot the same but a LOT different. If the mission has done anything for me it has showed me my weaknesses and helped me get over a lot of them.... and sometimes thats hard. But man Im so grateful for a Heavenly Father who cares enough to helps me to see my weaknesses and become a better person. 

God loves his missionaries. What can I say more? God loves and spoiles his missionaries. Ive been so so so dang lucky to serve here in this mission. I love this gospel and I have come to know it more. I know this church is the Church of JESUS CHRIST here on the earth. That is HUGE! I am so happy and so blessed and all of that comes as a result of the restored Church of Jesus Christ here on the earth. If anyone reading this is thinking about a mission and not sure about it. All I can say is. Do it. Its hard. Its humbling. But its SO WORTH IT. 

I love you all and Ill see you next week. Take care!

Hermana Kyrstin Millett

Mal I got your package! Thanks for the yummy food!

Us with sweet Rosita Bisquertt

Sorry the pics this week are reeeaaallly attractive. 

Crazy pic with rosa.... but I dont think she got the memo

My giant completo that I ate at 10:30 at night...... bad idea

 Pics with more completos and some of the hermanas that we spent our last pday with

 Me and Hna Clawson. Gonna miss her :(

 Hermana Todesco (She lived with us for like 3 weeks)

Hermanas Cook and Tingey (More friends from divisions and past zones)

Short Letter from Kyrst!

Well. I can hardly believe that its my second to last pday. you are only gonna be getting 1 more pday letter from me! Just 1! thats so so so so wierd.

Well. Its been a good week. Im really happy and I love my sector. We have miracles and difficulties every day. Its been really really hot and I feel like Ive been riding an emotional rollercoaster all week but overall its been a good week. 

Im not really sure what to talk about. There are so many little good things happening and so many people progressing little by little and I am so happy for them. 

The family Vidal Quiñones are progressing well, I love them to death and am so happy to see how they are progresssing. They are reading and really want the gospel in their lives (they are the ones that went with us to the christmas concert if you can remember that far back) so please pray for the that they will come to church this week. 

We still see omar every once in a while, but he isnt progressing much, but this week we were able to have a lesson with them and some of my favorite members who really love him and care a lot about him so please pray that he will read, pray, and go to church because as soon as he really does those things I know he will feel ready to get baptized. 

Boys! Im so glad you are doing so well in DECA and that you are enjoying it. Good good. 

Spencer, I cannot believe you are freaking 18!!! what on earth? Arent you still 14? I just dont believe it. When do you start your papers? 

Well. Im sorry thats the LAMEST update ever but I really dont have much to say. Pray for me looooooots ok? Its gonna be an interesting next 2 weeks. 

We spent pday with pres and hna wright. Its was so fun! I really love and respect them so much. I know that the blessings promised to me in my setting apart really have come true. 

well. Love you all, talk to you next week!

Kyrstin Millett

Mission Life

Well. It does sound like you had quite the week.To answer moms questions: My week was great. It really was. I think the hardest day now is Mondays. Because there is a conflict of excitement, sadness, hapiness, impatience, and a million other feelings. So good thing I only have 2 pdays left. :0 it sounds really wierd saying that. But its all good really I enjoy hearing about everything, it calms me down and freaks me out at the same time. But yeah I had a really good week. Im happy happy happy. Haha I told Hermana Clawson thanks for you guys. Haha she laughed. She is really good at keeping me focused. I couldnt be blessed with a better comp for this time of my mish seriously. Oh and her spanish is GREAT. I forget that she still isnt fluent because she talks great and understands a ton.  Whats new in the mission? Hmmmmm mom is this you asking me questions to try to distract me from thinking of home? Either way Ill answer that. Ummm lets see. Did I tell you about how we arent counting almost any of the key indicators anymore? (like how many lessons we have, etc) its new but its great because you worry so much more about what the Lord wants you to do and not how many lessons you have had. My comp and I have really been trying to pray more often even if it be off to the side of the street to know what God wants us to do, and we have really seen how he truly answers. How is it being one of the viejas? good actually. This week I went on two sets of divisions and it was interesting to see how much I was able to help people or give advice. sometimes I feel like I really dont know anything but then when someone else is struggling you realize that you really do know more than you think and you can really help people with that.

 Eva is serving a mission? Where is she going? 

Nate Sampson! Man I love that kid! I cant wait to see him, I was seriously thinking of him the week before you sent the pic of his homecoming. I cant wait till we are all back at BYU. Fun fun. 

Sam sam!!!!! WAY TO FREAKING GO GETTIN INTO THE U!!!!!!!! Im so proud that I wont even bug you about it not being byu. Wow, what a smarty pants, Im way excited for ya! I cant believe you will be starting COLLEGE THIS FALL. Goodness what has become of me and the time and everything. 

Hey. This is a happy bday shout out to some of the most important people in my life that are having birthdays(or have had them) this week, sorry I havent been able to write you each personally. Happy bday Mal (looks like you had fun!) Nik, Spencer (WOW the big 18!!!), and Carli (also 18!!!) Love you guys! 

Well Im sorry you can take this part out if you want but I was thinking about these things this weekand I could really use your help (especially mal and dad)

1st: dad, have you heard or seen anything as far as the internship goes?

2nd: I was praying about it this week and I think I need to either do the internship or studies, but something to get my studies/career stuff along. So Idk when the signups are, but mal will you look? And will you look at requirements, housing, scholarship stuff, anything like that because I just feel so lost but I dont want to miss any due dates if they are coming up in the next few weeks. And if I need to do an ecclesiastical endorsement with pres will you let me know?

3rd: remember how I sold my laptop and left the money in my bank account? Dad could you keep your eye out on KSL for a nice macbook and let me know or just buy one and let me know how much more I will owe you? (I trust your opinion waaaay more than mine, but I really like the macbook pros from the last few years and Id love to have a laptop when I get back or soon after :) :) ) 

Anyway. Thats it I think. I just was trying to pray about the plans I should make for afterwards and what God wanted me to do and these were the things that came to mind.... I promise Im not getting trunky. Hmmm. Depends on how you define the word but I promise Im doing my best to focus focus focus (I even took off all of the pics that I had of you guys on my wall because I started getting sad and didnt want Satan to be able to use that to tempt me or get me outta focus) 

Well to end I would just like to tell you guys about a little silly miracle that made our day. 

We were having a hard day, the sun was ridiculously hot, our appointments fell through and we were on the way to find someone else when we heard someone yell "SISTERS!!!!!" and these dude with bleached hair, a USA shirt (with dog hair all over it) a little kid bike painted camo and green with USA flags on it, an a US army cap on came riding over to where we were. He began to talk in very broken english and asked what he could do to help us. We were a little confused and told him we were fine and he said "NO! What can I do?" " Do you want Icecream or Soda?" my comp and I looked at each other really confused and before we could answer he ran into the shop on the corner and came out with two icecreams for each of us (we just stood there in shock) and then once we could talk we were able to get to know him more and find out that he was a less active in the ward next to us that the missionaries didnt know about, so we sent his reference and he hopped on his bike and rode away. I dont know how this guy who at first I thought was just a funny little man knew exactly how to help us when we were having a bad moment but I was really grateful. Im not gonna lie I kinda judged him when I first saw him but afterwards I realized that he was truyly an angel that God sent to us. It doesnt matter what you look like, where you come from, etc. god uses people to bless others in the strangest but most amazing ways. 

well I gotta go. Love you all!

Kyrstin Millett

Divisions this week

1st with hermana villalba. I love that girl. We had a great time. 

2nd with Hermana Burr (Natalie Mottos Roomate from BYU) she is from orem, went to THS and we had a great time talking about friends in common, byu, etc. Haha in the pic you can see my stylin watch.... the leather straps on grandmas watch broke this week :( so I attatched it with rubber bands. Now Im using a hair tie. It works though haha

I got a bloody nose in the middle of companionship inventory. It literally wouldnt stop for a half an hour, and it was coming out FAST. So while I let it bleed I told my comp about how much I loved her. Haha but at that point we couldnt take anything seriously so we got a pic (sorry if its gross) of the ridiculous mess it was.

On todays hike for pday. We went to the quebrada de macul again (I went once with hermana orton.)

 The dog that followed us through the whole 5 hours that we were hiking. We named him Spike.

Me on a rock..... spike followed me. 

A Tough Week and a Good Week!

Well. What to say what to say. WHAT THE HECK! Im sooooooooooooooo wierd

So this week Ive been feeling the attacks of the adversary. He tried REALLY hard to get me down this week. So then the whole craziness of mal coming home didnt necessarily help but I want you all to know that Im doing JUST FINE. Im happy, healthy, and not too trunky. 

Overall Ive really been able to see the Lords hand in my life as the weeks are winding down. Because everytime I start feeling down, or thoughts of home invade my mind I have the wonderful power of prayer to help me. And the Lord who has blessed me to be so stinking busy that I dont have time to think about anything else. I think on thursday I was feeling kinda down and just not very good because we had a lesson with two people we had contacted a few weeks before and as hard as we tried to keep the spirit and humbly bear testimony of what we know the two ladies we were teaching just attacked us, our testimonies, our beliefs, our lives, etc. It was really really sad. It was like the worst lesson I think Ive been in in my entire mission. I was trying to think of how to get out or how to help them feel the spirit when my sweet companion just bore her testimony and told them that it was obvious that we didnt agree on many things and that we werent that maybe it would be better if we left. So I bore my testimony and we left. But we left with such a sad feeling because the spirit was just not there. So we went back to the apartment to finish studying and pray to get the spirit back. I was really struggling and feeling not good after that lesson so I prayed really hard that the Lord would guide me with the spirit and help me forget myself and go to work and it was amazing. We literally stepped out the door and from then on we were literally RUNNING from one appointment to the next. We found some really prepared people, taught some great lessons and really saw miracles. I came back seriously just FULL of joy. I fell asleep with a big fat smile on my face. Its amazing how God can turn a day around. 

On friday I went to pirque on divisions its just fields and cows and mountains and prettiness. Then hermana Clawson called me and told me to call Francisco Sanchez. That got me freaking out. So he told me mal would be going home on Sunday. I was a little wierded out, and it was hard not having my comp to talk about it with, she is really good at understanding me and helping me or letting me talk through things. But it was all good, I had a great time in pirque and I saw the stars for the first time in sooooo long. Here you can see like 10 or 20, in pocuro you could see like 1. But pirque was really really pretty. 

Sunday started off kinda hard. We thought we were gonna have 10 investigators in the capilla. We had members set up to go get them and it was all gonna be GREAT. We ran all over the sector trying to pass by for people, call those who were supposed to come, etc, and by the time sacrament meeting rolled around 0 investigators. And that happens. More often than not. But I was pretty tired and a little sad thinking of all that was going on on the other side of the world..... So we got home and I hadnt said anything to my companion about it but man. Can I just tell you. God gives us companions for a reason. Im so so so grateful to be with hermana Clawson for these last few months of my mission. Ive never met a better missionary. and she is a great friend. So after our studies we knelt down to pray before leaving to teach and I think she prayed for like 15 min. And like 10 minutes of that was for me. She prayed that Id feel ok that Id be able to be happy and focus and a million things.And we got up and went to work. And again we literally ran to every visit and we had some amazing lessons with new families that are so receptive. I really felt the Lords hand when I was giving my testimony of the first vision and I looked around at the family sitting in front of me and listening to this message and I just realized HOW FREAKING LUCKY AM I? HOW MANY PEOPLE GET TO DO THIS? I had been feeling sad to not be there with all of you guys but in that moment I just felt bad that you guys couldnt be here doing THIS. There is not a greater work on this earth. There is no greater priviledge than to be a representative of Jesus Christ and Lucky me. I have 4 weeks left to represent this church and my Savior. What an amazing blessing. so after that. Ive been ridiculously happy. Im doing GREAT. 

Well. I have other people to write and stuff to do, but I love you all. I hope you have a great week. Please pray for me to be able to work work work and not worry about anything else. I love you all! I love this work. and I love my Heavenly father and His Son Jesus Christ. 

With love,

Kyrstin Millett. 

I went on divisions to Pirque, the sector in "el campo" this week. It was gorgeous and nice to get a breath of fresh air. 

Freaking Out!

Well. dad said not to freak out about mallory. That worked for like 5 minutes. then I got mals email and now Im literally freaking out. So sorry dad. I tried. It didnt work. aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.

Ok. I think Im ok now. sigh. Breath. crap mal. Im really sorry that really stinks. Ill be glad to be home with you though if it comes down to it. I think that would be very helpful for me and maybe would be an answer to prayer as I think about how hard its gonna be for me to come home and cope with all of the huge changes. Ive been praying about it and praying about it and honestly its been kinda hard thinking about how in the world I was gonna be able to come home and be alone for a month without my big sister who has just always been there with me. So who knows. Maybe God just knows that Im gonna need ya. crap. Im crying now. In the public computer place. great. Whatever happens. Im praying for you. and so are all of the girls in my pension. 

So. This week. sorry I dont have much time to talk about it Ive been writing other people and reading all of this stuff about mal and stuff so I dont have much time. 

Im doing great. Loving life, loving serving here. We have had several struggles with people who arent progressing or stopped wanting to listen etc so that has been kinda sad but we are trying to work hard and not listen to the adversary trying to get us down. I know the Lord has big plans for this sector and that I can help alot to make those plans happen in the next 5 weeks I am here. 

Please pray for omar. We really hope to help him progress again and make some firm decisions.

Please pray for the family cofre so that they will come to the church this week. I love you all!

Thanks!

Kyrstin Millett

New Years Eve Party

Going to visit cerro santa lucia today for pday

Happy New Year!

Well it was sure nice to skype with you all the other day. Bummer it was cutting out like crazy but I didnt feel too bad because Ill be seeing you all soon enough. My last transfer starts TODAY. I cant believe it. 6 weeks can be a long time but knowing how fast the transfers fly by Im a little worried! I cant believe its all gonna be coming to an end after this transfer. I guess all I can do is work my little rear end off as best as I can to take advantage of every last minute.

Mal Im startin to really worry for ya. When I see the poor missionaries that struggle with sickness or something like that here in this mission it makes me really sad to think "oh crap my sister is one of those!" That must be a struggle. Im sorry. Im prayin for ya! It was kinda wierd to think that you could possibly get home before me! I hope not! But if you do Ill be glad to be able to get used to home life together!

Enough about that though I hope you dont think Im trunky. Im not. Im really happy and I love my sector and ward and everything Im doing so much. 

I am very tired today. Our neighbors had a party 2 nights ago til 3 in the morning, the did that all the time but this one was by far the worst. Mal do you remember that day when we had to work at the hangtime party and they were blasting dubstep the whole time? It was like that loud I swear. But on the onthe other side of the wall behind my pillow. And there were drunk people talking and yelling practically in our front yard. So we called the police at 1:30 and they came and told them to turn the music down so they did until they left and 5 min after they left they turned it up even louder. I feel like if you lose sleep on the mish you never get it back. So Im trying not to be a zombie haha but yeah it was a funny experience. Id never called the police before. let alone in chile. 

This week we had a really cool experience. So We went to visit Elizabeth Quiñones the less active and her family that came with us to the christmas concert. Only elizabeth and her husband that is evangelical were there and he asked us about something about life after death and we began to talk about that and of course he was a little skeptical so we were showing him scriptures from the bible to help him see  and understand what we were talking about and we specifically talked a lot about baptisms for the dead and idk I felt kind of bad because sometimes its so hard to teach people that have different ideas and show them in the scriptures without it turning into a bible bash. So I was really trying to keep the spirit but also defend our beliefs and express the Lords love for him and stuff. At the end of the lesson though it was AMAZING because Elizabeth started to cry and told us that since she was little she has wondered if there was any way that her grandma could be saved because she never learned how to read so she didnt understand much about the bible and jesus christ so she just prayed to a little virgin statue and never got baptized, so elizabeth said that she was pretty sure that this was her answer that she needed to get baptized in the temple for her grandma. It was such a miracle and so inspired. Im so grateful to know that God knows what he is doing far better than I do and that if we listen to the spirit we will know what to do and say. We are so excited because her and her family are so receptive and so loving. Im so blessed to be serving where I am! 

Well the 4 other hermanas moved into our apartment today, so we are a little squished but I think its gonna be a lot of fun. (mom and dad I got pizza for all of us, some of them paid me back but yeah, youll be seeing that one on the card) Ill try to send some pics in the next few minutes. 

Ill be praying lots for Chris. I hope their family is doing alright! 

love you all!

Kyrstin Millett

The 6 girls in the apartment now

Our christmas eve sleepover in the living room, with an american breakfast in bed. 

Feliz Navidad!

Well. I just have to say that I am FLLLLLLIIIIIIIPPPIIIINNNNNGGGGG out excited to talk to you guys. I havent been this excited for something in a LONG time. I think I am more excited this time than the other two times. Idk porque but for reals its gonna be great to see you all and talk to you guys again! Plus the goodbye wont even be sad because next week I start my last transfer so we will all be seein each other soon enough.

Well. Where to start. This week has been different than I would have expected. Omar didnt get baptized. I wish I could explain the crazy feelings and thoughts that have been running through my heart and my mind. It was kinda hard on saturday. He has been an amazing investigator and he was so dang set on baptism. He had his interview, tried on his baptismal clothes, we went to see him EVERY DAY to make sure he was ok. But ONE little thing made it all blow up. He didnt tell his girlfriend. And she is pretty controling, so by the time he told her the DAY BEFORE she flipped out and it all came crashing down. It was sad to see how so much progress and faith and happiness could be forgotten in the blink of an eye. So saturday my companion and I kneeled together in a little room after a meeting we had with the whole mission and we asked for the lords help and comfort before calling omar to hear his final decision and when he said no we just tried to put a smile on and jump on the metro back to our sector to work. So we didnt talk about it much nor did I let myself think about it too much because I didnt want to get desanimated (unmotivated? idk what the word is) but sunday night I was thinking and I couldnt help but think of Mario, my first investigator that got baptized in the other mission and how heartbroken I was to see him turn away from all he had experienced and learned as well. And idk it was cool because I just felt such a profound love and concern for mario and omar that I knelt down in my bed with the lights off and prayed for both of them, I started the prayer feeling a little sad and a little bit like all of our efforts were worthless because what do we have to show for it? But as I prayed I felt a great calm and comfort come over me and I knew that Heavenly father was very much aware of Mario and Omar and that he has a plan for them, he knows what satan will do to try to stop it and he knows how to help each of his children come back. I felt very strongly that Heavenly Father was very aware and grateful for what I had been able to do for them. Even if I leave my mission and neither one is active in the church I felt very strongly that I along with my companions had been able to touch and change their lives in a way that will help them for the rest of their lives, and that one day they will return. Whether it be while Im here on my mission or no, Omar AND Mario are gonna come back. It was a really cool experience. I havent felt such strong promptings from the Lord in a loooong time. I cried the whole time. Im so grateful for a heavenly father that knows us and speaks to us personally. :)

So please pray lots for omar this week. I cant ask you to fast for him because it says I can in the manual misional so I wont...... but if you decided on your own that you wanted to do that this fast sunday Im just saying I wouldnt be opposed....

Well. Other than that we are starting something SUPER COOL in the sudameria sur area. We are only reporting 2 key indicators 1) baptisms and confirmations and 2) total sacrament meeting attendance. So we had a really cool meeting about it and why we were doing it  and I am really excited because it just changes your focus to a higher level of thinking and it puts your efforts and thoughts to where they need to be. Hard to explain but its gonna be really cool Im really excited. 

Well I gotta go but Ill be talking to you all soon enough! Im happy and doing well, Im so grateful for this wonderful sector and the wonderful people we are working with. Even though we had a bit of a dissapointing saturday we saw so many miracles with other investigators afterwards so I know that God is taking care of me and my comp and we are gonna be doing great! Sorry not gonna be, we ARE doing great :) :)

With love, 

Kyrstin Millett

District and Zone Picture

 Divisions!

Cookies with Javiera and Maria our investigators (we were gonna make them for the baptism...........but that didnt happen. so we took them around to investigators to make their day)

 pic of some of my favorite graffiti in the sector. Puente Alto is FULL of graffiti, gotta love it