Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Feeling Better! A Great Week!

Kyrst has been struggling a bit with feeling isolated because in her mission there are a lot of extra rules that basically prevent contact with other missionaries.  She said something to her mission president and it didn't go over to well, so for the last two weeks we have written her several emails to help her feel more positive and happy.  That is just some background.  It sounds like she is doing well now.
Every mission is different, but they are all great!!! 

First before I forget, mom and dad we just got an email from the office for our mission that says that you should always send packages through the US mail system and not fedex etc because they usually hold them in customs and charge more... so just before I forget for future reference!
Oh and I just read that the Schades could bring a package that would be GREAT because there is lots of stuff I could use, I´ll put that in the next letter if I don´t get time today.  

Haha yeah mal I´ve heard its raining perros y gatos in buenos aires haha and that it was also up to 45 grados this week, is that true??? freak. You have much crazier weather than I do here! Haha I´m always hearing about the weather in Buenos Aires haha the people here talk about argentina a lot. 

Alright so sorry I don´t have much time but I´m going to try to get it all in here.  

This week has been GREAT.  Thanks for all of your advice and support literally Satan wanted me to feel like I was alone in all of this and that everyone was going to be upset with me when I told them that I am struggling and about my concerns but I checked my email and I just cried.  Seriously Mom and Nik thanks a million.  Thanks for all the stuff you said I am going to do my best to take it to heart.  But just know I´m doing a lot better this week.  

I was reading in preach my gospel last week after writing you guys and I remembered something I´d heard in the MTC that every time you are struggling be grateful because its an opportunity to apply and improve a Christlike attribute.  So I started reading about esperanza or hope which usually seemed kinda lame to me like charity and faith are so hard core and then comes along little wimpy esperanza.  But then I read and it said that the results of esperanza are confidence, optimism, happiness, peace, etc and I thought.... oh shoot I don´t feel confident at all right now, I´m not feeling optimistic, I´m struggling to stay happy, and I´m not feeling so much peace.  I need esperanza.  So I read the first scripture that it had, Romans 5:3 through 5 read it.  Its great.  I realized that hey! I´m on the way to having esperanza because I´m in the middle of a little tribulation and that's the first step! GREAT.  So I decided to look at it that way.  

Then we got the presidents letter for February.  Haha me and my companion read it and I started crying, my comp looks at me and laughs in her cute english with her little accent says "Seester look we are the presidents inspiration!!" haha it was so true. This letter was written for us. The letter was all about the importance of being truly happy, that it doesn´t matter if you´ve been in a sector for 9 months (my comp) and all of the worldly cares and things don´t matter, we will be truly happy and content not with changes in situations but if we truly have the spirit change US.  He mentioned when Christ said to Peter basically "Satan get thou hence" (I don´t remember what it is in english) and that Peter could have been upset with the Lord and let that affect him because that was kind of hard to take! But instead he just followed him.  So yeah.  What president said to me kinda hurt, Idk if he meant it as a joke or what but it wasn´t funny.  It was kinda hard to take.  But I have a choice.  I can let that pain and embarassment burn inside of me or I can humble myself and take it like Peter did.  So that's what I decided to do.  I´ve been just trying to humble myself and take it.  I´ve had to do it a few more times this week when we got some more rules and instructions but I´m doing it.  Its been hard and I don´t think that the president dealt with things the best way but I respect him.  I respect the amazing knowledge he has of the scriptures, its hard but I can see how dedicated he is to the gospel and so I´ll try to do the same and dedicate myself more.  

Well.... so out of time 

Chau

Kyrstin Millett


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