The Miracle Zone!

So in my mission we have a saying which is: Step out of your comfort zone and into the Miracle Zone! This past week I have definitely been in the Miracle Zone!

On Wednesday we had a lesson with an investigator named Joe. He loves us and he knows the gospel is true, but for the past two years he never has been able to go through with a baptismal date. So for our lesson President and Sister Hiers decided to join us. It was so nerve racking to have our Mission President sit in on a lesson with us. I was so nervous that I would mess up, but the spirit was so strong and never lets you say the wrong things. The lesson went perfect and President Hiers extended the invitation to be baptized this past Sunday. Unfortunately since Joe is a people pleaser he accepted the date but didn't show up to our following lessons or to church so he was not able to be baptized. It was a little frustrating...... but then he called us yesterday and told us he had a dream (pretty much the first vision) and God told him that he had a choice. God had given him the answers so now he has to choose between the Catholic Church and the Mormon Church. He was nervous, so he asked to meet with us again. He also decided to bring a friend with him. Her name is Leslie and she has had a rough past. She just opened up and told us of her experience with the Mormon Church. While she was in jail an Apostle came to talk to some of the inmates and she decided to go. While she was listening to him talk, she said she just started crying because she knew in her heart everything that he said was the truth, and it made her so happy. So we talked to her about those feelings and invited her to talk to us and find out more about the Church! We are hoping to meet with her again soon!

Another Miracle that we were able to have was with this lady named Julian. She lives across the street from our investigator Arianna. We were outside teaching Arianna about laws and ordinances with chalk, and this lady Julian was backing out of her driveway and saw us, so she pulled up and started talking to us. We found out her niece had just moved in who is nine years old and was looking for a friend.  She wanted to know if Arianna wouldn't mind hanging out with her because her niece loves drawing with chalk and she saw us using it. We started talking to her and found out that she was a nondenominational Christian and was disabled, so she hasn't been able to attend church for awhile. We asked her if she would like us to come over and do a bible study with her and she accepted. Before she left she asked us if we wouldn't mind telling her more about our church as well! We were so excited! It was amazing!

The last Miracle occurred as we were on our way to a lesson.  Some of our Ward Clerks pulled up and asked if we needed a ride and also gave us a referral for two people! OUT OF NOWHERE! I guess these people just moved in and they were curious about our Church. The Ward Clerks wanted to send us over to their house to help them learn more!

As I have been writing this, I realize that this all happened on Monday, after we had fasted. Fasting is amazing! We had a Stake fast for missionary work and there truly were "miracles" because of it. I feel so blessed to have had these experiences happen to me and to have been able to see how much the Lord blesses us when we step out of our comfort zone and into the Miracle Zone.

I love my mission so much I have never been happier in my life! I feel so blessed to be serving the Lord. Remember to keep in touch and pray for me. Thank you so much for all your love and support. It has truly been a blessing to me.

Till Next Time ;)

Sister Krissy Pitt

Kylee Got Baptized!

Awesome Mission Tan!

Utah Has Some Beautiful Sunsets!

ALOHA :)

July 30, 2013

So this week was not too bad. I feel like it has passed by in a blur. I don't have very much time so this email will be short. 

I made it to my month mark! I feel pretty accomplished ;P Only 17 more months to go! I have loved every aspect of my mission thus far! The good, the bad and everything in between! I have felt myself grow so much this past month and I am so excited to see how the rest of my mission helps me. I have the best mission in the world!

This past Sunday I was asked to sing in church and also give a talk in a different ward. It was pretty hectic, but so good!  I sang, 'When We Meet Again', and in church I talked about missionary work and how every member needs to participate in missionary work. I feel like I did pretty good. I was pretty nervous though! I love giving talks! I enjoy trying to think of new ideas to share with others. One thing that I shared was how little invitations can bring about BIG conversion. We as missionaries and members need to be anxiously engaged in the work of salvation. We need to love everyone and remember that Christ wants all of us to return to him. Not just a select few, but all of us. I love missionary work! It is amazing to think that for the next 17 months I am going to be able to wake up and do the Lord's work! That puts a smile on my face because not only am I helping others grow closer to Christ, but I am growing closer to him as well!

One of the hardest things about my mission is getting people to church! Everyone lives fairly close to the church buildings, but they refuse to go! We are working really hard on trying to get our members out to church just for an hour or so. We are trying to think of new and different ways to invite people out. If anyone has any ideas they would like to share please E-mail me!

Actually, just write me or E-mail me regardless of advice. I would love to hear from everyone! I am loving my mission. I get to meet a lot of interesting people and I really get to see how the gospel has helped others because there are a lot of recent converts in my area. It has really helped my testimony to grow seeing how strong they all are in the gospel.

Thank you all so much for your support I couldn't do it without all of your prayers!

Till next time ;)

Sister Krissy Pitt

Bowling Anyone?

Elder Scott

Trying!

God Has a Sense of Humor!

July 23, 2013

So this week has flown by, and it started out so good! As many of you know, and as I have found out, a lot of good things on the mission don't last very long! At the start of the week we pinned 3 baptisms. In my opinion that's pretty dang good! As the week passed we kept teaching and everything was going good.  Then the weekend came and we could not pin anything down! All of our appointments kept falling through. The guy who was supposed to get baptized next Saturday, named Joe Rios, missed church so we have to push back his baptism date. The little girl we were teaching named Miriah missed church as well so she can't get baptized as soon either. Arianna who is the cutest 11 year old girl wants to be baptized by her less-active father so instead of having her baptism on August 10th we have no idea when she will be getting baptized now. I don't mean to sound down, I really am not, I am so happy.

This week is going to be great! We have a ton planned and we will keep meeting with all of our investigators. I just hope that we can convey to them how important church attendance is and how important baptism is. Actually I really wish we could convey how important church is to the members as well! Nobody attends church here! Hahah, but eh what can you do about it other than encourage them with the spirit ;)

So I have high hopes for these next 2 weeks. Hopefully not only will we find more people to teach, but we will get more people to church as well. I am so excited! I know there is so much to be done, we just need to keep up with all of it!

All right, so one funny thing that has happened this week. (Well, I guess there was a few of them.)  On Saturday a cute old couple took Sister Kindt and I out to a Chinese buffet. Not the best idea to eat there. We were seriously in bed for a few hours on Saturday we got so sick! It was gross! We were able to get up and go to a lesson though and I almost wish we didn't. It was bad... The mom basically told us the only reason she went to church was for welfare, and that she didn't think her kids would go to church, and she didn't want to because it was too early (9:00 am). So we left in a pretty bad mood and decided to go get Slurpee's (we get one almost everyday) and on the way there this kid rolled up in his car and yelled at us, "Looking good ladies," and then he did a double take and asked, "Wait, are you Sister Missionaries?" We said ya, and he yelled at us "You are the hottest missionaries I have ever seen." I think God knew we needed something to laugh at so he sent him our way. God has a pretty good sense of humor doesn't he? ;)

I have to admit even though I did get a little frustrated this week I have been able to learn so much! I have studied a ton and I have even been trying to actually memorize Scripture Mastery scriptures since I never did in seminary. I am building my foundation upon the rock of my redeemer ( Helaman 5:12) and I am going to keep a strong and steady foundation because of him.

...Today I was so happy because We got to go to the temple! We went up to the Logan temple! It was huge! It was so nice! I am so happy to be able to go to the temple. I have felt so close to the lord here and I never want to lose that feeling! I love it and I love who the mission is helping me to become! I could not have asked to be sent to a better mission! I know the Lord knows and understands me and knew this is where I needed to be to progress and draw closer to him. I love my mission! I am so happy to be here and to meet so many amazing people! I Miss you all and love you so much! Thank you for the love and support, You are all so amazing!

Till next time,

Sister Krissy Pitt

Free Slurpee Day!

Only in Utah!

Temple Day!

Logan Temple

Being a Missionary = Happiness!

Caught in the Rain

Week 2: Best Spiritual High Ever!

July 16th, 2013

HEY FOLKS! I'm still alive! Thank goodness! These past 2 weeks have been something else! I finished up at the MTC (It felt like it would never end!) and I am finally out in the mission field and what can I say other than I LOVE IT! But I am going to cover the rest of the MTC before I go into what's been happening in the field.

In my second week at the MTC I was struggling and my companion could tell, so she basically told me to buck up or go home. Man that was a pretty good slap to the face, but I needed it, and after that I fully applied myself. There was a 180 difference, not only did I feel the spirit more, but I was able to have better concentration and I could find scriptures way better. I'm still pretty bad at both studying and finding scriptures, but I am trying my best!

On the 4th of July we had a fireside and then got to go watch fireworks. The only problem was, we couldn't see any dang fireworks! The trees were all in the way! So my comp and I ran around photo-bombing everyone we could! It was pretty fun. We didn't have a curfew that night so we partied hard until I wanna say 11 O'clock! Ya, we are pretty wild missionaries! hahaha. I was also able to lead a class role play! It was seriously the coolest thing ever! Mainly because I was always one of the people chilling in the back, not having a clue what was going on, but I was so on it with this "investigator"! After we were done role playing my class looked at me and everyone one kinda stopped and was like, where in the world did that come from? It felt pretty cool! It probably was the BEST SPIRITUAL HIGH EVER! It was a good way to end my time at the MTC!

Last Wednesday we made our way up to Ogden. We caught the train which was pretty fun.  There where 32 missionaries going up with me! It was exciting! When we got there we were able to meet President and Sister Heirs, I call them Mamma and Papa Heirs, they are the best! We went over a ton of stuff. I really don't remember any of it! It's ok though, they also gave us a huge packet to read with the same information so I should be good. Then we headed over to the Mission President's house for a testimony meeting. That night we got to stay in some members houses which was really fun! The lady we stayed with was amazing! She made us hot chocolate and homemade cookies! I felt so spoiled ;)

The next day is when all the fun stuff began to happen! We went to meet our Trainers! Can I tell you there is probably no other mission that makes as big of a deal about new missionaries like the Utah Ogden mission! It was fantastic! When we got there we where herded towards the cultural hall where all of our Trainers were. When we got in there everyone went crazy! They were yelling and clapping and pounding on chairs.... It was crazy! They had us all sit on one side, then one by one they would call us up and there would be yelling, clapping, drum rolls and then they would announce our Trainers! It was was almost like a game show! Everyone went wild! The Trainers of the boys would run up to the front and do victory laps or pick his new comp up. I was one of the first girls to be called up and I was put with.......................Sister Kindt! She is amazing! She has been out on her mission for over a year and she is probably the best Trainer in the world!

So a little about my area: I am serving in Roy Utah, it's a little town that you would think would be straight out of the TV show, 'My Name Is Earl'.  It makes me laugh! Tons of apartments and lots and lots of interesting people. I am in a walking mission, thank goodness! (I won't gain as much weight.)  I love my district and zone! Utah is a cool place! I love my area so much! People are pretty open to the gospel where I am at. They might not be the nicest, but eh it's OK, I told sister Kindt I was sent here to spread some Aloha spirit!

I would put in a spiritual experience, but I have been so confused with meeting new people and this whole week, that I just cant think of anything at the moment! Hopefully I will have a good one for you next week!

So this is getting pretty long and I am running out of time, but here are some cool facts about the Utah Ogden mission:

There are over 250 missionaries serving in this mission
60 of which are sister missionaries
We have back to back to back lessons almost everyday
and the members try as hard as they can to make us fat!

Well, I love my mission and I don't have much else to say!

Till next time,

Sister Krissy Pitt ;)

Ummmm????

MTC!

Look Who I Found!

Elder Wright!

My Elders!

My Trainer, Sister Kindt!

Elder Graham, Kahuku Homeboy, Welcomes Me!

Loving My Mission Already!

Dear Parents:

President & Sister Hiers enjoyed meeting your missionary today, and Sister Hiers thought you might enjoy the attached digital photo. Your missionary gave us your email address so we could email them to you. I will be mailing you a printed copy of the picture soon.

If you send mail using the U.S. Postal Service, we can forward that mail to your missionary. If you choose to send a package using FedEx or UPS, we will get the package to your missionary as soon as possible. Our mailing address is:

The first and last name of your missionary (we have several missionaries with identical last names)
4380 So. Orchard Ave.
South Ogden, UT 84403

What a Week!

What a week! I seriously think this has probably been the longest week of my entire life! I am not even close to joking about this! The hours feel like days, the days feel like weeks, and this week has felt like a month, its crazy! But I wouldn't change it for anything! It has probably been the best and worst week I will ever have in my mission life! I am so excited to be here with so many other Missionaries who are going forward to do the Lord’s work! I think I have one of the best companions in the world. Her name is Sister Despain (or Deathpain if you have a lisp). She is seriously one of the funniest people I have ever met. She reminds me so much of Caressa but she sings all the time and has a really nice voice. She attended BYUH both Fall and Winter semester and I knew when I first walked into the classroom that I had seen her before! It was so awesome to have someone who knows about Hawaii and has lived there.

I am so happy to be here, I am having so much fun! At night before I go to bed I am usually really wound up and have lots of energy, so I run around the dorm and jump in front of Sisters rooms that have their doors open and scare them! If you could only see their faces, they jump about a mile high and look terrified! I usually end up on the floor laughing with them and then I apologize and run away! They probably think I'm crazy but it might be the only thing keeping me sane! I know the girls in my district think I am crazy. I always feel like I am low on energy when we are on our down time so I will make really weird faces or voices just to try to keep myself awake and they will look at me like I am crazy! It’s very amusing. I also got to play volleyball the other day but it was probably a really bad idea because I got way too into it and jammed my thumb pretty good. It hurts soooooo bad! But I'm fine. I can live without my thumb. You really don't need it to read or pray so I am good for the next few days!

These past two days have been very funny for me because an Elder from our Zone who just left the MTC on Tuesday wrote me two letters asking me to write him and gave me a CTR “promise to write me ring!” :-P It was really funny because the elders in my district were making a huge deal about what his letters said (I hadn't opened them yet) trying to freak me out, and it worked pretty well. I thought he was going to profess his love for me and give me a promise ring (which in a way I guess is what he did) but they got me good. I seriously was scared all day because we can’t open our mail until 9:30 at night after classes and they kept teasing me and reminding me all day! When I finally opened the letters they weren't that bad, but they still were a little weird.

So, in the MTC I think everyone might be a little Bipolar. One minute we will be in class laughing, joking around and the next minute we will be role-playing and bawling like little girls. It is actually really funny. The spirit is so strong here! You really do want to have a good time, but you don't want the spirit to leave so you will be trying to find that balance which is hard! I have had some amazing experiences with the spirit though!

On Friday I was having a really hard time and I just had the feeling that I wanted to go home! My companion suggested that I receive a blessing. I asked Elder Hunt in my district if he could give me one (he has never given a blessing before). By the time he was done I was crying so hard I could barely see it was so powerful! I feel so blessed to be able to receive blessings from these worthy young men. They are such an inspiration to me!

Another experience I had was the other night our teacher had us close our eyes while he read from Alma 36:18-20. We had to visualize all of our sins and how terrible they made us feel, he then had us think of everything that made us feel joy. It was probably the strongest I have ever felt the spirit. It is amazing to think of how much Christ has done for us, and how much he loves us! Jesus Christ is my Savior and my Redeemer. He loves me so much and I love him. I will give my all to bring others unto Him, because I want them to know and feel the JOY that I have felt from him and this gospel! I am so happy to be on my mission. I know for a fact that there is no other place on this earth that I should be. The Lord needs me here and I can’t wait to go out into the field and do his work. I love you all and I hope you keep writing me! Thanks for all the love and support it has helped me so much this first week!

Till next time,

Sister Krissy Pitt ;)

The start of a new life!

This is my last blog that I will post personally before I enter the MTC and give the reigns to my momma! It's crazy to think that the day is finally here! That Im actually going through with this! That its  really all happening! I am going pretty crazy between shopping, packing, and preparing to go that I have barely had time to sit down and think about all that is about to happen. I have to admit I am pretty nervous. I don't know what to expect going into the MTC, or the field. I don't know what my companions will be like or who will be in the MTC with me! I don't know where I will live or who I will be teaching, or who I will see when I get off my mission! I really just don't know and thats a scary thing, but there are things I do know. I know without a shadow of a doubt that this church is true and that for the next 18 months of my life I will be serving Christ and proclaiming his Gospel. I know that I love this Gospel and that it has made me so happy in my life! I know that I will be teaching children of God and even if they are not willing to be baptized, I will show them the same love and respect I would show my friends or family members. I know that there is a reason I have been sent to Ogden Utah and that I will be helping those who are in need physically and spiritually. I know that the Book of Mormon is true and that it guides you and directs you when you are in need of it most. I know that if you pray, Heavenly Father will listen and help you because he loves you so much. He loves you so much that he sent his son to die for us so that one day we can return to live with him. I know that because of his sacrifice I can return to not only live with him but to live with my family for eternity as well. I am so excited to get out in the field and serve and sad that I have had to say goodbye to so many amazing people, but I know I will meet new friends and that I will see you all again soon! Thank you for all of your love and support! See you in 18!

I was set apart!

Till next time,

Sister Krissy Pitt ;)

I Stand all Amazed

So on June 9th I gave my mission farewell! It was great, my topic was Love and the Gospel. I would post my talk if I wrote it but I decided to wing it! Don't worry folks it still went great and I didn't choke!  In my talk I spoke of the examples I have had of love in my life starting with my parents. I also talked about talked about Gana and our Savior Jesus Christ.

Dallin and I got to talk on the same day!

My parents are probably one of the best examples of love I have ever personally seen! They are Crazy in love! My mom and dad have been writing love notes to each other almost everyday for the past 4 years! They are amazing! They are everything that I hope me and my future spouse will be. I know that because they love each other so much they love me as well! They have had such an impact on my life as I have gotten older and I truly have no idea where I would be without them!

They are so cute!

In my talk I shared a memory I will always keep close to me. I can not remember how long ago this happened but I know it was more than a year ago. One day my dad was on his way to work and heard a country song by the Eli Young Band called Crazy Girl. It made him think of my momma, So on his lunch break he decided to drive home and he printed out these tiny strips of paper that said "I love you like crazy, Crazy girl" and posted hundreds (or so it seemed to me at the time) of these little strips of paper around their room, in their bathroom and in their closet. He also found a huge poster paper and Wrote a note to my momma expressing his love and put it in the most visible place in their room. The last thing he did was have an arrow pointing down at the computer that had a link to the song he listened too. When I came home and saw all this I was in utter awe! I love my hopeless romantic daddy!

The next example of love I shared in my talk was about a beautiful young woman named Gantuya Ganbat. Gana was amazing she served her mission in California, was Relief Society President, President of the Mongolia club and she loved the gospel so much! She was perfect! I feel so blessed to have known her and for the example of love she has set for me. A little over two years ago Gana got very sick and was hospitalized. Even at her sickest Gana was trying her best to serve the Lord and show her love for others. While in the hospital she asked for a Book of Mormon that she wrote her testimony in and she asked if this could be given to someone who she felt needed to read the words so that they could be blessed the way she felt she had been blessed in her life. I believe that her example of love was one of the reasons I have decided to serve a mission. I know I met an angel of the Lords when I met Gana and I know that she is looking down on my family helping us find our way!

She is so beautiful inside and out!

The last and most important example of love I have to share is the love that our Savior Jesus Christ has for us! I think of Him in his last days getting down on his knees and washing his disciples feet, showing them so much love knowing that his time was limited. I think of Him in the Garden asking for the cup to be passed from him but willingly taking upon himself all the sins of the world! I think of him nailed to the cross asking God to forgive those that mocked Him because "they knew not what they did." I think of all he has done for me in my life and realize that there is no way that I could give everything I have to try to even show a little of the love that he has shown me. I love The Lord so much I know that he Loves me and that he is always watching over me. I know that by serving my mission I am drawing a step closer to the person he wants me to be. I am beyond grateful for the love that I have been shown  and I hope that I can emulate these examples in my daily life.

I Stand All Amazed!

I Truly stand all amazed at the love Jesus offers me! I will try my best to follow Matthew 22:37-40 when it says; 

³⁷ Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.

³⁸ This is the first and great commandment.

³⁹ And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

My only hope in serving my mission is that those who meet me will feel the love that I have for them. That is my deepest hope and wish. 

Till next time,

Sister Krissy Pitt ;)

Mahalo to all those who attended my Farewell :)

My Tutu!

A Decision to be Made!

So as many of you know or if you don't know I have been called to serve a 18 month mission for the church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints. I have been called to the Ogden Utah Mission! 

My Call!

I honestly never thought I would serve a mission! When I was younger I really saw myself growing up and getting married by the time I was 20, because 20 was SO OLD! Haha (silly little me)! I had so many great examples in my life to follow though I was just stubborn and refused to think about serving! My daddy served his mission in the Suva Fiji mission and my brother served his mission in Mongolia. While growing up we constantly had sister missionaries living in our rental unit and they were always great. I still never really wanted to serve....

Look at these awesome men!

I started considering serving a mission last summer during my last EFY. The theme was pretty much all about missionary work and it made me feel great! I started thinking hey I could do this! It doesn't seem that bad. I just didn't want to wait till I was 21 to serve! I slowly forgot about missionary service because it didn't fit into my 5 year plan which consisted of Graduating from college, going to Culinary school and eventually getting married.

My legit EFY group!

That summer I went to see Paul off on his mission and seeing him all dressed up and ready to go really stuck with me. I was so proud of him and almost a little jealous that he got to go. I felt a little silly so I quickly dismissed my feelings and went about my ways. Upon returning home I moved out and started college! It was great I was having the time of my life! No one telling me what to do, having fun till the wee hours of the morning, it was awesome! I kept writing Paul and he kept telling me about all his different experiences he was having and I couldn't help but wonder if maybe someday I would be able to have some of those too? But I was having too much fun how could I ever leave this place? During the middle of my first semester the age change announcement was made and I immediately knew that I had to go! I think I cried for a good hour after that not because I was happy about the age change but because I was scared out of my MIND! I knew I had to go, there was no question in my mind that I should go; I just didn't feel adequate enough to serve. 

Hello Pauly boy :)

I started preparing to serve, knowing I wouldn't be able to leave until at least June. I was almost ready to put my papers in, in February but I got so discouraged! I decide to wait a little longer. It wasn't until April that I made my official decision. I saw my sister leave on her mission to Jamaica and I was reminded of why I wanted to serve. Within 2-3 weeks of making my decision I was able to have my papers in and my interviews done! It all was happening so fast! I opened my call on May 19th and I am leaving on June 26!  Craziness!

Caressas' Farewell

Deciding to serve was one of the hardest decisions I have ever had to make. I often felt scared or unable to go, but one thing to always remember is that "you are fearfully and wonderfully made" and for that reason you will never fail if you have the lord on your side.  I will  have to remember that the Lord will never tell me to do something if he knows I can not handle it. I am so excited to be serving the Lord and the people of Ogden Utah for the next 18 months and I can not wait to see what is in store for me in the next chapter of my life!

Till next time,

Sister Krissy Pitt ;)