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 ;)