Second off this is my apology again for the many typos that will most likely be in this email, computer apps was not my nest class in highschool! Today marks 6 days until the flight to The Philippines! I am so so excited. I simply cant wait any longer! This last week has been a busy one but I am amazed at how much my companion and I were able to accomplish in that time!
Last Friday all of the Kiribati Missionaries in our zone had the opportunity to go to Temple Square in Salt Lake to go inside the visitors center, conference center, take a tour around the Temple and much more! I was lucky because they let their companions go with them! Getting out of the MTC and going to Temple Square was amazing! All of the missionaries who had not been there before were astonished by all of the different buildings and statues, pictures, etc.! They were all excited to ride the front runner to SL and back too, it was cool to see their eyes so big for so long! It was funny, they tired themselves out pretty quick becuase on the train ride back, they were all sound asleep hahah.
Saturday marked One month as a missionary! I should have gotten myself some flowers and chocolates but i didnt want to be that sappy for just one month! Maybe in 4 or 5 ill do something special.. Speaking of sarcasm, i learned on saturday that a lot of Filipino people dont understand sarcasm.. So im not sure how I feel about that!! Hopefully i only talk to the people who do understand sarcasm or this might be a struggle. hahah the langauge is coming along really well. We all in the zone are trying to not speak any english throughout the day which is sometimes hard but you can tell a difference in how much you take in when you use it every day!
Sunday yet again was a good one! Church was awesome, I love the Temple walks we take because everyone is just in the best moods possible and its impossible to not be in a good mood!
At the Sunday night devotional, Elder Palacio and Sister Calaway gave the prayers in front of everyone, including Elder Allen from the Quorum of the Seventy (He's a big deal it was cool) after the devotional was over, Elder Palacio and I, and Sister Calaway and Fa' were talking to him and when Elder Palacio went to say "you gave an awesome t-" He opened the door and left! All 4 of us were busting up laughing and Elder Palacio played it off cool, we are still giving him crap for it though haha.
Monday there wasnt too crazy of stuff going on, Mostly just learning more Tagalog and trying to decipher what the teachers are saying to us!
Tuesday was super fun. In the mornings we do a service project ( which means no class! ) then we have a study time where Elder Mereki and I work on Tagalog sentence structures and all of that good jazz, we only have one class during the day and at night there is a Devotional! At the devotional, Sister Fa' and I were the ones asked to give the prayers, and the speaker was Elder Dallin H. Oaks of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles! (An even bigger deal!! so it was cooler!) haha but in all serious it was so amazing to hear from him in person, 20 feet away. Im so happy i got to hear from him and M. Russell Ballard here at the MTC! I really do love the MTC its a great place to learn and grow.
On Wednesday we got the chance to be a host for new missionaries! Show them around the MTC, get them all of the folders that they need and show them where their classes are. Its super fun to talk to a new missionary and take the pictures of them with their families and what not!
Thursday (today) has been really good! Elder Mereki and I are super close with eachother so we are on the same page about a lot of very important things for example: At breakfast he grabs two spoons from one side of the breakfast area and i grab the yogurt and cereals that we like, then we both go to the fridge to get milks and then chocolate donuts right next to the refrigerator. BOOM teamwork makes the dream work! Like i said before probably 100 times, the MTC is great. You make the best of it and i am so blessed to be with my companion and my zone. I am also beyond blessed to have the family that i have! Alyssa and Dallin congrats on the girls! The Pitt family really needed more girls and you provided! :) I love my family and love all of you guys too! Have great weeks and the next time ill email you all, ILL BE IN THE PHILIPPINES!
Here are some pictures!
Love, Elder Pitt
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