1 year down - .....why is it so fast?

Hello Everyone!
First off, hopefully the Zags can pull off a Championship!
Secondly, and more importantly, This week was so much fun!
We were able to work with members almost every single day in our finding and teaching. We also have been working with the youth every single Sunday as they prepare for missions!
This week we had a zone conference with the Bacnotan zone and the Bawang zone! there were quite a few missionaries all in the chapel here in San Fernando but it was super fun! President Bangal talked to us about our calling as missionaries and also how we can better improve ourselves daily! I am super grateful for president Bangal and all of the things he does for us missionaries here in the Baguio Mission!

We watched a video at the end of the conference that is attached at the bottom. It is super good and the mission is practicing the song to sing for a conference coming up in a couple months!
We had exchanges with the Elders in the San Fernando ward and it was a blast! Elder Hayes was my companion for the day and he is 3 weeks old in the mission! I love being around new missionaries and hearing all of the questions they have! He is from North Carolina and served in Seattle for a while as he was waiting for his visa to go through!
We met a lot of new people this week and had a very fun time working with one another to teach and keep the Spirit of the Lord with us every day. I love being companions with Elder Tavita and learning from him. We always have a conversation going and it makes the work 10x better!


At church yesterday, Dianne, Nanay Teresita, adn the Aquino family all came to church and all had a great time! We had a very fun time asking questions and discussing with one another the Atonement of Jesus Christ and His role as our Savior! They all had super interesting and eye-opening insights!
We are looking forward to this next week of work. Its getting hotter and hotter here but the work goes on! Love you all! Have a great week!
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https://www.lds.org/youth/video/come-unto-christ-2014-theme-song?lang=eng



Elder Pitt

My spelling is getting worse.. I apologize

Hello Everyone!!!
I hope once again that you all had a great week! Hopefully its getting warm where you all are so you can get a feel for the weather we are having here! Its hot! But life is great!
This last week was full of excitement. On Tuesday we had an awesome District Meeting and Elder Acido gave a workshop about how lucky we are to be living in this time on the earth. I am still reflecting on it now about how lucky I am to be a missionary on the earth when the Gospel has been restored and wont be leaving any time soon. The technology we have to share with others our Faith in Christ, the cars, buses, (trykes) we are able to use to get to Church on Sundays, and the homes we live in the are able to invite the Spirit of the Lord into our lives. We are all so lucky.
We also talked about Conversion, and what that means, why its important, and how it happens. All of it is based on our desire and effort to learn about the Gospel of Jesus Christ!
On Wednesday we went on exchanges and I was with Elder Acido! I have known him since i was new in the mission and he is an awesome teacher.
Thursday was awesome! A member in the Ward got his mission call so we went over to say congrats! Jhanru is serving in the Philippines Bocolod Mission! He leaves on May 5th, so we willbe bringing him with us to our lessons and appointments as much as we can to help him get used to Mission Life! We were also invited to a "Mimi-MTC" where the stake here in San Fernando had all youth from 13-17 go to the stake center and created a MTC for the day! They all had on little nametags, and all of the returned missionary members were teachers at the MTC! One of the stake leaders asked Elder Tavita and I to talk about the Purpose of missionary work and the blessings we can help others receive from the work. There were many youth there who were supposed to be at required school activities, who decided to go to the MTC instead. I think they were the ones who understand the missionary purpose more than I did when I was a youth. It is all about invite others to come unto Christ. Thats the goal. Thats the reason that there are missionaries. To help other receive the Gospel and to partake of the fruits of the Gospel.
On Sunday the Aquino Family went to "Mormon Church" as they say for the first time in their lives! They were pretty nervous to say the least, but it turns out that when they got there, almost every one knew them! Whether it was from College, to work, to grade school, or to neighbors, they had a connection somehow with almost every one they came into contact with! It was super cool. Nanay Teresita also came to Church again this week! She is such a hard working lady in getting to know who Christ is and how the Atonement can help her.


This week was all round great. I love being a missionary. And I love being able to represent the Savior as a chosen servant. I know that the Church was restored to the earth through Joseph Smith. I know that families can be eternal through the authority of God. I am grateful for all of you and love you all! Have a great week!



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Elder Pitt

Transfer #2 Sevilla Ward

Hello Everyone!! This last week has been full of activities and work. I love it here in Sevilla and am so grateful for all of your emails, thoughts, and prayers.
Last Tuesday we had a Zone Training in Lingsat with the whole San Fernando Zone! Every one is so close with one another and so nice as well so it was a super fun, spirit filled Training.
For part of the training I gave a workshop about how we can make it easier, and more fun to find others who are willing to listen to the message of the Restored Gospel. I called it "Finding Nemo" and based it all off of the movie!! We talked about how Marlin 1) Had a companion 2) Traveled Everywhere and 3) Left behind a reputation of what he was doing so that others would know!
It fir right in to missionary work and, cant lie, it felt good to talk about a movie i havent seen in over a year! Hahah
Elder Tavita and I have been jogging every morning to burn off all that rice, and have been working all day every day as much as possible to find new people and to help those learning, be able to come closer to making promises with our Heavenly Father to always follow his plan. Nothing too crazy has been going on but we are loving life and doing our best! I am sorry this email is short! We have been workin hard and tough and not letting the summer heat drag us down!


I was able to finish the Book of Mormon again this week. I loved the last words that Moroni has before he ends his writing! Also in Moroni 7:41-48




44 If so, his faith and hope is vain, for none is acceptable before God, save the meek and lowly in heart; and if a man be meek and lowly in heart, and confesses by the power of the Holy Ghost that Jesus is the Christ, he must needs have charity; for if he have not charity he is nothing; wherefore he must needs have charity.

45 And charity suffereth long, and is kind, and envieth not, and is not puffed up, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil, and rejoiceth not in iniquity but rejoiceth in the truth, beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.

 46 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, if ye have not charity, ye are nothing, for charity never faileth. Wherefore, cleave unto charity, which is the greatest of all, for all things must fail—

 47 But charity is the pure love of Christ, and it endureth forever; and whoso is found possessed of it at the last day, it shall be well with him.

 48 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, pray unto the Father with all the energy of heart, that ye may be filled with this love, which he hath bestowed upon all who are true followers of his Son, Jesus Christ; that ye may become the sons of God; that when he shall appear we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is; that we may have this hope; that we may be purified even as he is pure. Amen.

Prayer is key for us to feel the love of our Heavenly Father. I know he watches over every one of us and listens to our prayers. I am so grateful for the knowledge that Christ Lives and is our Savior. I love you all! Have a great week!
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Pics- Working with youth preparing to serve missions, hiking up into the bundok to teach, and much fun with it!

Elder Pitt

San Fernando Family

Hello all! Sorry I wasn't able to send out an email last week! I will try and make up for it this week!!
Two weeks ago was the last couple days with Elder Campbell as my companion! He transferred to Baguio! But before he climbed the mountain, we had some work to do in San Fernando!
President Bangal requested that we assist the Sister Missionaries and go to a jail here in San Fernando to show a video about Christ and teach about Him and the Atonement of Jesus Christ.. It was super fun!! There were about 50 people in the jail who attended, men and women. They were all super respectful and nice to us. We were able to sit with them during the video, talk after, discuss religion, and hopefully they know have a better understanding about the Atonement and why it is that we need it in our lives!
I never thought that I would step into a jail here, but there was a solid basketball court there that hopefully I can play on with them if we are able to go back!

My new companion is Elder Tavita! He is from Australia and is so so nice and energetic! We seem to feed off of one another with our energy and are always on the move! His family is from Samoa... So you already know we will be having some big filling dinners and I am so happy for that!!
We had a lot of meetings with the other missionaries in the mission this week, which was fun to be able to talk to them and learn from their experiences! I hope that Elder Tavita and I can help out the people in our area, and the missionaries in the Zone!
Earlier today we had a Zone Activity at the Church! All the missionaries in the zone came and we had a super fun scripture study, played some games, and then watched a movie called Gods Army. It was a super good missionary movie!
Nothing too crazy has been happening, but Sister Teresita has been coming to church weekly and is really working hard to learn! She has so many amazing questions and thoughts. I hope she will be able to learn more and more every day and come close to our Savior as long as every one.
I hope you all take care and have a great week! Happy March! Cant believe its already here.. Where has the time gone??

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Elder Pitt