Happy Birthday Dad

Hello all! First things First


HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAD!!!!!
DONT FORGET TO WISH HIM A HAPPY BIRTHDAY EVERYONE!!


This was another great week here in San Fernando. I have learned so much this week and have been blessed to work with many members and other missionaries the last couple days.
Two missionaries who were assigned here last year, Elder Strader and Elder Gilliat were here visiting the Philippines so we had a great time catching up and talking about experiences as missionaries! They had a Family Home Evening with President Bangal at Presidents house Monday Evening so after working, we went there and had some dang good spaghetti! Thank you Sister Bangal!
Tuesday Morning we woke up at made our way to Bauang to attend some meetings with the missionaries again! I saw Elder Scott while we were there which was fun to catch up with him! All of the zones in the mission are practicing a presentation for our Christmas Devotional coming up on Dec. 8! It should be a blast. We worked the whole day looking for new people to meet and talk to!


Wednesday Morning Elder Lloyd and I took a 2 hour road trip to Candon to go on exchanges with the missionaries there! We got their at about 8am and then I drove back to San Fernando with my companion for the day, Elder Aguirre! Elder Aguirre and I came into the mission at the same time
so everytime we see one another it makes us pretty happy! Elder Aguirre is such a hard working missionary and is super smart as well. We talked for the whole 2 hours back about the Church, the mission, and everything else. It was great! He talked about how he wasn’t a strong member before and how doing the simple things such as praying daily and reading the scriptures was what helped him come back into the church and gain a desire to serve a mission as well. Im super happy that I was able to work with him. We taught Sister Pugal, who’s son was just baptized 2 weeks ago, she attended the baptism and has now gotten an interest in the Church. We talked about why baptism is important, how we continue to live the promised we make at baptism for the rest of our lives, and what we need to do to prepare to be baptized. I really liked what she said about looking for the truth. She wants to find for herself the true Church and has committed to doing the things necessary to come to know needed to do as well to receive an answer.

Ive learned that conversion is a two way conversion between us and our Heavenly Father. As much as the missionaries love to share and . What was cool, the two things she said she would do, were the same things that Elder Aguirre help, we can only do so much, we can only bring the Gospel to the hearts of the people, but everyone has their own agency or freedom to let the Gospel into their hearts. To let the Spirit of God into their hearts and learn for themselves what things they should do.

We had an awesome time and also listened to some Conference Talks on the way back to Candon on Thursday morning from Bruce. R Mcconkie that I had never heard before. Once we got back from Candon, Elder Bin Salleh and I went to work while Elder Lloyd stayed with other missionaries from the office to work with them! We ended up meeting a man named Jeff who used to be taught by the missionaries in a municipality close to San Fernando! He was super cool, remembers the things that he was taught, and has been reading the Book of Mormon! We had a really good talk with him about the Restoration and Joseph Smith. He also had a lot of questions in which we invited him to read the Book of Mormon. All of the answers to the questions he asked were in the Book. I have also gotten used to talking to everyone! I used to be afraid while sitting in a packed Jeepney to introduce myself but its as if that fear is no more.

Friday was super busy! We had a meeting with President Bangal planning the Christmas Devotional and also talking about his plans for the mission. I am super grateful that I have the opportunity to be around President and learn form him. He always has a new idea and always has an answer to our questions, we had to plan more of the Devotional and then go around to the different places here in San Fernando to buy all of the necessities and also find a venue for a sports activity! We werent able to go out to work until about 5 pm which was sad but it was still good! We took a tryke to our area and it was tryke #001 and i dont know how many thousand trykes there are here in San Fernando so it was a day maker!

(Missionaries who were assigned in the Philippines, you understand why that is malupit)

Church was also awesome! I love being here in Sevilla. The members like I have said before are so supportive.

Brother Rodel and Reagan were baptized in Bangued and we got to call them and say congratulations to them too! Elder Lloyd and I are both super excited for their new journey and also happy that we were able to come to know them before being transferred here. I cant wait to see them again whenever the time allows it.




I was reading a lot in the books of Kings thing week, and one thing that I liked was 1 Kings 19 about the voice of the Lord:




 11 And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the Lord. And, behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before the Lord; but the Lord was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but the Lord was not in the earthquake:
  12 And after the earthquake a fire; but the Lord was not in the fire: and after the fire a astill small bvoice.
  13 And it was so, when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his face in his mantle, and went out, and stood in the entering in of the cave. And, behold, there came a voice unto him, and said, What doest thou here, Elijah?


Loudness, confusion, and other things are not where the Lord was, but he was in a still small voice. Elijah had to wrap his face in his mantle in a cave in order to hear what the Lord was wanting to tell him. I think it gives us a really good idea of how we can hear the Lords voice in our lives, through reverence. That could be through personal prayer, worshiping at church in meekness and humility, and living our lives quietly, always prepared to listen to the Lords voice.


Once again, Hippy Bird Day Dad. Love you




I love all of you as well, Happy Thanksgiving, and Merry Christmas!


Elder Pitt