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Week 43

September 21, 2008

Aloha Family and Friends,

Another week with not much to announce has past. Time flies much too fast, all I can do is to try to catch what I can of it before it zooms past my head. It's hard to find balance between keeping myself working diligently and going insane. On an up note things are getting easier. Having a Mongolian companion has been a great help. I was reading one of the missionary pamphlets today in Mongolian while my companion was getting his hair cut, and minus a word here and there, I understood it perfectly. The Book of Mormon still poses a slight problem, but I can usually get the general idea of what the verse is saying. The real highlight was being able to translate an entire session of sacrament meeting for the several English speakers that attend my branch without having to make up a lot to fill in the gaps in my understanding. The first speaker spoke real fast and my translation was spotty, but I was able to pretty much able to keep up with the second speaker.

I'm still far behind those I came to Mongolia with but, I think I'm finally learning to be grateful for the abilities I have been given and not become discouraged because my peers abilities exceed my own. I imagine that I might actually get the hang of this language before it's time to go home.

I had the opportunity to go into an interview with President Anderson, the mission president, this week which is always a booster. Among other things we discussed the difficulties that my area has been facing. Selbe isn't exactly a struggling area, but because of a poor division of the area some companionships, my companionship included, have a hard time finding work, while others constantly have a strong investigator pool. We discussed the need for a re-division of the area as well as the importance of strengthening the members of the branch. Hopefully with the insight I gained I will be able to move forward and do some good in this branch before moving on.

That's all for now,

Elder Pitt

About me:

My name is Cameron Pitt and from Sept. 5, 2007 until Sept. 5, 2009 I'll be serving as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This site will chronicle my experiences while serving in the Ulaanbaatar Mongolia Mission.The stories posted on this site will be transcribed from letters sent to my family, by my mother.

Contact Me:

While on my mission I will only be able to communicate via written mail. If you would like to contact me you can do so at the following address (note the section in red should be on 1 line) :