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Week 45

October 5, 2008

Aloha Family & Friends,

Not much to report this week outside of a strange craving for peanut butter. I went to one of the few places in the city you can get the stuff, and ended up shelling out almost $12's for a 16oz jar of Skippy extra chunky peanut butter. I regretted the decision all the way up until I sunk my teeth into my first peanut butter and apple jam sandwich and then in an instant the clouds of regret melted away, and were replaced with a subtle euphoria that is beyond words. I never thought peanut butter could bring such great joy, but then again I have never lived in a place where you have to pay $12's for a jar of peanut butter.

My companion's been complaining about the area a lot lately and it really got me thinking about how much I learned from working in such a difficult area for so long. I think the greatest growth has been in my patience. I haven't seen a baptism in 3 transfers; I haven't had any investigators that I can consider progressing in almost a month. I've been averaging 4 lessons a week. It hasn't been easy, but I try not to complain. I was talking to other missionaries and it almost made me laugh to hear all their complaints. One elder was complaining about a horrible split he went on and how there wasn't a lesson all day, I laughed as I thought about weeks when I couldn't manage to find a single person to meet with. Another Elder told me about how he was tired of contacting worthless referrals. I wish I had referrals to contact. I complain from time to time, but not often. I can't say I've learned a lot here but my patience and my perseverance has definitely been stretched to new limits. I imagine if I hadn't learned patience I would have ended up killing one of the dozens of rude people who go out of their way to offend me each week.

I just keep going forward even when it seems like there is not much on the road ahead. I imagine that that is something I need to work on is to expand my vision to see exactly what is on the road I'm traveling.

~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.

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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) :