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Apr 5 - 12 (Week 72)

Aloha Family and Friends,

It’s another beautiful week here in Murun. I’ve been sick which is always less than enjoyable. To be honest it’s been a less than enjoyable week, outside of being sick, I think I’m just burnt out. Last Monday the mission president came out and on Tuesday we had one conference, but despite all the words of inspiration being thrown around I just wanted to sleep. They left on Wednesday and since then everything has gone back to normal. I’ve been trying to work hard despite my cold, but my hearts not in it and as a result our works been less than successful.  The branch president seems to have had a mental breakdown which doesn’t make life any easier. I got word today that he’s leaving on this next Sunday, which scares me.  He put everything he had into the branch, the members love him and he loves the members. I think he’s just burned out, but the mission president diagnosed him with depression and he’s headed back to the city. I hope that is the right thing for him. I imagine depression could be a factor but I think we as missionaries sometimes just put too much stress on ourselves and it eventually breaks us down.

In other news transfer calls came last Friday. I’m staying in Murun, unfortunately despite President’s saying that my companion and I wouldn’t be splitting, I’m taking my companion to the airport in about an hour, and picking up a new companion. Don’t know much about him other than the fact that he’s fairly new and he’s American, which scares me. I liked being the only American missionary in Murun, even if my language isn’t perfect it certainly got better these last few months. Hopefully my language doesn’t go to pot again like the last time I got an American companion. I have enough to worry about I don’t need to worry about whether people understand me or not again.

Hopefully this cloud of darkness will pass with my cold, because to be honest I’m tired of it looming over me. To be honest I’m tired of being tired.

Don’t worry about me too much I’m probably fine, just need to take a nice long nap, maybe if there is still a bit of p-day left after I pick up my new comp, I’ll take the bikes and go down to the river for a awhile. I just need to relax, if I don’t I’ll probably break down as well.

Regards,

Your favorite fatigued missionary
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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