Hello Everyone,
We had a pretty good week this week! Transfers were pretty crazy though. The vehicle that was transporting my new companion ran quite a bit late, so I got a fun opportunity to spend some time working in the zone leaders area of Brookings, SD with them. My companion didn't get to Brookings until about 10 pm and they were supposed to be there about 6 hours earlier, but it was good spending time with a bunch of Elders and not feel so isolated.
Well Elder Jones and I have been working to find some new investigators, and we actually were able to get one this past week. His name is James and seems like he could be pretty promising providing his minister doesn't find out that we're visiting with him and feed him some anti material. Hopefully that won't happen. But other than that tracting hasn't been too effective, so we're working with our Branch mission leader to get into every member's home in the branch to share a missionary lesson with them. Hopefully we can get that accomplished but it will be a difficult feat because the branch boundaries spread about 60 miles each direction from Watertown. So it'll be a lot of driving.
We also were able to go home teaching with a member and got to see a lot of the outlying towns in the area. This faithful member's route takes about 5 hours for him to drive to all his appointments... and thats without even visiting the families. Luckily we only did half of it, but man, no one is allowed to complain about their hometeaching route after hearing that! And, almost all of the families are less-active too. But he gets it done every month- what a stud!
Other than that we're enjoying the wonderful spring weather with the sun shining and the temperature which has been in the 50's. Hopefully it'll stay around for a while.
I'm so grateful for this opportunity to serve and the challenges that come with it. What a blessing it is to have trials and to learn from them and overcome them with the help of the Savior. I am grateful for the gospel in my life and know it to be true!
Have a great week!
Love,
Elder Fitt
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Monday, March 15, 2010
Hello from Watertown
Hello Everyone,
So we had transfer calls this weekend and my companion, Elder Wilson, is going to be leaving me. He's headed off to Dickinson, ND and I'll be getting Elder Jones. Elder Jones was in my district in the MTC so it'll be neat getting to serve with him. We actually had the same room in the residence halls at the MTC, we should get along well.
The work here is going well, though this week was kind of slow like we predicted. Most all of our callbacks from tracting were on spring break last week so it was hard to contact anyone, but hopefully this week will be better. We have been getting some new people to visit and are starting to work with some part member and less active families which is a lot of fun, they're awesome. Its just hard to get them to come to church!
Other than that I don't have too much to report on this week. We're buzzing around today for Elder Wilson so he can say his goodbyes so I'll try to write more next week and share some stories of what is happening. The church is true!
Love,
Elder Fitt
So we had transfer calls this weekend and my companion, Elder Wilson, is going to be leaving me. He's headed off to Dickinson, ND and I'll be getting Elder Jones. Elder Jones was in my district in the MTC so it'll be neat getting to serve with him. We actually had the same room in the residence halls at the MTC, we should get along well.
The work here is going well, though this week was kind of slow like we predicted. Most all of our callbacks from tracting were on spring break last week so it was hard to contact anyone, but hopefully this week will be better. We have been getting some new people to visit and are starting to work with some part member and less active families which is a lot of fun, they're awesome. Its just hard to get them to come to church!
Other than that I don't have too much to report on this week. We're buzzing around today for Elder Wilson so he can say his goodbyes so I'll try to write more next week and share some stories of what is happening. The church is true!
Love,
Elder Fitt
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Hello From Rainy! South Dakota
Hello Everyone,
Its been raining here, YA! I'm way stoked about that, its washing away all the dirt and snow from the winter and cleaning up the place...though I bet we'll get more snow...it is the Dakotas. But I'm doing good. I'm emailing today because we had our P-day moved this week to tuesday from monday because of the district meeting we had today in Brookings, SD, which is 45 miles away.
So I wish I had more time to email now but we got to get heading soon. The work here is progressing and we're starting to get some investigators in our teaching pool which is way exciting.
It was great to hear about Cam & Julie's new baby!! Third grandbaby- way cool, I bet you're excited to go visit them.
I'm really grateful for the wonderful emails you write me. They really give me a boost each week. I love hearing about the family too, they're growing up too fast those fetchers. Oh well. I wish I had more time to write tonight. We had our p-day moved from yesterday to today for just this week because we were having a district meeting in Brookings, SD and it worked better for everyone to work yesterday and have P-day today. But we don't have much time left in the library tonight.
But I just want to tell you how much I love you and appreciate you all. Thinking about it, I'd say one of the most important attributes parents should have is that they help you to feel the love that your Heavenly Parents have for you. You always do that for me. I have always know that you love me and I think I took that for granted for a long time. Being out here has really shown me how incredibly blessed I am to have the family that I have, who cares about each other and isn't always arguing and fighting and backstabbing each other. Thank you so much, you're the best!
I want to testify that this Church is true. At District Meeting today I gave a training on how we can continually improve as missionaries (and it applies for non-missionaries) as well. I got a lot of my ideas from a talk called "The Fourth Missionary" by Elder Corbridge of the 70 when he was a mission president. Its way awesome. But one of the principles that is so crucial to our growth in the gospel is that we follow the common saying "What would Jesus do?" But really thinking about that and applying it in our lives will bring tremendous blessings. At every choice of right or wrong...just think that in your head and I bet 9 times out of 10 you'll pick the right choice. I'd like to write more but we need to head.
I hope you all have a good week!
Love,
Elder Fitt
Its been raining here, YA! I'm way stoked about that, its washing away all the dirt and snow from the winter and cleaning up the place...though I bet we'll get more snow...it is the Dakotas. But I'm doing good. I'm emailing today because we had our P-day moved this week to tuesday from monday because of the district meeting we had today in Brookings, SD, which is 45 miles away.
So I wish I had more time to email now but we got to get heading soon. The work here is progressing and we're starting to get some investigators in our teaching pool which is way exciting.
It was great to hear about Cam & Julie's new baby!! Third grandbaby- way cool, I bet you're excited to go visit them.
I'm really grateful for the wonderful emails you write me. They really give me a boost each week. I love hearing about the family too, they're growing up too fast those fetchers. Oh well. I wish I had more time to write tonight. We had our p-day moved from yesterday to today for just this week because we were having a district meeting in Brookings, SD and it worked better for everyone to work yesterday and have P-day today. But we don't have much time left in the library tonight.
But I just want to tell you how much I love you and appreciate you all. Thinking about it, I'd say one of the most important attributes parents should have is that they help you to feel the love that your Heavenly Parents have for you. You always do that for me. I have always know that you love me and I think I took that for granted for a long time. Being out here has really shown me how incredibly blessed I am to have the family that I have, who cares about each other and isn't always arguing and fighting and backstabbing each other. Thank you so much, you're the best!
I want to testify that this Church is true. At District Meeting today I gave a training on how we can continually improve as missionaries (and it applies for non-missionaries) as well. I got a lot of my ideas from a talk called "The Fourth Missionary" by Elder Corbridge of the 70 when he was a mission president. Its way awesome. But one of the principles that is so crucial to our growth in the gospel is that we follow the common saying "What would Jesus do?" But really thinking about that and applying it in our lives will bring tremendous blessings. At every choice of right or wrong...just think that in your head and I bet 9 times out of 10 you'll pick the right choice. I'd like to write more but we need to head.
I hope you all have a good week!
Love,
Elder Fitt
Monday, March 1, 2010
It's March in South Dakota (and everywhere else too!)
Hello Everyone,
We had a pretty awesome week in Watertown, I hope you all had good weeks. First off we're healthy so we've been able to work, what a blessing that is! We've been able to work a lot with less-actives and members and have been having a lot of success. Its exciting to meet with these people and try to get them back and active in the church. Its a blessing to be a missionary because the less-active members seem to allow missionaries into their homes a lot more than members of their branch because we don't know them and don't have and prior opinions of them. So it allows us to get into places where the members can't.
Next we were able to do a lot of finding this week and we got a lot of people who said we can come back and have a lesson with them so we're way excited about that. I've been praying hard that they their hearts will be open to the promptings of the Spirit and actually let us inside their homes when we visit them again.
Also, its been warming up here!!! Its been 30+ degrees for the past few days and boy has it been nice. Some of the snow is melting and the sun is warm, boy am I ready for spring. Though I am grateful for the cold...because generally it means the summers are as dang hot. You can always put on more layers...but can't keep taking them off, especially as a missionary. Those missionaries in Mexico and South America and such are studs dealing with that heat.
Yesterday we had stake general priesthood meeting and the stake president shared a neat story about his brother and his brother's wife. They were in a laundromat, around 11pm, washing their clothing and all of the sudden two men ran in with guns pointed at them. They ordered the couple to get on the floor and put their hands behind their back. There had been reports of two men doing armed robberies followed by other atrocious and despicable acts. Well one of the men very briefly put his gun on the floor to check the wife's purse and the brother felt the Spirit whisper to him "you need to act now or else you will soon lose the ability to act." So he grabbed the gun that the man set down and had a gun battle with the other man, killing him, while the unarmed one ran out the door. The stake president told us this story to illustrate the point that the Priesthood is the power and authority to act and that as members and missionaries we have that ability. We are not in a position where we are unable to act. What a blessing it is to be able to help those around us and bring them closer to the Savior. I'm grateful for the opportunity that I have to act out here in the name of the Savior to help bring souls to safety. I testify that this work is true! Hopefully I'll be able to get as worn out as my shoes are at the moment...the tread has been gone for the past several months!
Well I don't have any crazy personal stories that has happened this week, but just the continuing conviction that Christ is leading this work and the Spirit is constantly directing us and whispering what we should do. It is such a blessing to have that guidance, because I know I couldn't do any of this without it. I am also grateful for a companion who listens to the Spirit and takes over when it stops whispering to me and starts whispering to him. It is so important to be worthy of that Spirit and I try harder every day to qualify for it more and more.
I hope you all are doing well and are reading and praying and asking Heavenly Father for opportunies to share the gospel. This church is true and it brings such joy to my soul.
Love,
Elder Fitt
We had a pretty awesome week in Watertown, I hope you all had good weeks. First off we're healthy so we've been able to work, what a blessing that is! We've been able to work a lot with less-actives and members and have been having a lot of success. Its exciting to meet with these people and try to get them back and active in the church. Its a blessing to be a missionary because the less-active members seem to allow missionaries into their homes a lot more than members of their branch because we don't know them and don't have and prior opinions of them. So it allows us to get into places where the members can't.
Next we were able to do a lot of finding this week and we got a lot of people who said we can come back and have a lesson with them so we're way excited about that. I've been praying hard that they their hearts will be open to the promptings of the Spirit and actually let us inside their homes when we visit them again.
Also, its been warming up here!!! Its been 30+ degrees for the past few days and boy has it been nice. Some of the snow is melting and the sun is warm, boy am I ready for spring. Though I am grateful for the cold...because generally it means the summers are as dang hot. You can always put on more layers...but can't keep taking them off, especially as a missionary. Those missionaries in Mexico and South America and such are studs dealing with that heat.
Yesterday we had stake general priesthood meeting and the stake president shared a neat story about his brother and his brother's wife. They were in a laundromat, around 11pm, washing their clothing and all of the sudden two men ran in with guns pointed at them. They ordered the couple to get on the floor and put their hands behind their back. There had been reports of two men doing armed robberies followed by other atrocious and despicable acts. Well one of the men very briefly put his gun on the floor to check the wife's purse and the brother felt the Spirit whisper to him "you need to act now or else you will soon lose the ability to act." So he grabbed the gun that the man set down and had a gun battle with the other man, killing him, while the unarmed one ran out the door. The stake president told us this story to illustrate the point that the Priesthood is the power and authority to act and that as members and missionaries we have that ability. We are not in a position where we are unable to act. What a blessing it is to be able to help those around us and bring them closer to the Savior. I'm grateful for the opportunity that I have to act out here in the name of the Savior to help bring souls to safety. I testify that this work is true! Hopefully I'll be able to get as worn out as my shoes are at the moment...the tread has been gone for the past several months!
Well I don't have any crazy personal stories that has happened this week, but just the continuing conviction that Christ is leading this work and the Spirit is constantly directing us and whispering what we should do. It is such a blessing to have that guidance, because I know I couldn't do any of this without it. I am also grateful for a companion who listens to the Spirit and takes over when it stops whispering to me and starts whispering to him. It is so important to be worthy of that Spirit and I try harder every day to qualify for it more and more.
I hope you all are doing well and are reading and praying and asking Heavenly Father for opportunies to share the gospel. This church is true and it brings such joy to my soul.
Love,
Elder Fitt
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