Week 25: small town girl

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What's up mia famiglia e amici:) Coming at you live from Pavillion WY!! Population of 231. To be honest I feel like I'm living on another planet but it's been so fun🤣 Who knew you could actually experience culture shock in the States! My comp is this sweet girl from Preston Idaho who loves to ride horses, has some sort of Western accent and even brought her cowboy boots with her--so she fits right in here! Meanwhile, I stick out like a sore thumb with my Urban Outfitter boots, blonde highlights and fear of almost every animal... BUT I'm learning to embrace the culture and love every second of being here! Change is hard but also so fun. I will always miss my people in Longmont but super pumped to meet more awesome people here!


Some highlights:
- We live in a literal barn with cows and horses that come up to our windows and wake us up in the morning 
- 2 HOURS OF CHURCH! whaaaat. Since the people are so spread out here and we just have a tiny branch, everyone gets to go to all of church:) And no one wears masks or cares about Covid...complete 180 from Colorado lol
- The Riverton area covers an Indian Reservation so we got to do some service for this way cool Native American named Steve. After we helped him out, he did this cool ritual thing with us called "being cedared." It was so awesome to learn more about his culture. He's not a member (yet) but loves Jesus Christ and came to church the next day!
- Thanksgiving was a blast! We got to have a big feast with the Zone and listen to Christmas music. I loved the #givethanks challenge! So so much to be grateful for, even in 2020.
- This area has so much potential. We are teaching a lot of part member families that really just need someone to be bold and push them a little more to be baptized! Never thought I'd be THAT person but this is the salvation of souls we are talking about soooo you gotta do what you gotta do;)

This year has been rough for everyone and it can be so hard to have hope for the future. I ran into this scripture this week and it gave me so much HOPE:

D&C 58: 3-4
"Ye cannot behold with your natural eyes, for the present time, the design of your God concerning those things which shall come hereafter, and the glory which shall follow after much tribulation.
  For after much tribulation come the blessings. Wherefore the day cometh that ye shall be crowned with much glory; the hour is not yet, but is nigh at hand"

What an amazing promise from God that the greatest blessings come after much tribulation! Don't give up hope! Blessing are right around the corner. Also--be a blessing to those around you by doing Light The World:)

P.s. Send me your Christmas Cards!! 
36 Peterson Rd Riverton WY 82501

TI AMO TANTO,
Sorella Pitt










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