Tuesday, October 4, 2011
More About Pitts Genes
I remember once as a child telling my dad that his dad was fat. Dad said that his dad had very strong stomach muscles and that he could easily handle anyone who became rowdy. Later, as a teen, I saw him do that--he marched Ken and my dad out of the house by the seats of their pants. Grandma said he was stout, not fat, and had a very strong stomach. He said she had not gained an ounce since he married her. Fun! I think I must have the Pritchett genes--rotten thyroid function.
Congratulations!
Congratulations on your special event on the 15th.
I will retire on the 20th
Al Pitts
Manufacturing Engineering
EPACS Functional Development
Myrna wrote: Congratulations! I think--are you happy about it? Then are you moving to Utah or are you staying put for awhile?
Al wrote: Thank you, I am very pleased about retiring, we are staying put at least for now!
Monday, October 3, 2011
David has a new home address!
David's address:
David and Arbree Trauntvein, Erin, Donovin, Caydin: 6194 West 200 South, Hurricane, UT 84737
David and Arbree Trauntvein, Erin, Donovin, Caydin: 6194 West 200 South, Hurricane, UT 84737
Another Conference Gone
I cannot believe that another General Conference has come and gone! Three down, one more to go. This one was over wayyy too fast, but that might be because I was running around doing visits, taking care of the chapel, renting electrical generators, buying gasoline and trying to find my runaway investigators. So many things in just three days.
This week my companion and I went around visiting a TON of my 79 recent converts we have to tend to this month. We were also trying to baptize this family that we had found and were teaching. They crashed and burned. Kinda sad. But, we found some other cool families and started to teach them. One is a very young family: member girl, 18 years old, has a two-month-old baby and her "man" is 19. Oops. They're pretty cool kids though. We'll get them out of their sins!
Despite all the work we did this week, almost NOBODY came. I had three investigators and twelve recent converts! Twelve! Out of 79! I was absolutely shocked. Well, I couldn't do anything because they were all out looking for lost treasure (metaphorically speaking). But, this random distress lead me to do as a conference talk advised us to do, "Look Up". I did just that. And as a result I was directed to talk to my companion about just dropping everything. Yes. We are starting over in my area...not much else we can do but go up. We already found some really cool investigators Sunday night! I was so grateful for the miracle, as I was just hoping and praying that I could be helped to make such a tough decision. I was teaching nine families. I now have two. The scary thing is that I might get placed in another area this change, and I do not want to leave my area without investigators or baptisms when I switch out.
I thoroughly enjoyed the talks that I was blessed to hear. Unfortunately I spent quite a large sum of time trying to make sure the members and missionaries could hear all the conference talks that I myself was unable to listen to quite a few. I will be able to read them in about a month or so. I did enjoy Sister Dalton's talk, and it was actually quite funny because I always say how much I want to raise girls, so all the Elders just laughed when she started talking and made comments about how this was only for me. I giggled but was really pleased inside. I love the idea of raising fantastically amazing daughters by simply loving and leading an exemplary life. I loved her advice, and I am going to try and start now to apply those things to my life. Elder Hales' talk also struck a familiar cord. His words captivated my soul, and proved to be more than useful. There were so many other wonderful and miraculous things said in the conference, but I do not have enough time to go through all of them with you. I will be reading my notes over the next few weeks, awaiting my English copy of the Liahona. ;)
I was really able to lose myself in service and charity this week. I was able to see the hand of the Lord in my life and I was blessed so much for forgiving others, forgetting myself and just trying to be as Elder Bednar once stated, "a good little boy". I know that I am not perfect, I know that life is tough sometimes. I wouldn't have it any other way. I discussed this with another Elder this week who is having a lot of problems. I enjoy my time with him because he is a listener. He also responds to my questions and my divine inquiries that I discuss with him. He expressed his appreciation for me this week as we worked together in his area. I am so grateful for the quite example of this very humble Elder. He is just one of the tender mercies the Lord put in my path this week after such a rough and rugged two or three weeks.
Oh, by the way, I'm teaching Seminary out here. This girl just stopped teaching the class out here and they needed a quick replacement who could do 7 weeks of classes in 3. I stepped up to the plate. We are trying to get all 9 students from the Branch to graduate. We're almost there, I just have to push them a little bit. They love me as their teacher, and I love being there with them. They are crazy and rambunctious, but they are teaching me so much more than I could possibly teach them. It also helps to keep me rather tranquil, as I do not have enough energy in the day to get fired up at anyone. Hahaha. I wake up at 5:30 and dress really quickly and then go out and teach. On Monday, Wednesday and Friday I can come home and shower again, so nice especially because of the heat, but Tuesdays and Thursdays I have meetings right after the class is done. It's setting a good rhythm. Only problem, I have to stay up until like 11:30 to study for the class! I'll get it all figured out and then I won't be teaching anymore. It'll be good.
Well, I hope you know that I love you all. Thank you for all that you do to serve, love, and BE. You are all extraordinary. Now, go out and apply the words of the prophets to your lives. I will try to do so too. We will see how well we are progressing in six month's time. But for now, go out and love someone. Take a child out on a date, take a parent out on a date. Have a good conversation about how we as families can do better to reach our potential as Children of God. Kids, ask for your parents help if you are having problems. Parents, listen to your children's pleas and respond with love and divinely inspired guidance.
Be better. Love harder. Keep Calm. Carry On.
Elder B
This week my companion and I went around visiting a TON of my 79 recent converts we have to tend to this month. We were also trying to baptize this family that we had found and were teaching. They crashed and burned. Kinda sad. But, we found some other cool families and started to teach them. One is a very young family: member girl, 18 years old, has a two-month-old baby and her "man" is 19. Oops. They're pretty cool kids though. We'll get them out of their sins!
Despite all the work we did this week, almost NOBODY came. I had three investigators and twelve recent converts! Twelve! Out of 79! I was absolutely shocked. Well, I couldn't do anything because they were all out looking for lost treasure (metaphorically speaking). But, this random distress lead me to do as a conference talk advised us to do, "Look Up". I did just that. And as a result I was directed to talk to my companion about just dropping everything. Yes. We are starting over in my area...not much else we can do but go up. We already found some really cool investigators Sunday night! I was so grateful for the miracle, as I was just hoping and praying that I could be helped to make such a tough decision. I was teaching nine families. I now have two. The scary thing is that I might get placed in another area this change, and I do not want to leave my area without investigators or baptisms when I switch out.
I thoroughly enjoyed the talks that I was blessed to hear. Unfortunately I spent quite a large sum of time trying to make sure the members and missionaries could hear all the conference talks that I myself was unable to listen to quite a few. I will be able to read them in about a month or so. I did enjoy Sister Dalton's talk, and it was actually quite funny because I always say how much I want to raise girls, so all the Elders just laughed when she started talking and made comments about how this was only for me. I giggled but was really pleased inside. I love the idea of raising fantastically amazing daughters by simply loving and leading an exemplary life. I loved her advice, and I am going to try and start now to apply those things to my life. Elder Hales' talk also struck a familiar cord. His words captivated my soul, and proved to be more than useful. There were so many other wonderful and miraculous things said in the conference, but I do not have enough time to go through all of them with you. I will be reading my notes over the next few weeks, awaiting my English copy of the Liahona. ;)
I was really able to lose myself in service and charity this week. I was able to see the hand of the Lord in my life and I was blessed so much for forgiving others, forgetting myself and just trying to be as Elder Bednar once stated, "a good little boy". I know that I am not perfect, I know that life is tough sometimes. I wouldn't have it any other way. I discussed this with another Elder this week who is having a lot of problems. I enjoy my time with him because he is a listener. He also responds to my questions and my divine inquiries that I discuss with him. He expressed his appreciation for me this week as we worked together in his area. I am so grateful for the quite example of this very humble Elder. He is just one of the tender mercies the Lord put in my path this week after such a rough and rugged two or three weeks.
Oh, by the way, I'm teaching Seminary out here. This girl just stopped teaching the class out here and they needed a quick replacement who could do 7 weeks of classes in 3. I stepped up to the plate. We are trying to get all 9 students from the Branch to graduate. We're almost there, I just have to push them a little bit. They love me as their teacher, and I love being there with them. They are crazy and rambunctious, but they are teaching me so much more than I could possibly teach them. It also helps to keep me rather tranquil, as I do not have enough energy in the day to get fired up at anyone. Hahaha. I wake up at 5:30 and dress really quickly and then go out and teach. On Monday, Wednesday and Friday I can come home and shower again, so nice especially because of the heat, but Tuesdays and Thursdays I have meetings right after the class is done. It's setting a good rhythm. Only problem, I have to stay up until like 11:30 to study for the class! I'll get it all figured out and then I won't be teaching anymore. It'll be good.
Well, I hope you know that I love you all. Thank you for all that you do to serve, love, and BE. You are all extraordinary. Now, go out and apply the words of the prophets to your lives. I will try to do so too. We will see how well we are progressing in six month's time. But for now, go out and love someone. Take a child out on a date, take a parent out on a date. Have a good conversation about how we as families can do better to reach our potential as Children of God. Kids, ask for your parents help if you are having problems. Parents, listen to your children's pleas and respond with love and divinely inspired guidance.
Be better. Love harder. Keep Calm. Carry On.
Elder B
Sunday, October 2, 2011
Address for Golden Wedding
Mr. and Mrs. Kim V Sorensen (Manti Temple Recorder)
250 E 200 S
Manti, UT 84642
Myrle Worwood
Victorian Assisted Living
295 North 500 East
Levan, UT 84648
Dean Harold Smith
802 Brookside Drive
Springville, Utah 84663
Some of the addresses didn't have zip codes. I found all but this one. Zipcode locater said it isn't a real address. I wonder if it had to do with the earthquake. However, when I emailed her she said her house wasn't damaged but her office was.
Caren Wilcox
3241 Klinge Rd.
Washington, D.C.
AnnMarie wrote:
I have been searching on line. Is this it?
3241 Klingle Rd. NW
Washington, D.C. 20016
There are some in California that I have updated also based on looking online.
Kevin Childs
461 SW Edgefield Pl
Troutdale, OR 97060 (Seems like I just changed the spelling of the town)
Joseph and Rose Lubbe
1902 Newport Drive
Pittsburg, CA 94565-4026 (I erased the 13 before drive)
Myrna wrote: AnnMarie, sorry about that! Yes, these do look right. Thanks for your work on this project. "This is the job that has no end. . ."
AnnMarie: I have enclosed a document that has the addresses ready to print. These are the labels. It might be good to have all of these addresses in one place. I double checked and I didn't send any doubles, so there aren't any wasted ones.
AnnMarie
Myrna wrote: Thank you! I am sorry there were so many. I should have done what Dad wanted and just not sent any to the temple friends. I did download the file and I do appreciate all of your work! I love you. I am keeping the file.
Saturday, October 1, 2011
About FOX and Voting to Keep the Flag
Myrna wrote: I did it! Thanks!
Melanie wrote: I did it. Thank you.
Myrna wrote: Thank you!
Did it. Thank you.David Childs wrote: Re: Go to FOX and vote to save the flag in schools: I went to snopes.com and looked at this... this poll has been running for over a year - please read this whole article at this url:
Melanie wrote: I did it. Thank you.
Myrna wrote: Thank you!
Did it. Thank you.David Childs wrote: Re: Go to FOX and vote to save the flag in schools: I went to snopes.com and looked at this... this poll has been running for over a year - please read this whole article at this url:
Myrna wrote: Shoot! I went to FOX, voted and thought I had found an honest poll. Every once in awhile I get snookered and this was one of those times. Thanks for pointing it out to all of us.
Love, M
David C wrote: I know, I've been duped before as well. This story failed my smell-o'-vision test (smell-o'-vision - when something doesn't look or smell just right ;) ). You just gotta know that the American flag will NEVER be banned in the U.S.A., and anyone who would even suggest it wouldn't be very smart in the first place.
Love back at ya! Dave
Myrna wrote: I am to the point, cynically speaking, that I am not certain what politicians will propose. Optimistically speaking, I would hope that the flag--red, white and blue, stars and stripes forever--would continue to wave. Of course, I suppose that any proposal to do away with the flag would meet with strong opposition and, you are right, "anyone who would even suggest it wouldn't be very smart in the first place." I will try to have your optimistic view and use the good old smell-o'-vision test. That must be the true litmus test and I have implicit faith in you!!!! I just always wonder how evil people in the history of the world seemed to rise to power--Hitler, Stalin, etc. Why didn't someone stop them? You would think that 6 million Jews could have banded together. Who decides who will be king? I know who decides who will be president of the good ole USA--we do. At least, the minority of us who actually turn out to vote, do.
Al Pitts wrote: Dear Cuz:
Thank you for sending me this, I am hopelessly an American and would contribute highly to the cause of deporting the illegal's no matter what country they are from. Even better I would contribute to any cause that would close our borders to illegal entry. I struggle with my christian belief's in this regard but there it is. Keepo the information coming.
I will be retiring on the 20th of october this year my home email address is: pittsarkp@hotmail.com please make a note of it so we can keep intouch.
lu
al
Eva Said to Vote NO on Fox News Poll
From: evamariedixon@comcast.net
To: mandlht@msn.com
Subject: Re:
Eva wrote: I SENT AN EMAIL TO ORIN HATCH AND GOT A N EMAIL BACK FROM HIM.
Oh, my goodness, this is really true. I went there and voted FOR the flag! In other words, I voted to NOT ban the flag in school.
This will make your blood boil!
Go to FOX and vote NO on banning the American flag in America . VOTE! This is disgusting, to put it mildly. Your voice needs to be heard.
Only 76.15% have voted on the FOX poll to NOT ban the flag in school (as of today Sept. 26th it is at 86% -No) and something like 18.0% voted YES, to ban it. What is going on in this country?
Fox is running a poll about whether the flag should be banned in schools in order not to inflame Hispanic students. The poll is being sandbagged by SEIU and we should mount a counter action if you agree with me that the flag should be taken down for no one.
George Soros, Organizing for America , and SEIU, "Service Employee International UNION", have been twittering today to go to Fox Poll and vote to BAN the American Flag and right now it is still working (18%).
Take 10 seconds & SHOW THEM WHAT TRUE PATRIOTS BELIEVE!
GO HERE NOW: http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2010/05/06/american-flag-banned-america/
VOTE..........and then pass it along!
After WWII, Dad Got the Contract for the Loman Bridge, ID
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| Dad, after a long day. |
When Dad, Howard Pitts, came home from World War II, one of the projects of the construction company he owned was the building of the Loman Bridge in Idaho. As a Seabee in World War II, he helped construct airfields, bridges and other construction projects in the Pacific Theater. Here he is shown driving a CAT on American soil as the owner of his own construction company.
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| The Loman Bridge |
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| Some of the Pitts Construction Crew. |
Friday, September 30, 2011
Myrna's Family
Olena Hunt wrote:
Hi Myrna,
I went to copy the names of your family down but couldn't find them so I guess you deleted them. I don't blame them for not wanting them on fb. Will you please email them to me.
Thanks you.
Love,
Olena
I think they may still be there under Messages. Check and see.
1. Shawn and Kimberly Wilson Trauntvein: Brigitta, Dane, Toren, Sorina (live in Orem)
2. Melanie and Howard Bolton: Siovhan, Braden, Benjamin, Mikaela (live in Milford, MA)
3. Todd and Amy Gordon Trauntvein: Michael, Tyler, Emily, Hailey (live in Johnstown, OH)
4. Eric and Amy Jacobs Trauntvein: Jason, David, Madilyn, A.J. (live in Payson)
5. AnnMarie and Brandon Howard: Alyssa, Kyle, Megan, Matthew, Rachel (live in Provo)
6. Julie and James Jones: Mary, Christene, Stephanie, Jens (live in Mt. Pleasant)
7. Kirsten and Jared Waite: Whitney, Emaree (Emma), Ryan, Jacob, Natalie (live in Colorado Springs, CO)
8. David and Arbree Trauntvein: Erin, Donovin, Caydin (live in St. George, UT).
Melanie will soon be moving to the Dallas, TX area (if her house EVER sells). Her daughter, Siovhan, lives in Oregon. Her son, Braden, is on a mission. Benjamin is at BYU.
Todd's son, Michael, is at BYU.
David and family just moved to St. George from El Paso, TX
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