Oh No!!!!!!!

the world has come to an end...we have been asked to quit drinking Pepsi.
Whatever will I do?

Pictures, Pictures, Pictures

Pictures of me and a recent convert Michelle, whom I love and the book "The Remarkable Soul of a Women" that Pesident Uchdorf gave me. Signed and everything.

Updates on Sister Allison Kirts

This is a compilation of Allison's emails from May 25, 2011.
We happened to be online at the same time and were able to chat back and forth

May 25, 2011 Here is a link to the mission blog. There are a few pictures of me on there. Not good at all. Talk about Dad's chins....I mean seriously...That's what he left me with. I mean come on man. So not cool. More to come..... http://www.utahslcsouthmission.com/wp/ What why didn't anyone tell me it was Trevor's birthday....now I'm the worst sister in law ever....but he knows I love him..so I'll send him something today :) We have a baptism scheduled in a couple of weeks. …What weather calamities? Send me info-I know there is flooding, but don't know how bad it is. It's a sign of the times though right. That the Mississippi will divide the country?... I think Destry might come up today to do my hair. I am so happy cause I have been looking pretty scary...bad ends and no body...gross… Other than that a pretty mellow day has been planned, we are going to go to Michael's and Wal-Mart. I'm thinking about making something. I did have a hard time this week. I got sick again and just had a hard night. I was given a Priesthood blessing and am doing better. It's hard to have faith that we will find people, but as long as we keep working I have been promised to find success, so long as I am obedient...Not always easy, but I can definitely start to see it's worth. Sister Christiansen is helping me a lot, but I am really getting nervous about training, I don't know if I am ready to have that much responsibility. But President Miller says he trusts me and that means a lot. I keep praying for help to know what to do. I have been preparing by reading Preach My Gospel again and the Book of Mormon too. There is so much to know and I feel like I still don't have it all down. I guess that is why we are to study the gospel every day. Have you still been writing in your journal? Mine aren't long entries, but they are there. I can't believe Shel heard the heartbeat. I mean that's crazy. I'm so excited and it's hard to be so far away. Sometimes I still think about what's going on at home and what life will be like when I get back. It gets distracting...but you know me always going to the future. I have been working on my own personal testimony of the restoration and of the priesthood and studying the doctrine and covenants has really helped to open my eyes to the power that Joseph Smith had, and the power of the priesthood in the translation. It has really opened my eyes and helped me see the vastness of this gospel. What else would you like to know? We taught over 30 lessons this week which is a real feat let me just tell you. I mean it's huge. We have been working hard to reach our goals and have been getting good results from it. I’ll send you my letter to the president as well. It tells some more of what has been going on. Maybe we will get a car...yay!!!!! well maybe....no hopes up. I am speaking every week for the next month. woo hoo. Did I tell you I saw Ryan North. He lives up here. I have seen him a few times. Good to see some home. I think that is it. I will be around a bit longer, and will probably check again later today. Love you and I look forward to the letters every week. You really help lift me up. Off to Wal-Mart and Michaels, but will check in around five I think. Love ya. Love you, Sister Kirts

Happy Easter

Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 10:36 AM, Allison Kirts wrote:

So we got some great news yesterday one of our investigators that we thought didn't want to be baptized anymore actually wants to be baptized by his grandfather.

I will be up here in Park city till at least August training new missionaries. Hopefully I will be able to stay till Christmas, but I know that I will go wherever the lord wants me to.

I actually had a pretty mellow week. A lot of contacting and I got food poisoning...raw undercooked chicken.... yuck!!! the next day we had to move out of our house...It was really abrupt and we had to be out in 6 hours. That took away a whole day of proselyting.... That wasn't too good. Now we are living in the family tree. It's pretty great and we get to save time taking the bus which is awesome...It's definitely way smaller, but I can say that I lived on main street in Park City. It really is dead up here though.

Some things that I have really been studying lately are Christ like attributes. It has truly helped me to stay focused and to think of ways that I can improve. Preach My Gospel (PMG) lays it all out and just helps with studying. I think that it is a great way to do personal study everyday. I studied Faith yesterday and I recognized that it is a principle of obedience. Through our obedience we show our faith. It really helped me to recognize that we don't really know why we have all of these rules, but we follow them because we have faith in Jesus Christ and what he has done for us. Believing that it will work in our lives. That is why we do everything that we do. It's really helped me to understand more as to why we need to be obedient as missionaries.

For Easter we went to a family's home and had dinner and decorated cookies. They kids were adorable and it's helping me practice my auntie skills...They are so fine tuned now. We also were able to visit with a lot of less actives.... not very many let us in..... although there was a wonderful Jewish woman who just loved us... we are definitely going back...her husband is less active and her son was never baptized.

Other than that we are just finishing up our first transfer together. I can't believe that it's already been six weeks.... well, almost...but It's been wonderful. My great fear was getting along with my companions, but it's going great. We have become great friends and I think that it shows in our work.

I love you all and can't wait to hear from you and talk to some of you in 10 days!!!! yay

Love you,

Sister Kirts

Christmas Ornament

Thanks Paula, this is the best Christmas ornament ever. It really captures Allison and her mission.

My New Home Away From Home

My new address is:
Sister Allison Kirts
P.O. Box 4620
Park City, Utah
84060

We actually taught our first real discussion this week. It was pretty awesome. I am still so nervous and scared.....aaaaaahhhhhhh. I want to make sure that I am the best missionary that I can be and that I do all that I can to help fulfill my purpose as a missionary.

The Family Tree Center has a lot more than I thought it would. We actually helped someone from Marina Del Ray on Saturday. He even agreed to have the missionary’s over for dinner back at home. It was so awesome!!!!

So it has really been wonderful up here, I am so happy...SO cold though... (An awesome note) we get a car a few days a week. It's just hard when it's cold outside. It's so great to have some warmth in between the cold.

I have found tons of really awesome family names on Grandpas fathers’ side, all the way back to the 900AD. Isn't that so cool. I am so excited to learn more. I really want to send the names so that the family can do the work. I know that when you do the work for your family that you are greatly blessed.

I love it and I am doing well. I can't believe the first week has already passed by. I have been gaining a testimony daily and I know that with time I will be able to accomplish all that is set before me. I have really come to rely on the Lord.

Love you tons and can't wait to hear from you.

Finally in Park City!!!!!

March 23, 2011

So I'm sick again...I think my body might be rejecting all of this work - ha ha

There are 107 stakes in my mission. I just find that insane!!!!! I mean think about the number of people that means...107 stakes...6 wards per stake(at least)...and 100 people per ward...it's over 60,000!!!!

My new companion is from Denmark! Isn't that the coolest thing ever!!! Her name is Sister Christianson and she is wonderful, down to earth and totally immersed in the work. I know that this will be a great companionship for me because of her boldness. She is funny and sarcastic which you know just makes me feel at home. She has really helped me to see that by immersing yourself in the work that you are able to do so much more for the people. She told me that she expects a lot from me. Both in life and in our companionship. We will be waking up at 5:45 every morning to workout!!! SO excited about that...I know that by forgetting myself that I will be able to do all that I can There is no time to feel sorry for yourself out here so we might as well get to work.

We live with a recent convert named Stephanie, she has a really great house, just a half a mile from Cafe Rio!!!! Who understands how wonderful that is for me??? I mean seriously! Does the Lord love me or what? Stephanie has the cutest little bulldog and her name is Fera. Yes I will have to get used to having a dog around and also learning to live with another person. I am really excited about this work and although it will be hard and labor intensive I know that if I rely on the Lord that I will be able to accomplish all that is asked of me.

My P-day throughout my mission will now be Wednesday.

I do not know how long I will be here. I know that I will be in the center about two days a week and the rest of the time we will be proselyting. In 6 weeks we will be able to go to Salt Lake City temple for a live session and then go to Temple square. Very excited about that.

I just want to let you know that I love it here. I know this is where I am supposed to be. I know that the Lord will provide a way for me to accomplish the things that he has set out for me to do. I know that it is by his strength that we are able to accomplish all things. As we align our will with God, our thoughts become his and we know that we are doing what we are supposed to be doing.

I got some really great info from one of my teachers that really boosted my teaching confidence. She told me that when I teach I have the strength of ten men behind me.

Love to all, Sister Kirts