12-29-09

HEY EVERYONE,


IT WAS GOOD BEING ABLE TO TALK FOR A BIT ON CHRISTMAS.

(mom talking to Jeremy on speaker phone)

(dad talking to Jeremy on the phone)

WELL ANOTHER PDAY AND I AM IN A NEW AREA. ELDER KAFOA AND I ARE WORKING HARD TO FIND SOME NEW INVESTIGATORS. WE ARE HAVING A BLAST. HE IS A LITTLE SHY SO I AM DOING A LOT OF THE TALKING. I AM TRYING TO GET HIM TO COME OUT OF HIS SHELL. HE HAS A GREAT DESIRE TO IMPROVE. I AM SO EXCITED.

WE SPENT CHRISTMAS WITH JOHN HAMLEN AND THE RASSMUSSENS IT WAS A TON OF FUN. I FEEL LIKE I SAID EVERYTHING TO YOU ON CHRISTMAS SO I REALLY DONT HAVE MUCH TO SAY. SORRY.

HERE ARE SOME PICTURES.

LOVE ELDER LUNT

LETTER FROM THE FIELDING FAMILY

Elders,


We appreciate all that you do for us and our neighborhood!

Merry Christmas! We've been praying hard and long (almost 21 days straight :-) for specific families in our ward to soften their hearts and to be ready for the excellent message that you have! Let us know if we can do anything else for you!

Enjoy the photos!

The Curtis & Kathryn Fielding Family

12-21-09

Christmas card sent from President and Sister Olson and the Utah Ogden Mission

Where's Waldo Jeremy??

(Hint: Look at the left-middle of the picture.  You can click on it to enlarge.)

I cropped it so you can see him a little better.  He is in the middle...

HEY,

WELL MONDAY THIS WEEK IS PDAY. SO I GUESS THAT IS WHY I DID NOT GET EMAILS. THIS WEEK HAS BEEN GOOD. WE HAD TWO BAPTISMS. ALSO I FOUND OUT I WILL BE MOVING TOMORROW TO OGDEN TO SERVE. I WILL BE GREENIE BUSTING OR THE COMPANION I HAVE IS ONLY OUT FOR 6 WEEKS. I HOPE THAT ALL IS WELL. I WILL CALL YOUR CELL PHONE BECAUSE I DONT HAVE AMY'S NUMBER AND WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GET IT. I CANT WAIT TO TALK TO YOU ON FRIDAY. YOU DONT NEED TO SEND AN EMAIL WE WILL TALK ABOUT WHAT YOU GUYS WANT ON FRIDAY.

I LOVE YOU ALL SO MUCH

ELDER LUNT

P.S. DID YOU GET THE PAINTING I SENT?

(Then he also sent the following story...)

THIS SATURDAY NATALYN SAUNDERS (12) WAS BAPTIZED. SHE HAD LOOKED INTO THE CHURCH BEFORE BUT COULD NOT REMEMBER ANYTHING SHE WAS TAUGHT. WE FOUND HER THROUGH THE PAST RECORDS. WE WENT INTO THE FIRST LESSON AND STARTED ASKING QUESTIONS TO FIND OUT WHAT SHE KNEW. LIKE I SAID,  SHE REMEMBERED VERY LITTLE. WE STARTED SEARCHING FOR A GOOD FELLOWSHIP AND FOUND THE YOUNG WOMENS LEADER. SHE WORKED SO HARD TO KEEP BRINGING DIFFERENT GIRLS OVER TO MEET HER. SHE WAS PULLED INTO THEIR GROUP REALLY FAST AND GREW TO LOVE BEING IN BEEHIVES. SHE BEGAN TO LISTEN AND LEARN MORE AND LOVED IT ALL. I WANT TO LET YOU ALL KNOW THAT GOOD MEMBERS ARE KEY IN MISSIONARY WORK AND THEY ARE THE BEST WAY TO GET BOTH THE SPIRITUAL AND SOCIAL CONVERSION.

1/1000 MISSIONARY FOUND INVESTIGATORS GET BAPTIZED

1/3 MEMBER FOUND INVESTIGATORS GET BAPTIZED

THE NUMBERS TELL US IT WORKS.

I LOVE YOU ALL!

12-15-09

HEY EVERYONE,


WELL THIS WEEK HAS GONE WELL. WE HAVE MISSION CONFERENCE ON FRIDAY FOLLOWED BY SOME BAPTISMS ON SATURDAY. I AM GLAD THAT MOM RECIEVED THE TWO MESSAGES THAT I SENT BY PROXY. I HOPE YOU BEGIN TO FEEL BETTER SOON MOM. IT IS AMAZING WHAT WE ARE ALL WILLING TO DO AS A FAMILY FOR EACHOTHER. DID YOU ALL SEE THE VIDEO THAT WAS A LITTLE CHOPPY THAT I SENT TO MOM FOR HER BIRTHDAY. YOU WILL HAVE TO SEE IT.

IT TOOK A LOT LESS WORK THAN I THOUGHT IT WOULD TO ORCHESTRATE ALL THOSE THINGS FOR YOU MOM. I THOUGHT I WOULD WISH YOU A HAPPY BIRTHDAY ONCE AGAIN.

WE WILL HAVE TWO BAPTISMS ON SATURDAY. ONE IS A TWELVE YEAR OLD GIRL THE OTHER IS A TEN YEAR OLD ONE. IT HAS BEEN CRAZY HOW MUCH ELDER SCOTT AND I HAVE GOTTEN DONE WITH THE LORD'S HELP. I HOPE THE SUCCESS WILL CONTINUE. I CANT BELIEVE THAT TRANSFERS ARE ON THE 23RD IT IS A BAD TIME FOR TRANSFERS. IT HAS BEEN SO CRAZY HOW MUCH IS THROWN AT YOU WHEN YOU ARE ON A MISSION.

WE HAD A GOOD PANCAKE NIGHT ON SUNDAY WE TALKED ABOUT THE DAY IN THE LIFE OF A MISSIONARY AND THE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WE HAVE GONE THROUGH. THE YOUTH WERE EXCITED TO HEAR ABOUT IT. WE ALSO INVITED OUR DISTRICT LEADER TO GO TO IT. HIS COMPANION LOVED IT AND WANTS TO COME EVERY WEEK.

WE DO NOT EMAIL OUR MISSION PRESIDENT NOR DOWE RECIEVE EMAILS FROM HIM.

GLAD TO HEAR THAT YOU ARE HAVING SUCCESS WITH THE MISSIONARY WORK IN THE GOOD OLD CACTUSVIEW WARD. KEEP WORKING WITH THE ELDERS THEY LOVE IT WHEN THEY HAVE HELP FROM MEMBERS.

AS FOR THE PHONE CALL AT CHRISTMAS SEND ME THE PHONE NUMBER FOR AMY BUT I DO NOT KNOW WHAT TIME I WILL CALL BECAUSE I MIGHT BE TRANSFERED TWO DAYS BEFORE SO IT WILL BE HARD TO TELL. SORRY

I HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A GOOD WEEK.

I LOVE YOU ALL

ELDER LUNT

12-9-09

HEY EVERYONE,


I BET YOU ALL THOUGHT I FORGOT TO E-MAIL... OUR P-DAY GOT RE-SCHEDULED FOR WEDNESDAY FOR THIS WEEK DUE TO INTERVIEWS WITH THE PRESIDENT.

THOSE BAPTISMS WENT THROUGH ON SATURDAY JUST LIKE YOURS. SO BETWEEN US THAT IS FOUR FOR THE LORD. THEY WERE GREAT. I LOVE HAVING BAPTISMS. WE HAD ONE OF OUR INVESTIGATORS SET A MARRIAGE DATE FOR DECEMBER 19TH. SHE IS WORKING HER WAY TOWARDS BAPTISM. WE COMMITED HER TO READ THE BOOK OF MORMON AND THE NEXT TIME WE SAW HER SHE SAID THEY WERE PREPARING FOR THAT. SHE IS OLDER AND IS FROM TUSCON, ARIZONA SO SHE UNDERSTANDS OUR PAIN IN THE COLD. BUT I AM STAYING WARM.

A COUPLE MONTHS AGO WE MET A MAN NAMED DAVE. THE FIRST WORDS HE SAID WERE, "BIGFOOT COMES EVERY NIGHT AND SHAKES MY TRAILER. IT IS THE SCARIEST EXPERIENCE THAT I HAVE EVER HAD. I KNOW THAT YOU DONT BELIEVE ME BUT IT IS TRUE. HE DOES IT. HE HAS TWO OTHER FRIENDS THAT JUST STAND IN SIGHT AND SCREAM. IT IS THE MOST HORRIBLE THING I HAVE HEARD." RIGHT AFTER HE TOLD US MY THOUGHTS WERE TEENAGERS NEED TO LEAVE THIS POOR MAN ALONE. WE LEFT AND AS WE WERE WALKING WE SEE HIS NEW LANDLORD. I STARTED TALKING TO HER AND SHE MENTIONED BIGFOOT ALSO. I STARTED THINKING SHE NEEDED HELP ALSO BUT THEN SHE SAID TEENAGERS NEED TO LEAVE HIM ALONE... I WAS RELIEVED THAT SHE DIDNT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM.

HAHA DODGING JURY DUTY!! I AM SO RELIEVED. IT WILL BE INTERESTING WHEN I ACTUALLY HAVE TO DO IT.

THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATES ON THE TEMPLE. I CANT WAIT TO BE ABLE TO ATTEND IT WHEN IT IS BUILT. KEEP UP THE SUPPORT ON IT.

I LOVE YOU ALL

ELDER LUNT

KELSEN WHITEHAIR'S BAPTISM

SAMANTHA KING'S BAPTISM (IN PURPLE)

ELDER LUNT WITH SANTA!

12-1-09

HEY,

THANKSGIVING WAS SPENT WITH ELDER SCOTT'S BROTHER BECAUSE PRESIDENT OLSEN GAVE US PERMISSION WHEN HE FOUND OUT HIS MOM WAS NOT GOING TO BE THERE....APARENTLY HE DOESN'T WANT US TO SEE OUR MOMS HE MUST THINK THEY WILL CORRUPT US ;-). IT WAS GOOD TO SEE HIS BROTHER AGAIN BECAUSE I MET HIM IN FARRWEST. HE WAS PRETTY COOL. AND OF COURSE I LOVE THE FAMOUS JELLOS. WE WATCHED THREE DIFFERENT MOVIES BOLT, UP, AND ICE AGE THREE. I WAS PRETTY DISAPPOINTED WITH ICE AGE THREE.

MY BIRTHDAY WAS SPENT AT CHURCH FROM 6:30 AM TILL 4:00 PM. WE GAVE A TALK, TAUGHT PRIMARY AND HAD A TON OF MEETINGS. I CANT THINK OF A BETTER WAY TO SPEND MY BIRTHDAY ON THE MISSION. THAT NIGHT AT PANCAKE NIGHT WE HAD SOME VISITORS THAT MOM SENT TO GIVE ME SOME SANDWICHES AND BANANA CREAM PIE. I WAS PRETTY IMPRESSED THE EFFORT THAT YOU WENT TO TO GET THAT TO ME....I GUESS IT WAS JUST LUCKY THAT THAT ELDER IS SERVING IN THE CACTUSVIEW WARD. I GOT HOME THAT NIGHT AND WE GET A KNOCK ON THE DOOR AND IT WAS BROTHER EDWARDS WITH A CAKE (HE IS THE HIGH COUNCIL MAN IN THE HYRUM NORTH STAKE) I HAD FORGOTTEN THAT HE FOUND OUT THAT MORNING ABOUT THE DAY IT WAS. IT WAS A REALLY GOOD DAY...OH YA THE KIDS AT PANCAKE NIGHT GOT ME A GIFT. I DID NOT EAT DINNER THAT DAY BECAUSE WE HAD TOO MANY MEETINGS. BUT THE DISTRICT CELEBRATED AND WE PROBABLY WILL AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY AT DISTRICT MEETING.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PACKAGE IT MADE ME SMILE TO RECIEVE IT.

THIS SATURDAY WE HAVE TWO POTENTIAL BAPTISMS. I WILL TELL YOU HOW THAT GOES NEXT TUESDAY.

I COULD NOT ASK FOR MORE SUPPORTIVE BROTHERS AND A SISTER. I LOVE YOU ALL SO MUCH THANK YOU FOR TEACHING ME SO MUCH AS I WAS GROWING UP.

I AM SO GLAD TO HEAR THAT THE WORK IS STILL PROGRESSING. GOTTA LOVE THOSE ETERNAL INVESTIGATORS. AS FOR CONSTRUCTION I HOPE IT PICKS UP AT THE FIRST OF THE YEAR. I AM GLAD TO HEAR THAT NATHAN'S HOUSE HAS STILL BEEN GOING GOOD. IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU ARE ALL DOING A LOT OF WORK.

I LOVE YOU ALL

ELDER LUNT

P.S. I DONT FEEL THAT DIFFERENT BEING TWENTY.

11-24-09

HEY EVERYONE,


THINGS HAVE BEEN PRETTY CRAZY. WE HAD TWO BAPTISMS ON SATURDAY. ONE WE FOUND OUT ABOUT ON WEDNESDAY AND HAD TO RUSH. THE REASON WE FOUND OUT SO LATE IS WE WEREN'T ABLE TO MEET WITH THEM FOR A WHILE. THEY HAD THE FLU... THAT'S RIGHT, THE SWINE FLU. BUT THEY WERE OVER IT AND WE WERE ABLE TO GET EVERTHING INTO PLACE.

JOE AND SKYLA ARE NOT REALLY INTERESTED IN BAPTISM...  BUT WE FEEL THAT AS LONG AS WE KEEP MEETING WITH THEM THEN JOE'S HEART WILL SOFTEN. IF HIS HEART SOFTENS THEN SKYLA WILL NOT BE FAR BEHIND. YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN HOW DEVESTATED THET HE WAS WHEN WE JOKINGLY TOLD HIM WE WERE BOTH LEAVING THE AREA AT TRANSFERS. WE FELT SO BAD WE ENDED THE JOKE FASTER THAN PLANNED.

SIS BREEMER MIGHT BE VISITING SCOTTSDALE SOON SO SHE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE NEAT TO MEET YOU GUYS SO WE WILL HAVE TO ARRANGE IT WHEN SHE VISITS.

IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU HAVE BEEN ALL HAVING A CRAZY WEEK LIKE ME.

THANKSGIVING AND MY BIRTHDAY WILL BE WAY DIFFERENT. I AM SO USED TO BEING WITH YOU ALL.  I GUESS THAT IS THE WAY THE COOKIE CRUMBLES, BUT IT IS WORTH IT TO BE HERE IN THE MISSION FIELD.

I LOVE YOU ALL

ELDER LUNT

11-17-09

HELLO EVERYONE,


WELL THIS WEEK HAS BEEN GOOD. WE HAVE A BAPTISM COMING UP THIS FRIDAY FOR COLTEN FARSNWORTH (10). WE MET HIM AFTER A DINNER APPOINTMENT. THE PERSON THAT WAS FEEDING US TOOK US OVER THERE AND INTRODUCED US. IT WAS A PART MEMBER FAMILY AND THEY HAD THE DESIRE TO RETURN TO CHURCH AND HAVE HIM BAPTIZED. THE MOM HAS A BRAIN INJURY AND GETS A LITTLE ODD DUE TO IT BUT THINGS HAVE GONE WELL THERE.

WE HAD LUNCH WITH JOE AND SKYLA ON SATURDAY. IT WAS A VERY PLEASANT EXPERIENCE. THEY TALKED WITH US A LITTLE MORE ABOUT THEIR THOUGHTS AND THEN HAD A SNOW BALL FIGHT WITH THEM AND THEIR KIDS.

THIS THANKSGIVING WE WILL BE SPENDING IT WITH MEMBERS.

I HAVE NOT RECIEVED ANY INFORMATION ON THE SLEEP APNEIA TEST. I WILL LET YOU KNOW IF THERE IS ANY THING I FIND OUT. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF I DO HAVE SLEEP APNEIA. I HAVE NO IDEA WHY MY PAST COMPANIONS DIDN'T NOTICE IT. IT COULD BE BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE IT FOR VERY LONG BEFORE I WAS WITH ELDER SCOTT.

I HAVE LOVED SERVING WITH SISTER BREEMER SO MUCH. I ASKED HER ABOUT STARGATE BUT SHE DIDNT KNOW WHAT IT WAS SHE NEVER SAW IT BEFORE.

I AM GLAD TO HEAR THE WORK IS GOING WELL WITH THE FAMILY THAT THE ROATCHES ARE WORKING WITH.

DID I EVER MENTION THAT I DONT LIKE TO LIVE WHERE IT SNOWS BECAUSE I DONT.

KEEP SUPPORTING THE TEMPLE. I WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO ATTEND ITS DEDICATION WHEN IT IS FINISHED AND THEN GO THERE TO DO TEMPLE WORK.

KEEP WORKING ON GETTING THOSE CONSTRUCTION JOBS.

I AM GLAD TO HEAR YOU GOT THE HOUSE NATHAN. KEEP SEARCHING FOR A JOB TARIN. I KNOW YOU WILL FIND ONE. YOU NAMED THE NEW DOG DAVE DID YOU NAME IT AFTER BISHOP MARCOTTE? ;-)

I HAVE TO AGREE UTAH IS PRETTY FOREIGN THE PEOPLE HERE CAN BE PRETTY STRANGE.

I LOVE YOU ALL,
ELDER LUNT

11-10-09

HEY EVERYONE,

TODAY WE FOUND OUT ABOUT TRANSFERS. I AM STAYING IN THIS AREA WITH ELDER SCOTT. I HOPE HIM AND I KEEP GETTING ALONG WITH EACHOTHER. IT HAS BEEN GREAT BEING WITH HIM.

WE HAVE BEEN DOING SERVICE FOR AN OLD LADY (SISTER BREEMER). SHE IS AWESOM AND LOVES TO HAVE THE MISSIONARIES HELP. I FEEL LIKE I HAVE DONE EVERYTHING FROM GARDENING TO HOME REPAIRS. SHE IS FROM ENGLAND AND IS VERY KNOWLEDGABLE OF THE SCRIPTURES AND WE HAVE SOME PRETTY INTERESTING CONVERSATIONS. I FOUND OUT SHE IS INTERESTED IN SCI-FI WE HAVE ALSO HAD SOME FUN CONVERSATIONS ABOUT STAR TREK. I AM SO GLAD THAT I HAVE MET HER.

THERE IS NOT TOO MUCH ELSE GOING ON EXCEPT THE NEXT TRANSFERS WILL BE ON DEC. 23 :-( THAT WILL BE WEIRD BEING IN A NEW AREA FOR CHRISTMAS.

I AM GLAD TO HEAR ABOUT THOSE TWO NEW INVESTIGATORS. IT IS AMAZING HOW THE LORD PREPARES HIS CHILDREN TO HEAR THE GOSPEL.

KEEP LOOKING AND PRAYING FOR WORK AND I PROMISE YOU WILL BE ABLE TO FIN SOME.

I LOVE YOU ALL SO MUCH,
ELDER LUNT

11-3-09

DEAR FAMILY,

WELL THIS WEEK HAS BEEN PRETTY CRAZY. I CAN'T REMEMBER THE THINGS WE DID. THERE WERE SO MANY! ON HALLOWEEN WE BOUGHT SOME CANDY AND BAGS AND PUT THE CANDY IN THE BAGS WITH A NOTE FOR EACH OF OUR INVESTIGATORS. WE TOOK IT OVER TO THEM AND THEY WERE VERY HAPPY TO SEE US.

WE MET CARSON CHECKETTS IN SEPTEMBER AND HE WAS BAPTIZED ON THE 24TH OF OCTOBER. HE HAD SOME FAMILY THAT WERE MEMBERS, HE JUST NEVER REALLY HAD ANYONE ASK IF HE WANTED TO BE BAPTIZED.

WELL I MIGHT BE GETTING TESTED FOR SLEEP APNEA. MY COMPANION HAS BEEN WAKING ME UP FOR THE PAST MONTH TO TELL ME TO BREATH. SO I FINALLY CALLED SISTER OLSEN AND TOLD HER. SHE SENT THE MISSION DR. TO ASSESS THE SITUATION AND DECIDE ON AN ACTION. HE WILL BE TALKING TO THE MISSION PRESIDENT TO GET THAT APPROVED. SO I WILL TELL YOU WHEN I HEAR.

I AM GLAD TO HEAR THAT THE YOUNG MEN ARE PUTTING IN THEIR PAPERS. THEY WILL BE GOOD MISSIONARIES. I CAN'T WAIT TO HEAR WHERE THEY ARE CALLED TO.

IT IS GOOD TO KNOW THAT THE BAPTISMAL CANDIDATE IS STILL PROGRESSING. I AM ALSO VERY HAPPY THA TYOU ARE RECIEVING JOBS TO DO FOR RMLUNT CONSTRUCTION.

THERE IS THIS COUPLE THAT WE ARE TEACHING, JOE AND SKYLA CHRISTENSON. THEY HAVE SOME INTERESTING BELIEFS. SKYLA IS BAHAI. IT IS INTERESTING TO HEAR WHAT THEY BELIEVE. IT IS VERY SIMILAR TO US EXCEPT THEY BELIEVE SEVERAL PEOPLE WERE PROPHETS. THOUGH INSPIRATIONAL PEOPLE, THEY ARE NOT PROPHETS (MUHAMMAD, GHANDI, BUDDAH). I HAVE BEEN THERE ALMOST EVERY WEEK IN THIS AREA. AS FOR JOE, I COULD SEE HIM BEING BAPTIZED WITHIN A YEAR. HE ACTS LIKE HE KNOWS NOTHING BUT HE GIVES BETTER EXPLANATIONS OF THE SCRIPTURES THAN I CAN SOMETIMES GIVE. I CAN'T WAIT TO INTRODUCE YOU ALL TO THEM.

I LOVE YOU ALL SO MUCH,
ELDER LUNT

10-27-09

HEY EVERYONE,

THE PICTURE IS OF CARSON CHECKETTS AT HIS BAPTISM. AS YOU CAN SEE I PERFORMED THE BAPTISM. THE WAY WE FOUND HIM IS WE WENT ON EXCHANGES WITH THE WARD MISSION LEADER BRO. LARKIN. WE SAW HIM OUTSIDE AND SPOKE WITH HIM FOUND OUT HE WAS NOT A MEMBER AND HE WANTED TO BE. WE STARTED TEACHING HIM AND HE CHOSE TO BE BAPTIZED AND WE HAD HIM INTERVIEWED AND HAD A LITTLE SCARE WITH ONE OF THE QUESTIONS THAT REQUIRED A SECOND INTERVIEW BUT HE MADE IT AND WAS BAPTIZED (I WOULD GIVE YOU MORE DETAILS ON THE SCARE BUT THAT IS BETWEEN HIM AND THE LORD). HE HAD A GREAT DESIRE TO LEARN AND TO DO THOSE THINGS THE LORD DESIRED HIM TO.

THE ELDERS ARE BETTER BUT YESTERDAY WE HAD A LESSON AND THEY HAD CATS I HAD A MASSIVE ALLERGIC REACTION TO THEM AND AM STILL HAVING PROBLEMS.

SEVEN DOGS WOW THAT IS CRAZY... IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU ALL HAD FUN WITH THE LUNT REUNION.

AS FOR PANCAKE NIGHT (mentioned in his last letter) THE MEMBERS COOK THEM WHILE WE TEACH.

SEND THE ELMERS ADDRESS I WILL HAVE TO WRITE HIM WHEN I HAVE THE CHANCE TO WRITE AGAIN.

I HAVE HAD MANY DREAMS WHERE I COME HOME AND KNOW I SHOULD STILL BE OUT SO I AM TRYING TO GET BACK BUT EVERYONE THINKS I AM SUPPOSED TO BE HOME. I HAVE ALSO HAD OTHER DREAMS WHERE I COME HOME AND BECOME A FISHERMAN....THAT WOULD BE SO BORING AND I DO NOT WANT TO DO IT.

KEEP ME UPDATED,
LOVE
ELDER LUNT

10-20-09

HEY EVERYONE,

WELL YOU ALL HAVE REQUESTED THAT I SEND STORIES TO YOU ABOUT PEOPLE SO I WILL SEND AT LEAST ONE A WEEK WHEN MY COMPANION AND I ARE NOT IN A HURRY.

THIS WEEK MY COMPANION WAS SICK SO WE DID NOT DO TOO MUCH. ALSO THE ZONE LEADERS WERE SICK. SO THAT IS THREE OUT OF FOUR IN THE APARTMENT THAT WERE SICK....I DID NOT GET SICK AGAIN. IT WAS SUSPECTED SWINE FLU BUT MY GUESS IS IT WAS A COLD BECAUSE I HAD ONE A FEW WEEKS AGO. THE REASON THEY SUSPECTED IS THEY GAVE A RIDE TO AN ELDER THAT WAS TESTED POSITIVE. IT WILL BE PRETTY EVENTFUL WHEN I GET SICK BECAUSE I SOMEHOW AVOID IT WHEN EVERYONE IN THE ZONE IS SICK.

ELDER SCOTT (MY COMPANION) HAS STARTED THIS FIRESIDE IN THE AREA CALLED PANCAKE NIGHT. IT IS FOR THE YOUTH JR AND SR IN HIGH SCHOOL. THE MISSIONARIES DO A SHORT LESSON ON JESUS CHRIST. AFTERWARDS PANCAKES ARE SERVED. THEN THE YOUTH INVITE THEIR FRIENDS TO THE NEXT ONE. SAME PLACE (PREFERABLY IN A HOME) AND SAME TIME EVERY WEEK.

NOW ANOTHER STORY FROM MY PAST AREA BECAUSE THOSE ARE THE FAVORITES OF MINE THAT I HAVENT SHARED.

I MET TOMMY AND GEORGIA FIELDS (70'S) MY FIRST DAY IN THE FIELD. WE SET A LESSON AND MET WITH THEM EVERY TUESDAY. THE FIRST LESSON WE TRIED TO COMMIT HIM FOR BAPTISM HE SAID NO. AS WE PROGRESSED I GREW TO LOVE HIM AND I SAW THAT HE TRUSTED ME AND I COULD SEE THAT WE WERE GETTING THROUGH. HE STARTED ATTENDING CHURCH. HE WENT TO THE STAKE CONFERENCE THAT ELDER JEFFERY R HOLLAND WAS AT AND THE FELLOWSHIP (HAROLD HESS THE SAME ONE AS JOHN HAMLEN) TOLD US LATER THAT AS THEY WERE LEAVING HE WAS VERY EMOTIONAL AND SAID THAT HE FELT THE SPIRIT. AT THE LAST LESSON IN THE AREA ELDER BOHNE AND I TOLD HIM WE WOULD NOT BE AT THE NEXT LESSON. HIM AND HIS WIFE WERE SO SAD TO SEE US LEAVE. HE HASNT BEEN BAPTIZED OR SO IVE HEARD BUT I HAVE ALSO BEEN TOLD BY THE FELLOWSHIP THAT WHEN ELDER BOHNE, KAUFMAN, AND MY SELF WERE THERE THAT THAT WAS THE GREATEST PROGRESS THAT HE HAD SEEN MADE WITH TOMMY BUT GEORGIA IS NOW AN ACTIVE MEMBER ,WHERE BEFORE SHE STARTED AS LESS ACTIVE. I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT HE WILL BE BAPTIZED.

I LOVE YOU ALL
ELDER LUNT

LETTER TO MARVIN 10-13-09

Hey Family (and friends)...

Here is an email I got from Jeremy this week, I got him to send me a story about one of his baptisms. I wanted more or less a member missionary story for a talk on sunday. I don't think he sent it to any of you. So here you go.

Marvin

DEAR MARVIN,

IN MY LAST AREA WE HAD A MAN BY THE NAME OF JOHN HAMLEN GET BAPTIZED. I HAD BEEN HEARING ABOUT HIM SINCE I GOT INTO THE AREA AND HEARD THAT HE WAS VERY AGAINST JOINING THE CHURCH. THE WARD MISSION LEADER HAROLD HESS WAS A GOOD FRIEND OF HIS AND HAD WORKED HARD TO GAIN THAT FRIENDSHIP. HE GAVE HIM A BOOK OF MORMON ONE DAY AND ASKED HIM TO READ MORONI 10:3-5 HE SAID HE WOULD AND SET THE BOOK ASIDE AND DIDNT THINK ANY THING OF IT. BUT BRO HESS KEPT ASKING HIM AND ONE DAY AFTER BEING ASKED SO MANY TIMES HE PROMISED HE WOULD READ IT. HE READ IT RIGHT AFTER BRO HESS LEFT AND FELT THE SPIRIT CONFIRM It TO HIM AND HE KNEW IT WAS TRUE. WE GOT A CALL FROM BRO HESS SAYING THAT JOHN WANTED TO MEET WITH US. WE GOT THERE TO THE LESSON AND HE SAID BEFORE WE EVEN STARTED THE LESSON "I KNOW THIS CHURCH IS TRUE. I KNOW THE BOOK OF MORMON IS TRUE. I KNOW JOSEPH SMITH WAS A PROPHET AND RESTORED THE CHURCH. I KNOW THOMAS S MONSON IS A PROPHET. AND I WILL BE BAPTIZED." AT THAT TIME I KNEW THAT THE MEMBERS AS THEY DO THE MISSIONARY WORK THAT IT WAS MORE EFFECTIVE THAN IF THE FULL TIME MISSIONARIES HAD BEEN THE ONES THAT STARTED WITH HIM. MEMBERS HAVE THE GREATER RELATIONSHIP WITH THE PERSON THAN WE COULD HAVE GAINED IN THE WHOLE TIME WE WERE THERE IN THE AREA. THEY HAVE ALREADY ESTABLISHED THAT LOVE FOR THEM AND THEY WILL BE THERE TO SUPPORT THEIR FRIEND AFTER BAPTISM WHILE THE MISSIONARIES MOVE ON TO NEW AREAS. I HOPE THAT STORY HELPS YOU. I LOVE YOU MARVIN.

ELDER LUNT

FINALLY! :)

5 NEW LETTERS BELOW!!

LETTER FROM BISHOP AND SISTER WARDLE 10-4-09

Dear Sister Lunt. Today we had your son in our home to watch the afternoon session of conference. What a great young man. After conference we had a good visit. He read us his favorite scripture (Heleman 5:12) and bore a sweet, Spirit filled testimony. He said to tell you he is fine and loves doing the Lord's work. I can tell he definitly knows why he is serving a mission. We took a few pictures and if you would like the snap shots I will be glad to sent them to you, but for now, please check the attachments to see the photos of today. We hope all is well with you and your family. May the Lord bless you.

Sincerely, Bishop and Janet Wardle

ELDER LUNT WITH HIS NEW COMPANION, ELDER SCOTT

ELDER LUNT LOVES CONFERENCE!!

IS HE SLEEPING!?

10-13-09

HELLO EVERYONE,

I AM SO HAPPY TO HEAR ABOUT ALL THE THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON THERE. I AM GLAD TO HEAR THAT MISSIONARY WORK AND CONSTRUCTION CONTINUES WITH MORE PROSPECTS.

THIS WEEK WE FINALLY MADE CONTACT AND SET UP TWO APPOINTMENTS. WE WERE IN THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME. PRETTY SWEET.

THAT MIRACLE BAPTISM THEY HAD BEEN GOING TO CHURCH AND STUDYING ON THEIR OWN. I NEVER ACCUALLY TAUGHT THEM BECAUSE WE HAD SEVERAL APPOINTMENTS GOING AT THE SAME TIME.

THANKS FOR THE PICTURES THAT YOU SENT ME I HAD NO IDEA SOME OF THOSE PICTURES WERE TAKEN. WELL I GUESS AFTER SEEING FIVE SESSIONS OF CONFERENCE IN THE LAST 36 HOURS WOULD BE TIRING.

I HAVE TO SAY THAT ELDER SCOTT IS A GREAT COMPANION AND HAS BROUGHT A TON OF GREAT IDEAS TO THE AREA. HE IS AMAZING.

SORRY I DONT HAVE MUCH TO SAY. NOT TOO MUCH HAS BEEN HAPPENING LATELY.

I LOVE YOU ALL
ELDER LUNT

10-6-09

HEY EVERYONE

THAT MIRACLE BAPTISM WAS A MIRACLE BECAUSE WE FOUND THE INVESTIGATOR TWO DAYS BEFORE THE BAPTISM.

I LOVE THE WINTER SO FAR.... I STILL HATE SNOW AND WILL PROBABLY ALWAYS HATE IT. I LOVED THE SUMMER IT WAS NOT TOO BAD COMPAIRED TO HOME. WE HAVE HAD IT SNOW FOR A LITTLE BIT.

MY FAVORITE TALK WAS M. RUSSELL BALLARD IN THE PRIESTHOOD SESSION AND I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW DAD THAT I LOVE YOU. AND THANK YOU FOR DOING MOST OF THOSE THINGS THAT WERE MENTIONED IN CONFERENCE. THE PICTURE WAS MY COMPANION RESTING HIS EYES. NO I DID NOT SEE THE PICTURES.

I KNEW MY COMPANION AT THE MISSION HOME NOT THE MTC. HE DRIVES BECAUSE HE IS THE SENIOR COMPANION. I LOVE ELDER SCOTT SO MUCH. HE IS AMAZING AND HAS SOME AMAZING IDEAS FOR THE AREA AND ITS GROWTH I GET ALONG WITH HIM SO WELL.

I AM GLAD TO HEAR THE WORK IS GOING WELL THERE.

LOVE YOU TONS AND PRAY FOR YOU ALL EVERY DAY.



ELDER LUNT

9-29-09

HELLO EVERYONE,

WELL WE FOUND OUT ABOUT TRANSFERS THIS MORNING. ELDER MITCHELL IS GOING TO STAR VALLEY, WYOMING. I AM STAYING HERE. MY NEW COMPANION IS ELDER SCOTT. HE CAME OUT WITH ME SO THAT SHOULD BE FUN. I DIDN'T KNOW HIM VERY WELL BUT I LIKED HIM AS FAR AS I KNEW HIM.

THE BAPTISM HAPPENED ON SATURDAY AND WE HAD A MIRACLE BAPTISM SO THAT IS TWO BAPTISMS THAT HAPPENED... THAT IS CRAZY... I KNOW THAT THE LORD IS BLESSING THE MISSIONARIES.

IT WILL BE A GOOD TRANSFER. WE HAVE TWO BAPTISMS SCHEDULED ALREADY. I HAVE SEVERAL FINDING ACTIVITIES THAT I WANT TO TRY I CANT WAIT.

ALL OF YOU THAT ARE NOT WORKING ON THE TWENTY ONE DAY PROMISE I KNOW THAT IT WORKS AND AS YOU DO IT YOU WILL BLESS THE LIVES OF OTHERS.

IT SOUNDS LIKE ALL IS WELL WITH HELPING THE MISSIONARIES. AND WITH WORK IN CONSTRUCTION HOPEFULLY YOU GET THE HIGHRISE AGAIN WHEN YOU ARE ABLE TO WORK ON IT.

THE DOGS SOUND LIKE THEY ARE FUN. SO HOW MANY DOGS ARE THERE AND WHO OWNS THEM AND WHAT ARE THEIR NAMES?

I WILL TRY TO KEEP YOU UPDATED ON ANYTHING THAT YOU CAN ASK THE MISSIONARIES IF THEY NEED HELP WITH AT HOME.

I LOVE YOU ALL VERY MUCH
ELDER LUNT

9-22-09

HELLO EVERYBODY,

THE WEEK HAS BEEN INTERESTING TO SAY THE LEAST. WENT ON A TON OF EXCHANGES THE PAST WEEK. EACH ONE WE MET SOME MORE PEOPLE THAT WE COULD POSSIBLY TEACH. IT SEEMS THAT THE LORD IS BLESSING US AS WE DO HIS WORK AND KEEPING US BUSY.

TRANSFERS ARE COMING UP AND ELDER MITCHELL AND I MIGHT BE SEPERATED. I AM EXCITED TO FIND OUT IF HE LEAVES AS HE HAS BEEN IN THIS AREA FOR SEVEN MONTHS... THAT IS A LONG TIME.WE SHOULD HAVE A BAPTISM THIS SATURDAY AND A FEW ARE ALREADY SCHEDULED FOR NEXT MONTH.

IT IS GOOD TO HEAR ABOUT ALL THE HOUSE WORK, MISSIONARY WORK AND DOG WORK AND IT SOUNDS LIKE ALL IS WELL. I HOPE ALL GOES WELL IN TRAINING DAVE IN THE NEXT TWO MONTHS WHEN YOU GET HIM (NATHAN AND TARIN).

HOW ARE THE TWENTY ONE DAY PROMISES GOING? IT SOUNDS LIKE MARVIN'S WENT WELL WHAT ABOUT EVERYONE ELSE? HOW IS THE WORK ON THE HIGHRISE? ARE YOU STILL WORKING ON IT?

I LOVE YOU ALL
ELDER LUNT

P.S. ELDER MITCHELL HAD TO TAKE THE TYPHOID TEST BECAUSE HE GOT SICK RECIENTLY AFTER SOMEONE TESTED POSITIVE I DID NOT.

9-15-09

Hey Everyone,

Well this week has been another uneventful one. I did not have to get the typhoid fever test but my companion did. If you want to know what it entails just look it up. It was disgusting just as a warning though. The reason they suspected it was one of the zone leaders got it and was because he had salmonella.

We have three investigators scheduled for baptism. One for the twenty-seventh of this month. One for the 17th of October and one for the tenth of October. The works seems to be picking up here.

It is good to hear that Covey got baptized. And the work continues. Also that the construction continues. It is too bad about the rain though.

Vijay and I have been e-mailing eachother each week.

I also wrote the Molzahn's.

I am glad that you found the problem with me not receiving the emails. I really appreciate the emails that I do receive. It is good to hear that everything is going well with Tarin and you. Sorry to hear about Tarin's job. It seems like things are getting hard for a lot of people. Those are good names for your dogs... Dave and Buster... Ha, ha! If you're moving to Mesa, I would encourage you to go to the Temple often. It is amazing, I feel so enlightened every time I go there.

I love you all so much,
Elder Lunt

9-8-09

HEY,

WELL NO E-MAILS FOR ME THIS WEEK. I GUESS YOU WERE ALL BUSY...
NOT TOO MUCH HAS BEEN HAPPENING THIS WEEK. I HAD A COLD OR SOMETHING FOR ABOUT TWO DAYS, BUT I USED SOME ZICAM AND THROAT SPRAY AND IT DISAPPEARED. MY COMPANION GOT HIS BEFORE ME AND IS STILL SUFFERING FROM IT.

FOUND OUT WE MIGHT HAVE TO GET TESTED FOR TYPHOID FEVER... SOUNDS FUN????

HOPE ALL IS WELL THERE.

LOVE ELDER LUNT

9-1-09

HEY EVERYONE,

SORRY THIS IS SO SHORT BUT AFTER READING YOUR AND VIJAY'S EMAIL I FELT I SHOULD TAKE SOME EXTRA TIME IN HELPING TO COMFORT HIM.

THIS WEEK MY COMPANION WAS SICK. I DID NOT GET SICK YEAH :-) I WAS ADVISED BY A FAMILY HERE TO DRINK PICKLE JUICE WHEN I HAD TO BE WITH HIM AND EVERY MORNING AND EVENING. I THINK THAT HELPED TO KEEP ME WELL. THE FAMILY SAID THAT THE VINEGAR IN IT KILLS THE VIRUS IN THE STOMACH AND KEEPS YOU FROM GETTING ILL. SO TRY IT THE NEXT TIME ANY OF YOU GET SICK TO GET BETTER FASTER. I FOUND OUT THAT IF ANYONE ELSE IN THE ZONE GETS SICK THOUGH WE WILL ALL HAVE TO GET TESTED FOR TYPHOID FEVER. THAT WOULD SUCK.

DESPITE HIS ILLNESS WE GOT A NEW INVESTIGATOR. SO IT WAS STILL A GOOD WEEK.

NOTHING ELSE REALLY HAPPENED TO US...

WELL IT IS GOOD TO HEAR THAT ALL WORK CONTINUES THERE BOTH THE LORD'S AND CONSTRUCTION.

I LOVE YOU ALL,
ELDER LUNT

8-25-09

HEY EVERYONE,

WOW IT IS CRAZY HOW FAST THE WEEKS GO BY. THIS WEEK HASN'T BEEN TOO GOOD. MY COMPANION IS SICK WITH THE STOMACH FLU. I HAVEN'T GOTTEN IT AND HOPE TO KEEP AVOIDING IT. WE WILL SEE HOW GOOD I DO AT THAT.

I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY E-MAILS FROM NATHAN BUT IT HAPPENS WHEN ONE THING IS WRONG IN AN EMAIL ADDRESS. I HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON.

THE INVESTIGATORS THAT WE DROPPED WERE NOT WANTING TO BE BAPTIZED AT ALL. ALL THEY WANTED WAS SOMEONE TO TALK ABOUT JESUS WITH. I LIKE THEM BUT THE LORD HAS SENT US OUT HERE TO HELP HIS KINGDOM TO GROW. WE ARE NOT ABLE TO HAVE THAT HAPPEN IF WE ARE WORKING WITH PEOPLE THAT AREN'T READY. WE WILL HAVE TO WAIT TILL THE LORD PREPARES THEM TO JOIN HIS CHURCH.

LAST NIGHT I HAD A DREAM ABOUT THE TREE OF LIFE. I WAS STANDING WITH NEPHI AND HIS FAMILY. LEHI BECKONS THEM TO COME, SO SARIAH, NEPHI AND SAM GO. HE TRIES TO GET LAMAN AND LEMUEL TO COME BUT THEY TURN TO THE GREAT AND SPACIOUS BUILDING. LEHI LOOKED SO SAD... HE THEN BECKONED ME SO I WALKED TOWARDS HIM BUT THE MIST CAME. I FOUND THE ROD AND WALKED FORWARD FOR SOME REASON I LET GO. I GOT LOST BUT AS I WAS SEARCHING I FOUND MAX. I LEAD HIM AND FOUND OUR WAY BACK TO THE ROD AND WE CONTINUED FORWARD. THEN I WOKE TO MY ALARM. I THINK I HAD THAT DREAM BECAUSE I STUDIED THE STORY OF THE TREE OF LIFE THAT DAY AND WAS THINKING ABOUT IT AND HOW IT APPLIED TO ME AND THEN I FELL ASLEEP.

I AM GLAD THE LORDS WORK CONTINUES IN THE CACTUS VIEW WARD. I AM ALSO HAPPY TO HEAR THAT BUILDING WORK CONTINUES.

WE DO HAVE DINNER APPOINTMENTS EVERY NIGHT BUT I HAVE NOT HAD ANYTHING I DIDN'T WANT TO EAT OTHER THAN HAWAIIAN PIZZA. I DO NOT LIKE PINEAPPLES.

TELL SISTER DEASON I SAID HELLO AND I LOVE HER.

LOVE YOU ALL SO MUCH
ELDER LUNT

8-18-09

HEY FAMILY,

WELL...I DIDN'T END UP DOING THE CONFIRMATION. HER UNCLE WAS ABLE TO COME. I WAS STILL HAPPY BECAUSE I FOUND OUT FROM THE CONVERT THAT SHE KNEW THE CHURCH WAS TRUE WHEN I TOLD THE STORY OF JOSEPH SMITH AND ADDED MY TESTIMONY. SHE SAID THAT I PHYSICALLY STARTED TO GLOW AND THE ROOM BRIGHTENED. I WOULD HAVE SAID THAT IT WAS THE SUN BUT WE WERE TEACHING HER AT NIGHT.

THIS WEEK HAS BEEN CRAZY. I FORGOT TO TELL YOU THAT THIS WEEK IS TRANSFERS BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. I AM STAYING IN HYRUM WITH ELDER MITCHELL.

THE SPANISH ELDERS LIVE BELOW US AND ONE OF THEM IS MOVING (ELDER BROOKS) I WILL TRY TO GET PICTURES TO YOU ALL HE WAS VERY FUNNY AND HE CAME OUT EXACTLY A YEAR AFTER HIS BAPTISM. I CANT BELIEVE HOW CRAZY IT HAS BEEN.

NO NEW BAPTISMS ARE COMING UP. WE DROPPED ALL INVESTIGATORS THAT WEREN'T KEEPING COMMITMENTS.

WELL THE TAYLORS IN THIS AREA SAID THEY WANTED TO CALL YOU SO THEY SHOULD SOMETIME SOON.

I AM GLAD THAT THE WORK ON BUILDINGS HAS CONTINUED. I HOPE THAT IT KEEPS UP. ALSO IT SOUNDS LIKE BO AND DAISY ARE GETTING BETTER. HOW HAS THE TRAINING OF THE OTHERS DOGS BEEN?

I WILL SEND A LIST OF SUGGESTIONS FOR CHRISTMAS TO YOU MOM SINCE YOU ASKED WHAT I WANTED FOR CHRISTMAS. SOME OF WHICH I WOULD RATHER HAVE WAIT FOR ME TILL I GET HOME.

I WOULD WRITE MORE BUT WE GOT HERE LATE AND WE HAVE AN APPOINTMENT THAT WE HAVE TO GET TO.

LOVE
ELDER LUNT

8-11-09: SIX MONTHS OUT!!

HEY EVERYONE

WOW ALREADY ONE QUARTER OF THE WAY THROUGH THE MISSION. IT HAS BEEN JUST FLYING BY. I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW FAST IT HAS GONE BY. IT IS SLOWLY STARTING TO COOL DOWN. I DO MISS THE HEAT. THIS WHOLE SUMMER I WORE LONG SLEEVES EXCEPT A FEW TIMES. MY COMPANIONS HAVE THOUGHT I WAS CRAZY, ESPECIALLY ELDER BOHNE.

I RECIEVED THE PACKAGE FROM POLMOROY'S. IT HAD THE THINGS THAT I NEEDED. I FINALLY THINK I AM ALMOST CAUGHT UP ON MY LETTER WRITING. I JUST HAVE A FEW LEFT .... I BET IT WILL NOT BE FOR LONG THE PEOPLE TO WRITE BACK SO IT WILL TAKE ME A WHILE TO ONCE AGAIN WRITE EVERYONE. OH WELL I LIKE RECEIVING THE LETTERS SO THAT IS ONE GOOD THING.

THIS SATURDAY WE HAVE A BAPTISM. THIS WILL BE MY FIRST TIME CONFIRMING A PERSON. I HAVE NOT YET BAPTIZED ANYONE OUT HERE BUT I PREFER THAT THE FELLOWSHIP DOES IT IF THEY ARE CLOSE TO THE INVESTIGATOR BECAUSE I SAW HOW MUCH MAX AND I GREW CLOSER AS FRIENDS AFTER HIS.

I HAVE NOT YET RECEIVED ANY E-MAILS FROM VIJAY BUT I HAVE NOT YET WRITTEN HIM ANY SO IT WILL PROBABLY BE A WHILE. I WILL HAVE TO TRY TO WRITE ONE TODAY SO LONG AS MY COMPANION DOES NOT FINISH TOO FAST.

IT HAS BEEN EXCITING OUT HERE.

I LOVE YOU ALL
ELDER LUNT

PICTURES FROM PORCUPINE DAM

ELDER LUNT AND ELDER MITCHELL

ELDER MITCHELL

ELDER LUNT

THE DAM

PICTURE OF THE SUN DURING A FIRE NEARBY