Tuesday, November 24, 2009

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

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

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

Friday, November 13, 2009

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