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.