4-27-10

WELL,


ELDER KAFOA IS BEING TRANSFERRED TOMORROW AND I WILL BE TRAINING A NEW MISSIONARY STRAIGHT FROM THE MTC. I WILL MISS ELDER KAFOA. I HAVE SERVED WITH HIM SO LONG THAT I HAVE NO IDEA HOW I WILL WORK WITH A NEW COMPANION.  IT IS OK THOUGH. I KNOW THE LORD WILL HELP ME. WE WILL WORK HARD AND I WILL LEARN A TON FROM HIM.

THIS WEEK WE EXPECT TO HAVE TWO BAPTISMS AND TO FIND SEVERAL MORE PEOPLE THAT WILL BE HEARING ABOUT THE GOSPEL. WE FOUND SOME FRUIT FROM THE FUNERAL. ONE OF THE WOMEN THAT WAS THERE VISITED THE CHURCH ON SUNDAY AND WANTED TO JOIN.

I WILL BE CALLING YOU AROUND SIX ON SUNDAY... THAT'S SIX HERE.  I DON'T REMEMBER IF IT IS THE SAME THERE SO YOU WILL HAVE TO BE READY....I CANT REALLY THINK OF ANYTHING ELSE TO SAY AND EITHER WAY ELDER KAFOA NEEDS TO PACK SO I HAVE TO KEEP IT SHORT.

LOVE

ELDER LUNT

Mom:
I forgot to ask a few weeks ago, did you feel the earthquake up there?  I DID NOT

I didn't realize you had been biking, do you have your own, or did you borrow?  WE BORROWED A MEMBERS THAT WAS ABOUT A YEAR AGO THAT I RODE A BIKE FOR A COUPLE DAYS ONLY.

About what time will you call on Mothers Day? I can't wait to hear you voice again. YAY!!  SIX IN THE EVENING UTAH TIME

Amy:
If you got the option to extend your mission, would you??  IN A HEART BEAT I WOULD

What is the first thing you plan on doing when you come home?  GET RELEASED SO THAT WE CAN DO MANY FUN THINGS AS A FAMILY....I WOULD LIKE TO GO CAMPING ABOUT A MONTH AFTER I GET HOME NO SOONER THOUGH I DO WANT TO RELAX...MAYBE

What is the best thing that happened this week?  WE HAD SEVERAL PEOPLE THAT WE ARE TEACHING ACCEPT A BAPTISM DATE...LIKE I DON'T KNOW IF I TOLD YOU THIS HARRY HEYWOOD ACCEPTED A DATE FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER AND HE HAS BEEN MEETING WITH MISSIONARIES FOR THIRTY FOUR YEARS.

What is the worst thing that happened this week?  ELDER KAFOA GOT TRANSFERRED.

Robert:
Do you still remember you first name?  YES IT'S JOSE RIGHT?

THE DISTRICT

THE KELLEY'S

4-20-10

HEY EVERYONE,


WELL THIS WEEK WAS CRAZY. WE WENT TO THE FUNERAL AND IT WAS AT A BAPTIST CHURCH. IT WAS SO WEIRD TO SEE THEM JUMPING AROUND, AND TO HEAR THEM YELLING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PRAYER. NOT ONLY WERE THEY YELLING THEY WERE ALSO HAVING THE ORGAN PLAYING DURING THE PRAYER. IT WAS SO CRAZY THAT DAY AND TO TOP IT ALL OFF THE WIFE ASKED ME TO DEDICATE THE GRAVE. SO NOW I CAN SAY THAT I HAVE DEDICATED A GRAVE. GEORGE WAS A GOOD MAN AND HE KNEW HIS SCRIPTURES.

WE WERE ABLE TO ONCE AGAIN FIND MORE PEOPLE TO TEACH AND ALSO MANY THAT WEREN'T KEEPING COMMITMENTS HAVE STARTED TO SO. NOW THEY ARE RIGHT ON TRACK FOR BAPTISM. WE DO NOT HAVE ANY THAT ARE GETTING BAPTIZED ON SATUDAY BUT WE SHOULD BE HAVING SOME THE NEXT WEEK.

I AM SO HAPPY TO HEAR THAT ALL IS WELL THERE AND THAT THE WORK CONTINUES IT IS SUCH A PLEASURE TO HEAR ABOUT MISSIONARY WORK IN OTHER PLACES.

I STILL CANT BELIEVE HOW FAST THE TIME FLIES. IT HAS BEEN FOURTEEN MONTHS...WOW!

THERE IS SO LITTLE TIME AND SO MUCH TO DO.

I LOVE YOU ALL SO MUCH,

ELDER LUNT

Questions from family:

Mom:
How has your Asthma been?  NOW THAT SPRING HAS COME IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE

Do you have to use your inhaler much?MORE SO NOW

Do you need anything else?  A NEW WATCH LEATHER STRAP PREFERABLY THE STRAP BROKE ON THE ONE I CAME OUT WITH SEVERAL MONTHS AGO.

Amy:
Favorite thing this week?  NO MORE EXCHANGES THIS TRANSFER.

Least favorite thing this week?  NOT GETTING MUCH SLEEP

Marvin:
Do you do any sports together with your companion?  And What??  SPEEDBALL IS THE ONLY THING

How many times have you fed a llama?  SEVERAL

Have you had to ride a bike yet?  NO BUT I COULD HAVE CHOSEN TO IN ONE OF MY AREAS BUT WE HAD OUR CAR STILL

Nate:
What is your favorite meal the member have prepared for you?  ANY MEXICAN FOOD

What is your least favorite?  JELLO WITH PINAPPLE IN IT

Have you learned to love the snow yet?  NEVER

Would you be upset if Mom and Dad moved to SLC where there is snow?  I WOULD NOT LIVE WITH THEM VERY LONG I HATE SHOVELING SNOW MORE THAN MOWING THE LAWN

4-13-10

HEY EVERYONE,


WELL ANOTHER WEEK, ANOTHER BAPTISM. THIS WEEK CADINN SESSIONS WAS BAPTIZED IT WAS AMAZING TO SEE HIM OVERCOME THE TRIALS HE HAD. IT IS AMAZING TO SEE HOW THE LORD HELPS THOSE THAT ASK HIM.

THIS WEEK JUST FLEW BY THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS THAT HAPPEN IN A WEEK. ONCE AGAIN WE HAD EXCHANGES ON MONDAY. WE FOUND FOUR NEW INVESTIGATORS. ONE OF OUR INVESTAGATOR'S HUSBAND PASSED AWAY.  I WAS SO GRATEFUL TO SEE THAT SHE UNDER STOOD THE THINGS WE TAUGHT HER. SHE SEEMED TO TAKE THE DEATH OF HER HUSBAND PRETTY WELL. I HEARD THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE THAT SHE MIGHT WANT ELDER KAFOA OR MYSELF TO DEDICATE HIS GRAVE, SHE REALLY KNOWS A TON ABOUT THE CHURCH. I ALSO LEARNED HOW TO PUT AN EXTERNAL CATHETER ON SOMEONE FROM HER...SHE IS A VERY INTERESTING LADY.

I DO LOVE THIS WORK IT IS THE LORD'S WORK.

LOVE YOU ALL

ELDER LUNT

This weeks questions from the family:

Robert:
1. Would you be upset if Madison beat your high score on Halo? NOT REALLY I WOULD BE HAPPY FOR HER, BUT I DON'T THINK I EVER HAD A HIGH SCORE.

2. On a scale of one to ten, how hot are the Sister Missionaries? He said since you just had a Zone Conference you should have noticed. I DIDN'T NOTICE, IT WOULD BE LIKE LOOKING AT AMY THAT WAY.

Both Robert and Sarah:
3. Are you going to go back there after your mission for a girl?  PROBABLY NOT THEY SEEM TO FORCE EVERYONE TO STAY IN UTAH AND I HATE SNOW.

Amy
4. What is the best thing that happened this week? WE WERE ABLE TO PICK UP FOUR NEW INVESTIGATORS.

5. What is the worst thing?  AETNA ANDERSON'S HUSBAND GEORGE DIED.

Marvin
6. What did you do on snow days in the winter?  WORK

Sarah
7. What are you going to do when the Ogden Temple closes? Where will you go to the temple?  WELL FROM WHAT IT SOUNDED LIKE, I WILL ONLY HAVE A FEW MONTHS LEFT BUT THE LOGAN AND BOUNTIFUL TEMPLES ARE IN THE MISSION.

8.What has been the HIGHEST point of your mission this far? THAT IS A HARD ONE.....PROBABLY BEING PUT WITH ELDER KAFOA FOR FOUR AND ONE HALF MONTHS, HE IS MY FAVORITE COMPANION.

She also wanted me to tell you they sold your x-box at a yard sale this weekend. (kidding!!)  WELL I GUESS THEY OWE ME MONEY

Nate
9. How much wood would a wood chuck chuck, if a wood chuck could chuck wood? UM....WELL.....I HAVE NO IDEA.

10.Are you looking forward to the Mother's Day phone call?  I WILL ONLY HAVE ONE MORE AFTER THAT...YA I AM, I KNOW THAT YOU GUYS DON'T WANT TO HEAR THIS BUT I KINDA DON'T WANT TO COME HOME IT IS SO AMAZING HERE, I DO MISS YOU BUT THIS IS THE BEST THING I HAVE EVER DONE IN MY SHORT LIFE.

11. Have you seen the plans for the changes to the Ogden Temple? If so, do you like it?  I DO LIKE IT IT LOOKS GREAT, IT WILL LOOK WEIRD WITH THE TABERNACLE HAVING NO STEEPLE.

Madison
12 Did you get my Christmas letter?  I THINK I DID, I AM SORRY I HAVE SO MANY THINGS ON MY MIND I FORGOT TO REPLY, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE LETTER IT BROUGHT ME JOY.

Sarah's Mom
13. How many speaking engagements do you expect to have when you get home from your Mission?  I DON'T KNOW BUT I AM GLAD THAT I LOVE TO SPEAK NOW.

14. Have you met Dent & Kathleen Mason there in Ogden??  I HAVE NOT WHERE DO THEY LIVE?

These pictures were sent from Jenilyn Gardner.  She said, "Thank you for your help digging ditches! Here are the pictures I promised to send & the names that go with them for your future record keeping. (Bishop Brad & Sister Lisa Galvez, Elders Engebretsen, Herring, & Santiago)

More pictures from Elder Lunt...

Cadinn Sessions baptism...

With Brother Murray... he's got a tommy gun...

Driving... this car is a Hudson

Elder Lunt and Elder Kafoa with the chickens named after them...

4-6-10

HEY EVERYONE,


WELL THE WEEK HAS ALREADY COME AND GONE. WE HAD INTERVIEWS THIS WEEK WITH THE MISSION PRESIDENT. AND ALL DIFFERENT KINDS OF CONFERENCES. THERE WERE NO BAPTISMS BUT WE HAVE ONE FOR THIS WEEK. THERE ARE MANY THINGS GOING ON AND THIS IS THE MOST FUN I EVER HAD.

IT SOUNDS LIKE ALL IS WELL THERE AND YOU GUYS ARE HAVING FUN. THAT IS ALWAYS FUNNY TO HEAR ABOUT DAD AND THE DOGS. I AM ALSO HAPPY TO HEAR ABOUT THE MISSIONARY WORK. THAT IS GOOD TO HEAR THAT GRANDMA IS GOING WITH YOU TO THE TEMPLE OPEN HOUSE. IT IS AMAZING THE THINGS YOU LEARN THROUGH THE SPIRIT IN THE TEMPLE.

A STORY:

THERE IS AN EXCOMMUNICATED MAN THAT WE ARE WORKING WITH. HE HAS REALLY BEEN AMAZING TO KNOW. HE KNOWS THE SCRIPTURES VERY WELL. BUT MY FAVORITE THING IS HE GIVES US HOMEWORK. HE HAS MANY QUESTIONS BUT HAS A TESTIMONY OF THE TRUTH OF THE CHURCH. HE IS WORKING TOWARDS RE-BAPTISM AND IS EXCITED ABOUT IT. THE WAY HE WAS FOUND IS BISHOP ASKED US TO GO AND START TEACHING HIM.


THIS MORNING YOU WILL NEVER BELIEVE WHAT I WOKE UP TO. THERE WAS ABOUT SIX INCHES OF SNOW >:-(

SORRY I CANT THINK OF MUCH ELSE.

LOVE, ELDER LUNT

How was your Easter??? EASTER WAS MOSTLY LIKE ANY OTHER DAY ASIDE FROM GENERAL CONFERENCE. (THE WHOLE DAY WAS AMAZING)

What did you do?? WE WATCHED CONFERENCE

Who did you spend it with??? INVESTIGATORS

Were you able to go to SLC for any of the Conference sessions???  WE WERE NOT, WE WENT TO INVESTIGATORS HOMES TO WATCH IT.

How did you discover you love of green beans??? I FORCED MY SELF TO EAT THEM SEVERAL TIMES AND EVENTUALLY I DIDN'T CARE ANYMORE

How was Zone Conference?? ZONE CONFERENCE WAS GREAT I WILL FOREWARD THE PICTURES TO YOU GUYS.

Favorite thing this week? GENERAL CONFERENCE SPECIFICALLY ELDER HOLLAND'S TALK

Worst thing this week? THE END OF CONFERENCE IT IS ALWAYS SAD TO SEE IT END.

CHILLIN' WITH OBAMA

ELDER KAFOA AND SNOW

OBAMA, OUR RECENT CONVERT... JUST KIDDING!

THE ZONE MARCH 2010

SNOW

3-30-10

HEY EVERYONE,


WELL THE WEEKS DO FLY BY AND IT FEELS LIKE THERE IS LESS AND LESS TIME IN EACH ONE TO WORK. I CANT BELIEVE IT. THERE IS SO MUCH GOING ON NOW. WE DID NOT HAVE THE BAPTISMS THAT WERE SCHEDULED THIS WEEK AND WILL NOT HAVE ANY BETWEEN GENERAL CONFERENCE. THEY DID RE-COMMIT FOR ANOTHER DAY THOUGH SO THEY WILL STILL BE BAPTIZED.

WE HAVE ZONE CONFERENCE TOMORROW AND I AM SO EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO GO THERE. THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS THAT I HAVE LEARNED TO LOVE OUT HERE. PEOPLE, GREEN BEANS, THE BOOK OF MORMON, THE SCRIPTURES ARE SO AMAZING THEY CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTION IN LIFE SO LONG AS YOU ARE OPEN TO THE SPIRIT, AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST THE TEMPLE.  IT IS SO GOOD TO BE ABLE TO DO AN ENDOWMENT SESSION EVERY WEEK. THERE IS SO MUCH REVELATION THAT CAN BE RECIEVED IN THE TEMPLE. THERE IS ONE FAVOR THAT I DO HAVE TO ASK OF YOU OR SOMEONE IN THE WARD TO GET SOME NAMES TO DO IN THE TEMPLE.

WELL I AM SO SORRY I CANT THINK OF ANYTHING ELSE SO I WILL ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS...

"Teaching Record" form?  YES THEY DO DO IT FOR US

How are your other investigators doing? THEY ARE PROGRESSING WELL

Why Garlic??? :-) ONE OF THE FEW WORDS THAT I REMEMBERED

How many times have you read the Book of Mormon? PROBABLY ABOUT TEN BUT I AM NOT SURE I DONT KEEP COUNT.

Best thing this week? HAD A WAY SPIRITUAL LESSON WITH HARRY HEYWOOD.

Worst thing this week?WE LOST SOME OF OUR BAPTISMS

Have you had to eat anything weird? NOT THAT I CAN REMEMBER

LOVE, ELDER LUNT

3-23-10

HEY EVERYONE,


THE WEEK WENT WELL WE HAD TWO BAPTISMS RATHER THAN ONLY ONE. THE OTHER WAS READY SO WE DECIDED TO BAPTIZE THEM EARLY.

ELDER KAFOA IS FROM TONGA. HERE ARE A FEW WORDS THAT I LEARNED IN TONGAN AND THEIR TRANSLATION:

FEFE HAKE.... HOW ARE YOU?
SAI PE.... GOOD
MALO LELEI.... HELLO
KALIKI.... GARLIC
NGAUE.... WORK

I KNOW THAT GARLIC IS A PRETTY STRANGE ONE FOR ME TO REMEMBER BUT THERE YOU GO. I AM GOING TO HAVE ELDER KAFOA TRANSLATE MY TESTIMONY FOR YOU GUYS.

I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I KNOW THAT THE CHURCH IS TRUE AND I KNOW THAT THOMAS S MONSON IS A PROPHET OF GOD. I KNOW THAT JESUS CHRIST CAME TO THIS EARTH AND DIED FOR EACH OF US OUT OF HIS LOVE FOR US. I KNOW THAT THE BOOK OF MORMON IS TRUE AND THAT BY READING IT DAILY IT WILL BRING YOU CLOSER TO YOUR FATHER IN HEAVEN. IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST AMEN.

KOU ILO KOE SIASI MO'ONI ENI PEA KOU ILO KOE PALOFITA MO'ONI A TOMASI S MONISONI AE OTUA. KOU ILO KOE TOHI MOLOMONA OKU MO'ONI PEA KOE TAIMI TE TAU LAU AI AE TOHI TE TAU VA OFI KIHE TAMAI HEVANI. IHE HUAFA O SISU KALAISI EMENI.

IT HAS BEEN A GREAT WEEK AND I FEEL LIKE THE LORD HAS BLESSED US SO MUCH. WE HAVE ONE BAPTISM SCHEDULED FOR THIS COMING WEEK.

THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS THAT I AM GRATEFUL FOR. I HAVE STARTED TO GIVE GRATITUDE PRAYERS FOR MOST OF MY PERSONAL PRAYERS AND I FEEL LIKE IT IS SUCH A GREAT THING IT HELPS ME FEEL EVEN MORE GRATITUDE.

SORRY I CANT THINK OF MUCH MORE SO THAT IS ALL FOR NOW.

LOVE,

ELDER LUNT

                                                      AUSTIN WILSON'S BAPTISM

JULIEN'S BAPTISM

3-16-10

HEY EVERYONE,


THE BAPTISM THAT WE HAD SCHEDULED HAPPENED AND WE HAVE HIS UNCLE SCHEDULED FOR THE END OF THIS WEEK. THERE HAS BEEN MANY THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED. WE HAVE SEVERAL MORE THINGS THAT WILL BE HAPPENING THIS WEEK. SEVERAL PROSPECTS ARE GOING TO RECEIVE A BAPTISM DATE THIS WEEK THEY HAVE TOLD US THAT THEY WANT TO BE BAPTIZED. THE WAY WE HAVE COME IN CONTACT WITH THEM IS THEY RANDOMLY CALLED US.

THE TRANSFER HAS GONE BY AND I AM STAYING WITH ELDER KAFOA. THIS WEEK I WILL TRY TO FIND A MEMBER TO SEND A VIDEO OF THE HAKKA TO YOU GUYS THIS WEEK.

WE ATE DINNER WITH SOMEONE THAT IS MOVING ABOUT TEN MINUTES FROM YOU GUYS. SO I GAVE THEM DAD'S NUMBER IN CASE THEY NEED SOME REPAIRS DONE THEY CAN HIRE HIM.

I AM ALSO GOING THROUGH MY STUFF THIS TRANSFER AND WILL BE SENDING THINGS I DON'T USE BACK HOME.

HOW HAVE YOU ALL BEEN I NOTICED THERE WEREN'T ANY QUESTIONS. SO I WILL TRY TO GIVE YOU SOME MORE ANSWERS.

MY BEST EXPERIENCE THIS WEEK: I FOUND OUT THAT ELDER KAFOA AND I WILL BE TOGETHER FOR ANOTHER SIX WEEKS.

MY LEAST FAVORITE EXPERIENCE THIS WEEK: THE TIME CHANGE...THAT IS ONE THING I WILL BE HAPPY ABOUT WHEN I GET HOME NEVER HAVE TO CHANGE THE TIME AND LOSE SLEEP.

I CANT THINK OF ANY THING ELSE SO I WILL JUST SEND A PICTURE THIS WEEK.

LOVE YOU ALL,

ELDER LUNT

                                                                 ABLE'S BAPTISM