Tuesday, September 21, 2010

9-20-10

HEY EVERYONE,


WELL MONDAY IS P-DAY. SORRY I DIDNT TELL YOU BUT I DIDNT KNOW TILL LAST NIGHT. THE WEEK HAS GONE WELL. WE HAD A BAPTISM THIS WEEK. IT WENT WELL. WE PICKED UP A FAMILY THAT WILL BE BAPTIZED ON SATURDAY THEY GAVE US THIS NAVAJO TEA STUFF (THAT WE MADE SURE WASNT AGAINST THE WORD OF WISDOM) AND IT WAS REALLY GOOD. NOT MUCH ELSE I CAN THINK OF SO I WILL MOVE ON TO ANSWERING QUESTIONS.

Tell us in 200 words about a gospel principle that you learned on your mission that you didn't know before, and why do you think it is cool?

WELL THIS IS A HARD TOPIC BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE I HAVE LEARNED A LOT BUT I WILL TRY TO ADDRESS THIS TOPIC.

ONE OF THE GREATEST THINGS THAT I HAVE LEARNED IS THE BLESSINGS OF DOING MISSIONARY WORK.ALMA 29:9 HAS ALMA SAYING, "I KNOW THAT WHICH THE LORD HATH COMMANDED ME, AND I GLORY IN IT. I DO NOT GLORY IN MY SELF, BUT I GLORY IN THAT WHICH THE LORD HATH COMMANDED ME; YEA, AND THIS IS MY GLORY, THAT PERHAPS I MAY BE AN INSTRUMENT IN THE HANDS OF GOD TO BRING SOME SOUL TO REPENTANCE; AND THIS IS MY JOY." I HAVE SEEN THAT JOY THAT THE LORD SENDS INTO OUR LIVES WHEN WE ARE DOING HIS WORK. THE LORD TELLS US, "HE THAT THRUSTETH IN HIS SICKLE WITH HIS MIGHT, THE SAME LAYETH UP IN STORE THAT HE PERISHETH NOT, BUT BRINGETH SALVATION TO HIS SOUL." D&C 4:4. THE LORD CLARIFIES THIS TO US IN A WAY IN D&C 31:5 BY SAYING, "THEREFORE, THRUST IN YOUR SICKLE WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND YOUR SINS ARE FORGIVEN YOU..." I KNOW THAT THE LORD IS IN THIS WORK AND HE DOES HAVE MY BACK( D&C 84:88 ) . ANOTHER THING THAT I HAVE LEARNED ABOUT MISSIONARY WORK IS IT IS NOT ABOUT THE BAPTISMS, IT IS ABOUT THE OBEDIENCE TO THE LORD IN HIS SERVICE. ALMA 8:14-15 TELLS US THAT WE "HAVE GREAT CAUSE TO REJOICE... THOU HAST BEEN FAITHFUL IN KEEPING THE COMMANDMENTS OF GOD..." I HAVE SEEN THOSE DURING ALL THOSE TIMES WHERE I HAVE HAD VERY FEW PEOPLE RECIEVEING THE MESSAGE. MODERN PROPHETS TELL US IN PREACH MY GOSPEL PAGE 10 HOW TO KNOW WE HAVE BEEN A SUCCESSFUL MISSIONARY. THOMAS S MONSON ALSO SAID "THERE CAN BE NO SWEETER EXPERIENCE IN MORTALITY THAN KNOWING THE LORD HAS WORKED THROUGH US." THE REASON THAT I THINK THESE THINGS ARE SO COOL ARE THAT IT IS THE LORDS PURPOSE ( MOSES 1:39 ) THERE CAN BE NO GREATER CALL THAN TO BE ON THE LORDS ERRAND. THE LORD GIVES EACH OF US THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THE GOSPEL TO RECIEVE THESE BLESSINGS AND WE DONT EVEN HAVE TO WEAR A BLACK NAME TAG TO RECIEVE THEM. I SAY THESE THINGS IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST AMEN.

HERE IS A LIST OF SCRIPTURES THAT EACH OF YOU CAN PONDER,

JEREMIAH 16:16
D&C 18:10-18
ALMA 42:31
D&C 123:14
D&C 88:81
D&C 33:7-10
D&C 60:7

WITH LOVE,

ELDER LUNT

9-15-10

DEAR EVERYONE,


WELL, WE HAVE A LIMIT ON TIME TODAY BUT HOPEFULLY I WILL BE ABLE TO GET EVERYTHING IN. I WILL START WITH THE QUESTIONS THEN I WILL CONTINUE.

QUESTIONS:

Amy

What is the best thing that happend this week? WE WILL BE HAVING A BAPTISM SATURDAY

What is the worst thing that hapened this week? SEVERAL PEOPLE I INTERVIEWED HAD TO HAVE A SECOND INTERVIEW.

What is something that you have started doing on your mission that you want to carry on for the rest of your life? MISSIONARY WORK

Robert

Tell us in 200 words about a gospel principel that you learned on your mission that you didn't know before, and why do you think it is cool?  SORRY ONLY FOUR MINUTES LEFT

Mom

I guess they put two new missionaries into your last area? YES THEY DID

Your on bikes? How is that going for you?  YES IT IS GOING WELL I HAVE STARTED USING MY INHALER MORE THOUGH

Where did you get a bike, helmet etc. Did you have to buy them? BOUGHT THE HELMET THE BIKES WERE LEFT HERE

How do you like Layton? IT IS GOOD

Where is Elder Tidwell from?  GEORGIA

Did you want time to fly by when you first went on your mission, or did going and working at Scout Camp help prepare you to be away from home? I WANTED TO BE HERE AND FOR THE TIME TO GO SLOW BUT STILL HAVE TONS OF FUN

Do you think you would get an extention if you asked for it? I HOPE

Have you hinted to your Mission President about it? NO NOT YET I WILL WAIT TILL IT IS LATER IN THE MISSION

Did you get the package Grandma sent about three weeks ago? NOT TOO SURE

Tell us about one of your favorite investigators. Lots of words. :-)  LORRAINE NELSON

Can I ask another two quick questions?
1. Are you still a District Leader? YES

2. Aunt Pamela was wondering if they still call the District Leader Companions DLC's? DLB...DISTRICT LEADER BUDDY

PRESIDENT'S LETTER:

Dear President,

The week has gone well. On Monday we were able to find two new investigators so I am excited to see how they progress. I was actually not with Elder Tidwell, but they still accepted a date.

Thanks for all you do.

Elder Lunt

LOVE YOU ALL

ELDER LUNT

9-7-10

Hey everyone,


This week has gone good. I was transferred last second to Layton and now I only cover one stake The Layton Utah Stake. My new companion is Elder Tidwell. He is amazing he has such a big heart for people and wants them all to come unto Christ. He seems a little shy, but all in all he continues to improve each day. He seems to be more happy each day he is out here, it is funny he wants time to fly by and I want time to slow down. He is a little homesick, I think he will be OK though.

The stake we cover is very small so we are now on bikes so it will be interesting to see how the transfer goes. I have heard some good things about this area. I cant wait to see what success the Lord has here.

Last p-day:

I DON'T KNOW IF I WILL BE ABLE YO DO THIS IN 200 WORDS OR NOT BECAUSE WE REALLY DIDN'T DO MUCH.

ON MONDAY NIGHT WE WERE PLANNING AND WHILE DOING IT WE HAD A WARD MISSION LEADER CALL US TO ASK ABOUT SOME INVESTIGATORS. WHILE HE WAS TALKING WE HAD A CALL COME IN ON THE OTHER LINE AND SO I IGNORED IT THINKING IT WAS NOTHING. THEY LEFT A VOICE MAIL SO I WENT TO VOICE MAIL THINKING IT MUST BE IMPORTANT THEY LEFT A MESSAGE THE FIRST MESSAGE WAS AN INVESTIGATOR SO I HUNG UP THE PHONE AND OPENED IT AGAIN AND CALLED THE LAST NUMBER THAT I SUPPOSED WOULD BE THEM AND A DIFFERENT VOICE GREETED ME..."THIS IS ELDER FAGERBERG." MY HEAD DROPPED BECAUSE I KNEW THAT IT WAS FOR ME HE CALLED ME TO BE A TRAINER AND THEN ASKED TO SPEAK TO ELDER BENNETT AND CALLED HIM TO BE A TRAINER AS WELL. WE BOTH WENT TO BED AFTERWARDS VERY NERVOUS.

THE NEXT MORNING WE GOT UP AT 5:45 AND WENT TO PLAY ZONE SPORTS (SPEED BALL). THEN A FAMILY FED US BREAKFAST. FRENCH TOAST. WE WENT HOME FINALLY AND GOT READY FOR THE DAY AND GOT A HAIR CUT. THEN WE WENT TO THIS PLACE CALLED CLASSIC FUN CENTER. THEY HAD A BUNCH OF THIS RANDOM STUFF THERE IT SEEMED LIKE EVERYONE THAT WENT BECAME LITTLE KIDS AGAIN. THEY HAD THOSE INFLATEABLE SLIDE THINGS AND I ENDED UP GETTING FRICTION BURNS FROM IT. THEY ALSO HAD A ROLLER SKATE PLACE. I DONT ROLLER SKATE SO I RODE A SCOOTER AROUND.

THEN WE WENT HOME AND ELDER BENNETT PACKED TILL WE HAD SOME WORK TO DO. THAT NIGHT WE WENT TO BED AND WERE AWAKENED BY THE PHONE AT 11:15 ISH IT WAS THE ASSISTANTS TELLING US THAT THERE WAS A CHANGE AND I WAS LEAVING THE AREA THE NEXT MORNING. I WAS TIRED SO I JUST WENT BACK TO BED CONFUSED.

Not much else i can think of.

Love you all

Elder Lunt

So for the questions:

1 (Robert) In 200 words, what did you do you your last p-day? SEE ABOVE

2 (Grandma) Did you get the package I sent to you? NOT YET

3 (Nate) Are you shoes starting to wear out from tracting? (I actually wondered that too) NO WE RARELY TRACT

4 (Elder Weshe) What stakes do you cover? (He is from that area) I USED TO COVER THE LEGACY STAKE, THE PARKWAY STAKE, AND THE ORCHARD STAKE

Dear President,
This week has gone well. We were able to meet most of the Investigators and several auxilaries. Elder Tidwell was sick for a couple days and those days I cleaned the apartment. Elder Tidwell seems to be struggling with the change in altitude with riding a bike.

President, the house that we live in is so funny I cant help but laugh when I see the shower. This area has so much potential. I cant wait to see the things that start happening.

Elder Tidwell seems to be doing better. He has a really high potential. I have no doubt that he, if he continues to stretch himself, will be a really successful missionary. It amazes me how much better missionaries come out now compaired to when I came out. President I am excited to work this transfer.

Thanks for all you do.
Love

Elder Lunt

8-31-10

HEY EVERYONE,


WELL ANOTHER TRANSFER OVER AND ELDER BENNETT IS BEING TRANSFERRED. BOTH HE AND I WILL BE TRAINING SOME NEW MISSIONARIES FROM THE MTC. THAT IS CRAZY THAT I HAVE ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO TRAIN. I WOULD TELL YOU ABOUT HIM BUT WE HAVE NOT MET AND WILL NOT TILL TOMORROW. I DON'T EVEN KNOW HIS NAME.

FOR DISTRICT MEETING WHAT WE DID WAS I SET IT UP ON FINDING THOSE THE LORD HAS PREPARED. WHAT I DID IS I SET UP THE STAGE SO IT WOULD BE DARK AND PUT PAPERS ALL OVER THE PLACE TO REPRESENT POTENTIAL INVESTIGATORS. WE THEN SERVED IN THE ORCHARD UTAH STAKE CENTER STAGE MISSION FOR THE SPAN OF TWO MINUTES. THEN WE SERVED AGAIN FOR THE SPACE OF 30 SECONDS A SECOND TIME BUT THIS TIME THERE WAS A FLASH LIGHT REPRESENTING THE SPIRIT IN FINDING. THEY EACH GOT THE POINT OF HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO USE THE SPIRIT IN FINDING.

IT IS CRAZY TO KNOW THE LORD HAS ONCE AGAIN PUT THAT MUCH TRUST IN ME. EVEN THOUGH I HAVE DONE IT I STILL FEEL INADEQUATE. I AM SO GLAD THAT THE LORD QUALIFIES THOSE THAT HE CALLS. I STILL THINK OF DOCTRINE AND COVENANTS 121:34-40. I KNOW THAT I HAVE BEEN CALLED IT IS MY JOB TO QUALIFY TO BE CHOSEN.

I FOUND OUT THAT ELDER KAFOA MIGHT BE IN THE ZONE SO I WILL SEE HIM MORE OFTEN.

1. How did your District Meeting go? How did the play or skit about Nephi and Laban go? THE MEETING WENT GREAT BUT WE WEREN'T ABLE TO DO THE PLAY TILL SATURDAY.

2. Do I still need to watch your debit for expenditures? Didn't see it go down at all yet.  I AM STILL GETTING ALL THE DETAILS TOGETHER SO I HAVE NOT SPENT YET.

3. What is the best thing that happened this week?  I AM GOING TO TRAIN AGAIN

4. What is the best thing that happened this week?  ELDER BENNETT IS LEAVING

5 Will you be able come to the reunion this weekend? :-) I WISH BUT PROBABLY NOT

6. You mentioned that Tomi's referral was from a non-member. Did that person get baptized too?NOT YET WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO MEET WITH THEM.

PRESIDENT'S LETTER:

Dear President,
This week has gone well. We have been working hard this week in finding with little success. One thing I have seen throughout my time on a mission is even if you do not find success through your own efforts the Lord makes up for it if you do all you can. A Ward Mission Leader went and invited several people to meet with us and to learn how they can "Come Unto Christ" and they accepted the invitation. I love how much the Lord does to make up in this work if we do all that we can. Things like pray as if it all depended on God and then get up and work as if it all depended on you.

President I want to thank you and the Lord for this oppritunity to once again train one of these new missionaries. I just hope I can be qualified to be chosen. Docterine and Covenants 121:34-40. I know that as I do all I can and depend upon the Lord that i will be able to do so.

Thank you so much for all you do in leading this mission to bring souls unto Christ.
Love, Elder Lunt

YOU ARE ALL AN INSPIRATION TO ME. I LOVE YOU ALL

ELDER LUNT

8-24-10

HEY EVERYONE,


WELL THE WEEK WENT GOOD.  TOMI WAS BAPTIZED AND WE HAVE ONE MORE COMING UP THIS WEEK. I AM GLAD TO HEAR THAT WORK IS STILL PROGRESSING. I KNOW THAT MOM WANTED TO GET A COPY OF MY LETTER TO THE MISSION PRESIDENT BUT IT ISNT THROUGH EMAIL IT IS SOME OTHER PROGRAM ON THE INTERNET BUT IF I FIND A WAY I WILL SEND YOU ONE. HOW IS EVERYONE DOING? I STILL CANT BELIEVE THAT THE TIME FLEW BY THAT FAST. AS MUCH AS I MISS YOU I WISH THAT I STILL HAD 18 MONTHS LEFT.

THIS WEEK I HAVE WORKED PRETTY HARD ON GETTING DISTRICT MEETING READY. HOPEFULLY I CAN FIND A VIDEO CAMERA TO SAVE IT FOR YOU GUYS. I HAVE TO BUY A FEW THINGS THOUGH SO I WILL BE USING MY PERSONAL CARD TO GET SOME STUFF. FOR THE MEETING I HAVE A GAME WE WILL PLAY AND I ALSO DECIDED TO HAVE EVERYONE ACT OUT NEPHI GETTING THE PLATES FROM LABAN. I AM EXCITED TO SEE HOW IT ALL WORKS OUT. I WILL HAVE TO SHARE SEVERAL THINGS ABOUT ALL THESE MEETINGS WHEN I GET HOME. YOU ARE THE MOST AMAZING FAMILY EVER.  I LOVE YOU ALL AND PRAY FOR YOU.

LOVE,

ELDERLUNT

Questions:


How is Tomi doing with her smoking problem?  SHE IS DONE WITH IT :-)

Where did you receive the referral from, another member, or did she send for LDS material from TV commercials? A NON MEMBER

What was the best thing this week? BAPTISM OF TOMI

What was the worst thing? ONE OF OUR INVESTIGATORS HAD A FIGHT WITH HER BOYFRIEND.

8-17-10

HEY EVERYONE,


WELL I STARTED WITH THE QUESTIONS AND I NOW ONLY HAVE 8 MINUTES LEFT AND I STILL HAVE TO WRITE THE MISSION PRESIDENT. SO I WILL SEND THIS AND IF THERE IS MORE TIME I WILL GET BACK ON AND SEND MORE.

Mom:


1. You mentioned you will miss Elder Kafoa. Do you go home first or does he?  HE WAS JUST OUT WHEN I GOT WITH HIM SO I WILL BE HOME FIRST

2. You also mentioned you would miss Jim Atkinson, who is he, and how did you meet him? A WARD MISSION LEADER IN WEST OGDEN, HE WORKED REALLY HARD TO HELP US FIND WORK THERE HIS WARD WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL.

3. Tell us another conversion story. Love to hear those.  A LADY WE ARE TEACHING RIGHT NOW NAMED TOMI. WE MET HER ON MY FIRST DAY IN THIS AREA AND SHE SEEMS TO BE PROGRESSING WELL. SHE HAS A STRONG DESIRE TO BE ABLE TO BE BAPTIZED THE ONLY THING THAT WILL HOLD HER BACK FROM THIS SATURDAY IS SMOKING. SHE HAS BEEN WORKING HARD ON THAT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT SHE HAS BEEN DOING IS CHEWING A TON OF CINNAMON GUM. THAT HAS HELPED HER. WE MET HER BY JUST KNOCKING ON HER DOOR AFTER WE RECEIVED THE REFERRAL.

Amy:

1. What is the best thing that happened this week?  I WILL BE ABLE GO ON EXCHANGES WITH ONE OF MY FAVORITE MISSIONARIES

2. What is the worst thing that happened? A MINI TRANSFER SENT SEVERAL PEOPLE AWAY.

3. Describe a typical day for you. Like What time do you get up, what do you eat for each meal, where do you go, do you have appointments, or tract, etc. Be descriptive please.
6:00 WAKE UP AND GO TO ZONE SPORTS
7:00 SHOWER AND EAT CEREAL
8:00 STUDY
9:00 COMPANION STUDY
10:00 DEPENDING ON THE DAY DISTRICT MEETING PLANNING, WEEKLY PLANNING, DISTRICT MEETING, DLT ECT ECT
12:00 LUNCH (USUASOME KIND OF SANDWICH)
1:00 CONTACT MEMBERS INVESTIGATORS OR POTENTIALS
5:00 DINNER WITH MEMBERS
6:00 LESSONS

LOVE YOU ALL

ELDER LUNT

8-10-10

HEY EVERYONE,


HOW ARE YOU GUYS? HOW GOES THE CONSTRUCTION? ANY GOOD NEWS?

THINGS ARE GOOD HERE. WE HAVE BEEN WORKING HARD THIS WEEK. WE WERE ABLE TO FIND THREE MORE OF GOD'S CHILDREN TO HEAR THE GOSPEL. THERE HAVE BEEN NO BAPTISMS BUT WE DO HAVE ONE ON THE 21ST.  HER NAME IS TOMI. SHE HAS BEEN AMAZING TO WORK WITH. SHE KEEPS ALL HER COMMITMENTS AND HAS BEEN WORKING TO QUIT SMOKING AND IS DOING A GREAT JOB.

WELL I ONLY HAVE 8 MINUTES SO I WILL ANSWER THE QUESTIONS THEN TRY TO SEND PICTURES.

Mom:

1. How are you meds holding out?  COULD USE SOME MORE I AM ON MY LAST INHALER

2. How has your asthma been? IT HAS NOT BEEN OO OVERLY BAD

Amy:

1. What is the best thing that happened this week? THREE NEW INVESTIGATORS

2. What is the worst thing? CRAZY EXCHANGES

Marvin & Sarah:

1. Other than Missonary work what do you like to do on p-day? (nothing church related)BOWLING IS PRETTY FUN BUT I AM TERRIBLE AT IT

2. How often do you do service?  AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK

3. What kind of service do you typically do? MOVE PEOPLE

4. Is there someone you will miss when you come home? certain member or companion? ELDER KAFOA AND JIM ATKINSON