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
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
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
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
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
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
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
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
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
Thursday, October 22, 2009
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
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
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
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