Dear Family,
Well, it was Transfer Time this week, so Elder Edmond and I
had a lot to get done. On Monday we were
getting some groceries and a car pulled up by us. It was Donna, the niece of a lady in our
branch. Long story short, Donna and her husband want us to come over
and teach them the Gospel! It was a
pretty cool thing and I’m excited about this.
Too bad Elder Edmond is going to miss out!
We also found out that Ben and Molly are getting married at the end
of the year. They have a ring and
everything, which is a great step for them.
At least we had a blast doing it!
We were belting out songs the whole time we worked and it was a really
neat experience.
Started out with stuff
like Bohemian Rhapsody, and ended up with Primary Songs and hymns. It was a neat experience to see a bunch of
men work so hard, enjoy their work, and bring the Spirit to that work by
singing…all at the same time. Elder
Edmond and I enjoyed that last evening of work together. He’ll do a great job in Newfoundland.
Wednesday was devoted to seeing Elder Edmond off (we drove
to Fredericton), then I worked with the Fredericton elders while waiting for
Elder Skinner (my new companion) to get in later that evening. We spent the night there, then headed to
Houlton the next day.
Elder Skinner and I went with Bro. Robertson to visit
Mike. It was his 54th
birthday and I had made some chocolate cupcakes as a surprise for him. We snuck them in without him seeing, then,
after a really interesting/fun lesson on the Law of Chastity, I snuck into the
kitchen, put a candle in one cupcake, lit it, then walked out singing “Happy
Birthday.” Mike’s face just lit up and he
was so happy. He lives all alone in the
middle of nowhere, so I knew we needed to do something special for him. And we enjoyed eating the cupcakes together.
Oh, and Elder Skinner and I just mesh really well together
with our teaching styles. It is really
fun to teach with him.
On Friday we helped the Street family move. We worked really hard packing up their entire
house into a moving truck in four hours.
I was the “packing manager” and directed the placing of everything. It was like playing a giant game of Tetris,
getting everything to fit just right.
Mom, I did the Medicine Wheel with a man in our branch and
he really liked it. He even kept his
paper so he could study it and improve.
Elder Skinner talks much more than Elder Edmond and it’s
really fun planning together. We’ve come
up with some ideas for our area, like a sports night that some guys our age are
pretty interested in. We’ll be starting
that next week… (I hope Elder Hunt is VERY careful with
his knee!!)
Elder Skinner was going to University of Wyoming and is
a collegiate high jumper. He’s jumped 7’1”…that’s
crazy!! We both are really sore from all
the service work we’ve been doing, and we both feel out of shape. We have fun together since we both love
sports. AND Elder Skinner teaches me
French as we walk around since he was called out here as a French
missionary. That’s been fun too!
Sunday meetings were so good. We had four men get up and bear very strong
testimonies about missionary work, and the need for all of us to be willing to
share the gospel. It was really
good. This Branch is really getting a
fire kindled under it and being involved in the missionary work going on
here. It’s exciting! We even sat down and created a daily study
schedule for the branch members. I love
this Branch and feel like thae work is going to explode (that’s a good thing!)
in this area!!
I hope you all are doing good. I'm getting a few puzzles added to my wall. It’s been fun to do. I’ll be sure to send pictures of Elder
Skinner next week. I just couldn't take
any in the library like you wanted me to, Mom. J
Give all my nieces and nephews hugs and kisses for me,
and tell them that Uncle Dallin (Elder Hunt) says “hello from Maine!!” I love you all so much.
Love,
Elder Hunt
A few more pics from Elder Hunt...
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