Elder Kaiden Hunt's Mission Blog: Week 25

Friday, July 25, 2014

Week 25

Well Ladies and Gents, in 8 days I complete 6 months here in the mission and all I can say is that in such a short time I have never learned nor grown more! I love being here in Ecuador and being able to help so many wonderful people! It has gone by so fast which is kind of scary because there is so much that I want to change and perfect in my life but the time is so short.

Today was a great P-Day because.... WE GOT TO PLAY SOCCER!!!!! I love playing soccer but to be honest these Latinos are good soccer players!! haha Not to mention that the altitude and the sun just kills you! I'm not looking forward to tomorrow and being sore :P This past week was a good week for My companion and I. We really focused on getting our lesson count up and ended up doing it. We had 6 people committed to coming to church but only 2 showed up so that was kind of a bummer. The good news is that we have 2 baptisms on saturday! I am really excited for these baptisms because these two young men, Joel (17) and Brandon his cousin (15) want it so badly. They also really want to serve missions. Its really nice to know that we will not only be baptizing to new members of the church but two young men who are going to help so many people!

This change my companion and I are going to focus on the members we have here in the ward. We usually just call them so they can visit people with us but they need help too. If we can strengthen the members we have, then we wont have to work as much with less actives. I have realized the extreme importance of the members in the ward and how much they can help with the recent converts. Our wards are our families and if we do not build up the entire family how are we all going to achieve the potential we all have in life? The church is not only to learn and partake of the Sacrament but also to become closer to those around us and help them become better and closer to Heavenly Father.

It's kind of funny because everyone asks to see pictures of my family and when they see them, they are amazed that we are all gringos (White) and how big of a family I have. Not to mention the boys fall in love with my sisters haha. I love my family and all of you that have given me your support. I know that through diligence and hard work we can become the people of Zion we were all meant to be and we can build up and strengthen the kingdom of God! I hope you all have a great week!

Con mucho amor,
Elder Hunt

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Pouch Mail

Pouch mail is a service provided by the LDS church. Items are sent via USPS to church headquarters where they are forwarded to the missionary by a private courier along with other church mail. Pouch mail leaves every Friday. Only postcards or one-page correspondences (no envelopes) written on one side of the page may be sent. No photographs.

Letter folding instructions when using the pouch mail service. Lay the letter blank side down. Fold the bottom of the letter about one-third of the way up the page and crease. Fold the top of the letter to the bottom of the first fold and crease. Secure the long side with two piece of tape about one inch from each end, but do not seal the ends. In the top left corner write your name and return address. Affix first class postage in the top right corner. In the middle write the missionary's address as follows:

Elder Kaiden Mckay Hunt

Ecuador Quito Mission

POB 30150

Salt Lake City, UT 84130-0150

FREE LETTER SENDING

Go to www.dearelder.com and set up an account. This is a free service. They will send the letter via pouch mail for you. Make sure you select the Ecuador Quito mission, not the Quito North mission. Follow the instructions. It is very simple!

If you are wanting to send a dearelder.com letter to the Mexico MTC, it is also free. What you need to do is from the home page at dearelder.com under "send stuff" select Pouch (free) from the left columnon. On the next page scroll to the bottom and click search for your mission maually. scroll down to the Mexico MTC and click on "write letter". I'm not sure why you have to do it this way. Hope it helps:)

Mailing Packages

Packages can be sent to

Elder Kaiden Hunt

Ecuador Quito Mission

Calles Robles E4-151 y Av. Amazonas

Casilla: 17-03-078

Quito, Pinchincha

Ecuado

Packages may not exceed 4 pounds AND MUST carry a green sticker, even if the post office workers suggest you use a white one. It must have this customs declaration on the package, or it will not be accepted in Ecuador.

DO NOT SEND PACKAGES BY PRIORITY MAIL OR FEDEX. These will automatically go to "mail jail", requiring a special trip to the post office and payment of a large fee. All of which will cause a long delay for Kaiden to receive the package.