Elder Kaiden Hunt's Mission Blog: Week 32

Monday, September 8, 2014

Week 32

So another week down here in Santo Domingo. This last week wasn't the greatest week but we ended up finding some new people to be able to teach. The weather is still hot and humid but it's great and so much better than the rain and cold! The food here is so great! The members here in this ward are great too! The only thing that is hard about this ward is that there aren't many men that can go with us to our appointments. It makes it a little bit hard to get things done but I know that if we can strive to do the will of the Lord we will be able to do it.

We got chewed out a little bit today for not having the best numbers but they also gave us a lot of encouragement to work harder. Elder Gonzalez, one of my Zone Leaders told us that often times as Missionaries we think that just because we're here working hard that we have sacrificed something, but work is not a sacrifice, it's a blessing! This week they have challenged us to study more about consecration so we can be more dedicated to the Lords work.

So, this week I heard that Mike Harper, a member of my home ward passed away. It made me so sad to hear it but at the same time so thankful to our Heavenly Father that he has given us the Plan of Salvation! It makes me proud that we can be here helping those people who have suffered from losing a loved one and realize that there is hope. Death is a hard concept but like Pesident Uchtdorf said in his talk, "There really aren't true endings in this life, there are merely interruptions, temporal pauses that will one day seem small when compared to the eternal joy that await the faithful."

I was able to study this week the conference talk given by Elder Christofferson. It talks so much about the life of Jesus Christ and all of the things that he did for us. This is the time when we need to show forth our love more than ever as Samantha and her family are having a hard time. We are all brothers and sisters and should do all that we can to help them find peace and joy in this time of hardship. I hope you all can strive to be a little bit better than you were yesterday so we can all live in the celestial kingdom in the glory of God.

I love you all and I love my Father in Heaven and my Redeemer Jesus Christ. I know that the plan we have here in life is for our benefit and happiness but the only way we can truly do that is to dedicate our lives to him. I hope the best for all of you and 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.