Elder Kaiden Hunt's Mission Blog: Week 47

Monday, December 29, 2014

Week 47

Another week down here in the incredibly chilly weather of Santo Domingo.... It just isn't normal to have a Hot Christmas but it could be worse. This week went by super fast but it was a good one! We were able to start the week out great and visit a new family we found a couple of weeks ago and then stop by and visit a less active member. She asked us if we could get her a Book of Mormon and she really wants to come back so I'm excited :) Throughout the week we had some really great lessons and were able to get a lot done.

On Thursday, we headed up to Quito to have our Christmas Dinner with President Christensen. We woke up at 3:00 in the morning on Thursday to leave and got there at about 9:00. We learned some great things from the Assistantes, Zone Leaders and President Christensen. We then had a White Elephant gift exchange which was quite interesting. We were then able to have a Family Home Evening with them and we all enjoyed that a lot :) We then had to head back to Santo Domingo and got back here at about 11:00 at night. Long story short it was a super long day and very tiring but it was also super good :)

On Saturday, we were able to have two Baptisms, Christian and Alejandra and they went really smooth which is always nice! This week we have 3 baptisms planned and are planning on getting the parents of Estiben and Alexander married :)

Sunday wasn't as successful as last week but we were still able to get people to church and keep them progressing so that made the week good :) I really hope that you all enjoy Christmas and remember that its not all about the gifts. Strive to focus more on Christ and you truly will have a Merry Christmas! All of you that have missionaries out, enjoy your visits!! :)

Love you all,
Elder Hunt

Elder Hunt & Elder Goodfellow

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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.