Elder Kaiden Hunt's Mission Blog: Week 43

Monday, December 1, 2014

Week 43

Well its about time, Thanksgiving has officially arrived. Now the bad news.... They don't celebrate it here :P It's going to be a tough week but it will be nice to be able to focus more and show the Lord how truly grateful I am for all of the things he has given me in my life!

This week I will also complete my 10th month out in the mission, which is just crazy!! Good news is that I will be celebrating it with the baptism of Lulu B, the granddaughter of a less active who we just helped reactivate :) It will be nice to have another baptism! I really hope we can get the families we have to the point of being baptized and getting them married. I will let you all know about that later!

We are still working hard to help get this ward back into good shape. I hope that the Christmas Season can help them remember the whole reason why we're here. We really do have to develop the True Love of Christ in our lives. It's crazy how everything here is just so normal now. I love it here!

I still think of all of you and pray for you! I hope that you have a great week and enjoy your Thanksgiving Feast, just don't go overboard. Eat an extra piece of Pumpkin Pie or Apple Crisp:) I would really like some of that right now! It's okay though, I've got my rice and chicken :) Haha I love you all and am thankful for all the people the lord has blessed me with in my life!!

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.