Transfer Week

So I am still in Macomb! My new comp is cash money aka Elder Glenn. He is pretty cool he is from Arizona. Then Elder Gardner is staying in Macomb too and he got Elder Jensen. Well  so Monday we were on exchanges, which was good and we knocked these really rich houses the people where super chill but no one was interested. On Tuesday we got our transfer calls which was exciting so basically all day we had transfer hype. On Wednesday we had super p-day and went to Carthage which was super cool you could totally feel the spirit so strong in that little small jail. It was definitely such a great spiritual experience. We then went to the temple man the Nauvoo Temple is  so beautiful the inside is so pretty as well. It is definitely a great temple. Thursday was when we got our new comps so basically  Elder Gardener and I went on exchanges as we waited for our new companions. Also I am driving so that is pretty cool the only weak thing is the tiwi you can go 7 over the speed limit before it sends you a check your speed and it does not help that Macomb is pretty much a speed trap it switches like every mile. Friday we went knocking for most of the day and had a get to know you district meeting. Then on Saturday we had two lessons. So  that was cool. On Sunday we went to church which it was alright as always. We had a investigator there, which was fun and then we went knocking so I am going on round three of knocking Macomb.  We found 4 new investigators though so we will be getting Macomb baptized. This week has been great and I would like to challenge you guys to go to the temple as often as you can. I have felt the most peace on my mission in the temple and know that it is definitively a blessing back home as well. 

Love,

Elder Hunsaker

End of Transfer

This week has been a crazy week . This Thursday we get transferred basically what that means for me is I get a new companion and I have a 95% chance of staying in Macomb so that's cool. Last week we did a ton of knocking. So last Monday we went on a walk around Nauvoo where we found out President Nelson was there and he visited with all the senior missionaries in Nauvoo and he also visited with "performing missionaries" So basically that was like ahhh we were so close to the prophet. Well on Tuesday we pretty much knocked a ton so we basically have knocked all of our area twice so I have no idea what I am going to knock next transfer. Wednesday we knocked had a lesson or two that went well, and then we played basketball with the elders quarum, who got all of these college kids there so it was fun playing basketball and getting to know some non members. Thursday we basically and had a few lessons. I also burnt a steak haha I was so bad at cooking that the fire alarm went off and it was a giant mess haha the member that our house is connected to called me and made sure we were alive. We also then went back out and knocked  and found a Russian lady that was pretty cool. Friday we went on exchanges and I went with Elder Harvey and his companion had a baptism so I basically helped clean the font and stuff it was  a pain the font was a disaster. We then went to a town called Fountain Green its basically a junk yard with a few houses in the middle and all these people just yelled at us it was kind of funny cause it was every house. We then went and visited this guy who is like a giant hunter and stuff and it was basically like visiting Cabelas and stuff. He also had some St. Louis Rams memorabilia, which was cool. Saturday basically we ended up setting up the baptism like the chairs and stuff so that was fun. The baptism took way longer than it should have so that took up like are whole day we also went knocking so that was Saturday. On Sunday it was church nothing really happened that was crazy we went knocking and found this guy from China who spoke like no English so we basically google translated this guy and talked to him also we ran into a lady that was not interested, but when she found out I was from Utah she then asked if I was a Jazz fan and I said of course and then basically she was telling me how cute Karl Malone was so that was kind of funny. 

Love 

Elder Hunsaker

Kayne

Well the whole reason why I named this email Kanye was because we were in Buffalo Wild Wings and we ended up hearing one of his new songs so that was lit.  Well in other news I am on Facebook as a missionary so if you guys have a Facebook account you could totally friend me and get all the good stuff I will be posting. To tell you a little bit about my week I completely  forgot what we did on Monday so I am very sorry my memory is just horrible because we do so much stuff every day I just try to remember the highlights. Tuesday we knocked pretty much all day then went and played volleyball with the ward my volley ball skills are getting to be average now. On Wednesday we helped our homie Cameron who is a member move he broke his ankle playing basketball with us a few weeks ago and lives on the second story of an apartment so we helped him move, and haha he is getting married this next week. He then took us to Buffalo Wild Wings were I got the sports updates. We then knocked the rest of the day. Thursday we pretty much tracked all day which was exhausting except we got to see a mad max fanatic that transformed his car into the car in the movie. It was pretty cool. We then went to our apartment and we found Stratego a board game so we play that every night for a little stress reliever. Friday was zone conference and basically we sat through 6 hours of how not be stupid on the internet it is kind of sad that we had to go through so much logical things. Saturday we went and saw Ivan and he is that lit old man with all the cars he is progressing and knowing the gospel is true it is amazing. Basically that was our Saturday we went to a YSA (young single adult) activity and we ate great value pizza I do not recommend that. Sunday was a great meeting we got an investigator it is our super yoked member. We then went to our ward mission leaders house to call home it was great I loved seeing my family. To close I would like to close with my testimony on the power of pray. While on my call home my mom requested that we say a family pray before I left. I have not felt such a powerful pray even through a screen the spirit was so strong.

Love y'all

Elder Hunsaker

Three Months Down

Well today is my third month that I have been out on my mission. I have been reflecting on these past three months and I have realized it has been the hardest three months of my life leaving family and friends behind. It has also been a cool experience as well I have been able to gain  more gospel knowledge. To start off this week has been pretty crazy. We ended up getting our investigator Ivan to church so that was pretty exciting We also went on exchanges and Elder Harvey and I  went to a little small dinky town called Vermont,  Illinois but everyone was so nice to us and there were not really any negative people there. In fact we were given water and invited inside peoples houses then we were denied. We also went and did some service and helped the other Elders investigator move couches and stuff. So basically this week was just moving furniture and knocking doors and getting our lit investigator to church. And going to a little kids birthday party. Enjoy the pictures!

Love 

Elder Hunsaker 

Ambulance

Haha so I could not think of a good title so sorry, but to start off my email this week has been very crazy and wild. I will give a summary of the week. So on Tuesday we went to see that investigator who has all of those cars that I sent the pics of the cars a while back. That was good he was pretty receptive and he is starting to see how the Book of Mormon is another important scripture. On Wednesday we taught like 9 people within 4 lessons, which was great because we were pretty much teaching lessons all day so that was nice and then we went to play basketball with our wards elder quorums so we invited our investigator Adam who is a 24 year old guy who has been smoking since he was 9. He played like 20 minutes of basketball then could not breath so we ended up having to call an ambulance. Of course that happens the first time I get an investigator to a ward activity. So we were in the hospital waiting to hear about his condition till 10:30 so that was fun. Then Thursday and Friday were pretty much just wake up knock teach an occasional lesson and that was pretty much those two days. Saturday we got to go do some service and they wanted us to be in street clothes so you already know I wore my Jazz hoodie to celebrate the victory of the Thunder.#takenote We basically folded clothes and wrapped glass up to be put in a box. Sunday was alright we had 2 people who were supposed to come to church, but one was sick and then we later found out one was stuck in their car so that was fun. We then went and knocked pretty much all day, and then we found one person and that was cool because we knocked the whole street and no one answered except for her. So overall this week has been good and it has gone by pretty fast. I continue to learn so much out here.  I love you and miss you guys I hope you have a fantastic week.

Peace Out

Elder Hunsaker

Week 10 the Technology

Well as some of you know we got our smartphones on Wednesday which is cool! We are able to have full access to gospel library and family history it is really amazing. We will be Facebook missionaries come the 11th so if you guys have a Facebook account add me as a friend, and you can get my lit missionary insights. Also I am able to read emails daily so if you ever want to rant or just want to tell someone about your life feel free I love hearing from you all. Now to talk about my week this week has been crazy. Well I am completely blank this week so I will give you guys the run down of the amazing stuff that happened this week. So basically we did a bunch of tracting this week which was crazy. There was this lady named Tema when we knocked on her door she was like you and pointed at me and I was like oh no what did I do. She said" I saw your smile walking around town, I will listen to you guys because of that smile." So haha my smile got us an Investigator. In other news we got an investigator named Adam to church and he enjoyed it we hope to help him quit smoking and stuff so he can be baptized. I also spoke in church I was a little rusty because you know not speaking for two and a half months will do that to you. However, everyone liked my talk so I gave a pretty stellar talk. We also did some service at a Presbyterian church. The service was great and these old Presbyterians were nice old people that were grateful. One of the old men was like my son is the weather man at 4 am for ABC news in Salt Lake so that was cool. Today we were in Walmart and people were asking us were some stuff was. Like what the, we are not even wearing yellow.  Well this week has been lit I will send some pictures in a separate email through my smart phone. 

I love you all and miss you guys.

Love,

Elder Hunsaker

The Week of Death

The week of death

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Well to start out this week we emailed home and then had a normal Monday we had exchanges and Elder Harvey and I then got destroyed he got a really bad migraine, and then I got sick it was horrible because like you can not watch a movie all you have to do is sit there and vomit. Tuesday was alright I finally got better but my balance was off so I texted the mission nurse that was a mistake she made me go to a doctors office it was legit so weird, but my the balance thing in my ears was off but I got that fixed. Wednesday was are p-day this week so we went to Nauvoo and we played basketball all day and played some with the Quincy elders.  We then went to the temple the temple is fantastic it was so cool. You could just feel the sacrifice of all the pioneers in the temple. Thursday was transfers no one even moved in our zone other then Elder Fox its kind of sad that he got transferred because he is a homie. This week we have also been running at the WIU track so that is cool and it's good exercise. Thursday we knocked on doors all day and had a lesson. Friday was great we had a district meeting and I was able to see some NFL moves while we were at district lunch . Saturday everything became a mess. We found out one of our investigators is like a polygamist guy so that is very weird. Our whole teaching pool pretty much avoids us now so like we only have two solid people out of 31 we had earlier. Sunday was interesting the ward is very interesting they say some pretty crazy stuff. Today we are in Nauvoo  with just our zone. Also we get our phones this week so its about to get lit up in Macomb. The weather is so bad it is snowing like what the. I miss and love you guys so much.

Love,

Elder Hunsaker