Statue Of Liberty

Sorry for forwarding my emails like this we just have been sending them on phones and I have no idea how to send them yet haha. Well to start off this week on  p day we got fed and then we went to Canton for exchanges, and it was super fun Elder Blanchard and I went in to the middle of nowhere and found this Statue of Liberty and a World War II artillery it was pretty great. Shortly after that Elder Blanchered and I heard footsteps and then felt chills we had no idea what it was, but it was kind of sketchy. So we spent the night and watched this BYU film called "The Phone Call" it is so cheesy and then with missionary eyes on movies and stuff it just made it all good. Then Tuesday we did some proselyting  and then we went back to our area. We then were asked by the primary to help out at a primary event and it was pretty cool we talked to the kids and they appreciated it. It was pretty cool meeting all the kids in the ward. Thursday we just had a normal day. Then Friday we went to a ward party and it was cool meeting the whole ward and getting to know them. Saturday we went to this thing called Ballon Days  On Sunday we had church and then had a lingerlonger and we had to help with a members daughter being baptized it was cool. Today I bought a headband and like 10 dollar shorts which is super awesome.  I love you all and miss you.  Also shout out to Eden for turning 13. And my best friend, who just happens to be my brother Brodie is going into the MTC and I am so proud of him and the example he has been to me .  I cannot wait to see all the lives he changes in the Philippines. I'll miss him and messaging him on Mondays, but know he will kill it in the Philippians.

Nauvoo and Blessings

So the past few weeks we have been working really really hard. We would get people that would be down to hear the gospel until baptism then they were like I don't believe in baptism and stuff so that was pretty frustrating. As we kept on going and knocking and stuff we went by a part member family and the dad and the daughter seem like they would be interested so we look forward to working with them. Then Elder Jarvis and I were tracting on this street and this guy opens the door and we said hi were missionaries and he said I know I have talked to you guys before.  I was like so did you get a chance to read the Book of Mormon and he said yes it's TRUE.  We didn't really realize he said that and so we asked about if he ever went to church and he said the church is true. Then he went inside his house and grabbed these 1980's edition of the Book of Mormon . and showed us them. Then he ended up coming to church. We are teaching an older lady who seems to know the church is true and our principles make the most sense. Then yesterday  we tried  these people that had been taught by missionaries before and they seemed really interested.  Apparently, the missionaries did not do a very good job on telling them that we believed in Jesus Christ and God . Well Saturday was a pretty great day we were able to go to Carthage and Nauvoo it was pretty great. I have been there three times on my mission and it's been awesome every single time.  While we were at Carthage I met a young couple that went to Mountain Crest HighSchool (which is where Elder Hunsaker went to school for two years). They talked to me for a little bit and that was awesome because they knew some people that I knew it's a small world haha. Then we went to Nauvoo where we saw some Elders from our mission and hung out with them it was pretty awesome and I even met some that I had not met before. Aw man we were treated so nicely by all these Mormons it was so good because usually were just honked at and flipped off, but everyone was honking and waving. Everyone thought I was a missionary in Nauvoo they asked me where they should go and stuff so I just laughed and pointed them to a Sister missionary in the Nauvoo Mission.  The Nauvoo Pageant was great if you have not seen it you should . I am not even a fan of plays and it was the greatest. Nauvoo is truly the Mormon Disneyland.  I love and miss you all have a great week.

Day 152-159

Well  this week we did a bunch of knocking and it was pretty bland. We talked to some people but no one is accepting the gospel. It has been kind of a slow week, but we went to Steak and Shake a few times so that's fun. On Saturday  Scott got baptized it was pretty awesome to see the growth in him from how he was when we found him to when he was baptized. It is truly amazing what God can do with us and it's pretty amazing. The transformation of people is so amazing. Galesburg is pretty big and it's pretty good. I am sorry for the short email I really don't have much else to say.

Love,

Elder Hunsaker 

Week 22 I am in the deep ocean of the midwest

On Monday we went to have a quad blitz with some elders it was pretty fun we drove down to Burlington and we ate at Pizza Ranch we also knocked some doors it was pretty fun. Then on Tuesday we got transfer calls we found out that I was going to Galesburg, Illinois and my companion is Elder Jarvis who is from the Chicago West mission so we are integrating which is fun. Tuesday we balled on this ghetto court and we ended up getting an investigator  Wednesday was the Fourth of July so we pretty much knocked then we went to a ward party. Thursday ere transfers so I had to drive to Iowa City then drive to Perioa my zone leader was trying to get me to go BYU, but I shot him down. Friday we went knocking all day and we did not have much success and then Saturday we knocked and it was pretty great. Sunday we knocked and then we had dinner with a family from the Congo and it was pretty cool you could feel the spirit and now I am trying to relearn French to speak with them. Yesterday we wanted two investigators and we prayed so hard for them and at like last minute we ended up getting the two its pretty great. I love my new area.  Also we have an investigator who works at B Dubs its pretty lit.

Me and my new comp Elder Jarvis 

Me and my almost new convert

The Final Week in Macomb

So I do not know if my email sent through the first time so if you get two emails sorry. So this is my last week in Macomb. I have spent my whole mission here and I am glad I get to experience a new place. I am so grateful for the friendships I have made here and I am super thankful for my investigators and cannot wait to see one get baptized. This week we pretty much did a bunch of knocking and went on some exchanges we got a few investigators which was cool. A few members are sad to see me go which kinda surprised me a little bit. On Sunday I ended up bearing my testimony and it was pretty good. A lot of people ended up talking to me after. It really is amazing seeing what the Lord can do with an area. When I came to the area our apartment was in pretty bad shape and so was the teaching pool.  As we worked hard the Lord has shown us the fruits of the tree. I have also been blessed to be able to go to Nauvoo every p day it has definitely been great. I have definitely felt the spirit of Nauvoo, and I am so grateful that I was able to be part of that. I am also grateful for being so close to Carthage as well. I truly will miss this area, but I know I have to go help someone in another area come closer to Jesus Christ and God. I really do love my mission and am so grateful for the opportunity I have been given to serve the Lord. I love you all and hope you guys have a fantastic week. Also If you want to know where I am getting transferred you can check my Facebook status tomorrow and see where I live and that will be my next area or you can wait till next week.

Love Elder Hunsaker.

A picture of me with my zone leader Elder Kelley and he is from Ogden, Utah

A picture of me and my investigator Scott who will be baptized July 14th and his dog Russel who Elder Glenn and I tamed he bit my last companion lol.

Zone Conference

Well to start off I would like to apologize I had some emailing issues last week, and I do not think my email got to some people. To start off my week on Tuesday we knocked like usual.  Then we went to a dinner then we went and played some volleyball I was pretty decent and actually had success while playing. Wednesday we knocked, and that was cool we ended up getting some investigators. We then went to dinner in a town called Browning and we ended up in the middle of nowhere at some random cemetery  haha it  took us a few minutes to figure out where we were going. We drove back to Macomb and we were under a tornado watch, which was fun and then it was raining like crazy. Thursday we did some knocking and found some investigators then we went and picked up the other elders and drove to Burlington to sleep at our zone leaders apartment so that we would only need to drive an hour the next day. We drove in a giant sketchy puddle to cross the road and I thought we for sure were going to get stuck that is how much water was on it. We then went to B Dubs in Burlington and watched part of the NBA draft that was cool to watch we also saw some parts of the world cup pretty much everyone was laying on the ground the whole time we were there. We also saw the Reds beat the Cubs that was pretty cool as well because the chance of the Reds beating the Cubs was pretty small from the stats. That night it was crazy and one of the elders put eggs in the microwave haha. Friday we woke up and went to zone conference it was good we then  we had some Apple-Bees and then drove back home. Saturday we got some investigator and that was pretty good. There was like no one home so we checked out what was going on and there was a town fair a lot of people talked to us there, but no one was interested. Sunday was just church and we knocked a little. Well just so you guys know if all goes well which I am hoping it will I will have a baptism on July 14th

Love, 

Elder Hunsaker

Nauvoo

Last p day we went and saw some of the Nauvoo sites which was cool it was definitely pretty amazing. We ended up going to the Browning house which was super cool I want to go to the museum down in Ogden when I get back home. We also went to the John Taylor house that was pretty cool too (considering he is my great, great, great, great grandpa). Tuesday Elder Jensen and I had exchanges with each other and we knocked a lot of the day and then played volleyball. Then after volleyball we had a lesson with a man named Eric, and he is the most solid person I have ever met on my mission. Just to tell you a little bit about Eric he knows pretty much everything about the lessons and it gets better he even takes work off to make it to church. He is really solid even though he technically is not my investigator he is a pretty solid man. Wednesday we were knocking and then went to a dinner with a member and got acquainted with a potential investigator he is really cool and then we went to a primary party it was alright. Thursday we pretty much had district meeting and it rained a ton and it was pretty crazy. Friday we brought our investigator Scott to Nauvoo, helped him do some family history as well as brought him to some of the sites, and we took him to Carthage it was pretty awesome. Saturday we pretty much knocked and then went to a YSA activity that was kind of weak Elder Glenn and I bailed and then went and cooked some dinner. Sunday we pretty much did nothing other then go to church, study, then knock and then go to dinner then knock.  Have a great week!