Hello everyone,

Everything is going great down here in southern California!

This past week we have picked up 3 more investigators and we have 2 on date for baptism.

About 75% of our investigators now are teenagers and I think its pretty awesome. Their parents might

be a road block though but most of the parents are pretty nice to us. We went over to Marlyn's Friday and

Taco peed on my backpack! hahaha that dog is lame. We also had a really nice young womens island dinner fundraiser. It was a ton of fun. The islanders from the 29 Palms Samoan branch came and danced for us and they where really good. The young women raised over $1,000 for camp. I am really proud of them. 

In sad news a really good friend of mine here passed away. Brother Knudson passed away Thursday and it was not easy to take the news. He has been feeding me and my companion the past 3 months I've been here and I got close to him and his wife. Please keep his wife in your prayers. A new family just moved here from New Mexico and they are really awesome.

I have been really busy teaching this week we got 20 sit down lessons and tracted quite a bit. I love being on a mission. There are some really good people in this world as well as some rotten aweful people.  I feel lucky I have been mainly dealing with the good. I love you all

Elder Hunter

This past week has been going great! We had a baptism on Saturday and we picked up 2 more solid investigators! It's starting to heat up down here. So I'll be getting a good tan. My hair is getting bleached from the sun. I really am lucky to be in such a good area. The members here are amazing in every way. Today I sat at the piano and taught myself 12 new hymns.Now I can play for district and zone meetings. Not one elder in Yucca Valley can play. I'm going to send more pictures soon of the baptism. The work is getting more busy. Its hard to beleive I have been out for almost 3 months! Only 21 left to go lol. My birthday is in 3 months as well. Time is flying by. I love you all and I love getting letters so keep sending them!

Love Elder Hunter

This past week has been packed with teaching and lots of tracting. I am very excited becuase my investigator Susan is getting baptized this weekend!  On top of that on Thursday President Reeves & Sister Reeves are coming up to Yucca for Multi Zones (A missionary meeting) Yucipa & Palm Desert Zones are coming. im glad they are having it up here in Yucca so I don't have to drive anywhere. I have picked up 3 new investigators this week and everything is going great! The weather has been perfect all week in the 80's with a breeze. 

My ward is amazing. all of my investigators are fellowshipped and befriended as soon as they walk in the door. The members here in Joshua tree & Yucca Valley are doing something right. The desert is amazing. everyday I get to look at layers & layers of mountains. I feel very blessed and lucky to be serving here. I will be sending more pictures soon. One person I'm teaching right now used to be homeless and a drug addict. now she went to rehab and she is getting her own apartment. you can tell she has had a hard life and now shes working very hard to get better. There is a day and night difference in her since the day we met and now. This past Sunday I wanted to cry because she was dressed up in her Sunday best. She looked like a daughter wonderful daughter of God. I have reactivated a few familys and now they are enjoying the blessing of the gospel. Two new families have moved into the ward and im very happy. They all seem like very nice people. I love being on a mission. its the most wonderful feeling in the world working hard and seeing your work pay off. Like this family that has been less active for a long time. We went over and just started visiting with them and now they really want to go to the temple. They have a long road in front of them but their heart is in the right place. I see miracles happen everyday. From small to huge. The Lord has his hand in everything we touch. I feel like many people where put into my path so I could speak to them. There's a lot of seed planting here in California but one day someone will harvest them. I love you all and I hope all of you are doing amazing. Don't forget to write me! :) Everytime I get a letter it makes my day and makes me work even harder.

 

Love Elder Hunter

District Elders and Ward Meeting House

Elder Hunter and Elder Marshall

This past week has been very busy. We keep on getting more and more investigators and its exciting! P-day we cleaned our whole house &  we went to Cabizon yesterday and went to the huge mall there.  It was nice to get out of yucca valley and go to a new city for the day. Transfers where on Saturday and i'm safe. I get to stay in Yucca Valley and Joshua Tree for another transfer. I get my new mission president in 3 weeks! I sure hope they are nice. I'm looking forward to meeting them. im sure going to miss the Reeve's though. My ward is awesome and all the members are very missionary minded and hardworking. We teach about 20 lessons a week or more and that is very good for the area i'm in. A lot of people are a flakes so its easy to weed out people who want the gospel in their lives and people who do not. We went to go teach a family and their children. I love this family they are awesome people! The husband works at a resort in Palm Springs and is the head guy of a night club.

 

The Flores family invited one of their friends over to take the lessons and we taught her. Everything went awesome and she got to learn a lot about the gospel. She liked it so much that she wants to hear more and now her dad wants to learn and take the lessons! Miricles happen everyday! I love being on a mission. if your doubting going on a mission (DONT DOUBT!) its amazing!

Last night we had dinner over at the Millets and they invited their elderly neighbor over for dinner. and we got to teach her. She is very interested in learning more and she said she was going to read the book of mormon while she went on her trip up to Nor Cal for the summer. All of the people I teach and talk to have been coming to church. That's amazing! I love everyday of my mission more and more. Some people are really cool and really nice and others are not that nice. but thats life. I know that this is the true gospel of Jesus Christ and that this is his church that he rules. Im greatful for having the chance of being on a mission and I spend everyday working hard like its my last day. I love you all. (ps) write me letters. bye