tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67376057787217180632024-03-05T06:23:53.552-08:00The Hunt's MissionCalvin and Lucille Hunthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00704644769805049428noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737605778721718063.post-6572034092431488202016-12-20T23:58:00.001-08:002016-12-22T10:08:27.925-08:00Christmas Message 2016<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Dear Family & Friends,<br />
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MERRY CHRISTMAS! It is a lovely white Christmas in Joensuu, Finland. Everything is beautiful. The white lights of traditional candelabra are in the windows glowing and spreading the spirit and joy of Christmas!<br />
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This is our second year Christmas in Finland. Last year we were so new to our new country that we hardly remember what it was like. The thing that we remember most is that the people loved us so very much. They embraced us and showered us with love and kindness.We arrived only a few weeks before Christmas when there were only a few hours of daylight each day. Everything was new to us. We were instructed to take our vitamin D3 to keep our spirits up. We were also encouraged to use what is called a happy lamp. It is a lamp that shines very bright and gives you a sunlight effect. We don't remember exactly when the culture shock disappeared. We found ourselves so involved with sharing the gospel through teaching Institute, assisting the young missionaries with investigators, home teaching, visiting teaching, baking for birthdays, celebrations, holidays and Family Home Evening. Then there were District Meetings every week and Zone Training and Conference every month.<br />
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We also had the assignment of inspecting missionary apartments in all of Finland at one time. Presently we have a fourth of the country for apartment inspections because there are now three other senior missionary couples, one living in each zone and they inspect the apartments in their zone. At the end of our inspection visit we have each missionary choose a gift from our gift bag. The gifts are things they can use in their apartment: cooking utensils, dish towel sets, cutting boards, mixing bowel sets, dish soap, hand soap, knife set, and trivets,<br />
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Here are some memorable moments from inspecting missionary apartments. We found a bathroom sink that was not draining in one of the Sister Missionary apartments. When we pointed it out to them one of them said, "It will eventually drain, it is okay!" Another time one of the Elders said, "We can't find the trivets that are on the list and we don't know what they are, Elder Hunt can you show us what they are?" So Elder Hunt asked Sister Hunt to show the Elders what trivets are. She went to kitchen and opened up all the drawers one at a time acting and talking as if she were looking for something alive. The suspense was over when Sister Hunt pulled out a trivet from one of the drawers! She told them, "It's just a cork pad that you set a hot casserole or pan of food on."<br />
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good locations in the various cities.</td></tr>
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All the missionaries try to keep their apartments clean and livable so the spirit of the Lord can abide with them. This is a quote from our mission president, President Watson, that is on the inspection sheet that every missionary gets to read as they fill out the inspection forms. <span style="font-family: inherit;">"<span lang="en-US">The purpose
of an apartment inspection is to </span><span lang="en-US"><i>encourage</i></span><span lang="en-US">
missionaries to keep their apartment clean and orderly to </span><span lang="en-US"><i>assure</i></span><span lang="en-US">
a </span><span lang="en-US"><i>healthy
and safe learning and living environment</i></span><span lang="en-US">
needed in order to allow the </span><span lang="en-US"><i>spirit</i></span><span lang="en-US">
to be in the home (D&C 88:119 & 109:8). It is also to resolve any potential or existing problems. This helps to keep
repair expenses to a minimum and assure that the missionaries are
</span><span lang="en-US"><i>comfortable
and safe.</i></span><span lang="en-US">
Any damage caused by missionaries should be reported to the mission
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We have gotten to know and love all the missionaries. They are the cream of the crop: So smart, so intelligent, so open minded, so honest, so willing to work hard, so obedient, and so spiritual. We are very appreciative of who they are so BRILLIANT! We thank the parents and families of all the missionaries for sharing their son or daughter with us in the Finland Helsinki Mission.<br />
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We have very faithful members in our small branch of the Church here in Joensuu. And we have some new members. A half Finn-half American man, who served here as a missionary 20 years ago, but who has lived in America since, recently married one of our member single mothers. Now he and his teen-age son have joined her and her teen-age kids, one daughter and one son. They are a good family. We also had a baptism of an eight year old boy. They all add joy to our small Branch of 53 members. Some of our members live far away in the country and the Branch takes care of them by delivering food or render service of shoveling snow and bringing fire wood into their homes. We are usually the ones along with the young elders who get to serve in these capacities. We love driving out in the country and getting to know the country folks.<br />
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Our Christmas is all about serving the people of Joensuu. We have invited and served Navajo Tacos to different families as our Christmas gift of love and appreciation for them. We also baked many Christmas fruit cakes that we delivered to the Branch members and friends. We have just taught our last Institute lesson for the fall semester. We serve a light meal for supper before the lesson every week. It has been rewarding for them as well as for us. It gives us physical and spiritual nourishment. Our students brought food to prepare and together we prepared it and served it. We have gotten to know them and love them very much. It is now their Christmas break and some have gone home to their home cities away from Joensuu. They will be back in school after the New Year at which time we will begin the Institute class again.<br />
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We have the two great missionaries serving in our city. They are Elder Bowden and Elder Leetham. They are hard workers and do many hours of street contacting. That means they talk to all the people they encounter out on the street as they walk around in town. They ask the contact if they have a smart phone and if they do, which most do, they share the gospel by having them find the Christmas message video, "Light the World". It is about Jesus Christ showing his love for the people by the many miracles He has performed while He was here on earth. He is a perfect example of love and service. Then it shows of how each person can follow His example in lighting up the world with His love at this Christmas season. It is a wonderful Christmas video that touches the hearts of all people everywhere to do good. Elder Bowden and Elder Leetham have many teaching appointments and we assist with some of them. This is Elder Bowden's second Christmas in Finland. It is the first Christmas for Elder Leetham. We all as missionaries have many Christmas dinner appointments with our Finnish members and friends.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Luke 2:1-20 The wonderful story of the birth of our<br />
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We love our mission. We love the people we serve. We know God and Jesus Christ love us and answer our prayers. At this Christmas time we have come to love and understand more of the birth of our Savior Jesus Christ. He is truly the precious gift sent from our Father in Heaven. Jesus gave us the most wonderful gift of the atonement and a well-marked path leading us back to our heavenly home. Christmas is a joyful time to share the gospel in many ways. Thank you for making it happen in your part of the world. We pray the Lord to bless you in your righteous works. </div>
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Thank you all for your love and prayers. </div>
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🎄MERRY CHRISTMAS🎄</div>
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🎆HAPPY NEW YEAR!🎆 </div>
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We Love You Very Much!</div>
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Elder & Sister Hunt😊😊 </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Christmas is celebrated in homes all over the world,<br />
including here in Finland.</td></tr>
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Zone Conference</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Assistants to the President Elder Allen & Elder Nissen</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Visiting during lunch to catch up on things.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finishing up lunch at Zone Conference</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elder Hunt shoveling snow at a Member's<br />
country home.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We got stuck in the snow & Elder Hunt dug us out!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beautiful winter country road.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nice & warm winter country homes.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This day a few came to Family Home Evening.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sister Hunt caught going for seconds!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is just before sunset at 2:47 PM. It sets in the south.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our beautiful full moon last week.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">May you share your light of Christmas!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sister Hunt making a food delivery.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">MERRY CHRISTMAS!<br />
We Love You Dearly!<br />
May God Bless You!</td></tr>
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Calvin and Lucille Hunthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00704644769805049428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737605778721718063.post-9845736116130394992016-12-03T17:22:00.001-08:002016-12-03T17:22:47.061-08:00November Highlights<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We rejoice in knowing that we were called to Finland by <br />
our Prophet through inspiration.</td></tr>
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We can't believe that the month of November is over and we are now in the Christmas month. There are so many good events and activities going on. We are working harder than ever and we are hardly ever home any more. There is so much to do and so many places to go in being an example and in spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ. We love every minute of it!<br />
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Every month we travel to Mikkeli for our missionary Zone Training. It is always an uplifting meeting. We enjoy visiting with all of our zone missionaries. They are all super and bright young missionaries. Their parents, especially their mothers, would be so proud of them to be serving with such dignity and honor.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the way to Zone Conference.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our District is a part of the East Zone.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elder Hyer enjoying the Branch Father's Day refreshment.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elder Hyer received a Mission Accomplished cake<br />from the Sisters.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Good-bye to Elder Hyer at the train station. He traveled with<br />his two companions.</td></tr>
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Of all the missionaries that we have worked with here in Joensuu, Elder Hyer is the first to end his two year service here. He fit right in with the natives. His Finnish language was excellent. We said our farewell to our wonderful missionary, Elder Hyer, that we love so much. He is truly a "Mission accomplished" and a "returned home with honor" missionary. He has touched many lives all over Finland, where ever he served, lived and taught. He has served as our zone leader and district leader and trainer to our new young missionary, Elder Leetham, who had just come out of the MTC a couple of months ago. We all miss him. But we also know that he has a good life ahead of him in his homeland of America.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elder Bowden and Elder Leetham returning from a<br />missionary transfer.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eternal friendships are formed in doing the Lord's work.</td></tr>
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After Elder Hyer left our new elder, Elder Bowden, came in on the train with Elder Leetham. We welcomed him to his new home and area of missionary work in Joensuu. We are happy that he is here. We already love him. He speaks the Finnish language very well. We look forward to working with him.<br />
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We enjoy traveling to other cities to inspect missionary apartments. We check for many things to keep their homes a place where they can return each evening to a comfortable and spiritual place after their day out teaching. Some of the things we inspect is that each apartment has a fire extingusiher, a fire blanket, smoke alarms, CO alarms, that appliances and drains are working properly, and to make sure they have tools to fix things if they should break and have enough dishes other kitchen things. We help them with repairs and show them how to maintain their appliances in their apartments. All the missionaries are wonderful to work with.<br />
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Back in Joensuu we had fun making Karjalan Piriakkas as a Family Home Evening activity with a family. After making them we ate them for dinner.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Karjalan Piirakka-Finnish <br />flatbread with rice filling.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elder Hunt & Elder Leetham,<br />the expert piirakka makers.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elder Hyer, Sister Hunt, and Elder Reeder helping out, as well.</td></tr>
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Father's Day comes in Finland in November. It is a very special day honoring fathers and it is celebrated like Mother's Day in America. Our Branch members honored all the fathers in our Branch by making and serving beautiful and delicious cakes. The main cake is decorated with berries and mint. The brown cake is called the Hunter's cake. It is a delicious fruit cake with carmel in all shapes representing horns and antelers of reindeer and moose. Then there were two other cakes. The one with hearts and roses represent young and new fathers. Then there is the fun cake for busy fathers who like to eat and run. Fathers are special. We see them pushing strollers with their infants and/or walking with their young children. We see them shopping with their children while the mothers are at work. Often while the mother is at work the father is home taking care of the children, then when the mother comes home and the father goes to work. It is heart warming to see families working together taking care of their children.<br />
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Elder and Sister Hunt were invited to Kouvola Branch annual Thanksgiving dinner as they would be inspecting missionary apartments in the area. Sister Hunt was asked to talk for 15 minutes on Navajo culture, traditions and customs and also a little bit about Native American Indians. It was a short program but she was able to make it fun, interesting, informative, and spiritual for the Kouvola Branch. The meal was very delicious with turkey, salads, good Finnish breads and lots of desserts. Thanksgiving, which, of course, is not a Finnish holiday, is usually put on by the missionaries in their various loactions.<br />
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We also went to another Thanksgiving dinner in Helsinki during the two day 2016 Senior Couple Missionary Confernce and temple visit. There the dinner was Thanksgiving dinner American style that had lots of creativity. The conference was for all senior couples serving in the Helsinki Temple and all of the Finland Mission. It was a lot of fun to see and visit with them. We ended our conference with a visit to the temple.<br />
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Other activities and places we experienced this November include driving on snowy and icy roads, viewing the Super Moon from our balcony window and one more Thansgiving dinner with our beloved branch member family in Joensuu. We certainly have been very busy with our missionary assignments and studies. With all that still going on Sister Hunt plans to bake Christmas treats to give as gifts to our friends, neighbors, members and missionaries. We truly love our mission. Thank you very much for your support in every way. We feel your prayers and love for us. We could not do it without you. We love you all very much. May the Lord bless you and protect you. </div>
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Autumn is a real season here in Finland. We have watched the leaves begin to change colors slowly in August. In September we had the rain and the beautiful rainbows. There were wild berries of all kinds in the forests. There are forests everywhere. The people who know which berries to pick have shared many different ones with us. They gave us instructions on how to use them in cooking or just to eat them fresh. We want to share a wonderful blueberry pie recipe that Sister Hunt has tried and we both loved it. In October autumn ended and winter weather and cold temperture came.<br />
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Blueberry Pie<br />
crust:<br />
100 gram butter<br />
3/4 deciliter sugar<br />
1 egg<br />
2 deciliter flour<br />
1 deciliter oatmeal<br />
1 t baking powder<br />
filling:<br />
2 deciliter sour cream<br />
1 egg<br />
3/4 deciliter sugar<br />
2 t vanilla sugar<br />
4-5 deciliter blueberry<br />
(2 t potato flour - if frozen berries are used - shake the berries in it)<br />
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Crust: Mix softened butter with sugar and egg. Then add flour, oatmeal and baking powder. Spread the mixture into a baking pan, lined with parchment baking paper.<br />
Filling: Mix sour cream, egg, sugar and vanillasugar. Pour on to crust. Then add blueberries on top.<br />
Bake at 200 degrees Celsius (400 degrees F) for 30 minutes.<br />
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We had a Zone Conference where safeguards for missionaries using technology was emphasized. This information is taken out of the booklet, Safeguards for Using Technology by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. (1) There are apps that provide filters on our devices that protect us from inappropriate content. The best filter we have is our own will and desire to make righteous choices. Heavenly Father has given us the gift of moral agency and the gift of the Holy Ghost. We need to be in tune with spiritual promptings. (2) We must be focused on our purpose. Turn on our device only after our intention is clear. Consider the amount of time you will take for your righteous purpose. (3) We must use our agency to be disciplined in using our devices when it is appropriate. Elder M. Russell Ballard taught: "Handheld devices, such as smartphones, are a blessing, but they can also distract us from hearing the still, small voice. They need to be our servants, not our masters." (4) As missionaries we must work as One in developing a culture of unity, turst, obedience, compassion, caring, vigilance, and accountability so that we can all strengthen, encurage, and support one another. We must avoid isolation at all times.<br />
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Autumn is an excellent season for learning about things in a classroom or somewhere indoors because most of the outdoor activities are ending or have ended. The weather is getting colder and colder. Soon the freezing temperature will come. We will be plugging in our cars so they will start. But autumn is still beautiful!<br />
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We are grateful for your support of our mission. Thank you for your love and prayers. We love you all very much! May the Lord bless you in all you do!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Beautiful Autumn Day</span></td></tr>
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<br />Calvin and Lucille Hunthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00704644769805049428noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737605778721718063.post-63647058915347033002016-09-26T13:05:00.001-07:002016-09-26T13:05:38.567-07:00The Visits<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Though our photos we want to show you the places we have visited in the month of September as we traveled around throughout beautiful Finland doing our assignment in missionary apartment inspections. Then we'll show the highlight of our children's visit from America. Our son Blaine and daughter Tara came to visit us over the weekend of the 16th. It was like a wonderful dream come true. It was a short visit, but we squeezed some choice experiences into it. We captured some of them in our photos. We loved their visit. We appreciate their families for letting them come. The gospel of Jesus Christ is all about families because His plan for us to have eternal families. We love our children, our siblings, our parents, our grandparents and all whom we call family.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We stayed in a very quaint and elegant hotel from the 80's.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This very large old church in Turku was built in 1300.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These beautiful decorative berry trees grow everywhere.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elder Hyer and Elder Farkas had a <br />Mini (youth) Missionary for one week.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another one of the churches we found in our travels.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A beautiful cemetary with only live flowers or plants.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A very beautiful stained glass mosiac window <br />at a church in Mikkeli.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mikkeli Church that we toured on our way to Zone Training.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The other beautiful stained glass window.<br />Every square has a story or meaning.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tara's dream came true-We visited the<br />Savonlinna Castle and toured it together.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tara and Blaine with beautiful Orthodox Church <br />in the background.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tara and Blaine boarding the plane for their<br />return flight to America!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sister Hunt holding her birthday flowers<br />and her special guests.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elder Leetham and Elder Hyer on their way to their appartment.</td></tr>
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THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR LOVE & PRAYERS!</div>
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WE SEND OUR LOVE!</div>
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Thinking of our grandchildren and others who are returning to school at this time year, where they will be learning so many new things, we want to share with you some of the things we have learned to do (and love to do) while serving here in Joensuu, Finland.<br />
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Learning is fun and rewarding. It is a lot of work but it can also be enjoyable to learn new things. We have learned that the Finnish language is very hard to learn, but we still keep at it. Elder Hunt does communicate quite well with the Finnish people in their language.<br />
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We have learned to shop at the grocery store without fear. First, we must have a .50 or 1 euro coin to deposit it in the slot of the shopping cart to detach it from the rest of the carts. Then when we are finished shopping and return the cart we get our coin back by pushing the end of the chain into the slot. That pushes the coin back out. We think that is a a really good idea. In that way all the shopping carts are returned to their areas and not scattered thourgh out the parking lot. We had to learn that in the produce area we bag, weigh the items we want. As it is weighed the scale prints out the price on a sticky label. We then put labels on the bagged items. We also learned that each item of produce has its own number that you enter into the scales so they know the item placed there. It sounds like a long process but it becomes so automatic after doing it several times. It is a good system and makes it easier and faster at check out. Also, at the check out you put a divider after putting your items to be purchased so the next person doesn't have to do it. At the end of grocery shopping when you have paid for your groceries you bag your own groceries in your own shopping bag that you have brought or you can buy grocery sacks or bags at the checkout as you checkout. All these grocery shopping steps have become automatic to us. So learning all that was at first frustrating but now we just do without thinking.<br />
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Washing our clothes in the washing machine takes at least two hours. That is because it is a very high-tech washing machine and washes clothes very gently. Because of that it makes a lot of loud clinging, banging, and whining noises. It reminds Elder Hunt of the the jet engines on the airplanes that he used to work on. Then after two hours we put our clothes in the dryer. There is no vent to the outside so the moisture taken from the clothes during the drying process is condensed and saved in a long white container. The container is emptied before running each new load. The dryer does not do well with dryer sheets, it plugs the lint trap so we use liquid fabric softner in the wash cycle of the washing machine. It is quite a chore and a long process to do laundry. But in the end our laundry is clean and smells good.<br />
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Cooking on a glass-top electric stove is very different from the gas stove we were used to cooking our meals on in back home in America. First, you activate the stove by touching the touch ON button on the stove top panel, then choose the burner, then touch the "+" or "-" sign and choose what heat number you want, 1-9. If you touch both it turns off the burner. That's the basics. It has other touch buttons for other burner and heat functions. We have learned to cook all kinds of foods on our glass top touch button stove. It is normally easy to clean but it can also be very difficult to clean when food spills on it while cooking.<br />
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Most of all, we have truly learned to love and serve the people. We have made many friends, eternal friends, that we will cherish and hold close to our hearts. We know that the gospel is a learning process. It is an action we have treasured all our lives since our conversion. We love sharing the gospel. The Lord has said in the scriptures: "Love one another as I have loved you."<br />
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Thank you all for your love, prayers and support in every way. We love you very much and you are in our prayers. May the Lord bless you in all you do and keep you safe.<br />
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Many times we have said that Finland is just like a national park where everything is so beautiful and green. There are so many activities and events happening all around. It all happens with summer tourists, summer birds, summer sports on the river, summer open market, school children enjoying summer activities, missionary transfers, referrals for the missinaries, missionaray dinner appointments and in the midst of all of this the missionaries get to contact many people who are visiting from around the world. We are grateful for God's creation in this part of the world. We love Finland and the Finnish people.<br />
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Every nine weeks we help one of our missionaries transfer out and another one transfers in. We love every one who has come to Joensuu and worked so diligently with the people here. We are always sad to see them go but happy to have known them. It is a joy to work with each of them. This time it was Elder Allen who transferred out and Elder Hyer transferred in. Elder Farkus has truly been blessed being companions with both of these two choice Elders. There are also other new missionaries in our Kuopio District that we get to meet with every week. Then once a month we get to meet with our East Zone where there are more new missionaries. No matter where they are or who they are we truly love them. We are grateful to the parents of these wonderful and hard working missionaries who have the full support of their families. They have been trained so well at home. These young missionaries love the Finnish people. They teach the gospel in the Finnish language, which is one of the hardest languages in the world. We are very blessed to work with them.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elder Hyer transferring in at 4:40 PM </td></tr>
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We have truly enjoyed the summer season. The month of July has given us some very warm days but mostly rainy days. Lightening and thunder are very gentle here. We try to keep healthy by watching what we eat. The Finnish ice cream is so good and creamy. It is almost always served as the dessert at the dinner appointments we get invited to. </div>
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Thank you family and friends for your support in every way. We feel your prayers. It gives us strength and energy to do the Lord's work. We love you. You are in our prayers. May the Lord bless you in all you do.</div>
Calvin and Lucille Hunthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00704644769805049428noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737605778721718063.post-17268541440133746502016-07-08T09:21:00.001-07:002016-07-08T09:21:38.137-07:00Joy of the Midnight Sun<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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We travelled North to the Arctic Circle as a part of our work to inspect missionary apartments. We arrived there on Juhannuspäivä (Midsummer Day), which is the summer solstice. Within the Arctic Circle it is a time when the sun never sets. At 12:00 midnight the sun was still quite high in the sky and it was broad daylight. However, knowing that nidnight is not the middle of the night, we continued watching the sun's movement until 2:17 a.m. daylight time, which is the middle of the night in Rovaniemi, Finland, where we were. That's when the photo to the left was taken. We were blessed and thrilled to have had the opportuntity to experience the summer solstice night sun from inside the Arctic Circle. It was a joy. We truly enjoyed every minute of our trip. Finland is one of the most beautiful places on earth. The entire country looks like a groomed scenic park. We are happy to serve in Finland as missionaries for the Lord. Thank you for your love and prayers. We send our love.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small; text-align: start;">On the street by our hotel at the Arctic Circle</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small; text-align: start;">Rest Stop Along the Highway to Lappland</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">First Reindeer We Saw After Entering Lappland</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Sister Hunt smiling at the </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Middle of the Night Sun</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Elder Hunt, too.</span></td></tr>
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Calvin and Lucille Hunthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00704644769805049428noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737605778721718063.post-73499717748457057192016-06-12T10:10:00.002-07:002016-06-12T10:10:57.845-07:00River Activities in June<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sail boats are a frequent sight.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="text-align: start;">The bridge swings side ways </span><br style="text-align: start;" /><span style="text-align: start;">for big ships to pass.</span></span></td></tr>
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There was much river activity in May. It was very warm, 70-74 degrees F most days for three weeks. Then since the beginning of June it has rained almost every day and turned windy and cold. We are wearing our heavy sweaters and hats again. But the sun often shines through the everning clouds and drops just below the horizon for three hours then comes up again. To us it's unique and we love it. We don't have that in Utah.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A floating sauna is quite a sight.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kayacks are very popular.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A unique many-person canoe.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Logs are transported by our river.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Tail end of the log transport is guarded and guided.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trees along the river.</td></tr>
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The blossoms on the trees add so much beauty to the landscape. Often the trees are buzzing with black bees gathering pollen or nectar from the pink flowers.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great Missionaries!</td></tr>
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We are forever grateful to work with and support our District Missionaries in the Lord's work among the people. We meet together every Wednesday in an neighboring city for District Meeting. We help each other in many ways. It's fun to be part of a great team.<br />
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Elder Hunt's eye is healing. He is now up and about, but still not allowed to drive until his eye is fully healed. Sister Hunt is now the official cheuffer. Thank you very much for your prayers that help us stay well and positive. We feel your love and prayers daily for which we are very grateful. We love you all very much. May God bless you always.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoqTVzHmnwKFyAkwEkAGwyjZSx0XmlkGe8pxk_adjsnZ_wa39r18fTSVN4zVZIf-J6tlVY8idxJrwh_9r1y0biT19Wz1wcsRuoj_S15nT2X8YPT5j3MIOE2fPwUhI4e_ZQf8m9I8bPeYBr/s1600/IMG_5666.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoqTVzHmnwKFyAkwEkAGwyjZSx0XmlkGe8pxk_adjsnZ_wa39r18fTSVN4zVZIf-J6tlVY8idxJrwh_9r1y0biT19Wz1wcsRuoj_S15nT2X8YPT5j3MIOE2fPwUhI4e_ZQf8m9I8bPeYBr/s200/IMG_5666.JPG" width="200" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elder Hunt</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Long stem dandilions from Elder Hunt.<br />Dandilions grow tall and beautiful everywhere.<br />They are considered flowers not weeds.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK9QFPo97-OE9O1RFRf6XZ1EnejBMqSArSyy28tT55b0we34orvUAz_RZYi4DhxUcl90PB_0J0bac8weTTHzJ_bYoRaRNAJtD4wmtfrCONnk7nV2shsFk5EopGsaaOUXqeIwXD8IFh1QWw/s1600/IMG_7346.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK9QFPo97-OE9O1RFRf6XZ1EnejBMqSArSyy28tT55b0we34orvUAz_RZYi4DhxUcl90PB_0J0bac8weTTHzJ_bYoRaRNAJtD4wmtfrCONnk7nV2shsFk5EopGsaaOUXqeIwXD8IFh1QWw/s200/IMG_7346.JPG" width="150" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sister Hunt playing with her dandilions.</td></tr>
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<br />Calvin and Lucille Hunthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00704644769805049428noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737605778721718063.post-62341564049712694002016-05-21T12:25:00.001-07:002016-05-22T04:54:19.655-07:00The Days of May are Flying By<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We love our Mission.</td></tr>
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The month of May is flying by all too fast. Many eventful things have happened of which we have captured some with photos and some with stories only. The sun shines for a few days to green things up then the rain comes and waters the green plants and trees. The seagulls are still coming to visit the river when there is low activity of boats and canoes. We love watching everything that happens outside our living room window. There is never a dull moment.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Getting ready for eye surgery. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elder Hunt & visortors after surgery.</td></tr>
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One of the reasons why we have been watching a lot of the things going on outside our window is because Elder Hunt had eye surgery. We have stayed inside to help his eye heal. We are thankful for your messages of concern and get well wishes in various forms of communication. Thank you for your prayers in our behalf, especially in behalf of Elder Hunt. We have felt and continue to feel your love. You are also in our prayers. We love you.<br />
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The first day of May is a special day. There is celebration that goes on everywhere in Finland. This year May 1st fell on Sunday so the people celebrated on Saturday night and not Sunday. This is one of the times that the missionaries are not to go out and proselyte. We stayed in our homes and got ready for zone conference.<br />
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We had a baptism. It was a special get-together for the little Joensuu Branch. We drive the Elders to many of their appointments. Especially when they are further out in the country.<br />
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Mother's Day was very nice day for many of the members of our Branch. All the mothers received a rose. There was also an array of cakes served to everyone after the meeting.<br />
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Our mission has a missionary transfers every nine weeks which is when the new missionaries arrive from the Missionary Traning Center (MTC) in Provo, Utah, USA. Elder Scott was transferred. We wish him well in his new area. We know he is a hard working Elder. We are proud of him and sent him off with our love. We have a new missionary that we have only spoken to on the phone but have not yet seen because of Elder Hunt's eye surgery. Elder Allen is his trainer. We truly appreciate Elder Allen and all that he does in Joensuu as a missionary and a District Leader. He will be a great trainer.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small; text-align: start;">One day we found a truck just </span><span style="font-size: small; text-align: start;">Sister Hunt's size.</span></td></tr>
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So far the month of May has been so busy and it is flying by so fast. We are consentrating on getting well and stay healthy so we can enjoy more of the nice warm spring weather. We are anxious for summer to come, but it may not be very much different than how it is right now.<br />
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We want to close by telling you all Thank You for your love and prayers. They mean a lot to us.You are also in our prayers daily. May the Lord bless you and protect you.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small; text-align: start;">Snail mail comes not only to our door, <br />but</span><span style="font-size: small; text-align: start;"> through our door. :) </span></td></tr>
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It is at the end of April now and we want to share some of the activities we have been involved in. We are enjoying the spring season that is not anything like spring in Blanding, Utah, USA. From your texts, emails and snail mail you tell us it is warm with fruit trees blooming and the bees buzzing. Our spring is not quite that colorful yet. Most of the snow either has been removed by machines or is in the process of melting by the sun.<br />
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The Relief Society asked Sister Hunt to give a presentation about the Navajos for the second time. The members are very interested in learning about the Navajos. She gave her first presentation on back in January. They wanted to know more so the Relief Society made arrangements for her to give another Navajo presentation for Family Home Evening to include the whole branch. Prior to our arrival in Joensuu, Finland the members did not know very much about Navajos or Native Americans in America. Some of the topics she presented were the language, the traditions and customs, history of the Navajo people, and life style. She also presented parts of "My Grandmother's Teachings" that she used to present as she traveled all over the state of Utah telling about Navajo traditions as her grandmother had taught her. She did that for Utah Humanities Council before they changed their program. We also served beef stew and tortillas Navajo style. We served Navajo fry bread with honey, butter and strawberry jam at the first presentation. It was fun and the people who attended were very happy that they learned more about the Navajo people. They said that the Navajo language seems very hard. Her presentation went well even without the props she was used to using when she presented back home. All she had for props were play dough and a head scarf.<br />
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We had Elder Allen and Elder Scott in our home for dinner. We served beef stew and fry bread. They were brave enough to make their own fry bread, but they turned out good, very close to how a Navajo would make it. We invite the Elders to have dinner with us once a week. We enjoy their intelligence and their valiant spirits. Elder Allen is the Joensuu District Leader (DL). He does a good job as the DL.<br />
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The sun set lingers for an hour until it sets and slowly the dark night comes and ends the day all too soon. It is exciting to have longer day of sunlight. When it is time to go to sleep we use heavy black curtains to shut out the light that never dims. The curtains are called black out curtains. All missionary apartments are required to have them.<br />
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Sister Hunt is experiencing the seasonal changes that she had never experienced before. Elder Hunt knows all about the changes in the seasons. He served in Finland as a young missionary 50 years ago. He says that everything he knew about places and people from his early mission have changed except the seasons. He said they have stayed the same as he remembered them.<br />
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On Easter day the seagulls returned to the river area. We heard a familiar bird call in the sky and we looked out and saw a couple of seagulls flying around above us. We got homesick for a second and were so happy to see them. We have seen many more since then. They fly around everywhere. They are beautiful birds. Not only were they a blessing to the pioneers in the Salt Lake area they have been a blessing to us as well. They bring happiness to our hearts by helping us remember our homeland. We think about our families and friends and the good times we had together. So we love the seagulls.<br />
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We are happy to be serving in Joensuu, Finland. The members are very friendly and kind. We have made many wonderful friends. They invite us to dinners and different activities. They have served us some very delicious traditional Finnish foods. Salmon stew is so good. Their salmon is very mild and so good in every way they serve it. Pannukakku is also very delicious. It is a thick Finnish pancake served with strawberries and creme, much like strawberry shortcake. They serve it as a dessert after dinner. We try to serve our members in any way we can. We often make cookies and cakes to take to them as we visit them. We have also learned to take off our shoes at the door as we enter their home and hang our coats and hats by the entrance door. They have beautiful hardwood floors and they protect them from being scratched by not wearing street shoes or boots on them.<br />
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The gospel has great teachings and here is one of them. We are all children of God. He wants us to be happy. He created the earth and everything on it for us because He and His son Jesus Christ love us very much. They want us to return to them. They bless us daily and abundantly for which we are very thankful.<br />
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Thank you very much for your love, prayers and support in every way. We love you and our prayers are with you. Happy May 1st in two days! :) There will be celebrations going on everywhere in Finland and Russia. If it were on Saturday we would celebrate too, but it is on Sunday, the Sabbath day and we will be at church and have dinner with our Finnish families. Have a wonderful May 1st day! We love you!<br />
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Time is flying by. Before we know it, it will be time to leave our mission to go home to America. We learn something new every day. We study a lot, we drive a lot, we teach the gospel a lot, we pray a lot, we visit people a lot, we eat a lot and then we sleep sometimes. In between all that we think about you, our family and friends. We miss you and our prayers are with you. We are thankful for modern technology, especially in communication, that works around the world. Even from opposite sides of the world we use it to communicate and comfort each other.<br />
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We are very thankful for you. Thank you for keeping in touch with us. We love you.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Treasured Friendship Emlems given to <br />
the Watsons and the Hunts.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A few of us watched General Conference<br />
in the English Language.</td></tr>
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We entered the Missionary Training Center (MTC) in Provo, Utah on July 6, 2015 then on July 17th we went to The Family & Church History Headquarters Mission in Salt Lake City for four months as our visas were delayed. Then on November 12th we received our visas for Finland. We flew away on November 16th and started our mission in Finland Helsinki Mission under our mission president, President Watson. It was exciting and frightening at the same time. We have always loved the people of Finland and now we love them even more. We are happy to share some photos of some things we have learned and enjoyed.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kuopio District before 1st transferr.</td></tr>
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We serve with two of the most wonderful, smart, intelligent, courteous, kind and thoughtful missionaries, Elder Allen and Elder Scott. They bring their investigators to Church, Institute, and Family Home Evening. We often go together to visit members. We also go with them to their teaching appointments. Every week they travel with us in our mission car to Kuopio to our missionary district meeting. There we learn new scriptures, role play and teach from the Teach My Gospel manual, hear companion reports, hear one missionary's testimony, There are new missionaries coming in from MTC every nine weeks and that is when transfers take place. Elder Kontinen and Elder Bekmezian, who welcomed us to Joensuu in the darkness of the night on November 19th, have now moved on to other areas in the mission field. We miss them, but are pleased that they are still in our zone so we can see them regularly. They are hard workers and are doing well with their companions in their new areas. The young missionaries are so easy to get attached to because of who they are and because they remind us of our grand-kids. :)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">East Zone with President & Sister Watson</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lunch at Zone Conference</td></tr>
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The photo of the tree to the left appears as a natural Finnish spire to heaven.</div>
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Our faith in the Lord is being nourished and growing abundantly. We know that no matter who we are God hears our prayers and answers them according to our needs. Sometimes His answer is not what we want but it iswhat will help us draw closer to Him though it may not seem that way at the time. Prayers are powerful. </div>
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We love you and love all that you do for us. May the Lord<br />
bless you and protect you. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sister Hunt's new apron. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hand muffs for the elderly. <br />
They have things sewn on the inside<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our washing machine that takes<br />
two hours or more per small load.<br />
Happy to have it.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In one of our travel assignments we<br />
came upon Savonlinna Castle.<br />
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Calvin and Lucille Hunthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00704644769805049428noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737605778721718063.post-30155252864651119412016-03-20T23:57:00.001-07:002016-04-03T07:36:17.497-07:00Easter and Transfers in March <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The month of March is very busy for us. We had missionary transfers. Our district leader, Elder Kontinen moves to Savonliina as their district leader (left in left photo). We are will miss him but we know he is needed there and he will do a good job there, too. We have a new missionary (left in the right photo) who transferred from Savonliina to Joensuu. His name is Elder Allen from Colorado. He is now our district leader. It is enjoyable to work with these young and very intelligent missionaries.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We drove past some pine trees that<br />
lose their needles in the winter.</td></tr>
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In our travels we drove by a castle. We have been traveling a lot to other cities for missionary district and zone meetings and regional conferences. The photo on the right shows ripples in the snow as spring takes an effect on the snow covered lakes and fields. The country is so beautiful.<br />
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Our branch conference was here at the Joensuu chapel. Today is the third Sunday and we have been spiritually uplifted with good instructions and encouragement from our priesthood leaders. Today our Mission President and his counselor came from out-of-town to talk to us along with our local leaders at our church branch conference. It was a wonderful conference. The priesthood was in charge of the soup and bread luncheon afterwards. They did a good job. They served delicious vegetable and pork stew with Finnish bread, cheese, and juice. It was very filling. No one went away hungry.<br />
We would like to share a one line or two line summary from each speaker as recorded in Sister Hunt's notes (She wears headphones to listen to a translator who translated the Finnish language to the English language). Many of the talks were on Easter and Christ's love for us and on His resurrection. Each speaker expressed their love for each member of the branch. Our branch president spoke first. He said that we must not be afraid to act for ourselves to choose God's laws and aim high to live the gospel of Jesus Christ. Then Mission President's counselor, President Kervinen, spoke next. He said that the distance to heaven is the same no matter where we stand on earth and that nothing is impossible to God. Through the resurrection of Jesus Christ we too will live again when we leave our earth life because He loves us. Then our mission president, President Watson, spoke about becoming perfect in Christ through His atonement (Moroni 10:33). The power of atonement is repentance. He told of how the Provo Tabernacle in Utah burned down years ago and now has been rebuilt into a very beautiful temple of the Lord and it was being dedicated today. He likened it to each of us, that our failings may cause us to feel like a burned down tabernacle. And that we can renew our spirits through repentance and rebuild our purpose and bring happiness back into our lives. Think of Jesus Christ more this Easter to make it more meaningful (D&C 19:23). He gave His life for you and me. Because He suffered He knows how to heal us.<br />
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<span style="font-size: 12.8px;">in bloom at a member's home)</span></td></tr>
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Our Easter message is simple: Our Savior Jesus Christ loves each of us and wants us to return to our Father in Heaven. He died and rose on the third day and gave us the gift of the atonement and resurrection. He lives and is our Redeemer!<br />
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We love our mission. We have been serving four months in Finland. We truly appreciate the longer hours of sunlight from six a.m. to six p.m. We love seeing the snow slowly melting away everywhere. Soon the forests will come to life when the hibernating animals wake up. We imagine there will also be more walkers and bikers in the walkways everywhere. It is wonderful to feel the season of spring. Even the potatoes in our pantry are sprouting.<br />
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Thank you very much for your love, prayers and support in every way. We are strengthened by them, We love you all for all that you do for us. You are in our prayers. May the Lord bless you abundantly this Easter season. Happy Easter to all!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our Missionary District before the<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Joensuu Missionaries before the transfer.</td></tr>
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Calvin and Lucille Hunthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00704644769805049428noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737605778721718063.post-41790850886778089412016-02-29T14:44:00.001-08:002016-03-13T12:26:09.156-07:00February Tour with Pictures<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sister Hunt's Blue Ribbon Banana Bread<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mail from home is extra special <br />
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This is leap year day and we are enjoying this extra day in February. We have learned much and still finding out new things. Finland is a beautiful country with beautiful people. We want to share some pictures and take you on a tour of some exciting things that happened in February.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beautiful and Peaceful Helsinki Temple</td></tr>
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Valentine's Day is called friendship day. We visited many friends. We helped members move. We assisted the Elders in teaching investigators. We taught Institute. We held Family Home Evening every Monday night in our home. We drove a lot on the icy and snowy roads. We gained longer sunlight. We have been learning more of the Finnish language. We attended the Senior Missionary Day in Helsinki and attended the Temple there. We made and served a lot of homemade treats. We drove to many places. We made many good friends that we will never forget. We love our mission and love the people we serve.<br />
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Thank you for your prayers, love and support in every way. Thank you for your emails, letters and packages. Our prayers are with you. We are very blessed. We love you very much. Enjoy the photo tour. :-)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stairway to the temple.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At the temple with <br />
President& Sister Watson</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Senior Missionaries 2016</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Good company, good meal.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The best baked salmon</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The best dessert.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Snow makes everything beautiful.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Snowy roads but safe.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Country scenery.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More country road.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ski poles & a worn out broom.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Walkers ski everywhere.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">People ride their bikes in the snow.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">People ride bikes everywhere.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Train Station<br />
Many travel by train.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Road into the City Center.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mailboxes are yellow. <br />
Elder Hunt mailing a letter.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A popular gas station eatery.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking across the river.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You can only get this rare item <br />
in the mail from home in America.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Don't forget to wash the wheels.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Playing patty cake with Sister Hunt</td></tr>
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Calvin and Lucille Hunthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00704644769805049428noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737605778721718063.post-22797768728391568422016-02-20T10:42:00.000-08:002016-02-21T04:40:27.046-08:00February Snowflake<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We are enjoying the month of February. We have been very busy and working hard that we did not realize that it was mid month. The days are now getting longer with more sunlight. The river in front of our house started to thaw but it froze again. Every now and then we see a white rabbit hopping across the frozen river. We always try to get a picture of it but we are never in a situation to do so. All we have are his tracks as he passes our house on his way to the river.<br />
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For our district meetings we go to another city, Kuopio. It is a two hour drive. We take with us our young Elders to the meeting every week. It is always a lively and a happy trip. There is a Senior Couple there and a set of Sisters and a set of Elders. The common language used there is English with Finnish for parts of the meeting. After the meeting we eat our lunch and then drive home. Lately our trips have been on snowy days. It is a beautiful drive with lots of frozen lakes and rivers along the way.<br />
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Every Monday we have Family Home Evening in our home. We have six people who come regularly, and a few others who show up on occasion. We have a short meaningful lesson and then play a game or games and serve refreshments. <br />
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Sister Hunt has been making the refreshments by baking a delicious sweet bread or cake like banana bread or crazy cake. It is fun for her since she loves to bake. She says some of the tools and gadgets in the kitchen are still unfamiliar to her. Also new to her is the way of baking by lining the pan with a baking sheet (paper) and then place the bread or cake mixture on it and bake it.<br />
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On February 9th we attended a Senior Day Conference in Helsinki. All the senior missionaries in Finland got together at the Mission Home for an uplifting and fun meeting. <br />
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There were senior couple missionaries, mission home office workers, temple workers and President and Sister Watson. It started out with President Watson telling about "Life's Defining Moments". Many of the stories were from the Book of Mormon. An example story is Lehi taking his family across the ocean to escape the destruction of Jerusalem, his homeland. That was Lehi's defining moment when he and his family left his beloved homeland and everything they owned except a few things that would help them survive. They left to find a new home on a land far away across the ocean. He probably experienced great stresses, difficulties, challenges and trials. But through it all it was his faith and trust in God that helped him and his family to establish a new home in peace and prosperity. <br />
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Then each person told about their life's defining moment. It was interesting of what each person's defining moment was. Next each couple was given 30 minutes to present a previously-assigned gospel topic to present and lead a discussion. The Assistants to the President also presented. <br />
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Some of the topics were Charity Never Faileth, How to Strength Young Single Adults, Visiting the Temple Often, Finland, The Creation - Fall - Atonement, and Blessings of the Book of Mormon. They were interesting presentations. Then the closing remarks were given by President Watson. He told us that we were all chosen to serve here in Finland at this time and that we are angels to all we serve. His words and counsel are always uplifting.<br />
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The next day we attended the Helsinki temple. It is very beautiful.<br />
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The meals were so delicious and all healthy foods. Different couples brought their food assigments. Then all the sisters prepared the food. The desserts were so wonderful in sight and taste. It was truly a rewarding day. We renewed friendships with old friends and made new friends. We stayed at the mission home upstairs where the new incoming elders stay. Another senior couple, the Melbys stayed in the suite where we stayed when we first arrived in Finland in November.<br />
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Other events this month: We helped moved a family and stored their things in their summer country cottage. It was so beautiful with snow everywhere with a country home. There was a rug loom that the family used for generations. It still had an unfinished rug on it.<br />
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We have been visiting a member out in the country. She lives in a beautiful place with fields, forsest, and lakes all around her. We loved helping her shovel the snow and clearing pathway between her house and garage.<br />
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The school gives their students a winter break. Then a new session begins with a new start in all subjects. There was a parade of students in trucks to celebrate this occasion.<br />
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We also got a new car. The best thing it has is an updated navigator which every car should have. Without it we would be lost all the time. It speaks English :) so we are never lost with its directions. We have to plug the car in every night to keep it from freezing.<br />
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We love Finland and the wonderful and kind Finnish people. We see them walking and skiing on the walkways every day. Some play with their children in the snow. Some throw snowballs onto the frozen river. When we visit them we are greeted at the door kindly and they invite us in. It is customary to take off your shoes or winter boots and coats, hats and scarf and hang them up before entering the main part of the home. Then we are served pastry and herbal tea. Many times we have been invited to have dinner with them. We have made many good friends. We are happy to serve as the Lord's missionaries in Finland. We love the Lord. Our testimonies have been strengthen by living here.<br />
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Thank you all for your love, prayers and support in every way. We love your emails and letters. We love you very much.<br />
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The month of January has gone by so fast. There have been many wonderful and memorable events that happened in the first month of this new year. We are getting more familiar with the people in our area in Joensuu, Finland. The beauty of winter brings exciting new pictures every day. We found ourselves taking pictures with our cameras almost every time we step out of our home. We are also getting more sunlight every day which makes the blizzards not so dreary and cold. With the sunlight comes the crystal blue sky, cold and freezing, but beautiful. <br />
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When the sun is shining it shines through our bedroom window and into our living room. One day Sister Hunt gave a sunlight shadow demonstration. She made hearts, alligators, the first vision and other story designs with her hands with the sun shining on her back. It was fun for her because she loves the sunshine so much. When she was a child not yet in school she used to cry at sunset because she did not want the day to end. When evening came it met she would have to stop playing and go to bed because there was no electricity to give light inside her Navajo home. So all she could do was cry and look toward the setting sun. We are enjoying the short five hours of sunlight a day. We are sad when it's daytime and there is no sun light shining through a window. <br />
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People still ride their bikes and walk everywhere in the freezing cold and snow. The coldest temperature we've gone out in so far is -29 degrees F. It is fun to watch families walk together on Saturdays. The Finns look forward to winter because they participate in many outdoor winter sports; ice hockey, cross country skiing, ice skating, ice fishing and more. When the snow does not come the people get worried and when it does come they are so happy. <br />
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They say that the children can have fun in the snow and that it is healthy for them. They love the snow and we are enjoying it with them. They know how to bundle up and keep warm no matter how cold the temperature gets. The trick it to layer your clothes. They serve as insulation and keep you warm.<br />
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We experienced our first missionary transfer on January 6th. Our wonderful Elder Bekmezian got transferred to Kuopio. It's a two hour drive from us. It is also the place where we go for our missionary District Meeting once a week. We were sad to see him go. But we also know that there are people waiting for him to be taught the gospel. Joensuu was his first area after arriving from MTC in Provo, Utah, USA. He was here before his companion, Elder Kontinen, who is a native of Finland. They were the ones who met us and welcomed us to Joensuu the evening that we arrived on a rainy night in November. We remember how happy, sweet, and polite they were. Even though we <b>had</b> arrived in Joensuu, it was dark and we were tired from driving all day from Helsinki. They were really a welcome site. We have come to know them both well. They are very smart and diligent. It has been an honor to work with them. Elder Bekmezian loves the people and speaks the Finnish language well. He was Elder Hunt's special tutor in Finnish grammar and language. We miss him but we get to see him every week at the missionary District Meeting.<br />
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We have a brand new missionary from MTC. His name is Elder Scott. We get the best missionaries in Finland. They are taught well at the MTC. They already know the language and the missionary lessons when they arrive in Finland. We love them. They come ready to work hard and dive right into what they have been sent here to do.<br />
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We had our first train ride. It was a good experience. We left very early in the morning to attend our first zone Conference in Mikkeli. We met other missionaries there and were joined by our Mission President and his wife. It was a very cold freezing day. We walked from the train station to the church which is about eight blocks. Sister Hunt had frozen eyelashes and eyebrows by the time we got to the church. We met for four hours with positive interaction. Our Zone Leaders ran the meeting very well. We had missionary reports, did role play, had language and gospel discussions, and President and Sister Watson each spoke to us. The main theme of the conference was be wise in your decision in working in these very cold weather months. The Lord is with you in all the good that you do for Him. We reviewed some things and learned some new things. It is always good to meet with other missionaries. They have re-energized and rejuvenated our spirits. Zone Conference is held every month in the four different zones of the mission.<br />
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Sister Hunt baked some cookies in Finland for the first time. She was successful in making peanut butter cookies, chocolate chip cookies and lemon sugar cookies. They were all made from scratch. She made them for Family Home Evening and Institute class. She hopes to make other baked goods for treats and desserts. <br />
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A few weeks ago at the beginning of January she made her delicious fresh apple cake. That was her first time using the oven to bake something homemade. It was delicious as usual but this time it was made in Finland. Baking was Sister Hunt's hobby in America but now she does it to serve something homemade for our gatherings.<br />
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We established a regular shopping day. Sometimes it's sunny and very cold and at other times it is snowing, windy and cold. We have learned somewhat at which places to shop for our groceries and household items. But we are still learning and discovering new places to shop. Our first grocery shopping was very scary. Sister Hunt could not read the names of the food in packages to know what they were. Even Elder Hunt, who know a lot of Finnish, could not tell what many of the items were. We bought food by their pictures or by their Swedish names (which are also written on the container since nearly 6% of the citizens speak Swedish) and it's close to English spelling. We did not know we were supposed to quickly bag our own groceries at the check out. We also did not know we had to bring our own bags or pay for new grocery bags at checkout. So we held up the line in learning these things. We learned to weigh our produce in the produce department and print out the price from the scales according to their numbers in their produce stands. Now we've learned to bring back our own grocery bags that we bought earlier.<br />
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The river in front of our apartment building is completely frozen over. It was very interesting to watch as piece by piece turned to ice. When it snowed it was even more beautiful and white. It looks like land now. Many years ago when there were no foot bridges for crossing the river, parents put their school children on sleds and pulled them across the frozen river to school this time of the year.<br />
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Our boots freeze to the concrete floor as we step out of the car in our apartment's underground parking area. It is enclosed but not heated. It has large vents for fresh air. The first time our feet froze to the cement floor we were startled. Just for a second we couldn't move in any direction. It is a weird feeling. Then your shoes makes a crunching noise as you lift your feet off the floor. Now it is fun to experience that every time.<br />
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We are loving our mission. We love the people. We love our area where our home is. We are here to serve the people but they always seem to be serving us. We have made many friends. Elder Hunt is not so afraid to speak Finnish as he was at the beginning. He has been studying the language diligently every day. Sister Hunt is slowly learning at a beginner level. Thank you for your love, prayers and support in every way. We love you very mush. Be of good cheer and may the Lord bless you.<br />
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Happy New Year! Our new year has started out very happy and freezing. We watched the city fireworks on New Year's Eve from our apartment complex area. Many people watched in the freezing temperature all bundled up. That is the only way to keep warm for a few more months. Around here the fireworks are permitted from 6 pm onNew Year's Eve to<br />
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This year we are teaching institute. The class will start on Wednesday evening. We will be studying the Restoration. We are starting out with a few students. Some of our students have graduated in December so our numbers are few right now. <br />
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In our Branch we are studying the Book of Mormon for Sunday School. We have about 58 members in this small branch. Attendance varies because of the freezing cold. We drive across the bridge over the frozen river from our home to get to church. It takes about 10 minutes. We have two young Elder missionaries that we work with. They are very hard working and dedicated to their work. They are very brilliant and know and speak the language well. One of our Elders is a Fin. We truly admire them and are very proud of them. We travel to Kuopio, a city about 100 miles to the west, every Wednesday for district meeting. We drive our mission car. It is very helpful to have a car. We have to hook it up every night so it will start the next day. Soon we will have a zone conference. We will be headed for Mikkeli, a city about 200 miles to the west and south, for that meeting. We are getting to know other missionaries and we look forward to getting to know more. There are new missionaries coming into the mission regularly from the Missionary Training Center in Provo and we are very happy for them. They are very smart and already know Finnish level I from their MTC training.<br />
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Our schedule for now is to continue to work with the Elders and assist with teaching families, teach institute, hold Family Home Evening, visit members and work on Family Search. Because it is so cold outdoors we try to do fun things indoors with our Branch members, investigators, missionaries, or just the two of us. When it's just the two of us we usually watch church videos on lds.org and pop popcorn.<br />
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Sister Hunt has been learning how to cook familiar foods at sea level using Finnish ingredients. Our cooking stove is also new technology (digital, temp sensors, & computerized) and she has been cooking on it successfully. She has not tried making new recipes. She does not want to be disappointed if one fails. She is still learning the names of the ingredients in Finnish. Also measurements are not what she is used to. So for now we will continue to make grilled cheese, beef stew, and scrambled eggs. The breads are so good that we buy from the bakery and have no need to bake bread like we used to in America. Cheeses are also a favorite. The butter is so rich and fresh. There is a very wide variety of cheeses. We love the whole fruit juices--real juices, year round, NOT from concentrate.<br />
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We have been invited to dinner to several homes. We have been served some traditional foods such as riisii purro (it translates to rice porridge but to me its rice puding), karelian piirakka (small open-faced pies that originated in the region of Karelia), pannukakku (made from a runny batter poured into a large pan and baked--about 1/2 inch think when done), and other delicious foods and drink. We really enjoy the meals and truly appreciate the love and generosity of the kindhearted and loving Finns who serve us.<br />
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We want to share some memorable photos of events from Christmas up to the present. The two by the train are our mission president and his wife, President and Sister Watson. They had been to visit Joensuu and we were just taking them back to the train for their return trip to Helsinki.<br />
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We hope your Christmas and New Year has been a blessing. We are being blessed daily with good health and positive learning experiences. We wish you a wonderful year of success and happiness. Thank you very much for your love, prayers and support. We love you all. Happy New Year!<br />
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December 1st we went out in front of our building with some of our church friends who invited us to watch the fireworks in ushering in the Christmas season. It was fun to watch the fireworks because it reminded us of the fourth of July in America. The next day the stores opened with Christmas sales. The Christmas trees were lit. It was fun to see Christmas spirit come to our city, Joensuu (Yo-en-sue). Christmas is a unique and wonderful experience here. We got to open our gifts on Christmas eve because that is when you open your Christmas gifts. Elder Hunt and Sister Hunt received among other gifts each a pair of a lovely hand-knitted wool socks made by a dear friend. One day she asked us what our favorite colors are. Sister Hunt's favorite color is red and Elder Hunt's is yellow. So our socks are those colors. All the stores and businesses close on Christmas eve. At midnight there is midnight mass when we saw many of the people walking home from the church that is across the river from us. There were cars coming out of the parking lot as if after a basketball game or some other sports event. People walk or ride their bikes everywhere. But on Christmas Day there was not a soul to be seen walking or riding a bike. With this type of lifestyle the people get a lot of fresh air every day. Our mission president and his wife, President & Sister Watson, stopped in one Sunday for a visit, pictured below.<br />
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We traveled to Oulu for our mission conference where a general authority spoke to us. Elder Dyches spoke on several topics. That, "...difficult and hard times in your life are building you", he said. He added that the forests in Finland are many and the trees with their deep roots are tall and straight reaching towards heaven. That spreading our roots deeper into the soil will help us grow tall above the forest. We will grow by following the Lord's teachings of repentance and enduring to the end, becoming pure and clean. He quoted many of the Book of Mormon stories on repentance and conversion. Elder Dyches is a former medical surgeon. He told of a difficult surgical and intense surgical procedure on a cancer patient that lasted 24 hours. Because he was the lead surgeon he slept only 1.5 hours through the night. When his nurse came back the next morning and saw that he was still there she commented how hard it must have been for him. He answered that it was hard but that there was one other time it was harder. He was asked when that was. He answered, "When I 20 years old and served as a Mormon missionary in Germany." By this time the other members of the O.R. team had returned and they all listened to his story. He had a captive audience and told them of his mission experiences and how difficult it was. After sharing that story with us he admonished all the missionaries to stay focus even after calling home on Christmas day.<br />
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The mission conference was a good learning experience. We heard many good talks and fun workshops where we were taught how to interact with the people in different ways. After a day of conference we had a dinner with all the young elders and sisters then drove 6 hours back to Joensuu on slick roads, in the dark and in the falling show. <br />
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We were invited to many Christmas dinners. We saw many decorated Christmas trees and decorated windows with white lights. There are hardly any colored lights. The most common decoration is the seven candles (now electric) in the windows. Next year we will have one in our window. This year we are only learning. Christmas is celebrated on Christmas Eve. We hope everyone has had a wonderful and memorable Christmas. <br />
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We are learning a lot of things. In a month we have learned many wonderful things about our mission in Joensuu, Finland. The members of the LDS Church are very caring and they love us. They are always willing to help us in any way possible to make our stay here a pleasant one. We are here to serve them but they are serving us more than us serving them. It is a wonderful place to serve our mission. We love it here. We love the people. We love the Lord. Thank you all for your love, prayers and support in every way. We love you very much. Have a Bright and Happy New Year!<br />
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Calvin and Lucille Hunthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00704644769805049428noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737605778721718063.post-13593287346619014472015-12-06T12:59:00.001-08:002015-12-06T12:59:41.579-08:00Our New Home<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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In this apartment building is our new home. Our apartment is the on the first level (the picture windows closest to the river). This area is one of the newest developed areas. It is on the east side of the river. We can look across the river to the rest of the city. There is a walkway bridge over the river very close to us. People ride their bikes or walk across the walkway all the time. We have walked it twice and three times for Elder Hunt. <br />
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Today is Finland's Independence Day. December 6 is one of the six times that Finland citizens can fly the national flag. Every flag pole has a Finnish flag flying today. It is a beautiful sight. We checked Finland Google and they are also displayed the national flag of Finland. Freedom is a great gift that we all cherish, no matter where our native free country is. So when we fly our nation's flag on independence day we feel a pride for the price of freedom for which our national flag represents. Finland is a great country with wonderful and honorable people. There are many stories about bravery in saving this country.<br />
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<span style="text-align: center;">In our home there is a patio where we can in the summer or good warm weather have picnic lunches or activities. It is a very nice place. We are happy to call this place our new home. It will be home for 14 months. We are now in the 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. daylight time. The sun comes out above our clouds and every once in awhile the clouds break up and we get to see the light but never the sun. Sister Hunt is one person that can not live without seeing the sun and feeling its warm rays and she is having a hard time being buried under the thick winter Finland clouds. Whenever there is a crack in the clouds she is there watching it because it only lasts a few minutes. It rains or snows frequently. The temperature stays around very cold. We have made some very nice friends from church. We have been invited and been to our Branch President's home for a luncheon. We have other invitations that we are happy to go to. We also have angels here in Finland. They are members of the church who have come to our aid in one way or another. </span><br />
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One checked on us and gave us a potted flower to cheer us up. One gave us limes and ginger root to guard us against the cold and flu season. Her recipe is to use it with honey in very warm water. We are beginning to feel like we belong. We miss home and family but this is our new home for now. We want to give you a short tour of our home. As you walk in from the stairs into the hallway and into our apartment you will come in through this door. Then into the study or the computer room as we call it. Next is the bathroom. Adjacent to that room is the sauna. We are so happy about the sauna. Elder Hunt especially is in heaven. We have been using it and we are enjoying it very much. Sister Hunt says that the Navajos have what is called the Navajo traditional sweathouse or sweatlodge that serves as the sauna. We will be using the sauna a lot this winter. <br />
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We often sit in front of them and just talk and enjoy the view. We are grateful for and cherish those moments. We enjoy the night lights in Joensuu. Sometimes there is a snow flurry and it is especially beautiful. We are grateful for our new home. It is a modern Finnish home. We had to get used to some of our appliances because of their different operational settings. <br />
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Sister Hunt says that sometimes she imagines herself back in Utah in a remodeled kitchen in her house. When we wash our dishes there is a rack built in above the sink where the cleaned dishes drip dry and are stored until we use them again. We have a glass top stove where you touch the menu to operate it. It is so different than the stove we are used to. It is electric and computerized. We have yet to try the oven. It is a good stove. It cooks all our meals. We starting to enjoy home cooked meals again. Our refrigerator is still very empty. <br />
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<span style="text-align: center;">Our food supply is being added to every time we go shopping. </span>Elder Hunt is<span style="text-align: center;"> </span>the translator of any thing that is written in Finnish. Sometimes he has to look it up in his Finnish dictionary. We are studying the language and we hope to be conversing with our Finnish friends without switching to English every time we try to speak their language. <br />
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That is a tour of our new home. We think about family and friends as we sit at our picture window looking out. We love you all very much. You are in our prayers daily. Thank you very much for your love and prayers. May the Lord bless in all you do. Happy Finnish Independence Day!<br />
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Dear Family and Friends,<br />
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We have decided that the best way to start our mission in Finland is write our blog as a letter. We hope you are all well and happy. We are learning many new things and happy to be here.<br />
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We arrived in Helsinki on the morning of November 17th. It was raining but not too cold. We were greeted by our mission president, President Watson and his wonderful wife, Sister Watson. They told us that they have been waiting for us and were happy that we were finally in Finland. That made us feel good. Some of the things we did on the day we arrived was to tour the mission office, the mission home, and had dinner with the mission president and office missionaries. Then we watched a live broadcast from the European Mission Regional General Authority. We were so tired but we were glad to call it our first day in Finland and went to bed and slept good.<br />
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The next morning, Wednesday, we had breakfast with President and Sister Watson. They are such wonderful people and leaders. We love them already. We received our training and orientation. We were given a mission car to drive to our new home in Joensuu, (which means rivers mouth). One of the mission staff elders took us around to get all the necessary equipment that we would be using in our new area. Then we closed out the day with a dinner at a local restaurant. Everything around us is in a language that we will soon be speaking or trying to speak. The Finnish language is a beautiful language and the common national language that is spoken by all. All the signs are in Finnish.<br />
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Wednesday was also the Helsinki Zone meeting which we attended. We were so impressed with the level of maturity and intelligence of the young elders and sisters. There were 30 of them. They conducted and carried the whole affairs of the meeting and training from beginning to end. President Watson and Sister Watson were present. President Watson gave the closing remarks. We were blessed to have had our first zone meeting sample. <br />
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On Thursday morning we had another breakfast with President and Sister Watson. Again it was so nutritious and delicious. Sister Watson packed us sack lunches. By noon our suitcases and other necessary mission materials were packed and off we drove to our new home in Joensuu. <br />
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It was raining and cold and we only had a few hours of day light to travel in. It is six hours from Helsinki to Joensuu. We didn't know the town and were very happy that the two elders assigned there were able to meet us and guide us to our new home. They met us at the church and because our car, a Toyota Yaris, is so small we had to leave a couple of our suitcases at the church so the Elders could ride with us. They are really neat missionaries. <br />
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Elder Kontinen, is a native Finn and the other, Elder Bekmezian, is from Utah. They both speak Finnish well. It was fun and amazing to listen to them conversing with each other. Elder Hunt says that the language has changed somewhat from the time he was a young missionary 50 years ago. Sister Hunt feels that her job is to observe and absorb for the time being. We arrived in the dark at our apartment. It is the same apartment that the couple missionaries had four months before we came. It is a nice apartment with a view of the river and a lighted walkway bridge over the river. <br />
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There is a beautiful old Lutheran Church that must have been built in the early times. It is lighted as soon as it gets dark which is around four o'clock. We can watch the beautiful scenery from our living room window. We appreciate nature and what God has created for us to enjoy. The motion of the river is very soothing. The trees are so tall, straight and alive reaching into heaven for sunlight.<br />
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Last Wednesday we traveled on the bus to Kuopio which is a part of our district for district meeting. It is a 25 minute walk from the bus stop to the chapel so the elders called the couple missionaries to pick us up. That was very thoughtful of them and we were glad they did. There is a senior couple, like us, serving as missionaries, a set of sister missionaries and a set of elders because it is a bigger city than Joensuu. These missionaries were wonderful. The church that we met in was a nice one. It is one of the newest chapels. The sister missionaries have a baptism scheduled in December. <br />
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Our Finnish missionary is the district leader. Since we have a car we will be taking the elders to the district meeting every Wednesday. In all the cities the streets are difficult to follow but their driving rules are the same as United States. It was a very long trip on the bus and it will take less time to travel by car. We won't be making frequent stops like the bus.<br />
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We are getting to know our town and finding new routes to get to our destinations. We had to clean the apartment again because it hasn't been lived in for four months. We are very happy that the couple before us left lots of useful things for us. We will tell you about all the strange things we had to learn how to use on our next blog. We go to a very small branch but the members have lots of faith and have strong testimonies. We are happy to work and help out in our branch. Every member that we met have told us that they have been praying for us to come. Some of the work we will be doing are Family Home Evening in our home, teach Institute for college students at the church, Finnish language class at the church, district meeting every Wednesday in Kuopio, and helping with the branch in what ever they need our help in. It has been difficult to finally get here because of our visa problems. But now that we are here we are excited and happy to go to work for our Heavenly Father and our Savior Jesus Christ. Thank you very much for your love and prayers. We love you very much and you are in our prayers. We are happy to be serving in Joensuu, Finland.<br />
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So we were given a temporary assignment to FCHHM. We have truly enjoyed it here and learned so much about the Family Search program. We have met and made many new dear friends. They come from all walks of life. We want to take you on a memory tour of our four months as missionaries for our Savior, Jesus Christ. We love our mission and we look forward to serving in the Finland Helsinki Mission. We are cleaning our apartment and returning things we have borrowed. We will leave on Monday morning from the Salt Lake Airport. <br />
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We finally have visas to Finland. Saying goodbye to all. Our dear friends at Family Search Center.<br />
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The rest of our zone with Zone Leaders The Serrao's. The middle and right pictures are Hale & Farewell dinner. Hale & Farwell dinner is held each month for all incoming new missionaries and outgoing missionaries who have finished their mission. It is a happy and sad event with lots of food. Old friends leave and we make new ones. The first picture below are the new missionaries and those who are going home. There are more new ones than those going home. It has been fun to get to know them.</div>
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We came to this mission as trainees in Family Search program and after two weeks we became teachers and instructors to our guests searching for their ancestors. Other missionaries got assigned to other places in the mission like Family History Library, museum, church history library, or the granite vault. There are other places besides that where missionaries serve.</div>
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It has been a real treat to have family come and visit. We are grateful to belong to a wonderful and eternal family. Thank you for your visits and memorable moments.</div>
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We thank our Friends, so many to name so we show only a few, who came from near and far to add to our mission's spiritual experience.</div>
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We had other unforgettable friends who also came on the scene that made it fun for us. The stick figure lizard above is a unique-shaped natural tip of a tree branch that fell with the autumn leaves from a tree next to the temple. It just lacked a head so we installed a pencil eraser.<br />
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We truly love our Mission Presidency and we will miss them. They have been so loving and kind to us. We were orphans and they adopted us right from the beginning. We are very grateful to them.</div>
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L-R Mission President Tate & Sister Tate, First Counselor President Oliver & Sister Oliver, Second Counselor President Larson & Sister Larson</div>
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We love our mission. We enjoyed our training and working here at The Family and Church History Headquarters Mission. Now we leave to a beginning of another mission in Finland. We are excited and happy to go where we can serve further in what the Lord wants us to do. We will continue to serve with honor under our new mission president President Wayne Watson. We will continue blogging from Finland. Thank you for your love, prayers, and support in every way. May the Lord bless you and protect you. We love you all.<br />
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Calvin and Lucille Hunthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00704644769805049428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737605778721718063.post-7647833428216238942015-11-08T22:02:00.002-08:002015-11-08T22:02:41.338-08:00October Mission Conference 2015<br />
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The picture at the bottom has Elder Hunt working as a camera man taking an Ellis Island picture of our dear friends the Richards from Vernal, Utah.<br />
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Once again our October mission conference was great and inspiring. The speakers from the mission presidency were President Oliver (First Counselor) and Sister Oliver, and President Tate, our mission president was the concluding speaker.<br />
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Sister Oliver spoke first. She talked on how the Gospel teaches to love one another. She told a story about herself as a young girl and how her desire was to get married and have lots of children. She loves children. But a few years after her marriage there were still no children. So they adopted a one-month old boy. Eighteen months later he was sealed to them in the temple. Then she saw another boy three days later and then completed the adoption process for him too. After that her own children started coming the natural way. First was a daughter and then a son. Then they adopted a whole family of three children who had lost their parents. By now they had 7 children. Then child number 8 came through the natural pregnancy. This took a lot of love and patience and caused a lot of stress but they all bonded together. <br />
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She then told the poem entitled, THE TOUCH OF THE MASTER'S HAND. It tells of an old violin that was up for auction. It was about to be sold for just three dollars when an old violinist came forward and picked up the violin, prepared it to be played, and then played it. As he played it brought forth the most beautiful music. After he sat it back down the auctioneer, knowing of its increased value, then started the action a thousand dollars and it sold for three thousand dollars. What changed the value of the old violin? It was the touch of a master's hand. <br />
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Her testimony was that her children that she and her husband adopted were given to them through the master's touch. She recognized the worth of each soul and she wanted to give them a home where they would have a chance to return to our Heavenly Father.<br />
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Her advice to us as missionaries was that we must be aware of each other's needs and love each other, have patience, help one another and that charity never faileth like the scriptures instruct us. <br />
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President Oliver, Second Counselor to the Mission President then spoke. He praised his wife for being an angel and that she is the product of the Master's hand.<br />
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In Doctrine and Covenants 59 the Lord tells us what we need to be doing to become a true follower of Christ and practice charity which is the pure love of Christ. In verses 5 and 6 it says to "love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, with all thy might, mind, and strength; and in the name of Jesus Christ thou shalt serve him" and to "love thy neighbor as thyself." Then in John 14:15 the Lord says, "If ye love me, keep my commandments."<br />
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Are we willing to do what the Lord wants us to do? Do we shine forth with the brightness of the pure love of Christ? Look around you, is there someone needing a little encouragement, a kind word or two, or just a smile? We can all do something to be a light for Christ. Be of service and touch the lives of others. Be enthusiastic in your service because attitude makes a difference. <br />
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He told a story about an interview for a farm hand. The man that was hired said that he can sleep through a storm." ?When asked about that his answer was, "I do my job and duties as if there will be a storm every night. I tie things down that need to be tied down so I can sleep through a storm."<br />
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Our work is accomplished with the help of our Lord. President Tate said that it has been a wonderful gift to have read the Book of Mormon three times in 90 days. Reading it has helped us prepare each day for the the storm ahead. <br />
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Like always it was President Tate that gave the concluding remarks. First, he stated that the presidency is united and are one. They are all working for the good of the Lord and the welfare of the missionaries. Then he expressed his love for all the missionaries under his care and direction. He told the story of Jesus healing the blind man while in Jerusalem. The blind man was born blind and Jesus put clay over his eyes and told him to wash it off in the pool of Siloam. The blind man obeyed and his sight was restored. The lesson in the story is that we sometimes are blinded by unrighteous things represented by the clay. The scripture tells us that Jesus is the light of the world. Seeing brings light to our senses. Reading the Book of Mormon has removed the blindness from our eyes. It has helped us become more righteous. Now we must continue to acknowledge Christ in all our doings.<br />
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He introduced the mission's next reading challenge: Studying the October 2015 General Conference Talks with a "purpose". All the talks will be bound in a spiral book form with all the talks in columns without pictures. There will be blank pages in the back to make notes and impressions about the talks that we read. This reading challenge will further disperse the darkness from our minds and will strengthen us to give heed to the words of our Savior Jesus Christ. The books will be given out in the zones by the zone leaders and the reading will begin on the first of November 2015.<br />
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October mission conference was great and informative. We love our mission.<br />
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We have been told that our visas have been approved but they have not yet been received. We are learning a lot of wonderful and great things in Family Search that we can use and teach in Finland.<br />
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We will have more news and pictures next time.<br />
Thank you for your love, prayers and support in every way. We love you all very much.<br />
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Calvin and Lucille Hunthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00704644769805049428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737605778721718063.post-58654125358948849752015-10-27T20:29:00.000-07:002015-10-27T20:29:51.119-07:00October Happenings<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMm7ckEsc85K0HSAQgWvIpfXhRQEwBblrf5q3PXvR-MTKWZqaDeevjOHKxl01ZXusaAa6dEO0w1E13bukbtI1EAyIPReX7Hl2JhNqBqT0Yu2eGqtvPFdFWehAtv-DtXEaij8lfDFIoMqz7/s1600/IMG_2194.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMm7ckEsc85K0HSAQgWvIpfXhRQEwBblrf5q3PXvR-MTKWZqaDeevjOHKxl01ZXusaAa6dEO0w1E13bukbtI1EAyIPReX7Hl2JhNqBqT0Yu2eGqtvPFdFWehAtv-DtXEaij8lfDFIoMqz7/s200/IMG_2194.JPG" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirSgiwxAQyv22LTuRQ8M_2ycK3n5oaI4n6IrHpOlB2ByRXNRzPlSDbgOye_THWDd4Ym_i8aH34QkjU7KIiUDla9dPIe74sndyMR9FzfVknfECwgsmiq8uR6xRmgZiJboBQL5bMoF0SqeI0/s1600/IMG_2190.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirSgiwxAQyv22LTuRQ8M_2ycK3n5oaI4n6IrHpOlB2ByRXNRzPlSDbgOye_THWDd4Ym_i8aH34QkjU7KIiUDla9dPIe74sndyMR9FzfVknfECwgsmiq8uR6xRmgZiJboBQL5bMoF0SqeI0/s200/IMG_2190.JPG" width="200" /></a>The month of October is a very friendly autumn month this year. It is also a month for children when they eagerly dress up in their Halloween costumes and go on an adventure treat-collecting evening with their parents driving them around through out the neighborhood. Trick or Treat is the sweetest phrase on Halloween night when Grandmas sit by the door and hand out candy to their little goblin visitors. Happy Halloween everyone!<br />
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We might not have any tricker treaters this year but we have a very happy jack-o-lantern out on our deck to greet everyone who walks by.<br />
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Elder Hunt had a birthday on the 22nd. We were at our dear friends in Provo for a doctor's appointment and Serena cooked a delicious birthday dinner. We enjoyed it so much that we forgot to take pictures. We remembered when we got to the dessert. Then we played penny dominoes.<br />
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This is a story about this special 68 year old tree that is planted on the east side of Temple Square.<br />
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In 1947 a young Cedar of Lebanon was brought on an airplane by a traveling lady. She had the tree wrapped up and she kept it on her lap during the flight. She brought it to Temple Square and planted it and has been nurtured all these years. It is now a beautiful tree, all most as tall as the temple, Its boughs are very soft to the touch. This is one of a few times that it has been decorated because it is very sensitive to the heat from the electrical lights. Now that LEDs are used it will be safer for it to be lighted this year. It took over two months (August to early October) to fully decorate it with red Christmas lights. It will be very Christmasy when it is lighted for Christmas. We love walking by that tree every day as it seems to greet us to have a good day.<br />
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We have had three months of wonderful experience of serving and learning here at The Family and Church History Headquarters Mission. We love our mission and all the missionaries that we serve with. We love working in the Family Search Center in the Joseph Smith Memorial Building. We enjoy helping guests from all over the world find their ancestors names in the Family Search program. We still hope that our visas will come, but we will continue to faithfully serve our mission for the Lord here in Salt Lake.<br />
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Thank you for your love and support in every way. We love you and you are in our prayers daily.Calvin and Lucille Hunthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00704644769805049428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737605778721718063.post-56151806702070686952015-10-18T21:29:00.002-07:002015-10-19T21:48:03.699-07:00September Mission Conference<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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Every month in our mission we have Mission Conference. There are two sessions and we always love to go to the first session because everything the presidency talks about is for the first time and it may not be the same in the following session. Although the talks and missionary assignments and challenges are the same. Each month a different member of the presidency and his wife speak to us, but President Tate is always the concluding speaker. <br />
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In the photo: President Larson, Second Counselor on the right and Sister Larson with long hair on the left.<br />
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For September it was the Second Counselor, President Larson and his wife, Sister Larson. Sister Larson spoke first. She talked about her calling as an ordinance worker at the Gilbert, Arizona Temple. She went in early in the morning with her husband, who had an earlier assignment than hers. It was so peaceful there. There was plenty of time for personal prayer and meditation. She just found a quiet place in the basement floor before the temple opened. One day she thought, there is nothing keeping me in the basement until I report for work, I might as well meditate and pray on the main floor. Before long she used the same reasoning and moved up to the upper floor and into the celestial room. This was the most beautiful place to enjoy the quiet and glorious atmosphere of the temple. This became her permanent location for her morning routine.<br />
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Her question to us to think about was: Do we realize our potential to climb out of the basement of our lives and into the celestial level of our lives? Are we stuck in the basement? It is up to us to climb out of the basement and find happiness and joy in serving the Lord on our missions.<br />
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A story of her ancestor in the third generation that she found while researching names in the 1860 US census and found an 8 year old girl she had not added to her family tree. She told us that 8 year old ancestor was stuck in basement anxious to be found. She described her as tired and patiently waiting. And that she helped her get to the celestial room. She said that her joy of finding her was a indescribable.<br />
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She encouraged us all to make time to research the names of our ancestors. To recognize where we are in our study and research and not to get stuck in the basement of it all. Your hearts will swell with love in finding your ancestors.<br />
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President Larson's talk was based on the song he sang for us before his talk, "Lead Kindly Light". Some of the points he made were: 1) To pray always and over everything, even frustrations. 2) Without the Spirit there is no guidance to the things we do and we are not edified. 3) There is essential spiritual nutrients in gazing into the tomb and knowing that "He Lives"! 4) Jesus Christ is our supreme advocate. 5) We must see ourselves as God sees us. 6) We must love ourselves as God loves us. 7) We must learn that the best answers are found in the scriptures and at the temple. 8) We must study the scriptures to understand the atonement of our Savior Jesus Christ. 9) Go to the temple. It is the most sacred place on earth. It is there that the words of Christ becomes engraved in our hearts. 10) With His power we can overcome all challenges.<br />
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In the photo: Mission President Tate on the right and President Larson on the left.<br />
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President Tate expressed his love and appreciation for all the missionaries who are serving under his care. He told us about the time in April 2009 when he was called as an Area Seventy and was seated with the First Presidency and the Twelve Apostles at their meeting. He was overwhelmed with the love of Christ that each expressed in their character and being as they welcomed him. He remembers the 12 bearing their fervent testimonies of the Savior, Jesus Christ. Elder Holland said that there are millions waiting for our help. Elder Uchtdorf said that when the Lord needs a job to be done He calls on capable men and women to get it done.<br />
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Everywhere in the world the Family Search History is being used to find ancestors. The spirit of Elijah is bringing families together into the light. The gospel is the point of light in a time when there is so little light the darkness seems normal. Now the Family Search program is part of that light. We are here to learn all we can about Family Search so we can help others in the world.<br />
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We had our October mission conference already and our next mission conference is in November. We will report on the October mission conference in our next blog.<br />
<br />Calvin and Lucille Hunthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00704644769805049428noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737605778721718063.post-32731189894014277012015-10-05T22:39:00.001-07:002015-10-06T21:31:08.416-07:00General Conference WeekendWe have enjoyed our involvement with October 2015 General Conference. We walked around taking pictures of people from different walks of life and countries who have come to conference. Sister Hunt translated for the two days. She hung out with the Navajo translation team while Elder Hunt stayed at the apartment and watched conference on the laptop. At the end of each session he picked her up at the same place where he delivered her before conference.<br />
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We were counseled by our local church leaders to be prepared for answers to our questions and dilemmas in the talks given by the prophets and general authorities. They spoke on Saturday and Sunday sessions. We listened intently. We learned these points in their talks as follows: The Lord qualifies those whom he calls. He helps us focus on what we can do, not on what we can't do. We must have faith and not doubt our abilities. That faith and doubt can not exist at the same time in the same mind. We must trust and have faith in God and in His Son Jesus Christ and in the Holy Ghost. To remember Him and obey His commandments. To keep the Sabbath Day holy. As we progress and learn our purpose on earth we have trials and adversities to strengthen our faith. In the midst of it all we are helped and led by our faith and trust in God, Jesus Christ and the Holy Ghost. <br />
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We enjoyed the stories and lessons taught through by the speakers. We have been inspired and edified by their talks. We look forward to listening to them or reading them again and again on lds.org and in the church magazine, the Ensign. <br />
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We love you and you are in our prayers. We are enjoying and loving our mission. Thank you for your love, prayers and support in every way. Our visa could come any day and we will be surprised and happy. <br />
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We want to share some photos with you from the general conference.<br />
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Sister Hunt at the translation floor security entrance.</div>
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The Navajo translation team L-R bottom row: Shirley C., Rosie J., Tammy B., Susie P., & Sister H.</div>
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Top row L-R: Leo P., Paul B., Justin B., Thomas B., & Jerome W.</div>
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People crossing the street going to the Conference Center from Temple Square.</div>
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An LDS Chaplain in the service of his country. </div>
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Faithful elderly Hispanic couple resting in the shade.</div>
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Faithful family among the thousands who attended General Conference.</div>
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Faithful and beautiful families like this South American family come</div>
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Calvin and Lucille Hunthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00704644769805049428noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737605778721718063.post-76410513700968566022015-09-28T21:36:00.001-07:002015-09-28T21:36:04.558-07:00The LatestSister Hunt has been discovered again for Navajo translation. She will be helping in translating and interpreting for upcoming General Conference. She helped with the Women's Conference where she reconnected with other Navajo translators: Shirley Clarke, Rosemary Jakubs, Susie Preston and Leo Platero. Sister Hunt said that it was very exciting and wonderful to have renewed her kinship with them. She loves translating.<br />
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We are still waiting for our visas. The good news is that we received email from the Finnish Consulate that they received our visa application, payment, have confirmed our identities, and is being processed. We believe that is good news.<br />
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We are enjoying our mission at the Family and Church History Headquarters Mission in Salt Lake City, Utah. Thank you all for your love, prayers and support in every way. Also thank you to all who have visited us here. We love you all and pray for you.<br />
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We have been very busy with Women's Conference and weekend with our family. Here are some pictures of those events. <br />
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Here we are with Tara & her kids and Margo & her kids & us at Tara's house.</div>
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Just the grandkids and us no dog.</div>
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Gathering of beautiful sisters for Women's Conference at the Conference Center </div>
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Sister Hunt at the entrance to the translation stairway with fallen autumn leaves all around.</div>
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