Tuesday, November 8, 2016

Quotes used on Elder Dunn's blog during his mission

Quote Used for Elder Dunn's blog during his mission.

If God has brought you to it he will bring you through it.

You were given this life because you are strong enough to live it.

You will come to know that what appears today to be a sacrifice will prove instead to be the  greatest investment that you will ever make.

Christ is the anchor to us and our families through the storms of life.

We must never let the noise of the world over power and overwhelm that still small voice. 
Elder L.Tom Perry

True love can alter and change human nature. President Thomas S Monson

Hope is putting faith to work when doubting would be easier. President Thomas S Monson

The only way to get through life is to laugh your way through it. You either have to laugh or cry. I prefer to laugh, crying gives me a headache. Marjorie Pay Hinkley

Are we prepared to leave our comfort zones to reach a better place? Elder Godoy

For God so loved the world that he sent His Only Begotten Son.
John 3:16

No one ever failed who keeps trying and keeps praying. Jeffrey R Holland

God did not remove the read sea, He opened ti. He will help us find away through our trials.
Brad Wilcox

It isn't as bad as you sometimes think it is. It will all work our. Don't worry, I say to myself every morning. President Gordan B Hinkley

Call Thommy Monson he'll know what to do. 

If you have a bad thought tell it to o to hell, because that is exactly where it came from. 
President Brigham Young

Courage is an 18 year old boy stepping onto a plane and leaving for 2 years not knowing if his family will be ok without him, but knowing that they'll be with him every step of the way.

It is crucial that when our children look into our eyes regardless of the circumstances bearing down on them, what they see is somebody who believes in them. 

By helping others come unto Him, you will find that you have come unto Him yourself. 
Henry B Eyring

Though we are incomplete, God loves us completely. Though we are imperfect, He loves us perfectly.
Though we may feel lost and without compass, God's love encompasses us completely. 
Dieter F Uchtdorf

Faith is not hoping God can, It is knowing He will.

God is making things happen for you, even when you don't see it, even when you can't feel it, even if it's not evident...God is working on your prayers.

It is often in the trial of adversity that we learn those most critical lessons that form our character and shape our destiny. Dieter F Uchtdorf

In moments of fear or doubt or troubling times. hold to the ground you have already won, even if that ground is limited... When these moments come and issues surface, the resolution of which is not immediately forthcoming, Hold fast to what you already know and stand strong until additional knowledge comes. Jeffrey R Holland

As we extend our hands and hearts toward others in Christlike love, something wonderful happens to us, our own Spirits become healed, more refined and stronger.
Dieter F Uchtdorf

Don't let something you don't fully understand unravel everything you do know.
Kevin D Pearson

You hold in your hands the happiness of more people than you can imagine. 
Henry B Erying

You  were made to be Awesome!
Kid President

Sometimes faith is more about persisting than overcoming.

I testify that the tender mercies of the Lord are real and that they do not occur randomly or merely by coincidence. Often the Lord's timing of his tender mercies helps us to both discern and acknowledge them. David A Bednar

Train yourself to find the blessing in everything.

Happiness comes when you stop complaining about troubles we have and we offer thanks for the troubles we don't have. President Thomas S Monson

Repentance is a divine gift, and there should be a smile on our faces when we speak of it. It points us to freedom, confidence, and peace. Todd D Christofferson

God is working for you. Heaven is holding conversations about you. Angels  have been assigned to you. Be at peace.

Don't mistake God's patience for His absence. His timing is perfect and His presence is constant. He is always with you.

Happy Happy Happy 
Peace of mind you get when you come to Jesus and you do what is right. 
Phil Robertson

We should remember that a loving Heavenly Father is aware of our righteous desires and will honor his promises that nothing will be withheld form those who faithfully keep their covenants.
Bonnie D Oscarson

Courage doesn't mean you don't get afraid, courage means you don't let it stop you.

If for a while the harder you try the harder it gets, take heart. As you labor to know Him, and to know that He knows you; as you invest - your time and inconvenience -in quiet, unassuming service, you will indeed find that His angels have charge concerning thee, and in their hands they shall bear you up (Matthew 4:6). It may not com quickly, it probably won't come quickly, but there is purpose in the time it takes. Cherish  your spiritual burdens because God will converse with you through them.
Jeffrey R Holland

You are where God wants you to be at this very moment, every experience  is part of this divine plan.

The Savior is the source of true peace, even with the trials of life, because of the Saviors Atonement and His grace righteous living will be rewarded with personal peace.
 Quentin L Cook

Live the gospel faithfully even if others around you don't live it at all. Defend your beliefs with courtesy and compassion but defend them.
Jeffrey R Holland

The Holy Ghost will never prompt you to do something you cannot do.
Richard G Scott

We need to boldly defend the Lord's revealed doctrines describing marriage, families, the divine roles of men and women and the importance of homes as sacred places even when the world is shouting in our ears that these principles are outdated, limiting or no longer relevant.
Bonnie D Oscarson

I am convinced that missionary work in not easy because salvation is not a cheap experience. Salvation never was easy. We are the Church of Jesus Christ, this is the truth, and He is our Great Eternal Head. How could we believe  it would be easy for us when it was never easy for Him.
Jeffrey R Holland

As we follow the Savior, He blesses us with gifts, talents, and the strength to do His will, allowing us to go beyond our comfort zones and do things we've never before thought possible.
Robert D Hales

We don't have to be perfect today, We don't have to be better than someone else. All we have to do is be the very best we can. Though you may feel weary, though you sometimes may not be able to see the way, know that your Father in Heaven will never forsake His righteous followers. He will not leave you comfortless. He will be at your side, yes guiding you every step of the way.
 Joseph B Wirthlin

A grateful heart is a magnet for miracles.

Family is the center of life and the key to eternal happiness.
L Tom Perry

Words to When Faith Endures


  1.   I will not doubt, I will not fear;
    God's love and strength are always near.
    His promised gift helps me to find
    An inner strength and peace of mind.
    I give the Father willingly
    My trust, my prayers, humility.
    His Spirit guides; his love assures
    That fear departs when faith endures.
Stay in the boat, use your life jacket, hold on with both hands. God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ are at the helm and will guide us right.
M Russell Ballard

Where there is hope there is faith, 
where there is faith miracles happen.

The miracle of gratitude is that is shifts your perception to such and extent that is changes the world you see. Robert Holden

As we seek Christ, as we find Him, as we follow Him, We shall have the Christmas Spirit for not one fleeting day, but as a companion always. President Thomas S Monson

Satan has no lasting power.
Dieter F Uchtdorf

In every season of our lives, in all of the circumstances we may encounter and in each challenge we may face, Jesus Christ is the light that dispels fear, provides assurance and direction and engenders enduring peace and joy.
David A Bednar

Be peaceful, believe in God and yourself you are doing better that you think you are,
Jeffrey R Holland

Optimism is a happiness magnet. If you stay positive good things and good people will be drawn to you. Mary Lou Retton

No ye not that ye are in the hands of God? Moroni 5:23

Life has a way of testing our an anchors and tempting us to drift. Nevertheless, if our anchors are correctly placed in the rock of our Redeemer, they will hold no matter the force of the wind, the strength of the tide, or the height of the waves.
Dieter F Uchtdorf


For I will walk by faith even when I cannot see.
2 Corinthians 5:7

Awake my soul. No longer drooping in sin, rejoice O my heart, and give place no more for the enemy of my soul. 2 Nephi 4:28

Limitless is your potential magnificent is your future.
President Gordon B Hinkley

Good timber does not grow with ease. The stronger the wind the stronger the trees.
President Thomas S Monson

One of the sweetest messages the Spirit will relay is how the Lord feel about you.
M Russell Ballard

Forget not to be patient with yourself. Forget not the difference between a food sacrifice and a bad sacrifice. Forget not to be happy now. Forget no the why of the Gospel. Forget not that the Lord loves you.

Wait on the Lord: Be of good courage and he shall strengthen your heart; wait I say on the Lord Psalm 24:14

Not all angels are from the other side of the veil, some walk with you, talk with you here, now, and every day. Jeffrey R Holland

We lighten the load of others best by helping the Lord strengthen them.
Henry B Eyring

As we follow the Savior, He blesses us with gifts, talents and the strength to do His will, allowing us to go beyond our comfort zones, and do things we've never before thought possible. 
Robert D Hales

Being humble means recognizing we are not on earth to see how important we can become, but to see how much difference we can make in the life of others.
President Gordon B Hinkley

So much in life depends on our attitude. To do the best we can and then to choose to be happy about our circumstances, whatever they may be, can bring peace and contentment. We can't direct the wind but we can adjust our sails. President Thomas S Monson

No one ever injured their eyesight by looking on the bright side.

Each of us can make a difference. Henry B Eyring

Keep loving, keep trying, keep trusting, keep believing, keep growing, Heaven is cheering you on today, tomorrow, and forever. Jeffrey R Holland

We are to be positive and of good cheer. We emphasize our faith, not our focus.
Quentin L Cook

Obedience brings blessings, obedience with exactness brings miracles.

Keep the commandments and trust the Lord, too much worrying will take away the energy you need to enjoy the moment. Dieter F Uchtdorf

Choose to be optimistic if feels better.

The Lord blesses those who want to improve. Jeffrey R Holland

I have been many times upon my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere else to go. Abraham Lincoln

Whatever you are worrying about forget about it and trust in God.

Faith will be our shield to protect us from the fiery arrows of Satan. James E Faust

Priesthood power can calm the seas and heal fractures in the earth. Russell M Nelson

If you are determined He will help you find the strength. Henry B Eyring

Obedience is a choice between our limited knowledge and Gods unlimited knowledge and power. 
L Tom Perry

Wonderful, Glorious things are in store for you if only you believe, obey and endure. 
President Thomas S Monson

The first, the middle, and the last thing to do is to Pray. Henry B Eyring

Those who move forward with a happy spirit will find that things work out.
 President Gordon B Hinkley

Look unto me in every thought, Doubt not fear not. D&C 6:36

But with God all things are possible. Matthew 19:26

Those who leave everything in God's hands will eventually see God's hand in everything.

Cling to your faith, hold on to your hope. Jeffrey R Holland




Our House during the Seasons Elder Dunn was Serving in Michigan








Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Saying Good Bye

 Elder Gipson
Sister Burk, Sister Merriman, Elder Turley
Elder Houser, Elder Johnson, Elder Graves, Elder Fluckiger, Sister Burk, 
Sister Merriman, Elder Turley
Elder Hartley
Elder Banham, President Jacobsen
Elder Giles
                                                                   Elder Mafile'o
Sister Burk
                                                                 Sister Viehweg
                                                               Tucker and Melondy
Elder Turley, Tucker and Melondy
                                                             Elder Turley and Shauna
                                                                            Rijul
Dan Brown
Nathan Williamsen
Sister Robertson, Sister Anderson
Elder Johnson
                                                                       Elder Turley

Sister Larsen, Sister Sodja, Elder Baker, Elder Turley
Elder Park, Elder Woolfenden, Elder Valentine