June 27th

Hey how are things going for you all?! hope things are going well this week things went pretty good I was able to go on two trade offs and one of them was a new missionary from cedar! his name is wes baker! i didnt know him but we know a lot of the same people! we had a great trade off had some fun times! we pretty much just talked about cedar the whole time! We had some great lessons this week! we have one investigator whose name is Allison and she is the bomb! She rode her bike for 1 hour to get to FHE and then on sunday she rode 1 1/2 hours to get to church! talk about commitment! She is on date for the 30th of July so we will she how things go! We also taught a guy named Ahmad and his girlfriend Daynita. He is muslim but we had a great lesson with him we talked a lot about praying! At the end of the lesson the today us that they had just got evicted and have no where to live. they are both trying to find jobs but are searching for them. We asked if we could so the pray and pray for them. so we did! The spirit was very very strong and you could deffinantly feel the faith that they had! about 2 hours later we saw them! he came running up to us and told us that one of their prayers has been answered! and that he felt something! we know that what he felt was the Holy Ghost! It was a great experience! 

I have been thinkin a lot this week about the law of consecration and sacrifice There are a lot of people who give up a lot of things just do to what i do and to have what i have everyday. And a lot of the times i just think that the things that i have everyone has. As i have gone through this week i have realized that that is not true one bit! I know that everything i have been given is from the Lord i deffinantly dont deserve it but for some reason he gives it to me! I know that as i give all i have to the lord he will bless me in countless ways! Like in the parable of the talents the Lord says " Because you have taken care of a few things, that i will make you a ruler over many!" As we live our lives in a way that what we do, who we are, and what we say all points to our Lord and Heavenly Father we will be able to find the most joy and peace and happiness that we could never find anywhere else! I sure have a long way to go but i know that as we help one another that this is possible i love you all and i can promise these things in the name of Jesus Christ! Amen

Hope you have a great week!

Love Elder Dunn

#1 call ins all sunday long!!!!!!!!!. 

#2 Super nice truck haha

Happy Father's Day!

So until my mission it never dawned on me how much our Earthly Fathers reflect our Heavenly Father. They Provide for us, they watch out for us, they warn us, and the teach us skills that no one else can teach us! I very very grateful for my dad and the things that he has taught me i deffinantly would not be where i am at if it wasnt for him! I hope that we can all remember the importance of our fathers and our families! One of my favorite scriptures is 

Alma 43:47

47 And again, the Lord has said that: Ye shall defend your families even unto bloodshed. Therefore for this cause were the Nephites contending with the Lamanites, to defend themselves, and their families, and their lands, their country, and their rights, and their religion. 

Which teaches us the importance of familes and what they can do for us! with out families earthly and eternally none of this would be possible i hope as we all go thought out this week and our lifes we can always put our family first in all that we do! Exspecially of Heavenly Father!

Love you all i hope that you have great week!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Racoon

Hey everybody this week has been great! so we had transfer calls but i stayed here in Kalamazoo and Elder Johnson left he went up to lansing! But my new companion is Elder Turley and man it is just like me and palmer or me and bragger being companions! we are just a like and it is a great time! This week we found 4 new investigators. Sarah, miriam, carter, and Emily. They are all pretty solid and truly want to learn! our main focus right now for them is helping them to read and to meet with us again soon! Keana is doing pretty good she is slowly progress but wasnt able to come to church because she was babysitting here nephew. We are working right now with all of our investigators to just understand that as we put God first in all that we do that everything else will fall into place! I was reading in Jacob 2 where jacob is telling the nephites the importance of seeking the kingdom of God first! He then gives a promise that as we do that then we will abtain the riches and what not that we are looking for. I truly know that as we put God first in everything that We will be able to have the stuff that we need in order to live and succeed! Seeing how the gospel can bless us is defiantly something that i cant even put into words! I hope that we can all strive to do better then we did the day before, so that we may have more hope and happiness in the days to come! i love you all and i hope that you have a great week!

We also had a fun time picking up a dead racoon and putting on the sisters porch and playing a little joke on them haha!

What's up

Hey mom and dad my pday is today sorry that i forgot to tell you! im am staying here at wmu elder johnson is going to lansing and i will have a new zone leader companion! his name is elder turley and he is super cool! he loves hunting and trucks and sports so we are going to get along really well! he is from northern arizona! i hope that you have a great week!

Picture sent form Amy Houghtaling in Kalamzoo!

Personal Prayer Can Change Everything!

Hey everyone i hope that you are all having a great week! things have been going great here in michigan! one thing that has stuck out to me lately is the power of praying in Faith! Alma the younger was what you could call a anti mormon. Trying to tear down the church in any way possible! He was causing a lot of havoc to the church. While he was doing this one day an angel appeared unto him and the sons on Mosiah. Have you ever wondered why that angel appeared? Was it because they were being wicked ya possibly. what it because God sent him that is possible to. But the really Reason was because of what the angel told them when he visited them.

 14 And again, the angel said: Behold, the Lord hath heard the prayers of his people, and also the prayers of his servant, Alma, who is thy father; for he has prayed with much faith concerning thee that thou mightest be brought to the knowledge of the truth; therefore, for this purpose have I come to convince thee of the power and authority of God, that the prayers of his servants might be answered according to their faith.

It was because the Prayers of faith that made the Angel come unto the Sons of Mosiah and Alma. I can promise In the Name of Jesus Christ that our prayers of faith can Change the aspect of anything we or others do and the reason that they do them! i encourage you all the study the section in Preach my Gospel about Patience and praying in faith and i know that as you do this things will change for the better i love you all and i hope that you have a great week! i know that our Heavenly Father is there to listen to us and Answer us sometimes it is just in his time and we have to be patient!

Elder Dunn

 Zone Conference P day in South Haven

Mother's Day

Mother's Day!!

Miracles still do Happen!

This week we had some awesome miracles! We are teaching a few people that are truly on FIRE!!!!! First off we have megan. we taught megan this week about restored truths and how we can truly come to know what and if This church is true! we talked about how it all weighs on the Book of Mormon. She said that she had tried to pray about it but that she felt like she had not gotten an answer. So we decdided to have her pray right there and then have her wait and try to recognize the feelings and thoughts that came to her head after she prayed. She then prayed, asked if the book of mormon what true, and then she waited... About a min later me and Elder Johnson looked up and she had tears in her Eyes!!!!! the spirit was so strong! It was amazing! we asked her what she was feeling and she said it was something that she couldnt describe! it was an awesome experience! There are many more that i will share next week! But i hope that you all know that the Power of prayer is really!  That the spirit can softens even the hardest hearts! We just have to Pray and if it is God's will then it will all work out i love you all and i invite you all to pray for someone that there heart will be softened this week and you go about your dailey schedules, and that they will soften their hearts enough to hear or the feel the spirit in what ever sapacity it may be! love you all and i can Promise in the Name and Jesus Christ that Peoples hearts will be soften because of your faith and your willingness to pray for them! 

love

Elder Dunn

 When the sisters find your camera!