One Year Mark

Well hello! K so this week has been crazy, there was an ET and I got moved! Crazy huh so I’m now serving in Lakewood, Colorado. It’s not too far from where I was before, it’s like 20 mins from my old area, so it’s just outside of Denver. I’m in the Lakewood ward on the west side. There are two sets of missionaries in the ward. My new companion is Elder McMullin, he is a cool guy. I was actually his district leader out in Grand Junction, so I already know him pretty good, he is cool. So ya crazy stuff, they called me Monday night at like 8 and said you’re moving, pack your things, we will get you in the morning. lol So that was a fun and hectic night. But it is all figured out now so that’s good. I live with a member again, he is an older man, Bro D, he lives by himself but he seems nice.

So today we get to go to a Rockies game so that will be fun.

Anyways ya tomorrow I hit my year mark. That is so crazy, it’s weird. It feels like I have only been out a few months, but at the same time it feels like I’ve been a missionary forever. Over the past year I feel like I have learned a lot. My knowledge of the doctrine has increased so much. Before my mission I had a basic understanding of the gospel and knew it was true but now after learning so much, bearing testimony so frequently and feeling the spirit daily I know that the Lord leads this church and sits at the head of it and that we truly do have prophets in the these days. It has been a great experience thus far. It has been hard, it’s not all a vacation. Some days it is really tough to keep going but then the Lord blesses you and answers your prayers and helps you through the day leaving me stronger than the previous day. I know this church is true and I love teaching everyone I come in contact with about it.

I love you all. Thank you so much for everything you have done for me. Have a good week :)

Elder Dunn

Short on Time

Hello family man this week flew by! Man and sorry if this is short, I’m short on time. Today was crazy which is why I’m emailing late. We were lucky to catch the library while it was still open, but anyways things are still going good.

So transfers are next Thursday the 2nd, so ya hold any mail unto I let you know what happens :) We will see. I have no idea what will happen, we will find out on Tuesday night so I’ll let you know on Wednesday.

That sounds like lots of fun at the youth conference. That pic of dad with the bow tie is pretty sweet lol, what is Luce gonna be doing as an internship, does she know yet?

So the weather has still been way crazy, it seems like we get a thunder storm every day, which is ok cuz it cools everything down for a bit, but it’s not cool if we are walking somewhere or biking. lol But it was like 93 today, I think. Gross 93 in pants and a tie on a bike up hill is not very comfortable lol as you could probably guess.

Oh man my companion ran into a fire hydrant today! It was way intense! He is ok but we will need to do some repairs on his bike before it’s rideable but ya that was exciting. Well I gotta get going, it’s getting late. I love you guys! Have an awesome week!

Cooper Dunn

Rain

Heylo family! Hey thanks for the pics mom! Way sweet, looks like fun stuff. Dang Clara and Sydney are way cool! Man it’s so weird, I still think of them as way little, but they’re honkin 14 and 16, that’s crazy! When we meet some one that says they’re one of their ages I’m like what?...I have a sister that old? Weird! But ya thanks for the pics, and I’m glad you got mine too. Ya we just went to the library during our lunch and I hooked up my camera with a USB cord so, ya fun stuff.

Well things are still going good here in Denver. This week flew by, it’s crazy! Well it has rained every day for the last like 12 days crazy huh? And of course if it only rained 20 mins out of the day that 20 mins we were on our bikes of course. lol It was pretty ridicules. I have been having to switch out shoes and pants to let the other ones dry and then the others would get wet. lol It’s crazy but fun.

Man I know dad, today you’re 48 that’s crazy! I was sitting in our room at night about to go to sleep on Monday and was like dang! My dad’s bday is on Wed. Crazy! But I’m not gonna lie lol I did not know it was 48, that is old lol crazy. That’s awesome that you’re still running and all that though. That is good for an old man :)

Well, this week was good I can’t really think of anything that stands out, did lots of tracting in the heat or the rain, our ward is doing pretty good at achieving the 20 lessons. We have two sets of missionaries here in Bible Park, so the ward is really trying to get 40, well minus the appointments we have with investigators, but still that’s a lot. They are getting pumped up so that is good, well I better get going, everything is going good here love you all! Have a fantastic week!!!

Elder Dunn

Tornado Season

Hey there, so yesterday was crazy, we had a lot of stuff going on and so we didn’t have much time to email and I just replied to the emails I had and I realized I didn’t get one from you guys so I didn’t send one lol So I’m just taking some of our lunch and emailing you real fast.

Well everything is good here, Robin is doing really good we have an appt with her on Friday and we hope to set her with a baptismal date! She is so ready so that is way awesome.

The weather here has been so crazy! Man, on Sunday we had hail the size of golf balls and there were tons of wind and stuff. Tornado sirens went off because not far from where we are, there was a tornado that like did quite a bit of damage. But ya there are tornado sirens on intersections every half mile and they are way loud so that was crazy. We have had thunder storms like everyday for a week, it’s so crazy. So me and Elder Mullenbach are used to riding our bikes in it now cuz it happens like everyday, it’s crazy.

Well sorry this is short but I had to at least send something out to let you know I’m alive :) Hope everything is going good.

Man so the girls are out of school now? Crazy! Has Clara applied anywhere yet?

Well have a good week!
Love you all Elder Dunn

Good Zone Conference

Hello! Man I know what you mean, it feels like every week is going by fast. There are only 4 more weeks in this transfer! Crazy!

That’s cool the ward mission seems to be way on top of everything, that’s awesome, with the ward correlation mtg (dang mom you're so gansta) and all the baptisms, that’s way awesome! You’re on fire, keep up the good work.

About the burning, so that used to be a tradition but! it has been shut down by our mission president that we shouldn’t continue with it so nope no burning for me lol. So ya my new comp Elder Mullenbach, he is a good guy.

Man that’s so crazy, school is out. Sounds fun. Tell Clara to go get a job lol. Well everything is going good here we need referrals! lol Robin, the 70 year old is still doing good. She has an awesome testimony. She is taking this seriously so that is good.

We had a Zone Conference on Monday and Elder Shumway from the Second Quorum of the Seventy came, so that was pretty cool. He talked about bearing down in pure testimony and justice and mercy it was really good. He was a really goofy guy, I thought it was going to be all serious and stuff but it was really relaxed. It was good!

Well I better get going. Have a good week and love you all.

Elder Dum
(That’s what these cool kids in my ward call me. They’re 6 and 8.lol It’s pretty sweet)

Getting Hot

Well hello there! Sounds like things are going good in Meddy, same with here in Denver. So ya my day is good, today actually isn’t our p-day we had it on Monday cuz it was Memorial Day, so ya but we are allowed to email today. The week has been going good too, I have a new companion his name is Elder Mullenbach and he is from San Antonio, Texas. Pretty cool. He has been out 3 months so he is pretty green lol

That’s way cool, Clara got her license, way cool. So is she driving the truck? Awesome.

That’s way fun that you guys got to go to the coast. That sounds like fun. Man its getting hot out here and it’s always fun to be in pants and a tie on your bike when its 90 degrees out side. lol I’m not gonna lie, some of those pools we ride by at like apartments look pretty inviting. lol

That’s cool Syd is playing the guitar, I’m jealous. I’m sure she will be better then me when I get back I’m like no good now. lol I need to practice. lol

But anyways I don’t know, not a lot of news. Things are going good here we have that one investigator.
So that’s great but we really need some referrals from our ward. lol We need more solid investigators. That’s way cool you guys have a baptism this week that’s awesome. Well I better get going, have a great week. Love ya

Elder Dunn

Birthday in the Mission Field

Hey yup you got your email out in time :) lol
Oh so ya about that money lol wow you noticed that already? lol Dang you’re good. So I bought myself a b-day present, a new camera. Mine was kinda being lame, the buttons were broken. I will have to send you guys some of the videos we have taken, this camera is way cool, it takes high speed video. It can take video at 1000 frames per second! Crazy huh? Like a good normal camera can do like 25 or so. So, with this you can do way, way slow-mo like water splashing, rain, and like when you throw keys in the air, it just looks like they’re floating, it’s way cool!

Man I can’t believe school is almost out, that is crazy. So when is Clara’s driving test? That is soon right? Let me know how that goes. That’s cool Luce got to come home for a while, I bet that was nice. And ya I got my package. Thanks so much. I like the tie alot and the shirts are perfect, thanks.

Man it was totally a record for most mail for me on my b-day, I got 8 letters! Crazy huh? One from Susie and Phil, aunt Deb, Gma Carol, Sis. Johnson, the Crows, and a few others, pretty cool.

Oh man, I have forgotten to tell you like the last 8 weeks. I have forgotten but it was the weirdest thing, back when I was in Grand Junction and with Elder Welch. We were walking around Wal-Mart on p-day and this guy walks by us and says, “Hey Elders” and I look at him and I’m like wait, I think I know that guy. He kinda looks like Corey Johnson from my home ward. I tell Elder Welch and he is like, ya right what ever, and I’m like no for reals. So I run back after him and I just say his name loud so if it’s him he will turn around and if not then I don’t look stupid. lol But it was totally him, he is in the singles ward down there. Well I guess he is getting married soon but ya way crazy huh!

And another thing I keep forgetting to tell you is!!!! I had avocado eggrolls a few weeks ago! We went to the Cheesecake Factory and it was delicious! So so good! So ya I just need to tell you that lol.

Anyways things are good. Transfers are tomorrow and my comp Elder Larmouth is getting transferred. I’m getting a fairly new missionary; it’s a follow up training assignment, so that will be fun. So I get him tomorrow. Fun stuff.

So ya that’s about it things are good we have that one investigator, Robin Davis that is 70 and she is getting way close to baptism, she is so ready. We have an appt with her tonight so that will be good. Well I better get going. Dang this is way long. Love you all, have a good week!

Elder Dunn