1/16/2021 Visiting my cousin in Rexburg

Everyone, I have great news......my cousin Lauren has decided to serve a mission! I am so excited for her, words can't explain how happy i am that she is going to serve the Lord as a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints! She is going to be such a great influence to so many people with the light she brings to everyone she meets!

My cousin Cameron and I drove up to rexburg on wednesday afternoon and it was really smooth driving until the wind picked up about 30-45 minutes out of rexburg. it was so windy that when we were next to semi trucks the wind would make them sway so we had to pass them quickly just in case they swayed too far.

My cousin and I went and visited the rexburg temple and took some pictures on the temple grounds! it is such a beautiful temple. I am so grateful for temples and the opportunity we have to be sealed as eternal families!

That is all for now. I hope you all have a great week!! Stay safe and stay strong!!

 

-Elder Munk 

Happy New Year 1/3/2021

Sup everyone? How are you all doing? I hope you all had an awesome new year! I’m so glad that 2020 is over! Haha I hope 2021 is gonna be much better.

This week has been really good for me! I’ve had some opportunities to serve others. The 1st opportunity I had was to get a new battery in my cousin Cameron’s car, because the old one was dead. It was really fun to learn how to replace a battery with the help of my dad... of course! Haha

The 2nd opportunity I had was today! I am the building representative for my ward, so I was able to do snow removal this morning, it was really fun! I also make sure that the church building is locked at the end of each day.

I would also like to share with everyone my short term and long term goals...

Short term

1: read the Book of Mormon everyday

2: better live the gospel each day and increase my testimony

3: improve my vertical jump

Long term

1: finish my mission

2: finish the Book of Mormon

3: finish the D&C

4: try to find more ways to serve others each day

I hope you all have a great week! Stay safe and stay strong! Thanks for all you do for me, the support, the love, and the motivation to help me to keep going!

-Elder Hayden Munk

This Christmas Season 12/27/2020

Hey everyone, I hope you all had a merry Christmas! I just want to share some things about my Christmas.

To start off... 2020 has been a crazy year filled with crazy stuff going on in the world, yet when Christmas comes around it brings so many people together to celebrate the birth of our savior Jesus Christ. I got a lot more presents than I thought I would get this year. Being a missionary and an adult has been very different this Christmas season. I have had to try to remember that it's not so much about the presents anymore, but about the service I can give and the opportunity to think of others before myself. I have been trying to follow Christ's example by living the gospel, serving others, loving those around me, and by forgiving the people who have not been kind to me.   

On Christmas eve, we went to my gma and gpa Burningham's house and helped them with a puzzle and just spent time together. It was really fun! After that we went to the Munk's in Orem and at some delicious homemade Cafe Rio, and opened presents. My uncle Dallin flew down from Jackson, Wyoming to be with us! He is such an awesome uncle who tells the best jokes. haha

 

On Christmas day, my dad made breakfast for us and it was really good! and when it came to opening presents... we let the dogs go first and Champ completely shredded the wrapping paper on his present! It was sooo funny to see him open it all by himself.

I hope you all had a great christmas! And I hope you all have an amazing new year!! :)

-Elder Hayden Munk

"When there's no peace on earth there is in Christ" 12/20/2020

hi everyone. I hope you are all doing well! This week has been kinda slow to be honest. Monday I had to get an X-ray of my shoulder because it's been bothering me ever since baseball in high school, but it's at its worst now. I also have to go to physical therapy to strengthen my labrum (that connects the bicep to the shoulder joint) and rotator cuff (that deals with rotation in the shoulder). anyway I've been trying to get my range of motion back, but it is still bothering me quite a bit.

I also started a new medication for my mood. For those who don't know, I have a mood disorder that causes major mood swings. The medication I started on is lithium. It has helped a lot with my mood, but my body just hasn't gotten used to it being in my system yet so I've been really tired and groggy as well.

I hope you all have a great week!! stay safe!!

-Elder Hayden Munk

Hey, sorry everyone, the rest of my email didn't send for some reason so here is the rest of it...

On Thursday I had seminary and I was able to join a class and listen and watch the seminary Christmas assembly/devotional. I was in brother davis's class and my cousin bostyn jensen was in there too! She had told me that she was giving a short talk for the class, so I purposely joined that class! haha She did an amazing job and I was really proud of her because she had told me earlier, "I really don't want to give a talk," and I'm glad she chose to fight the fears of speaking in front of people, and she gave a wonderful and spiritual message.

"When there's no peace on earth there is peace in Christ." This is such a great quote! I know that when it may seem like there's no peace in your life or on earth, that you can always turn to Christ for peace. He is the light of the world, and He is always there for us even in the hardest times we may face and will face in the future.

I would like to challenge all of you to find a way that you can serve, love, and forgive others just like He did as we celebrate the birth of Christ during this month of December. Put others before yourself and have a great week!! stay safe and keep on keepin on! :)

-Elder Hayden Munk