Being Protected Through Genius Moves

Hey Y'all!

This week was a super long week.  We find out transfers tomorrow which is why it was so long.  We had several lessons fall through and went to a almost all black college.  That was super nice.  People were so nice and accepting there.  I loved it over there but there is more success at FSU still.  We went to Steak N' Shake which is super delicious.  Best chili dog I have ever had.  Best part of the week was yesterday where we had a lesson scheduled at noon but he didn't end up showing up so we waited and the institute was showing a video, 'His Grace is Sufficient' by Brad Wilcox, super awesome devotional for all of you who haven't seen it, so we stayed and watched that.  Right as we started a man walked in and wanted to know more about the church since he is going to BYU.  We watched the message and then after he asked how to be converted.  We talked with him for a few minutes after and gave him a baptismal date and a Book of Mormon.  He came back to the institute four hours later to run with some members and he had read the introduction, the witnesses statements, and 1 Nephi and had questions.  That was super awesome!  Can't wait to teach him!  

Just so everyone knows I am still a genius.  Wednesday night we had a couple Elders star gazing and so our Zone Leader says we should get on the roof and look at them.  So he gets a boost from another Elder to get up and waits up there for the next person.  It gets better.  The next person is getting up that way and being the genius I am I got two garbage cans (the big ones you put on the road) and stacked them.  So with three garbage cans there we have like what looks like steps up to the roof.  Genius I know.  So I climb on the first one with no problem.  I put my foot on the second one and feel it move.  What's the reasonable response to that?  Get off.  What did I do?  Continue on.  I thought I could pull myself up real quick and then the garbage cans slide out and I slip off the roof.  But wait there's more.  At the bottom of my fall is not only cement but cement steps with a railing.  Thankfully I was able to brace myself a bit and only came away with a few scrapes.  I am definitely being watched by the Lord.  I still think that was the most strategic and quickest way up.  Hope everyone has a great week! 

Elder Funk

Remember who you are and what HE stands for!

GameDay

September 20, 2014

Soaking up some sun

FSU Campus

College Game Day Filming

Cool Refreshing Drink

Sup Y'all!

This week was awesome!  We had one of our investigators tell us that she knows the Book of Mormon is true and is now speaking with her parents about being  baptized!  It's a bit rough because they are threatening to disown her.That is definitely something I never thought that I would have to deal with.  Just imagining what that would feel like makes me feel so horrible.  I am so much more grateful for understanding parents who love me no matter what.  We have had super solid lessons this week.  A couple investigators said they had never considered joining until now.  A couple others had dreams with us in it.  Those two dreams happened on the same night and were told to us the same day.  That was weird.  On the bright side Elder Milne and I were with the spirit both times and Elder Rogers was for one of them and then in the other he smacked the investigator in the face with the Bible....we still don't know what that means but we joke about it a lot.  Tuesday we had Zone Training where we had a couple sisters do the cups song about the Restoration.  It was weird and cool.  If you haven't seen it look it up on youtube.  After we went to Five Guys and it was pretty good.  Super filling and then a member took us to get frozen yogurt.  I felt so fat.  On the bright side I made the PERFECT peanut butter cup frozen yogurt.  It was delicious and totally worth it.  

Friday was the best.  College gameday is here this week and we had a couple lessons fall through and so we went contacting and we ended up over there where we got free pizza and coke.  They told us to take all the stuff we wanted so I took 20 Coca Colas....Seems reasonable right?  I thought so.  We contacted people while there and there was this girl that worked for Coca-Cola and travels to every college gameday to give Coke out and after we left I told my companions that I would totally marry that girl.  They asked if I thought that she was cute and I was like I don't know.  I don't look for that stuff right now but she GIVES Coke away to me for FREE!  What more do you need?!?!?!  Haha If only that was all you needed in marriage.  We then taught a couple lessons to end a solid night.  The tailgating here is crazy legit.  It makes me want to come down here to go to school. Not gonna happen but it would be cool.  Well have an awesome week Y'all!

Elder Funk

Remember who you are and what HE stands for!

Bashing and Deep Doctrine

Hey Yall's,

This week was pretty great.  We got to go to an FSU football game Saturday which was awesome!  The atmosphere is so much greater than USU.  I still would take USU anyday over FSU though.  Then Sunday we got our first baptism!  That was so awesome!  This week we have been teaching and doing so many other things that we have not gone out contacting and walking campus at all.  That is super nice.  Wednesday we set up a family history booth on campus and we stayed a bit longer to see if we could get more people interested and it did not work at all.  The Frat houses and Sororities started blasting music and dancing and that totally destroyed the spirit and any chance that we had at attracting people.  We have this investigator, Cait, and she is asking some super deep doctrinal questions.  It is super hard to answer her questions in the correct way and keep her interested in the gospel but the Lord has prepared her.  Everything is going well here other than that.  Got to get into some bashing yesterday apparently.  I had no idea.  I thought it was kind of a cool lesson but Elder Milne got super into it with him and I just kind of sat back and listened.  It was super interesting.  Well that's about the extent of my week.  Nothing super exciting except a baptism!!!!  Hope Yall's have a great week and remember to keep going even when you can't see the end.  Just trust in the Lord.  We don't always understand His plan but He has one and it's a perfect plan.

Elder Funk

Remember who you are and what HE stands for!

FSU Football game

Elder Rogers falling asleep during studies--he pays the price every time

First Baptism!

Messin' with Sister Missionaries

This week went by crazy fast.  I am having a hard time remembering what all went down.  We have spent a bunch of time preparing for a baptism tomorrow so that is mainly what we did.  We taught a lot of lessons and had even more fall through.  Those aren't as bad as you would think.  As we have had appointments fall through we have found great investigators to compensate for that "lost" time.  Heavenly Father really has a plan laid out for us we just have to look for the path and follow it.  

Thursday we got to burn a shirt and a pair of pants in honor of a missionaries year mark and another's 18 month mark.  That was really fun.  The highlight of the week was a prank by my companion on a couple of sisters.  We have this girl in our ward named Wendy and so the sisters were asking for her number so naturally we gave them Wendy's the restaurant number.  They called them twice!  The first time asking if Wendy was there and then if she could call them back later.  They called back the second time a couple seconds later and asked if Wendy lived there.  The employee explained that it was the restaurant and the sisters were laughing so hard when they called us to tell us what happened.  It's moments like that that turn Missionary work into Missionary fun.  So yeah that's about the extent of my week.

  We had an awesome P-Day today playing football for 3 hours and are about to head out to the FSU football game!  I seriously have the BEST mission president!  Tomorrow we should have 4-6 investigators at church and then get to have a baptism after!  Best Sunday EVER!  Hope Y'all have a great week!

Elder Funk

Remember who you are and what HE stands for!

Simplified and Intensified Birthday

Hey Yall's,

Apparently in Florida some of us say yall's.  We are weird like that.  Anyway this week went pretty quickly.  P-Day's are really boring because it's just us three elders and 6 sisters with Saturday P-Days so we don't do a whole lot.  We had Stake Conference this week which was good because President Smith ripped into the members about not helping the missionaries enough and then on Tuesday we had Elder Zwick of the 70 come here and gave a broadcast for the ward council people and he ripped into them about the same thing.  Hopefully something will turn up from that.  Thursday we got to meet with Elder Zwick for a half mission conference and he brought the spirit so strongly.  We got to shake his hand and talk with him for a minute.  When I talked to him he told me to look up Ruth Funk, who happens to be my grandmother, and told me she was a legend.  (His grandmother Ruth Funk was not the General Young Womens leader. His grandmother is legendary and alive and well!) 

His main message was to 'Simplfy and intensify'.  I loved that message. Friday was incredible!  We were able to teach 6 lessons!  That was more than all of the lessons I've taught here in all the time I've been here put together.  After teaching all of those lessons some of the YSA ward threw me a surprise birthday party.  It was so awesome and nice of them.  I've been here for like a week and they really show Christ-like attributes in accepting and loving everyone.  That is a lesson that I think almost everyone could learn and work on more.  Campus is full this week with school starting on Monday.  There are so many people that we don't know who to stop and talk to.  Relying on the Holy Ghost has never been more important.  We have a former Bishop's wife, Sister Knudsen, aka Mama K who is pretty much the best.  They had us over for dinner on Sunday and then stopped by 3 times this week to bring us food.  She even brought me Krispy Creme donuts and chocolate milk on Friday.  She almost filled our fridge when we were almost empty.  Mama K is an awesome area mother.  It's hilarious because we have 7 Elders in our apartment and she seems to only feed us.  

The best part of the apartment is the outdoor shower.  It sounds weird but a warm shower at 9:50 PM under the stars is the best thing on the face of the earth!!!!  Just so you all know. Well have an awesome week!  I'll be here if anybody needs me.

Elder Funk

Remember who you are and what HE stands for.