Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Pre-Thanksgiving Caroling

Hey Y'all,
This week went by super quick.  I feel like I was just emailing yesterday.  We have found 3 new investigators this week and they are all pretty darn solid.  The highlight of the week was definitely Wednesday.  We (by we I mean the other set of elders and two sets of sisters) went caroling on campus.  Meanwhile Elder Milne and I handed out free hot chocolate.  It was so funny to watch people go around grab some hot chocolate and see others laugh.  I thought it was super funny but it was good for contacting people.  Nothing like a good Christmas carol before Thanksgiving.  

In case anybody didn't hear there was a shooting on campus a few nights ago.  I am proud to say I slept right through it in our apartment.  So we are all fine.  Thursday night we played dodgeball with investigators and members and I ended up hitting a sister in the face.  Man I felt awful...on the bright side I ended up winning.  Doesn't make it better but there's a positive note to end on for that.  Other than that nothing too exciting has happened this week.  Just the same ole missionary work.  Walking around talking to people and teaching lessons or waiting for lessons that never show up. 

 This week will be fun as it is Thanksgiving and everyone is going away for Thanksgiving.  Shout-out to our Senior couple Elder and Sister Dalley for preparing a day of games and movies for us that we can't go to because we have to be doing missionary work.  They are the best senior couple ever.  So this week will be fun.  So yeah that's all that has been going on.  Have an awesome week everyone!
Elder Funk
Remember who you are and what HE stands for!

Monday, November 17, 2014

Authentic Sushi with a side of WASABI from the Funk Meister

Hey Y'all!

So this week went by super quick.  Monday we were out finding.  By that I mean we were out scouring the campus looking for a member of our dinner appointment group.  He got lost on campus and had a dead phone so we spent 15 minutes finding him and then went to get sushi.  Sushi actually isn't too bad.  I got a deep fried steak and egg sushi roll.  I know what you are thinking.  I am the most authentic sushi eater ever!  'MURICA!  We finished dinner with a nice wasabi challenge.  I didn't think the wasabi was too bad.  It burns for a second but it goes away super quick.  Tuesday we had our investigator, Cait, teach a lesson to us with a member, Taylor, as her companion.  That was awesome.  They taught well and we got a member present lesson without teaching!  Best investigator ever!  Wednesday was awesome because we were taken out to lunch by a less active to Moe's.  Moe's menu is epic!  They had the 'Art Vandelay', The 'Funk Meister', The 'Quite talker' and one of my favorites The 'Joey Bag of Donuts'!  I was more impressed with the names than the food but it was super awesome to see that I was so inspirational to them that they dedicated a menu item to me ;)  Thursday was fun as we taught a recent convert's friend.  They went to Smoothie King and he came in with a pumpkin smoothie that he didn't like so he gave it to me.  I love pumpkin stuff!  So delicious.  Then we were taken out to dinner by a couple awesome members.   They also took us to get frozen yogurt.  What better kind than pumpkin!!!!  Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday!  PUMPKIN EVERYTHING!!!!!!  So yeah.  It's getting cold here.  Like 40's and 50's cold.  It doesn't sound too bad but it's a humid cold.  I am super disappointed that Florida actually does participate in winter.  I would rather take the dry cold than a humid "cold" any day.  Oh we also have another investigator, Latedrick, who wants to be baptized super soon so by December, hopefully, he will be baptized!  Well that's all I got this week.  Have a great week Y'all!
Elder Funk
Remember who you are and what HE stands for!
PS Here is a picture with me and my menu item



Monday, November 10, 2014

There and Back Again

Hey Y'all,
So Sunday night I found out I was getting transferred.  Little did I know it was like a 24 hour transfer.  So Monday we had a dodgeball activity to conclude our Family History week and being in a district of sisters made our tournament journey very short.  Super fun though.  We got tiger shirts and then spray painted the back to say 'eye of the tiger'. 

Tuesday our investigator Cait baked us cookies and we watched a movie.  I had at least a dozen cookies.  I felt super fat and unhealthy afterwords but it was totally worth it.  They were super delicious cookies.  

Wednesday we drove to Crestview and I met my new companion Elder Douglas.  We went to Calloway Florida and taught a lesson.  

Thursday we started our morning and got a call from President Smith saying I needed to pack my bags and I was heading back to campus and going to be in a companionship with Elder Milne.  Packed my bags and was back in Tallahassee by 5 PM.  It was weird seeing everyone after I had already said goodbye to them.  Then we split up the people we were working with because we were now in two companionships. 

So this week we will have a lot of finding to do.  That is always fun.  Played some football this morning and that was super fun.  So yeah that's about all....Have an awesome week Y'all.

Elder Funk
Remember who you are and what HE stands for!

Tuesday, November 4, 2014

Family History Powerup

Hey Y'all,
Nothing too exciting this week.  It was a pretty boring week.  Just missionary work day in and day out.  Appointments falling through and investigators progressing.  This week was "Family History Week"  so all of our contacting was supposed to start with Family History.  We are competing with the other Tallahassee Zone and the districts within both Zones.  Safe to say campus had the victory from day one.  It is based on return appointments and then divided to per companionship in the district.  We are destroying the other districts and on Monday we will play dodge ball and the winning district and Zone get "power-ups".  That will be fun.  So we've done a lot of contacting.  Not my favorite thing but I have gotten a lot better at it.  We have this super great less active member.  He returned from a mission a few years ago and has issues with the nature of God.  I think he will be able to get through this.  Friday I went on a trade off with Elder Peterson.  I went to his area and became a normal missionary for the first time!  Family ward and just the two of us.  I felt right at home knocking on doors and talking to people that way.  I felt so much better teaching lessons with just the two of us.  I think a companionship would be good.  The days of window washing selling are paying off!  We find out transfers tomorrow.  I am feeling a transfer coming so we will see.  Well I don't have a lot to say this week.  Hope everyone had a Happy Halloween!  Have a great week Y'all!
Elder Funk

Remember who you are and what HE stands for!