Bad Attitude & Baptist Blowout

Sup Y'all

So this week was a dooozy. (however you spell that)  Monday we got bashed in the Walmart check out line.  Wonderful start to the week.....He invited us to a Baptist blow out so we accepted the invitation to go.  We then carried out our day as usual.  Tuesday we had district meeting and went on a trade off with Elder Peel.  Super cool elder.  We went to Buffalo Wild Wings for lunch with the district then went and tried to see a lot of people and went to McGuire's Irish Pub for dinner.  Wonderful experience.  There everyone that goes writes their name on a dollar and puts it on the wall.  Literally millions of dollars on on the walls and ceilings of that building.  I got the garbage burger which consists of just about everything.  I will give you a few toppings to give you an idea: Ice cream, hot fudge, wasabi, pineapple, liver, 5 types of cheeses, peanut butter and a bunch of other things.  hahaha sounds disgusting but it actually wasn't too bad.

Wednesday we got Krispy Kreme for breakfast, traded back and worked the rest of the day seeing a few people.  Thursday we went out with a member to breakfast and then we went and helped him move things from three houses into his ex-wife's house.  Took all day....so much lifting and then ended the day by going on another trade off with Elder Woodland this time.

Friday we went and saw one person while I was in Perdido and then came back to P-cola so that we could weekly plan for this week.  Saturday was less than stellar.  Were leaving the apartment to go work and found out I had a flat tire with no pump so we went to a tire shop to get it inflated and the little nozzle thing on the tube came off so I had to go buy a new tube and spend all morning getting it in the tire.  Went out that afternoon ready to work and nobody we planned to see was home so we are starting to bike back and are about seven miles away from home and my other tires pops.  Like really?!?!?!  So I gave up and called a member to come pick us up.  We got the car from the sisters so that we didn't have to bike anymore.   

From getting the car we went to the "Bad Attitude Baptist Blowout" that we were invited to Monday by the guy at Walmart.  Interesting experience.  Lots of shouting and running.  All I can say is "It's good to be saved".

Sunday we had a pretty normal day.  Go out and visit people who aren't home but then we went to a Stake Priesthood meeting and were able to gain a lot of understanding about how we can help our ward with missionary work.  The biggest thing I got was to BE BOLD!  So that's my plan this week.  Have a great week everyone!  Enjoy conference.  It is good to listen to the prophets.  Just ask the people in Noah's time.....oh wait.....

September 21, 2015

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Quick Highlight reel for ya because no one likes seeing a giant email and having to read it all.  (well missionaries at least)  So Tuesday I went to get my bike fixed and they said it'd be $120 to fix it.  haha yeah no....So I just got a better seat and left.  Went to see our investigator Cathy who is progressing slowly but surely.  Wednesday we got a new investigator who used to be a preacher and he loves the Book of Mormon and wants to know everything about it!  Freak Yeah!  Thursday we pretty much weekly planned.  Friday we didn't do a whole lot.  Saturday I got to go to Pace with Zone Leader Elder Otu.  Super spiritual giant so that was great.  Got fed a lot so I got to be fat for the day and that was nice.  And yesterday was Sunday so there was that.  Well we are getting kicked off so peace out!  Have a great week!

Speaking the Language

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Pretty good week here in P-cola.  Monday we didn't do a whole lot so that was boring.  Tuesday we were able to meet with a couple of people and get to know them so that was fun.  Wednesday we went to the edge of our area (the ghetto) and went finding in there for a few hours and it was cool.  Met a super sick guy named Wayne who had gold teeth and a do-rag on and we are now homies. We also met a super great less active family named the Sledge's.  They are super chill and love having the missionaries over so we will probably be seeing them again this week.

Thursday we weekly planned, did some family history service, and then went to see some less actives who weren't home so we stopped by a members house, Bro Kimball.  He is awesome.  He is one of the most decorated Vietnam Veterans in the South Eastern United States!  He showed us all of his medals which included three purple hearts!  Super cool.  He and a friend took us out to Chick-Fil-A for some dinner.  Delicious!  Friday a ward missionary took us to a New York style pizza place and we got a couple of slices of Pizza as big as our head!  I was going to take a picture but then my stomach got the better of me and they disappeared.  sorry but not really.   We were able to see a couple of people and then came home and went out to dinner with a family to CiCi's Pizza.  So after that day I was kind of sick of pizza.  Saturday we biked almost all day and now I have a sore bottom.  Not very pleasurable.  We were able to see three less active families though so it was worth it!  

Sunday funday!  We went to church and had a good time there.  After we visited a super awesome less active.  He talked non stop for about an hour and a half.  He has one of the most solid testimonies that I have heard down here.  The only reason he doesn't come to church is because he has seizures and doesn't want to freak people out.  That night we went to go visit some more less actives and met this one woman, Dorothy, who was talking about us earlier that morning and then we showed up!  The Lord works in mysterious ways.  We are working on getting her back to church and she sent us home with some potatoes, onions, steaks and pork loin roast!  What a wonderful woman!  Well now that I have gotten myself sufficiently hungry I shall go and fill my belly.  Have a great week!

Opening the Flood Gates

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Super bitter sweet week this week.  Monday and Tuesday were essentially spent cleaning the apartment, leaving notes in the area book, packing, and saying goodbyes.  Saying goodbye to Jessie and LD were the hardest.  We ended up seeing LD Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.  I was about to start bawling like a baby saying goodbye to them.  Moving on before I start crying.  

Wednesday we went to crestview and I am now in Pensacola Florida with Elder Ellsworth.  He has been out for 3 months and we are opening a new area.  Yeah....wonderful fun.  So we have spent the last few days out finding and trying to learn the area.  I can proudly say that I know where the church is and we found a Krispy Kreme yesterday so we will be hitting that up soon.  hahaha.  Things are a lot different here.  There are people to talk to here.  That is nice.  Oh highlight of the week!  So we went out contacting the other day and it was hot so we decided to go get a drink at a gas station.  When we get up to purchase our drinks the guy in front of us turns around to us and then tells the cashier that he is gonna buy whatever we are getting.  Wonderful day!  Bless his heart!  That alone my made week.  So yeah we are going to be working hard here.  That's about it.  Be good.  Love Jesus.  Have a great week.

I am a Fisher (of men)

August 31, 2015

Y'all!!!!!

Pretty great week this week.  Tuesday we got to drive to Hosford (I still have no idea where Hosford is actually located.....) and stay the night there in preparation for a General Authority visit.  Tuesday we got up and went to the meeting with Elder Stansfill and Elder Nielson of the 70.  Super great messages!  After that we went out to dinner with my recent convert Dusty!  I loved seeing him!  He is still planning on going on a mission next year!  Came back and went on a trade off with District Leader Elder Thompson.  Super great and productive day there!  

Did some planning Thursday and then Friday we went out to see Bro. Lubbe.  He wasn't there so we went out finding then started to walk back and he came and picked us up.  We were talking and turns out that he was going to call us when he got to the house but we were already there!  Talk about spiritual planning.  Saturday we had Jessie's baptism!  Freaking best birthday present ever!  She ordered a dress from the church and it wasn't supposed to get here until Monday or Tuesday.  It was in Jacksonville at 1 AM Saturday morning and somehow made it to Bonifay!  The Lord blesses those who faithfully follow him!  Finished my birthday with dinner at LD's!  Awesome and loving family!  

Sunday Jessie was confirmed and we stopped by to see Jeff (Recent Convert) and he told us that he was going to be going to Alabama for a while so we might not see him again so that was another spiritual moment of planning!  We found out last night that we are both being transferred.  That sucks but on the bright side LD took us fishing this morning and I caught a fish!  Fishing for days here in Bonifay!  

Love you all and hope that you have a great week!

-- 

Elder Funk

Remember who you are and what HE stands for!