Funk for President 2036

Hey Y'all,

Pretty great week this week.  Monday had another really great experience praying.  I completely felt the Savior's love for a former investigator from campus.  Just the feeling of doing anything for them even suffering pain and agony.  Granted I can not do that but if I could I would.  It was such a powerful experience.

Wednesday we had zone conference with President and Sister Smith.  It was a great time and the pictures will let you know how I enjoyed it hahaha.  Unfortunately after that wonderfully spiritually uplifting conference I got into a bash with a referral....granted I "won" but no one really wins there....  I did find out through the guy I was bashing with that I have a solid testimony of what I am preaching and that I wan't going to be swayed.  So there was a bright side to the bash.  

I think I will just leave y'all with some pictures and call it good for this week.  Be good, love Jesus, and always tie down your washer and dryers.

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Elder Funk

Remember who you are and what HE stands for!

The south for ya....

Yeah, that's right Funk for President 2036

The Ole Zone

That's the south for ya

I do have a spiritual side

Hey Y'all

So this week was a great one and very spiritual so in my laziness I will just send most of the email that I wrote to my mission President with a few additions at the end.

This week has been one of the most spirtually strengthening weeks of my life. Monday I prayed for knowledge on how to have more success. I received the answer that I need to talk to more people and testify to 1000 people by the end of my mission. Tuesday at District Meeting the spirit brought to my heart the command to be a consecrated missionary. So strong and powerful was the influence that I could not deny it. Wednesday we had lesson after lesson of great spiritual impact. Not only for me but for our investigators. Thursday during personal study I read Elder Callister's talk 'A consecrated Missionary'. Powerful insight into my mission and devotion. I have dedicated myself to becoming such by: removing all "negative bone(s)", relying on my God given reserve tanks to give my all each day, give no excuse for lack of effort but change the nature of that wrong, look at the white handbook as a book of blessings, to talk to everyone I meet, and to lay everything on the alter of sacrifice once again and for the last time. For it is in giving our all that the Lord will give us His all. Friday we had a bunch of plans fall through and we were led up a wrong street that ran us into an inactive part member family from Perdido who wanted to take us to dinner! They are such a sweet little family and would embrace the gospel if they were ever home enough for the Elders to go teach them. That day we were also able to do family history with a returning member and were working on getting her deceased son's information so that his temple work could get done. Saturday her daughter went to the temple and saw her brother in every room except the celestial room and was told to hurry and get his work done so that he could join them in the celestial room! Finally the ward has undergone an incredible change. The Bishop promised everyone that would put forth the work to help the new ward grow a miracle! I felt the spirit so strongly during that. I am so glad to have been apart of this ward. 

I did get a new bike Tuesday on a trade off.  I also went super hard on working out.  Since we don't have weight bars to do squatting we just use each other.  So I squatted Elder Hildebrandt and he squatted me.  hahahaha weird but fun and strengthening.   Poor Hildebrandt though hahaha.  Got rained on a lot but it was all good and fun.  That's about all I got for y'all this week.  

Quote of the Week:

The separation is in the preparation

-Russel Wilson via Derryl Stolworthy

Playing Possum

Hey y'all

Pretty good week.  Don't have too much time so I won't be going too into detail.  Monday night we had an appointment with Markand he was sick and forgot so Dana took us out to dinner and we had a super great conversation and are working to get him into the church!  Tuesday we were able to find a part member family while trying to find a less active.  Turns out that they are actually related to a couple that we are already teaching!  Small world huh?

Wednesday....now here is where it gets interesting.  Last week a less active, Dorothy, fed us dinner and while we were walking out she saw a possum and started chasing after it.  She caught it and killed it.  Fast forward to this week.  For dinner with her we are having hamburgers....The meat seemed a little bit different from hamburger meat and she said that she loaded it up with spices....I wonder why hahahaha.  Tasted pretty good though hahaha.

The rest of the week was spent doing a lot of finding.  Nothing too extraordinary.  Sunday we met with a less active, Brother Ramos.  He and I talked about Gabriel Iglesias and Kevin Hart for a good 30 minutes.  My poor companion had no idea who or what we were talking about.  hahahaha.   Good times.  oh and Saturday night we found out that Sonic's half price shakes after 8 are back so you know we hit that up. hahaha well have a good week everyone and remember that we have to take action in life.  God can't steer a parked car and he can't take us to our final destination without us knowing it

Tornadoes 'R Us

Hey Y'all,

Hectic week here in Pensacola, Florida.  Tuesday we were met with a couple of tornadoes.  So that consumed most of our week.  Wednesday we spent the morning cleaning up trees and houses and what not.  Thursday we spent doing the same thing all day.  

Friday we tried to do some missionary work but really just ended up weekly planning.  

Saturday was more clean up and a ward social where we ate a lot of food.  

Yesterday we had an investigator come to church for the first time in 3 months!  Haven't even seen him in a month! hahaha the Lord works in mysterious ways.  

So yeah lot's of clean up and lots of damage.

​Have a great week!​

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Elder Funk

Remember who you are and what HE stands for!

President Smith and Dusty

Damage in the Pensacola Are

Cleanup in The Jay area