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!

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

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!

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!

"Are They Some Special Kind of Stupid?"

Hey Yall,

This week went by fast.  Really rough in regards to appointments falling through but nonetheless it is over.  Nothing super exciting happened Monday, Tuesday we were having a come to Jesus during district meeting.  I was expecting a lot more upsetness, uneasiness and resistance  but it was all in a spirit of love.  

There's a reason that I am not district leader right now...Later that night we found out that Cait, our investigator supposed to get baptized next week, backed out because her parents want to talk to her during thanksgiving before she commits.  Then Wednesday night she went out to dinner with some Sisters and a couple members and they brought up all of the stuff she struggled with during the beginning of her investigation and made her doubt her faith a bit.  She called another member who we've worked with and he calmed her down and then called us later wanting to learn more and then when we told him it was a couple Sisters he said "Are they some kind of special stupid?"  He was so mad and upset.  After a nice long chat with those sisters we were able to figure out the problem and then meet up with Cait and the member who calmed her down and solve the problem.  

Thursday wasn't too special other than that and then Friday....Friday we had seven appointments scheduled and all but one fell through.  That was the worst!  Only one person called us ahead of time to let us know they were unable to make it.  On the bright side we got a lot of contacting done.  We have a baptism today!  Woot! Woot!  So that's my week in a nutshell.  Have an awesome week everyone! 

Elder Funk 2.0

Remember who you are and what HE stands for.

Baptism October 25, 2014

Water (like flooding rain) plus Tornado does NOT equal a hurricane

Hey Y'all,

This week was a slower week.  Nothing too exciting happening.  Tuesday we were at Zone Training and a member texted us to let us know that there was a flash flood warning and five minutes later he texted us again saying we were upgraded to a tornado warning.  Now this leads to the subject line and the nonsense that is involved here.  What is a hurricane?  Tornado + rain  What did we have?  Tornado + Rain.  Exactly.  It makes no logical sense but then again we are in the South.  Wednesday I got interviewed by President Smith.  That was super short because I had no idea what was going on.  It was good though.  Always nice to feel the love your President has for you.  

  I also got to teach a lesson that night with just me and a member.  That was super scary but a great confidence builder.  I taught super well and was able to actually have words come out and take control of the lesson.  I also got a ride in a sweet mustang that night.  It had some nice seats.  I'd get one just for the seats.  Thursday we had a 'Fall Festival' activity put on by 'the ward' (Missionaries did everything for it).  It was fun but I think some missionaries lost their focus and got wrapped up in it.  So we left and taught a lesson and went contacting.  Friday we planned for next week and taught four lessons.  Then a member took us to Wendy's.  Frosty Friday lives on!  haha that was super awesome.  I was kind of sad that I was not able to wear my Frosty Friday shirt.  

After that we had our investigator, Cait, text us that she wants to be baptized on the 2nd of November.  She has been ready for a month and is finally going to do it!  We fasted together and then in zone training we were challenged to get a BCD before the first week in November and a baptism by Christmas and we planned on 2 baptisms this transfer and it all goes to show that Heavenly Father has a plan and inspires us in little ways about how that plan is to come about.  I am so grateful for Him and the life he has given me.  Have an awesome week everyone!

Elder Funk

Remember who you are and what HE stands for!

"Jesus Watch"

Hey Y'all

Short week this week with my previous P-Day being Monday.  So nothing super exciting happened this week.  Taught some people, went contacting, and did some service.  We had many lessons cancel on us this week but there's nothing we can do about it.  I finally learned how to do more Family History and how to help people with that.  Well our three main investigators are all progressing well.  One has a baptismal date for the 25th, another is dealing with her parents about being disowned, and the last one is beginning to find out that God is there and have faith in Him and Jesus Christ.  I also broke my super cool light up watch this week so I decided that I still wanted to use it for something so I cut out a picture of Jesus and put it in and now where to watches.  One telling me the time and one reminding me that Jesus is watching and there's always time for Him.  People find it super funny and some find it weird but I love it.  So yeah that's about all I got.  Here's a picture of it.  Hope y'all have a great week!

Elder Funk

Remember who you are and what HE stands for!