Throwin' down some demolition and paint

Sup Y'all!

Pretty good week here in  Bonifay.  Monday we worked with a less active.  Tuesday we had district meeting and then some other missionary work.....Wednesday we went over to a member's house and made a mess inside their house.  We took out a closet so that they could add more cabinets and counters to their kitchen.  Demolition is awesome.  Thursday we weekly planned and did some more missionary work.  Friday we went back to LD's and started sanding and painting his house.  

Saturday the ward did a yard sale/food sale thing to raise money for the youth so we went for a bit and then snuck over to LD's to surprise him for all of the stuff that he has done for us.  We cleaned out his car port and painted more of his house.  His reaction was the best!  That night we went and met up with Jeff who is supposed to be getting baptized saturday and talked with him about giving up his chew and cigarettes.  We were super nervous that he would just turn off after we told him about it but he took it in a way that completely shocked us.  He pulled out his can of chew dumped it all out and then threw the can in the garbage.  He followed that up with tearing up all of his cigarettes!  Most solid investigator ever!  S

unday we had church and that was about it.  Today we are hanging out with our bishop and his family helping them put on a new deck.  Super great family.  Anyway that's about it.  Have a great and safe week Y'all!

Elder Funk

Remember who you are and what HE stands for!

Southern word of the week:  Buggie

A buggie is a shopping cart.

Pert-n'hyer Redneck

May 18, 2015

Hey Y'all,

Very quick week this one was.  Monday I got some work boots and they are nice.  Tuesday we broke them  in by going back to burn more bushes and trees at LD's.  We went over there and LD was asleep so we decided that the only reasonable thing to do was to start burning bushes.  Elder Whitney climbed into the vast shrubbery and exposed it to a highly flammable liquid known to men as gasoline.  He escaped the nasty vines and wilder-beasts.  I took the tie off my neck and the shoes off my feet and doused them with gasoline and threw it into the wilderness in an effort to subdue the creatures.   It was a perfect throw.  It hit the eye of the beast and in no time the flames were roaring.  Meanwhile in the house LD wakes up to the smell of smoke.  Out the front door he walks only to find flames and pillars of smoke erupting from the back of his house.  He ventures back to find us burning down his pile of shrubbery.  Very exciting day.  

Wednesday we went to Fort Walton to gain training on how to stay healthy and survive hurricanes. That was fun.  I made it onto the mission blog.  Don't worry I am looking good ;)  Thursday we worked some more.  Friday we continued to kill it and then Saturday....Saturday almost killed us.  It all started at 8:30 in the morning.  We went with LD to breakfast at a less active's house, J.R. Kelly.  He made a giant breakfast and then we went and cut more trees down for LD.  Followed that with a trip to K.C.'s Pizza and Grille for lunch.  At this point we are stuffed out of our minds.  We get back and go out with a member to the house of an investigator who's husband had passed away during the night.  She seems to be doing really well with it so that is good.  After that we went out to the Lubbe's to eat some more....I can honestly say that I didn't know that my stomach could hold that much food.  It was a great day though. 

 Sunday we went to church and then taught some people.  Nothing too spectacular there.  Well that's all from this week.  Remember to not shoot the squirrel until you see the whites of it's eyes.  But if you don't see the whites of it's eyes shoot it anyway.

Elder Funk

Remember who you are and what HE stands for!

Southern word of the week: Pert-n'hyer

Definition: Almost but not quite but close enough

They call me Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego

Hey Y'all!

Great week here in sunny Bonifay.  Tuesday we started off the week going hard.  We were able to teach a ton.  Wednesday we went and did service for one LD.  We have been cutting down bushes, shrubs, and trees in his back yard. So we decided to start a fire.  He poured a ton of gas on the middle of the pile then made a trail out to the side and then he gave me the lighter.  I stood a responsible distance away and then lit it and all I heard was a WHOOSH and saw flames encircle me.  I took off running.  I thought for sure that I was on fire but I wasn't.  Scary moment but oh so cool.  

Thursday was alright and then Friday we did some more service for LD.  Saturday was a day full of service.  Had breakfast with a member and then did some work for him and then went and tried to fix a car.  Safe to say that the car does not run any more....not my fault....Sunday was awesome.  Got to go to church then eat lunch with LD and skype home. 

 Always a good day when you see your family.  Then finished the night at the Lubbe's teaching Jeff.  We have set a BCD with him for the 30th.  Such a great guy and it was such a neat experience.  So yeah good week.  Well have a great week Y'all!

Elder Funk

Remember who you are and what HE stands for!

Southern word of the Week:  Bitties

(baby chickens)

The hen and her bitties ate the feed we gave to them.

Rednecks and Bonfires

May 4, 2015

Hey Y'all,

Another good week in good ol' Bonifay.  Not a whole lot interesting happened.  Monday we went Arby's to get some food and it was so cold in there!  We could see our breath.  That was no bueno.  Wednesday we were teaching this woman, Jeanette Sweet, and things were going well then a couple members came to visit her and drop off some food.  It was awesome!  Unexpected member present!  Best thing ever.  We worked Thursday and Friday and then Saturday night we blew it up!  Literally!  We went out to Brother Lubbe's (less active) to teach Jeff and they had a pile of green branches and it was getting dark so naturally the correct answer is to light it up.  So we poured on some gas and lit it up!  It got so high that it almost set a tree about 25 feet in the air on fire.  That tree was right next to their house so we had to cut down the branch that was about to catch fire.  The fire kept dying down while Jeff was on a ladder stretching to cut the branch so Brother Lubbe kept pouring gas on the fire.  I love my redneck members! They bring me so much happiness.  We did get the branch down and the house is still intact so all is well that ends well.  Speaking of ending well that is all I have to write about.  Have a great week Y'all!

Elder Funk

Remember who you are and what HE stands for!

Southern word of the week: Wompyjawed

Don't go all wompyjawed on me now.

(like a tire that can still ride but is pulling you away from where you want to go)

Here we have the tree branch just after it was cut.

Staying in Bonifay to annoy alligators

Hey Y'all,

Things have been well here in Bonifay.  Not a whole lot exciting happened this week.  

Tuesday we played a lot of basketball.  I have to say that after 12 weeks here I was finally humbled.  One of our zone leaders, who played high school basketball, blocked one of my layups so badly.  He smashed it into the side wall and leveled me.  I did not see any of that coming.  

On the bright side we taught a lot of lessons this week so that was nice.  Saturday was probably the best day.  We were able to go to a less active member's house and have dinner with them.  So naturally the first thing that happens is he shows us a new alligator that started to live in his pond.  Now you may ask what does the sensible and responsible missionary do?  Well I will tell you.  I proceeded to mess with him.  Naturally that is the right thing to do.  haha yeah good times.

 Then we had dinner with the less active member and a couple of non member's that he invited over.  Super awesome!  They are both solid but one, Jeff, is incredible.  He all but said that he wanted to be baptized.  He is looking to change his life around and gain peace and happiness.  So excited for him!  So yeah...that is about our week.  I will be staying in Bonifay for another transfer with Elder Whitney so that is awesome.  Love the guy!  Last but not least a shout out to Paul and Kay getting married on Friday.  Have a great and safe week y'all.

Elder Funk

Remember who you are and what HE stands for

Southern word of the week:  mayonaise

'Mayonaise' a lot of people in the south.

(Man nay is)

Taco Bell and Manuel

Hey Y'all,

This week was another good week.  Monday we got to do FHE with the bishop's family.  He is a great guy so we had a good time.  Tuesday not a whole lot happened.  District meeting went long so that took up a good chunk of our day.  Wednesday was good.  taught a couple lessons and did some service with Manuel for a member (Bobby  a Bowen clan member).  They put up sheetrock so fishin fast!  At the end of it they offered us a job for Thursday with them in Dothan.  They would give us lunch and $20.  Hahaha if only.  They were awesome guys!  

Thursday we weekly planned and then went down to Panama City for interviews with President Smith.  That was great!  Love him and his wife!  I picked up a couple sick new ties and we got taco bell.  First time in a long while that has happened.  

Friday we taught a couple more people and then Saturday we took a 16 year old out with us all day.  His name is Brent  (a member of the vast Bowen clan that is related to everyone in Bonifay)  Almost everything fell through so that sucked but it was a good experience for him.  Yesterday we had to stay in because of tornado and flood warnings.  So we got a nice 2 hour nap in.  I wasn't too mad about that hahaha.  Well things are going well here.  So yeah that's about it.  Have a great week.

Elder Funk

Remember who you are and what HE stands for!

Coca-Cola Worker and BBQ

Hey Y'all,

This week was a great week.  Monday we taught a less active who works for (drum roll please)  COCA COLA!!!!!  His name is Paul.  Super cool guy.  He and his wife are hard core gamers.  They each have their own Xbox1 and account.  To each his own I guess.  

Tuesday we went to zone training in Panama City.  That was cool.  I got to see my homies down there.  Wednesday we taught a lot of people....Thursday we weekly planned and went to jail.  Friday we went to a flea market.  Well a poor excuse for a flea market.  Just a glorified yard sale if you ask me.  Nothing too special there.  Saturday I was in Chipley doing a trade off.  Let's just say Saturday was a joke and that not a whole lot of missionary work happens over there.  

Sunday we were able to go to church teach a bit then go to dinner with the Evans.  I love brother Evan's cooking!  BBQ  all of the time.  He has his own smoker that he has used for 29 years.  Talk about quality meat right there.  Then he makes his own BBQ sauce. Heaven on earth right there.  Oh it was soooooo good.  Best way to end a fast.  I think I went into a food coma afterwards.  totally worth it!  Well there you have it.  A week in review brought to you by Coca-Cola, Evans BBQ, and Xbox1.  Have a great week y'all!

Elder Funk

Remember who you are and what HE stands for!