October 6, 2014 Week 65

"great, now my hand smells like weed"‏

 Wow what a week! Way to go my Utes! yes! Everyone here was sad because BYU lost to Utah State! But of course they wouldn't say anything about the Utes beating UCLA! There isn't one University of Utah fan in my district or ward! Oh well I am used to it! Ehh it is nice to hear that this will be my last football season that I have to endure through! We tracted around yesterday and Everyone was watching football! Saturday night we went to Texas road house (in texas) and everyone was watching football!!!  

That is awesome that Eli and Joel are both playing good! I knew that that would happen for Eli!  There is always someone who gets hurt in the middle of the season.

Wichita Falls had their high school rivalry game on friday... everyone was dressed up and ready to play.

This week was pretty different.  On Thursday we were able to watch Meet the Mormons! President received a screening copy and we were able to see it! It was weird sitting down and watching  a movie! It was a good film...though it made me a little trunky with the football and skiing scenes! Ehh and not just any skiing... Little Cottonwood Canyon skiing!! hijole! But i think that it was a great way to explain a little about what those weird mormons actually believe!

We were also able to do a good amount of service this week! The first opportunity we had was with this German less active--she is crazy her name is Silka.  She lives in Iowa park which is about a 15 mile drive from our place.  She needed help cutting down sunflowers... lets just call them sun trees! Well she didn't have any tools to cut them down except a weed whacker, a shovel and a weird hoe thing! Well a weed whacker doesn't do much when the stems are as thick as a half dollar and we broke the hoe thing 10 minutes in!  So we had a shovel... well we ended up going and asking one of here neighbors if they had anything.  He let us use his push weed whacker... nope didn't do anything! So we got a machete from him and some clippers and went to town!...then we got eaten alive by chiggers!

So you might be wondering why the subject is "great, now my hand smells like weed" haha well we tracted into a guy yesterday who was 'sky high' haha he of course was really interested to visit with us, but didn't have time...but we shook his hand and after that Elder Karr said "great, now my hand smells like weed"! it was great! luckily that was the last house we knocked so no one had any ideas! 

Of course general conference was great! some quotes that I liked!

"A man without a purpose is like a ship without a rudder"--Thomas S Monson

I think this was my favorite because it related really well with missionary work! 

A missionary without(or who doest know his) purpose is like a ship without a rudder! 

"as we seek heavenly help our rudder shall not be jammed!"--Thomas S Monson

Well I hope y'all received some great revelation at conference!

ELDER FINLINSON

 Elder Karr

 Mike member we visit that had a Stroke