So this past week was pretty good!  We had a great district meeting!  I decided to train on being a little more focused as missionaries because I knew that was something that would help each one of us out!  So I decided to have each missionary in the district bring a picture of their family!  I had each missionary come up to the front and introduce their families and tell us experiences or things they miss or things that there family has taught them!  It was great not only did we get to learn about the background of each other and what kind of family we came from but also it was very spiritual some people even got emotional!  After they were done introducing there family I talked about how much of an example they are to each one of their families!  Ever since Elder Holland came down to our mission to speak I have always remembered one of the things he said to us!  He said "Be the kind of missionaries that your families think you are!" When there have been times when I have wanted to quit or wanted to just go back to the trailer and come in early for the night I have always remembered that quote!  I know my family especially my little bro probably think I’m the best missionary out here and I told the district that I know their families think the same way and how we should act like it!  We also talked about the strippling warriors and read Alma 56 and 57!  We talked about when they left to battle and how they and their families knew exactly what they were going to be doing! They knew there purpose and they were not going to stop until it was accomplished!  We are the same way we knew before we came out why we were coming out here and we know now what our purpose is!  The example of their mothers was really cool too how their mothers taught them well and they did not doubt!  I know it was the same for each of our mothers back home as well!  On Friday we had a funeral of one of the less active guys we had just found it was very sad to lose him you may remember one of my letters that I sent a month ago, where I told of a less active guy that we had found who was diagnosed with cancer.  Well sadly that cancer is what caused him to pass away it came over him a lot quicker then everyone was expecting what was amazing is we were able to share the plan of salvation with him the week before he passed away!  I know that he is resting peacefully!  He left his wife behind and she was very grateful for the help that we gave her for the funeral!  I have forgot to mention the funerals down here are a lot different then back home!  At 8 o’clock the morning of the funeral we got a call that said they were going to be needed help digging the grave out by their house so we grabbed our shovels and headed out there! We got done digging right as the funeral was about to start!  They don’t those hearses out here so they loaded up his casket in the back of his old 75 dodge pickup truck and gave him one last ride in his truck I thought that was really cool following behind the truck on the way to his grave spot!  Anyway it was a great service our branch president gave a great talk on the plan of salvation as well and we were able to meet a lot of new people there!  This week was also transfer news and I found out I will be staying in sheep springs!  I am very excited to see what the new transfer has to bring!  Elder Sparks will be leaving and heading to Sawmill, AZ I know he will have a great time with Elder Peck he is awesome!  Thanks for all you guys do and have a great week!~