read 2.5 hrs.
pgs. 264-325


In this part of the book. Gunner and Preston are finally home. It turns out that they do stay in contact. They decide that they want to go to Snow College in Utah together. They do go and Gunner walks on to the football team while Preston does his pre med class work. Gunner makes the team and he starts to work to get the starting quarterback slot. He is battling and in the second game of the season he gets to play but does not play too well. Then in the third game he gets another chance and does really well. He gets the starting spot for the next couple of games and keeps up his good play.

This was a good part of the book and I was glad that they did not stay apart. I am excited to see what happens next!!

read 2.5 hours
pgs. 199-264


This part of the book i thought was very cool. As they go throughout their mission they keep on working out and Gunner gets really strong. Preston also makes a deal after Gunner finds out that he is interested in becoming a trainer in the Medical field. The deal is that Gunner will pursue football if Preston pursues his medical endeavors. One day as they are walking they are having no luck doing the work they need to do. They see a couple of guys playing soccer and say, if we beat you, you have to listen to us. So they play and they win. I think that this bonds their companionship together. They continue to teach and eventually the two men become members of the LDS faith. They continue to work out and eventually they both leave from their missions back home.


I hope that the two of them dont stay away from eachother and throw away the goals that they made for eachother. I am excited to see what happens and if and when they meet up again.

Read for 2.5 hrs.
pgs. 112-199


In this part of the book, Gunner and Preston meet as new LDS missionary companions and think that they do not have much in common. They really do not get along much in the beginning, but then Preston digs some very vital information out of Gunner that he used to be the starting quarterback at his high school in California but got injured in his senior season and Gunner thought his career was over. Preston starts to work out with Gunner in the mornings when they find some free time. He realizes that Gunner is a good quarterback and has potential to play football at the next level. Gunner commits to working with him.

This is as far as i have gotten in this reading. I am excited to find out what happens next to see if Gunner sticks with his commitment. I also think that that is a very influential thing that Preston did to tell him and I think that it gave Gunner confidence. It will be interesting to see what happens.

Rolling With The Tide by Jeff Call

I read for 2.5 hours.
pgs. 1-112

I recently started the book Rolling With the Tide by Jeff Call for two reasons. The first is because it is about football, which happens to be my favorite sport and second, it ties that in with the LDS faith, which happens to be what i believe. Jeff Call is a newspaper columnist and a BYU graduate and has many books that involve the LDS faith and sports as well.

The book starts out with a guy named Gunner Hanshaw and another named Preston Wilson. They are both serving LDS missions for two years in Southern South America, however they are not in the same area. Preston one day gets a note saying that he will be transfered immediately to a new area of South America but he does not know why. He goes anyways. He meets gunner to find that the reason that he got transferred is because Gunner's previous companion was shot and killed.

This is as far as i have gotten in the book. It is really good and i enjoy reading it. I like how it is LDS. I can relate somewhat to the things that they are talking about and it is easy for me to visualize the situation that is going on. I am excited to keep on reading. It is a great story so far.

chea