Letter dated 17Oct2022

Dear y'all, This past week was pretty crazy because I am leading the area with two new companions. They are both very energetic however so it hasn't been hard. Currently I am companions with Elder Lind who is from Oakley Idaho and Elder Elmer who is from Sacramento California. Elder Lind and I are training Elder Elmer and it's been fun to see him grow and learn from different contacts or lessons. Even when he faces rejection at first contacts he does it with a smile which is probably the most important thing to remember. Here is how our week panned out On Tuesday we gave a member who has been traveling around a lot a blessing after she went to the hospital and it was a really sweet visit especially since it was Elder Elmers first blessing he helped with On Wednesday we did a lot of knocking and contacting with one of the youth in the Pilgrim Mill ward and it was fun going over how to teach the gospel and effective door approaches with him and Elder Elmer. We also did some visits with another member who referred a few of his friends to us which was a cool opportunity for us to connect more with the ward. The next day was kind of funny because we were doing some inspired visits at 8 o'clock so right around when it starts to get dark. There was a specific member that for whatever reason I felt inspired to visit. As we walked through his neighborhood and to his house we felt pretty uneasy and none of the lights were on adding to the shady atmosphere. After some hesitation I offered a prayer and I felt comforted to knock on the door but my companions still said it was a bad idea. Suddenly his neighbor popped out of her door and asked what we were doing. We told her our purpose and that we were checking on her neighbor. She said we should knock on the door so we did. Our member no longer lives there but a very sweet mother named Jenay does. We set a return appointment with her and it turned out to be a fun finding experience! Lastly on the weekend we just did a lot of lessons and stuff, but we did get to hear one of our members play harmonica at a local gig which was pretty fun actually. Also, the infamous Timothy Paul Buckalew is doing well other than the fact that sickness is still assailing him. Hope everyone has a great week, love you guys! Sincerely, Elder Nicholas Nephi William Schindler