Letter dated 30 January 2023

Dear y'all, This week had many trials, many of which were extraordinarily silly in nature. Roll the tape. Tuesday We invited a lot of friends to our Book of Mormon study and they all unanimously decided to be busy (not super surprising) but we had a really good discussion about grace with our small group of members. Wednesday We had plans and then.... They didn't matter 🙃 In the morning we got called by one of our less active members who had just been evicted from her home and she needed help moving ALL her possessions. We gladly went over and finished packing her truck but she still had a whole lot of stuff that fit into a parking spot and her storage unit was outside of our zone. Because of this we couldn't help her load off her stuff so we called some other Elders to help out. Meanwhile, we were tasked with taking care of her stuff and her dog alone. For six hours. It was a looooooong day. While taking care of a bunch of random house supplies with a dog and in service clothes on a windy day we looked very homeless and it looked a little depressing. Fortunately we just laughed the entire time and proselyted to every soul that passed us so people began not to walk by us which was kind of funny. It was super cool though because we actually are going to be teaching some of the people we met there! We also jump started a car. Because of this situation though by the time we finished up we did not have lunch so we had 3 very cold and hungry Elders. Fortunately the Guevara family fed us some amazing empanadillas and rice at dinner which was an amazing blessing after a long and cold day. And then God rewarded us for our efforts almost immediately. The sister ended up coming to church and we got an amazing referral from a bishop in Layton Utah which was a huge blessing after a wonderful day! Thursday We had yet another long service project! We were tasked with moving a medical bed over some stairs and then thirty minutes away. It was very heavy but Elder Clancy and I are yoked... to the Savior so it was okay (yoked means strong for all those at home looking through the modern lingo dictionary). Sadly, I rammed it into his leg at one point which was very sad but we finished somewhat timely! We also had some new friends come to Soccer night. This is likely because soccer is more tantalizing than a Book of Mormon study. Friday We weekly planned and had Hungry Howies which has become a fan favorite! We also had a few nre nonmembers at volleyball night since volleyball night is also more enticing than Book of Mormon Study. This night however we also got a referral named Adrienne who wanted to come to church. Spoiler, she actually made it to church and is awesome! More about that on Sunday. Saturday We had a great district council and everyone canceled on us. Also, our friend Thomas had to cancel because his Daughter's apartment burned down so please pray for his family. Sunday Adrienne made it to church and she is sooooo prepared. Elder Clancy and I performed Gethsemane and the ward loved it! Kya has a synus infection sadly so please pray for her! Adrienne was so fun to meet because she stayed the entire church service without having met us ever and she loved it. We asked when we could meet and she said Sundays and Mondays work best so we ask for later that same Sunday and she accepted! It was also super cool because she connected with some new members and they offered to host the lesson immediately which was a huuuuggge blessing. We then had lunch with the most darling family named the Satterthwaites. They were so excited and it was so fun sharing a message with them. Then we had the lesson with Adrienne and she is soooo cool! She has been studying the church for years and actually stole a Book of Mormon from a Marriott Hotel and read up to 2 Nephi (let's go Marriott!). She then explained that the reason she investigated the church was because something about the Plan of Salvation so we had an amazing lesson with her and the Lees about it and she wants to keep coming to church and know if it is true! This week was so cool and although parts were a little tough I am constantly reminded that this isn't my area, my mission, or my work, this is all in God's hands. Have a good week, I am so excited for even more miracles coming up! Sincerely, Elder Nicholas Nephi William Schindler