Letter dated 24 April 2023

Dear yall, It was a good week. I really have been torn up about coming home because of how much I have loved my service but I'm excited for my next adventure too. 16 more days to go! Tuesday We had interviews with my mission president which were amazing! We talked about going home and he emphasized to finish off stronger than I started and it was just really awesome encouragement and I was glad that I was able to have it! Later that day one of our friends wasn't home so we prayed to figure out what to do. I received an impression to call an inactive member who isn't interested in coming to church which was strange. As we were calling him, since his phone kept ringing for a couple minutes, our friend actually pulled into his home as we were calling! We ended up teaching him and it was a cool answer to prayer. We then visited an inactive member who snuck up on us from the woods while we were kicking ant hills and we had a good visit. Suddenly, a glimmer in the dirt caught my eye and I saw a Ford logo on a small plastic handle in the ground. I picked it up and it was key to a truck and I gave it to him. His eyes widened and said that he had been looking for the key for a long time and that a replacement would have costed 400 dollars. This day was pretty cool since we were specifically praying for inspiration that day and we saw a ton of it! We also taught sawyer again which was hype! She is so elect and has loved being baptized/ taking the sacrament. Wednesday One of our members took us around to all our visits that day and his name is Brother Parrott. Parots are now officially the best animal at sharing the gospel. We had a ton of great lessons and Brother Parrott testified boldly of prayer and the restoration of God's church and it was powerful. That night we taught a part member family and will start teaching their grandpa now! He is a singer and it was fun to connect with him. Thursday I went on exchanges with Elder Esplin who is coming home with me. We have been good friends and it was fun to work with him one last time. Everyone canceled that day but a member showed us his cute cats so that was good and a member family fed us for 2 HOURS!!! It was waaaayyy too long but we connected really well and they were almost family (their last name was Wilson, no relation but it was fun. They even had a daughter named Anne Wilson so it was funny to draw similarities. Friday At district council we talked about praying for the spirit and it was incredibly powerful. I love praying sooo much! It is a wonderful opportunity to connect with my father. We also had a lesson with our friend Paul and he is so sweet! God is working a marvelous work and wonder in his life and it has been tremendous. Saturday Everyone canceled. 🥲 We went to a Chinese buffet with our apartment mates to make up for it though! Sunday Music/ talley/ mykhailo We performed a musical number *surprise* and it was Elder Miner's debut performance! We did a duet of i heard him come and it was great! We then taught a new member lesson and waited for our Russian mukhailo again and *drumroll*. He didn't come again! So we just shared a message with the family he has befriended. All in all it was a good week, see you soon! Sincerely, Elder Nicholas Nephi William Schindler