New Area ~ Bonners Ferry

Hello Everyone,

I am doing really well! I love it up in Bonners Ferry! My area actually does not touch Canada. That is Bonners Ferry 2nd ward. It was so hard to leave West Spokane but it had to be done. Second training (training a new missionary for their 2nd transfer) is fun but it has its challenges. I sometimes don't feel adequate but that is not coming from Heavenly Father. I need to replace those thoughts with uplifting ones such as: I am involved in a new learning experience, Heavenly Father trusts me to be a trainer, I will grow from this, I will become a better missionary from this.

Sisters McFaul and Schmidt

We are teaching a lady named Kymm Mann. She is awesome and she has been taking the lessons from missionaries for about 2 years now. She was Jewish but she is now a Christian and she wants proof from the Bible to back up everything we say. Everything we say is in the Bible but it is not point blank like everybody wants it to be. But it is in there. We are now reading the New Testament with her since she has yet to read it and she wants to. She has a brain tumor so we have to teach very simply. She was a nurse and she gave me some feedback on nursing! I am SO excited to be a nurse!!

 

We are also teaching a lady named Megan Flori. She is a 1st grade teacher and she has students in her class that are LDS and they have talked about the gospel to her. One girl brings her Book of Mormon to class everyday and she brings a notebook and she reflects a lot. Megan was so shocked and speechless. The girl taught Megan about the spirit world and another boy taught Megan about Joseph Smith and how a 14 year old boy asked a question and God answered him. I love little people!!

 

We have other people we are teaching ~ but I have yet to meet them because they are sick. One has hand, foot, and mouth disease. Others were out of town. The ward here is awesome! They all attacked me! They wanted to introduce themselves and for me to introduce myself. I have never felt so welcomed before in my entire life. Now, if only the ward could do that for all of the investigators we bring to church.

 

I don't like coming to a new area because I have no idea where anything is and I don't know where people live and I am supposed to be the senior companion but I don't even know the area. The Lord knows exactly how to stretch His children.

 

Sister McFaul is actually Samoan. But she grew up in Honolulu, Hawaii. In her blood family, she is the youngest of 11 and in her adoptive family she is the oldest of two boys. I am getting adjusted to the way she was brought up. There are so many cultures in the world! It is crazy!

The Sandpoint Zone ~
Hermana Flores, Sister McFaul, Sister Rich, Me, Elder Martin,
Elder Fuller, Elder Rasmussen (Front), Elder Toner (back), Elder Andrews, Elder Davies
(with the superman/batman shirt on),
Elder Griffin, Elder Pendell, Elder Morrison, and Elder Janis.

I love all of you and I wish you the best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Toodaloo!

 

Sister Schmidt