Halloween is in the air!

Hello To All, 

I have experienced another rainy week in the great and dreary land of Moscow. But I am having fun splashing in the puddles and making wet memories! The rain is doing wonders for my crazy curly hair! I apologize before hand how crazy this email is going to be ~ it is going to be all over the place. 

Isabeau came to church on Sunday and she stayed during the whole entire sacrament meeting. She has never done that before and she has been meeting with the sisters since April! She also attended the other two classes after and she has always walked in and out and could never sit still. She did this Sunday!!!!!!!!!!! I love her and I hope she joins Christ church soon! She deserves to be happy!

We had a zone conference and the doctrine from President Dymock was on the 2nd Coming!!!!! Dun Dun Dun Dun!!!!!!!!!!! It was mind blowing and I don't understand all of it hence why I am not going to try and attempt to type it out to you! Just know that Christ is coming and the signs all over the place and if we do what we are supposed to be doing we will be okay! Something that threw me off guard was a statement that President Dymock quoted from Elder Christofferson when he came to Cour' de Alene. He said that the world is already wicked enough for Christ to come. There is just not enough righteous people!  The continents are going to come back together into one massive piece of land. Also, here are somethings we can study to better understand the 2nd coming. 1. Joseph -Matthew (overview of 2nd coming, vs. 22 --> signs of the times) 2. D&C 45 (expanding Christ's sermon, explain the signs) 3. D&C 101, 133 (explain events) 4. D&C 38,29 (warnings we need to heed to be ready). This is from President Benson I believe if I remember correctly. We also did role plays of street contacting and tracting. I loathe doing these but these were actually fun! haha :) 

Moscow Zone Conference ~ October 13, 2016

Companions!

So Ryan is doing well! He didn't come to church because he didn't finish his homework. Can you pray that his parents will allow him to be baptized? We invited him to be baptized on the 12th of November and he wants to be so bad. This past week we taught him the Plan of Salvation or Plan of Happiness. He asked SO many good questions that were deep. He already has a goal to go to the temple to get baptized for his grandpa who passed away. I love Ryan!!!!!!!! It is always so fun to teach him. The gospel is simple and his lessons remind me of that. 

We went to the Bishop's fireside last night and it was on missionary work and we were part of the program. I talked about your conversion story mom. Then we played Mormon jeopardy that Sister Andruski and I made. The youth had a blast and there was plenty of laughter. The Bishop loves us! President Dymock told us that Bishop Cook emailed him and said that we are amazing sisters and that he wants both of us to "die" here meaning he wants this to be our last area before we go home. That definitely made me feel good!

The pumpkin turned out good. I didn't know what to carve so I did "CARVED" with a bat above it. 

I know. Original right? 

Pumpkin 2016

Sister Schmidt, Sister Paget, Sister Andruski

I love the Gospel so much! I have learned so many valuable skills and pieces of knowledge that I am excited to use after my mission. I am excited to do visiting teaching. I am excited to do missionary work! I am pumped to meet less actives and befriend them! I am excited to be a pro active member of God's church!

Almost every morning the Elders and Sisters in our zone play volleyball or ultimate Frisbee together for working out. It has definitely developed zone unity within Moscow. 

I love all of you and I miss all of you! Toodaloo!

Sister Schmidt