"Sister Trainer Leader"

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Hello All,

So this week is transfer week and yesterday, 10/23/16,  we found out if we would be staying or leaving and I am staying!! So is Sister Andruski! We have one and doned people on our mission except for one other companionship we were in. I can't believe I am saying this but I was looking forward to change. I don't hate the area or my companion. I enjoy both of them! I just got use to change every 6 weeks and when I found out that there was no change except for one thing (I will tell you that in second) I was disappointed. My body was used to it. So the one thing that is different this transfer is that I am now a STL (sister training leader)! This is similar to a zone leader, but for the sisters. President Dymock called Sister Andruski and I on Saturday and we were in an appointment when he called us. So after the appointment we looked at the phone and saw we had a missed call from the President we both screamed in the car because that phone call meant either one of us is training or becoming a STL! Well I am now a STL!  So I am excited for this chance to be a leader in the mission! 

Nothing really happened this week except that Ryan came to church! That was awesome!! We had a lesson scheduled with him but when we went over to see him he was sick :( All of our lessons this week canceled on us and it was very depressing. But knowing how much Heavenly Father loves us, He gave us tender mercies along the way. Those blessings wouldn't have come if those lessons didn't fall through. 

 One tender mercy was when we were walking! Nothings happens in missionary work until you walk! So we were walking on a busy street and we were waving and smiling at people as they drove by when a lady pulled over and asked us if were Mormon missionaries and we said yes! She asked us to come over and talk with her.  (While we were walking over to her car, I recognized her car and her and I realized that we had waved to her as she drove by and she turned around and came back!) She wants us to come by and teach her! That never happens! So we are going to teach her soon because she was having surgery the next day to get her gall bladder removed! Her name is Keely! 

Then another one happened the next day! We were tracting and we came across a lady who does volunteer work at a place similar to D.I. or Goodwill. She then went on to talk about how we came at a very good time because she is having a life crisis with her church. She asked us if we believe Jesus Christ to be just another prophet. We went on to testify that Christ is the Son of God! She was very happy to hear that. We talked about prophets and the Book of Mormon and she was liking everything   that we were saying. She wants us to come and teach her as well! Her name is Gail! 

Llama Poop! YUCK!

The Lord loves His children!!!! I love Him and I hope you do as well! 

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

Sister Schmidt