Let it Snow!

Hello Everyone!

My new companion is Sister Reidhead and she is from Kanab, Utah. She has 6 siblings so with her they have 7 children.  She has only been out for 3 months so I am her "dad" in mission terms because I am her companion right out of training. She is awesome!!!!!!!! We have a lot of fun together! 

Sisters Reidhead and Schmidt

We live on a member's property in their farm house (no apartment number). It is so adorable. When I was in this stake about 8 months ago I went on exchanges and stayed in the farm house. SO it is fun to be somewhere familiar. 

So transfer day, last Tuesday, was super crazy!  Sister Andruski and I were going to be driving up to Spokane with 4 bad tires and it snowed all night. We both did not feel safe driving with bad tires ~ which we found out that we could change them out for new ones on Saturday of the week before. So we called the senior missionary to check if we could get our tires changed and he said yes but our car wouldn't get done until 4pm and we were supposed to be in Spokane by 1pm to meet our new companions.... that didn't happen. So during that time ~ when our car was getting fixed ~ we hung out with Sister Cook who I just adore! We played basketball with their family on Thanksgiving and they were bummed when they found that we were leaving ~ because they wanted to play on Christmas. We went shopping with her and it was weird not doing missionary work. I felt gross because it seemed like we were being disobedient. But we weren't because we had no place to go. The assistants called us later on and said that President Dymock would be driving down from Spokane with the two sisters that are taking our place and that he would be driving us back up to Spokane. The drive from Moscow to Spokane is 2 hours. So they didn't get to Moscow until 4:30pm and we didn't leave Moscow until 5ish. It was fun to ride with President. We talked to him about how he got called to being a mission president and how he and Sister Dymock met each other! It was a blast! We arrived in Spokane and then we had to wait for our ride to get to the stake center. My area is about 30 minutes away from Spokane where the temple, mission home and office are located.

I got to see sisters I've served with one last time before they left for home and before I leave. It was a tender mercy! God is good!!!!! Then we got our ride and we were off to Spokane West! I love this stake! I served here for 6 months and I was hoping to see members from these past areas at church and I did!!!!! Tears were shed and hugs were given! I love this area so much!!!!!!!!!! This is my favorite area ~ even though I love all of them! 

We have an investigator named Darin and the first time I met him he was drunk... :-( We shared a lesson with him and a member who lives with him was there. At the end of the lesson he gave us a handshake and kissed our hands. My first time having my hand kissed and it was by a drunk guy in his 50's. He kept asking us if we have twin sisters who are possibly 50. ???

We have a lot of snow here! About 6 inches and more is coming and colder weather is coming. It is supposed to be in the single digits this week.... YAY!!!!! NO! Our farm house's heater was not working until I came so I am glad it working now because we would be freezing otherwise. 

Snowy Wasteland

We have a baptism tomorrow at 6. Her name is Ayla Leyden and she is 16. Her family are members and she has come to church ever since she was little but her biological father said  she couldn't get baptized until she was 16 ~ so here she is!!!!! Tomorrow is her birthday and her mom is bringing cake as dessert and I was so happy to hear that!!!!!!!!!! I LOVE CAKE!!!!!!!!!!!!! Also the ward here is awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We have extremes here, SUPER wealthy and not so wealthy and everyone acts as equals with each other!!!!!!!!!!!!  

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

Sister Schmidt