This has been a pretty good week. It started off about the same as normal, on Tuesday we had two appointments cancel, but as we tracted we knocked into a young man named Joshua, who accepted a Book of Mormon, and accepted a return appointment. We saw him again on Friday, and were able to teach him a brief message about the restoration, and then set up an appointment to teach him and the rest of his family on Monday night. It was pretty awesome. That night we met with Jeremy W, who is a less-active member that asked us to come by and teach him. We had a good visit with him, and then we went to see Mindy Jo. Our visit with her was a little strange. Branndin D, the one who wanted to be baptized so bad, wasn't there. We visited for a while, mostly just getting to know her and her husband. The home felt like a much better place than it had previously. We were also there Wednesday night, and while there she mentioned her daughters birthday party that was scheduled for Friday, and how she didn't have any money for it. Her daughter wanted pizza and cake. Earlier that day a member had given us two pizza, so we were able to give those to her, and also we had a member make a cake for her as well. She was very grateful for the help. We still haven't taught Branndin.
Our lesson with Joey fell through, and we haven't been able to set anything up. I am a little worried that her fiance talked her out of it. She knows its true, and wants to do it, but she may have gotten dissuaded by him. Thursday we had more lessons fall through, but we were able to have a good lesson with Don D. We taught him about repentance through the story of the people of Ammon. We saw Dirk M, and his wife with their new baby. They were excited to see us, and in a week or so we should be able to start teaching them.
Conference this weekend was especially meaningful to me. I have been thinking a lot about what I am going to do when I get home. Whether or not I want to listen to my old music, and things like that. I have been worried that if I go back to some of that stuff that I will fall right back into bad habits. I don't want to go there, so the answer of what to do seems simple, but its never that way. Anyway, as I watched Conference, there were about three themes for me; repentance, to love and trust God, and to live it even when its hard. It was confirming the answer that I already knew, but it provided specific thoughts and impressions to help me to apply those things. I have a lot of notes that have nothing to do with what the speaker was talking about. I just wrote what the Spirit told me. It was neat.
Thats all that I can think of to say. Its strange to think that this is the last email that I am going to write as a missionary. Its been an incredible experience. See you next week!
Love Elder Schultz
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