“Y’all are beautiful”

I have never been complimented more in my life than I have on a mission. Random people say I’m beautiful or that my hair looks good or that my dress is pretty. I’m kinda gonna miss that when I get home.

This week it rained a lot. People thought we were crazy because we were walking around in the rain, but it’s part of the job so it has to be done. The roads were covered in water because the ‘Caster isn’t built for rain, but we didn’t hydroplane so that was good.

We had zone conference this week and it was good, as usual. It was my last zone conference so I had to go up and bear my testimony in front of everyone. I was still getting over being sick, so my voice was super low. I don’t know if anyone could hear me, but God could and that’s what matters. We talked a lot about how to become better teachers. It was a good reminder about how important it is to teach to people’s needs. The gospel of Jesus Christ can help us in any aspect of our life and anything we go through, and we need to show people that. If it’s not personal, people don’t care.

We had a really cool experience with a member this week. Remember the lady we saw in the psych ward? Well she’s been trying to come back to church, so we’ve been meeting with her. Last Sunday she got lost on her way to church, and ended up at a Baptist church down the street. She ended up staying there, and then told us that she wants to start going to that church. I was upset because I love her so much and I didn’t want to stop meeting with her. I talked with her on the phone for almost 15 minutes, and I told her to pray and read the scriptures and we’d talk to her on Sunday. When we talked to her on Sunday, she said that the more she prayed, the more she felt like she needed to continue going to our church. The power of prayer is real! She was praying to know what to do, and I was praying that she would understand how much she needs the Church and the Church needs her. Heavenly Father really does care about what happens in our lives. 

That’s all I have for this week. I hope everyone has a wonderful week!

Ciao, 
Sister Schroeder

Sister Hart and I found an apartment complex that looked like a hotel:

A member made a sushi cake for dinner:

We went outside and saw the eclipse yesterday:

A member made us homemade pizza! I have literally been waiting 16 months to have homemade pizza…