April 18

Can you believe it ?? The work is picking up. Just two weeks before transfers.
We recently tracked and found a Hawaiian family. They are a part member family. We have just started to teach them. So I will keep you posted on how that goes. The baptism went great. I did OK on my talk. I'm glad its over with.. I don't know if i will ever get used to speaking in church.
So here is yours funny story. The new convert that we baptized on sat was talking in church on Sunday when he broke out into a quote from Waynes World. Yep it was over the publit. He said being converted 'is like a new pair of underwear at first it a little restricting but after a while it becomes a part of you'.....We laughed so hard..
lol that my funny for the day
Can you send me the SD card i have some pictures of the baptism
Happy Birthday Mom!!

I love you all
stay classy
Elder Schmidt"

April 12

We have a baptism coming up on Saturday for a Philippine kid. Its a part member family. His name is Carlo. I'm doing the talk on baptism, We are still working on his older brother. I think he will come around. My first story this week is a cool one, we went out with a member and all of our appointments fell through. But he had faith. He felt bad that we had a bad night and asked us to try his next door neighbor. So we went to see his next door neighbor she was a former Jehovah Witness and is very open to the idea of Christ coming to the Americas. She has had some problems with the Jehovah Witness religion. She finds the 144,000 concept a little weird that God only wants those certain ones with him. So we get to the appointment. and i get to do the first vision discussion. In Missionary lingo we are to say it slow so the spirit can really be felt we call it 15 mph. It was so cool. I could really feel the spirit and I could tell she did to. I got the package from Alyssa for St Patty day Have fun in Moab Take some pic and send them to me.. Look forward to talking with you all on the Mothers Day We are all so excited because Elder Perry is coming to the mission some time around Easter to speak to us. I wasn't here last time he spoke but everyone keeps talking about it. I guess his talks are amazing. I love you all , Stay Classy Elder Schmidt

April 5

Hello Everyone Not much is going on just work as usual. We heard a cool story, these two Elders were going to be exactly obedient and on time for every thing. At one of the appointments they had some extra time so they were making calls and one of them had a impression to smile at a man in a car passing by. The car came back and called them Elders so they knew he must know them. Then he gave them lots of refrences . For people they could make appointments with . The Missionaries were so excited they ask if he was one the three Nephites he said funny you should ask my name is John ... John P Cook. We thought it was funny but it made us all want to be exactly obedient because you never know how the Lord will bless us Conference was awesome. I loved most of the talks. Did you see all ten hours? My favorite was of course President Gibson and then my other favorite was President Holland. He always has a way of making you feel what he is saying. All the talks had such great messages in them. We went to the church building to watch all the sessions. I missed being able to sit in my pajamas and watch it in my living room. But I think being at the church in my suit made me pay attention a little more. Another little funny story. 2 gay guys called us faggs on our way into a 7 /11. We didnt really pay attention because people are always yelling stuff at us. Then they felt bad and came into the store said they were sorry and gave us 10 bucks. We laughed and said we were glad they had a guilty concience. ha ha . Its a funny thing people make fun of us all the time then they turn around and do something nice for us.. People buy us food or give us money all the time because we are missionaries. Most of the people that do this are not LDS. It makes you wonder .. I hope that someday they will want to hear this great message I have for them. I guess mom has been wanting more emails and longer emails. I will see what I can do. I love you all Stay Classy Elder Schmidt