July 16, 2018

Hey Everyone,

I don't have much to talk about, so I'll keep it short for you!

Tuesday was Zone Conference and it was as great as it always is! It was again all about working with members and how important it is that they utilize the natural events in their lives to invite others to feel of the Spirit and learn more about the Gospel. It was just a complete Revelatory Bomb! Thursday, we had a super awesome lesson with Norman and it makes me so happy because the past few lessons with Norman have actually been super productive. He's actually taking steps forward!

Also, Elder Gardner and I took some time that evening to learn how to do some family history so that way we'd actually be able to help out some investigators and recent converts with it. I now can see how people can get way into Family History. It was actually tons of fun! Friday was just so stressful! I don't know why, but I was just feeling super stressed. It also didn't help that we had dinner with a very staunch Catholic family and our spiritual thought afterwards didn't go so well, but it is what it is.

Saturday, we had a solid lesson with the Hainsworth's. We talked about the Restoration and they explained to us how they feel a strong need for a Prophet, especially in today's world! I wish we had more time to talk about how we do have modern-day Prophets, but we were short on time. I'm excited and hopeful to see how our next visit with them goes! Also, it was a bit interesting because outside their house, sitting on a chair was this little plant......and it ended up being a Marijuana plant....so yeah. Also, that evening we were able to help out with some service at this anniversary dinner and it was actually tons of fun! 

Anyways, that was pretty much the week. Nothing too crazy. I love you all and miss you and I'd love to hear from you! Have a fantastic week!

Also, go read Ether Chapter 12! Holy Cow! What an amazing chapter!

1- Shasta!!!

2- Zone Selfie

Elder Riley Schneiter
California Roseville Mission
3771 Greenhaven Lane
Redding, CA 96001

July 9, 2018

Hey Everyone! To be honest, these past couple weeks haven't been all that exciting, but I'll give you some of the short and sweet highlights!

Not last Monday, but the one prior, we went and hiked Whiskeytown Falls with the Zone Leaders and the Assistants.  It was super sweet.

 District Meeting has actually now changed to "District Council" and I'd like to say I like it tons more than before. Now, most of our time is spent discussing our investigators and how we can help them to progress towards baptism.  It now makes things much more exciting!

 2 Fridays ago, we were supposed to have our TIWI in our car replaced, so Elder Gardner and I waited, and waited and waited.... but the guy never showed up!  We just sat there for an hour and a half and nothing! A tad bit frustrating, but oh well. But on a good note, last Sunday was Sierra's Confirmation! t was so amazing!

Tuesday I went on an exchange with Elder Batchelor and it was a really good time! He's such a good man and we both are very similar in how we do missionary work.  It was great!

Wednesday, we celebrated the 4th of July by going to the Sundial Bridge and handing out some water bottles with the Zone Leaders. It was a pretty good success. Afterwards we just spent the evening watching the fireworks with them.

Thursday, we helped these old people out with some service and they offered to feed us dinner, so we were super excited! But I did smash my finger and that hurt a bit.

Saturday, we had a super solid lesson with TJ where we just re-established our purpose for our meetings and it went so well. We were able to find out what TJ is interested in learning and making changes in his life. It has rekindled the hope we had for him previously!

Ha-ha Funny story….. We were supposed to have a lesson with this family, but we showed up and their son answered the door and said they couldn't meet because his dad was in the back of the house giving himself a tattoo!  And then he walked out and said sorry for forgetting and he showed us what he was working on. It was interesting to say the least. 

Anyways, not much else to talk about. I guess the lesson I have learned these past couple weeks is just how powerful prayer is and how it really does work as we have the faith that Heavenly Father will answer our prayers! I've been praying so much lately, and it is what has kept me going and pushing through the good and the bad.

I love you all and I'm grateful for each and every one of you! Have a stellar week my friends!

Elder Riley Schneiter
California Roseville Mission
3771 Greenhaven Lane
Redding, CA 96001

June 4, 2018

Hey Everybody! Hope y'all are doing good! Holy Cow! All I can say is this past week was just a complete miracle! Heavenly Father pretty much grabbed the firehose and started raining down the miracles!

Tuesday we had Zone Conference and it was so great! It was weird because typically at Zone Conference there are multiple zones there, but at this Zone Conference it was just our zone.  It was super small, like only 20 missionaries, which was really weird for me, but it was still amazing! It was all about working with the members and how important they are to the work!

Wednesday was District Meeting and it was good, as usual. Later that day though we, along with our fearless District Leader, Elder Herman and Elder Batchelor, headed up to Weaverville for Oogie, Coby and Miley's Baptismal Interviews! They passed and that's all that matters! Also, The Zone Leaders came by that evening and we began our exchanges!

On Thursday, Elder Fernald came to our area for the exchange and it didn't go too terrible. We did a lot of service, which is always great! We had a lesson with Norman........that's about all the details I'll go into with that. But I had a great time with Elder Fernald! He's super fun and just hilarious so it was a good ol' time.

But Saturday was the day of just insane miracles! First and foremost, Oogie, Coby and Miley were all baptized! And the coolest thing about that, was Shawn, who was baptized last week, was able to baptize Oogie! It was so awesome to be able to witness that! I had the great privilege of baptizing Miley so that was so cool. The baptism was just amazing. The Spirit that accompanies a baptism is just so awesome! But many of the miracles came after the baptism. Some Elders in our zone brought an investigator to witness the baptism, and afterwards, they were talking with him and they were able to get him to commit to a day to be baptized! It was sweet. But that night, while we were in Weaverville, we met with Sierra, who was at the baptism, and we talked with her about it. Elder Semeatu and I were a bit concerned because Sierra's main fellowshipper had been telling her to wait because he felt she wasn't ready, but at that lesson, he came out and said to her, "Sierra, while I was sitting at the baptism, the Holy Ghost kept prompting me by telling me that you are ready!" And that had been Sierra's biggest reason for not already committing to baptism, so after that, we asked her to fast and pray, along with the Jones family about a date.

On Sunday Elder Semeatu and I were able to witness Oogie, Coby and Miley be confirmed. I was able to confirm Miley, so it was wicked awesome! After Sacrament though, Sierra came up to us and said, "Affirmative on June 30th!" So, after Church we met with her and discussed a date and she committed to June 24th! So, like I was saying, the baptism led to some insane miracles! Also, that evening we were able to meet with Jimmy Coats, a less active member and we committed him to come to church next week! As well, the Redding 2nd ward was dissolved, so they changed up a couple of the ward boundaries and changed the name of all the Wards, so now we cover the Sundial (1st), Mary Lake (5th), and Weaverville Wards!

Anyways, that was my week. I hope you all have a great week. I love and miss each and every one of you! I hope to hear from you so send me some emails! 💙

1: My good buddy Elder Powell!

2: Selfie with Our Fearless DL and the Batchelor

3: Baptism!!!!!!

Elder Riley Schneiter
California Roseville Mission
3771 Greenhaven Lane
Redding, CA 96001