Ohh Bruddah Please, make me happy!!

So this week was long, I was out of my area for a long time but that is ok. So I will explain the title later, that happened Saturday, anyways...lots of exchanges this week, we exchanged with ASL South, I went with Elder Bird, down south, went to Federal Way and Auburn and really just tried to contact a bunch of people, no one really answered and if they did they were not interested but we tried our best and that is what matters!! ASL South is weird though, everything up there is so spread out, up north it isn't as much. But we had dinner Tuesday night with the Forsyths, Tom and Tami I think are there names and they were so shocked that it was me, they know you Mom and Dad and they were asking all these questions about the branch and all the deaf people and stuff...But it was cool, they don't really remember me though, they moved when I was like 3 they said, so they remember Manda and Kenny and Autumn but not the rest of us. So that was cool. Thursday was Zone Conference and it was just the best!!! Answers to questions and concerns I had, and a lot that I didn't have, zone conference is the best and the AP's Elder Smith and Elder Fatani are the bomb! Elder Smith shared a thought about becoming missionaries who are all in to the work. I was interpreting and I just felt the spirit so strong as I signed what was being said, It was beautiful!! So cool, goosebumps all over the place! Elder Fatani is from New Zealand! The North island, but he is soooo cool, super awesome! Friday we had a lesson get cancelled which is a big bummer but we went finding instead, and then we exchanged with the zone leaders, Elder Sandstrom and Elder Felipe, so we all stayed in the ZLs apartment and then headed seperate ways in the morning, but Elder Sandstorm is going home soon and he went with Elder Hess to our investigator in Sumas, while Elder Felipe and myself stayed in Lake Forest Park, Elder Felipe is from the Phillipines and he knew Tyler Haws haha, he was like Lone Peak? Did you know Tyler Haws? and I was like uhh no hes super old haha, but we talked about basketball, Anywho we went to visit a Filipino member named Nicasio, he used to be homeless but he got an apartment and now he tries to help out homeless people and lets them stay there a while, but anyway, we went and Elder Felipe asked about a homeless girl and her boyfriend that Nicasio let stay there, and Nicasio said "oh they're gone, they come around asking to stay here every once in a while but I don't let them, they keep asking for their dope things back." and when he says dope he actually means dope, he pulled out a spoon they used for heroine and their needles, and we were like Nicasio! Why in the world do you still have those??? Throw those out! He was like, Oh yeah thats a good idea ahaha. So I was like a foot from two heroine needles...crazy. And then he wouldn't let us leave until we took some money from him and he has an accent so he was like "Oh bruddas please, make me happy! If you don't take my money I will cry!! Bruddas make me happy please!!" It was so funny, I love Nicasio. But that was good Sunday was good, we had dinner with a family with a deaf son, the Potters, they honestly look super familiar...but I don't know if I know them or not. but that was cool, we had a visit with the Youngs, one of the members told me their daughter, who is in her sign language class, came up to her and told her that her parents want to go to church! So we went to their house and talked with them, it was way good!! 

Anywho, I know that Jesus Christ lives! and He loves us all! Read the Book of Mormon and pray daily and your life will be blessed!! I know that this church is run by modern day prophets and I cannot wait to hear what they have to say next month! It is going to be awesome! Listen to their council! They are some of the smartest men on this planet!

Love you all so much!

-Elder Schoemig

ps sorry no pictures this week, it was super smoky and gross anyway, but love you all!!