Editing Nico's Youth Group Years (section)

=== December 10, 2021: Meeting Adam and Arthur ===
On his third visit, Nico met two individuals who would become significant in the years ahead: Adam, who would later become one his closest friend and Arthur.

However, around this time Nico experienced an early spiritual struggle. He did not feel God. He was skeptical, and this skepticism led to doubt—he thought that if this was real, he should feel something. The emotional displays around him—the charismatic expressiveness, the raised hands, the tears, the apparent spiritual experiences—struck him as performative rather than genuine. His conscience told him it was manufactured. He recognized what he would later call "the show" for what it was. Rather than pursuing this discomfort, he dismissed it and moved on. The struggle was brief. 

But from there you could say Nico started to attend the youth group meetings, every friday, regularly. And his confidence was just building and building.