August 18, 2014

To the ones I love more then I could ever say!

Wow...what a week for the family! As I read your emails my heart sunk and I could barely stand sitting in that library chair, but as I continued reading and found out everyone was okay.  I immediately said a prayer of gratitude and was filled with comfort. Thank you for your faith. I know that miracles do not happen unless there is faith there. So Brenny and Al I know that you have faith. Continue to grow in your faith. I love you so much and can not tell you how thankful I am that you two are okay. I love the mission but... hearing things like that scared the heck out of me!!!! BE SAFE!!!!!

I understand Miss Ash Clegg is home! Welcome Home Ash! Brookie...Congratulations! Wow! I cannot believe...another one bites the dust!! Cass and I decided we are thankful we will be there for each other's wedding..since everyone else is getting married!!!! haha!! I am happy for you Brookie...I just wish I could be there! :) 

What a week!! We had so many good things! We continue to find people who are ready for the gospel! We got 6 new investigators and they all happened in such miraculous ways! We are teaching so many right now!  I have LOVED it! I find that I love my days so much better when I get to teach as much as possible! There is no greater joy!!!! 

Miracle- So the Indiana Missionaries have been practicing a "church tour" for about three months now. There is certain art work involved with pictures in the church...it it a script we have had to memorize and it is just AWESOME! Any how....we are just starting to give them! We finally have all the art work in all the chapels!! (It has been a huge project!) So, we gave a tour to Vicky. (A part member family...husband is less active) and as we were giving the tour...we got to the baptismal font and gave a restoration lesson and committed her to be baptized at the end! She accepted and was so sweet! I will never forget the spirit that was there that day! Wow...church tours are incredible and so inspired! We have 6 tours of the church lined up for this week with new investigators and less active members! They are so special! President Cleveland is a very inspired man! 

I don't have a ton of time because I had to read every email to make sure Brenny and Alex were okay! But this week we are going to the Chicago temple with a member! I am so excited! It is going to be a blast! 

Mom and Dad! Happy Anniversary! I can not tell you how much you both mean to  me and the best friends you are in my life! I will continue to pray so much for you and the family! I love you! 

I love you all! I know that God lives and answers prayers through other people.  I can not tell you how many times we ran into people this week who truly NEEDED the gospel!!  I am grateful to be a instrument! I know that the Lord works through the weak and simple. I love you and please be safe! Have a great week getting married, sitting on the couch (because your toe is currently not fully attached), working out in the fields with a little bump on your head, answering phones in that cute little front desk, and eating sand covered ice cream cones- the Harry way! :) LOVE YOU! 

Love, 

Sister Clegg the 3rd (I have decided I will always be the third...Ash you will always be the 1st and Cass...2nd!) Once a sister missionary always a sister missionary! :)

(For those not understanding all of this letter...)

Brennen had an accident at work on Tuesday late afternoon. He took a chain saw to left toe. He experienced a true miracle in being able to keep his toe. He went through a 2 hour surgery in Ketchum. They sewed two tendons together on the top of his toe, the chain saw had missed the artery, sewed the jagged skin somehow back together and now has a pin in his toe. He needs to wear a surgery boot and have the pin in for 3-4 weeks. Turns out you REALLY need your big toe for balance and walking etc! Who knew he would be so blessed to keep it!? They always wear chaps and protective eye wear when using the chainsaws...but he did not have steal toed boots on. He will be getting them now for sure!!! Lessons learned and miracles felt!! 

On Thursday morning our family had been camping with Jeff's parents around the corner from our cabin. I got up with Alex when he left for work at 6am and got in the car and had prayer with him before he left. He went to work from 6:30-9am and was heading home. He fell asleep driving on the way home. He was going 65 mph on cruise control. He went off to the right, over corrected, and went sideways across the road to the left. He then went airborne and landed sideways into a large willow bush and the creek. He then jumped the creek in his car again and landed on the other side of the creek and landed into another willow bush. When he "came to" he was in the backseat of the car with his left leg up on the drivers seat. The drivers seat had broken and was laying flat on the backseat. He thought he had put his seat belt on before he left..but he had not. How he lived and survived is a true miracle. He climbed out of the broken window and began walking up to the road. Coincidentally (not a coincidence) a friend of his from Jerome, Parker Sheer, was driving past on the way to work on a house for work that day up here in Stanley. He recognized Alex walking onto the road and immediately pulled over. When Jeff and I arrived to the accident - the ambulance, fire crew, etc. with lights flashing were all there. (a parents nightmare) Alex was in the ambulance getting checked over to make sure he was okay. Jeff took him to Ketchum and he had a CT scan to make sure he was okay especially with his concussion history with basketball....but he basically has a small bump on his head and a small mark on his back....that is it. I am speechless. We have been reminded of the protecting hand of our Heavenly Father. We remain on borrowed blessings. We have learned many lessons and have been very humbled by Heavenly Fathers love for His children.