December 29, 2014

Wow!

That was the best week of my life! Christmas was so special and being able to talk to you all was the best! I will truly never forget that day. The Birth of Christ!! What a meaningful holiday to me!!

We were able to find 2 new investigators this week...YES!!! AND WHO GO TO PURDUE! Oh man! We went tracking and guess who opened up those wonderful Indiana doors? Two students! Heavenly Father is the BEST!!! :) We taught both of them twice already and both committed to be baptized if they found out if it were true! It was a wonderful miracle! We then had exchanges and found 2 new investigators with the sisters as well! BOY --- I LOVE MISSIONARY WORK! :)

I just want to bear my testimony about the Love I have for my Savior and Father in Heaven. I know that without them I am nothing. I really do know that, and they make up everything good in this life. I know that Christ's grace is sufficient. To heal, to give hope, to feel joy, to purify, to sanctify! Heavenly Father, I know, knows us by name and cares for us!! They both contain all the compassion in the entire world and I hope one day to have a sliver of the love they have for us.

I love you and am thankful for this week! I am excited to go to work! Holidays were fun but, its time to invite people to come unto Christ! :)

OFF TO A NEW YEAR....I wonder what miracles are ahead?? I love you! :)
Love,

Sister Clegg

December 22, 2014

WOW! 

Holy...I can't wait to talk to you! I am sorry but time is very short today....but I will call on Wednesday to figure out a time for Thursday! 

This week was a wonderful week! Campus is dying down but...God continued to show forth his miracles. Wednesday night we had a group of less actives and recent converts all come get frozen yogurt. We had a wonderful time and everyone was fellow shipping each other really well! Miracle is though that two friends came with our less actives! So, as we began to talk we started talking about what were some Christmas traditions we all had and the conversation naturally turned towards "He is the Gift" video. So, there were are in a frozen yogurt place and our less active pulled out her phone and started to play the video. The shop all of a sudden turned silent and everyone's attention was on the video. The spirit entered immediately and there were quite a few tear filled eyes. We talked about Christ for a while following the video and left with two different return appointments as a result. The Lord is mindful of our goals despite finals week! :)

 Ivy did not get baptized which was sad... but one thing I have learned is you can not let those things affect you...you have to keep pressing forward. 

Ivy wanted to wait just a little longer. She bore very sincere testimony of the gospel and knows it is true she just worried about rushing a little. So, she is going to get baptized after Christmas break! She is truly the best! I love her! :) Pray she will be safe over break! We are going to skype her and continue teaching her! :) When we talk over the phone I will tell you more about her! :) 

I love you all and can not wait to see and hear your voices! WOOOOOOO!

I love you! 

Love,

Sister Clegg the 3rd

December 15, 2014

HELLO MY PEOPLE FROM THE WEST! 

Sounds like it is crunch time for school and all that good old Christmas Traditions...I saw the picture of Elfy that McCall sent.....He is going kind of crazy this holiday year ugh!? :) So dang cute!  Sipping syrup in the pantry- what an elf!

My week went really well! Watson received the priesthood and he cannot wait to pass the sacrament next week! We are also going to get him started on Family History because we just got the word that we can go to the temple with a recent covert if they have family names! (Boy the church is smart!) So, we are really hoping to be able to go do baptisms over the break! :) 

Ivy is doing awesome and she passed her interview and will being baptized this Friday at 11 am right after her final! :) WHOOO! I am so excited for her!!! She doesn't get much better! SHE IS SO EXCITED! BOY LIFE IS GOOD! We were very blessed this week and Peng, Ivy, and Brian all came to church! Also, we put Erica (girl from the soccer team) on a baptismal date and she is progressing really well! :) 

We had the coolest personal contacting experience this week! Brother Garner (The institute teacher here on campus) really helped us out in this regard!!  We were able to set up a hot chocolate stand on the corner of the Institute Building and we had a members computer and just played and replayed  "He is the Gift!" It was awesome! There were so many people flocking for something warm to drink! Sister Hunt and I were having a hard time keeping up! It was a huge success and we are excited to do it again soon! :) We were able to talk to almost 15 students within an hour and we got a lot of new investigators!  I LOVE THE CHRISTMAS SEASON! :) All these people want to meet after Christmas break though so that makes it a little weird and hard to wait...but, that is okay! God got them once...He can do it again! :) 

Well, this is going to be a GOOD week! We have Mission Conference! (Yes...the WHOLE mission is getting together!!! ) and guess who has to speak........?? Ya......this is so awkward. Pray for me!! I am so excited to see everyone in the mission though...It really is Christmas! :) 

Speaking of Christmas... Read 1 Nephi 11:18-24 and read how Nephi feels the Christmas spirit! :) :) 

I love you and I just want to let you know.........I GET TO TALK TO YOU IN 10 DAYS!!!!!!!! 

I love you and am praying for you always! :)

Love,

Sister Clegg 

Our Hot Chocolate Day!!

(This is an email we got from the Institute Teacher at Purdue University...so sweet!)

Hi,

                My name is Ryan Garner and I am an Institute teacher and director at Purdue (West Lafayette Institute of Religion). I just wanted to send you a note to let you know how grateful we are to have your missionary serving here. They have been in my home , I see them nearly every day, and am so very grateful for their goodness! They are consistent in their efforts to share the gospel and are blessing many lives. They recently set up a hot cocoa stand and played “He is the Gift” and interacted with students going to and from campus. It was a joy to watch! I am attaching a picture here and will send a couple of additional pictures in separate emails so that the data is not overwhelming to your email box. We love them and understand why you do too!

With Gratitude for your sacrifice in preparing and sending them,

Ryan T. Garner

West Lafayette Institute of Religion

and Northern Indiana Coordinator

208-739-6733

December 8, 2014

Note from Mom first:
If you would like to send Mikesell something for Christmas- here is an address for you!!!

Mailing Address:
Sister Mikesell Clegg
Indiana Indianapolis Mission 
1980 E. 116th Street Suite 200
Carmel, Indiana 46032
United States 

Her email is mikesell.clegg@myldsmail.net if you want to drop her a line!!!


Hello My family! 

How are you all? You all sound like Basketball and the seasonal activities are keeping you busy! That is so great! I am so happy for Torrey and Andy that they got baptized this last weekend! They made the best covenant in the world! :) I am so proud of them! Baptism means so much more to me now - what a special day! :)

Uncle Alan- Happy Birthday tomorrow! I hope you have a wonderful day! I love you with all my heart and I miss you! I pray for you and your family every single day. You have influenced my life in more ways then I could say. You are the best "Uncle Dad" there is! :) 

Boy...May I just say this was one of the most rewarding weekends of my mission!? The spirit was overwhelming and it was humbling to think how the Lord and Heavenly Father are willing to bless us with as much as He has! :) Watson got baptized on Saturday and that was soooo special!! The spirit there was undeniable and he bore his testimony at the end. He talked about how he knows this church is true because of the Book of Mormon and "our eyes".  He said the "eyes don't lie" in his cute Asian accent! It was so sweet! He could see the light of Christ and he really does shine with it now! :) Love that!

Watson, Sister Hunt, and I

Another miracle was that Ivy came to the baptism and she is sooooo excited for her baptism now! :) She is incredible! She was perfect from day one! She is getting baptized this coming Friday. Sister Hunt and I found her together and she never has had Word of Wisdom issues, and fell in love with The Book of Mormon instantly! She truly was what missionaries pray for! She was rubbing her cheeks because her face hurt from smiling so much! Talk about someone receptive to the truthfulness of the gospel!

We then continued to be blessed and had three investigators come to church! Ivy, Katie, and Peng. All are doing great! We had some wonderful miracles! I cannot speak really about the way I feel but, I just want to say I know God knows us and loves us, with such an unconditional love. He blesses us when we do what we are supposed to! We truly have been given a "gift" and I know that the ultimate gift is Jesus Christ. There is not a day that I am not influenced by that gift! I hope I can be the best "receiver" of the gift and take good care of what has been given. I love My Savior, He is my everything!!! I love you all and am so thankful for you! You are incredible and I love and miss you! Thank you for your prayers and thoughts! I can feel them and they are working! :)

Love you! 

Love, 

Sister Clegg the 3rd

P.S.

Answer to your question- Over Christmas break we will be assigned to our sister's areas during the break...we have clearance to come back and forth to teach the students that will still be here but, we are mainly going into the other sisters areas. (Back to good old TRACKING!!) haha!! I love it and can't wait!!

December 1, 2014

Hello everyone!

Sounds like your Thanksgiving was incredible! I am so glad to hear that! Everyone looked happy and full of life in the pictures! Papa you deserved everything that happened! You are truly an incredible person and how I got you as my Papa..I will  never know!! I continue to ask myself questions like that every single day...Why me?...How come I am so blessed?? None the less, I realize I am so blessed and am grateful! I too must give!!

This week was wonderful! It was a little slower but, we continue to personal contact on campus and find the ONLY people on campus and work as hard as the amount of people would allow us too! :) We actually had three investigators come to church though and so we were very blessed in that regard! We are progressing with a lot of people and we are excited for another transfer that we get to stay together!  Watson is getting baptized this Saturday! He is incredible! One of my favorites! YAY! Ivy came to church for the first time and then Peng and Dominic did as well. Dominic is still there...we are just letting him have his agency on everything! (Which is really hard for "pleasantly persistent" little Sister Clegg) But, we are just letting him go and go as he pleases ...as we love him and let him come to know truth!!

 I just want to bare my testimony on the power of the Atonement. I have a talk I want you all to read "His Grace is Sufficient" By Brad Wilcox. It will change your life and give you a great perspective  on the Atonement! I know that Jesus Christ is everyones Savior. I know that all things that seem unfair or wrong can be made right! He is the gift! He is the hope! He is the only way!  I love Him very much. I know he is my best friend. He knows how to succor his people. I love Him and I love my Heavenly Father!

I love you all!

Alex and Brenny good luck in your bball games! Alex dunk it for me will ya?? Brenny try to not to rip your jersey because of your muscles....(You did win best bod ya know!)

Love you!

Love, 

Sister Clegg

P.S.  ALSO EVERYONE --- WATCH "HE IS THE GIFT!"   :) (Mormon message!)