June 29, 2015

ALOHA! Happy Birthday to the two things I love most this week! My Dad and America!!!

Happy Birthday Daddy-O this week! Holy...I cannot believe I am missing the big 5-0! haha Don't worry...we will party when I return! :) I love you more then ever and I couldn't ask for a better Daddy-o..One of my heroes! Thank you for changing my life! Make sure you stay dry and give them a run for their money..I believe you "still got it!" :) 

Temple Update- we have a sisters conference on the 8th for training on temple tours and prepping for that, a tour of the temple on the 13th, and then the real deal happens on the 17th! We are all so excited! I am worried about keeping up with all the people we are teaching and doing the temple tours... but I know the Lord will keep these people progressing and we will see miracles at the temple and in the roads! :) 

 

Exchanges for the day- Temple in background!

Transfers are this week! It is going to be a crazy transfer, President is bringing a lot of sisters into the zone because of the temple and traveling...so there will be 18 sisters in our zone...our poor zone leaders! haha There are 30 missionaries leaving this transfer (Sister Hunt and Goodstein included) but, there are 19 new Elders and 9 Sisters coming out so we will have a younger missionaries..which is great! They are perfect additions! I will miss Sister Tua greatly! She is truly one of my best friends! I cannot tell you the fun we have had and the miracles we have seen together!! Her ability to love is incredible! She is one big teddy bear!  President told her she would stay close to me so, she will be able to come back for all these baptisms that WE ARE GONG TO HAVE! haha! We are hoping this transfer will be the winner for a lot of these people we are teaching! :) 

Doug unfortunately did not get baptized but, I actually wasn't sad about it at all.... I know it will happen! He wants to be truly converted and he said he is almost there but now yet...it will happen. I will continue to do all I can and then I know the Lord will take care of it. Doug is the best! Just like a Grandpa to me!! :) 

Church was amazing this week! Wow...we had the 11 people at church! Sister Tua and I were ball babies because we were so humbled to be part of this miracles. The Dennis family all came and they are doing great! They have all committed to be baptized on August 8th...I literally love that family! They have all of my heart! The kids are ...ahhh... I just love them!  Patricia and William are doing great! They committed to live the WofW and LofC this week. Keli told us this week that she knows this church is true and she is down to 6 cigs a day...which is huge for her! She is doing incredible! Cherry is alive! We haven't seen her in forever because of the baby and everything and for a while we thought we lost her for good, but we saw her this week and she told us she realized how much she needs us and church in her life. She found out there was a difference! She said she was going to come to church next week! That was the happiest moment of my life! WHOO!  

As you can tell this week was soooooooooo great! I just pray every night that I can keep up with Crossroads miracles. This has literally been the best 3 months ever. There is so much work always to be done and it just feels comfortable to be here. These people are family. We call everyone Mama and Papa and everyone calls us their babies! :) haha One big happy family! I am so grateful!!

This weeks thoughts have been focused a lot on the principle of having a perspective. That is one of the things I have learned the most is God's vision and view of things. I know that is when true peace comes...when we see the way God sees them. I know God is in the details!!

I love you all! Have a great 4th of July! MY FAVORITE HOLIDAY! 

I love you! 

Its bell lap time....time to go hard. :) 

Love, 

Sister Clegg   

Lucus Oil Stadium

 

My Happy Birthday Sign from the girls on the wall :)

June 22, 2015

Greetings!

Wow...thank you everyone for your kindness and thoughtfulness. You are the best! Sounds like everyone is well!!! Redfish is a pretty hard place not to just be happy 24-7 --- 365! :)

This week was so great! Lots and lots of rain..it was a struggle staying dry this week but I counted it as one of God's Grace! I love the water! :) We have been so busy this week...Sister Tua and I were sitting in Relief Society this week and both were nodding our heads trying to stay awake...once we realized what we were doing we were dying laughing. This week has been a hopping, busy week! :) But, we are so grateful for people to teach and see!!It is rainy and humid but we are so happy!!

Peep update..

Oh man oh man....So, on Thursday we went and saw Patricia and William and they have come to church 3 times and they are being so stubborn about committing to a baptismal date. However the Lord soften their hearts so much this week, Patricia said she has never felt better in her entire life and how happy she was with her relationship with Heavenly Father, with her testimony and her prayers. She finally broke loose and said she would like to get baptized and William too! They are so sweet and humble! :)  Here they are in there 70's and striving to follow their Savior. They are working towards July 25th. The ward absolutely loves them! I don't blame them at all! :)

Oh my gosh......DOUG!!!!! Doug went over the "hump"  He received so many answers this week and we had so many powerful lessons this week with him!! He has committed to be baptized this Saturday and we are so excited! Sister Tua  and I were walking home from his appointment and we were just smiling and sooooo happy...(no one can explain the way those moments feel, but they are something compared to Heaven!!! We walked into our apartment and starting screaming and jumping around every where. In the words of Doug himself..."I made you work for it, didn't I?"  Yes... what a great day! :)

We found the most solid family in the entire world this week! Single mother...and 5 kids...they all came to church this week and oh my word, they have my whole heart. I love them dearly! Pray for the Dennis family. God is blessing us so very much, We don't deserve any of it, but I will strive to be a vessel. I tell you what...if anything has prepared me more for my mission ...specifically church..it would be waiting tables at Redfish!! (no lie!) Church is insanely busy but a happy busy and 500 million people need you and the gospel!!  Its just like waiting tables when it is busy...you smile and act like you are calm, and inside you are about to freak out! Right?

Man, my testimony has truly grown this week, in a lot of ways. God lives. God loves us. I know that He is in the details and that through the Saviors Atonement we are given ultimate hope. I know how powerful love is. I now know that God's love is the most important thing we can spread. His love provides hope, peace, joy, second chances, knowledge, strength, and life the way God intended it to be. 1 Peter 4:8 Charity is what is the most powerful. I love my Heavenly Father. I know He loves us, I know improvement and progression is possible because of love... more importantly His love.

I LOVE YOU! Thank you for your love. It is special to me! :) 

Have a great week! 

LOVE THE HECK OUT OF PEOPLE!

Love,

Sister Clegg 

June 15, 2015

Well..another week...they are slipping through my fingers.. I didn't mean to blink but... it is MONDAY AGAIN! :)

Sounds like you are all doing well and happy! 

This week was so super-duper!! :) All the weeks are...its pretty hard not to when you are wearing a name tag! :) We had Interviews with President, which was wonderful! He told me I would be finishing my mission in Crossroads, which I was so thankful for! I love this place and these people. Sister Tua is leaving at the end of the transfer..which makes me so sad..I LOVE THAT GIRL! She has taught me so many good things and we laugh our little heads off everyday. (I know that God has a sense of humor-because he watches Sister Tua and I go around preaching the gospel! :) I will treasure these two weeks we have together! :)

Waiting for Interviews

We also had Zone meeting and we showed our video again! haha!! I need to give it to Sister Cleveland so you can all see it! We went on exchanges with two companionships this week. Both were great! One was with my homegirl ...SISTER CRANDALL... My MTC companion! It was a party and it was good to be with her and see how much she has grown! It was blast! 

Church was awesome! We were blessed once again with 5 investigators at church! Patricia and William are doing soooo good! They are so faithful at being ready on time and then some members have been coming to help them in the car and then they come to church! Patricia said to me yesterday that she loves coming to church and that she is feeling so good. They are both in their 70's and are the cutest couple in the world! I love them so much! 

The adversary is bumping up his game with the temple. I can feel the goodness and the excitement in the air with the temple, but I also am seeing so much the adversary work so hard on these people. We are praying and working so closely with the members and investigators but man oh man...Satan is giving us his best shoot!  :) He is going down. 

Progress on the Investgators...everyone has their own little "hump" they are trying to get over now...but I don't doubt for a second they cant get over it. It is moments like these that make champion recent converts...they just need to be tough! 

It has been a  great week! Today we have another Volleyball tourny and we are coming in with a lot of "haters" so...we got a big game today! haha But, I believe that we will win! :) haha ill let you know!

Sister Tua and I were blessed with the opportunity to be able to speak in church yesterday and I was able to give my talk on Elder Oaks talk "Parable of the Sower" and I loved that talk! You all need to go and read it! Where are you grounded and how deep are your roots? I am thankful for the Savior of the World that made it possible for us to change soils if we need to, or just simply dig a little deeper!  I love My Savior and I am thankful for him! Helaman 5:12 :)

Love you! 

Love,

Sister Clegg  

June 8, 2015

Dearest loved ones!

What a week for you all! Harry..I am so happy for you! You are such a great kid...it will be fun to go home and see you pass the sacrament! :) Things like that are actually really what matter most!! 

This week was awesome! We had MLC this Friday and it was really good. Sister Tua and I had to give a training and we (us and the elders) made a song to mix it up a little and it was so fun! :) Sister Cleveland said she was going to put it on the facebook page...so be looking!  It is pretty funny... you will never imagine what I was...but I was the background dancer!  It is quite a sight to see!!  

MLC was so good....President is a wonderful man...he is such a coach!! Always knows how to fire us up! :) We have interviews with President this week and Zone meetings so that will be fun! :) 

The peeps are doing great! Cherry had her BABY!!!! :) We had 5 people at church this week and were incredibly blessed! 

I am sorry this is short...we have very little time...sorry! I love you all! You are the best! :) 

Love,
Sister Clegg


Letter 2:

Okay....we got more time...so I can get be a little more detailed!

It was a little delayed because we were sitting in the library and all of a sudden these two chicks just started beating each other up and then things got real!  It was intense...Sister Tua and I just sat there in awe....we are totally fine but, it got a little cra cra! :) whoo!!  #onlyincrossroads

haha wooo...okay I will try and welcome the spirit!! :) 

Saturday was a very pleasant surprise and I saw an Idaho number show up on our phone and I was driving and so Sister Tua answered it and a very familiar voice said..."Is Sister Clegg there?" Lone and behold it was President Boren! I about died! haha We made plans that night and we went out for pie...it was so special to see him and I was reminded so quickly how blessed I am to have a Branch President like him. He is such a good man and I am so thankful for that tender moment in time. That was an hour  I will never forget! :)

I love you all so much and I am so thankful for this gospel. It brings so much peace in a world full of craziness. I also am so thankful for being able to serve in Crossroads! I have seen some crazy things but, boy no one can beat the people here. They instantly love you and take you as one of their own. They are so incredibly humble and have huge hearts. I have and had lots to learn from these people. I love them and I am so thankful for what they are allowing me to become. I read a quote by CS Lewis this week that I absolutely loved... 

"Give me all of you!!! I don’t want so much of your time, so much of your talents and money, and so much of your work. I want YOU!!! ALL OF YOU!! I have not come to torment or frustrate the natural man or woman, but to KILL IT! No half measures will do. I don’t want to only prune a branch here and a branch there; rather I want the whole tree out! Hand it over to me, the whole outfit, all of your desires, all of your wants and wishes and dreams. Turn them ALL over to me, give yourself to me and I will make of you a new self---in my image. Give me yourself and in exchange I will give you Myself. My will, shall become your will. My heart, shall become your heart.”

Our purpose is pretty simple. It is to allow Christ to kill the natural man. Let that part go and give it all to our loving Heavenly Father. He can create more than we could have imagined, its just are we willing to let go of the one thing that halts our progression. The natural man. As the good old folks from crossroads say.."Let go, and Let God" 

 I love you all. I know Christ can transform us all. I have seen it... I have experienced it...and continue to everyday. 

Love you! 

Love  

Sister Clegg  

June 1, 2015

A tan not a sunburn!!!

(The title of my letter is that because we decided to "weekly plan" outside this week and well...the sun is bright and the morning is .......hot. (Dad you will get that reference.) haha but...lets just say I got a little burnt and tracing for the rest of the week was a pleasant experience!! :)  We also found out that sister tua doesn't burn, she just gets darker! :) 

Happy Birthday this week to Bey Bey, and Austy roo! I love you both more then ever! You both are such wonderful influences in my life....how did I get so lucky to have you both?

Ummm Where do I start? It was such a good week! We literally had such a solid day...every day! We were so blessed...we found so many new investigators and lots of really good lessons! 

Favorite miracle of the week- So, we went on exchanges on Wednesday and I was with Sister Clayson in Crossroads..and we were on our way to teach one of our investigators name Patricia, she is so sweet. She is 68 and her hubby is in a wheelchair and can hardly speak. We found them tracking and they are just so sweet. Patrica the whole time we have been teaching her has said that "she knows the things we are teaching are true" but, she said she would not convert. so we had been over there like 4 times and this time it was basically just to 'make it" of "break it"... so I was basically telling Sister Clayson that we were going to drop her. Well...Heavenly Father made me eat my words! haha I loved it! :) We went and taught her and invited her to church and she said she wasn't sure because of William (her hubby) and this whole time I didn't even think William could talk and he put up his head and said that he wanted to go to church!!! Well, you first should have seen our faces but then second seen Patricias! She was so surprised and was so happy! She said they would both love to! So we came and helped them both into their car on Sunday morning and  they followed us to church and they both stayed for all three hours. William with the few words that he specks said he wanted to come next week! :) Whoo! It was awesome!! :) 

Update on peeps-

Cherry was supposed to be baptized this weekend but the doctor told her they are inducing her on Thursday....so that maybe a little delayed! haha I guess iI cant be too mad about her having a baby right? We also got to hold her snake this week and that was the creepiest thing in the world! Cherry is going to let us watch the snake be fed tomorrow....ewww...;0

Keli- doing great..she was smoking 20 cigs a day...we have got her down to 10..so there is some progression. Pray for her....

Doug, Zach, Izzy, JT, and shekila are all doing great....moving right along. 

We also got to go to 'Mormon Night" at the Indians Baseball game with our ward mission leader on Saturday night! That was really fun....the game got delayed because it started pouring raining!  It was really fun! 

Some temple dates...Lots of you are asking... Open House will be from July 17th through August 8th ..the dedication on the 23rd. The youth are working on their celebration dance and we were just told that the sister missionaries are going to be able to do some tours and be really involved in the temple open house. I am so glad because I am close to the temple so I hope I will be used a lot!:)

Well, This week was one of the best weeks ever! I just thought about so many times how blessed I was and how thankful I am to be a missionary. I wish you all could see the way the Lord prepares people when there is a temple being built. Less actives, actives, and nonmembers. His work is hastening and He is preparing people to except the gospel. I am just "showing up" and He is doing the rest! how thankful and grateful I am! :) 

I love you all! Have a wonderful week of June! Go share the gospel with someone! :) 

JOHN 8:29 

Love,

Sister Clegg