Jan. 25th, 2016 New surroundings!

Hey!

It has been a pretty good week. Leaving Ardmore was WAY harder than I thought it would be, there are so many people that I just love so dearly there. Leaving was quite insane. I have attached a few pics of people that I LOVE LOVE. I got here on Wednesday and just died at how beautiful campus is. It is such a strange thing to be on a campus with SO many people my age.

We did a booth this week on campus and it was FRIGID outside. Super funny though because there was a guy that Sister Liddell asked to take the survey and he said "Oh no sorry, it is too cold" yet he was HOLDING his jacket. Dumbest excuse ever. It was a lot of fun though. It has been pretty cold but we have managed to bundle up real good.

Last night we did a thing called Ward prayer at the Institute. We were able to get together as a ward (like 30 of us :p) and pray for a bunch of things as a group. It was a really neat bonding experience. Everyone here has welcomed me in so well and I am really excited to be here. I hope everything is going well for everyone!

Love,

Sister Engelbrecht

Jan. 18, 2016 There is no growth in the comfort zone

Hello everyone,

Remember how I had said a few months ago that Heavenly Father pushes you as far as you can go and let a little more so that we have to rely on him? I definitely experienced that this week. ​There was some things that happened in our area with investigators that made things very sticky and we had to be very careful how we handled it. Along with that we blew most of our miles for the month between us and the elders, so we are pretty much a bike area with 20 miles a day. It has been very difficult. In other areas can I just say that communication is KEY. It has been pretty emotionally exhausting. I gave a talk this weekend and I think it went okay and we also got transfer calls. SOOO....needless to say I have really been leaning on the Savior to guide me minute by minute. Sometimes that is all we can do. 

On the brighter side I am being transferred this Wednesday to Oklahoma State University in the singles ward. I am so excited to go back to another singles ward and it will be a good place to probably end my mission. Sister Cook is pretty nervous to take over the area and so we are trying to tie a lot of loose ends. I feel like we just moved but looks like I am packing again.......I used to like to pack....USED TO is the key word there. I just have to much stuff! 

Sunday was fantastic! Finally Willie was able to come to church and Michael and Chelsea came as well. It was amazing to look out in the congregation and see three investigators that God has blessed me with. WOw.... I am in awe of His love. 

The pics below are Michael and Chelsea, the SNOW this week, and Sarah and Willie <3

Hope you have a great week :) LOVE YOU all

Sister Engelbrecht

Jan. 4, 2016 I am not in charge~

Family and friends,

Our email time has become limited to an hour now and so it is really hard to tell you everything I want to and respond to all of your emails, I promise I will get around to it, it just might take longer so I am sorry!!! 

This week was a huge miracle for so many reasons. Talk about reigning in the new year! We were able to start teaching 3 new people. 

Meet Anna she is a single woman about age 20-23. She is so prepared and really loves the Savior. As we have taught her she has just been "getting it". She keeps texting us saying she is so excited to see us again. We were able to set a baptism date with her. 

Meet Michael and Chelsea. They are in their early 20's and have a baby boy. We met with them yesterday and it was very clear that the spirit was directing that lesson not us. I love when you get into a lesson and the spirit tells you to teach something different than you planned all together. They also accepted baptism. It is just so neat to see that the gospel really does touch people of all different backgrounds. 

Okay the coolest thing of all!!! Sarah our less active who's fiance is taking the lessons, came to church and bore her testimony!!! She probably hasn't been to church in several years. It was the coolest thing to see her walk in. The spirit from all of the less actives at church yesterday was INCREDIBLE. It just reminds me that we are all a part of Christ's fold.

I am so grateful that this really is the Lords work!!! I am not in charge and as soon as I realize that I feel like the miracles happen. We are so insignificant in our amount that we can give to God but he magnifies every bit. 

We checked on so many referrals this week and had a blast!!! Went out to the far ends of our area which is always so great!! Even got a marriage offer by the guy selling honey on the side of the road. He gave us a not that said:

"Hi, I am Bill Morgan. A good man. (thats the best part) I am 78. I need a wife. 18-38 and 115 lbs to 135 lbs (well I already don't fit the regulations :p) I have lots of pretty stuff, lipstick and clothes, women things.......laaaady adaaaaady da. 

It was the funniest thing!!!! I wasn't looking for that kind of honey. 

Thought y'all would enjoy that. Hope your week goes well <3

Lots of love,

Sister Engelbrecht