Hello all!

 

 First of all! who knew going on a mission meant all of my friends would be getting married!!!!! Thankfully I have some friends on missions so at least they have sworn there life to live like a nun for awhile so I dont come home the only single person! Okay I will stop ranting :) Congrats to my wonderful kindred spirit friend Jessica Tolman. I wish you and Walt the best!!!!!!! 

    Well the cold snap of -40 has finally left the north! I seriously was about to go and crawl into an igloo and freeze to death. But now its only -10 and I am so happy! 

   This week was a great week for me and a rough one for my companion. She was sick all week so we had to take lots of breaks so that she could start feeling better. So it stunk for her, but it was great for me. I got to do so much studying and catching up on everything! I loved it! 

   My new companion is Sister MaCmillan she is from Canada and is so funny! she has been on her mission for 16 months and is a fantastic missionary. I still my Sister Shelley but its awesome to still grow and learn new things! 

   My wonderful investigator Debbie that accepted baptism is doing wonderful! she has read the entire Book of Mormon! in 2 months!!!!! She sure puts me to shame! the work here is Vanderhoof is still wonderful! even though this is a small town we are always finding people to teach and the ward here is absolutely amazing! I feel like I have my home away from home here! 

   Funny story time :) The 2 wards in our town had a Valentines dance together and tons of non members go and investigators and less actives. So we went and had a blast. Of course we are not allowed to dance (depth of despair) but we got to see all the old people dance the polka and have fun. But as we were talking to the youth I started to hear a rumor going around that one of the boys had a crush on me. haha So basically I am a big deal to the 15 year old boys up in the north. Who knew I needed to become a sister missionary and move to the frozen tundra to make a boy think I was cute. Thats its I'm moving to Canada! haha Nah I love my arctic circle and taco bell. Oh and my family :)

Well I hope everyone has a wonderful week I love you all!!!!

CTR

xoxo

sister emmaline neubert

Changes

Well I am sure you can tell by the heading that there has been some changes up north in Vanderhoof. Sister Shelley got the Transfer call, I am now the District leader and she was moving down to the warm and sunny island! We were freaking out, we didn't want to leave each other but I knew my kindred spirit Sister Shelley needed to spread her wings and fly to a new area!

    So then it turned into madness trying to pack all of her belonging and stuff them into my suitcases. But we finally got everything ready to go all we needed were flight plans down south so I could pick up my new companion. So we get to the day that we are supposed to fly out and the AP's call us as we are getting ready to leave out apartment and tell us that Sister Neubert is no longer flying down. We died! So we scrambled to get all of her belongings to fit.  Too bad sister Shelley loves to read and had to leave behind some books. Eventually we got everything to fit and I had to send my little mission mother on her way. It was like saying goodbye all over again at home. It was horrible. So I spent the next 3 days with a temp companion that got left behind also. It was kind of nice because we just combined both of our areas and come up with a game plan!

    Eventually I got my new companion and she has been out for 16 months and seriously so funny! We have only been together for 3 days but I have to really try to focus because I could just talk to her all day long! Oh and she is a real Canadian. :)

   Vanderhoof is doing great it was a really crazy week having 3 different companions and trying to come up with a game plan when I was so used to my trainer helping me with everything. I guess I need to put on my big girl pants (skirt) and learn!

   I am super nervous to be a district leader! All of the sisters have been out for 6 months or 16months. Its insane, and I am over here like "oooh I just got trained" But the Lord has a plan for me and so I am just going to let him shape me into whatever he wants!

   I hope everyone has a great week in nice warm weather. Don't worry its only been -40 this week!!!! So we have had to do a lot of in and out visits because our little toes would freeze off if we stayed out all day! My new companions first day she literally thought she was going to die! she had been down on the island so it was like +6 when she left only to come to -40. She thought her whole body had turned into a sheet of ice! So I taught her how to dress warmly!

I hope everyone has a great week. God loves you

CTR

xoxo

Sister Emmaline Neubert

Grateful

Oh what a week it has been. This has for sure been the fastest week of my entire mission. We are coming up on the end of this transfer so we will see if anything is changed around this week. But I can smell change in the air.

   Well first of all my mother would be so proud of me. I am have become a little Betty Crocker since being on my mission. The crock pot is my new best friend. I make Sister Shelley suffer though my cooking at least once a week because I need to learn how to cook or else my family in the future will starve. But this last week I made flippin chicken cordon blue! Yea Betty Crocker from DA HOOF!

   So this week we were out driving around and as missionaries someone has to back the driver up whenever they are reversing. (its looks unbelievable ridiculous!) So Sister Shelley was backing up on a super steep driveway going down. I told her to stop and she new it was going to be kind of tricky to get out so she revved the gas to go fast enough up. But then she was still in reverse! Obviously I didn't die. But it scared me half to death. So then I go back to get in the car and she is shaking. She started going off about how that scared her 1/2 to death. So then I looked at her and said " you think your scared! I almost died!!!" So then we had a laugh.

   This week has been one of the colder weeks. It was -25c all day everyday. But I feel so much more prepared this cold spill then when I first got here. Thanks to all of my hand and feet warmers! (thanks grandma Jepsen) It was just crazy because we would be in the car for seriously 30sec and the windows would stat frosting over. I have no idea why people live in this cold. But they obviously need to be taught by sister shelley and neubert. 

   Last night we went to go and visit one of our investigators and she is 17 and super into drugs, smoking, drinking and her boyfriend in is 28! She spent all of her grocery money on tobacco this week to make her own cigarettes. its just a really sad situation. Sister Shelley and I just see her once a week and remind her that her Heavenly Father loves her and that she should keep praying. Last night we left and I seriously feel so spoiled for the life I have. My friends and family. Where my hardest decision in the day is deciding whose door to knock on. All I have to say is thank you mom and dad for not being crack heads and teaching me that I am worth something!

   This Gospel teaches people that they are loved and that they have worth to their Heavenly Father. People that read this email. Promise me that you will never forget that you are loved!!! 

   Alright well enough with the sappy. I hope you all have a great week. I love you all!!!!!

CTR

xoxo 

Sister Emmaline Neubert

3 months!

Well its true. I have been serving for 3 months now! I cant believe its already been 3 months. Its been the longest/ shortest/ most spiritual 3 months of my whole life!

This week was an eventful week. The weather here in Vanderhoof was raining, freezing rain, snowing, foggy and just muddy. I dont know if its because of all the weird weather or just the smog in the air or my body being super duper tired but I got sick this week and so we ended up being able to stay inside for a whole day just so I could rest and get my body better. It was seriously amazing! I am pretty sure I slept 14 hrs that day. I was in heaven!!!!! So then the next day I was ready to go! my brain and body were so rested it was wonderful!

I had the opportunity to go on exchange in Prince George this week and it was awesome. They have a giant mill there and they call it a "pulp" mill. I of course not knowing anything about mills thought it was a mill that did something with orange juice "pulp" No, its nothing like that kind of pulp. It is paper. and it smells like the place is burning who knows what all. day. loooong. So the town is a Stanky! 

Something I have discovered is that Canadians don't like to wear a shirt. Ever! Even when it gets to -30 outside they still open the door shirtless and listen our message. They don't even shiver! They must have some polar bear blood in them! Oh they also all have the Canadian flag or the Maple leaf tattooed over there heart. Its just so darn patriotic :)

Sometimes I feel like the north is like the south in America. Its where the accents come out, T-shirts and shoes are optional and you only need 3 teeth to chew :) I love it!

I have always wanted to live in a place that is like the south. Who knew I would need to go to the north of Canada to finally live in a place like this!

Well I learned lots of lessons this week and I am striving to be a better missionary everyday! BC Canada is seriously exploding in missionary work and I am so happy to be part of this amazing work! I love all of you!!

CTR

Sister emmaline neubert

Believe

Some funny stories for everyone this week.

So to start things off Sister Shelley and I were out knocking on some doors one night and we came to this house that had some lights on and we didn't have a bad feeling and there was a truck in the driveway with fresh snow tracks. So we go up and knock on the door and no one answered. Then we (NOT CREEPILY!) look in the window right by the door and we see that the house is under construction and no one was inside. So as we are walking down the drive way we see footprints that lead from the truck straight into the woods and then they disappear! Basically I felt like Jacob Black was chilling in the trees watching us. So I freaked Sister Shelley out and we started running down the driveway :)

(for Noah) Later this week we were out talking to people on the street and we passed the high school and the students were out playing ultimate Frisbee. I thought of my brother right off the bat. But then I saw that they were running weird. We got closer and we noticed they were wearing snow shoes! Seriously only in Canada is the snow to deep to play ultimate Frisbee on normal ground! Noah you would probably die and go to heaven!

On Thursday we were out talking to people and we knocked on this door and I introduced myself. So when sister Shelley went to introduce herself she had this super confused look on her face like she didn't understand something. But she told me later on that I told him MY name was Sister Shelley. I guess I have been with my companion for too long when I start telling people I am her! haha

Well on a more spiritual note (because im a missionary) We were teaching a family in our ward that has 3 super funny kids. We were talking about Jesus and God and I asked the 5 year old if she believed in Jesus. She said no, and that she only believes in Santa and her best friend. Her mom just laughed, so we moved along with the rest of our lesson. But then on Sunday the little girls mom was giving the relief society lesson and brought up that experience and how she felt she needed to work harder as a mom to help her children understand Christ. So after we left her house the night we visited her family she asked her daughter why she doesn't believe in Jesus Christ and her daughter simply replied " I don't need to believe because I KNOW he lives" 

Its experiences like these that I know God and Jesus Christ are closer then the world really thinks. That a 5 year old girl can KNOW that Jesus Christ is real! I hope you all have a great week and remember how much God and Jesus Christ love each of us!

Love

Sister Neubert

Only in Canada

This week was a fun week as usual. I am slightly sad that I am missing my truly great friends wedding this week. Madie Taylor you are going to be a beautiful bride and I am so happy you are the first of our group to get married. Steven is one lucky guy and I wish you two the best!!!!

Also a happy birthday to my lil sis Sophie Happy 15th!

Well the north is still doing great. I learn new things everyday. Who knew Canada is really so different then the USA. Everyone here is obsessed with hockey and instead of going on nightly walks the literally cross country ski all over the place! Also a lot of people take speed skating classes. Only in Canada eh?

Well after zone meeting this last week Sister Shelley and I decided that we are going to try some new things in finding (tracting) Because some Elders in our Zone had been finding New investigators like crazy and when we asked them they said it was just the spirit that helped them. Sister Shelley and I thought that was just a big thing of baloney. 

So after we humbled ourselves we decided we would give it a try. It seriously has changed out whole outlook on finding people to teach! We have found so many people that are truly interested in what we have to say. The holy ghost is really trying to help us find people and help us teach more. People always say that tracting doesn't find new people. But in BC Canada it really does! All of our recent converts have come from missionaries simply just knocking on there door!

We have just changed our whole attitude towards knocking on peoples doors! We just have to have lots of faith and really truly believe in ourselves! Of course people still slam there doors in our face but we know that what we are doing is really the will of the Lord!

Its amazing all of the things I am learning that I know if I wasn't on a mission I would of never learn in my whole life. Before I always treated church like it was optional....(I know I'm a bad egg) Now I am begging people to come to church. Its insane how life switches around on you. These experiences are really life changing and I would change any of them in the world!!!

I love the work. God is truly hastening it. 

CTR

Sister Neubert

Happy New Year!

I am so excited that the holidays are finally over. I know some people would call me the Grinch. But everyone that wanted to hear more about the gospel all told us to come back in January. So this last week was wonderful!!! Everyone had time to talk to us and they still had the holiday spirit so no one was rude. I was in heaven!

So New years eve when everyone was getting crazy Sister Shelley and I spent the night inside eating Chinese food and drinking Martinellis. it was basically as crazy as missionaries can get. Well obedient missionaries ;) Then we went to bed at 10:30. Wow we are wild! Well at least I can bring out the wild side in Sister Shelley. She is a hoot! give her some martinellis and some bubblicious gum and its a party!

Then the next day it had snowed 2ft and the roads hadn't been plowed yet. So we got to stay inside and plan for a while and prepare for the week. By nighttime we decided to get adventurous and go out and see some of our investigators. But then it started to snow buckets of snow and we were soaked. We literally looked like snowmen walking around town. So as we went on our way back to our apartment we made some quick snow angels and went in for the night. 

Later on in the week we got to go to my first Zone meeting. I learned so much about just learning to trust in the spirit and letting it guide you to people that want to learn more about the gospel. It was a 3 1/2hr drive into the meeting for 2hrs and then we drove back that night. But after that meeting we were amazed to see the difference in how if we let the spirit guide us to where we need to be we see the most amazing miracles!

I had the chance this week to invite someone to to be baptized, it was my first time asking someone ;). She is the most amazing person. We started teaching her when I got here and she is just zooming right through the book of Mormon and guess what... She accepted baptism!!!! She told us she has just been waiting for us to ask! We literally didnt know what to say when we left her house! Sister Shelley hasnt had anyone accept baptism since shes been here and shes been here for 6 months! Well miracles all over the place!

This gospel is seriously so amazing and it blesses peoples lives in so many ways.

I hope you all have a splendid week and remember God loves you!

CTR

xoxo

Sister Neubert

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