Oh goodness! This week was CRAZY! I
feel like all the mission weeks are crazy, but each week they seem to get even
crazier ha-ha. I don't know what that's all about, but let me tell y'all about
this week! First, I want to give my little niece Elise a shout out! Happy 3rd
Birthday! And I'd say Happy Birthday to my little sister, but I'm in denial
about the fact that she's 18.... so I'm ignoring it. But I still love her
;)
I get to use my Sign Language
knowledge here! We have a deaf sister in the ward, and she's AMAZING! We get to
go over every Monday and I get to practice my signing! She says I'm better than
her husband, ha-ha, so that's great! She's awesome. We had a lot of changes
this last week as we had Zone Conference! Many rules have changed; we now have to
be inside planning by 9pm. Many of the things we used to report will not be
reported anymore. And a whole bunch of other stuff. The load of stress I didn't
even know was there has been lifted! Now we get to truly focus on our purpose
as missionaries! Bringing people to Christ! Rather than on numbers. We know
what we need to do, and how we need to do it, so now our job is just to get it
done! And our Mission President has promised us that if we do all we can and
follow his inspired counsel, we will be baptizing once every other month! That
will DOUBLE the baptisms in this mission! And as a little bit of evidence of
that, and the Lord's amazing preparation, my friend Jen is getting baptized on
Sunday!!! My heart is so full of joy right now, I can't even express it!
And just an hour after our Zone
Conference, Sister Brown and I had 4 return appointments, and we FOUND A NEW
INVESTIGATOR! Many things are looking up here in Martinsburg. Many things.
Jesus is a God of miracles.
I also got to eat my favorite meal
(pizza and ice cream drumsticks, for those of you who don't know), so that
basically made my night. We did a lot of service this week helping people move,
too. Shout out to my Dad for teaching me how to take apart and put up a
trampoline all those years... I was able to help a family do that this week!
Oh, and I thought my family might laugh at this: you know how I always seem to
rip my jeans because of my gymnast thighs? Missions don't change that fact at
all. Yeah, awkward.
Just some random things this week: A
creepy guy decided to ask me out to dinner in Downtown Martinsburg... then he
said he'd be looking for me at church. That happened. Luckily he wasn't there (is
it bad I was hoping someone WOULDN'T come to church? Probably). It's getting
drier here, so my nose hasn't been happy and I've had to use a lot of
spray-n-wash. I got to flip around a little bit while doing service :) And
Bishop's wife got a video ha-ha. Members are bringing friends to church and
we're seeing MIRACLES! That has basically been my week this week. Thanksgiving
is this Thursday, so I'd like to challenge you all to stop and think. Think
about what you have. Think about what you've been given. Rather than thinking
about all you need and all you need to do, think about all that's been
accomplished. All that you've been able to do, because of our Savior, Jesus
Christ. You have knowledge! You have opportunity! Many of you have the fullness
of the Gospel in your lives. How amazing is that? You know there is a Prophet
on the Earth today. God guides His children through His prophet. We have all we
need RIGHT NOW to live with God again. Everything. We might not have the
fanciest car, or the biggest house. We might not have straight A's in school or
a bunch of money to buy Christmas presents, but we have knowledge. And we have
family. And that's all we need. So while you're stuffing your faces this
Thanksgiving (because I know I'll be doing that, too), remember why you have
what you have. Remember God and Jesus Christ. They love you. They LOVE you.
Remember it, reflect on it, and never, please, never forget it.
Quote of the Week: "Dare to be
a Mormon. Dare to stand alone. Dare to have a purpose firm, and dare to make it
known."
Scripture of the Week: Alma 13:28
Love,
Sister Humphrey
