So, technically my big miracle this
week was in Harpers Ferry, not Martinsburg, but Miracles in Martinsburg sounds
so much better than Miracles in the Ferry. But I'll get to that later :)
This week I got to go on exchanges
in Hagerstown again. It's been my third time there! Just wait, I'm going to
serve there one day. I got to be with Sister Blanchard, who was in my District
in Harpers Ferry and she's AWESOME! I love her :) And Sister Brown stayed in
Martinsburg! She worked so hard and, seriously, as soon as I came back, she had
so much strength and determination to be brave! She was trying new things
without me telling her to and she was taking the initiative to do things. Oh,
it's so good :) She's really progressing, and I love it! I love her! And I got
to eat at Krumpy's Do-nuts in Hagerstown, which is the most famous donut place
ever, so that was cool.
A cute non-member family invited us
in this week just to talk. Such a cute family. The little four year old girl
kept grabbing my hand and asking me to play with her while I was talking with
her parents, ha-ha. She was adorable :) And she had a little kitten, which made
their home that much better. Hopefully one day I'll get to teach them :)
Another one of those "I can
feel God's love for you" moments happened again this week as we met with a
less-active sister. She is trying SO HARD to come back to church and she really
opened up about how each time she tries, she gets shot down by so many different
things. BUT she just keeps trying. And she was really hurt in the past, but
she's now turning to her scriptures and finding comfort there. Oh my goodness,
I could feel God's love for her SO STRONGLY! I testified to her that He loves
her. I simply knew He did. And that was all she needed to hear. And she came to
church on Sunday :) And she stayed all three hours. And she loved it :) That's
what the Spirit can do. When you feel God's love and know he's there, no matter
what you've done or where you've been, nothing can stop you from following Him.
When you have Him on your side, you CANNOT lose. One of my favorite
quotes, "You were not put on this earth to fail, but to succeed
gloriously." (Name that general authority!) It’s so true! God is here with
us and He does not want us to fail! He will not let us fail as long as we turn
to Him. As long as we try. I have a testimony of trying. Of working hard and
never giving up. I know God will be there for us if we just TRY. That's all we
have to do. And He will do the rest :) I love this Gospel :) SO MUCH! And I
love this Holiday season!
For Thanksgiving this last week, we
were blessed with two Thanksgiving meals, and these amazing members made me my
very own desserts without cinnamon :) My own cinnamon-free pumpkin pie and
candied yams. Because they wanted me to enjoy it just as much as they did :)
They're awesome. And in the Spirit of Thanksgiving, I found that I have SO much
to be Thankful for. For my life, and my family. For my experience and many other
things. The list could go on. But this year, right now, I'm thankful for a
Prophet on the earth. God loves us SO much so He gave us a prophet to guide us
in this trying and troubled world. It's tough sometimes, all the time,
actually, but because we have a prophet, we can know that God will never leave
us. We know what we need to do, and I'm so grateful for that. For the
Restoration of the Gospel and all that came with it. I love my God. I love my
Savior. And I know my God is your God and my Savior is your Savior. I know it
with all my heart, and that is my testimony to you.
On a fun note, I got to play Turkey
Bowl with some members and missionaries! I sent a picture of that earlier :) I
even scored a touch-down, of which I'm pretty proud of ha-ha. It was awesome :)
I also got to meet a cute green parrot that loved me, but squawked like crazy
with Sister Brown ha-ha. I must be the animal whisperer. But he was cute. And
Brother Chazell, a member in our ward, spoke on Keeping the Sabbath day holy in
church on Sunday, which was a blast, because we had a huge discussion on it the
day before during dinner. We talked and talked and he totally called me out in
the middle of his talk. He said from the pulpit that I was going to come up and
bear my testimony (no, I wasn't), but we ran out of time ha-ha. Good thing,
too! He's a funny guy! #GoUtes!
So, lastly, my miracle :) JEN GOT
BAPTIZED!!!!!!!! I got to go to Harpers Ferry yesterday and witness my previous
investigator and dear friend, Jen enter into the covenant of baptism :) I saw
Sister Bench and a few others from Harpers Ferry that I've missed dearly. It
was such an amazing day and I was so blessed to be there. I got to speak on the
Gift of the Holy Ghost, and my talk didn't go anything like it was planned, but
I still think it was good :) And..... DAVE baptized her! So, if you don't
remember Dave, he was my first (unofficial) baptism while I was serving in
Harpers Ferry. He's only been a member for about a month, but he received the
priesthood and got to baptize Jen :) I'm so proud of him! It was such an
amazing week. Seriously. We are still trying to find more people to teach, but
I'm so blessed to be a part of this work. I'm so happy right now and my heart
is full. Thank you all so much for all you do for me. I can feel your prayers
and your strength. I love you all so much, and I KNOW THIS CHURCH IS TRUE! And
I encourage you all to build on that testimony you already have. Stay strong.
Follow the Prophet. And have a great week :) So long November! Next step: December
:)
I love you all :)
P.S. in the pictures attached,
you'll see that we got a whole bunch of clothes... some of them are now my new
favorites ha-ha. Feel free to laugh ;) And we put up Christmas lights :)
Quote of the Week: “Faith and Fear
cannot coexist in our hearts at the same time." - Neil L. Anderson
Scripture of the Week: Alma
13:29
Turkey Bowl 2015 with some of the Martinsburg Stake! I scored a touchdown!!! Woot Woot!
Love,
Sister Humphrey
