I got to see my beautiful family's
faces this week! I love skyping :) I hope you all had an amazing Christmas!
It's never too late to give Christ a gift this Christmas season :) I want to
thank you all for the amazing gifts and cards I received for Christmas. I felt
so spoiled and I really appreciate all that you do for me. I can feel your
prayers and your love. One of the most touching things I heard while talking
with my family was about my little nieces and family who pray for me each
night. Thank you. I know the Lord hears your prayers and I can feel the
strength each day. So Christmas was basically amazing. I got to play "And
it Came to Pass", eat two breakfasts, play pool with an awesome family,
and talk to my own friends and family. The rest of the week was equally as
amazing. We had many lessons this week. Unfortunately we found out today that
Chris, our investigator who was planning on baptism on January 8th, left for
Virginia to visit for the holidays and won't be back for two weeks. We're not
sure if he'll come back at all, honestly, and we have no way to contact him.
Things happen... I just hope we're able to find him and continue to help him.
He was progressing so much! And he was so much happier! But things do happen.
Luckily we were able to contact a couple of people who want us to start
teaching them! I'm so excited! These people referred themselves and have
requested our visit, so I'm very hopeful for some new people to teach!
We had our mission-wide Christmas
party on Wednesday. I got to play my flute and practice for my performance on
New Year's Eve at the D.C. Temple Visitors Center! It went pretty well and I'm
excited for that event! I also got to help out a less-active who was desperate
for some help for Christmas. I gave her a few skirts to give to her daughter
for Christmas, so she'd have something to wear for church. Hopefully she enjoys
them. Being able to give this Christmas was the best gift I was given. It's so
much nicer to see the joy that comes into another's life when service is rendered.
It's been 75 degrees here... and
constant rain, but I'm still loving it! It's cooling down a little today, but
it should heat right back up. If we just skip winter this year, I'll be SO
happy ha-ha. I can have snow next year ;) I hope you're all enjoying it enough
for me.
I had the opportunity to speak in
Sacrament meeting yesterday. My topic was "line upon line, precept upon
precept". I think I did fairy well. I just hope the people who were
listening listened to the impressions of the Spirit and had many take-a-ways
from the meeting. All of the lessons at church went together so well, and it
was a very uplifting day at church. I'd like to share with you a couple of
quotes I used in my talk:
"It's never too early and it's
never too late to begin this important process." -Elder Foster
"God will take you as you are
at this very moment and begin to work with you. All you need is a willing
heart, a desire to believe, and trust in the Lord." - Pres. Utchdorf
I talked a lot about growth and how
the Gospel really is a process of growth. There is no end to our life and we
can constantly progress. Of course, I related my talk to gymnastics (don't
judge (; ). I talked about how, just like a coach didn't expect my 3 year old
self to do back flips, God doesn't expect us to be any more than we are right
now. He can see our potential, just like I could see potential in my athletes,
and He wants us to improve, but He doesn't expect us to do it right away. Line
upon line and precept upon precept (Isaiah 28:10). He'll take us as we are and
work with us. The Gospel of Jesus Christ is like riding a bike uphill. You are
either pedaling, working and pushing hard to progress, and you're moving
forward, uphill, and towards our Father in Heaven, or you're relaxing. You're rolling
backwards, downhill, and farther from our Father. It even takes work to stay
where you are. We cannot be stagnant in the Gospel of Jesus Christ. That's
not His plan. Just like I challenged the congregation on Sunday, I want to
challenge you all to start now. Start where you are and work uphill. Pedal on.
Little by little, you'll get closer to your Father in Heaven. Say your prayers;
read your scriptures; go to church. It all starts at the basics. I love you all
and I hope you have an AMAZING New Years! 2016 will be the best year yet!
There's so much in store for each and every one of us! Live it up and change
people's lives! <3 you!
Quote of the Week: "Well done
thou good and faithful servant." Quote #2: "As you submit your will
to God, you are giving Him the only thing you can actually give Him that is
yours to give."
Scripture of the Week: D&C
121:7-9
Love,
Sister Humphrey
Pictures:
Santa came!
My planners I made.
We made breakfast casserole in our
pjs.
And had Martinelli's.
I got to see Mary, the most adorable
60 year old with Down's syndrome.
And I got to pet a kitty after
Christmas :)
