By the time Tuesday comes, I can't even
remember what I did the week before. It's a good thing I write in my journal,
but it's still a challenge. Oh, and in case you didn't realize, yesterday was a
holiday, so the libraries weren't open. So that's why I'm emailing today! Hope
you had a good holiday!
This week started out
pretty slow, but it's picking up! We found four new investigators this week! On
Tuesday, the Hubeners, a cute old couple in the ward, fed us a true Eastern
style breakfast including the crab cakes. Yup. And Sister Hokafonu sat in the
infamous "Chair" that only the missionaries who are getting married
within the year sit in ha-ha. I'm glad I didn't sit in that chair. Sister
Hokafonu started "My Plan" this week, which is a program put on by the
church to prepare missionaries to go home in the last 6 weeks of their mission.
Ha-ha, she cried. It's okay, I cried while watching the 12 Steps to Recovery
videos, so we're even. It's funny because right now I get to see her reaction
to all of this, as well as remember Sister Bindrup's reactions, and prepare
myself for next transfer.
We tried by one of our
investigators later that day and she didn't answer, but this 27 year old guy
(her neighbor) stopped us and said, "You can come in for lunch. Stay a while."
And both Sister Hokafonu and I didn't register that he was hitting on us for a
good minute, so we just stood there confused. Ha-ha, it was hilarious. We said
no thanks and gave him a Mormon.org card instead. Ha-ha, that's going to be my
getaway answer when guys ask me out one day, "I can't, but have a picture
of Jesus." Lol. My life.
We did get to try by a
referral from the Elders from a while back named Crystal! She was home and so
was her roommate Rachel, as well as Rachel's daughter Ziara! We started talking
about the Bible and the Book of Mormon and had an amazing conversation about
the stories in there! All three of them said they were interested in us coming
back and in coming to church! So, we picked up all three of them as new
investigators and plan to meet with them later this week :)
Sandra, our Recent
Convert, is currently reading in Helaman already! (She was just in 2 Nephi 3
weeks ago...)! She's working on her family history and as soon as the temple
reopens in October, we'll be going with her to do some BAPTISMS! Sooo great :)
I've never had the opportunity to go and do baptisms with my investigators
because I always get transferred out right before their baptism, so this will
be so amazing! Same with Teresa! I can't wait!
I got to pet lots of
kitties on Wednesday, so it was a great day. Yes, I have pictures. We got to
meet with Marilyn, one of our investigators, and learned she had a stroke not
too long ago, and has lost some family members, so we were able to teach her
parts of the Plan of Salvation, along with the Restoration, and she really
opened up to us! She even accepted a soft baptismal invite!
After that lesson we met
a lady named Chauna, who was totally drinking while we were there, and she
invited us right in, sat us down, and started reading Proverbs 1 with us ha-ha.
She was trying to be a missionary to us, but she was not in the right state of
mind. It was quite funny, though!
On Thursday we welcomed
in September! We visited with Nikita, a HQ referral who wanted a bible, and talked
with her while she was doings her cousin's hair (I've seen so many weaves out
here, I could probably do one myself...). She has a strong faith in Christ and
as soon as we introduced her to the Book of Mormon she said she got chills and
knew there had to be more records of Christ! She's been reading in Alma and
LOVING it! So, she was our fourth new investigator this week. Such a sweet
heart, too. She has 3 kids, and two of them are older than 8 and want to learn
more, too!
Then we watched more
weave being put in as we visited with the Jones family! They have been
investigating the church on and off for almost a year now, and have never come
to church. There's always some excuse. So, by the Spirit, we started teaching
her on her level - Baltimore style. We basically told her (by the Spirit, I
promise!) that we didn't believe she'd actually come to church because she
always said she would and never did. We said, "You won't do it!" and
she took it as a challenge ;)
So, come Sunday, we see Latear, the mom, walking in to church. She was in immense pain because of a wisdom tooth problem, but she came for the first time ever and she loved it. She said she's planning on coming every single week now. She'd been taught the doctrine and simply needed to take a step and God made that possible! MIRACLE!
So, come Sunday, we see Latear, the mom, walking in to church. She was in immense pain because of a wisdom tooth problem, but she came for the first time ever and she loved it. She said she's planning on coming every single week now. She'd been taught the doctrine and simply needed to take a step and God made that possible! MIRACLE!
Lily took us to eat
again. She's the reason I have food in my belly ha-ha. We went to Red Robbin,
they sang Happy Birthday to her, and yesterday she took us out to Coldstone
again. She's my best friend.
We got to visit a friend
of ours, Linda, in the ICU twice this week. She's a recent convert's mother,
and not a member, but a good friend of ours. She is turning 70 years old on the
27th. She was admitted into the ICU because she has COPD and caught a cold,
which made it so she couldn't breathe. She's not doing so well, but she still
has her stubborn and hilarious attitude, so we're hoping she can fight through
this.
We met with a super
awesome Less-active this week who told me I'd have to do a back flip if he came
to church on Sunday. He didn't, so my no-tumbling streak is still going on, but
I'd totally do it if he came!
So, a little spiritual
note this week: I was studying in my Book of Mormon this week (have I told
y'all that that's my favorite book ever?) and I'm trying to finish it again by
the end of my mission, so I've been reading a LOT! This time I'm highlighting
all things that testify in Christ because it is supposed to be "Another
Testament of Christ", so I thought I'd prove that point. But that's all beside
the point. In my studies I was reading in 2 Nephi where Nephi's quoting Isaiah,
like, the entire time, all about the signs of the second coming and there was a
short verse that talked about how the sun, moon, and stars would go dark. We
would be in complete darkness. I don't know about you, but when I'm alone in a
room and turn off the lights, I still run to the next room with light. Complete
darkness would be terrifying. But that's what's going to happen. So my mind
wandered on different ways we can be a light or have light with us, despite the
lack of physical light. Obvious ways are by studying the scriptures, memorizing
songs, and keeping that faith in Christ who is a light to all. Then I thought
about an experience I had in Young Women's when I was 12 years old. We had a
combined activity where we got to go to the Timpanogos cave in Utah. I remember
walking all the way to the end of the cave with all the other youth and my
leaders, then we were instructed to hold on to this "iron rod"
(really just a railing) and put our other hand on the shoulder of the person in
front of us. They then shut off all the lights. If you know anything about
caves, you might know that a cave is the only place on Earth where there's
complete darkness. I was standing in complete darkens. But I wasn't afraid. I
remember feeling calm. Why? I contemplated that for a second and I thought
about who I was with and what I was doing. I was surrounded by people who had
faith in Christ. Good people who I knew I could trust. I was also holding on to
a railing. I knew exactly where I was and I knew if I didn't let go, I would be
alright. In preparation for the Second Coming of the Lord, we too will need to
surround ourselves with those who are strong in the faith, not forgetting to
lift those who aren't up, and hold on to the Iron Rod, or the Word of God. If
we want to find peace in times of trial, those simple things are what we have
to do. If we go into complete darkness without them, we will fear and we will
be lost. And I am forever grateful for the blessings I have been given to know
the Word of God and have those people I trust. My family.
It's truly amazing how
much one can get out of a single verse of scripture. Nothing magnificent, but I
guess every verse of scripture is God's word. Every verse was written for a
reason.
I love the Book of
Mormon. :)
That was my Solid week
here in the Peake! Next week will be filled with even more revelation as we
have the opportunity of having a multi-zone conference on Thursday with Elder
Gay of the 70, and then Sis. Hokafonu and I will be able to go to Leadership on
Friday with him there as well! Exciting things are happening!
I hope you all have an amazing
week filled with miracles and even more revelation. I love you all!
Enjoy!
Quote of the Week:
"Patience is not the ability to wait, but the ability to keep a good
attitude while waiting." - Unknown
Scripture of the Week:
Alma 29:10
Love,
Sister Humphrey
I bet I'm the only
Sister Missionary you know who takes more pictures with kitties than she does
with people... just saying. #catladyforlife
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