Oh, how I love staying busy and just
working! So, I got my new companion, Sister Suda, on Wednesday! She's from
Hawaii and she's a convert of about 5 years. She has such an amazing testimony
and we just work really well together. She's shown me so much love and she
really just works hard! And that's the best because my personal goal this
transfer is diligence. I want to just work so hard and get things done! We are
praying to baptize (us and the elders) every single week this transfer,
starting this weekend. And we know it's only going to happen with hard work and
prayer.
So, a brief recap of the week. I
said goodbye to Sister Larsen. She's now in Westminster with the amazing Sister
Nish (All she does is bake and baptize... seriously). A member in the ward gave
me a Secret Service pin... that's legit. Wednesday my Mommy turned 50 (happy
birthday!). We also had a miracle lesson with Kaitlyn, our investigator, and
her mom Jessie. Jessie's heart is softening SO MUCH to the point where she's
now talking with Kaitlyn about being baptized and they both want to bare their
testimonies in sacrament meeting next fast Sunday! Just yesterday we were
visiting with them and we had another miracle lesson! Jessie and I got to talk
and really understand the doctrine behind the restoration. She has a lot of
doubts and confusion, but she's working through it! As we talked, she
exclaimed, "THANK YOU! YOU HELPED ME FIND MY TESTIMONY! I KNOW IT'S TRUE
NOW! I CAN FEEL IT! I KNOW IT'S TRUE!" And she's been struggling with her
testimony for such a long time now! Your prayers are working. They really are.
Kaitlyn is just at the edge of baptism right now, about to jump in and we just
can't wait!
We're also still working with Tree.
She's moving forward... slowly, but surely. I'll keep you updated on her more
next week. Hopefully she'll be getting married this week. We'll see.
So, one of Sister Suda's talents is
teaching the Restoration everywhere. She just teaches it and teaches it. And
because of her brief teaching, we picked up three new investigators this week!
One of which is Giovanni, the woman who's been meeting with Jehovah’s Witnesses
that Sister Larsen and I felt prompted to knock on her door! She's a new
investigator :) She's got a really depressing look on life, mainly because she
believes that once you die, that's the end, but she hopes for more and that's
all you need to find the truth. Hope.
Then we taught this man named Bill,
who is a Roman Catholic and LOVES everything about the Mormon Church, but
doesn't understand the Great Apostasy. We expounded some scriptures with him
and he'll be coming to church next week :) He's now a new investigator (but
we'll likely be giving him over to the Elders). Then later in the week, we got
this random call from this crazy old lady. Never met her before, but apparently
we had an appointment with her that she had to cancel (don't ask me how that
happened). Her name is Lee and she's 61 and physically disabled. She called us
so we could come do service at her home because she had a friend when she was
FIFTEEN years old (that's a long time ago) that was Mormon and told her that
the missionaries and the Mormons could always do service and help her if she
needed it. She remembered that and called us up. So we scheduled an appointment
and went to meet her. We were a little hesitant because we had no idea what her
story was and on the phone she sounded super crazy... and when she answered the
door and welcomed us in, she was holding a knife. Let's just say Sister Suda
and I were terrified, but it all still felt all right, so we went in. And all
was well. She was just holding a knife because she wanted to give it to us to
cut some things as service ha-ha. As we served her, we taught her and she said
she was willing to learn more, so now we're teaching her! She also let me hold
her bird, and then it never wanted to leave my shoulder. Then it pooped on me.
So there's that.
Another great miracle this last
week: we've been working with a less-active family who is temporarily in our
ward. They're awesome. Seriously, I love them so much. And one of the
daughters, Missy, and her husband were over when we came over. I've met them
both before, but I didn't know that they weren't members. Turns out, they want
to be members! They announced to us last Thursday that they were moving to
Odenton in May and that they wanted to be taught all the lessons so they could
join the church! And we get to start teaching them! God is so good. The best
thing is that all of these miracles really have nothing to do with me. I didn't
make them happen. All I did was work hard, be as exactly obedient as I can, and
follow the Spirit. That simple. And the windows of Heaven are opening. And I
get to witness it :)
We also got to meet with Sonia, the Methodist
pastor yesterday. She believes Joseph Smith was a prophet! And the Book of
Mormon! But she also believes that every church is basically true.... so she
obviously doesn't understand the Great Apostasy... we're still working with her
on that.
This week really has been amazing.
We've had our disappointments, as every week carries, but we've had incredible
spiritual highs and miracles. Diligence. Work. Hard work. It all pays off. And
I'm learning so much from Sister Suda already. I love this work :) It's
seriously the best work there is!
Happy Mother’s Day on Sunday to all
those mothers and motherly figures in my life! I love you all and you mean the
world to me! Oh, and I have the best mom in the world. Just sayin'
I'll see you (family) on Sunday for
SKYPE!
Quote of the Week: "The first
syllable of the word testimony is test. And yes, there is a test in acquiring
the knowledge you seek." -John Bytheway
Scripture of the week: Psalm 147:3
Love,
Sister Humphrey
