Happy 7-11 day today! I hope you get a Slurpee!
Sister Bindrup and I are stopping at every 7-11 we pass by. That's all I've
eaten today... it's really bad ha-ha. Oh, and my 13 month mark snuck up on me.
It's not fair.
It's been another fun
week in B'more! We went on two different exchanges with some amazing sisters! I
went to Eldersburg on Tuesday with Sister Chugg! She's been out for 6 months
now and she's a blast :) She's working really hard on just being the best missionary
she can be and I love it! I got to meet her super gansta Recent Convert and
talk a bit with their investigator getting baptized this month! It was really
fun :) While I was gone, Sister Bindrup got to meet with Tereasa, one of
our progressing investigators, and Tereasa told them she wanted to get baptized
on July 23rd and that she'd already called and talked to her dad about it and
she's super excited! She came to church again this week and she's planning on
never leaving :) She's great! We made coasters with her as well. Everyone
already loves her.
Then, on Wednesday, we
went on another exchange with the Ellicott City sisters and Sister Sanborn came
to Baltimore with me! That was fun ha-ha. I was teaching her all about B'more
and how you can and cannot do here and when our curfew in the city is and what
weave, weed, and fried chicken smells like. That's what B’more smells like.
Seriously. It was a blast. And we got to talk to some kids who really wanted to
learn more about Jesus! They were begging their parents to let us come back, so
hopefully we'll be able to soon :) We also got to see Sandra, our other
progressing investigator, who is trying to quit smoking still. She's been going
through nicotine withdrawals pretty bad, so she got a blessing from the bishop
and we saw her later that day to prepare her for our Temple Visitors Center
trip the next day!
On Thursday, I drove back
to Ellicott City ALL ALONE (it's over an hour drive...) while Sis. Sanborn
drove another car that needed to make it back to the mission office. That was
the weirdest experience on my mission ever. You know you're a missionary when
you get separation anxiety when driving alone. I was terrified ha-ha. But we
exchanged back and Sis. B and I booked it back to B'more to take Sandra to the
temple! SHE LOVED IT! While at the temple, she received another blessing and
decided on a baptismal date!! She picked August 6th and, last we heard from
her, she hasn't smoked since Thursday :) Sandra is so golden. She's already
planning on coming out teaching with us :) She's great! Oh, and I also got to
see Brother Troutman from the Odenton ward at the temple, so that was a little
tender mercy from the Lord :)
Lily took us out for more
ice cream this week and there's been many many "little things" that
we've enjoyed. Like the humidity while we drive. And the Jesus songs we listen
to. And mid-weekly planning naps. I love the little things. My mission has been
full of little things and I just wish I could tell you everything, but most of
those I'm sending this email to probably don't read it anyway ha-ha. Let's be
honest, we just look at the pictures. And that's okay :) It's been fun. It's
been real. And I think that's all I have to report this week. Love you
all!!
Oh, and a little side
note... the Gymnastics Olympic trials were on yesterday and a nonmember family
was watching it while we were over... hardest temptation EVER!! Satan knows me
too well, but I'M A MISSIONARY ha-ha. So, some little girls took my camera and
took pictures of it ha-ha. It's the best.
Scripture of the Week:
Helaman 3:35
Quote of the Week:
"'Blesson' it's when you're able to view painful lessons as blessings. In
other words, a blesson is what happens when you see the blessing in the lesson
that your challenge taught you."
Shout out to Lamont for
having a birthday on July 1st and Aunt Deb and Megan for having a birthday on
the 7th and the 9th! Happy Birthday!
Love,
Sister Humphrey
It's been another fun
week in B'more! We went on two different exchanges with some amazing sisters! I
went to Eldersburg on Tuesday with Sister Chugg! She's been out for 6 months
now and she's a blast :) She's working really hard on just being the best missionary
she can be and I love it! I got to meet her super gansta Recent Convert and
talk a bit with their investigator getting baptized this month! It was really
fun :) While I was gone, Sister Bindrup got to meet with Tereasa, one of
our progressing investigators, and Tereasa told them she wanted to get baptized
on July 23rd and that she'd already called and talked to her dad about it and
she's super excited! She came to church again this week and she's planning on
never leaving :) She's great! We made coasters with her as well. Everyone
already loves her.
Then, on Wednesday, we
went on another exchange with the Ellicott City sisters and Sister Sanborn came
to Baltimore with me! That was fun ha-ha. I was teaching her all about B'more
and how you can and cannot do here and when our curfew in the city is and what
weave, weed, and fried chicken smells like. That's what B’more smells like.
Seriously. It was a blast. And we got to talk to some kids who really wanted to
learn more about Jesus! They were begging their parents to let us come back, so
hopefully we'll be able to soon :) We also got to see Sandra, our other
progressing investigator, who is trying to quit smoking still. She's been going
through nicotine withdrawals pretty bad, so she got a blessing from the bishop
and we saw her later that day to prepare her for our Temple Visitors Center
trip the next day!
On Thursday, I drove back
to Ellicott City ALL ALONE (it's over an hour drive...) while Sis. Sanborn
drove another car that needed to make it back to the mission office. That was
the weirdest experience on my mission ever. You know you're a missionary when
you get separation anxiety when driving alone. I was terrified ha-ha. But we
exchanged back and Sis. B and I booked it back to B'more to take Sandra to the
temple! SHE LOVED IT! While at the temple, she received another blessing and
decided on a baptismal date!! She picked August 6th and, last we heard from
her, she hasn't smoked since Thursday :) Sandra is so golden. She's already
planning on coming out teaching with us :) She's great! Oh, and I also got to
see Brother Troutman from the Odenton ward at the temple, so that was a little
tender mercy from the Lord :)
Lily took us out for more
ice cream this week and there's been many many "little things" that
we've enjoyed. Like the humidity while we drive. And the Jesus songs we listen
to. And mid-weekly planning naps. I love the little things. My mission has been
full of little things and I just wish I could tell you everything, but most of
those I'm sending this email to probably don't read it anyway ha-ha. Let's be
honest, we just look at the pictures. And that's okay :) It's been fun. It's
been real. And I think that's all I have to report this week. Love you
all!!
Oh, and a little side
note... the Gymnastics Olympic trials were on yesterday and a nonmember family
was watching it while we were over... hardest temptation EVER!! Satan knows me
too well, but I'M A MISSIONARY ha-ha. So, some little girls took my camera and
took pictures of it ha-ha. It's the best.
Scripture of the Week:
Helaman 3:35
Quote of the Week:
"'Blesson' it's when you're able to view painful lessons as blessings. In
other words, a blesson is what happens when you see the blessing in the lesson
that your challenge taught you."
Shout out to Lamont for
having a birthday on July 1st and Aunt Deb and Megan for having a birthday on
the 7th and the 9th! Happy Birthday!
Love,
Sister Humphrey
