The song "Crave" by For King and
Country is seriously the theme of my mission. I love that song. I came out here
to help people find hope the way I found it, through the gospel of Jesus Christ
and it's happening! The Lord is granting me my desires! Tereasa will be getting
baptized this Saturday and she's all good to go! And Sandra is still pushing
hard for August 6th! The Lord works miracles! Sandra is already sharing the
gospel with her friends and because of it we started to teach her nurse who
helps her out at home named Tearra. Tearra isn't super religious (that's at
least what she says, but we would say differently) but she sat in on a Law of
Tithing lesson and loved it, so she talked with us a bit after and we gave her
a Book of Mormon! Later this week we got to teach her the Restoration and she
LOVED it! We were going to have to send her off to the Inner Harbor elders,
because she didn't live in our boundaries, and I was super sad about that, but
THE LORD ANSWERS PRAYERS! I prayed and even talked with Sister Christiansen
(she came with us the first time we met Tearra and gave her a Book of Mormon)
about how I hoped she would move into our area so we could continue to teach
her; get this, she told us our last lesson that she and her boyfriend are looking
for apartments in White Marsh/East Baltimore area (MY AREA!) so she can get out
of West Baltimore. Seriously, God answers prayers. YAY! So, we're teaching her
now. And we also started teaching Michelle, a sweet lady who is very strong in
her church. We knocked on her door and she answered and invited us in. We start
talking with her and teaching her the Restoration and she goes on to tell us
that she believes this was an answer to prayers. She's had some hectic stuff
happening and her AC shut off (and it's 100 degrees here right now... and
humid), so she's been struggling and praying for a sign or some help. 15
minutes before we knocked on her door, she was looking through her contacts and
saw our number and paused for a bit. Then we knocked on her door and she was
able to recognize her answer from God. It's been so amazing!
Tuesday we got to have
interviews with President Christiansen. Oh how I love him! He's like a second
dad to me, because no one could replace my Dad, but he's definitely been a big
help out here. I love him! He asked me if it was okay if he kept me in
Chesapeake for another transfer (like I get to make the decision?) and, of
course, I said yes! So, I'm staying for another transfer and my companion is a
missionary from the PA mission.
Oh NO! I'm out of time.
Just know it's great here and we're seeing lots and lots of miracles. We threw
some more glitter in the air for Sister Bindrup's last time in Baltimore. You
know how I love glitter... And we went to an Eastern Assembly of God church...
which just confirmed to me more and more that the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints really is true. And I'm so lucky that I get to be a part of
it and know of it from my early early years. Oh, and we have a kitty in
Baltimore that follows us :) We named him Randy :)
Love you all lots and
keep looking for miracles!
Scripture of the Week:
D&C 64:33
Quote of the Week:
"When was the last time you thanked the Lord for a trial or tribulation?
Adversity compels us to go to our knees; does gratitude for adversity
do that as well?" -Bonnie D. Parkin
Sorry, no pictures this
week... the computer isn't working... :(
Love,
Sister Humphrey
