Guys... it's my last transfer. It's actually here. And I'm
staying in Chesapeake for another transfer. I'll be in Baltimore for 6 months!
AND my next companion, Sister Hale, is super awesome.
This will be the best
transfer of my mission.
AAAAHHHH!! I just want
to scream!
I don't want to make
this email too long, but we had so many miracles this week! The biggest being
LATEAR GOT BAPTIZED AND CONFIRMED A MEMBER OF THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF
LATTER-DAY SAINTS!! She's officially clean and she can officially access the
Atonement :) #BDE. It was a beautiful baptism and she invited so many family
members! Many of them came and multiple family members came up to us after the
baptism and asked us what they needed to do to be baptized! We're hoping to
start teaching them soon! And Tykira and Antonio, her two kids, bore their
testimony before Latear at her baptism and they were just crying! It was so
cute! Antonio told us that he couldn't wait until they could all be a
"baptized family" and Tykira, through her tears, said she couldn't
wait to "follow the example of [her mom]" and that she was proud of
her mom! It was the cutest thing ever. Not gonna lie, a few tears of my own
were shed. It was so great :)
We also had the great
privilege of finding 3 new investigators this week! First we met Christie. She
was a referral from the Elders. She works on Sunday, but is doing everything
she can to get off of work so she can come to church! She has such a desire to
learn and build a relationship with Christ. Her life is crazy, but it's been so
good to get to know her! SO MUCH POTENTIAL! God just leads us right to the
prepared people :) Next we found Angie. Now, that's a funny story. Angie was a
referral from other elders and we were driving to contact a HQ referral, Kathy,
but I accidentally put Angie's address in my GPS.... so we go up to her on her
porch and ask for Kathy and she says she's Angie and we have been trying to get
a hold of Angie forever now... so we put the two and two together and figured it
out! ha-ha... so, basically the Spirit led us to Angie and we taught her about
the Book of Mormon and set up a return appointment, then booked it over to
Kathy, our 3rd new investigator, for our actual return appointment! Kathy is
this sweet 55 year old who's going through a really hard time. She was
describing a church to us that she wanted to find (she's been going to Baptist
and catholic churches, but doesn't really like them.) and she literally just
described our church ha-ha. So we told her she'd love it, got a return
appointment, and gave her a Book of Mormon :) YES!
Aside from that great
miracle and our 3 new investigators, here are a few bullet points from my week:
-Sis. Hokafonu got her
going home outfit.
- Our District Leader
bought us pizza for dinner because we hadn't gotten fed all week.
- I had a little trip
to the doctors and Sis. Hokafonu took ridiculous pictures (no worries, I'm
fine).
- We saw Tykira all
dressed up for homecoming- pictures will be attached.
- A man rolled down
his window and started calling me "bae" while we were at a stop
light; he asked for my name and I just said, "I'm a SISTER!" and
drove away laughing. Super funny.
- We went to B-dubbs
(Buffalo Wild Wings) for their 60 cent wings during weekly planning. Why not
have fun doing the routine stuff?
- We made the Elders
come over to our apartment door and kill a spider that was waiting to kill
us...
-A Tongan family in
the neighboring ward took us out to Olive Garden because my companion's
Tongan... so funny.
- We had a little "farewell"
party for Sis. Hokafonu with cake and everything :)
And that was my
amazing week. I seriously can't wait for all that this next transfer holds in
store for us. So many miracles have already come and I know there are more just
around the corner!
I hope you continue to
see those miracles and keep the faith! I love you all!
Scripture of the Week:
Alma 26:12
Quote of the Week:
"My dear brothers and sisters, there will be days and nights when you feel
overwhelmed, when your hearts are heavy and your heads hang down. Then, please
remember, Jesus Christ, The Redeemer, is the head of this church. It is His
gospel. He wants you to succeed. He gave His life for just this purpose."
-President Dieter F. Uchtdorf
Love,
Sister Humphrey
