Transfer #2

Second transfer! Wow! This mission is just flying by! Sisters get a total of 13 transfers, and I'm already on #2! And I'm still in Harpers Ferry, which is such a great blessing! I love it here. The people are so nice and this ward is just amazing! LOVE IT! 

So, this week was crazy busy. We had another lesson with my favorite family (Other than you, mom) The H's and we did trust fall exercises with their daughter to teach her about having faith in Jesus Christ. Super fun :) I have three quotes from her this week! Ready? Okay, "I'm so excited to learn the Gospel, so that I can accept it and then live in the Celestial Kingdom forever!" and "So, Sister Bench... Is she like a bench? Literally? Like, can we sit on her?" (By the way, Sister Bench is my new companion and I LOVE HER!) And, lastly, "Is Satan part of my family?" 

"Yes."

"Oh.... Great... *sarcasm included*"

I LOVE THAT GIRL! She cracks me up every day! Hahah, I don't know what I'd do without her. After our lesson, the H's took us out to Sweet Frog for frozen yogurt! Am I spoiled or what? Seriously. I couldn't have asked for friendlier people. 

Then, on Tuesday, we went out for Ice Cream at Nutters, this old Ice cream shop where a giant "kiddie" ice cream cone is less than $2 and super huge. It was delicious and I think it's my favorite ice cream place ever. You'll have to go sometime! So good! And we all know how much I love my ice cream. We also had our Open House farewell party for Sister Lawrence. My Bestie Michaela came and we had such a fun party. More ice cream and fruit and good company.

Transfer meeting was this Wednesday! We had SO many missionaries leaving! Which made it possible for about 4 (I think) of the Elders that came out with me to train some new missionaries, even though they haven't finished their 12 week training themselves! Good luck to them. But I got to meet my new companion and let me tell you, she's the bomb. I couldn't have asked for a better follow-up trainer. She's sarcastic like me, and I don't have to worry about being myself at all. She's just awesome. This transfer is going to be amazing and I bet we'll be together for at least another transfer. She only has 3 transfers left (including this one) so she'll probably "die" in Harpers Ferry, which is the best place to "die" because everyone is so supportive. Oh, and get this, she's an Athletic training major just like me, but she's doing it at BYU. You never know... she just might convert me to that crazy blue school. It'd be so much fun to go to BYU with her, though. We'll see. 

This last Saturday was #SocialMediaSplit Saturday! So look for me under the hashtag #socialmediasplit #Baltimoremission We got a total of SEVEN social media splits! YAY! And to end the week, we had TEN less-actives at Sacrament meeting! WHAT! That's unheard of! The Lord is definitely watching out for Harpers Ferry. I just love this area and I love my mission. I'm learning so much about other people, and about myself. Although times can be hard, this is definitely such a blessing. A mission is NOT a sacrifice; it's a blessing on so many different levels. My family is receiving Miracles; I'm seeing miracles every day, and the people in Harpers Ferry are being blessed continually, despite their struggles. I love this Gospel. I know it's true with every fiber of my being. There's no way I could doubt this. I want to encourage you all to look up the Mormon Message "Testimony of the Book of Mormon" by Elder Holland. SUPER GOOD! It just shows how completely true the Book of Mormon is. It's not some made-up book by some man who wanted to get rich or famous. It's the Word of God, end of question. Remember to doubt your doubts before you doubt your faith and always hold fast to the truth that you know. Heavenly Father answers your prayers. I've been able to find several answers this past week just as I've been studying the Book of Mormon. Often times those answers aren't easily recognizable, but they're always there. I know this Church is True and I can't wait to share this knowledge with everyone I meet. I hope you all have a great week and work hard to bring some happiness and truth to the lives of all those you come in contact with! Love you all!

"A laugh together unites us. A moment of sharing refreshes our souls. We cannot always lift the burden of one who is troubled, but we can lift her so she can bear it well." -Elaine L Jack.

Love, 

Sister Humphrey

My District. Arabic Book of Mormon we gave to someone who spoke Arabic. Giant Spider at Holly's. My Beautiful companion. And Slurpees, because what else would we eat for dinner? 

Month two!

Can you believe it's already been two months? It feels like forever ago when I walked into the MTC last June, but it also feels so completely new still! Crazy! So, we got our transfer calls this week! I'm staying in Harpers Ferry!!! YAY! And I'm getting a new companion on Wednesday, but I still don't know who it is yet. Hopefully I find out soon because it's driving me crazy not knowing! 

So, this week has been pretty good. We had our little mini-missionary Sister Gonzales with us until Friday and we ended up having a miracle because of her! So, we were street contacting and we stopped to talk to this lady sitting on a park bench and she ended up speaking very little English, only Spanish. I could understand what she was saying and I could translate to Sister Lawrence, but I couldn't reply back to her nearly as well as I wanted to, so this lady seemed uninterested because she thought Mormons were atheist (who would've thought?), but because Sister Gonzales was with us, she was able to translate for us and we were able to schedule a return appointment for the Spanish Elders to take over, and get this, they're now new investigators! Harpers Ferry hasn't had Spanish investigators for at least a year! Crazy cool miracle! 

We ended up having to drop a couple of our investigators because they've been too busy to meet with us, but that just means we have time now to start looking for new investigators! And we just might have one! Another little miracle, we were street contacting, yet again, and we stopped to talk to this guy named Sean chopping down a tree and his girlfriend and mother of two of his kids, Haley. Haley and her family are Christians, but they didn't seem interested in learning more, and neither did Sean, but later that night we got a text from Sean! He's been asking us a whole bunch of questions, but he didn't want his girlfriend to know he was interested just yet. We'll see where that goes, but I'm pretty excited! It's not often we get people to text/call us after giving them our number! Cool miracle :)

We got to meet with one of my favorite families again this week! The H's! We've been teaching their little girl to prepare her for baptism, and her parents are just being amazing and teaching her right alongside us! I just love them. Little quote from their daughter this week, "I'm so glad I'm in the right church!" after teaching her about the restoration and plan of salvation :) That family never fails to make me laugh. Sister H even let us try on some of her wigs for some costumes they'll be dressing up in! She gave me permission to attach some pictures with her girl and their wigs, so you'll get to see those. Yeah, I shouldn't color my hair blue; it's not my color. 

This week we also got to go to the Relief Society activity where they were riding horses! Unfortunately as a missionary I'm not allowed to ride, but we had fun watching everyone else ride! And I know my mother has pictures from a ward member, so maybe if you beg her she'll post those on my blog ;) Oh! And I met a fellow power tumbler's boyfriend who works at the stables! Small world! 

We also saw this sign on our way to Holly's home in front of some church that said, "Skateboarders will be baptized" like it was a threat! Haha, pictures will be coming soon, but we haven't been able to stop by yet! Speaking of my favorite Holly, she got her Patriarchal blessing Saturday! WOHOO! I was able to be there with Sis. Lawrence and it was just amazing! Heavenly Father has so much in store for His children! It definitely helped me study my blessing and actually see all the direction and cautions Heavenly Father gave me. Those blessings are so important! Of course, everyone should wait until their ready to understand the importance and sacredness of it, but I'm definitely glad I got mine when I did :) I LOVE THIS GOSPEL! 

On Friday, Sister Lawrence left with the other missionaries who are leaving this transfer to go to the D.C. temple because it'll be closed on Wednesday, so I stayed back with Sister Gonzales! I was training her and taking over the area with a sweet 17 year old! Talk about responsibility! And I thought exchanges would be a challenge... Although it was tough, the day was actually pretty spectacular! We helped out at Activity Days Camp and got to go see Sister Burton on her 90th birthday and sing happy birthday to her :) We also had our last lesson with my favorite Michaela! She's just so amazing. Simply put. She and Ian sang in church on Sunday "I Know that My Redeemer Lives" and it was absolutely beautiful! I couldn't sing that well if I practiced my entire life, no joke. She's just amazing. She'll be leaving for college on the 14th, so we won't be able to meet with her much longer, but she's definitely been a blessing in my life. During our last lesson, I could just feel Heavenly Father's love for her, and He has SO much love for her. She's the first one to make me tear up! I know it's still hard for her to understand the Book of Mormon, but I also know that as she just continues to read it and pray, her answer will come. She's building her faith in so many ways. I know she never has to doubt that. I could just feel how proud Heavenly Father is of her. Truly truly proud. GAH I love that girl! I sure hope we get to stay in touch! 

So, another cool miracle this week! Amy and her family, a family we used to teach, invited us into their home the other day and we got to meet her husband who was very unaccepting of Mormons at first, but I guess his heart has finally softened! We don't know if we'll be able to teach them again just yet, but we do know that we can start building our relationship again! And that's truly all we need right now. That just makes me so happy! I can see so many blessings The Lord is providing us with! His work will progress! 

Well, I think that is all for this week. It sure does seem like I write a lot... maybe I should calm that down a bit haha, but then I look in my journal and I see so many things I've left out! There's just so much to do and report on in a mission! 

I have so many spiritual thoughts going through my mind right now, but I don't think many of them would apply to anyone but missionaries, then I remembered: We're ALL missionaries! So, I just want you all to ask yourself this questions: What am I doing to help someone towards Eternal Life? Because, essentially, that's why we're all here. Simply put, we're on this earth to grow and learn how to choose the right. When we've gained that knowledge in Jesus Christ's gospel, we should be living it, which includes sharing it! I know I've felt so much happiness from these Eternal Truths I've learned throughout my life and I know the best way to thank Heavenly Father for such peace and joy is to share it with all His children, so that they might have that peace and joy also. I'd like to encourage all of you to serve your friends, family, strangers, and neighbors. Help them feel God's love for them just as I know you feel in your own lives. I love you all and I hope you have a FANTASTIC WEEK! I'll have so much more to report on next week!  Love you! 

Ps. I attached a picture with an amazing young woman I get to do mission prep with! 

Pss. I've abbreviated names in my emails and will continue to do so for the privacy of my friends.

Love, 

Sister Humphrey

Last Week of My First Transfer

So, if this was a normal 6 week transfer, it'd be over already... but luckily it's not! It's a 7 week transfer! So I get to spend at least one more week in Harpers Ferry :) Sister Lawrence will be leaving next week, so I'll likely be able to stay in this area :) So, let me get started on the adventures of Week 6!
We've been meeting with the H. family quite a bit and we totally had a yoga party before our lesson. Yes, we're doing yoga with one of my favorite families. Sister H. let me try on a pair of her heels and I think I've found my favorite shoes ever. No joke. Two words: blue and sparkly! Yes! She's just awesome :) We've been with them a couple times this entire week. Another day we went over and had Thai food for dinner, which was DELICIOUS! And, we totally had a nerf gun war. Yes, haha, that's what we do :) Brother and Sister H. told me that their home is always available and that they'd love to have me live with them after my mission. As long as I coach their kids! There is no losing here! Except for my kids back home. I think I'd miss them too much, so I'd only be able to live with them for maybe a month or two... but I'm seriously considering it :) I love them!

On Wednesday we got to go to the Temple for ourselves! The D.C. Temple is absolutely beautiful! I have pictures :) It's just amazing. The stain glass makes it so colorful! I'm so blessed to have that temple as my mission temple. I've definitely already received that extra strength that can only come from the temple. It truly is Heaven on Earth. 

So, a couple miracles this week: While shopping we ran into 2  of the F's kids (the F's are a former investigator family that couldn't continue the lessons because of the father) and they ran over and gave us hugs. It was great to get to see them again and it was such a surprise! We also ran into another teen girl in our area that we've been meeting infrequently and she totally just loved seeing us. SO that was cool :) 

And I got to hold some more stray kittens! I'll attach a picture :) 

While shopping the other day, I totally found a GYMNASTICS notebook! It has gymnasts all over it! Yes, I bought that. I have no idea what I'll do with it yet, but I have it and I'm in love with it. Haha, you can take the gymnast out of gymnastics, but you can never take the gymnastics out of the gymnast. And I was able to coach some of the girls in this ward and teach them handstands and cartwheels during sports night. I totally bribed these girls. I told them that if they came to Sports Night, I would show them a standing tuck, so they all came... and I showed them a back tuck. I miss those :) 

*We made 36 people smile in just one day!*

So, Utah needs to have a Sheets gas station. They have the best food. Three words: Made to Order. SERIOUSLY! Delicious. And we ate at California Tortilla, which was delicious, and we helped an RM in our ward talk to 5 of his coworkers about MISSIONARIES! Just because we walked into the store. That's what the Tag does. It's Jesus Christ's church and people notice that.  

We were even able to get 22 street contacts in Shepherds town! We were only there for 2-3 hours, too! Super cool. There was this one lady who was asking all these questions and she's a Jehovah's Witness, I think. She seemed very appreciative of all the answers we were able to give her. Hopefully she goes to Mormon.org and finds more answers to those questions. 

So, next Sunday I encourage you all to bear your testimony in Sacrament meeting. Especially my kids. In Harpers Ferry, there were more children giving their testimonies than there were adults! I was so impressed! Love those kids! 

So, cool story. I'm now in a TRIO companionship! We just got a new mini-missionary. Sister Gonzales. She's 17 and she literally came about an hour ago. She's super cute and we're going to have such a fun time :) She's staying for 5 days, so I'll let you know about how all that is going. 

Well, I think that's all for this week. I want you all to read 3 Nephi 17:17-22. It talks about how Jesus Christ came to the people and prayed for them. Jesus Christ prayed for those people just as He prays for US. He prays for you and for me. What a great blessing? No matter where we are in life, we can know that our Brother prays for us. That's how much He loves us. 

I'll leave you with a couple  great quotes that I've been collecting thanks to my Little Sister for her wonderful work and gift. 

"As we give, we find that sacrifice brings forth the blessings of heaven and in the end, we learn it was no sacrifice at all." - Spencer W. Kimball

"Sometimes a single phrase of testimony can set events into motion that affect someone's life for eternity." -Dieter F. Utchdorf

"Don't give up when the pressure mounts. Face your doubts and master your fears."

S/O to Aunt Pam for having a birthday yesterday!

S/O To Big Bro Cameron for having a birthday on the 6th!

S/O To Abby Donahoe for the amazing package full of quotes!

S/O To Sister Van Vliet and Sister Christiansen for having a Birthday July 31st

and lastly,

S/O to The Schenk family for the package full of goodies! YUM! 

Thank you my amazing family and friends for all the love I've been receiving! Love and miss you all!

Love, 

Sister Humphrey

Exchanges!!

So, sorry I didn't email you all yesterday. So I'm emailing you today... hope that's okay. Yesterday we went to the Temple Visitor's Center for the FIRST TIME with our AMAZING investigator Michaela (I'll attach pictures at the end). She's just amazing. She was able to feel the peace that accompanies the temple and she started crying while watching the #BecauseOfHim video. AND we got to meet (and learn from) a Member of the Seventy, Elder Gillespie! What!? So cool. Yesterday was a great day! AND to make this week even better, our mission temple day is Wednesday, SO I get to go back to the temple to do a session tomorrow! Twice in one week! What a blessing. That temple is beautiful. And I've never seen something so gold until yesterday. So much gold. I can't wait to go inside tomorrow.

So, this last week has been pretty fantastic! We met with this old guy named Gary who we met while we were walking in Shepherdstown and he shouted at us out his window for an appointment. Not going to lie, he's kind of a creep, so we only visited with him one more time to give him some comfort after his son died. He read most of the Book of Mormon, but he refuses to be baptized again, so it's been more of a service for us. We'd turn him over to the Elders, but he refuses to meet with anyone besides Sisters. Like I said, kind of a creep. 

We had dinner with our Bishop and his family last week and it was right before Bishop Van Vliet was about to teach the youth at Youth Conference and it turns out he taught his youth the same lesson we taught him 5 minutes beforehand. So basically we taught all the youth at youth conference via bishop. I just thought that was funny. 

We also "stole" the Elders' investigator PJ, who is living with our member friend Holly while he is playing pro baseball (living with her in a non-romantic way; she's married). We sat down to read the Book of Mormon with Holly and we invited PJ and he said yes, so basically we just taught him a lesson and the Elders have been trying to teach him for months now. This is the magic of Sister Missionaries who follow the Spirit :) it was pretty cool :)

So, THREE MIRACLES in ONE day! First Miracle: we got to see the Elders' investigator Deborah (who I just love to death) unexpectedly and we were able to give her some encouragement. Miracle #2: We had our first lesson with our new investigator, Betty, who is this sweet old lady with a diseased cat. She accepted everything we taught her including the invitation to be baptized! So, she's on date for August 15th, but she doesn't technically count until she comes to sacrament meeting, and she works on Sundays, so she's working with her boss to get off. I'm hoping she'll come! 

Miracle #3: We found a less active named Diane L., who we thought lived on the "mountain" because that's the address she gave us, but we were looking for another potential investigator, and she was outside her garage working on her car. We approached her and she was very stand-offish, but we got her name and found her real address! SO, the Relief Society presidency can now make contact with her. Yay! 

Good day full of miracles! And Exchanges started on Thursday! I was over the Harpers Ferry area and Sister Jeppson had to deal with me :) I was leading out in every discussion and I planned every day, so it was like being a Senior Companion even though we don't really have that in this mission. It was pretty cool seeing how much I could do when I didn't really have my trainer to lean on. Super fun. And I got to teach in the way that I feel most comfortable. Awesome. I loved exchanges. Sister Jeppson is just amazing. Yup. Love her.

So, back to Michaela. We showed her the video "How Rare a Possession: The Book of Mormon" and she was able to feel the Spirit SO strong! She opened up and told me that she'd been angry with God because of some stuff going on in her family, but since she's been meeting with us, her faith has grown so much and she now realizes how much God actually loves her and she's been able to feel her relationship with Him strengthen. YAY! That's our whole purpose as missionaries! And I taught that lesson, so Heavenly Father definitely gave me that little confidence boost that I needed. 

Coincidence! I was able to meet this lady named Francis during exchanges and we got to begin teaching her. She just so happens to be Diane L.'s ex-mother-in-law (complicated story) and her brother is actually LDS, so she has some knowledge and is totally cool with us coming and teaching her! YAY! 

Our other investigators, Lily and Debra, are just so cute. We've been teaching them and Lily told us she believes we came into her life for a reason. YES LILY, WE DID! So she's just awesome. Her goal in life is to make people smile. What a cool goal. And her son was actually murdered, so she's been feeling pretty sad and depressed about that (for good reason), so we've been able to give her some comfort there. If only she would come to church! Haha, but they're great people. Love them. 

HAPPY LATE PIONEER DAY! How was that in Utah, for those of you in Utah? It's basically non-existent here. That's normal, though. Sister Jeppson wanted to wear bonnets all day and laugh at people when they laugh at us. Sadly, though, four businesses actually burned down in downtown Harpers Ferry on Pioneer Day (or the day before, I can't remember). No one got hurt, luckily, but it was still pretty sad. Those were historic buildings. 

Jesse and Deborah, the Elders' investigators, had a little setback this week. They were going to have to get evicted from their home and things were crazy, but they're still holding on strong. Their baptismal date has to be pushed back a week because they couldn't come to church due to all the craziness at home, but I know it'll be for the best. We gave Deb some "scripture cigarettes" that are just pieces of rolled up scriptures/quotes on them that can give her some inspiration whenever she feels the urge to smoke to help her. She started crying because it meant so much to her, so that was really cool. She's a strong lady. And so is her husband, Jesse. And they just love this gospel because IT'S TRUE! And they know that and they want to live it! #Miracle!

So, I also got to watch the Alice and Wonderland play that many of our ward members are in because we invited Michaela, so technically it counted as a lesson (President Christiansen approved it (; ) So that was fun! I have pictures of that, too! I think that's all I have to report so far, but I'll definitely email again if I missed anything (Like last week). Enjoy the pictures! 

To end with something spiritual, I had a couple thoughts during my studies this last week. I was reading in 3 Nephi 17:17-22 and it's when Jesus Christ is with the people in the Americas and He's praying for them. Let me repeat that, He's PRAYING for the people in the Americas. And that just hit me. Jesus Christ prays for us. He weeps when we weep. He wants us to be happy and He wants the best for us. So, He prays for us. Wow. What a blessing to have our Savior, who's already done SO MUCH for us, take our worries and sorrows to God to help us. I love my Brother. He's definitely becoming my Best Friend and I hope one day I will be able to confidently say that He's my Best Friend without feeling insufficient. He loves me. He loves you. Each and every one of you. Always remember the sacrifice He made for us and the aid He gives us EVERY SINGLE DAY. "Because of Him, you can have clean-slates, second chances, new beginnings... because of Him, you can leave your past behind... because of Him, you can be happy again."

"Worry fades away when we know for sure our future is secure in God's hands."

Also, I want you all to listen to John Bytheway's talk "Get an Attitude" YES! It's amazing. And while you're going through life this week, instead of asking yourself how "bad" you can be, or how much you can get away with this week, ask yourself how "good" you can be. Ask yourself what you can improve on rather than walking the line of good and bad. We should always strive to be our best self so we can one day grow into the person Heavenly Father knows we can become. I leave you my testimony that God loves you. That Jesus is the Christ and that as long as we are striving to do our best to be our best, we will have The Lord's help. He does not leave us Comfortless. I know this Church is true. Without any doubt in my heart, I know that what I'm striving to teach each and every day is the true and everlasting Gospel of Jesus Christ. This is His church and I represent Him through my actions and dealings every day. I know that I am not alone, and I know that through the Savior's Infinite Atonement, we can all return to Him. We can all be saved by Grace after all that we've done. I leave this testimony with you, in the name of Jesus Christ, my Best Friend and Brother, Amen.

Love, 

Sister Humphrey

Another Week Flying By!

This week Terilyn sent three separate emails. She kept forgetting things. At the end of the first I added an exchange we had via email. I happened to be able to get her email quick today, and responded before she was off the computer, and she quickly replied.

Enjoy!!

Terilyn's mom: Julie

On Jul 20, 2015, at 1:15 PM, Terilyn Humphrey <terilyn.humphrey@myldsmail.net> wrote:

Hi my dearest friends and family!

     How are you this week? Great I hope! I have some good news for this week. Some friends of ours, actually the Elders' investigators, are ON DATE FOR BAPTISM! They're awesome people! Technically they're not our investigators, but we've been going over and visiting with them twice a week along with the Elders, so I consider them mine, too. I'm just so excited :) And another great friend, Holly, is getting her Patriarchal blessing on the same day (August 8th) and she has invited my companion and I to come! She's just the best person ever. I love her :) So many good things! 

We also got to talk with a member, Sister S, who is struggling right now. She's getting a divorce and her now ex-husband is returning to church, which is a great thing! And she's happy for him, but she's also very depressed because her whole marriage she worked to get him to come, and now that he's coming, he's leaving her to the side. And I kinda know how that feels. It's hard to help someone get where they need to be, and be happy for them, but also feel left in the dust when they don't need you anymore. It was a tough situation, but we were able to bring her some comfort through the "Courage" Mormon Message and that seemed to really help her :) She's a neat person.

We got to set up a booth this week and talk to a whole bunch of people and share our message with them about the church! It was so cool! I street contacted over 20 people in less than an hour! SO EXCITING! 

So, you should all be proud of me because I went a WHOLE MONTH without being hurt. And then it happened. Haha, but it wasn't my fault. My sweet companion hasn't been watching me back her out, instead she just kinda goes, and last Wednesday she decided to do that while there was a car behind her. I was trying to back her out and stop her, but she wasn't watching and I couldn't move out of the way fast enough. Sadly, my knee got pinned between the two cars and my kneecap dislocated, but no worries! It's relocated, maybe a little off, but all is well. (Which means, DON'T call the mission president, Mom. He already knows.) It's pretty bruised up, but not too bad. I bruised some capsules in my knee, but I didn't need to go to the doctors. And I'm walking just fine. I just hope Sister Lawrence pays more attention next time... I'm not sure she will haha. Other than that, nothing too big happened this week. I have lots of emails to respond to, though, so this will have to be short. 

I want to encourage you all to read Alma 32 and Ether 12. AMAZING chapters in the Book of Mormon about faith :) And that's where it all starts! Oh! And look on facebook for pictures of me under #socialmediasplit #Baltimoremission #MarylandBaltimoreMission because it was our Social Media split day last Saturday! The work is going well and I'm meeting so many new people! In fact, just as we were leaving Aldi's after shopping, a convert just stopped Sis. Lawrence and I and said "Thank you for your service! It's because of missionaries like you that my life has been changed. It's because of missionaries that I've been baptized along with my wife." COOL STORY! I love people like that :) So good week. I'm loving the work! I love you all! Have a great week!

Love, 

Sister Humphrey

On Mon, Jul 20, 2015 at 3:27 PM, Julie <jwhumphrey04@msn.com> wrote:

No!!! Not an injury!!! Are you sure you're okay?? 

The rest of the letter sounds great!!!!! Keep being positive! 

Love you!

Sent from my phone: Julie 

I promise I'm fine Mom :) I'm walking like a normal person!

Love, 

Sister Humphrey

Forgot something: 

Forgot to add in my thoughts in my Inspiration Journal. I seriously don't have a lot of time, so they'll be scattered, but I'll try :)

"Where there is true faith there are miracles, visions, dreams, healings, and ALL THE GIFTS OF GOD that He gives to His Saints." - Bible Dictionary for Faith in Jesus Christ

We will only see miracles AFTER the trial of our faith-When the work is slow and it feels like the Lord isn't guiding you, have faith. He is still there and, if you continually have Faith in Him, miracles WILL happen. Faith leads to Trust. When we Trust in our Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ, doubt, fear, and worry go away. It all starts with Faith, then that faith builds Trust. And when we have Trust in Them, we have Hope for the future. A life without hope is no life at all. When we trust the Lord with all our hearts, our Hope will be an unwavering assurance for the future because we will know everything will be okay. Without a doubt. 

Okay, that's my thought for the week. I had quotes, but I left them at home... I suck, I know. I'll add a WHOLE BUNCH of quotes next week. I promise. 

I'm also going on exchanges this week! I'll be staying in Harpers Ferry with a Sister Training Leader while my companion leaves, which means I’LL BE IN CHARGE! Yeah, there's a little doubt there. And fear, but all it takes in FAITH! The Lord will not let me fail. I will be able to get through 3 days with someone who knows the area and people even less than me. It'll definitely be a learning experience. Okay, I think that's all for now! 

Love, 

Sister Humphrey

I forgot the pictures...

Guys, I'm really bad at this emailing thing... SO I forgot pictures. And, I forgot one of the best parts about this week! This week we had New Trainer/Trainee meeting and I got to see my last companion Sister Hart!!! YAY!! And all the others from my district! Totally made my day :) So I have pictures from that among other things. I promise this will be the last email. Thanks for your patience :) 

Love, 

Sister Humphrey

One month out! 17 more to go... Who's counting??

Whoa! I've been out on a mission for one month now! Is that crazy or what!? I feel like it hasn't been that long, but then again, it feels like I left my family and friends forever ago. I miss you all, but I know that this is where I'm supposed to be :) West Virginia is like my home now! I love it here! It rains almost every day, but it's also super warm, so I'm loving it.

So April, a member in my ward, recently returned from her mission and she told us a story in Gospel principles last Sunday. Her mission president's wife recently went back into remission from cancer after they finished their call as mission president and wife. While she was in the hospital she had a special visitor come see her. It was President Thomas S. Monson. COOL! She had this white board full of quotes in her room, and one of those quotes was "I can do hard things." He asked her if he could change one word in that quote. She said yes. He went over and erased "Can" so the quote now stated, "We do hard things" ISN"T THAT SO TRUE! We do hard things. And the Lord helps us through it.

Okay, so last week I had to write a short letter, so I'm starting with the group email this week and I'll get to the individual ones last. So a quick recap on last week:

I got to meet my new Mission president and his wife! They're amazing! I actually spent 5 hours with them last Wednesday while we were doing interviews. President likes to talk haha. Some hard things happened after that, and I finally cried for the first time on my mission, but it was all okay. We had to have a little funeral for a kitten and I sobbed, but it's okay now. Heavenly Father just needed me to feel sad for a little bit so I could experience more joy.

Last week I met one of the sweetest girls ever! She's a 20 year old in college here and she's interested in taking the lessons, but we have to work around her schooling and her two jobs, so that's interesting. But she's amazing. I want to be as nice as her someday.

I found out that I get to help out at Youth Conference here! It's this weekend and I'm stoked! It'll be like being at my own ward again! Ah, I miss my ward. But the people here are great and super nice :)

I have a new Investigator! Her name is Michaela, and she's 18 and awesome. Her mom has Congestive heart failure and they just found that out, so she's struggling with that, but we have been teaching her and she's accepting everything! We're going to invite her to be baptized at our next appointment! Yay! And we have another investigator who was a former, but he's engaged to a less-active member of our ward and their lives are pretty tough. He is out of work for some bulging discs in his back (sound familiar?) and they're struggling to get by, which is why they aren't married yet, but we told him that if he wants to be baptized, he had to be married, so they're setting a date within the next two months! Yay! 

Funny story, so we were checking up on two former investigators who lived together (a grandma and a granddaughter) and it's all the way up the "mountains" with dirt roads and creepy places haha. So, we got there and the grandma answers the door and practically shuts it in our faces because she recognized us as missionaries, so we quickly asked her if her granddaughter was home so we could talk to her. She wasn't home and we asked for a phone number, but she lied and said she didn't have it; so the grandson (the granddaughter's brother) told her not to be mean and she basically just left him to deal with us. So there's this 20 year old boy getting our numbers to give to his sister after he gave us her number. I honestly think he just pittied us, but it was funny. Sister Lawrence and I both walked away laughing. Some peoples' children.

So, I'm going to go off on a little rant about some stuff that happened this week. Some of the members in our ward feel like my companion and I are wasting time meeting with some of the people we're meeting with because they've been taught before and they just don't want to deal with them. First off, that frustrated me. So here's my rant:

Jesus Christ didn't die for nothing. He sunk down lower than we can even comprehend, so He could lift us up and help us change. The Atonement can help us and others change. Just have faith in Jesus Christ and those who are trying to change. Help them. Love them. People need someone to believe in them and their ability to change. Someone who can show them the hope and faith Jesus Christ can give them. If the Atonement isn't changing your life, if it isn't changing you, then it needs to be used more often. Jesus Christ didn't die for nothing. 

That's my spiritual thought/rant for the day. I wish more people understood that.

So, on another sad note, we had to help out at a funeral for a lady in our ward, so that was sad. Just a heads up (even though I don't plan on passing away anytime soon) no one is allowed to wear black at my funeral. NO ONE. People should throw glitter in celebration of my life. Okay? And people should only be allowed to cry if they're smiling :) That'll be in my will one day haha. 

Okay, last thing. I was meeting with a recent convert who's been going through a bunch of drama and tough times (who isn't nowadays?) and I got to meet her little 17 month old named Joss... guess who he's named after! Alexis? Do you know it? Joss Whedon (or however you spell his last name)! That made my day! For those of you who don't know who that is, look up firefly. Dad, that made me think of you :) She's awesome. 

I got to go shopping today, so that's cool. And last week we went Laser Tagging :) That's also fun.

Shout out to my adorable niece for being baptized on the Fourth of July!! And my little Nephew for his baby blessing on the same day! You're both awesome. I love you!

If any of you want to write me I'll post my address at the end of the email. I'd love to hear from you!

Well, that's all I have for this week. I love you all!  

Love, 

Sister Humphrey

69 Monte Carlo Way,

Charles Town, West Virginia

25414 (I think that's the zip code, but I'm not positive anymore)

Mom’s addition: Yes that is the correct zip code. Also, for those of you that read her email directly, and are wondering if you were day dreaming when you read it, and think there is something different to this, you weren’t daydreaming. She asked me to add to this before I blogged it.

We love our missionary!!