We Brought the Primary

Hola to all!

This week was nice and full of things! I am now very tired from it all, but it was great! It started with Monday. We had two lessons (which could have been better, but it was still pretty decent). But right before we were able to go into the house of one of our appointments a creepy man came and started to talk to us (mostly me). I felt very unsure of what to do, so I just pretended like I didn't speak Spanish (sometimes being very white comes in handy). And I just kept trying to not do anything, but it's hard and finally the people opened the door and we were free from the creepy (and I think drunk) man! I'm safe, so no worries my friends (or family).

Tuesday we had splits and to be honest they were super great!!! I was with Hna. Aldas from Ecuador. She is super nice and a really great missionary. And she's new as a sister training leader. I was the first split she had as Sister Training Leader. I actually had things to do all day (we had 6 lessons, found new people, and I was happy all day)! So that was really good! The sad result of this split was that I got a bit sick (just with a cold though). It's not really from splits, it's just the day I was lucky enough to get sick. Everyone here thinks they are a doctor though and I'm beginning to go insane from that. Also everyone tells me that I need to call the doctor. But it's just a cold. I'm not dying or anything. Geez!

Wednesday we had another zone meeting. I'm not sure when the next one will be because we have had a weird month as far as meetings go. But it was good. We discussed the conference from last week and all that fun stuff. Ever since the day of splits we have had a lot of great work. We've been doing better with contacts, invitations, and everything. We had a lot of lessons too!

And yesterday we had 5 people come to church (four of which were children). We went to pick up all the children for church and everyone looked at us a little weird, but it's all good. We just brought the primary. It felt so odd walking with all of us.

There's my week for you!

Hna. Humphrey

Eating peppers

Big rain with splash

:)

Hola everyone! I'm still  here out in the land of tortilla. We're doing so awesome! This week we've really seen improvement and progress. We've had more members coming to church. We had some solid lessons and a fairly full schedule. Everything is really great!! It's nice to be with one companion for extended time because the members get to know both very well and everything ends up being great! So that has been nice this week. It's been ever since the first day of this new transfer. I'm hoping that the whole 6 weeks will go this well!

We had a conference on Wednesday that was really great. Elder Johnson (I think of the area 70) came to speak to us and he had some great things to say. He raised our excitement for the work and it was a great conference. It was fairly long though (five hours in the church for it - four of which were the actual conference). It was nice to be all together (two zones). And I saw the trainer of two Hermanas from my MTC district and also and Elder from my district. So that was pretty cool. There's actually quite a few American Hermanas in this mission now. It's pretty fun! 

This week I actually ate something spicy. It wasn't ridiculously spicy, but enough to loosen my tounge so I can speak Spanish. :) Pretty much that is my week. A good solid week. Every day is super if you make it super! Just remember that! And I'm just going to keep on pushing on and working because that's how we can help others come unto Christ! 

Have a great week everyone!!!

Hermana Humphrey

Hola World!

So this week was lovely. I had a birthday which is always good news. I'm no longer a teenager. Now I'm like a real adult.. My birthday wasn't very birthday-y though. It felt like another day of missionary work, but it was a great day of missionary work though. We had 5 lessons and they were quite great ones too I might add. I haven't had ice cream yet, so my birthday isn't quite complete and may not be until I return, but that's all good. It'll be the best ice cream when I get back after such a long time!

Today is transfer day (and we've known that actually for a while), so all week my companion told me (and everyone else) what she felt was going to happen. One day it was that I would be transferred. Another day was that she would be. One day she said that we wouldn't change. And another was that both would go. So all the options were what she felt at some point. I was starting to go crazy though and I just feel like it's best to wait until we're told the results of the transfers. And the result is.... no transfers!!! All the companionships in my zone are being changed supposedly except mine and the zone leaders. Kind of odd, but I'm ready to hit the streets and keep on working!!

One lesson was really great. We're teaching this little 12 year old and her grandparents. The grandparents are not really super interested, but the 12 year old is super excited about this all. When we came she brought out her Book of Mormon and a paper. Then she read us what she wrote about her reading! It was like a book report - so cute!

Saturday was mother's day. A very difficult day for work. No one is home or on the streets on this day and it's certainly a challenge to fulfill the work I'm here to do, but we did have one lesson and a grand old time, so that's what counts!

All in all that's the general gist of the week. I hope you all had a lovely week and that your next week is super too!

Hermana Humphrey

Birthday hermanas

Enjoying the birthday cake

The zone (changed today)

Great cooks

Hermanas

Week of Birthday!

Hooray for rain!!

This week was lovely. We got to do service! We helped paint at an investigator's house. So that was pretty neat. Also I met an English speaker. Well I met him a while ago, but this time when we were with this family (a less active family), he said something like "so how's your Spanish?" in nearly perfect English - like he's from the U.S. even though he's not. And then yesterday we saw him and his family again and as we passed by he said "guten tag" so I responded and spoke a bit of German to him. It was pretty cool that we both know some German and Spanish and English. I think he was a little surprised.

Wednesday we had a zone meeting. It was really a great one too. My companion and I had to go up and do a practice start of a lesson with an inactive member (about half of us had to do it). When we did it, it actually went well too! So that was pretty nice. :)

We have a family who we are teaching. They are really great and the granddaughter is just so excited to learn and is great at remembering what we teach and all that great stuff! Also another investigator really is excited about all we are teaching and when we come, her girls are always so excited to see us. The problem is that they are sick and that she can't read, so I'm really learning a lot about how to teach to her needs. It can be hard to know what and how to teach, but the Gospel is perfect and can help everyone, so we are dedicated to helping her improve! I just love being out here teaching and helping others! It is so worth it!!

Also, yesterday we did a little celebration thing with a family that we really love. We celebrated the birthday of both my companion and me (her birthday was yesterday). So we (they) sang the strange birthday song and then pushed my face in the cake. It was quite an exciting experience! 

And this week it has finally started to really rain!! We've had two wonderfully rainy days and I'm so stoked for more to come!

Hermana Humphrey

Happy Birthday Hermanas!

See the iguana hiding in the grass? They run wild everywhere.

The mouse caught in the apartment

Some rainy hermanas

This is real rain!

It's probably easier to walk.