This mission is ulRICH with blessings ;)

President and Sister Ulrich are absolutely stunning! I love them so much. I am happy to be a missionary under their inspired leadership. They are so powerful and instantly made us feel like part of their family! I love them. I definitely miss President and Sister Preston but I know that these two are exactly what the mission needs. 

BIG NEWS: The iPads are coming - The iPads are coming! We are only a few short months from going online! Be prepared for some exciting things coming up! 

http://www.mormonnewsroom.org/article/church-expands-use-of-digital-devices-for-missionary-work

Anyways. I hope you know how much I love missionary work. I have had priceless opportunities since I have been here. I wouldn't change ONE SECOND of this for anything in the whole world. I love God and His children so much. 

Love,

Elder Humpherys 

This is Elder Kreepy

I am a nerd.

This is how Elder Cueva and I do companionship inventory

When one seeks gold!!!

Sooo. This week. Talk about AMAZING. There were so many blessings from Heavenly Father. I can't believe it's all ready Monday.. and that it is July.. and that I have been out for over a year now.. WHERE DOES THE TIME FLY? 

Oh goodness. So this week. What to say.. what to say? 

We tried by a less active.. Unfortunately we couldn't meet with her because there was no man in the house. But, we set up a time to meet with her with a member who doesn't live too far away from her. We were then walking to our next appointment when I saw a man sitting down. I heard a voice in my head say "Elder Humpherys, I put him there. Speak to him." I knew this was a prompting from Heavenly Father. I went up to the man and said hello and he recognized us as missionaries. He met missionaries 1 year ago and they prayed with him and gave him a Book of Mormon but then they never returned. Anyways, we went into his home (he was DEFINITELY a hoarder..) and he showed us the place where he keeps his Book of Mormon. He said he reads it every time he feels discouraged. It was a miracle! Out of all the things he had in that house he kept the Book of Mormon on his chair and reads it! 

I love Anglesey. I love my companion. I love the gospel. My whole house is great!!! I can do anything good.. ya ya ya.. :) 

Anyways.. So, I love this country, I love these people and I LOVE being a missionary. Ever wonder what the secret to happy life is? It is found in the living the gospel of Jesus Christ and then SHARING that gospel with others :) Sharing is caring. 

I love you all so much.

Elder Humpherys 

I love this!!

Elder Yates and I. He is AMAZING

Me and some more of misison friends.. 

"oh I hope.. I hope this never ends.. cuz we're the best of friends"

I meant to take a better picture but then my camera died... so this all you get. haha.

Driving on the wrong side of the road!!  Hahaha!

 

BLASTED with miracles falling from heaven! (June 30th)

So.. I have only been here in Wales about 1.5 weeks and I have just been BLASTED with miracles falling from Heaven!

We have an investigator named Laura who has been learning about the church for a long time.. anyways we were doing some tracting on Saturday during our 4-hour-finding and I felt prompted to try by a less active members house. So, we get to her street and decide to tract the street and the 3rd door we knocked on was LAURA'S DAUGHTER. So, we got to know her a bit and she said she would pray this week and ask God if she should listen to the lessons. It was so amazing. I just couldn't believe it.

We just went to Cafe Nero to teach a young man spanish and I met a girl while I was standing in line. She said she played guitar and we just jammed on the street. She has a youtube channel and it was way fun! Then we invited her to church and it was all super chill!

 I love being a missionary. My whole heart and soul is ingrained into this work. I am not perfect. Sometimes I make mistakes. But, I will always strive to be my best self and to do my best work! This is just such a wonderful feeling and I love being a missionary.

Well, that's all for this week!

Read Ether 12:27 and Mosiah 3:19 and ask yourself "what can I do to be a better person?"

Love,

Elder Humpherys

Rwy'n gobeithio y gallaf gael car yn fuan!

Deeeeeeaaar Everyone,

Wow. So this place is wonderful!! I live in a small village called Y Velinheli. I love it. I hope to see many miracles in this beautiful country. 

We had a baptism on Saturday. It was nice. I didn't really know the young man being baptized.. but it was still good! I sang at it and then the Bishop and one of his counselor's invited me to sing with them in sacrament meeting. It was wonderful! The Welsh people really do have amazing voices! (The Bishop is from Canada.. he's got a great voice! But the congregation and primary was also very amazing!) 

We started teaching a girl named Amber! She is so smart and she's read the whole Book of Mormon (Children's edition). She knows all the stories! She has a strong testimony. Her brother was just baptized.

So.. if you haven't all ready put the title into Google translate I will tell it to you now: 

I WISH WE HAD A CAR. 

Unfortunately one of the Elder's before me crashed the car the day before I got here. It's soo hard to get around but I have found that we have met so many people that we would not have met if we would've had a car! So, I guess it's all in the Lord's hands.. but I hope I can get in it soon so we can get things moving.

New Address:  

Elder Matthew Humpherys

63 Ffordd Garnedd

Y Felinheli

GWYND

LL56 4QY

Caernarfon Castle. Wow. We know some people that LITERALLY live just down the street from here! What an amazing place to live

okay. This girl. Anna. She is from Rexburg. She is rooming with my cousin! SHOUT OUT TO ABBEY! ;) I can't believe my first Sunday here and the day there family was visiting just happened to be the same day... crazy.

My crazy companion. haha he's great!

Living Quarters in Wales!

Hwyl fawr Middleton, Helo Gaerwen!!! (I am headed to a new country!)

So, wow. I am being transferred to the beautiful land of GAERWEN, WALES! My new companion is named Elder Queva. He was born in Ecuador but grew up in Italy and he is amazing!! I am soo excited.

I am sad to be leaving Middleton and a bit nervous for the future. I am soo comfortable here.. but that is the problem.. haha. I am very happy 

Good news!! I have passed my UK Driving test!! I now get to drive a car! I am excited but also nervous.. I hope that even though I am in a car I still find ways to exercise. I don't want to gain any weight!! hahah. The driving test wasn't too bad and I had an amazing examiner! He was so nice. I had a great instructor as well. Watch out UK... Elder Humpherys is on his way!! 

In other news, we have an investigator that is on her way to baptism. She picked 12 July 2014 to be baptized!! I am so excited for her and I just can't wait to see where this pathway takes her. She has 2 daughters that are so precious and cute!! I love their little family so much. 

Well, I love you all! I hope you know that. Oh ya, HAPPY FATHERS DAY to the best Dad in the world! 

 

(A little info from Brother Nolan:  Elder H goes to another country !!! Wales! Still in the UK. A bit like going from USA to Canada.  He goes to Gaerwen Ward (pronounced as in rare-win) on the island of Anglesey, in the Chester Zone (an old Roman city with the remains of the wall intact around it) This is an entirely different area for him, quite remote.............and guess what?........ he gets a car!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. Good job he passed his test ! He will also encounter the Welsh language......and English. Wales is an ancient land full of history, castles, mountains, valleys, lakes.)

 

passed my driving test!!

a few people from my mission group!! Now we are on our 10th transfer!! Ohh yaa!

my foot after a service project. I got dirty..

Tahitian Shells.

Lorenzo and I!

Me in the rain. Norm.

FROG.. Vanessa? Pine Basin anyone?

Starting the hedgetrim

Companion for the day...........on splits. A Brit.

Tidying a tree

 

 

 

Meal Break!

What a week! What a life! I feel, Let's See.. (June 2 2014)

Sooooo goood.


I loved this week. We had so many great things happen. 


First I just want to tell everyone that I love music. We had the opportunity to take one of our investigators to the performance "Lamb of God" in Manchester. WOW. It was so good. You can find the music on Spotify if you search for it. I absolutely loved it. 


You know what. Missions are so weird.. It's so hard for me to express my thoughts and feelings that I have into words. This is the HARDEST thing I have ever done in my life. In every aspect. I have been literally pushed to my limits. Sometimes it's almost to the point that I've gone dizzy! To an outsider's perspective the question may be asked "Why then, do you stay?" Because, I know that this is where God wants me to be. This is where my Father in Heaven has asked me to be and I greatly and gratefully accept his call. I labor for Christ. I am a laborer with Christ. Is there anything that could be more beautiful than bringing others to knowledge of the Lord and his merciful plan of Salavation? I dare you to think of something more marvelous. 


It is SO fulfilling. I am involved in the Work of Salvation. I get to speak to many people and I get to love many people. Such a grand opportunity! 

Anyways.. so ya. Here are some pictures! 

Saw this on the bus... Crazy..

View from my window.

Traveling to the lamb of god!

Dinner at the Nolan's (with Baked Alaska) May 16th

The Baked Alaska is a base of cake of some kind.....you choose....fruit, then a slab of ice cream on top. You cover the whole with beaten egg white.... meringue we call it....then put in the oven for about 10 mins. Done right the egg wehite is cooked and the ice cream is still solid. So hot and cold. Timing is tricky I'm told.