Humphries Family History

  Dear everybody,    Thank you to Sam and Aimee for your letters this week. Spencer, I hope your black eye and cut are healing nicely by now! And Steve, your mom sent me a picture of your knee today...it still has that one stubborn spot that doesn't want to close. But considering how much there was to close, it's come a long way.     Sam, thank you for your thoughts on the bishop's "finisher" comment. I appreciate what you said. After sending the email I realized that I often refer to myself as a "dog with a bone that they just won't let go of." I see that in myself in my work at the hospital; I can't seem to let go of a problem until I know it's been solved, at least as much as possible. That's what I thought of, but I guess it can apply to church callings too. I'm glad you consider the traits we've passed on to you kids as blessings.  As I age, I recognize the characteristics I got from my parents; it's interesting isn't...

  Dear all,    We have a new First Presidency! That was pretty exciting with changes I didn't anticipate. It's always fun to get to know the new prophet, better than we knew him before, anyway. I think it's neat that we'll see more of President Oaks too, since he's next in line.       In the Egin Bench Enrichment night, last week, Sister Kelly Eyring (wife of BYUI President Henry J Eyring) came and spoke to us. It was fun to hear her talk about President Eyring and call him "Dad," or "Grandpa," when she was speaking directly to her daughter, Sarah, who had come with her. Sarah works for the Mormon Channel as a writer and editor; she just happened to be at her parents for a visit and came along.    Last week during Ward Conference, Bishop Hunter spoke in Relief Society and he talked about the three of us who have been Relief Society presidents during his bishopric. Sister Judy Dewey was the president when he came in, then me, and then Sis...

  Dear everybody!    Well, first thing this week is...Happy Birthday, Sam!  Just 4 days til your birthday. I hope it's a good day for you; your package should be there soon!  Thanks for sharing the pictures of the floor all finished. It looks wonderful! I'm sure it feels good to get that behind you!    Today was busy; we had Egin Bench Ward conference from 9-12, then the Spanish Branch conference from 1-4, then the kick-off meeting for the next Self Reliance classes from 4:30-6. I'm home now and it's good to be here. I imagine that's the kind of schedule that Stake Presidencies and Bishopric's keep every Sunday! Dad made sure I took some snacks to eat between meetings; I'm sure glad I did!     Yesterday, Dad and I got to spend almost all day together; it was so nice! He had taught 4H in the morning, but by noon we headed to Idaho Falls/Shelley, did some shopping, had a nice visit with Reneta and Grandma. We took some copies of the family...

  Dear ones,    Well, first off: Happy birthday to Luke and Kevin on the 5th and 6th! We got to talk with them both by phone on their b-days. :)    Yesterday afternoon, Dad and I went to see the newest Star Wars movie at a matinee. I love going to matinee's; when you get out it's not super late and you can do other things if you like. We enjoyed the movie and then went to Albertson's and WalMart. I had only one coughing fit and had to leave Dad at the checkout line in Walmart and wait in the pick-up for him. Today I made it through Stake Council with four cough drops...should have taken more...almost didn't make it. But then during Church, I just mouthed the words to the hymns and didn't cough much at all. Singing always gets me going when I've had a cough.  I hope that any who got sick during or after our get together, will soon be feeling better!     In Stake Council this morning, a young woman (Kelly Webster) reported her mission to Washin...