Humphries Family History

  Good morning all,    One thing I left out of last Sunday's busy day, was that Uncle John came and spent the night, Sunday night, and had breakfast with us Monday morning. He was in the area visiting his old Jr. High, High School friend, Bob Briggs, who, several years ago was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer disease. He has had to be placed in a secure Assisted Living facility and his wife, Kathy, has gotten a condo nearby. Anyhow, John tries to visit when he can; he is one of the people Bob remembers.      I wanted to share something from Ward Conference in Wilford 2nd Ward, last week. In RS, when it was Bishop Sharp's turn to speak, he didn't stick with the theme. Instead he said he felt that he should talk about the thoughts he had been having since last Tithing Settlement. He reaffirmed that how we pay our tithing is a personal decision, but then he said, "I just want you to ask yourselves, do I want Gross blessings or Net blessings?"  ...

  Hello all you nice people!    I was thinking about each of you yesterday, but didn't get an email sent . . . just a super busy day, I guess. First, I had two Ward Conferences to attend, but only had to speak at one. Then because I was on call this weekend, I needed to go to work after church and help with an adoption of a newborn baby boy. Then we had a birthday dinner for Uncle Jim, here at our house. So it was a full day. Oh, and the best part, Grandpa and I got to call and talk to Naomi and wish her a happy 12th birthday! Like Grandpa told her, she does sound older and more grown up!     One of my friends at work is Misty; I'd like to tell you about what has happened to their family home in the last 13 months. Misty and her husband, Wade, have 5 children, four girls and a boy, in that order. Last year, in January, their home caught fire and was a total loss. Luckily, no one was injured. But it was a very cold day and this made it almost impossible for ...