Humphries Family History

  I was looking at the Playmill website recently and saw that they are doing Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat this summer. My kids know the music, but have never seen the play so I'm planning to take them! The only night it is playing, that we are available to go, is Friday night. I know James and Noah, and possibly some of the other guys are going up to Darby Canyon on Saturday. So I'm thinking the earlier show would be better, if they want to go at all. They aren't going through the whole cave, not even close, but will probably be gone a good part of the day. It's a pretty good hike just to get up to the cave and then back. Anyway, here is a link to the website,  http://www.playmill.com/ . I think I'm going to go ahead and buy tickets for our family in the next couple of weeks. There are still lots of seats available right now, I just don't want to wait too long. Ticket prices have gone up since last time I was there, 5 years ago or so, so please d...

  Oh my . . . the year is almost over! It seems like our visit with all of you in Meridian last New Year was really just a few months ago, at most!  And think of all that has happened since then, in our family, and in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I imagine 2019 will be a blur too. But I'm looking forward to it.       I'm especially looking forward to the camp out, the parade, etc., next July. We've made arrangements to use Stella Dunn's old house for overflow guests during that time. The people who bought it don't plan to live there year round and were happy to have us use it for a few nights. Extra bedrooms, an extra kitchen, and at least one extra bathroom . . . right down the road!!     Luke's and Kevin's birthdays are coming up next weekend! Looking forward to hearing about your celebrations.     Dad and I had a wonderful Christmas with the Weavers and the Hessings. We especially enjoyed sharing Christma...

  Merry Christmas Everyone! (Elder Mobley, this is just going to be about all the things you said in your call to us today, so feel free to skip over this one for now. Later, after your mission, you might like to read it.) Stephen called us about 1:45 today. He said it was later than the planned time of 12:30 because they had a special devotional that was broadcast from Salt Lake that ended up being an hour later than they thought it would be. We still got to talk for half an hour though, and it was SO nice. He sounds really good! Today for Christmas dinner they had the most American meal he's had yet: hot dogs! He said they were pretty good hot dogs too. They spent the morning playing basketball and volleyball. Then had the devotional with Elder and Sister Bednar, which he said was really good. He said today didn't feel much like Christmas, but that it had been a good day. They eat a lot of rice and beans. He loves the bananas, says they are way better than American bananas. H...

 Hello everyone. Nana asked that I send out the weekly email message today as she is busy and was not sure when she would be able to.  Pretty busy week for us.  I flew to Washington DC on Monday, attended a meeting on Tuesday and then flew back to Boise on Wednesday to finish off attending some sheriff's meetings that finished up on Thursday. On the way home on Wednesday I had the opportunity to visit with three missionaries who had finished serving and were on their way home.  Two from the Washington DC South mission who were both headed to Arizona and one from the Minnesota Mission who was from Meridian.  It was great to visit with them and learn about their missions.   Yesterday Johanna and I went to Idaho Falls and attended a session at the temple and then went to Smitty's Pancake House, the same restaurant that we went to after we were married.  Food was great and the inside of the restaurant was just the same as it was 41 years ago.  We fini...

  Dear everybody,    Wow, the year is coming to a close so quickly. Natalie's birthday is tomorrow! Happy birthday, Natalie . . . we love you!     Steve, I imagine you've had a busy day. How did everything go?  I'm sending this email to both of your addresses, just in case; I don't know if you've switched from one to the other for sure.     Today in our Sacrament meeting, Bubba (Branson) Moon, gave his mission farewell talk and Curtis Cardon gave his mission report. It was a great meeting. Then Grandpa taught the lesson in Gospel Doctrine class. It's always good, but today seemed extra special. Then after church he drove to Boise. He just called from his motel, and leaves on a flight for DC very early in the morning. He'll be back Friday, after returning to Boise for other meetings. He's not actually going to DC, but to Fairfax, Virginia, just for a couple of days. Yesterday he was the official photographer for Shop with a Cop, at t...

  Dear all,    Last week was Noah's birthday, now today it's Stella's! Happy birthday to you both! It's so nice to be able to talk on the phone with each of you when your birthdays come. Many years ago, if we lived as far apart as we do, we wouldn't have been able to do that. We're so lucky, aren't we?    Yesterday afternoon, I went to a party for Cheryl (Bean) Bills. It was put on by some sisters in her Ward. She has terminal cancer and will last only 2 or three more months. It was very nice, lots of people came. I'll include a picture of Brother Richard Law, reading a story to her. He read 3 books, one I especially liked, called A Gift of Nothing.     I got to visit with Cheryl's daughter, Suzanne; it was good to see her after so many years.     This Tuesday evening, Gran and I will be going to a play in Rexburg, at the Junior High. They're doing Newsies; I've never seen it, but have wanted to. Kali Brown and Andrew Haeberle are b...

  Hi everyone,    Wow, Christmas is a month from today, and Thanksgiving is behind us. It was a good one. Weavers spent it in Utah with most of Kevin's family. Ben's and Sam's families were together in Minnesota. Mobleys stayed home, and Hessings came here.    We (with Hessings) went to Jake's and Lisa's for Thanksgiving and had a nice time. Then later that day we went to Beth's and Kerry's and got to see Grandma too. Unfortunately, Calvin got sick later that night and his family headed home, in case the rest of them got sick too. So our visit with them was shorter than we'd hoped, but it was still wonderful. I hope the rest of their family has avoided the stomach bug.     One of the highlights of Thanksgiving for me was at Beth's when Calvin learned how to play the first few notes of the Darth Vader theme, on the piano. Then to be sure he wouldn't forget, he went around singing the tune to himself, "A A A F C A F C A," so he would reme...

  Dear everybody,    Dad just got home from his trip to Boise/Meridian for Sheriff's meeting and visits. Then he and I went to Rexburg to visit Grandma.  She was kind of weepy at first, but we had a nice visit. Her back seems to be hurting her less than it was.     For Heidi and Dixie: Brother Gail Womack, passed away on the 15th. He and his wife, Chris, were our home teachers for a couple of years in 2nd Ward. He was such a sweet man. I'll attach his obituary.     Not a lot to write about since I just wrote the other day.  I hope that some of you will write and let us know what you've been doing. Stephen, please let us know how your plans are progressing.      Love to you all,  Mom/Johanna/Nana Gail   Marvin   Womack   1944 - 2018   Obituary   Guest Book   Flowers   Gail Marvin Womack returned to his Heavenly Fathe...

  Hi everybody!    With such a busy weekend, the 10th and 11th, I didn't get an email written. So Dad's/Grandpa's birthday seems like the right day to send one. Len, we all love and appreciate you so much! We're grateful for your example in our lives. Thank you for all you do for each one of us. Happy birthday!    As I was looking over the introductory materiel in the Come, Follow Me manual, I found this thought that really meant a lot to me. "We should seek after whatever invites the influence of the Spirit and reject whatever drives that influence away — for we know that  if we can be worthy of the presence of the Holy Ghost, we can also be worthy to live in the presence of Heavenly Father and His Son, Jesus Christ ." I have always worried that I would never achieve worthiness to be in our Heavenly Father's or Jesus Christ's presence, but I have often felt that I have been touched by the Holy Ghost . . . so if this statement is true, then perhaps the...