Letter #1- "Your Purpose"

August 29, 2014

Dear Everyone,

Hey! I am loving it here at the MTC! Great Spirit to feel and AMAZING experiences!

This week's Subject is "Your Purpose"

Your Purpose is to invite others to come unto Christ by helping them receive the restored gospel through Faith in Jesus Christ and His Atonement, Repentance, Baptism, Receiving the gift of the Holy Ghost, and Enduring to the end.

This is not just Missionary's purpose, but ALL of our purpose! We all have the chance to invite others to come unto Christ. We can share the Gospel and get the Ward and Stake Members involved!

First day was a little uneased. I didn't know what to expect and it went by so quick! I have four other Sisters in the same dorm with me. Sister Sondrup, Sister Moreland, Sister Smith, and Sister Brimley. I love these Sisters! We all help each other and love each other. They have sweet Spirits and beautiful testimony.

We had to practice teaching investigators. At one investigator, she have lost her baby. A lot of Missionaries jumped up and testified that there is a loving Father in Heaven who is keeping her baby safe. . .and we have testified that there was a loving Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ atoned for our sorrows. She denied and said that we were wrong! She said that there was no such thing as God or Jesus Christ. I started to cry as I felt sorry for her lost and confusion. Many, MANY Elders and Sisters have tried to testify and explain the Plan of Salvation and that there is a God. But she denied and stopped talking to us. It was so upsetting! I cried for a long time!

Second day was awesome! My companions (Sister Sondrup and Sister Smith) and I went to play frisbee. It was humid outside! We came back, cleaned up, then went to our District's Classroom. We had to have an hour of Personal Study. Our door was wide open and people were being obnoxiously loud. Then Elder Hunter stood up and went to shut the door. WOW! The Spirit was there! It was quiet and I could feel great peace! I was able to know what the Scriptures were saying. At lunch, I saw Elder Moss! He seems really great! OH! The FOOD! The food are WAY better than I thought! But I still miss my Mom and Alisyn's cooking!

Read 2 Nephi, Chapter 27. Specifically verse 6-21. It talks about the Book of Mormon and the witnesses. This might be helpful for those Seminary Students, who are learning in the Doctrine and Covenants.

Later Thursday night, we had a Branch meeting. President Mangum is a funny, but could be serious. He said something that scared me to death! "After spending two weeks here in the MTC, you'll be going back into the real world." What! I have felt the Spirit so great here and I can't imagine being sent back out there after blocking it all off from me. But I will go and do what the Lord hath commanded me (and all of the Missionaries). There will be dirty and sad things, but that is OUR PURPOSE! We need to help others by inviting -- INVITING them unto Christ.

Well, I am running out of time! I will be sure to write to you guys next week!

Love and miss ya'll!!!

Read your scriptures, study the Preach My Gospel, and say your prayers!!

Sister Hatch.