Letter #10- Being Rejected is Success!

November 17, 2014

Hello everyone!

Hope you have a great fall and getting excited for Thanksgiving and Christmas!

This week has been a hard week, but I am seen success!

One day, my companion and I was going to see a Part-Member Family when we saw a lady shoveling snow off a driveway. "Let's go talk to her." I told my companion. We walked over and introduce ourselves to her. Her name is Kathy, and she was shoveling her neighbor's driveway. It was so kind of her. We talked with her for a bit, then she said, "You know what. . .I met Missionaries before, and I am not interested." We said, "Well, have a good day!" She said thank you and we went to see the Part-Member family. Then my companion had an idea. She told me to go home.

We went home and we got a snow shovel. We went back to the neighborhood where we last were, and told her, we want to help! "Oh thank you!" She exclaimed. My companion wanted to test me, so she was silent as I talk with her. I asked how long she lived in Shelley; I asked about her family; I asked if she worked. As we talked and I got to know her, I asked about her religious background. Then I told her a short introduction of the Restoration, and invited her to be baptize. She said, "You know what. . .I don't believe in your words, but I appreciate you for inviting me." We stayed longer to help her finish the driveway and talked with her to get to know her. Then we told her that we had to get to an appointment.

But I love being a Missionary, especially when we get rejected personally.

My companion and I have seen so many Miracles this week! But I am running out of time! I will share them with y'all next week!

So excited to hear about the Phoenix Temple Dedication! Hope you all find opportunities to do more Missionary work with the beautiful sight of the Temple!

Love ya'll,

Sister Hatch.

Letter #9- Short on Time

November 10, 2014

Hello Everyone!

Running super short on time. But we've seen Miracles this week!

We are teaching quite a few investigators and a lot of them have Baptismal Dates!

We are a nine years old boy, named Walter Everett. He is so smart and so excited to be baptized!

Every time at the end of a lesson, he says, "Can I get baptize tomorrow at five o'clock in the morning?" And he tells us to BE HAPPY!

He is just so innocent and pure! and he's right, we should BE HAPPY!

We're teaching a 20 years old, James Rippel. We gave him a Church tour, then we felt prompted to go in the Baptismal Font (with no water of course). The Spirit was so strong! I haven't been in a baptism font in eleven years, and feeling the Holy Ghost there as we testify, it was so spiritual!

We gave a Church Tour to a 17 years old, named Nate Johnson. He really wants to get baptize and prepare himself to go to the Temple someday! He is golden!

We're teaching Manny Juan. His wife is active and they have two kids, Corbin and Kiadrianna.

Manny wants to be with his family forever. We've been teaching him the Restoration and Plan of Salvation. He's working towards getting baptize and getting sealed in the Temple next year!

Our Mission President, President Brinkerhoff, encourage us to make this year a "White Christmas".

Our whole Mission is working towards getting a lot Baptism next month. A "White Christmas" because they'll be dressed in white. Then hope for next year another "White Christmas" because they will prepare himself to go to the Temple.

I cried with tears to think about seeing our investigators to go get seal in the Temple. And see them in the Celestial Room. It brings me JOY! I love being a Missionary!

INVITES:

Keep memorizing The Living Christ!

Sincerely,

Sister Hatch.

Letter #8- Am I Putting More In The Lord Than Myself?

November 3, 2014

Aloha!

Sorry, I missed last week. I was out of time! But I will write the report as of last week and this week!

This last week we've seen so many MIRACLES! There was this one day when we were in 10th Ward area, to contact some less-active. Nobody answered or was home. So, Sister Warren and I stopped by at a Member's home. They invited us in and we talked. We shared a message with them and asked them if there was anyone who was willing to hear a message about Christ. They gave us a list of some of their neighborhood.

That night we were able to meet an elderly lady, named Faye. We talked with her, she said her sister is Mormon. Then my companion invited her to be baptized. She said, "I don't know, I'll have to think about it." She is fighting cancer at the moment, but she was an amazing lady! Very strong belief in Christ! We then went over to where an elderly couple lives. The Farnes, who are less-active. They have a grandson on a Mission. They want to meet with us and we're so excited!

We met with them this week and Jack, Brother Farnes, told us that he's not sure if he would join the Church again. His wife is re-activating herself! She has been going to Church!

We have a new investigator, James Ripelle. He is so prepared! He have been to Church with his friend. His friend wanted us to teach in their home. James was so nervous, but we told him our purpose and asked him some questions. When we taught the lesson, he asked questions and listened really well! He was amazing! The Spirit was in the room as my companion and I teach and testified. James cried as his friend shared some personal experience. James commit to read the Book of Mormon and he is going to Church!

The next day, James text us, "Is it normal to get these feelings of peace as I read the Book of Mormon?" My companion and I smiled and replied back. He asked some more questions, but I absolutely love how prepared James is!

This week we went to teach James about the Plan of Salvation. Before we went into the lesson, James pulled out a notebook. He have written down some questions he had over the week. He asked some question that had to do with the Plan of Salvation! Oh, brothers and sisters! It was incredible! He is so prepared!

At the end of the lesson, we asked James if he wants to pray. We kneeled with his friends (family in the home) and he prayed! It was so spiritual! The Spirit was in the room. At the end of the prayer, we looked up at James. He was looking down with tears streaming down his face. Tears filled my eyes and the room was silent. The Spirit was there!

Brother Dannehl! Henry is doing so great! We told him that we will give up sweet and chocolate if he gives up Coffee. Henry laughed, "Okay, I'll give you a hard week to do it. You have to do it over Halloween week!" We laughed, "Okay, sounds like a great deal!"

Henry is doing really great with attending Church's meeting and working his way to be ordained with the Priesthood!

Another Miracle we've seen was Friday! It was about four o'clock, when we had plan to meet somebody in a neighborhood. But we had a name underneath at four thirty. When my companion asked me, "Where should we go, Sister Hatch?" I opened my planner and the name in the four thirty slot came to me, "Let's go see Nate Johnson." This is a young man we haven't met yet. We drove over to his home and right when we were at his door, he opened it. He was just about to leave. We talked with him for a moment. He have been going to Church with a friend! He said he wants to get baptize! We'll be meeting with him next week! We were so grateful to stop by just in time! Just in time to introduce him to the Gospel!

Okay, this one is going to sound silly, but it was a testimony builder. We went to teach one of our investigator, Chantell. She is a teenage girl. We were teaching her about the Plan of Salvation. I was teaching about the Atonement when I LITERALLY OPENED MY MOUTH! My jaws just dropped open. I was just sitting there with my mouth open for about a minute, it felt like five minutes. My companion just sat there with her head nodding. What was I going to say? Then Chantell was so nice, she laughed, "Did you loose a train of thoughts?" We laughed with her. I then finally said a few things about the Atonement, then we left with a prayer.

But I literally had my mouth opened. I guess I was wondering if the Lord was going to fill the words into my mouth. I have a hard time speaking, but I tried my best to share the message from the Lord.

But lately I've been thinking, "Am I putting enough effort in the Lord?" I ask myself this so often now. Am I putting more in the Lord than in myslef?

INVITES:

I was reading from the Preach My Gospel in Chapter 3, Lesson 4: The Commandments.

I read about Keeping the Sabbath Day Holy. How it's the day we think about the Lord.

I want to invite you all to read it! Found out for yourself how you can keep the Sabbath Day Holy!

I love ya'll!

Sister Hatch.