May 9, 2011

Dear Family,
It was good to be able to talk to quite a few of yall yesterday.. i am glad to hear that yall are doing good for the most part and getting ready for summer.. the time is flying by so fast and tomorrow i will complete 15 months!! anyway here goes the list.. here is a pic of me and some kids in a village we went to the other day.. their house is in the background too.. i wish yall could see how a lot people live here.. they honestly have nothing.. anyway also last tues we got 3 investigators to pray who didnt want to at the start.. that was good and thats a first step to becoming converted and gaining a testimony.. it was good and me and my comp were happy after doing that but that just shows how far our investigators are away from baptism if they dont even want to pray.. we do have a good investigator though named rogel.. he is about 23 and is really interested in our message and in our lessons.. he reads every pamphlet that we leave him and he is going to read the book of mormon that we left with him.. he wants to change his life and recieve a baptism.. but he isnt married and lost his papers to be able to get married so a baptism is still a ways away but all things are possible still... we also are having fhes with members and investigators or less actives and that is working good and we really are starting to motivate the members and they are starting to be more supportive.. also with the class we gave yesterday now the members have remembered the importance of this work and have materials to give to their neighbors and friends who might be interested.. here is another pic with my cape on that keeps my backpack dry when it rains.. also this sat and this sat in two weeks we are going to do a theater night-afternoon in the church with invitations and free popcorn and we are going to watch the jose smith video and then the testaments about Jesus coming to the americas..also we have a district activity this friday in the center of the town where we are going to contact a lot of people! also we might shine shoes and give out free lemonade to get a better turn out and be able to talk to priesthood holders.. also carlos one of our investigatos is wanting to progress but he is not married either.. we always leave him thinking though and he feels the spirit everytime but like alot of our other investigators they dont want to keep commitments and make changes in their lives even they know that they need to and that God wants them too also! we also found a new fam last week but they dont answer questions or want to particpate a lot in the lessons.. and yes they are qeqchi.. haha its really frustrating sometimes though cause a lot of them just dont understand doctrine at all.. but its helping me become a better teacher caue i have to teach super simple.. its funny though sometimes cause they dont wrap there minds around a lot of the things and you just have to laugh instead of getting angry or frustrated.. thats a super heavy bag of rope that i carried into a house the other day for a less active.. this area though really has helped me learn to love serving others.. this sunset was pretty.. also this week we are going to contact or knock doors like crazy.. the zone leaders want 300 contacts.. it bothers me how much everybody focuses on numbers.. we are teaching people here not numbers.. they are important and help us improve but so many people and especially missionaries just care about the stupid numbers!! check out my tight hoody i got made of corte.. its pretty sick huh? last night three of us in our house had arrigamortis at different times.. and yes i was one of them.. last night we ate a bunch of random little foods to fill us up cause we didnt have alot of food left and we all got sick.. it was funny though and i feel good now.. thanks steph for the package.. i got it and i have been enjoying the candy along with the other elders who live with us.. well i dont have too much more to say and dont have time left.. i dunked a little ball today and can still kind of jump so thats good.. take care and have a good week.. and all the kids who are studying do well on yalls last tests! well take care and i love yall a ton.. i know that this church is true and that this is the work of the Lord!! take care and thanks for all the support yall give me and all the prayers!! i pray for yall too everyday!!
adios y les amo!
Elder Hatch