October 10, 2011

Dear familia
Hey how are yall doing? guess what today i hit 20 months!! crazy huh? the time is flying and this last change was the fastest one i have had yet.. we got changes though and my comp is headed to the capital and im staying in the area.. it stinks but hopefully my new comp is good.. its just going to be crazy though cause i wont really have help from today till weds because i will be with out a comp who is also zl..

and just with get people to there bus stops and getting everything organized is just going to be crazy and a big headache that i am not looking forward too.. anyway i am going to start going down my list and i will send two emails because i have a ton of pics i want to send.. alright.. i was able to visit a few people in canalitos last monday and it was awesome!!! more then anything it was awesome seeing luis and his family..

here is a pic of us.. all of them got there early to see me then they gave us food.. and luis and his sister carmen gave me a few little things so id remember them.. it was really cool seeing them and honestly almost like seeing familiy again.. i talked to other people and both luis and carmen are still going to church and doing really well in seminary.. this time there were no tears shed though but it was nice to see and talk to them and to see the difference i made in their lives by bringing them the gospel.. it was really exciting to see how well they are doing and when we come down next summer we need to see them so whoever is with me can meet them.. our meeting with president was really good.. i learned a lot and here are some pics of that too.. all the zls and then pres and his wife and the assistants.. then the next is with me and the elders from my group who i was with in the ccm... i just wanted to telll yall about my favorite part of the meeting/counsel.. we talked about prayer and how we should be conversing with God instead of just talking really fast then hanging up.. we talked about how it helps us out invidually then also how we can recieve revelation for our investigators and for our zones.. we also talked about how we need to pray with all the energy of our hearts.. which is something hard to do but that we should all work towards being able to do that someday.. read moroni 7 48.. anyway i am going to go and finish on the other email now!....so here are just some other pics.. my sweet aggie fleece thing costed me one dollar and its in perfect condition!! umm so elder rivera my last comp.. ran away on tues morming and went to the cap to find his girlfriend.. he stayed a night who knows where then got caught or turned himself in on weds.. and got sent home to belgium on sat.. he is a retard.. but i still am praying for him so he can find the things that really matter in life so that his life doesnt go completely down hill once now that he is already home without honors.. anyway we had another good lesson this week with nelson and vilma.. they are reading and trying to find out the truth for themselves by prayer.. oncle again the lesson was a little difficult with hna pati the member but i definitely know the spirit was there because they themselves said they understood everything perfectly.. so definitely the spirit helped them feel things because once again she wasnt on the same page as us.. haha the family cucoy was doing good but then after two months of being sober.. the husband fell again and now has 4 days of being drunk :( please pray for him and the family.. we had a really good lesson with him on weds and he said he was starting to realize the difference between our church and the leaders and how they dedicate their lives to serving.. and just when he was coming around satan stuck his foot in there again and made him fall.. like honestly our lesson was amazing and the spirit was there and we were really straightforward about how we are called of God and the things that were happening werent by coincidence or chance.. then two days later he fell.. we have been over there twice now with him drunk and he is soooo dumb.. it is so sad to see the mom and kids around him like that.. and he gets pretty violent too.. the first night he threatened his wife with a knife and hit one of his kids hard.. the next night before he got home we prayed with them and asked God to protect them and He did! also we told hno cucoy to go to bed and not touch his family.. it really was an answer to our prayers that nothing has happened since then even though he is still drinking.. i know God answers our prayers and loves us and in always there watching over us.. anyway so please pray for them and we found out they arent married either so we have a super long ways to go before they could be baptized but itd be worth it! anyway i dont have much time left but im doing good and will find out who my new comp is on weds.. next tues we have a giant zone conference with almost 70 missionaries from three zones and we are incharge of food and hotel reservations.. i feel like a chicken with his head cut off quite frequently.. anyway i love yall a ton and thanks for everything yall do.. take care and have an awesome week.. always remember that when yall pray its a conversation and God wants to talk too.. we just need to give Him the chance and learn how to listen better! take care and thanks for everything!!love, Elder Hatch