HEY and Hi!
So news for this week. I LOVE MY NEW COMPANION, SISTER
COLEMAN. I couldn't ask
for anyone better. Oh my goodness, we are the saaaame person. We are already like best
friends. We get along so well, and have both been through the same kind
of trials. Our mission stories of how we came out and getting our call is the
same. Both of us always
wanted to serve a mission and instead of the announcement of the age change
being exciting for us (like it was for every other girl on the planet who was
planning on serving already) we both were just like, "whoa, that’s way to
young." But, we both ended up coming at age 19 because that was God s plan
for us. She also was the same as me about the specific mission call. We both
prayed that we would not be disappointed in our calls and to just feel excited
wherever it was and we both felt this mission was EXACTLY where we were
supposed to be as soon as we opened our letters.
She is a fasionista like me, we
both love singing and modern dance, our voices are so similar, we both play
ukulele, we have the same sense of humor, we both love Mexican food - I could
go on and on. It reminds
me of rooming with Mariah and when people would ask about ourselves we would
just give one answer for both of us. It’s so much fun.
She has been out for 14 months and
so she is just exactly who I need to help me with what I go though because
literally she has just been through the same things but conquered them already.
We are having lots of fun together and I KNOW she is exactly what this area
needs to move forward and progress. Heavenly Father is too good! She just has 4
months left so I hope she will be with me until the end of her mission. I was SO AFRAID for transfers,
but someday I will learn that Heavenly Father really just gives you EXACTLY
what you need and we never need to be worried as long as we are obedient.
What an amazing week this has been -we had so many
miracles this week! We call them transfer miracles. Good things always happen
at the beginning of a transfer and we plan on having them keep going strong! Our investigators are awesome!
Sister Coleman is just what we need. We are realizing that many are not
progressing so we need to drop lots so we can find more people who are truly
prepared to hear about the restored gospel. Our zone leaders compared it to the
great apostasy: Heavenly Father had the faith to drop the whole world in order
for it to be built back up, so that is what we are trying to do, and we have
already seen miracles. I’ll share a few of the miracles with you:
So, one is the Reeds - a family I
have never heard about but bishop told us to stop by. They are a part-member
family. The husband is the member the wife is not. We knocked on their door and
the wife swings the door open smiling and says "SISTERS!! FINALLY!" Neither
of us had any idea what was going on but apparently she has been wanting to
take the lessons but has been so busy and didn't know how to get in contact
with us!! Turns out Sister Britton and her last companion knocked on her door
everyday for 4 months and no one was ever there! She is going to call us when
she doesn't have work. We are so excited!
Also we ran into this lady my first
month, who was less active her and we gave her our number but never got in
contact with her again. Well, she called us this week and has a friend living
with her who has had a rough life and her and her little 2-year-old daughter
want to get back in the church so we were able to talk with her and take her to
church this week!
Martha told us a couple of weeks ago that she wasn't going
to baptized but her father just passed away and we were able to bring her some
comfort. Well she called us from Michigan
Ron Radcliffe, who has been out of town since Christmas
has come to church for the past 2 weeks and we have an appointment on Tuesday!
The miracles are already flooding
in! I am so ready and excited for this transfer. I know it will be full of
miracles and wonderful memories.
Sister Britton is just one stake over (in the Little Cottonwood
stake) so she is still my Sister Training Leader (because she is assigned to
the whole zone) and I get to see her all the time! It’s funny, after being here
for 8 months she gets to come back to do exchanges(:
Half of
our district got switched around but it is still the best district in the
mission ;) Elder Tidd is still my district leader, he is the BEST. And, his
companion is Elder Miller who is from Layton , Utah York Brazil
Thanks for all the fun news! I will pray for Ashley and her
baby. SOO glad Gramma Shirl gets to be by more family, wow- that was a long
time coming. What a blessing! Crazy, all the changes in the ward but so cool!
Mamacita will be AMAZING! Soooooo, so, soo happy for her and all the girls that
will be blessed by her leadership!
And, KENZIE!! Ahhhhh, she is going to be sooo good! There is
a return sister missionary here, Jennifer Cook, who just got home from New
Zealand - she loved it! And, she is
fantastic. I went on splits with her once.
I am so excited about Lily’s baby blessing on Grandma
Beverly’s birthday! How special(: -send lots of pictures! What a miracle this
little girl will be.
I was a little jealous to see you are going to Disneyland ,
but it went away when I saw Jess and Stratt are going. FINALLY! Jess deserves
that trip. ;) That will be so fun, I want lots of pictures of that too! Tell my
choir family I love them and said hello - both my swing thing choir and my
sweet select kids <3
Also, iPads? That’s the first I have heard! We have heard nothing about iPads. haha! I just
asked the zone leaders and they haven't heard anything either! haha I am excited though, we
have heard for months that we would be getting them! I hope its true.
lol.
I love you so much and I am so grateful for your love and
support and examples! Thanks for blessing my life.
Love, Sister Hatch (:
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