I have always found peace from the primary children songs;
such simple beautiful testimonies that hold such important truth. It has been a
rough morning. Tomorrow
is transfers: my favorite thing, as you all know. haha. Transfer news has come
and gone and I got quite a bit of news. Sister Parker will be staying here in
the area and training a new missionary. I will be Whitewash-training and
becoming one of the new Sister Training Leaders (STL). So in nonmissionary
terms I’m getting a brand new missionary and we are going to an area where we
both won't know anyone. Usually it means the area needs a bit of a re-start,
and as an "STL" I will be over all the sisters in my zone to serve
and to train them... Guys, I am super scared. But mostly, unbelievably sad to
be leaving this area. I have given my heart to this area. Whitewashing a new
language program has truly helped mold me and I have become soooo very attached
to the deaf people and to the members and investigators I have found here. This
has been my most favorite area and the best people I have ever served. I want nothing
more than to see James, Christy, Callie, and Mark through to their baptisms. They
have become such a part of my life and are forever friends.
Through feeling this overfill of emotions, I have come to
understand a glimpse of how Heavenly Father feels. His whole purpose is for us.
He created us. He loves us. He knows us inside and out. I know he loves the
people here in this area 100 times more than I do. I have to trust that. I
think that when Heavenly Father sent us here to earth He wanted nothing more
that to keep us by His side and teach us himself and love us. But, for us to
grow and become as Him, we had to leave. Now I have to leave, for my own growth
and for the growth of the people here, and that is super hard for me. I often
think that Heavenly Father puts too much trust in me, but I am grateful because
I remember that I can never put too much trust in Him. My mission is coming to
a close and I know that where ever I go, I will go with all of my heart, and
become something more, more like my savior, more like the pure love of Christ. How
grateful we should be to be here on this earth and experience so many
adventures that God has to offer. I love my mission, I love this gospel, I love
this earth, and most of all I LOVE getting to know the GREAT worth of EACH
soul. I am very excited to serve more of God’s children and some of the sisters
here in the SLC East mission. God is so kind.
XOXO, Sister Hatch
Now have we not reason to rejoice? Yea, I say unto you, there
never were men that had so great reason to rejoice as we, since the world
began; yea, and my joy is carried away, even unto boasting in my God; for he
has all power, all wisdom, and all understanding; he comprehendeth all things,
and he is a merciful Being, even unto salvation, to those who will repent and
believe on his name. ~Alma
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