4-23-12 email

Hey Hey Hey Family!!!

Well, this week has been pretty good I guess. We taught a lot of people this week. In fact, we hit my personal record of 30 lessons this week. Fun times. So Elder Bishop is doing a little better which has definitely improved the work. I have now finished my first transfer, but Im staying here. Rodrigo has been doing great! He is the most awesome investigator ever. We have his baptism this saturday, and we keep praying that it will work out. He hasn't relapsed on smoking even once, and he is reading everything we asked him to. So we started teaching an ex-con this week. His name is Carlos and he is pretty funny. He was in a gang, and then in prison for 22 years, but he is very service oriented right now, and a pretty good guy. He enjoys telling us exciting stories of all his gangster days. The work is really starting to expand here in El Paso.

      So it sounds like you guys are having a wonderful time back home! It seems so long ago that I was home! Listening to what you guys are doing is just wierd! Anyways, Mother's day is coming up, so I will soon be able to call! If there is a time that works best for you guys, let me know soon. There is a teeny tiny chance I might be able to skype, but it's hard so it will probably be a call. Anyways, tell Troy congradulations for me, and good luck! Also, tell Adam it sounds like hes having a great time speaking cantonese up there, and that he should write me back! Sadly, I don't have any pictures this week, but hopefully I will next week! also, thanks for the emails Tyler and Nathan! It sounds like you guys are happy, even if you have been pretty bored. I'm jealous that you get to have so much fun at Dimple Dell! So I really dont actually have a lot to say this week, but I can't wait to hear from you guys again.

love, Elder Jacob Hatch