Ok I am doing photos first this week because I'm tired haha...So anyways, things are going great here in El Paso! My new companion's name is Elder Schultz! (the only black missionary in the mission) So far we are getting along really well, and we have been working super super hard this first week. He is from Oregon just like Elder Schnell, so that's kind of interesting. He has been on his mission just a couple of transfers longer than me, so his spanish is about where mine is. Which is still improving a lot! So we just got back from a hike to mammoth rock up in the Franklin Mountains in our area. We went with Brian Allen and had an awesome time! There are lots of fun hikes here in El Paso! It's Awesome! So we have been working with this 9 year old kid for a while named Jared. He really wants to get baptised but its hard for him to come to church, because obviously, he is nine... But we were able to get him and his 8 year old cousin Kelly a ride this week, so they came to church with us!! It was super fun, we went to primary and helped out with sharing time, and they sat by us in sacrament meeting. I vote that we should institute primary for adults, because that was way more fun than the usual classes! We are also working with a lady named Tricia Ibarra that is progressing really well. We hope to set a baptismal date with her as soon as we can. She is just really nervous about coming to church because she has a four year old son that is a little autistic, so she wants him to feel comfortable as well. We also had a very spiritual experience sharing the restoration with a lady named Aurelia, one of Brian's friends. She told us afterwards that many missionaries have taught her about the restoration before, but this time she was able to feel the truth behind the message as we were sharing it. Very cool. So we hope to be able to keep finding more people to listen to our meesage this next week, and we are trying our very best to work as hard as we can and be as obediant as we can so that we can receive those blessings!
So it's great to hear that you were able to get a teaching job after all Mom! I know that you are going to be an awesome school teacher! all the kids are going to love you! And thanks for that program from Troy and Daniel's farewell. It is pretty cool to see that all my friends are leaving on missions! It really is such a rewarding experience. So just before I go, we had a zone training last week where president Miller talked about finding specific blessings for each of the commandments. It was really cool to me to think back on my life and think of all the wonderful blessings that have come from paying tithing, praying, living the word of wisdom, and other commandments. So I would like to challenge you guys to think of a commandment from God, and make a list of all the blessings you have received in your life by following it! I bet it will be lots of fun! Well, until next week, Elder Hatch
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| Me and my new comp Elder Schultz in front of mammoth rock |
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| me in front of juarez |
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| Elder schultz jumping |
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| Me and Brian |
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