12-31-12 email

Merry Christmas Everybody! So first off, Elder Valladolid and I are both staying here another transfer! Wahoo! I have been in this area a really long time. It will be almost six months by next transfer! (FEB 12) I was pretty glad to find out that I will be staying here. It's really starting to feel like home in this area. It also means I don't have to be all stressed out and packing stuff up on New Years Eve. Speaking of that, We will be hanging out with the douglasses tonight for the most part, because we have to be at home earlier. Thats ok though. It will be lots of fun. We bought them a game called ticket to ride for Christmas, and we have played it like ten times since then. Hahaha It's lots of fun. So I also have some more big news. IT SNOWED LAST NIGHT!!!!! YA! It was only there until about 10 this morning, and it was less than an inch for sure, but it actually snowed! I definitely made my day to be able to throw a snowball! It has been a pretty awesome couple of weeks. The work has been slower, but we are still seeing some successes. Our newest investigator, Shikha from the English ward, now has a baptismal date for January. I don't remember if I told you about her already, but her family is from napal, and she actually took the missionary lessons a couple of years ago, but her parents didn't let her get baptized. They told her to wait. So now that she has waited, and is now 18, she really wants to get baptized! So we are pretty excited for her. Also, our investigator Brian will probably get baptized in January too! He went to SLC last week and absolutely loved it! Oh, and Dylan (who is now a preist) and Tania are going to SLC next week as well to see the temple. I think it is the coolest thing to see how much support they have gotten from their family and new friends that they have made. Anyways, with the new year, both of our wards will be meeting at 9 on sundays for church. Which will be hard because we are supposed to go to both of them... That will be fun. Well, thats about all I have for this week, but I hope you all feel better soon! And have a great week! -Elder Hatch