Everyone! This week has been great! We have had the help of some members here doing great missionary work, we met with Judie and had sister Hanson with us which was great! Nancy and Jen are doing great, enjoying reading the Book of Mormon! There was one day we were biking and we come across a couple of guys and we stop to talk with them, we and they had to get going so we set a return appointment for the next day after our missionary meeting, they told to be careful on our bikes and of course we said we would! The next day we have a spiritual filled missionary meeting with great role plays! We head back to our area and met up with brother vickery to go met the two men. We get there and no one is answering the door so we go around the corner to see if that's where they are at but wrong house. We go back to the original door and try again,still no answer so brother vickery opens the door and walks towards another door and knocks really loud on that one! So that was quit an adventure but never the less we were able to met with Matthew who said he would be willing to read the Book of Mormon all the way through. Brother vickery has shown sister Clark and I how important it is to give it your all! Jenn was confirmed on Sunday which was exciting! There are great things abiding here in st. Augustine! I love you all! With love, Sister Hatch
Everyone! Miracles are abounding because of the people, in Florida and all over the world to Arizona, who have an exceeding great faith which gets built even stronger everyday because we do not doubt what we know to be true! We met with Judie a sweet lady who we do service for once in a while, we invited her to be baptized on May 31st and she said she would once she knows things are true. I am sure you have heard me talk about how I love the Book of Mormon so very much, well it's true, it testifies of Jesus Christs and Heavenly Fathers love for us! We had exchanges and I was with sister Clay we met a nice man while biking named Tony who is willing to read the Book of Mormon! A day after our exchange, sister Clark and I knock in a neighborhood and sister Clark suggest we try this one door. We do and this sweet lady named Debra came out and talked with us. We explained to her what's helped us feel peace and joy,the Book of Mormon! Debra told us that she had lost her mother a day after Christmas. We testify that she will see her mom again. Sister Clark shares a scripture from the Book of Mormon which Debra found very neat to her and asked if we could mark that page for her, we did and gave her the copy of the Book of Mormon so she could share that scripture with her brother! The Book of Mormon does answer questions of the souls and helps bring peace and happiness, I love it! The elders in this Ward had a baptism for their investigator Kenny which went great sister Clark and I sang a song there. It was great to see my family via skype! I am grateful for mothers and fathers and the roles they have in our lives! I know families are together forever! I know this gospel is true! I know Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ love us all so very much individually! I'm grateful to be a missionary at this marvelous time! I love you all! Your truly dedicated disciple, Sister Hatch
Everyone, It's been a blessed and funny week. We started our week doing great things talking with everyone and giving invitations to pray read or come to church. We met up with Jenn to get things ready for her baptism! We had a day where we had dinner at the Cusicks (members) and had a spiritual filled lesson with Michael, which was great. So funny but miracle story for Jenns baptism! It was a Sunday at 3 and had to be out by 4 for the next block to meet in the relief society room. Everything went great. Enjoyed sacrament meeting! We taught gospel principle class, baptism programs put all together. We get to relief society, sitting there it just dawned on me that we hadn't started the font and so I tell sister Clark and we go looking for someone to start the font, it's started, they say it takes about an hour and a half to fill. Well it wasn't quit filled all the way by the time we go through the whole baptism program. But nevertheless last ten minutes of the hour Jenn goes down in the water and had to go down at least three times before they can call it good. After all that she was finally baptized! Jenns dad was there and he said he enjoyed it and was happy for her! It was blessed time and huge miracle! I'm grateful for the priesthood, the Book of Mormon, the gospel of Jesus Christ that has been restored and is still taught today! I know Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ love us all! I love you all! With love, Sister Hatch
Everyone! There are so many great people here in st. Augustine. We met with Jenn again this week and she is getting excited for her baptism. There is great things coming forth. We have met so many new people this week and have followed up on people who have been visited in the past. Saint Augustine is close to a beach and there are so many people here on visits because there's tourists sights. I'm grateful to know there are so many people meet. I am still getting to know things around here but it's a blessed place to be. I love you all. With love, Sister Hatch
Everyone, Transfers are a little tiring but worth while! Changes are meant to happen for a reason! The best meal I have had this week was a beef stroganoff that sister Clark made, it was really delicious! I love that sister Clark can cook she makes very good meals, I also loves that she sings at random moments! Her singing is what I like that she says! Meeting our baptism date Jenn who is so golden was the best moment. So far what I like about st Augustine is there are tiny little shops to check out and fun people to talk to, they are all friendly waving back. I haven't gotten to see to many cool places yet but I will eventually. The Ward is kind of small here because their bldg that they originally met at is getting worked on right now. But it's fun! There some really fun people to talk with out here and the members are really missionary minded given us referrals like crazy! I know there is a purpose here for this short little while! Keep those minds missionary minded and always look for opportunities to serve others! I love you all! With love Sister Hatch
