Letter #67- Beginning of last six weeks!

April 14, 2015

Everyone!
It's been a blessed time in Orange park! I am getting ready to head to
st Augustine for the last six weeks of my mission. Sister winkler is
heading home to Canada! I am going to miss the members and wonderful
people in Orange park! There is going to be great things to do in st
Augustine! This week we met with Briana who is so solid and ready to
be baptized! We had Nancy Walker come to church on Sunday which was
great! On Monday we went to the county fair in Orange park which was
neat! We met up with Tabatha and Sullivan Wilemon which was great. We
saw many less actives and got to help our sister kelly put up some
curtains. I know there is much joy and excitement brought into Orange
park with the missionaries and members working together. There is much
joy in my heart for these people in Orange park and for the wonderful
people I am about to met. I love you all!
With love,
Sister Hatch

Letter #66- Tips from a missionary

April 6, 2015

Everyone!
It has been a great week! We went to the zoo with the sisters in the
Jax west zone ( in missionary terms zone means stake). That was a lot
of fun. I have more pictures but they are on my camera.we finally met
up with Brianna again having a lesson at a members home which went
really well. She was beaming when we invited her to baptism on April
25th. Lee mills is doing great, we are going to check on how he's
feeling about the 11th of April on Tuesday! Tip number one have the
investigators within the home of a members it's a great way to feel
the spirit. Tip number two, when having a flat tire be sure to have
the right tools because that makes everything easier. We are enjoying
biking on the days we bike because we are talking with everyone. I
really enjoyed general conference and I hope you all did as well! I
love you all!
With love,
Sister Hatch

Letter #65- Exploring time!

March 30, 2015

Everyone,
We have had a blessed week! On Monday went to st Augustine which is
the oldest inhabited city in the United States. We checked out all the
fun little shops they have. We kept busy showing people the new video
the church came out with called because he lives! It's a really neat
video that y'all should watch! We have had a great week stopping by
with sister Jensen to see the Dillaberrys who are a very and great
people! We let the elders stop by our part member family the mills to
make sure Lee understood the priesthood from priesthood holders
perspective. It's great to know that there is so much blessings to
come as we diligently grow our faith, have more room to gain more
faith and to not cast it out! The women's conference I really enjoyed
especially when president Erying said 'Joy comes after sorrow' I know
things can be tough but Jesus Christ is the one that is always there
for us and we can be that example to others as we lift one another's
burdens. There are more adventures I will tell you about next week! I
love you all!
With love,
Sister Hatch!

Letter #64- In the name of Jesus Christ!

March 23, 2015

Everyone,
There is so much good coming in Orange park! We met with the Foster
family who had invited us to their church a couple of weeks back, that
was a good visit with them, they agreed to read the Book of Mormon.
Visited with sister Kelly a couple of times. We have met up with a
couple of people that we have met in the past. We had interviews with
our mission president, which was great! I know I learn a lot from
president and sister Craig! We had a spiritual lesson with the Mills
talking about lees questions, at the end we invited Lee to be baptized
and he said he will pray about the date of April 11th. He gave a
spirit filled closing prayer! There is power and answers to every
question in the scriptures! There is nothing we can't do without the
enabling power of the atonement and faith in Jesus Christ, it's
through him that all things are made possible with his love that he
has for every single one of us. I love you all!
With love,
Sister Hatch

Letter #63- Aloha from the land of Florida!

March 16, 2015

Everyone,
This week has been great! First off when your in Florida don't forget
to wear sunscreen especially when biking, a lesson learned for us two
sisters in the Orange park first ward! There have been so many
miracles that have happened this week! Being in a car share is a lot
of fun! we are talking with a lot of people, we are still getting some
adjustments down buts it's going great! We got to have a meeting with
Elder Kopischke who is a member of the seventies and from Germany. He
gave us really great insights on what we can do to improve our
missionary work in our areas. We have talked with a lot of people who
have met with missionaries in the past and are willing to met with us
again. A lot of the excitement happened on Saturday, we made contact
with a referral from members, who came to church, her name is Breana
and we are going to be sharing with her the discussions! The ward had
two eight year olds get baptized which is always exciting, we had our
part member family the Mills come to one and they enjoyed it! The luau
was fun and the members did a great job putting it together, there
were members who invited several other friends who came and enjoyed
it! On Sunday a member was nice enough to bike over to met an
investigator named George Tolar with us and he gave a great testimony!
Many more stories to come this up coming week! I love you all!
With love,
Sister Hatch

Letter #62- Mission life to the fullest!

March 9, 2015

Everyone!
Transfers have happened as you all had heard, I am in Orange park! We
are doing a car share with the Orange park second ward sisters! It has
been a really great time! Sister winkler and I are talking with
everyone along our way! We have had so many miracles meeting a lady
named Amber! There was one day sister winkler and I were on bikes, we
were passing though the Orange park high school heading towards the
church thinking the gates were unlocked but we came to a gate and it
wasn't unlocked but there was a smaller fence near by that sister
winkler hoped over, I handed her the bikes and then I hoped over. It
was a fun adventure! We are looking forward to many more fun
adventures this week. The members are the greatest and always making
sure we are kept safe. There was a talk in sacrament where the member
shared the story of Pinocchio and he related it to how jimminy cricket
as the Holy Ghost and us being Pinocchio who need to listen to that
still small voice. If we ever need help or feel tempted we just need
to give a little whistle or sing a hymn. That's what we as the Florida
Jacksonville mission are learning with this Facebook reset is we are
learning to be in one with our companions and to be in communication
with the spirit and with our Heavenly Father continually. I know as we
are Heavenly Father blesses us in marvelous ways. I love you all!
With love,
Sister Hatch

Letter #62- Gospel blesses families!

March 3, 2015

Everyone,
Ok so this week we have seen a lot of part member and less active
families like the Mills who had their baby Benjamin blessed! We are
working with the Wilemon who are a sweet fun family. This week while
we did some knocking around we meet this one man who we invited to our
church and he invited us to his! It was interesting and I am grateful
to have the knowledge and truth that has been taught to me within my
family. I am grateful to be a missionary at this time sharing this
gospel that has been set by the power of God through his son Jesus
Christ! I am going to be staying another six weeks. In Orange park
with sister winkler and it's going to a blessed time. Don't forget to
pray and read! I love you all!
With love,
Sister Hatch