From Mom 11/9
Dear Family,
I can't even begin to tell you how much your letters mean to us. It's so good to hear about all the activities going on with the family. Sounds like Halloween was a fun time for everyone. Tommy, we were so happy to hear that your are working hard and are doing so well on the piano. You have a wonderful teacher and will learn a lot if you do what she asks you to do. Keep up the good work on your music too, all you Hatch kids. And all you athletes, good luck in all you are doing. GO SHELLEY in the football playoffs! Zach, no matter when you go on your mission, you're going to miss something that sounds really fun to do---like the Macey's parade, etc. but I can promise you that you will be blessed for putting the Lord's work first. One thing that Grandpa and I are missing that I've really looked forward to is our 50----can you believe 50 year class reunion. It was a big temptation to wait another year to come so we could be to that but we felt it was time to leave when we left and I know we are being blessed for it.
Yesterday we went with the two sisters who work in the office to see the Neunschwanstain castle. It is the castle that the Disneyland Castle is patterend after and it is really beautiful. We took a lot of pictures but will send each of you a postcard picture so you can see how beautiful it is. After we left there, we drove to a small town that is full of woodcarving shops. It was fascinating to see all the things they make from wood and it was a beautiful little village. All the buildings were very Swiss architecture and most of them had paintings on the outside. It doesn't seem real that we are right here seeing all these things. We justified our going there by being invited to a members home for dinner and to show the Book of Mormon DVD in another city close by. The family had invited all four of us for dinner so we took the LONG way around to get to their home. It was a long day but another day of beautiful Germany scenery.
Will write more in a minute so I won't lose this.
Hello again,
Dad and I have been finding some more lost members and have been given a fewreferrals to look up that sound kind of promising. It is very tiring findingall these addresses but so far we've found all of them. This is something thebishop just doesn't have time to do and he is so grateful for what we have beenable to do. Most of the people aren't really interested in coming to church soDad asks them what they want to do about their membership and the say, "Oh, wewant to keep our membership." One man just came right out and told us he justdoesn't have time for church. He is too busy making money! If they only knewwhat was REALLY important. But some day they will find out.Everyone is excited about the baptism of the girl from Canada this weekend. Sheis really excited and is so happy. She just glows! I feel very honored thatshe asked me if I would give one of the prayers at her baptism. She and I havehad some really good talks about the church. It's just exciting seeing someonegain a testimony and come into the church, even if we aren't the ones teaching her.
This will come as a shock to you. I am playing the piano in Relief Society!!!Thank goodness for my Simplified version of the hymn book. You know this wardhas to be desperate for music people when they have to ask me to play. I alsotaught the Gospel Principles class on Sunday and have been asked to do it againin two weeks. My poor brain is being overworked!!! Sunday our lesson was onprophets and there was a neat story about President Harold B. Lee. He was inCalifornia for a big meeting and was staying at the home of a stake president there. It was Monday night and the family was so excited to have the prophet ofthe church to their Family Home Evening. President Lee was asked to give the closing prayer and this was the whole point of this being included in this lesson---what the family learned about prayer from a prophet. The article,written by the stake president, said that as President Lee prayed, he first prayed for his family, not as a whole but for each member in his family. Thenhe prayed for his counselors, asking the Lord to bless each one of them with the challenges and responsibilites that were theirs. Then he did the same with eachmember fo the Quorom of the Twelve. This stake president said that the prayersin their home have never been the same since that time and each member of thefamily is prayed for individually with specific needs being mentioned. That was such a lesson to me. I think since then, my prayers have changed. It's so important to mention each family member and ask for help with what isgoing on in their lives. Thank you for sharing with us information about yourfamilies and know that we are praying for them. Know that we love you. We feel your prayers in our behalf and of your support. This is not an easy thing! In fact, I think it is the hardest thing I've everdone but I know it is right. We pray each day that we are doing what we asupposed to be doing and helping strengthen someone's testimony of the gospel.
Much love always,
Mom
I can't even begin to tell you how much your letters mean to us. It's so good to hear about all the activities going on with the family. Sounds like Halloween was a fun time for everyone. Tommy, we were so happy to hear that your are working hard and are doing so well on the piano. You have a wonderful teacher and will learn a lot if you do what she asks you to do. Keep up the good work on your music too, all you Hatch kids. And all you athletes, good luck in all you are doing. GO SHELLEY in the football playoffs! Zach, no matter when you go on your mission, you're going to miss something that sounds really fun to do---like the Macey's parade, etc. but I can promise you that you will be blessed for putting the Lord's work first. One thing that Grandpa and I are missing that I've really looked forward to is our 50----can you believe 50 year class reunion. It was a big temptation to wait another year to come so we could be to that but we felt it was time to leave when we left and I know we are being blessed for it.
Yesterday we went with the two sisters who work in the office to see the Neunschwanstain castle. It is the castle that the Disneyland Castle is patterend after and it is really beautiful. We took a lot of pictures but will send each of you a postcard picture so you can see how beautiful it is. After we left there, we drove to a small town that is full of woodcarving shops. It was fascinating to see all the things they make from wood and it was a beautiful little village. All the buildings were very Swiss architecture and most of them had paintings on the outside. It doesn't seem real that we are right here seeing all these things. We justified our going there by being invited to a members home for dinner and to show the Book of Mormon DVD in another city close by. The family had invited all four of us for dinner so we took the LONG way around to get to their home. It was a long day but another day of beautiful Germany scenery.
Will write more in a minute so I won't lose this.
Hello again,
Dad and I have been finding some more lost members and have been given a fewreferrals to look up that sound kind of promising. It is very tiring findingall these addresses but so far we've found all of them. This is something thebishop just doesn't have time to do and he is so grateful for what we have beenable to do. Most of the people aren't really interested in coming to church soDad asks them what they want to do about their membership and the say, "Oh, wewant to keep our membership." One man just came right out and told us he justdoesn't have time for church. He is too busy making money! If they only knewwhat was REALLY important. But some day they will find out.Everyone is excited about the baptism of the girl from Canada this weekend. Sheis really excited and is so happy. She just glows! I feel very honored thatshe asked me if I would give one of the prayers at her baptism. She and I havehad some really good talks about the church. It's just exciting seeing someonegain a testimony and come into the church, even if we aren't the ones teaching her.
This will come as a shock to you. I am playing the piano in Relief Society!!!Thank goodness for my Simplified version of the hymn book. You know this wardhas to be desperate for music people when they have to ask me to play. I alsotaught the Gospel Principles class on Sunday and have been asked to do it againin two weeks. My poor brain is being overworked!!! Sunday our lesson was onprophets and there was a neat story about President Harold B. Lee. He was inCalifornia for a big meeting and was staying at the home of a stake president there. It was Monday night and the family was so excited to have the prophet ofthe church to their Family Home Evening. President Lee was asked to give the closing prayer and this was the whole point of this being included in this lesson---what the family learned about prayer from a prophet. The article,written by the stake president, said that as President Lee prayed, he first prayed for his family, not as a whole but for each member in his family. Thenhe prayed for his counselors, asking the Lord to bless each one of them with the challenges and responsibilites that were theirs. Then he did the same with eachmember fo the Quorom of the Twelve. This stake president said that the prayersin their home have never been the same since that time and each member of thefamily is prayed for individually with specific needs being mentioned. That was such a lesson to me. I think since then, my prayers have changed. It's so important to mention each family member and ask for help with what isgoing on in their lives. Thank you for sharing with us information about yourfamilies and know that we are praying for them. Know that we love you. We feel your prayers in our behalf and of your support. This is not an easy thing! In fact, I think it is the hardest thing I've everdone but I know it is right. We pray each day that we are doing what we asupposed to be doing and helping strengthen someone's testimony of the gospel.
Much love always,
Mom
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