Elder Stats- Centerville, Utah
Elder Baxter- Orem, Utah--- he went to Timpanogos and grad in 07
Elder Kane- Makakilo, Hawaii
Miles Goodrich and Shem Greenleaf
who is the other one? See if you can tell?
Monday, June 22, 2009
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
News from Hawaii
My son, Elder Zach Hatch, tells us of finding activities where the missionaries prepare food and invite people to come and eat. The last one they did they served rice and spam wrapped in seaweed. He said the natives love it. The members provide the missionaries with the supplies and then I guess they set up on a street corner or something and share the food. This provides them with an opportunity to meet people without it being threatening.
Hawaii is a great mission. The missionaries get to see so many things. My son has been out for 7 months and is on his 3rd island. He is really getting to know the culture there. He has been assigned to an all Tongan Ward. Only one problem with that...he doesn't know Tongan. I guess he will learn quickly. My thoughts are with him today as he is moving to a new island, getting a new comp, and starting a new language. It is comforting to know they are in the Lord's care.
Oh for those of you whose sons are on bicycle here is a hint they will love you for. The Elders get extremely rashy from riding a bike in that humidity. I found a product called Monkey Butt online that my son said was very helpful. He said there were days that he could barely get on his bike. It is kind of like baby powder. He said it did help though.
If any of you have a family blog I would love to know. That is how I keep my family up to date on Elder Hatch's experiences. I posted the link on the left side of this blog. Add your family blog if you have one.
Pass on the word about this blog so we have more families adding to the experience.
Thanks,
Mary Ann Hatch
mm Elder Zachary Hatch 10/08
Hawaii is a great mission. The missionaries get to see so many things. My son has been out for 7 months and is on his 3rd island. He is really getting to know the culture there. He has been assigned to an all Tongan Ward. Only one problem with that...he doesn't know Tongan. I guess he will learn quickly. My thoughts are with him today as he is moving to a new island, getting a new comp, and starting a new language. It is comforting to know they are in the Lord's care.
Oh for those of you whose sons are on bicycle here is a hint they will love you for. The Elders get extremely rashy from riding a bike in that humidity. I found a product called Monkey Butt online that my son said was very helpful. He said there were days that he could barely get on his bike. It is kind of like baby powder. He said it did help though.
If any of you have a family blog I would love to know. That is how I keep my family up to date on Elder Hatch's experiences. I posted the link on the left side of this blog. Add your family blog if you have one.
Pass on the word about this blog so we have more families adding to the experience.
Thanks,
Mary Ann Hatch
mm Elder Zachary Hatch 10/08
Monday, June 1, 2009
NEW NEWS??? Transfers are this week!
Exciting week for the missionaries. It's transfer week. When I talked to Miles on mothers day, he said that every 6 weeks, on Sunday night, they get a call to let them know if they are moving to a new area or not. That Sunday is exciting, nerve racking and all emotional.
He said, in Pearl City, where they are, near Pearl Harbor, it's mostly single family dwellings, but nearly everyone has a rental apartment somewhere in their home. Many people have dogs and they bark a lot at passer-byes (is that a word?)
He said that the area president had asked them to try to eat with an investigator or non-active member, so they might not be having dinner with as many active members as they used to have. Has anyone heard that?
In Pearl City 2nd ward, Miles said that one of the sisters does their laundry for them every week, they just have to drop it off to her and pick it up, and she folds everything for them. Just as a service! Isn't that great! What a great idea, then the Elders don't have to spend Pday time doing laundry and they can do other things. I was so happy to think of others taking care of my son!
Keep me updated and post pictures if you have them!
He said, in Pearl City, where they are, near Pearl Harbor, it's mostly single family dwellings, but nearly everyone has a rental apartment somewhere in their home. Many people have dogs and they bark a lot at passer-byes (is that a word?)
He said that the area president had asked them to try to eat with an investigator or non-active member, so they might not be having dinner with as many active members as they used to have. Has anyone heard that?
In Pearl City 2nd ward, Miles said that one of the sisters does their laundry for them every week, they just have to drop it off to her and pick it up, and she folds everything for them. Just as a service! Isn't that great! What a great idea, then the Elders don't have to spend Pday time doing laundry and they can do other things. I was so happy to think of others taking care of my son!
Keep me updated and post pictures if you have them!
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