Send it!!! but not to me...

 Iaorana tout le monde! 

The subject line is a quote from the hilarious Hermana Stokes during a game of ultimate Frisbee. Let's just say that some people got hit in the head (or neck if you are one elder) but it was a very wild game.

We were met with some fierce opposition this week. Whether it was some bashy lessons, a guy yelling insults out his car window, or a VERY rude man who shall remain nameless (because I don't know his name), the adversary tried really hard to wreck our week in the good old (emphasis on old) Chaffey Ward. 
However, Hermana Humphreys and I were pretty unphased. It was crazy to see us leave rude contacts, brush ourselves off, and continue on. At the beginning of her mission, Sister Hatch would have let any one of these experiences fester and ruin her week. This week, the older and hopefully wiser too Sister Hatch and her lovely companion instead felt increased confidence and courage when faced with opposition. We are definitely made equal to the tasks and challenges placed in our path. 

We taught Bruce again! This man is so amazing. Without us asking, he texts us pictures of him reading the scriptures. He's pretty cool.

I am the co-driver in our companionship. What that essentially means is that I try to decipher Google maps as Hermana Humphreys drives. Due to a wrong turn caused by bad verbal directions, we are currently outside of our mission. Sooooo.... Hopefully I get better at that. 

We also taught Marco and met lots of cool new people. Marco is 13 and is so fun to teach. Overall, it was a very good week. Next week I might have more coherent thoughts. I am oh so tired. 

Love you all! 

Sœur Hatch



















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