Il faut que tu set your priorities straight


 Sometimes life is simply just a two year old who has discovered a fan 





AND WE ARE THE INNOCENT ICE CREAM CONE GETTING JAMMED INTO THE BLADES 🍦


Not to fear tout le monde. This week was not a "getting jammed into a fan by chubby hands" kind of week. It was really good! And, for the record, nobody got hurt, but the floor was COVERED with ice-cream. 

Iaorana! 

Some random thoughts from Sr Hatch:

-I had a dream this week that there was a senior missionary here who took it upon themself to go into every missionary house, eat all their food, and throw away the food they didn't like. "Sr Hatch's apple sauce isn't good? THROW IT AWAY." In my dream, us missionaries RIOTED. This dream wouldn't be as scary if it wasn't 100% something that would happen in this mission. I'm looking at you Elder 👀 In all honesty, I am very grateful for the senior missionnaires in this mission. ❤️❤️

-We were fed Mexican food TWICE this week which was absolutely incredible because I am, in fact, not in Mexico. 

-Our mission has a companionship of Sisters that travel around the mission (they don't have an area) and do exchanges with everyone! I got to go om an exchange with Sœur Hamp (knows my cousins, spiritual giant) and Sœur Morgan (super good listener, fun fun sister.) It was a huge pick-me-up expérience and we saw many miracles. One was Georgina! Last week, Sœur Cloud and I worked soooo hard, but saw very little success and I came into this week frustrated and negative. Georgina was the 1st door Sr Hamp and I knocked on- the first door I knocked on all week- and she is interested! 

Conference was awesome! I really loved, en fait, all the talks. 
A lot of the messages focused on forgiveness. Sister Kristin Yee said that forgiving is difficult, but it is divine, so we need to forgive and let hurtful acts no longer canker our soul. 
Gerald Causé talked about creativity. When we create anything-music, a garden, a painting- we can experience some of the joy that Heavenly Father had when He created us. We help Him in the work of creation! Keep learning- discover a love of learning. 

Je vous aime tous! Ua here au ia outou! 

Pictures: 
Members in our ward own a nursery and therefore their house is covered in colorful murals and I love. 
The Richmond family! 







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