7/29/12

Thank you so much for the pictures Maa !!! Elders Bischoff and Clark had a good laugh. Things are going great !!!!! K got married yesterday !!!!!!! The Relief Society sisters are amazing !!!!! Jesus Christ church would not function without the sisters. They are so great ! We had the wedding at the church and it looked beautiful. Bishop Hendry performed the marriage and did a great job. K looked so happy and so did her husband. She had a good amount of family attend the wedding and they were all very happy for the two of them. I was the first to give a "toast" and I got emotional like a baby of course. One of her little boys was so funny at the wedding ! I got some great pictures and videos of him. I love that little guy! Now today K will enter the waters of baptism !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! She asked if I would baptize her and I am honored to do so. It has been such a beautiful opportunity to see the change and blessings that have come into her and her families life because of the Gospel. And now she will be taking the first step today to be able to return to live with God. Elder Clark and I were asked to give talks in sacrament meeting today so the pressure is on. But I am grateful to be able to. Elder Bischoff goes home this Friday and it is going to be a very sad day, but I am excited for the blessings and opportunities that await him. I love Sundays !!!! I am so grateful for my Savior Jesus Christ everyday and for the sacrifice He made for me. I know and testify that this is the church of Jesus Christ on the earth. It has changed my life and continues to change my life everyday. I love you all and I hope you continue to recover quickly Maa.

Love,

Elder Hathcock

7.22.12

Hello everyone !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I don't have a lot of time to write today and we will be in Kansas tomorrow. But I just wanted to bare testimony of the power of fasting and prayer. Recently we saw an amazing miracle with one of our investigators this last week as we fasted and prayed together with her. Her and her boyfriend will be getting married this coming Saturday and we will be apart of it !!! Then she will be getting baptized the next day on Sunday !!!!! The Gospel is true and it changes peoples lives for the better,not only here on earth,but for eternity. Our companionship has been seeing so many miracles as of late. I have gained a testimony that the Lord magnifies the time that we have in our calling. So something really cool that we did this past Friday was we performed one of the "Hakka" war dances at a luau the church had. A member taught it to us (brother Watts-Johnson). It was awesome !!!!! It gets you pumped !!!!!! I love you all and hope all is well !!!!!

Love,

Elder Hathcock

aKa "Soldier of God"

Oh ya Maa, again I hope all goes well tomorrow with your surgery. You will be in my prayers as always. :] I love you Maa !!!!

Also, when you get a chance if you could e-mail me some funny pictures of myself when I was a little fat kid. Elder Bischoff and Clark are dying to see some. Maybe even a video if possible. hahaha !!!

Pictures...

Some pictures of Tyler being.... well, Tyler!

7.15.12

Hey everyone !!! 

Things are going good out here. We have been seeing a lot of miracles lately and I am very grateful for the blessing to be apart of them. We started "Interviews" this past week and they will continue throughout the rest of this month. After church today we will be heading out to the San Luis Valley to do "Interviews" for that zone tomorrow. Then from there we will drive to Pueblo to do them their on Tuesday. The ones we have done so far have gone really good. The training I am apart of is focused on "Accountability" and "Revelation through Prayer." It has helped me to gain a greater understanding of the importance to give an accounting to my Father in Heaven every night, of the efforts I have made to do His will. As I have done that, He lets me know what it is that I can do better at. I have felt his love more abundantly as I have done so. I have received answers to my prayers. Prayer is a beautiful opportunity that we have to be able to communicate with God. I testify that God hears every prayer that is offered. He loves each of his children and is willing to bless them as they keep His commandments. 

We had missionaries depart a few days before transfers and it was a tough one. Some really great soldiers of God that left our mission. It was really tough saying good-bye to Elder Rios. We had built a tight relationship and it was hard to see him go. But I am pumped to see the great blessings and opportunities that await him back home. We had the great opportunity to attend a baptism yesterday. It was one of Elder Clark's investigators from his last area and Elder Clark was asked to perform the ordinance. The spirit is always so strong at baptisms, I LOVE IT !!!!!! I love the sabbath day !!! I am looking forward to taking the sacrament and helping our investigators progress in this gospel. 

I love you all and I am always strengthened by your prayers. Thank you so much !!!! 

 p.s. Sorry I didn't send you a birthday card Maa, I love you and hope it was a great one !!! 

 p.p.s I hope Stacy's move went smoothly, I can't wait to hear about it. Tell her I love her. 

 Elder Hathcock

7.2.12

Congrats to Josh and Erin !!! Things are going great ! On Sunday we had 3 investigators at church !!!!!! One of them is named Crystal and she has been so prepared for the Gospel, it is beautiful !!! She brought her two little boys and they are awesome !!! One is 3 and the other is 5. The 5 yr old (Enrique) is the cutest, chubbiest guy. We are best buds. Things are going great, I feel bad that I couldn't send that video for the YM in the Murrieta Stake. It was too big of a file to e-mail and I think it was too late by the time I was able to do it. Elder Clark is now with us, he will be the new assistant replacing Elder Bischoff. He is from Ventura and came out with me. I am pumped to serve with him ! I have been very busy as usual and this month is really crazy !!!!!! A lot of traveling because we have "Interviews" for all the missionaries in their different zones. We finally got our a/c working again in our apartment today. We haven't had it for like 3 weeks and it has been pretty bad. It really humbled me and I am very grateful for a/c. Also yesterday I saw Nancy and she is doing great !!!! She had a great time in Washington DC with her daughter. She came to our "Recent Convert" fireside last night. It was really good to see her as always. We had to have 3 companionship's evacuate from where they lived due to the fire. Two of them have recently been able to go back. It has been pretty crazy but good to see how many people reached out and helped those in need. I am loving life and I LOVE you all !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Elder Hathcock 

aKa "Soldier of God"

6.17.12

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY POP's !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks for all you do and for the great father you have been to me in my life. As always, I pray I can be half the man you are ! Hope you have a glorious Father's Day.


It was a busy week of meetings, but they have been very revelatory and the things we discussed were exactly what our mission needs. I am so grateful for my knowledge of the Spirit. It truly is as the scriptures say. The Spirit testifies of truth and of our Savior Jesus Christ. I know of the truths I am apart of because the Spirit of God has confirmed them to me. Elder Bischoff is having a tough time accepting that his mission is coming to an end. He is a great missionary and you know by what he says and does that he loves his Savior Jesus Christ. We have been pretty worn out and are grateful that we will have a "p-day" tomorrow to be able to recoup.


In our meetings this past week we had the privilege to watch a talk by Elder Jeffrey R. Holland (a member of the quorum o the 12 Apostles) that he gave in the "MTC" just TWO DAYS after I left, on Jan-11-2011. I barely missed it !!! Anyways, he talks about the experience that Peter has in (St John ch 21). There are so many things that I got from this talk that have been beneficial but there is one thing in particular that stood out on Friday. It is where he talks about "leaving our nets." I thought about the "nets" I have left behind in my life in order to serve God and how I NEVER want to return to them. It is something that I invite us all to do, is to think of the "nets" in our lives that we can do without. As we let go of these "nets" I know we will be happier and will see countless blessings in our lives. A question we can ask ourselves everyday is "do I love Him?" If you love him then feed his sheep. I love my Father in Heaven and Savior Jesus Christ, I am NOTHING without them. I love you all and am grateful for your love, support and prayers.

Elder Hathcock

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Tyler wrote this about his cousin Cory's mission call to Houston Texas Spanish Speaking: AWESOME !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!! YEEHAW !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

6.10.12

Good Morning !!! It has been a great week !!!!! We had a group of missionaries who hit their halfway mark on their missions. In our mission we have them all come together and have, what we call a "Temple Jubilee." We take them to the temple for the day. It was a great group of missionaries. I was very grateful for the opportunity that I had to attend the temple. We were able to do baptisms and confirmations, as well as an endowment session. There is no better place to experience the Spirit of God than in the temple. I feel so blessed to be able to go in such a holy place. After the temple, we headed to the mission home for supper. It was a delicious ham dinner that Sister Anderson prepared. Then we watched a really cool video on the temple, specifically about the symbolism of the temple. It was a glorious experience ! We were able to teach Jerry about the "Plan of Salvation" and afterwards he knew it was Gods plan. The spirit was so strong !! We are still trying to help him figure out what day he should be baptized. Its tough because his schedule is always changing. He is in the ARMY and has a lot going on right now. He is coming to church again today so we are pumped to see him there. I have been so busy but I need to write Nancy soon. I sure do miss her and Luli. I heard she is doing great, so that's good. I hope YaYa had a glorious birthday yesterday ! Hopefully she was able to get work off and do something fun with Bunjamin. :] We have some "Specialized Training" that we are doing all this week in the various zones of the mission. So we are leaving for Kansas right after church today and starting tomorrow. Busy and tiring week ahead, but I feel bad even saying that cause poor President Anderson never gets any sleep. He is a machine !!! I love you all and am so grateful for each of you everyday of my life !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
PS: I'm sure you heard about Stacy's plans. Isn't it awesome ?!!! The blessings of serving the Lord, its amazing !!!
p.s.s. I did read the thing about the video for the AP camp but I honestly don't know when I would be able to. I would really like to do it but I dont know. :[ Also, if you could ask Stacy if she is still sending me that other camera sd card I would really appreciate it. I need one so I can take pictures.
Love, Elder Hathcock

5.27.12

Good morning !!!!!!!!!!!! Another beautiful sunny day here in Colorado Springs. This week flew by with lots going on. I recently found out that Kevin Andersen is engaged !!!!!! So pumped for him !!! We had a big group of departing missionaries this week, so we had to split it into two days. The craziest thing of all is that my Sisters that came out with me, all went home with this group. I got really sick the 2nd day and didn't get to say goodbye to Sister Gilson. I was pretty bummed about that. It was really sad to see my Sisters go. Two of my former zone leaders came through the mission the other day and I got to talk with them which was cool. Drew Lewis and Shane Murphy, they are both doing great ! We are expecting two of our investigators at church today, so we are PUMPED !!! I love Sundays !!!! So I also heard that Stacy got accepted to USD !!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am so proud of her !!!! My girls wicked smart (Boston accent) :] Congrats Stace !!! Happy to hear that you and Pop are having a good time in Chicago Maa. Thanks for taking time to write me, I am grateful. I LOVE you all and hope you all have a GLOOOORIUOS week !!!!!!

Elder Hathcock

Aka "Soldier of God"

5.20.12

We had a great visit with Tyler on Mother's Day.  The whole family was here and we got to Skype with him.  It felt like he got to drop by for a visit!  We sure do miss him, but we are so proud of him and all that he is doing and so glad that he loves it so much!  Below is his latest email.  -Tammie

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Hello everyone !!!! It is a beautiful sabbath morning here in Colorado Springs. The sun is shining and the birds are chirping !!! HAHA ! It has been very busy this week, and every week. Monday we packed up and headed to Kansas for our last zone conference and for a leadership training meeting. It was a nice drive and was fun going back to Kansas again. I wish we could have gone to Colby but there was no time to. It was pretty warm compared to Colorado Springs but the sun set was glorious !! We got back to Colorado Wednesday night and were exhausted !


The rest of the week was busy with meetings with President and when we had time to we proselyted. We have had trouble getting in contact with our investigators. It is very difficult as an assistant to manage time effectively to be able to help our investigators. It is a hard adjustment.


 I can't believe that this is already the sixth week of the transfer!!! This has probably been the fastest transfer of my mission thus far. It is a reality check of how fast the mission goes by and I don't want to waste a minute of it. I love my mission and am so blessed to be apart this great work, I can't say that enough !!! I am forever in debt ed to my Savior Jesus Christ, and am so grateful for my loving Heavenly Father.


 Something that has been impressed upon my mind lately, has really helped me gain a greater appreciation for the Book of Mormon. It is this: Thinking simply about those who bled, who sacrificed, who DIED, to make sure that we had this holy record in these last days. DO NOT TAKE IT FOR GRANTED ! DO NOT PUT THIS GREAT BLESSING TO WASTE !!! READ IT OFTEN, SHARE IT WITH OTHERS. THERE IS SO MUCH STRENGTH AND DIRECTION THAT COMES FROM READING THESE WORDS FROM GOD. I TESTIFY THAT THE BOOK OF MORMON IS THE WORD OF GOD, THAT IT IS ANOTHER TESTAMENT THAT JESUS CHRIST IS OUR SAVIOR AND THE BOOK WAS TRANSLATED BY A LIVING PROPHET. IT IS EVIDENCE THAT JESUS CHRIST CHURCH HAS BEEN RESTORED TO THE EARTH AND THAT THE AUTHORITY TO ACT IN GOD'S NAME IS HERE ON EARTH !!!!!!!!!!!!!! I TESTIFY OF THESE THINGS IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST AMEN.

I LOVE YOU ALL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Elder Hathcock

4.29.12

Hello everyone !!! I had a great week ! Three of our investigators came to church today !!!! We had Stake Conference this weekend and the adult session last night was great. One of our investigators (Nathan) came and he really liked it.
One of the talks was about "prison missionary work", and the kind of things that go on in the church in helping those in prison. He talked about the responsibility we have as Christians to HELP others. We should always be looking for opportunities to share the gospel with others.
Another talk was about the importance of attending the temple. Most of us are very blessed to have temples close by and we need to take advantage of that great blessing.
President Anderson also spoke at Stake Conference and he did a great job ! He is such a spiritual man and is a great example to me. I've never been so busy in my life and I have never been so happy in my life !!! The best perk of being an assistant is the blessing of being able to go to the temple once every transfer and then for the 'temple jubilees' (for missionaries who are at their one year mark). I haven't been able to do it yet but I am looking forward to it!!!
I love and miss you all and you are in my prayers. Thank you for all your love and support!

Elder Hathcock