¨Tock, Tock,¨ ¨Quien es?¨ ¨Hatch,¨ ¨Hatch quien?¨ knock knock jokes dont really work in Spanish...

Hey!!! So, today I am no longer a teenager... que triste. I am now twenty years old. I am so old.... Wow!! LOL. This week has been a good one!! I have been growing spiritually these past two months I have actually realized it. Lol. If you want to get to know the Savor more, and to become more like Him just go on a mission. It will do the job! Haha! I hope you all had a wonderful fourth of July. Here in Chile we had the Latina America Copa! Or Soccer. We won of course! :D I didn't watch the game, but we were cleaning the house because Presidente wanted us to be in the house at five on Saturday for our safety and so we cleaned and our neighbors were all cheering and we could here when we made goals, because they would yell GOAL!!!!!!! and yeah that was that. Also, Chile has been in need of much rain lately and so this fast Sunday as a country we fasted for rain I also wanted rain for my birthday. And something that happended that was super cool was after lunch on Sunday after the fast it began to rain really hard. And so here we are, my companion and I after lunch tromping in the rain thinking that we shoud take advantage of the time we have to proselyte because at four thirty we had a capacitacion (I forgot this word in English... sorry) with Presidente, and so we tracted in the rain and then went to the stake center and we were wet to the bone. But, something really funny was that we sang the song The wise man built his house upon the rock, the wise man built his house upon the rock. Ahajajaja!! It was really fun actually. So, with my title you all are probably wondering what I am talking about. Well, yesterday we went to visit Manuel after the capacitacion and he is so funny sometimes. We were talking and then he says to my companion ( her name is Hermana Hatch, this is information necesary), Say your name. She says hatch. and then he is like Salud, or bless you! Oh it was hilarious because he was so serious, he reminds me of you, Jeffrey. And then afterwards Hermana Hatch tries to do a knock knock joke in Spanish and well, I am sorry it just does not work!! Lol!! The joke in english is knock knock! Whos there? Hatch. Hatch who? Bless you. Try doing it in Spànish no sirve, it doesn't work.... LOL!! We have been working with Ignacia. She is a young teen of fourteen years. She is amazing really her experiences remind me of Joseph Smith because when we first began teaching her she didn't really know what church and who and if there was a God... and so she began looking and searching and the moment was perfect because we knew that we had what she needed. :) She now has a baptism date for the 18 of July. She and all of her family will be members. I KNOW IT!! God is amazing. I remember my mom asking me what I wanted for my birthday a couple of weeks ago and I think that everything that I asked for will come or has come to pass. I read an amazing talk that has helped me have comfort for those of my loved ones who need my prayers and are lost. God loves me. He knows that I am trying everyday. He knows my heart aches and that sometimes I feel alone without anyone, and that is when I kneel down and just yell and tell Him how I feel. God loves me. He knows that I don't mean to make mistakes, and that sometimes I am human and get grouchy or am mean. But He accepts who I am, was, and will be. That is the amazing thing about the atonement. I am so thankful the church is true. I am so thankful for Presidente and Hermana Barrieros. They are amazing and help me seguir adelante. I love my companion and my district and zone. They have all made this day amazing. I love my ward and my area. I hope that you have a great week!! I love you!!! Hna Durfee

Chile is called chile because when it is winter it is really cold!! Ahaha! I crack myself up!

Hey!!!!!!!! What is up there up there in Missouri, in Utah? What is going awwnn? Yeah yo soy gangster now! and also a missionary! You guys will not believe what happened to us this past week! My companion is cleaning the bathroom and it is just like anyother p day we getting ready to leave to go and eat lunch and by groceries. She is cleaning and I am down stairs eating a hard boiled egg and I hear ^HERMANA DURFEE!!!!`And I am like what has happened! So I runn up the stairs and there she is with water that is coming out of the bathroom pipe, and to make matters worse the water was hot. So yeah. I began laughing and she was like the water is hot! So I ran outside to turn off the water heater. And went back up stairs to take pictures.... Fortunately she figured out how to turn off the water, but now our bathrooms are falling a part. And today we talked to Elder Moore and he is like yeah I will call a maestro to fix your bathroom today! He was guilty! LOL. Aaahhh gee whiz you are never bored in the mission.

The other day we were walking and a this kid that likes weed, was like Hermanas! Hermanas! And we were like what!? He is like do you guys like the weed of chile? And I was like uhhh no. And then we invited him to the concert that we had yesterday! So, Sharlee, I am really trying not to do drugs! ;) LOL!!

I love you all So much!! Have faith in your trials!! Be of Good cheer the Savior has gone through it before us so we know that we can! Lucas 22:39-44. Manuel is doing better! Thank you to all who gave me a little advisce! I love you all1!

Hermana Durfee

There is a lake in our room...

So, this week has been a good one let me tell you!! Ahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!! Lalalalalalalalalalalalalalala! Gracias for the emails! I really appreciate it and all the prayers by the way. There is a kid here in Chile that really appreciates all that you guys do there in the States really, there is. But yeah. so today we were cleaning and the pipe in my companion's bathroom broke and so now we have a lake in our room. Don't worry we called the assistants but they didn't answer, but it will be okay. :D Haha!

Today has been a good day! Yesterday was amazing we had a great lesson with one of our investigators and let me tell you that my goodness miracles do happen every once in a while. And I am so thankful for this area that I am serving in for Obispo Faundes for Hermano Berrios. For everything here. I am just lleno con gratitud, say that in a country accent, it is funny. Ahah! But yeah! I am sorry this letter is bit short today. But yesterday we had a miracle and her name is Rebeca, she is amazing and I love her like I love my family. She is an eternigator, but pronto she will be member!! Aha! I gotta go! Have a great week! Alma 17;2-3

Have a wonderful DAY!!

Love you all with all of my heart might mind and soul!

Hermana Durfee

For the Family is of GOD!! La Familia es de Dios!!

The is a great need to rally the women of the church tgo stand with and for the brethren in stemming the time of evil that surrounds us and in moving forward the work of our Savior... So we entreat you to minister with your powerful influence for good in strengthening our families of our church and our communities.

This was from one sister in the conference for women. Sister Stephens, I think... :) I am in a good mood today. We have been seeing so many miracles here in Villa La Foresta. We have so many people who have gone to church the past two Sundays and I am like WHAT!? Oh yeah. That is what I am talking about!! We just need to invite them to be baptized and yeah! :D But, I will tell you one thing that I have learned. Having a convert too, is a lot of responsibility. This means that Heavenly Father is trusting in me to take care of His child. This means that I need to do all that I can for this man, Manuel Shuger, as a missionary. I am a little taken aback sometimes with the trust that Heavenly Father has given me. I mean He knows that I sin, He knows that sometimes my patience with people is very thin, He knows that sometimes I am prideful, but yet here He is giving me one of His children to care for and to help. It is an amazing responsibility but also a big one.

Something that I have learned throughout the mission is that the family is the center part of the gospel. I mean look we have a Father in Heaven who just wants us to return into his presence and so He gives us so many trials and things that we pass through everyday because he loves us. I hope that I will be able to pass the tests that Heavenly Father has in store for me here on Earth and I will be able to return into His presence safely with my family and all of my loved ones. Satan is attacking families like no other these days and it is just sad what passes in the family. But, let me tell you I have such a stronger and more abiding testimony in the family every single day because well let me tell you an experience, there is an inactive in my ward and the first time I met her I just felt like I knew her from something more. I just felt like we were connected. And then she is now receiving us with her boyfriend in her house and they went to church yesterday, and so I just know that through Christ EVERYTHING IS POSSIBLE!!

I LOVE YOU!! HAPPY FATHERS DAY, DAD!

Hermana Durfee

La Expiacion es real. Don't worry it is not in Spanish... jaja! ;)

Hello my dearest family,

This week has been a little rough for me. I don't really know why. Like usually when I wake up in the morning I feel great and am ready to work and do the Lord's will, but for some reason this week I have had this weird feeling in my chest. So, I just went forward at the beginning of the week just siguiendo adelante. Or moving forward. We were working really hard and finding so many people and teaching lessons and yeah it was just great. But the feeling in my chest had been there all week. And so on Thursday we had splits. My sweet compy stayed in our sector and I went to our leaders sector. And let me tell you I just told my leader everything that was on my mind and I felt better. Lilke, okay lately I just have felt calloused. I mean like I am not going to lie the mission is hard sometimes. So, I told my leader that I felt that my heart had just been developing a callous for some time because of the things that I have experienced in the mission, so she told me she felt the same way too sometimes and counciled me to pray to have more faith. So now I am supplicating with all my might to have more faith in my prayers.

But, then on Sunday yesterday I just felt really bad. The week had many things happen and Sunday I just didn't feel up to my potential. So, I told my companion what was on my mind and it helped a little. But after we went to Hermana Rebeca's house, she is an eternal investigator, well not really she is just waiting to get married we went to her house and I just broke down sobbing and she gave me a hug and told me that I should not fall, that Christ fell, and that was for us because we should not have to fall. I am okay now. Don't worry, I am happy because I had good studies this morning I read in Alma 19:8-10 about faith and felt so much better. I love you all! I know God lives and His son lives. The atonement is for every one of us.

I love you all!

Hermana Durfee

Heyyy!!!! What´s up Sister?!

Hey!! There is a girl here in Chile who is super happy!!

Hey guys! So, you guys have all been anxiously waiting for a week to know who I am training.... drum roll please! Hermana Hatch!!!!! Wooooo! She is from Idaho and speaks really well the spanish language! It is so awesome! And let me tell you something I won't write anymore in spanish... Well I will try not to. I understand that I am weird and need to speak english because I am forgetting... haha! I am very funny. But yeah so this email  is a little short but I just want to share my testimony with you all.

I know that my Heavenly Father loves me and that for some reason he is trusting me with his daughter Hermana Hatch. For some reason he has decided that it is my time to train. I feel I have a big responsibility, but i know that with the help of the Lord I am able to do anything. I know that my Savior lives and loves me. I know that I am a daughter of God. I know with all my heart that I am here in Chile for a reason. I know that the book of mormon is the key to our religion and we need it. We NEED to read it, and study and ponder the words and stories. I say this in the name of Jesus Christ amen.

I love you!!! Have a fantastic, but really a FANTASTIC week!

Hermana Durfee

What!!??? Training! You gotta be kidding! No, jk, I'll go where you want me to go! As the song says...

So everyone!! Listen to me!! Listen to what has happened here in good 'ol Chile! Dududududuuuu!!! Is everyone listening? Everyone?

Today we had cambios! And you know what that means there are cambios in the mission! Ahaha! I make myself laugh, I am so funny! If you don't know what cambios means go look on google translate, no, just kidding I will tell you it means changes. But yeah, so my beloved compy had changes and so she is now on the beach and I am like what!? How cool is that?!! LOL!! But, yeah! And now you must all know what has happened to me! I have been called to train. I know right?! (Said in valley girl accent). But yeah, the direction that Presidente recieves I just go with it, y'know? Y'know what I mean, Vern? (Dad, ;)) But yah, so that happened.

But yeah so let me tell you, (yeah Jeff I know, let me tell you) this past week has been a little crazy. Would you all like to know why? Well, I am not gonna tell you (said sassily) no just kidding, I will tell you, on Thursday we had an appointment with Manuel and we didn't go because tambien nuestro lider misional querría todos de nosotros a ir a la correlacion temprano, para que pudo despedirnos, (como mi companera, porque sabiamos, advinamos que ella se iba) so we didn't pass by and the second day we went at six, which was Friday and he was not there, and his mom was like super, I mean super mal. She was bawling and had been bawling all night because he just like left and didn't tell her anything and tampoco tenia un cellular...... and so yeah we went into the house to comfort her but we began to cry as well because we didn't know where he flipping was. For all we knew he could be dead. I said a prayer that day with my comp and his mom, Monica. I gave the prayer and I am never going to forget how I prayed that day supplicating with all my might asking the Father, our Father if He would protect Manuel. So, yeah we shared some scriptures with her about hope and faith to help comfort her and as well us because we were upset as well. So, then we left and it was so hard to work because we could not stop thinking about Manuel. Imagine this okay, put yourself in my shoes. We have this responsibility that God has given us, this young Son of God! And he was lost for two days! But he returned late Saturday night and we visited him yesterday. I am so thankful that he is okay! Oh Heavenly Father answers prayers!! God exists!! I am so thankful for prayer!!

This happened in my week!! I hope you all have a fantastic week!!
I LOVE YOOOOOOUUUUUUU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!]]oooooooooooooooooooooooouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hermana Durfee!!! Dyc 11:11-12