The three Hatch brothers and their companions figured they’d all serve senior missions for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, but they had no idea they’d leave on their assignments the same week.
And they know it wasn’t a coincidence.
“The three of us really weren’t planning to be here at the same time,” said Elder Robert Hatch.
The six submitted their mission papers at different times across four months. Yet because of retirement timing, delayed Peruvian visas, and God’s guiding hand, they joined one another at the Provo Missionary Training Center before a departure of October 10–11, 2024.
Two couples went to Mexico, the country of personal ties and deep ancestral roots. Originally from the Church’s colonies in Colonia Juárez, Chihuahua, these Hatch brothers also lived in the Mexico City Stake—the second stake in Mexico and the Church’s first Spanish-speaking stake, which was created in 1961.
The third couple went to Peru, not too far from Argentina, where they spent three years working with the Church’s AgReserves commercial farms.
Taking part in the mission work of Mexico is a privilege and a blessing, said Elder John Hatch. “The best way to work with people is just to love them, and you can’t help but love these people. They’re just the salt of the earth.”
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