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Updated 11.09.06

Halloween Party
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As usual we went to Tina and Shane's for the party. I love doing it at their house. This time they used some dry ice to create a bubbling caldron of apple cider. They make wonderful cider, carmel apples, homemade pizza... mmmmm... I want some more. But darn it, Halloween's all over.

Our costumes: Ria was Grendel from Beowulf, I was Willy Wonka. Chas was The Sitter, Jenni was Short, Esther was a dragon, and Tanner was Winnie the Poo. I need to explain Chas and Jenni's costumes a bit I think, Chas was a man sitting on a box. He walked around with a big box and some fake legs on top. If Chas posts a picture I'll make a link to it. And I can show some of Jenni's costume. Watch the videos here to see it.

We carved pumpkins and goofed around in our costumes. I had a great time and think everyone's costumes were great. Happy Halloween!

Updated 11.09.06

Jenni's Birthday
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He had a great time at Chas and Jenni's for Jenni's birthday. They had pie as usual instead of cake. It was delicios, but when we went to cut the blueberry pie... surprise! It was apple. But that's ok too. Jenni didn't mind, I don't think.

The other pie was a carmelly chocolatey creamy stuff with chocolate cookie crust. Excellent. I don't remember the name even though Chas told it to me like five times.

We got Jenni one of those great shirts with a message on it. It says something like..."Only a stupid person would stand around reading someone else's t-shirt". It's a good one.

We played around with Sadie and she did a some dancing for us (with Daddy of course). :) Their new apartment is great. They have lots of toys and now that Rachel is walking, she found the big pile of them in Sadie's room. She kept running down the hall, grabbing another stuffed creature and running back. She even stepped smack on my ice cream once. That was classic. Hee heee...

All around it was a great party. Happy birthday, Jenni!

Updated 10.25.06

Yahoo! Time Capsule
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Yahoo.Com now features a time capsule that anyone can contribute to at anytime. I added a video of us traveling through the River of Secrets in Joes Valley under 'Beauty'.

I think this is a fabulous idea. If you can think of something to contribute, it's easy and a lot of fun. Also it's great to just browse through the capsule. I just spend an hour looking at mounds of things people posted. And don't worry. Nothing inappropriate is allowed.

Go look now: timecapsule.yahoo.com

Updated 10.19.06

Scanned in Jake Mail
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Jake usually sends email to us, but once in a while we'll get something through snail mail. I thought it would be fun to post a letter Ria and I got in the mail recently.

Click the images below to view the front and back side of the letter.

Updated 10.08.06

Happy Birthday Tanner
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We went to Shane and Tina's for Tanner's 4th birthday yesterday. We had a great time. The cake was beautiful with a train track design using chocolate covered jelly stick candy and frosting as the track and a real Thomas train toy as the train. I always find Shane and Tina's cakes to have a very proffesional look to them. They also had raspberry and mint homemade ice cream that was delicious.

Ria and I also brought over a present for Shane and Rachel who have just had birthdays very close to each other in September. We bought shane a dancing chicken toy dressed as a ghost for Halloween and Rachel a squishy bird toy. We heard an awful lot from that chicken all night, in fact I think that until I ran and hid it on the fridge it was going completely continuous all night. That thing will be very lucky if it survives for Halloween. Hee hee...

We gathered in the basement for the first half of the party and eventually moved upstairs. Tanner seemed to be having a great time with his pile of presents which included a spiderman car complete with action figure, an underwater swimming toy, a light-up spinning fan from Ria and I, and tons more. Rachel got some jingling slippers and was running around everywhere in them all night. I can't believe she's walking up a storm now. Last time I saw her was the first time I saw her walking. Besides the time that she took her first steps at our cousin party.

Another thing I found fascinating that we discussed for a time is how big Sadie is getting. Apparently she weighs about the same amount as Rachel (nearly a year older). Interesting. She may turn out to be 6 feet tall like her Dad someday. You never know.

Off the subject, Jake has moved to a new area now. So the address that was posted earlier on this site is no longer valid. Tina says she has the new address, so if you need it contact her. Contact Tina. I'll be doing that, so I can post it on the homepage. :)

Updated 09.12.06

Jake Letters Sent to Mom and Dad
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LETTER 1: Mon, 31 Jul 2006

Subject: 7-31-06
From: "Jacob Hathaway"
To: dhathaway@cut.net
Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2006 15:43:54 +0000

Hi Mom and Dad!
Wow, sorry it's been a while- last week I had full intention to write, but our time was completely supressed. Constant work- on a preparatoin day. Oh well.

So, how are things going for you? I'd try to respond to your last letter, but forgot to bring it with me. So, anyway, things are going well out here. Lately, we've started to see how great the missionary work can go out here if and only if the members play a huge role in finding new investigators. Some almost think it's too much to ask of them to do missionary work, but we're trying to work with them at dinnersas well as stopping by their houses to ask for referrals. In fact, there are a total of 9 people that we know about in the area that we might be able to teach, as a result of member missionary work. We'll see how that goes. They're just people who know the members and are already friends with them- who don't know very much about the gospel, but there is most certainly more potential there that in a full week's worth of knocking doors.

There's a good chance that I'll be transferred on the Wednesday following this one, though I won't know where I'm going until the Saturday before. That'll be interesting. Still, if I do get transferred, I'll really miss this area. I guess the saddest part, is seeing an area with the amazing potential it has, not reach that potential. If the missionary work here was pushed forward by these awesome members talking to their friends about the gospel, this could be the fastest growing ward or stake in the south, I think. Still, you have to have patience with them; I remember what missionary work I did before my mission- pretty much none.

Anyway, not too much is new down here. It seems to be around 1 in every 15 people we teach at doors end up letting us come back. Which isn't bad- just takes a while, then it's a matter of making sure they're there for the return appointment. So, anyway, I better get going. I love you!

-Graphitically,
Elder Jake

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LETTER 2: Mon, 07 Aug 2006

Subject: Hola!
From: "Jacob Hathaway"
To: dhathaway@cut.net
Date: Mon, 07 Aug 2006 15:42:16 +0000

Dear Mom and Dad,
The unexpected happened! I'm staying in Trophy Club for another 6 weeks. This will be the second area that I've spent 6 months in. Wow. Oh, Elder Hancock is getting transferred to Copperas Cove- pretty far South of here. However, I don't yet know the name of my new companion; he's brand new into the mission field! Straight from the MTC. Not completely sure how the train yet, but this will definitely be a learning experience. And fun. I get to meet him on Wednesday; all the missionaries who are being transferred, or whos companions are being transferred, meet at the Hurst stake center, and, after an awesome meeting presided be President Crockett, return to their areas. It's at that meeting that I'll first see my new companion. My only worry is that there's a possibility that we'll end up doing a lot of tracting; the area is doing really well with regard to its potenial, but you never know what will happen. Well, I figure that whatever happens, as long as we do our best to plan good activities, it's just what this elder needs. Otherwise, why would he be sent here?

Yesterday, we went to visit one of the families in the ward so that Elder Hancock could say goodbye. They weren't home, so we started walking back to the car. Before we got in, though, I looked over and saw some people doing some yard work. We decided to "contact" them, and quickly found out that the kid who was helping his Mom, was one that we had been hoping to work with- one who that member family was slowly trying to give us oppurtunity to teach. We got to meet his Mom, and he started asking some great questions. So, we headed inside the house, and taught him about the Restoration. He sincerely seems to want to read the Book of Mormon, and is seeking answers to his prayers. Although, since this is such a new situation, and anything could happen, I don't want to get my hopes up too high. I think we'll ask the member family (the Najera's) to read the Book of Mormon with him-outside of the appointments that we're praying to have with him and the Najeras.

So, there is great potential here. That is only one situation, and there may be more of those happening soon. Hope so!

Anyway, I forgot to bring the most recent letters with me, so I can't respond to them very well. Sorry. How are things in the Beehive? Still buzzin', I guess. (-:

Well, I love you! thanks for all the great support and prayers you give.
-Elder Jake

LETTER 3: Mon, 21 Aug 2006

Subject: Re: hows it going?
From: "Jacob Hathaway"
To: dhathaway@cut.net
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2006 18:46:50 +0000

Wow, I guess that would explain it; I didn't have enough money on my normal card to pay for the groceries today, so I tried the Zion's bank card , planning to let you guys know. But, it mysteriously did not work. A charity fund? We do service at a thrift store, but I don't think I've ever donated any money with the card... wait, they don't even process cards at that place. Hmm... sounds like a new card might be a good idea. Ony thing is, since I never use it, I can never remember what the pin is. I'll look around- maybe it's still in an old planner.

Anyway, well, there's a recurring phenomenon I've noticed on my mission; most people are home in the nighttime... except for all of our investigators. So, we've been doing a lot of tracting. Oh yeah- I'm FINALLY getting going on that tape I was making a while back. Actually, I finished that one, but it leads into the next tape. Pretty soon, I should be sending both tapes home. We just have to fill in another half hour or so, which isn't hard with Elder Doll- he likes talking on the tape recorder, so you should hear a good amount of both of us.

So, not too much is new. Oh, we're now making a huge focus on part-member families. What we did before, was just stop by and talk to the families that we knew of. Now, we're trying a different approach; we made a list of about 40-50 families that we know of on the ward that are not all members of the church, and next to each of their names, is a set of boxes requesting information about who their friends are, what their interest level might be, etc., and we're giving that list to all of the leaders in the ward. If the feedback information is enough, we should be able to work pretty well with some of the part-member families through their friends. That way, it's not nearly as intimidating or pushy. The Ward Mission Leader is in on it, and we have permission from the bishop to request all the info we need to during PEC meeting. So, that's what's been happening.

Well, I better go. I love you, Mom and Dad!
-Elder Jake

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