The six submitted their mission papers at different times across four months. Two couples went to Mexico, the country of personal ties and deep ancestral roots. Taking part in the mission work of Mexico is a privilege and a blessing, said Elder John Hatch. They have six children, 23 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. He met his wife, originally from California, in Provo, Utah, and they got married less than a year later. Then they lived in Texas and Arizona until moving to Mexico in and back to Arizona in They have five children and 13 grandchildren.
The couple spent 25 years together in Mexico, in addition to visiting various countries for work, and returned to the U. They have six children, 23 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. When she passed away, he married Jeanne Larson in Their three sisters, who live in Utah, add to this valiant collage of missionary service β having served 11 missions among the three of them, from Guatemala to Germany. The Hatches have another brother, who is serving beyond the veil. As a young man, Bruce Hatch had received a mission call but died in a car accident along with his mother on the way to the Mesa Arizona Temple.
Henry Lunt, an England native born in , learned about the restored gospel in his early 20s. He later led two pioneer companies to Utah and founded Cedar City in November He would eventually return to England twice to serve two missions, in and , between which he married Sarah Ann Lunt in in St. George, Utah. At the time, Church leaders sent missionaries and later pioneers to settle Mexico, starting with Brigham Young sending the first missionaries to the country in Sarah Ann Lunt and Henry Lunt were among those asked to travel south, in The Church in these colonies, then small in size, would eventually expand across the nation with the 1.
Only a quarter of these Saints later returned to Mexico, including Sarah Lunt and her youngest son, to build up the kingdom of God locally. There are miracles every time you turn around. Elder John Hatch was recently called to serve as branch president in a small town he was assigned to visit 53 years ago as a young missionary. Kristin Murphy, Deseret News. By Joel Randall.
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