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I love my extended family

4/6/2018

Corey and Michelle Philpot family 2018

Family is SO important. Good relationships are so important too!
Here, are some fun photos recently taken of some of my big extended family.
This first one, above, is of my youngest sister Michelle, with her Dr. husband Corey, and their 7 children. The oldest, Elizabeth, has their family's first baby grandchild, Jane, in her arms, and husband Jaron Beckwith is next to her. My sister Michelle is looking pretty good, for having such a big family ♥ even if she is 'stuck up' .
Below, you see lots of recent photos of my extended family (my bros and sis with their kids)
My nieces and nephews (or rather my kids cousins and their Aunts and Uncles)

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Gramps Hatch, from Joseph, Utah says...

3/31/2018

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"Happy Easter everyone!"

Yeeee Haw! ~ This Utah cowboy loves EVERYONE. (Seriously, I think he even ♥ loves his enemies) My dad has always been a very caring person. Here he is, this Easter weekend, showing us his Cowboy angle. (haha) So funny...makes me laugh. (sometimes drives me crazy...but always makes me laugh) * March 2018

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My darling niece gets married to the man of her dreams ♥

3/29/2018

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As my family posts (unseen) wedding pics, over the next few months...I will add them here, as I get them. ♥

Jessica Charters (my sister's oldest child) and Dallin McKenzie soon to be sealed for Eternity in this Temple. March 2018 ~ Salt Lake City, Utah LDS Temple

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Fun Wedding Photos of my niece Jessica and her husband Dallin McKenzie

3/22/2018

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At this fun celebration, my niece, Elizabeth Philpot Beckwith, (my children's cousin), brought her 1st and only baby, "Jane Victoria Beckwith", to the Temple on Jessica's special day last week. Jane is 9 months old and so cute.
(*fun side note; My sister Melissa has two kids named Jessica and Dallin...and the Mother of Dallin McKenzie has named two of her kids Dallin and Jessica!) HA! Over the years they will have a hard time knowing WHO is WHO now that Dallin McKenzie married Jessica Charters!) (Get it? Dallin McKenzie has a sister named Jessica...AND...Jessica Charters has a brother named Dallin Charters) 🤣
Many of us had fun talking about how when my brother Brad had been married in the SLC Temple I had brought baby Austin to this special day and many people enjoyed having Austin there to smile at, hold, and play with. Austin was such a HAM!
Then, one year later, my sister, Melissa, got married at the SLC Temple also, (27 years ago) and again, I had brought baby Austin with me, and EVERYONE loved seeing Austin and playing with him and holding him, on Melissa and Rich's special day.
Austin was the first grandchild and the ONLY baby there for all of us, and EVERYONE in the Hatch family loved him and loved spoiling him! He made us smile and warmed out hearts ♥
Just as Austin was the star of the family gatherings both days so long ago (actually he ALWAYS was)
...so was Michelle's grand-baby "Jane", a few days ago at Melissa's oldest daughter, Jessica's Charters, Temple marriage in SLC. Both such adorable babies, but separated by many years.
It brought back really GREAT memories!!
We had fun holding her and making her laugh and smile. The similarities of this coincidence made many of us smile with JOY in rememberance.
(Here is a pic of baby Austin at Brad's wedding... and one of Austin when we brought him to Melissa's Temple wedding and Brad was holding him and chasing him around the temple grounds.)

Brad, Erika, Lisa, Bernd and baby Austin - 1989

Aunt Melissa and Aunt Michelle (my sisters) holding Elizabeth's baby Jane. March 2018

Uncle Brad and Austin - SLC LDS Temple (Melissa and Rich wedding) 1990

Melissa, baby Jane, Elizabeth, and Michelle (Elizabeths mom)

Jessica Charters and Dallin McKenzie wedding ~ March 15th, 2018

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Rachel puts a fun video together, of March 15th, 2018

3/21/2018

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More of their story...

3/18/2018

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March 10th, 2018

3/10/2018

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Our energetic son, Alexander, LOVES his Argentina/Paraguay Mission! We are so proud ♥
Here are some photos he recently sent us...

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Why is it that so many of us cry at weddings

3/4/2018

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Jessica, my sister's oldest daughter (my niece and my sons cousin) is getting married to her sweetheart Dallin McKenzie, in a few days!!
We will go to the SLC LDS Temple to watch them be seal together for all Eternity if they live faithful.
Then we go to their fun reception to celebrate with them afterwards.
So, exciting!!
We are so happy for her and her wonderful new companion ♥

(Listen to this short commentary on why we cry @ Weddings - Starts at approx. the 16 min. mark) Mute any music, first, that may be automatically playing below.

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No problems at all

1/22/2018

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No hay problemas.

Heyyy everyone!!!!

I'm back and at it again with another week of the mission. To start us off today, I would like to say how much I love the rain.  There is so much rain and it rains all day and it is heavy rain. I am always soaking wet bye the end of the day. Even though I have an umbrella. Pero milagros pasan en la lluvia. Miracles happen in the rain.

Hmm next in the life of Hernandaries 3, I just looked outside and it is raining like cats and dogs!!!!! But back to the other stuff. Hmm, our investigator Carlos is literally perfect. He will be baptized in two weeks. Super excited. But it is sad that we don't have anymore investigators that are progressing. But the lord will find me someone that is prepared.

Something cool I learned this week. In the Bible and Book of Mormon when it says God, it is talking about Jehovah, or Jesus Christ before the earth. It all makes so much more sense now. More fun, my comp. had a fever of 103 the other day. But with a blessing, he was all better. Sorry that there aren't any pictures. I will try to get some. But stay safe, and have fun.

Love Elder Holler

Here are some pics

Elder Labrum (from St. Geroge Utah) and Elder Holler. ~Jan. 2018

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My father writes another book

1/5/2018

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My dad, Howard Hatch, (AKA Gramps Hatch) has done it again.
He has written another book. This time a very big one.
(Well, his own biography was pretty big too, I guess)

Full 8 1/2 x 11 of 366 pages and it says at the end that there will be a 'part 2'. hummm....interesting.
Anyway, ever since I was a teen, I had heard him talk about John D. Lee and how he, my dad, wanted to write a book about this famous Latter-Day Saint man.
Now, he has finally done it.
Good for him...and for all of us, really.
I am looking forward to reading this interesting biography on a well know man of intriguing History.
Should be a good one. Dad gave me a copy for Christmas!
Here is a photo of the Title page and first Introductory page.

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My niece Amber is a model ♥

12/26/2017

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My sisters daughter (my son's cousin) Amber is a model. She is very pretty so there is no surprise there.
Here are some photos and a video. She is the one with slightly red hair color. She's naturally dark blonde hair color, but she loves to add a bit of brown and red to her hair these days.
Can you spot her in the video. So beautiful ♥ Good job Amber!

Bitsy Wedding Dress Fun / Forevermore Films from Forevermore Films on Vimeo.

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A published story of my great great grandfather Orin Hatch, and his older brother Meltiar Hatch (from Navuoo Illinois) *updated

12/26/2017

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Orin Hatch - son of Ira Sterns Hatch (early member of the LDS faith) 1830-1906

The LDS Church puts out a magazine for children, called "The Friend". It has been published since 1971 and a favorite around the world. It was my favorite magazine when I was little and growing up. I often had it in my home for my children also, when they were small.
In 1994 (when Austin was 5 and Jordan was 2) they published a touching story about Austin's, Jordan's, Jacob's, Andrew's and Alexander's Great Great Great Grandfather Orin Hatch and his brother Meltiar, from Nauvoo, Illinois.
Enjoy the reading.
Click here for the online story

Orin Hatch (my great great grandfather, marched in the Mormon Battalion to CA.)

Meltiar Hatch (my great great grandfather's older brother)

Short LIFE SKETCH of Orin Hatch
Third of seven children born to Ira and Wealthea Hatch, Orin was raised in wooded western New York, where he and his brothers made friends with the Indians and even learned some of their language. The Hatches were early LDS converts and joined the Saints in Nauvoo. At age ten, Orin and his two older brothers lived east of the city on Eton Farm and cared for sheep and cattle while the rest of the family was twenty miles away in Nauvoo. At one point they were trying to get a skunk out from under a granary. Orin looked under it as his brother Meltiah shot the animal, and Orin got some shot in his face and lost the sight in one eye (note left eye in photo above). Not long after, his mother died when Orin was eleven years old.

Orin wanted his own personal witness before being baptized and resisted his father’s encouragement to do so until just after his fourteenth birthday. He was standing on the bank of Crooked Creek, Illinois, watching the elders perform the ordinance of baptism. As he watched, some power seized hold and shook him so violently that he was about to fall to the ground. Orin said that he felt as though somebody was thoroughly out of patience with him for his obstinacy, so he crossed the creek and asked to be baptized, fully convinced that he was doing the right thing. “Having put his hand to the plow, he never turned back. The next sixty-two years were dedicated in service to the Lord and His great work.”

Only a month after his baptism, Orin was near Carthage (his father and brother were there with the Nauvoo Legion) and heard the shots ring out when the mob killed the prophet Joseph Smith. At age sixteen, Orin enlisted in the Mormon Battalion as its next-to-youngest member to take the place of his sick elder brother. Another older brother, Meltiah, was solemnly charged by their father to take care of young Orin. He was in Company C, and one source said that Orin was a bugle boy with the Battalion.

As the Battalion marched to California, Orin fell deathly ill with scurvy. For three days, he was left behind on the trail to die, and at the end of each day’s march, Meltiah retraced his steps to bring his brother back to camp. Finally, an officer allowed Orin to ride on a horse; he was so weak he had to be tied in place. The Battalion raised the American flag in San Diego and Orin was one of the five men selected to secure the pole. The Hatch boys stayed in California through the winter and were there when gold was discovered. Family legend says that as they walked back east, Meltiah’s shoes wore out and Orin let him wear his, walking barefoot into the Salt Lake Valley.

They returned to Missouri and then helped their families cross the plains to Utah. Orin married Elizabeth Melissa Perry, and gave her a ring made from a California gold nugget. When he was called to colonize Carson Valley, Nevada, she was pregnant and refused to go. He took a second wife, Maria, who accompanied him. After two years in Nevada, Orin and Maria returned to Utah. He settled in Bountiful, and lived primarily with his first wife, although the two families were friendly and gathered for holiday celebrations. Orin farmed, raised sheep, formed the Deseret Live Stock Company, and was ordained a patriarch in 1899.

Despite his lost vision, Orin spent much time reading and studying and was well-acquainted with the scriptures. He was remembered for being gentle and kind, and a testimony to his parenting is the fact that all of his living children were married in the temple. At the time of his death of parenchymatous nephritis (a kidney inflammation), Orin had 111 grandchildren and eighteen great-grandchildren, and may have been the last surviving member of the Mormon Battalion. http://www.familytreerings.org/2011/05/happy-181st-birthday-orin-hatch-1830.html

For a more detailed account click on this link

or go to
- http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hatch/OH.html

My great great grandmother Elizabeth Melissa (Perry) Hatch

Elizabeth Melissa Perry ~ First wife of my Great Great Grandfather Orin Hatch. (I have her same mouth and jaw for sure)

Brief Overview of Elizabeth Melissa Perry (Hatch) Life... 1836-1908

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My great great great gradfather Ira Sterns Hatch married Wealtha Bradford. This photo is of their first 4 children with their spouses. My ancestor is their 3rd child Orin Hatch with wife, Elizabeth Melissa Perry Hatch. Orin and Elzabeth's first child was my great great grandfather Orin Hatch who had Spencer Hatch, who had Howard Hatch, who had me! ♥

LIFE SKETCH OF Wealtha Bradford Hatch

On January 26, 1825 Ira Stearns married Wealtha Bradford, a daughter of Simeon Bradford and Martha True, who was born at Turner, Oxford, Maine in 1803. Wealtha was a direct descendant of William Bradford, the second Governor of the Plymouth Colony. This couple resided on the Hatch Farmstead at Farmersville, where the following seven children were born: Meltiah, July 15, 1825, Ransom, November 13, 1826, Orin, May 9, 1830, Rhoana, May 19, 1832, Ira, August 5, 1835, Ephraim, November 30, 1837, and Ancel, June 9, 1840.

Being averse to the intolerance of the religious leaders of the day and satisfied to live peaceful, honest, industrious lives, these people did not affiliate themselves with any religious sect. When the early missionaries of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints were preaching the gospel to the Cattaraugus Indians, the Ira Stearns Hatch family had the privilege of hearing the gospel message and readily accepted it. Wealtha, who was the first to read the Book of Mormon and recognize it as truth, wished to join the Church immediately, but her husband advised waiting on the account of the persecutions. Ira and Wealtha were baptized in 1832, and were the only members of the Hatch family in those parts to join the unpopular faith.

Soon after this time the construction of the Kirtland Temple was commenced and they soon decided to make a contribution to it. Ira was also very eager to visit the Prophet Joseph and feel the spirit of the man, so they prepared to make the trip to Kirtland, taking their contribution of $200.00 with them. Three days were required to make the trip and upon arriving at Kirtland Ira inquired for the Prophet. After being informed that he could be found in the grove where they were cutting timber for the Temple, Ira Stearns made his way to that place. As he approached the workmen, one of them stuck his axe into a tree and came toward him. When close enough he shook the hand of Ira Stearns Hatch and said "Brother Hatch, I have been expecting you for three days; the money you have brought will be used to build the pulpit in the Temple." Thus, left with no chance for doubt, Ira Stearns Hatch was convinced that Joseph Smith was indeed a true Prophet, and his testimony was steadfast for the remainder of his life. No one in Kirtland was acquainted with Ira nor knew of his visit with the Prophet.

Ira returned to his home and in 1836 with his wife was given a blessing by Joseph Smith Sr. Later he returned to Kirtland to assist in the building of the Temple and on July 4, 1838 was ordained a Teacher in the Priesthood. In 1840 the family joined the Saints at a place near which the beautiful city of Nauvoo was to be founded. They lived at Eaton Farm on Job's Creek, Hancock, Illinois, at which place Wealtha was stricken and died on November 3, 1841, of a fever that was epidemic among the Saints. Thus leaving Ira with the responsibility of a family of young children.

By Edith Folsom Hatch (1937)
(not to be confused with my grandmother Edith Fearnley Hatch - although these two were good friends!)

Edited by Jason Hatch (2001)

The Life of Ira Stearns Hatch

1802-1869

Here, below, is a Brief Life Sketch of Orin Hatch (my Pioneer great great grandfather) from the memories of my Uncle Spencer (my dad Howard's older brother). *There might me a few more details in this account, so I add it.

I am in awe and have great respect for my AMAZING and righteous ancestors ♥♥♥

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My youngest son, growing up fast!

11/20/2017

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Elder Holler is growing up fast these days.

He has been out on his own (kinda) in the Provo MTC for 5 weeks now, learning, studying, teaching and enjoying his stay.
He has matured so fast, from what we can see on his emails (or letters) which he sends home to us.
We are sure missing him!
He was our BIG helper around the house.
Below, are some sweet pictures we got from him and others, this past week. (Finally)
Also below, I will attach parts of his letters he has written and sent to us.
We are sooooo proud of this amazing young man and the maturity we are seeing out of him. What an awesome young man.
Truly a real blessing in all of our lives!!

Looking GOOD Elder Holler! Love your hair cut and tan! ♥ "Congrats" Brother McKenzie on getting engaged to be married to our niece/cousin Jessica Charters this month." November 2017 - Provo, Utah Missionary Training Center

My niece, Jessica Charters, the Holler boys cousin, is engaged to be married just this week to her fiance Dallin McKenzie. (I will attach photos below of their engagement last Saturday)
He works at the Provo MTC, and LOOK who he ran into this week!!! (and had a pic taken of them)
This is our first photo of Alex at the MTC, since he embarked on his great service adventure 5 weeks ago.
We were THRILLED to get this from thoughtful Jessica this past week!!! Yay!!!!

Above, you see a photo that some nice stranger took of Elder Holler and his companion Elder Boynton going into the LDS Temple last Saturday.
This person then text me this cute photo of these two awesome young Missionaries.
I LOVED IT!
Then, because Alex finally got a USB cord for his Camera, he was able to download some pics. on Saturday, and send us these photos of him and of some of the people he is spending most of his days with. Mostly other Missionaries.
Some of them are of him and his companion, whom he rooms with there at the Provo MTC.
Elder Boynton is going to the same place as Alex, to Argentina!

*If you would like to send Alex anything through the mail. Tuesday or Wednesday is really the last day you can send him something in the snail mail, as he is going to Argentina soon!! He is SO excited to begin his adventure in a new beautiful Country!

"Hello my beautiful (best mom) and Dad!!!
I hope you felt the sincerity in the words I said. I love and miss you two sooo mcuh. It's really is tough. And yes, we really committed her to baptism. So it's really exciting.
The Lord will guide me to those he knows are ready to accept the gospel. It will be a great mission. I know that It won't be because of me. it's because of the spirit.
I was difficult as a child but, I was just a child. That reminds me of a scripture. 1st Corinthians Chapter 13 Verse 11, "When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things." I am a man now.
I am excited to fly out. And the month has flown by for me. I can't believe how long it has been. Don't forget to tell those people that I said Hi.
And I am sending pictures. I have attached my flight plan, and a bunch of pictures.
Love you so much, and Dad so much.
Sincerely Elder holler, your baby.
I love you"

More family News!

~Jessica Charters and Dallin McKenzie get engaged!!
(on Nov. 11th)
photos below...

Jessica Charters, (my sister Melissa's oldest) get's engaged to Dallin McKenzie!! Yay! We are soooo happy for them. They are so cute ♥ (they were both at Alex's, their cousin, farewell last month in Oct. here where we live.)

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ARGENTINA (Posadas) MISSION

8/19/2017

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POSADAS ARGENTINA LDS MISSION, for two whole years!!!
~This young man is all grown up...and off to serve God, and the Argentinian people with a smile on his face, love in his heart and the gospel of Jesus Christ on his tongue!
💖 💖 We are so proud of him!!! 💖 💖

Not so long ago this young boy would hold my hand around the South Coast Plaza Mall... now, soon, he is off to Argentina to hold God's hand as a LDS Missionary!! ~~ ( Youngest of my 6 sons! ) ♥ We are SO proud of him ♥