Email received 03/24/14

My dearest mother,

          

Danny extended his mission a change.  He gets home May 20.  He is working so hard.  I have really seen a change in him.  He is such a good example to me.  He is my greatest friend.  I owe my life to him.  I love him so much.  I am so so so happy with the success he is having in his mission.  When we get home it will be like when Alma and the sons of Mosiah when they saw each other for the first time in 14 years. 

This week was an awesome week.  Marvin decided not to get baptized this past week.  But he is going to get baptized this week.  He will be my last baptism.  It will be so awesome.  He is such an example to me.  How powerful of a testimony he has of the church and he isn't even a member yet.  He is awesome.  I love him so much.

I hope you don't get mad but I shared your wonderful knowledge with my district this past week.  It is truly inspired what you write.  Always.  My district says hi.  And thanks for the message.  I am so grateful.  They are so awesome.  Hermana Sanchez and Hermana Villalva.  They are still not seeing success but they are working so hard.  They are not losing focus.  I am so grateful for the examples they are for me. 

I had my last interview with President Whitehead.  I love that man.  He is my Hero.  He cleared up my doubts.  I was a little worried about what will happen after the mission but not anymore.  I told him that I am ready to go home.  I love the mission and I am sad to leave.  But I am ready to go home.  I served valiantly. 

I love the mission.  It has changed me.  More important like you said Mom.  It has transformed my life.  I now know what is the most important.  I love my Savior.  I love my Father in Heaven.  Keeping my eyes fixed on the Kingdom of Heaven has helped me fight temptation.  I will never yield to temptation.  Never again will I let Satan in the door and let him have power over me.  Never again will I look back and go back to who I was before.  I know who I am now.  I am a child of God, an Heir to his Kingdom.  I am a disciple of Jesus Christ.  "I know who I am.  I know Gods plan.  I will follow him with faith."  Forever have I been changed.  Through my Savior have I been saved.  Through my Savior have I been broken from the Bonds of sin. 

But two things I will forever thank, My mission and My xxxxx.  I love my mission.  I am grateful for the change that it has brought me. 

Long Live La Gran Mision Mexico ciudad de Mexico Oeste. 

I will always be a missionary of this great mission, the one that has changed my life forever.  The Presidents Missionaries and the People.  I love Mexico and the people so much. 

You can take the missionary out of the mission, but you can't take the mission from the missionary.

Always and Forever.... A disciple of Jesus Christ.

Elder Hancock

Helaman 5:12

Email received 03/17/14

My dearest mother,

Well this week was so great.  We have been working so hard…to exhaustion.  I am so grateful for this.  One amazing story that happened this week: Since I got here to this area there has been a young man like of 18 that has been assisting church with another member in the ward.  I didn't know that he was not a member.  No one else did either.  Until this member came up to us and asked us why we have not been visiting this young man, Marvin.  We went over to his house and talked with him.  We found out that he is not from Mexico.  He is from El Salvador.  He moved here when he was 16 after his older brother was shot while standing right next to him.  It was really hard to hear that.  Then he started to express his love for his Savior.  Never in my mission have I meet someone with such a strong testimony of the Savior.  Especially one that is not a member of the church.  It was truly touching.  Then we explained the Restoration.  The Spirit was so strong.  Never in my mission have I had a first lesson with an investigator be so strong.  The Spirit was there.  We felt it, strong and thick, like a blanket.  But then we invited him to baptism.  He sat there for a minute...and said no.  It surprised me, after he told us that he knew that the church is true, and that Joseph Smith is a prophet.  He is such an intelligent kid.  He knows so much about the church.  But he just wanted to sort his thoughts out.  So we left him Mosiah 18 to read.  (Basically: nothing stops us from being baptized.)  The next day was Saturday.  I felt that I needed to fast for him.  The next day he told us that he read the chapter.  He told us that there was nothing stopping him from being baptized.  He said he is going to be baptized this coming Sunday.  It was a pure answer to my fast.  It showed me truly the power of fasting and the power of the spirit.  It was such an amazing experience, and shows the tender mercies of the Lord. 

I am not stopping.  I must lift up my voice like the sound of a Trump.  I must bring as many people as I can to Christ before these last short two weeks end.  I will not fall to the temptations of Satan.  I am weak in the flesh.  But with the Lord, I am strong in spirit.  My love for my Father in Heaven has helped me not give in to the flesh.  I know my Savior lives.  He is there.  He guides my path, my thoughts, and my actions.  I love this gospel.  Never will I be removed from it.  And never will I fall from this rock that I am built upon.  The sky is blue, the church is true, and I'm a missionary. 

  

Always and forever,

Elder Hancock

Helaman 5:12

Mosiah 18

Alma 29:6

Email received 03/10/14

Hey Mom,

This week was a really good week.  We had a lot of success.  We baptized the familia Castro yesterday.  It was such a wonderful experience to see them embrace the Lord.  It was a heartfelt experience for me. 

The Sisters still are not seeing success.  They had two daughters from an inactive family this week that they were going to baptize but the parents are really hard hearted.  They really didn't want their daughters to be baptized.  I think it is because they don't want to go back to church.  They left the church when other members were doing things.  They lost their drive to keep going forward.  This happened right when they started to prepare to enter the temple.  Satan always strikes the hardest when we are doing what's right.  So this was really hard for them.  But that's all right.  The Sisters will have success. 

Well it was a really cool experience on Saturday in the bus.  We contacted the bus again.  While we were talking the Spirit just came over me and we were just testifying with pure power.  It was so awesome.  That was the first time that this has happened while contacting a bus. 

The Lord is with me; I can feel him.  It has been a bit hard lately because Satan is tempting me so much.  He has not stopped tempting me.  It is a constant battle.  I am so tired.  It has been really hard with this lately.  But it really helps me to think that I do not want to disappoint my Father in Heaven.  I am trying so hard to give it all I can these next few weeks. 

A young man in my ward just got back from his mission this past week and yesterday he spoke in church.  He talked a lot about obedience to the commandments of God.  It was such a powerful talk.  I am 100 % obedient.  It is not easy.  But I am trying so hard to be.  I pray for strength every day that the Lord might be with me.  It is hard but I know that the Lord will bless me.  Today is a new day.  We have to live every moment with this hope.  That whatever we do we have to pick ourselves back up and keep going.  We can't get down when we fall.  We have to stay up and then get back up.  Satan can never get a true hold of us when we don't loose our hope and faith.  I have noticed that when Satan knows we make a mistake, there Satan is again tempting us by putting words and thoughts into our heads to try and keep us down.  But we cannot let him win.  We must keep him out even if we fall.  Just pick ourselves up again.  It's hard.  But we can do it.  The Lord knows the intentions of our hearts. 

I love you so much Mom.  Thank you for all you do for me.  And for the support you show me.

Always and Forever

Elder Hancock 

Helaman 5:12

Alma 46:21

Email received 03/03/14

My dearest mother,

This past week was so great.  It was a bit stressful.  Satan is throwing all sorts of things at me to try do get me down but I will not give into it.  This family of three that we found a few weeks ago, Julian didn't get married or baptized this week.  What we found out is that, technically, in the system Julian doesn't exist.  He has no birth certificate, identification, or anything.  We have to check really well about that.  

But on the other side the Familia Castro, Armando, Evelyn, Taña, Mariela, and Angela are all doing awesome.  They are getting baptized Sunday.  They are so amazing.  I love this family so much.  I know I came to Huixquilucan for a reason.  There are people waiting for me.  People I must find and help them come back to the fold.

The Hermanas are still struggling.  They are working so hard.  But they are just not seeing the Fruits of their labors.  They are really having a hard time bringing people to church.  This is my biggest concern right now.  But last Tuesday we had such an amazing district meeting.  I knew that it was exactly what they needed.  But I walked out of the Meeting feeling ready to go home.  I am not worried anymore.  (I know that you might take that wrong but don't worry.  I am working so hard.  I will to the very last day.  I just don't have any regrets.)  

I was reading my patriarchal blessing last week and the word valiant kept standing out to me, making me want to know what that word really means.  So I looked up the meaning.  It means not to fear and not to fear to do what is right.  That hit me so hard.  So I talked about being valiant in the district meeting.  It goes right along with what you said, that Fear is of the Adversary and faith is of the Savior.  I love that.  It makes me think of what Mormon says: "I do not fear what Men do, because I have authority of God. For a perfect love casteth out all fear."  I love this scripture.  

I am going out to let people know of the Restored Gospel of Jesus Christ and let people know of the great plan of happiness that our loving Heavenly Father has prepared for us.  I am a Representative of my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.  He has called me to bring back his lost sheep.  And that is exactly what I will do.  For the next Four weeks.  You can take the missionary out of the mission but you can't take the mission from the missionary. 

I love you so much Mom. 

Always and forever

Elder Hancock

Helaman 5:12

Moroni 8:16

Email received 02/24/14

Hey Mom,

This week was a really really great week.  We have been seeing so many miracles in the past week.  We are preparing two families of three for baptism.  I am so grateful for all that the Lord has given me.  I am trying so hard.  It has been hard but I am doing it.  The familia Castro is a family of 5.  The mom, dad, and one of the daughters are getting baptized.  They LOVE the church.  I love them so much.  The Dad loves the Book of Mormon and reads it every day.  They are so great.  The other family is a family of three also.  This family is really really humble but they want to be baptized.  But they need to get married.  We are going to help them with it because they are really poor.  The dad Julian does not know how to read but he is really awesome.  So Thursday we are going to get them married.  I have only talked to him once but his desperate desire to help his family is deeply touching. 

I love you Mom.  Thank you so much for all you do.  You mean so much to me.  Thank you for all you do. 

Always and Forever

Elder Hancock

Helaman 5:12

This was my last night with this family.  I love this family so much.  Santos the dad is the only one that still is not a member but he will be

 

Email received 02/17/14

Hey mom,

This week was such a good week.  We didnt have a whole lot of citas again but we did a lot of contacting.  Yesterday Karens mom Karen was baptized.  It was such an amazing baptism.  I was so happy.  Them both bore their testimonies.  they are going to be really really strong in the church.

I started my last change today.  I am now in a new area and with a new companion.  I am in a cool area just outside of the citty call Huixquilucan.  My new companion is Elder Hortin.  I am his mom.  This is his second change in the mission.  This is going to be such an amazing change.  I am now district leader of sister missionaries so it is going to  be really differant.  I wont be able to have a whole lot of contact with them.  But I am going to work harder than I have had my whole mission.

Leave Plateros was really hard.  Really for the people.  We went to say good bye to karen and her mom, the familia Rosales (Adrianas family)  and the family martinez Salgado.  Claudia y Eduardo y Yunuen y monse.  All of them.  Victor, Ruben.  It was really hard saying goodbye to them all like always.  I love these familys so much.  I am going to stay in contact with them.  Ruben is the papa de Claudia.  His wife claudia grande was baptized like four months ago.  he goes to church with all of them every sunday but does not want to be baptized yet.  we have been feeling like somthing has been going on with him until yesterday we found out it was true.  He has been cheeting on his wife.  But last night we shared a message really powerful and he told us that we was going to be baptized.  He broke down into tears and told me he was going to be baptized.  We know that he feels really bad about what he has done.  But he is going to be baptized.  I really feel like I left Plateros knowing I was able to be an tool in the Lords hands to help these wonderful people.  I love them so much.  I am so greatful for them an the example they are.  There is notthing better than this.  I know that the Lord is with me in my service. 

I love you so muuch.  Thank you for all the love and support that you have for me.  I love you so much mom.  Never forget that. 

Always and Forever

Elder Hancock

Helaman 5:12

Email received 02/10/14

Dearest Mother,

I am so so so happy and thrilled to here that Joe Harris is going on a mission.  He will never regret it.  He will be a Fantastic missionary. 

This week was a hard week.  Almost every cita fell through.  We spent almost the whole day in the street contacting.  But its ok this next week will be good. 

Always and Forever

Elder Hancock

Helaman 5:12