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 Oct. 10-11, 2024.

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