March 25th 2013

Dear Family and Friends,

I am feeling the missionary spirit!!!! I feel so light and good!    =)  It’s just a great feeling!!!

I have a new companion. His name is Elder Foster from Iowa he has been out for 6 months - I was made senior companion and I am now driving again.

My new companion is pretty cool! He reminds me of Taylor....hahaha…by a lot!

I was asked to give a talk about Temple work and Temple standard..... Man its hard not using a computer to write a talk.  My companion let me read a Temple book that he had... pretty much just a ton of Ensign Talks but I learned a lot about the Temple from them.

I learned some neat things I never knew before…like the connection between baptism for the dead by proxy and sacrificing animals in the time of Aaron…that the principle is the same. 

Thanks Mom… =)…that is such an awesome blessing to Celeste… =)…wow.... that is so cool to hear! It helps to think we already knew a lot of what we were going to go through before we came to the earth =) I was actually just reading my Patriarchal Blessing a little bit ago and it is a very special blessing.... its weird though I don't feel like the more spiritual parts of my blessing will happen here in the mission field.... I feel like more of it will be fulfilled after I get married...... but it is a huge comfort… =)

I love you Mom and Dad!!! Thank you so much! 

I feel like Nephi being born of  "Goodly Parents"  … ;)

The MTC camp was a great experience that really helped me… =) and thanks Dad for sending me another mission experience.

I love you!

Elder Henke

    This is the last day with Elder  Birch and the Family we have been working with... =)