February 11, 2015

Hey Mom,

I´m so glad ya´ll are doing so good, Please give Luke a massive hug for me and tell him congrats and tell him how proud of him I am. That´s awesome that Jacob is loving the ROTC program, I pray for him everyday in regards to that and his schooling. I also pray for you and Dad too. I did a fast from yesterday afternoon to this afternoon for the families financial situation and specific things for you, Dad, Jacob, Luke, Ron III, Danny, Lene', and Darcy, Ya´ll have been on my mind a lot this past few days, but don´t worry, the Lord is preparing the way. So my baptism is this week on the 14th, I accidentally told you wrong and I can´t remember if I told you that he asked me to baptize him, and this Friday guess what he´s going to cook for us....... Burgers!!!!! I´m so excited!!! Funky foods, no not really, just a bunch of beans, rice, chicken and meat. Although I did have mashed potatoes with peppers and broccoli and eggs, it was a real meal that was healthy, that blew my mind haha! I didn´t think it was possible in this country haha!  Interesting people, there is a guy who is a drug addict and alcoholic who yells at us every night we pass by him, and he was following us home one night and my companion like yelled at him and told him to leave so he did haha!

 Transfers are on the 25th so not next week but the week after, and I´ll more than likely be getting a new companion.  Spiritual experience, we went contacting for the first time this week and oh boy that sucked haha but we went the next day too and it was like night and day, all I did was study a little bit what I would say and that made a world of difference, the Lord said, ¨seek ye first to obtain my word¨ and that is so true, if we don´t know the doctrine how do we expect to teach anything? But all is well and what not, I´m glad you pray for my protection everyday because the people here are nuts haha! If you have more questions feel free to ask. 

I´m so happy that everyone is doing so good and everyone is happy, I´ll try to send my memory card home soon so you can take the pictures off of it and see how I´m doing and all that good stuff. 

Mom, I love you so much and I´m so happy that you are my Mom, I wouldn´t want it any other way. 

I love you so much Mom,

Love Elder Henze

February 4, 2015

Hey Mom,

 President Douglas is super awesome and I told him thank you for y´all and no he hasn´t followed up with me yet and honestly I can´t blame the guy he has to take care 200 plus missionaries that complain all the time so in time he will get with me haha. Give Luke a giant hug for me and tell him congrats. 

So with the Spanish, your dead on, I´m learning quickly and I can speak really well but it´s the understanding that gets me and I was talking to Elder King one day and he told me that right now the Lord doesn´t need me to understand people he just needs me to be his mouth piece and in time when he needs me to, I will understand, and I´m trying really hard to listen and get what I can out of everything that is being said but in time I´ll get it. 

So my faith building experience happened this past Sunday and it´s not what you would expect and don´t freak out. So last week our ward mission leader was attacked and robbed and was pistol whipped in the face and now his eye is sown shut so it can heal, but his sons Botiko and Carlos and another guy went out looking for this guy.  On Sunday we went over to his house to eat lunch and it just so happens that they found one of the guys that did it and Botiko almost stabbed the guy three times (he tried three times to stab him) but our ward mission leader told him no and that he was making the family look bad so he left for a few minutes. My companion got the feeling that we needed to leave and so we grabbed the food and left. Later that day we saw Carlos and he said that after we left they all noticed and basically said, ¨crap the missionaries left, that means the spirit isn´t here.¨ and that is what kept them from killing that guy. We have a huge influence on the members and the people around us and they know that we carry the spirit and if we leave people (everyone) notices. Later that night while we were planning we heard four gun shots down the street and when we looked out the window we saw the SWAT team swarming after someone hahahahaha that was funny. 

That is awesome that Colton is going so soon, I´m so happy for him. And Daniel too that is Super awesome! Let me know where he goes.

Well Mom, I´m healthy and well and I´m loving the mission. We got a couple married yesterday and next Saturday they will be baptized. 

I love you so much Mom, and I miss you like CRAZY!!! But that is why I am out here, for the family.

I love you Mom,

Love Elder Henze  

January 28, 2015

Hey Mom,

I know right now is a difficult time so I´m just going to leave you with my testimony. The details of my week are with Dad.

Mom, I know that the Gospel of Jesus Christ was established for our progression and that the Plan of Salvation is a perfect plan, The Lord loves all of us and is always with us in our times of difficulty and trial. There is a story that says a man was walking with Christ on the beach and there was two sets of foot prints but when times got hard there were only one set of foot prints and he asked Christ why he left him in the hard times and Christ replied that when there was only one set of foot prints, that is when Christ was carrying him. 

Our Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ are ALWAYS with us and when the times get hard they are always there to bare us up and carry us in our trials. 

I´m so grateful for our family and for this Gospel and for the knowledge we have. 

I love you so much Mom and I know Grandpa is with you too.

I love you

Elder Henze

And to Dad

Hey Dad, 

I´m glad yáll could make it to Grandpa´s funeralt. I pray for the family everyday and I know that all is well even in this hard time, God is always with us, Christ knows our pain and He will help us in our times of need.

 I´m still pushin' and yes I have felt Grandpa´s and Nana´s help in all of my lessons. I had a cool experience yesterday because I was a little frustrated because I wasn´t understanding people yet and I´m still not and when we got home that night my comp. told me that yesterday was my best day by far and that what I´m saying is super good, so God right now just needs me to speak and listening and understanding will come later when He needs me to be able to do that, it was deffinately a cool answer to a prayer and one I really needed so I made a promise to God that I would become the best speaker I could while he needs me too and when I will understand I will be the best I can at that too so I´m tryin hard to do my best.

That´s awesome Luke´s game went well and that is freakin AWESOME that he got MVP! Be sure to give him a hug for me. 

Dad I love you and I know that Christ lives and that He loves all of us and does our Heavenly Father, I know that is always with us in all of our trials to bare us up. There is a really cool story I read once, I will need to find it and send it to you next week. 

Dad I love and miss you so much and I´m not comin' home until the work is done so until that time I´ll keep pushin'.

Love Elder Henze

January 21, 2015

Hey Mom,

So I did get the package finally, and the cookies were delicious!!!

So on Luke´s camp out, did he get anymore merrit badges? And that totally sucks that he has practice at 0600hrs hahaha. Yeah you´ll have to send me some pictures and such and let me know how he did. 

I hope sister Hunter gets better soon that doesn´t sound too good haha, and I can promise you that the weather here is way better than there, and yeah I have blue skies, and it´s still hot everyday haha. 

So for contacting, my comp doesn´t like to knock doors or contact at all really, we ask for referls or we just talk to people randomly and ask them questions or they ask us questions so that is pretty interesting sometimes, but mostly we work on the people we have now and the less actives. We finally have a date with Andres and Bielka for the 7th of Febuary, and they can´t wait! It´s super cool to see how excited they are to be a part of this church. 

My spiritual experience this week, well I had an interview with president..... Haha no just kidding I didn´t get a calling haha but it went really well, I love my mission pres. I told him my concerns with the language and my other concerns and stuff and he just calmly gave me some examples and at the end he just told me just to have more faith so I´m working on that. After my interview with pres. I had to tell a story or experience to his wife and so I told about the one when I went on splits in my area and I had to be the senior comp for the day. While I was in the middle of talking he came up behind me and put his hands on my shoulders then explained to his wife that I was an extrordinary missionary and that I was going to amazing things, and he did this really loud so everyone in the office could hear haha and after he said that I just about started to cry haha. So I know I´m supposed to be here but I´m still waiting to find out why. That helped my testimony that the Lord knows each one of us individually and he knows our needs and desires, we just need to have faith and trust that everything will work out the way they need too. 

Mom, I love you and I know that the Lord is mindful of you and He loves you very much, yes more than I do so don´t worry, all is well. 

I love you Mom

Until next week.

Elder Henze

January 14, 2015

Hey Mom, 

I´m sorry to hear about Grandpa, no it´s not surprising but it´s still sad to hear. 

It´s a relief to hear that Jacob is joining the ROTC program and Luke made the A team, keep me updated on his games and what not. 

So transfers were today and our District Leader is training until he dies (finishes). I´m in a ward and there is only one ward that I visit and it is a normal church building thankfully and the members are not really motivated, to be honest we have investigators that are more motivated about it than our members. We meet at 0900hrs so nice and early and we always have to be an hour early. We have a couple new investigators finally and one of them is looking really promissing, his name is Jerimias (ask Jacob how to pronouce it in spanish) and with Andres and Bielka, we´re setting a date with them tonight to get married and baptized, so it should be fun haha.

Thank you Mom for your prayers I definitely need them, I´ve had some good experiences and some not so good but I know through every experience there is something I have to learn so I just keep truckin' along haha.

I love you Mom, The time is flying by and I can´t wait until I see you on Mothers Day. 

I love you 

Love Elder Henze

And one for Dad :)

Hey Dad, 

Thanks for letting me know about grandpa and what´s going on, I´ll be sure to keep him in my prayers, I´m grateful Dad that we have this Gospel and the knowledge we have of the life here after, all is well and I know that everything will be okay. I´m glad yáll went to go visit him though, Mom needed that.

So did Jacob join the ROTC program? What was Luke´s score on his hunters safety test? 

The workouts are good and I´ll make sure to improve every week. 

Mary has my address and phone number? Did she ever go to the office? I´ll just expect a call from her soon then haha. 

The Spanish is getting better little bits at a time but it´s getting better. 

I was raised to give my all so that is what I´m going to do. I love you Dad and I´m so glad I have the chance to serve the Lord here in the DR I have seen the blessings that this Gospel brings to the lives of others through us as missionaries.

I love you so much Dad and I can´t wait to see you again on Mothers day.

I love you Dad, 

Love Elder Henze

January 7, 2015

Hey Mom, 

So it´s been good and the New Year (año nuevo) was good too, we had a sleepover at our ZL´s house and that was pretty cool . So for New Years in the DR, they have parties all over the place and when the clock strikes 000hrs fireworks go off everywhere and people start shooting in the air for no reason at all and people get robbed and all that good stuff ha ha it´s pretty crazy to say the least, and yeah we came in early New Years Eve we called it a day at about 1800hrs (I can´t find the colon button so that´s why I´m using military time) when it just starts to get dark. Yeah these past few weeks have been really hard, with the language and with being away from the family, and I don´t feel like I have anyone here I can really open up to so that´s not helping either. 

That´s awesome Luke is doing all that stuff, lucky turd gets to go snowboarding, I can´t even see snow, but I saw the beach today from like 100 miles away. We climbed to the top of Pico Diego and saw the ocean. Squirrel... haha Anyway, How were the tryouts? 

So our investigators are doing good, Andres and Bielka are moving right along but they are still wondering if marriage is right for them and really that is the only thing holding them back from baptism. We had a lesson with them yesterday about following the prophet and that went well. Andres´s parents were there and his mom started crying and saying what a blessing and a help we have been to him in his life to help him change for the better and then she said when she goes back to the states she is going to go to church and bare her testimony and say how awesome the Mormons are hahahaaha that was  hilarious! ha ha!! They´re really only our best investigators, no one else is progressing which sucks. 

The weather is always hot except for at night it actually gets cold.  The average temperature is about 80 or so  

I´m just guesstimating so don´t quote me on that haha. 

Tell Colton I said congrats and give him a hug for me please. 

I love you so much Mom and I can´t wait to see you on Mothers day! 

I love you

Love Elder Henze

December 23, 2014

Hey Mom,

So I´m not sure what the address is of the account I will be using but when
 I send a friend request,I will send two messages so you know it´s me and
 yes I got your other message with Dad´s address so we´re good there. 

Honestly it doesn´t feel like Christmas, because it really is like 85 and I
think  yesterday we hit 90 or something like that but yeah it doesn´t feel
 like Christmas here ha ha. I´m super stoked to talk to ya'll  tomorrow.... 
So quick change of plans, I will be on at 1200 hrs my time which is
 0900 hrs your  time so it will be an early morning  ha ha, and I will 
be at an internet place so I will be calling from my account.

 I told Tiff she could come say hi and I told Ronnie too so if you could
 let them know, I have two hours  to talk to ya'll tomorrow so that´s
 their window of opportunity ha ha. 

  

I can´t wait to see ya'll tomorrow!!!! 

I love you tons Mom

Love Elder Henze

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December 17, 2014

Oh my goodness I can´t even begin to explain how fast time is going by ha ha I mean, I´m already two weeks into the field!!! ha ha. And I completely understand the entire ¨no one understands prophets¨ thing, one of our investigators is progressing really well, we´re going to teach him and his wife the word of wisdom today so we´ll see how that goes and his dad is in town and we explained the Book of Mormon to him a little bit because he was confused as to why we have it and why we have prophets and stuff and it was super cool because you could literally see the spirit testifying to him. Now he wants to join in on the lessons while he is here visiting.

 

That is awesome Luke did so good in his game! Tell him congrats and give him a hug for me. As for packages, it´s okay I´m not super worried but when you send them you can send them directly to the mission office through UPS but it will cost more for you, or you can send them to the Miami address and it will cost more for me so just you know that. 

 

Mom I love you tons and I can´t wait to talk you next week!!! 

Hey Dad,

I´m glad everything is going well at home, everything is moving along on my end too. One of our investigators is progressing really well, we´re going to teach him and his wife the word of wisdom today so we´ll see how that goes and his dad is in town and we explained the Book of Mormon to him a little bit because he was confused as to why we have it and it was super cool because you could literally see the spirit testifying to him. Now he wants to join in on the lessons while he is here visiting. 

Anyway Dad I´m super happy and all is going well, the words you told me couldn´t be anymore inspiring than that of what the Lord wanted me to hear. 

I love you Dad, stay safe and all that good stuff.

Shipping Packages to Carl

This information is for anyone who wants to send Carl a package.

He told me that UPS is the easiest way to ship..more money on our end, less on his. Also, looking at this, it is also the fastest.

Parents and friends of Missionaries:

We have updated the Package section of the welcome letter sent to new missionaries to include a paragraph about declaring the contents.  That section is included below.

Packages: 

Because the cost of shipping to the Dominican Republic is very expensive, below are three ways to ship packages here.  However, it is often cheaper for people at home to add money to the missionary’s personal ATM card and have them purchase the item here rather than ship it.  All shipments valued at more than US$200 are subject to custom taxes from 16% to 25%.  For packages valued close to US$200 leaving the price tag and/or including the sales receipt might help custom officials determine the value.  Always pack well and accurately describe the contents and their value. 

Declaration of content and its value:Always include in each package a list of the contents and the value of each item.  Customs prefers the original receipt of purchase.  Every item needs a declaration of its value, even home-made items.  The clearer the list the faster the package gets through Dominican customs. 

Always obtain the tracking number.  Remember that the second and third methods have collect on delivery charges. 

The three shipping methods are:
               1.  Private Carriers:  UPS, DHL and FedEx National Postal Services: 

                2.  US and Dominican Mail
               3.  A Combination of Carriers:  Mail Boxes Etc. and Arex

1. Private Carrier:  This is generally the fastest and most expensive and the most reliable option.  Delivery is 3 to 7 days.  UPS, DHL, and FedExdeliver directly to the mission office in the Dominican Republic.  There are two companies who sell DHL’s service at a discount.  They are:
               Global Mission Shipping, 702-720-1515, http://globalmissionshipping.com/
               My Missionary Shipping, 801-901-0467, http://www.mymissionaryshipping.com/,
There are usually no additional international shipping costs using these companies, unless its contents have a value over US $200, in which case the missionary’s mission account will be charged.  Include the mission office phone number (809-241-1145).

               Elder Taiamoni Liveili 'Alatini
               Misión Santiago, Iglesia de Jesucristo de los Santos de los Últimos Días
               Av. Estrella Sadhalá #10 2do piso
               Frente a UTESA
               Santiago 51000
               Dominican Republic
                (809) 241-1145

2. United States and Dominican Republic Postal Services:  This will generally be the cheapest option and service is usually reliable if you ask for a tracking number.  Deliveries to Santiago generally take 18 to 25 days.  Office missionaries regularly pick up packages at the Santiago Post Office.  The “collect on delivery” fee is charged to the missionary’s mission provided account or you (the missionary) can pay the mission secretary with your personal funds.   Include the mission office phone number 809-241-1145.  The collect on delivery charges are:

Collect on delivery charges
Weight	Cost
0-3 kg (0-6.61 lbs.)	No Charge
3-5 kg (6.61-11.0 lbs.)	RD$ 100 (~US$ 2.35)
5-10 kg (11.0-22.1 lbs.)	RD$ 250 (~US$ 5.87)
>10 kg (22.1 lbs.)	RD$ 500 (~US$ 11.79)

           Elder Taiamoni Liveili 'Alatini
           Misión Santiago, Iglesia de Jesucristo de los Santos de los Últimos Días
           Av. Estrella Sadhalá #10 2do piso
           Frente a UTESA
           Santiago 51000
           Dominican Republic
           809 241-1145

3. Combination of Carriers:  There are two companies, Mail Boxes Etc. and Arex, that will receive packages in Miami and ship them to Santiago.  Both companies ship to Santiago about once a week and require a “collect on delivery” fee, charged to the missionary’s mission provided account or you (the missionary) can pay the mission secretary with your personal funds.  The details for each service are as follows:

	Mail Boxes Etc.	Arex
Delivery Time	14-18 Days	16-21 Days
Price per Pound	US$ 4.25	US$ 3.60
Additional fees:
0-500 grams (1.10 lb.)	RD$ 30 (~ US$ 0.71)
500-1500 grams (1.10–3.31 lb.)	RD$ 50 (~ US$ 1.17)
1500-2000 grams (3.31-4.41 lb.)	RD$ 100 (~US$ 2.36)
2000+ grams (3.31-4.41 lb.)	RD$ 200 (~US$ 7.13)
Custom fee if value greater than US$ 200	16-25% of value
A typical 10 lbs. package	US$ 47.00	US$ 36.00
Package addressing:
	Elder Taiamoni Liveili 'Alatini SDQ 8013 2250 NW 114th Ave., Unit 1A Miami, FL 33172-3652	Elder Taiamoni Liveili 'Alatini AREX00216 8368 NW 66th St Miami, FL 33166-2675

               Be sure to include the SDQ 8013 OR the AREX00216 in the appropriate mailing address

December 10, 2014

First, I will be Skyping with you on Christmas day at about 430 in the afternoon which is 130 your time so be ready for that. Second, I´m in the city of Santiago in an area called Cristo Rey, the people are super awesome and always willing to help, we have investigators and they are all super good people. My first Sunday was good, I had to bare my testimony which turned out pretty good, and next week I have to give a talk on Heavenly Father. Yes, all the members were all excited and all are wanting to help me with my Spanish especially since I´m the only one who don´t know it very well ha ha, but it´s coming along. A lot faster than I had expected ha ha.  I taught half a lesson to an investigator yesterday and that went super well. My comp. is awesome! He is from Provo and he played football too, he is a super hard worker and thankfully very patient with me and my learning Spanish, he is really encouraging. 

Hey so for packages and stuff don´t let anyone send them yet I need to get you the information so they don´t spend more money than what they need to. I don´t have the addresses with me but I will have them next week. 

Mom I´m super glad I made the decision to come on a mission, I know it will be a great experience. I love you so much and I´ll explain more next week. 

Hey Dad, 

I´m super glad all is well and tell Luke I´m way proud of him and give him a big hug for me! All is well on my end, I´ve had some tough times and I have made lemonade haha.  We have some investigators that are doing awesome right now! I taught half a lesson to them and it was super cool because the spirit was so strong! The Spanish is coming along well and super fast according to my trainer. Sorry my letter is so short this week, I will write more next week. 

This is what is going to happen for Christmas, We are going to come to the internet place at about 1630 my time which will be 1330 your time so be ready, I can´t give an exact time because it´s a public place but that will the time and we are going to try to Skype so you can be ready for that. 

I love you so much Dad and I´m glad everything is going well, Tell Jacob I´ll be praying for him. 

I can´t wait to see you guys! 

Letter from Mission President

Dear Brother & Sister Henze:

Your son, Elder Carl Alan Henze, arrived safely in the Dominican Republic Santiago Mission.  I am pleased to have him here.  His trainer is Elder Quintin Chandler King from Provo, Utah.  He is an excellent missionary and will take good care of your son.  They are assigned to the Cristo Rey B Area in the Santiago Sur Zone.  

I appreciate so much the enthusiasm and desire your son has to serve him fellow man.  He now has the opportunity to serve donating 100% of him time to the Lord.  We ask you to help him cherish him mission, to work hard, to fight discouragement, to love him companion and the people he is serving.  He will need encouragement and support.  He will experience trials that will strengthen and profit him eternally.  Weekly letters are very important in maintaining a missionary’s enthusiasm.  We would request that your letters to him be uplifting, spiritually edifying, and mission centered. 

I will do everything I can to help your son serve a successful mission.  I thank you for your support and look forward to time serving with your son.  

Sincerely,

John L. Douglas
Mission President

December 3, 2014-In Santiago

Hey Mom and Dad,

So first off my Pday is Wednesday, second, all is well and I am stoked to be in the field! My companions name is Elder King. He has been out for a little over a year and he is super awesome, it´s going to be a great transfer. Yesterday when we arrived at the Mission Home it blew me away! The house was huge, and it was just awesome! We got pizza hut pizza during orientation and later we got to go into the field on splits and we had to place a Book of Mormon. When we left the house it started to down pour so when we got about 100 feet down the sidewalk, my companion and I were soaked! Luckly it didn´t rain for too long so we eventually dried off haha. We taught two lessons and the first guy fed us peas and rice with some chicken, it was actually really good haha, the second was super good and he could understand English so I could explain everything I needed to in English which was nice and my companion was rather surprised and excited how well I could explain and testify with the spirit, it was awesome. Everything here is pretty different than in Santo Domingo as far as house sizes and clenliness haha other than that it´s the same haha. The people are awesome! They are so humble and nice. 

That´s about it for this week, but all is well and I´ll have more stories for next week I love you Mom, give everyone my love and I´ll talk to yáll next week and actually speak to you in about two or so!

I love you 

Elder Henze

The group leaving the CCM for their fields of labor - Adios!

November 27, 2014 Thanksgiving

Hey Mom,

  So as you know today is Turkey day and we are actually having a Turkey dinner tonight!!! I know because I helped unload the fat bird ha ha. Today has been awesome so far. Not too long ago we were able to watch a live Devotional with Elder Bednar in a Q & A type session and of course it was super awesome!!! Tons of good stuff in it that I will probably send to you in the not so distant future. 

That's awesome you were able to go to Utah for Thanksgiving and a major bummer Dad wasn't able to go with you. Give everyone my love and tell Grandpa that I'm not going to be a good missionary, but I will be a great missionary and that I will spend every second that I can preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ and when I need, I will use words. Tell Grandpa and Grandma that I love them so much. 

 In the Devotional. with Elder Bednar, he said that our faith is only strengthened through trial and tribulation and adversity, the act of doing the little things everyday without fail. 

Luke is finally a star scout, tell him congrats for me and give him a big hug and tell him I love him. Tell him congrats on his bball game too that is so awesome! 

Ya, my mission president is super awesome! He said when we get there he will set us up with a temporary companion and we have to go place a book of Mormon and when we get back we get Pizza Hut!!! ha ha :) He also said his wife is super excited to see us and she is already memorizing names to faces ha ha. 

I'm settled in but I'm so ready to get out of here and I can't explain how fast time has flown by. When I went on splits last Friday, we taught six lessons or so and we started teaching at around 14:00 and finished around 19:00 and it was over in what felt like an hour. This is going to be a very fast two years. 

I'm super glad that you all are praying for me because I need it.  When you pray, can you please pray for me to have the gift of tongues. 

Mom, I love you so much that I can't even explain. I'm so glad that you are my mother and I'm so grateful for all the things you have taught me. 

I love you Mom

Oh so what I thing is going to happen with the emailing next week is that I won't be able to, because I get there on Tuesday and P-day is Monday so I think everyone will have to wait another week to hear from me but if that isn't the case you will know haha :) 

Love you Mom, 

Love Elder Henze     

Thanksgiving at the CCM

November 20, 2014

Hey Mom,

This week was pretty awesome, we went to the University last Friday to give out some Books of Mormon and Restoration pamphlets and as to be expected I was super nervous to talk to people because they speak super fast and even when they speak slow I still can't understand them haha anyway I talked to the first person and it went okay and the second person we talked to actually asked us to give her some money so she can catch a bus to her house and before we left, I grabbed 40 pesos and didn't know why so that was cool then she asked us something else but neither I or my companion knew what she said so we said goodbye and left haha. Believe it or not that's not the coolest part, I was pretty discouraged because of my inability to communicate so I sat down on a bench and offered up a prayer and asked that we be led to those people who he has prepared to hear the gospel. After I finished we sat for a moment then got up and started walking. We got to a crossing and my companion suggested we go down another street and we got about 100 feet down the sidewalk and a guy across the street literally called for us to come over and talk to him. So we ran over and it turned out the guy spoke English and we had an awesome discussion for like 45 minutes, and at the end he asked where we worship so he could see for himself how we do things on Sundays so that was AWESOME!!!! ha ha It was definitely testament to me that the Lord has our best interest in mind. 

So anyway that is crazy that there is that much snow in Kuna ha ha and I loved Luke's igloo, I showed it to everyone ha ha. Honestly I would rather be freezing my royal Rastafarian nay nays off rather than sweating them off haha ;) The power goes out all the time here, well, not all the time at the CCM but every once in a while. President Douglas came by and met everyone and that was super cool, anyway he said the power goes out quite a bit so these next two years should be interesting haha Oh and guess what!!!......... They have PIZZA HUT and.... TACO BELL hahahaha. 

What's going on? Not much, just the basic stuff we do everyday. Tomorrow we go on splits with the missionaries in the field and I can't wait for that!!! I told you I met Pres. Douglas and he is SUPER awesome, way chill and way in tune with the spirit. We got new missionaries, two Jamaicans and a bunch of Latinos so that is awesome! 

I know you have a bunch of questions and ask away, next Thursday is my last P-day in the CCM so I'll spend all day answering questions if I need to :)

I'm doing my best to stay positive and keep my head up and keep moving. 

Tell Luke I love him.

I love you so much Mom, 

Love Elder Henze

                                   This is their beds at the CCM, but I couldn't tell you whats up with them

Week Three at the CCM

The University was super fun, and we actually go back tomorrow, but we gave out two Books of Mormon and a couple pamphlets and I actually talked to someone who was majoring in language so he spoke English which was super nice. I'm becoming more comfortable with talking to people but I still panic when they try asking me something because I'm trying to listen but they speak so fast it's hard to catch everything and then when I try to reply I sound like a retard haha but it's slowly getting better. So we have mock investigators who are the teachers and I got some tips but it was really cool because he told me that he like the fact that I'm trying to teach with my own words instead of reading them off of a page or something. 

So there is an Elder who is being a major Dbag and he keep being rude to one of my favorite teachers and I want to talk to him about it but I haven't felt it to be the right time yet so I'm still waiting. 

Anyway I took a couple more pictures today and I will try to get those sent to you as soon as I can. 

Mom, I love you so much and I can't wait to tell you all about next week and I can't wait for next month when I get to talk to y'all!!!!

Be sure to give everyone a big hug for me.

I love you Mom,

Love Elder Henze 

 At the Santo Domingo Dominican Republic Temple

 This is fruit, he says it's pretty good.  Interesting.