Transfer time once again!

 Hello everyone!

    This transfer is a little funky, I won't be in Idaho anymore but I'm going right back to the same zone I was in before. I covered downtown Spokane 6 months ago and now I'll be about 15 mins down the freeway from there. I'm sad to be leaving White Pines but they're all in good hands, also sad I'll be leaving Elder McCoy but he's growing up and he'll do great here. I'm super stoked because I'm going to be companions with Elder Crowl who I knew down in Lewiston in July of 2019! We get along really well and he's one of my favorites!

This week we made a new friend! He is actually genuinely interested and curious about the church so we got him started off with a fresh copy of the Book of Mormon and he's on his way now! We were able to answer a bunch of his questions and teach him the whole Restoration! (kinda sad I have to leave now, he seems like he'd be an awesome person to hang around with)

That's all from Post Falls, next week we'll be checking in from Four Lakes WA.

                      Love you all, 

                           Elder Henry. 

Facebook actually works?

 How's it going everyone?!

    This week was a doozy- we had zone conference which was a blast. Some Elders in our district are looking like they've got the Covid. *cough cough Edler Morgan* I got to see Elder Eich which was super awesome. We laughed way too hard for way too long about the good ol days back in downtown Spokane.

Also a crazy miracle! So to all of you missionaries who don't think Facebook works, then you need to just keep on keeping on. We messaged this local guy here in Post Falls and ended up setting up a place to meet, he just wanted to meet new people like we do! After talking for a little while we were able to find out he wants to know more about his family history (like everyone does) so we chatted about that and are hooking him up with our family history consultant in the ward! If that's not picture perfect, I don't know what is!

Other than that, nothing too crazy happened this week, just a grind like usual. Hope everyone keeps making money moves out there and does all the stuff that makes you great! Love you all talk to you next week!

                                     Lots of love

                                                Elder Henry 

Cat food and a trench coat

 So this week has been awesome! We've done a whole bunch of service including undoing some service from earlier in the week. Sister Christensen dared me to eat some canned cat food so I did. Almost threw up, don't suggest it. Went over to a friend's house to make a chess set and I ended up with a free trench coat because he knew I was looking to find one! Super cool of him, then we made more chess pieces-super excited to send pictures of when it's done. Love you all have a good week!

              Talk to you soon!

                                Elder Henry

Snow, slush, and then nothing....

 Hello everyone! This last week was a mess! It snowed and snowed and snowed some more. Then it rained and snowed more so we were looking at ice and slush for a while. We went out as a district and shoveled water and snow for one morning which was super fun! It even ended up in a slush fight where I was the main target for some reason! It rained more and everything melted and got cleared up. I've gotten some really cool revelation through the spirit while teaching some AWESOME members in our ward. This was in relation to the Book of Mormon and the influence it should have on our lives. All I can say is that it's a book every person should read. It teaches men to do good regardless of what your thoughts opinions or beliefs are this book will bring you closer to Christ and our Heavenly Father. I have some hefty goals for 2021 including learning a bunch of scriptures, reading a lot of scriptures and making this full year of missionary work the most productive it can be! I hope all of your holidays were amazing and that you were able to see some light in your lives. If you need a little extra just email me and I'll try to brighten up your day! This week has been one that I've loved every second of being a missionary and I'm excited to see what's in store for next week!

 Love you all and miss you all hope to see you sooner than later!

                       Love, 

                              Elder Henry

*note from mom* You are all welcome to email Elder Henry directly at any time! His email is caleb.henry@missionary.org

Christmas, now New Year 12/28/20

 As a mission we have been challenged to read 9 pages of the Book of Mormon starting Nov 1, enabling us to read the entire book and finish when this year ends. Some things that I've read this week that are super cool is a lot of Christ ministering to the Nephites (3 Nephi starting in chapter 11, if you want to read it)

We were sharing this section with a part member family in the ward and the wife (not a member) was able to understand so many things after reading through that. It was so amazing to see how eye opening Christ's atonement can be.

If there's one thing that I've learned in a week of training a new missionary, it's that I overlook a lot of the things we as missionaries have the opportunity to know and understand. I also definitely take for granted all the growth I've made since my first transfer because Elder McCoy is so much farther than I was and there's still so much I feel like I can help him with.

I love you all and I just want to testify of the power the Book of Mormon has. I hate reading, and the Book of Mormon was no different just because I saw it as a chore. But since I've been sincerely reading each day I can say that it's changed my whole day from start to finish and things I've asked for help with have been answered. I say that and I profess my love for this book and this gospel!

Love you all talk to you soon!

                   Elder Henry. 

This week....Oh boy 12/21/20

 Hello there everyone! There has been some madness since my last weekly so buckle up.

So last Monday we found out I'm staying in Post Falls (whoop whoop) which officially makes me the most senior missionary to this zone this transfer.

Tuesday, a wonderful family in the ward threw me a surprise birthday party! We had cake and there were decorations, it was a blast!

Wednesday I said goodbye to ALL of my friends from this zone, shout out to Edler Morris, Sister Palmer, Elder Bott, Sister Bowden, Elder Neerings, Elder Giles, and Sister Ethington. Thanks for making this zone the best I love you all and miss you, the Zone isn't the same. But I also got to meet my new trainee on Wednesday which was super fun. He's a stud and a half. 

On Thursday, Elder McCoy and I went out knocking and I played a little trick on him. I knew where a member lived and I gave him the contact so that he was in charge. Thankfully Bro Estes played along without needing a heads up. Our big ex MMA fighting member who's bald, covered in tattoos and has a big ol beard opens the door and just went along with it. It was perfect!

Friday we had our ward Christmas party where we as missionaries served food, it was super fun! The young women's leader didn't let us leave without WAY TOO MUCH ham that was left over.

Saturday was pretty bland, we went on exchanges with some other Elders (switched companions for the day) and I got to learn a lot about Facebook work.

Yesterday was a sweet Sunday birthday with a Christmas church service as well as the insane news about my younger sister. So Saturday her and dad were out shooting and with a 9m in hand she went to check a target. She tripped and the gun went off and she shot herself in the leg. She's 100% okay, she's even walking. The bullet went straight through and missed bone and artery. So that was some interesting news to hear from my mission president in the middle of sacrament. I just about broke down before I heard all the details. 

Then today is my 9 month mark (pregnancy pictures are a thing for missionaries so I've gotta take those)

Today is also a mini p-day since we have Christmas on Friday off.

That's a little rundown of my week. Hopefully it was crazier than yours. I'll talk to you all soon love you lots! 

                       Love,

                            Elder Henry. 

I'm going to be a trainer!

 Monday, December 14, 2020

This week we have transfers, right before Christmas and all the fun stuff!

I found out yesterday that I'm going to be getting a new companion. By new I mean BRAND NEW he hasn't been in the field yet. I'll be training him and introducing him into the mission life. 

I'm so excited to start off this new year and continue this wonderful season of lighting the world!

I'm staying here in Post Falls and it's going to be such a blast! Other than that this week has been pretty slow and not SUPER eventful.

I'll hopefully have a bunch for you next week. Talk to you soon! Love you all!

                             Elder Henry

Special mission story

 Here's something I bet most to no other missionaries will be able to say happened on their mission. My companion got his wisdom teeth out this week. For the last few days, I've been a dental assistant and a nanny to make sure he stays up on his pain meds and doesn't eat anything that will mess with the stitches or the healing. While he was still loopy I was even the one who had to change out his gauze.

Other than that we were able to have zone conference which, let me tell you, the Christmas edition was over the top awesome. Especially because we got to surprise a bunch of people and see them when we normally wouldn't.

This season is the best especially to spread the light of Christ which is what the Light the World movement is all about. So my challenge to all of you is to look into it, search it up and follow the calendar. If you can only do a couple days then that's fine. The entire point is to bring light to everyone and spread it to the corners of the world in these weird times. So go check out the calendar and try to follow along in serving your fellow men. I can promise there will be more blessings and ability to understand the love of Christ than you've ever seen before. Our Savior can be a beacon of hope but he doesn't have to do it alone, he can use each of you to reach more and more people. 

That's all I've got this week

                       See you soon

                                Love you all, 

                                           Elder Henry. 

Nerf War on Turkey Day

 This week was awesome! We had a stressfully short p day (preparation day) on Monday, but Thursday was awesome!! We got to go over to a member's house for dinner and we got surprised with an hour long nerf war (immediately following stuffing ourselves with turkey and stuffing and mashed potatoes). It was such a blast! Saturday we went to a baptism of a 17 yr old in our ward and I was able to confirm him a member of the church yesterday! We've also been able to see some huge miracles from Facebook! As missionaries we are now utilizing technology more than ever and we use it to find new people to teach as well as teach them! We even added someone to our list of regulars because of Facebook this week!! Awesome stuff, I love you all and will be back with more next week!!

                          With much love,

                                       Elder Henry. 

Well....I have 31 teeth Nov 23

 Hello everyone! Yes the title is true- no click bait here. Due to some previous medical history I had to have a tooth extracted last Tuesday. Not going to lie, it's cooler than I thought it would be. Kinda look like a pirate. Other than that this week has been awesome. We all got to hear from the Prophet of the world on Friday, if you haven't watched that video yet, I would highly suggest it! In following the video there is a current wave of gratitude on social media that is under the hashtag #givethanks. The message was all about how we can come together and heal the hard times the world has seen this year. I've been taking part in this challenge and I reissue it to all of you as well, whether you've been doing it or not!! I promise as you do so, as you show the world what it is that you're grateful for the Lord will bless you 10 fold. I love you all!

                          Talk to you later, 

                                Elder Henry. 

Lots of emergencies that got solved :) Nov 16

 Legendary week this last one was! So first of all, we got to ship my previous companion, Elder Hansen (using the term previous since we had him for a grand total of 6 days) out to his previous mission, which is Guam. So that's exciting! Okay here are the emergencies that came up and their solutions: Elder Morris and I had to go to dentist appointments in Coeur D'Alene- which was sweet and everything checked out. Then it flash-snowed and we shoveled a bunch of people's driveways anonymously. Then we took Elder Hansen to Spokane so that he could get on his flight early in the morning. Then some Elders were going to do a baptism on Saturday but they had to be quarantined for coming into contact with someone who was sick so I went down and baptized and confirmed a new member of the church! Then Sunday we had to run and change a flat tire. So all of these amazing opportunities sprung up on us this last week and we were able to answer the call and help those around us and even ourselves. Everything is about your attitude. If you have a positive outlook on all of these hardships or burdens then you see what good can come from them. If you see them as added challenges that make YOUR life harder, then you're giving in to the natural man. I've been so very grateful for these opportunities and that I was able to step up and heed the call to serve those around me.

That's all for my crazy week, more to come in the following week. 

                            Love you all, 

                                   Elder Henry

Snow again...Also stake conference!

 Every now and then we run into some people who don't like us for whatever reason. There are also those who have no idea who we are. Yesterday was sweet because we met a couple of each. 

It started snowing yesterday and didn't get very much but it's enough to be annoying. So we had stake conference this week which was awesome! The very first speaker was someone in our ward who was a less active member when I got to the area. Now he's doing awesome and has a son who wants to serve a mission. This week has been eye opening for me to realize the impact we can have on those around us. That doesn't mean you have to be a missionary or even a member of the church. You can change so many people's lives by being yourself and being there for people. Showing Christlike love is one of the most effective ways to help people. That's something I'm going to issue to all of you. I challenge you to show that love to all those around you this week. I can promise that you'll see more joy in the world especially in these funky times. I can also promise that you'll feel that love come back around 10 fold if you focus on turning it outward this week.

Love you all so much!

            Talk to you next week Love, 

                                     ELder Henry 

Another transfer.....what happened?

 Possibly one of the fastest transfers of my mission. Between teaching like crazy and resolving some mild conflicts, it seems like I blinked and missed the last six weeks. I'm staying here in beautiful Post Falls with Elder Morris and we're getting Elder Hansen! This week was funky since we had a zone conference, then weekly planning, then Halloween all back to back. For those of you who don't know, zone conference is when a big group of missionaries meet with the mission president and complete trainings. Weekly planning is when you sit down for 3 hours and plan everything for all the people you're teaching. Then on halloween, we stayed inside for an extra 3 hours to clean the apartment (DEEP clean). So it's just been weird days after weird days. I've been doing just fine and thriving out here. That's mostly what I have for this week. See y'all next week love you lots!

             Elder Henry.