Coming and going...

First off...

Presidente Henke says Hola from México! 😄

Mission life in the Ciudad Juárez Mission flows in s ix week cycles, and week one of the six weeks  (which this time around was the week of New Year’s) brings new missionaries to the mission and sees other missionaries who have completed their missions heading home. It is a busy week of coming, going, and training new missionaries and leaders. 

Five new Hermanas with their trainers:

Elder Crispín (de Alaska 😄) packed up and ready to head home:

Hermana Chegue y Hermana Wagoner with newly arrived Hermana Calix:

Elder Lopez and his trainer, Elder Foote:

All the new missionaries and their trainers with Presidente y Hermana Henke:

Hermanas Clark, Herrera y Hernandez:

Hermanas Mena, Cruz, Clark y Wagoner with Hermana Macias at the mission home on their last day:

 

Elder Medrano y Elder Uchytil set to train Elder Garcia:

Hermana Garcia and her new companion, Hermana Mendez:

Thumbs Up from Elder Van Dyke and his new companion, Elder Gonclaves:

New Elders and their companions:

Leadership council:

Missionaries headed home, and a visit from family!

Earlier this week, 10 missionaries completed their missions and headed home. They will be missed! Last week Presidente Henke, as well as his oldest daughter, Janelle, and her husband Bryan, who were visiting, we able to do an endowment session at the Ciudad Juárez temple with 9 of those 10 missionaries, as well as a couple of their companions. 

The group of returning missionaries with Presidente Henke:

Elders Beltran and Higgins:

 Presidente Henke and Elder Díaz:

Elders Crispín and Knuth:

Presidente Henke and Elder Beltrán:

Presidente Henke and Elders Díaz and Greenwood:

 Elders Thompson and Tenney with Presidente Henke:

Presidente and Elder Higgins:

 Presidente and Elder Crispín 

Presidente and Elder Tenney:

Presidente Henke with his daughter Janelle and her husband, Bryan:

Bryan, Janelle and their 5 kids had a great time visiting Presidente and Hermana Henke in Juarez! It was fun to meet some of the missionaries, see what life is like in Juarez, and spend wonderful time with Grandma and Grandpa!

 

December Zone Conferences and Christmas!

The week before Christmas was full of zone conferences, with a little Christmas celebrating added to the conferences! At each zone conference, the missionaries were fed a delicious meal, prepared by some of the members in Juarez and Colonial Juarez, and each received a gift from Presidente and Hermana Henke. These missionaries are loved; hopefully they felt that this Christmas!

Hermana Rotondo with her gift from Presidente y Hermana Henke:

 Colonia Dublan Zone:

Colonia Juárez Zone:

Benito Juárez Branch President, Elder Andrino, and his companion Elder Bronson:

 Colonia Dublan and Colonia Juárez Zones:

Christmas meal of Pozole in the Colonies, provided by Presidente y Hermana Clark:

Seven beautiful Hermanas...and Elder Lorenzo! 

Hermanas Olivera, Ferrin, y Granados in their matching Christmas dresses that a member of the church made for them:

And awesome group of missionaries from the North Zone:

Sister Marmelo singing a special musical number for the South Zone:

Presidente Henke enjoying the fruit cake his Mother-in-law made and sent to him for Christmas! He loves it!

 Merry Christmas from President y Hermana Henke!

A Special Visit

In December, Ciudad Juarez had the honor of welcoming Sister Jean Bingham (Relief Society General President, not pictured), Sister Joy Jones (Primary General President), and Becky Craven (Second Counselor in the Young Women General Presidency) and their husbands come for a visit. They met with the missionaries in Juarez and had meetings with members in the evening. It was a wonderful day!

Hermana Henke with Sister Jones:

Sister Craven waiting while her husband and Presidente Henke visit. Presidente and Hermana Henke met the Cravens while they were at the MTC in Provo in June for the Mission Presidents Seminar, and it was so fun to see them and visit again!

Sister Craven greeting members in Juarez:

Sister Jones:

15 year old Miriam gets a hug from sister Jones:

Brother and Sister Craven, Hermana and Presidente Henke, and Sister and Brother Jones: