April Fools-- non funny??

Hey mom

What a crazy week it has been! I had both Zone conference and general conference! SPiritual overload!

I'll try not to wear black socks with shorts. ( we sent him more white socks---)

Well, Zone Conference once again was incredible. it was weird not having my two examples, Elder Poort and Lauritzen there, but it was ok because my own "child" was there. The message once again (and probably for the rest of my mission) was on the enabling power of the atonement, or grace. Study that theme! You read that talk by David A Bednar right mom? doesnt matter, i will send a copy home this week anyways! I had a wonderful interview with President Summerhays. I was the last one to get interviewed, and so i think president took a little extra time with me. :) He is so inspired. He promised me some incredible things as a missionary, husband and father. I look forward to the 16 other interviews i have left to go.

General Conference was awesome. A little hectic for me. I only watched like 2.5 hours in english... TOO MUCH SPANISH. My brain actually hit overload, it was exciting. I recieved a very very strong witness that President Monson is a prophet of God. I know he is God's represetative on Earth today! I am more excited to get the conference issue of the Ensign and be able to tear apart those wonderful talks!

So I had a very exciting 1st day of the month. At about 8:45 i got a call from Elder Greenburg (one of the ZLs) and he told me to go into another room because he had something very important to tell me that only i could hear. So i went into the other room and on the way he said he had to make the call a three-way call and call foley, and he told me something bad had happened. So basically at this point i am almost freaking out. Then with Elder Stone and Jambon on the line he says that the night before Elder Jambon and Zabriskie got in a fight, and that we had to have an emergency transfer. He said that after spending all morning on the phone they decided the best thing to do was to send me back to Pascagoula and elder Jambon to Ft. Walton. IN about half a second my heart broke. I didnt want to go, in fact as of now leaving is the last thing i want to do, and about a million other emotions flowed through my mind. And then Elder Greenburg told me to start packing and that he would pick me up in 2 hours. I just laughed. and then he asked me the date... thats when i realized it was april fool's day. I still am plotting ways ofgetting revenge!

The work is going great. we are working hard, and effective. We have one progressing investigator, well bascially three. One, Giovani, From El Salvador is a awesome guy. He came to 3 conference sessions this weekend. Carlos and Patricia are our other progressing investigators, but in order for them to progress more they need to get sundays off... please pray that that can happen!

I am trying my best to forget myself in this work. I am sorry if i have neglected you all, i realized once again how much i am in debt to you all. PLease please understand that this time is not my time. I am doing my best to dedicate it all to God. I will do my best to do nice things for you all, and please let me know if anyone needs a little extra attention or an extra letter. I know that by giving my all right now, that we as a family will get the most out of my service.

I want you mom to know that i know this church is true. I have recieved so many wonderful witnesses of that during my mission. and i know that i am being guided by His hands. My greatest desire right now is to serve Him faithfully, with all my heart, and to come to know His Son during my mission. The atonement is real, please seek to understand it more and more, and we do that by experimenting its power.

I love you mommy. Have a wonderful week. Thank you so much for the awesome letter you sent me. It was exactly what i needed, exactly when i needed it.

thanks for allowing me to be here!

i love you

Elder Kenck