MTC Day has arrived!

The classic doorstep picture one more
time...
















































a fun brunch with the fam at IHOP--and I ate FREE! There were probably six other families with missionaries there, too
















at the MTC!!























with the fam...













New missionaries enter here--thats me!






















my official name tag with the orange dot





















Future Elders from the Hoehne family
























Thanks mom and dad!
It was actually a very great time at the MTC-especially the funny mormonads they showed before the meeting began.

Stay tuned for more information and pictures from Elder Hoehne!

Packing Up

Well, the day has finally arrived. I have less than 12 hours until I become a missionary. I've been doing some packing and it just seems so much more real now. I'm actually going to USE all this stuff that I bought instead of having it just sit in my room in it's packaging. Here's a picture with me and not even all my stuff.

Less than a week

Well it is now Thursday February 19th. I have less than a week before I go into the MTC. I really don't know what to think because it's come so fast. Everybody is telling me all of their experiences and their advice and most of it is pretty scary. I think people shouldn't tell you all the scary details and parts of how a mission is really hard. They should really just say, "Hey, you can do anything if you rely on the Lord. You'll do fine." That way you know it's not going to be easy, but you don't freak out either. I'm really excited and it's just going to be a fun new experience.

If you want to see me before I leave

So if you want to see me before I leave on my mission, the best time to do that would be Saturday February 21st at 7-9 pm at my house 2148 Mountain Vista Lane, Provo. There will be some treats and food there because that's fun. Because a lot of my family will be coming after my talk in church on that sunday, this would be the best time to come talk to me and say goodbye for 2 years.