Hi family!

I some pretty special spiritual experiences this week. Elder Garcia, my teaching companion, left Monday, but before we leave the MTC we all get blessings. He was the one who gave me a blessing and I understood the Spanish he was speaking like never before. It was really great. I've also been able to call people who have ordered DVD's and BOM's from the church in Spanish. I call them, ask if they got it, how it went and if they'd want to meet the 'church representatives'. Then if they're pretty interested I can bear my testimony to them about the Book of Mormon or about this church. If they're evasive, I just ask for a referral. I think that's been my favorite part about the MTC so far. I've had about 8 people want to meet with the missionaries and a couple of them were like, "Claro que si!" That's been great. Hermano Alard asked me yesterday in his departure entrevista what I would like to change, what I liked and what was the most important thing I've learned in the MTC. I told him un agradecimiento por la expiacion de Jesus, an appreciation for the atonement. I won't go too into depth about that, but I don't think I've ever appreciated Christ's sacrifice for me or understood it as well until I really needed to teach it to someone else.

So I'm still waiting for the scheduling office to call me, but it sounds like I'll be put in a building with a district of sisters who are being taught visitor center stuff by a senior couple some time today. And the front desk told me the last day of training we go to slc and follow around a companionship speaking our language. I have been given my arrival date for INDE...and forgot to bring it into the computer lab. Sorry. I'll send you a letter when I get there. I think it's like a 2 hr flight. Dad wanted to know why Sis Werrett was throwing up 2 weeks ago, no idea. Doctor said food poisoning, it's not common if that's what you're worried about, but hey, feel free to march on the MTC. (and no I shouldn't be a nurse).

Hey Baby Don Don, my compa is going to Chile Osorno. Any really brilliant advice you'd like to share before I take off in a week other than take a jump rope and extra peanut butter. Were there 8 missions in Chile when you went?

I got a couple little girls soccer teams going on my floor. That's been pretty fun, and I've been getting pretty good if I do say so myself. Oh, and Ardeth Kapp spoke last Sunday. It was really good. I waited in line afterward to talk to her and at first she was like, "and where are you going to serve?" She had no idea who I was, but then I mentioned "Rexene" and she got all excited and gave me a hug. It's good to have connections. And speaking of firesides I have heard some awesome musical numbers here. There was a departure fireside for my district last Sunday and 4 big
tough-looking Tongan elders go up there and sing a hymn acapella like they were N Sync. There's soloists all the time and there was even a really good cello player before something last week, you getting jealous yet Mom? :-)

Anyway, still here til the 25th. Still winging it with the Spirit. La iglesia todavia es verdadera y el valor de almas es grande en los ojos de Dios.

Love you Guys!
Hna Deb