Hey Family,

The MTC has been awesome. Our lessons are going great. Juan (our fake investigator/teacher) agreed to be baptized and even set a date! Our new investigator started this week, Diana. She's toally different from Juan which is great practice. Unfortunately both of our teachers are going out of town at the same time so we'll have subs for a couple days. Hermano Ball is going to be gone for a whole week so we might not see him again. We took picts with him, he's the one with blonde hair in the pict. We spend a whole day trying to talk in spanish with a goal of 75% in spanish. We didn't quite meet our goal, but it was still amazing how much we were able to talk. I totatlly expected us to not talk much. I can understand almost everything peopel say in spanish, i'm just really working hard on being able to speak.

Funny story from yeterday. One of our zone leaders, Elder Stone, has this crazy skill. He can steal anyone's food with out the person noticing. Yesterday he was teasing his companion and telling him his name was on the board during lunch (thres a computer screen that lists names of ppl who need to go to the front desk). He kept squinting at it and saying "elder, i think you're name's up there."  his companion doesn't have veyr good eye sight so he was squinting to look and Elder Stone kept stealing pieces of his cookie. The poor elder didn't even notice that half his cookie was gone for five minutes! I was having a really hard time not laughing. He did it again this morning to Elder Merkley from my district and took a huge bite out of his bagel by distracting him with the birds (we were eating outside for breakfast today. So nice!). It was the funnies thing ever. Yesterday E. Stone decided he didn't like onion rings because the onion part came out of his and looked too much like a worm. I told him that was the part I liked and he didn't believe me. I had to take one of H. Grover's and eat the onion plain for him to believe me. He was super grossed out, the whole time I was thinking of Parma and my oniony background. I love that stuff!

I have been getting so much help from Hevanly Father with my spanish. Earlier this week I felt like I was in a rut and wasn't really learning much. I was trying but couldn't seem to remember anything, especially verbs. Those verbs are killer. But yesterday I pleaded with Him to help me because there isn't time to fall behind in the MTC and I could feel myself sliding. Yesterday I spoke the best spanish I have ever. I led one of the lessons we gave, jumping in when Herma. Grover couldn't think of what to say (she's the best at spanish in the district) and was more comfortable with my spanish in Juans lesson than ever before. It was a true and true miracle. The Lord really does want me out here learning Spanish.

This week two elders left for the Madrid MTC. They got thier visas monday and left tues morning. Don't worry, they emailed thier family's their flight schedule so they could talk during layover. It's wierd, our district only has 3 companionships now. It means we get a lot more teaching time, wiich is good practice!

I got the package! Thanks soooo much! Much appreciated :)

For sunday night's devotional Dallin H. Oaks daughter cmae and played the violin. It was so inspiring. Her family is one of the im a mormon videos. And i'm having the strange feeling I already told you about her, though I don't know why. Maybe I wrote a letter home that night or somehting. Anyways, the spirit was so strong as she played. She didn't talk much, but she was an amazing artist. Mom, you'd love her, you should see if she has a cd. Her name is Jenny Oaks something. you'd be able to google her.

This week has been so amazing. I've learned a lot and I'm getting so excited for spain. I get along great with the whole district. Oh! and I have been assigned to be the music coordinator for sacrament meeting. With only three sisters in the branch (The others are leaving this next week) and only one newbie elder who plays the piano, there weren't many options. I"m hoping I do a good job and pick good songs! I love you very much! Thanks for everything and your prayers :) I know that the Lord needs me out here. I know this church is true. There is no doubt in my mind. There is nothing more special to me than this gospel.

Loves!

Hermana Woolley