Did I tell you that I'm officially studying all of my scriptures and Preach My Gospel in spanish? It's pretty fun. I have a special notebook and I'm even taking notes in spanish. My vocabulary is improving and I'm only 10 chapters into the Book of Mormon. It really does give you the gift of tongues! It sounds like you're having lots of fun with the spring cleaning. By the way, I don't think I mentioned this last week, but you should definitely not live out here in the spring. I'm going to send you some pictures, but when you come out to the car in the mornings there is a layer of green from all of the pollen. It's pretty crazy. We run outside in the mornings and my lungs definitely suffer a little bit every day. It's a good thing you sent me my inhaler. My companion is having more troubles than me, though. Her eyes are always red and irritated and she has been having a stuffy nose and everything. 'Gotta love allergies! We have also received a lot of visitors with lots of legs. You thought spiders with 8 legs were bad. Try these nasty long things with 28 legs! (Don't worry, I wasn't looking at it alive for that long to be able to count the legs. I was looking at the picture I took of it:) I'll be sure to send you a copy.) Hermana Basurto was smashing it with a box and it was so nasty. There wasn't much left on the inside of it's body when she was done and we saw all of it come out. Bleghh! We've seen two of them so far. We went and talked to the office and they said that the bug people would be coming today. Good! I don't want to get bitten by a poisonous mutant centipede! I did learn, though, that centipede in spanish is "cienpies"(100 feet). Pretty neat, huh? I guess it means the same in english, but none of us know latin to be able to translate it literally. So anyway, things are going well and we haven't had any big bug bites yet...that we know of. I've just been thinking about this transfer and a quote that I heard in the MTC. "Going on a mission stretches the devil and his hell out of you." That's a pretty good description. I've been stretched pretty far, it seems, but I know I've got a lot more stretching to do. But one thing I also know is that "the Lord shapes the back to fit the burdens placed on it." He has been, is always, and always will be preparing me for the future. I know that His way is the best way, and even when it seems hard to do it His way, you always gain valuable knowledge. I guess you also gain valuable knowledge by doing it your own way, but that's when things get really hard because then the Lord has to go back and fix all of your mistakes and damage that you left behind. I'm so grateful for the atonement of Christ and that He has given us the power to become like him, overcome our weaknesses, and receive comfort and help in trying times. I know that Christ is our Savior and the rock upon which we should build. I know that He has restored his church once again upon the earth through a living prophet. I know that Thomas S. Monson has been called of God to fulfil that position in these days and that if we will follow his words and counsel, we will be immovable when Satan trys to attack us. What amazing knowledge we have! I pray that all of us can have a greater desire to share it with others. Much love,Hermana Larsen