Happy New Year everyone! It was great to hear from you all. One thing Blair said to me has been stuck in my head ever since Christmas. "Sprint to the finish Hermana Larsen." That's exactly what I'm going to do. I have a feeling that I'm going to see more miracles in these last two transfers than I've seen in the previous ones. Rumor has it that at transfers I'll be going back to the Sudley branch...my first area. Hopefully that's true. If that happens I'll be serving with a missionary from Venezuela. She was born in the U.S., though. The best part is... she's a really hard worker:) We're gonna tear it up! So here's a great miracle for you. Do you remember Grover? Yes, the one that's preparing to serve a mission. (By the way, he loved the scriptures and was impressed that his name was spelled correctly. Good work Mom.) Well, when I was there we were never able to meet at his house because his parents didn't want to have anything to do with the church. They also wouldn't give his little sister permission to take the lessons. Well, I went on exchanges back to Bella Vista a couple of days after Christmas and found out that the elders have really started winning the hearts of the family. Hermana Trepanier and I went to buy some dinner from them (I really wanted Bolivian food and they happen to sell it) and had a short lesson with Grover and his sister. I found out the next day that the elders went by and set his sister with a baptismal date AND his mom agreed to take the lessons! They are going to try and get his sister baptized before Grover goes to Bolivia in three weeks so that he can be the one to baptize her. If that happens then they're going to invite me so that I can see it. I'm so excited for them! He's been such a good example for his family. Pray for them! Especially that his mom will hear the lessons with an open heart and mind. I loved the whole exchange in Bella Vista. I got to eat more tongue! If I really had a strong stomach I would cook it for you when I get home, but I'm not sure I'm ready for that just yet. I do just fine eating it and it tastes pretty good, but there is no way you're going to get me to touch a raw cow tongue. Not even with tongs... Don't worry, Mom, I took really good notes on how to make tamales. We're going to have to stop at a latin grocery store on the way home from the airport so we can spend some time in the kitchen. You'll be happy to know that I haven't changed much since the beginning of my mission. Apparently I still don't talk much. We were visiting with some members last night and one of them was the one that gave the lesson in the gospel principles class. He was asking how we liked the lesson and we told him that it was really good. He started telling Hermana Aulava that it was my fault that he didn't finish the lesson on time. She started playing along and they started teasing me about how I "never stop talking". Clearly this was a sarcastic conversation. We mentioned that we would be having transfers next week and he said that Hermana Aulava would be glad to get rid of me so that she could get a word in every once in a while in the lessons:) Yup...we had some good laughs at that one. It's not true all the time. I do talk to people. It has gotten better since I started, but sometimes I still have problems coming up with conversation starters. I also like observing people first before I start interacting with them. I think I still have a long way to go. I got some good notes from everyone in the ward yesterday. Tell them thanks. They all told me about how Dad is doing such a wonderful job as bishop. Except Brother Rasmussen. He just wanted to know how the Redskins are doing:) I think he's asking the wrong person. Haha! I have no idea. Anyway, I'll be sending a letter for the ward soon to thank them...hopefully. I'm excited for New Year's Eve. I can't believe that it's already going to be 2011. Anyway, we're going to watch Toy Story 3. It better be good! Enjoy the Chinese food! Save some eggrolls for me! Love you,Hermana Larsen