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Wowzerz, what a week! I feel like so much has happened and it has only been a few days! SO CRAZY! Last Monday I was trying to get a hold of some ink for the secretaries and also some special papers, and they needed to get them by wednesday this week, but NO ONE HAD OPALINA PAPER!!!! It was not the greatest thing, but I jsut kept searching. On the plus side, on monday we ate at the chinese place for lunch and it had pretty good food! I had "chap sui de carne" and it was cheap and good! I was pleased! haha Tuesday was a very funny day, starting with our morning devotional. It was english day (as Hermana Francis chooses one day a week to do in English since she doesnt speak spanish) and I got asked to say the prayer. I don´t know how, but I have somehow avoided prayers and devotionals in english this whole time I have been in the office and I can´t pray very well in english. It felt a little weird, and I think I said things a little funny; it has been 10 months since I prayed in English the last time. Maybe I should practice... nah! haha It was funny though, I think Elder Alarcón prays better in English! Then later in the day, we got a secret mission to go somewhere where missionaries should never go... FACEBOOK!!!! haha Hermana Gillespie wanted us to look for a mission group that they had created because they made it but weren´t sure what they called it. And Elder Young nor Elder Greer could remember their passwords, so I got to sign onto my facebook! haha Although it was weird seeing DeRiahs engagement pictures and how much facebook has changed, I also realized my profile picture is still from Prom Senior Year.... a year ago! haha But you all already know that, huh? All we did was search for the group, and we kinda failed.. we couldn´t find the mission group, but we found President Gillespies page (and that turned out to be what they were talking about afterall), and I sent a friend request because he had high security on his page, and we thought maybe the group was hidden on his page, but then they said "ohh yeah, that is all it is!" So not to brag or anything, but my mission president is already my friend on facebook! OH YEAH!!! haha Oh, and my mom got online while we were there, that was kinda funny to see! And then we got back to work. Wednesday we had a really good training in the morning (except I only could go to one part and afterwards I had to go to the bank, and missed my interview with president.... luckily we can do it another day.) Then after lunch Elder Richards from the Area Seventy of Chile came and gave the coast and interior areas a special conference and WOW!!!! He is "puro poder!" He told us how we need to talk less and let the spirit teach more! It was purely awesome and the spirit was so strong the whole time!!! I LOVED IT!!!!!!! And we all got to shake hands with him and his wife too! They also said how lucky we are to have President Gillespie and his wife and that we will love the next president and his wife just as much! It was just a super great conference and now I want to go teach that much more and BETTER! It was awesome! Thursday was regular and then at night we had a really good Noche de Hogar (FHE) with Hermano Zaneta, a really great member here in Viña Centro and he was telling us that we need to just follow the spirit more. He also gave me probably the best compliment that I have heard here in Chile. He said "I can tell you are from a farm. You are humble, yet strong. Your family live on a farm, right?" and it kinda blew my mind that he could tell all that. I am glad that I haven´t changed where I came from. I love Vale and all it has done for me! Then Friday was a pretty regular day with a surprise shopping trip with the Francis couple. I learned Elder Francis is so much like Grandpa Hiatt. We go to buy things, and everything has to be his way, cause he knows best. And when we needed to buy a drill bit, he wanted to buy a wet stone to sharpen it. ugh... but at least it keeps him busy! haha We were out and about for probably 2-3 hours, but at least it all went well, and I found the printer inks and paper that we needed! Hurray! It was just a full week and I loved it all! I cannot believe either that we are going into the last week of the change, and then we are going to be down to DAYS with President Gillespie! AHH! and changes are going to be here before I know it, and there is still lots that I need to do! haha But all is well, I love the work! It has started getting cold down here, but all is well! Hows everyone back home? Have you all made a "I´m a Mormon" profile yet? haha well I love you all! CUIDENSE! Elder Marvin