Elder R, my trainer for my secretary job . He is sitting at my desk.

Assistants to the President that are in training, one from the states the other from Argentina.

This is just one of three rows of elders from one of ten zones. We had a zone meeting with them just 3 days after arriving. What a handsome and awesome group of young people! We love them already!

Looking south west.
The mountains are magnificently grand.
They are often covered this time of year with fog and then smog from the big city.

Looking straight south. There are 6 million people in this city - lots of high rise housing.

Looking to the east and the Andes mountain range.

Night shot from our 7th floor apt of el templo. The lights from it light our apartment at night. It is beautiful! We just ride the elevator down each day and then walk across the street to enter the grounds and walk to our office.

This first week we studied and were trained in the entire Preach My Gospel - a marvelous text. Tuesday and Wednesday we taught a real live "investigator" (volunteer) who came to our apartment, a discussion from PMG - after we had discussed it in the main group, and planned our lesson in the small group and in companion study. On Thursday, we taught a lesson to a "new convert" (volunteer). This was a great experience! We learned that even though we are office specialists, we can also find investigators, teach them the discussions and Elder Day can also baptize them. We are so delighted and anxious to do real missionary work!

Preach My Gospel is available at Deseret Book - you can study it yourself to be more knowledgeable and confident in speaking to those around you who would like to know more!

The photo is a replica of the stone that President David O. McKay saw during his mission to Scotland and quoted from often -"What ere thou art, act well thy part." We're Trying :)

We have just completed our first 7 days at the MTC. We have been busy! It goes like this: wake-up 6:30 am, breakfast 7, large group training 8-10, break into small groups 10-12, lunch 12-1:30, then large and small groups til 4:30, dinner 4:30 - 6, language training 6-8, homework 8-10, lights out 10:30pm. WHEW!