Dunder Mifflin- The People Person´s Paper People... ¡Olé!

¡Hola!

What a week- the biggest change is that I´m in the office now (hence the subject line, I hope that some of you get it...) and working very hard. I spend most of the day processing papers and phone calls, and generally helping out- then in the evenings we go out and proselyte. The sector that I´m in now is Los Olivos (The Olive Trees), and we are literally right at the foot of a hill called Cerro Blanca (White Hill). We spend most of our walking time climbing or descending stairs (pictures next week, don´t have much time), and it´s a blast to be in a sector that is at once advanced and modern and yet has much of the "traditional" or "antiguo" flavor that you think of when you think South America (again, you´ll understand better with pictures next week).

My health has begun steadily improving with the change of pace, and it´s nice to be finally adjusting to the language. Yesterday I had four Chileans (and one of my companions) note that my accent didn´t sound like a gringo (YESSSSSS!!!!) and I noted that I was using many Chilenismos correctly and naturally. The ward here is very weak, and we´re beginning to work with the various members to strengthen and reinforce the leadership and relationships here. I know that with time it will work out, and I think that I can help out a little bit by helping us get out the door on time to proselyte.

We live on the 15th floor of an apartment building overlooking a little bit of the valley (Mish!) and I am very grateful for a novelty that we have here that we didn´t have in my last apartment- a shower that I can stand up in! I´ll send a picture of that next week too. It´s also fun to have a car to drive around the city in while we´re working in the office, so I´m starting to become more familiar with everything, and where it is geographically.

I know it´s a little short this week, but I´ll send a ton of pictures next week. Thank you all for your prayers and love and support! I sort the mail for the whole mission every day, so send me some and I´ll get it in real time and not on the delay!

Mucho amor,

-Elder Wheelhouse