Highlights from our Skype Session

·        Hermana Hermansen arrived in Chile on Tuesday, May 8.  She wasn't able to sleep very much on the plane, so she had a lot of jet-lag.  

·        President and Hermana Gillespie took many pictures and updated the mission blog with all of the new missionaries coming into the field.

·        Hermana Hermansen has a new companion and trainer.  Her name is Hermana Flores, she is from Argentina, she speaks very little English, and she has been on her mission for just over 3 months. 

·        Hermana Flores is absolutely darling and told us that our sweet Hermana Hermansen is so beautiful!

·        Both Hermanas tried to call their families via Skype, but Hermana Flores’ family had a hard time Skype-ing, so they just talked on the phone.  They were able to use a member’s Internet and computer.  The member that was so gracious is Dangella Gonzalez del Pino and she lived in Utah County for about 6 years before moving back to Chile. She has 2 small children, who are both so adorable!! 

·        Hermana Hermansen lives in an apartment with her companion and one other companionship.  One Hermana is from Mexico and she speaks very little English.  The other Hermana is from Chile and she speaks some English (better English than Hermana Hermansen’s Spanish).  Hermana Hermansen will hopefully learn the language faster since she is living with all native Spanish speakers.

·        Hermana Hermansen has loved the food since they arrived.  They eat avocado with almost every meal!  She has already tried empanadas and LOVED them.  She also mentioned that Chileans love mayonnaise!  They even put mayo on potatoes.

·        Many people in Chile are fascinated by Hermana Hermansen’s bright blue eyes and curly blonde hair.  She frequently gets asked where she is from. 

·        Hermana Hermansen helped teach her first lesson only 2 days after she landed in Chile.  The lesson was supposed to last 20 minutes, but the investigator had so many questions, that they talked for almost 2 hours about the restoration of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. 

·        Hermana Hermansen was asked by the bishop in their ward to bare her testimony in Spanish the first Sunday that she visited.  She was nervous, but all went well! 

·        Hermana Hermansen looked so happy to finally be in Chile!  She is excited to serve the Lord and do his work among the people of Chile!!!