Six Weeks

Hey Everyone!
How are things going? Things here are good. I have now been here for 6 weeks! Well the oldest district in our zone left early this morning so that means that our district is now the oldest. It's kind of weird to think that we're the oldest ones here now. Seems just yesterday I had my orange "dork" dot for being new. This past week President Hinckley's son Elder Richard Hinckley spoke to us at our devotional. He did a great job and gave us his own list of B's for missionary work. We are now fully into teaching in Spanish now. Yesterday we taught the First lesson again. I feel we did pretty good but again, it will be nothing like the real thing in a month or so. Well take care everyone! I think about you all alot! Thank you so much for the letters! They're awesome and help keep me going! Take care! Love, Elder Jaren Nelson

New things

New companion - Elder Sorenson (Lake Oswego, Oregon) he joins Elder Bastian and I because his companion left for Madrid Spain. He's going to Texas. So, because of that we got moved to a New dorm room. We have some New Spanish teachers, Hermano Rosales from Mexico City, and another teacher from northern Chile. They speak really fast! We are in 100% Spanish mode now - YIKES! We have New work at the Referral Center. We contact by phone those who have called in to request a Book of Mormon or more information about the church. New laundry time - 6:00 am...no one's around and I can get all the washers and dryers and finish really fast. New feelings...a little bit of homesickness. But I'm OK now.

Sore throat, smooth legs and my first MTC haircut

Hi friends & family,
I went to the Doctor this week because I've had a bad sore throat that won't go away. I thought it might be strep but it wasn't...yeah! but no basketball til it's gone. I'm proud to say that after all the good food I'm eating I have not gained a pound.
My ear is picking up the language a lot better than my tongue. I can understand for the most part when my teachers & investigators here are talking but I am sure that the Chileans will speak a totally new language to us. I've learned about 3 1/2 yrs. of High School Spanish in 13 days. We've exceeded what I learned from high school about 5 days ago.
Last week our devotional speaker was Elder Dallin H. Oaks & his wife. We went early and thought we had the best seats in the house, 2nd row-center, and then we got told that we were in the choir seats. We ended up sitting 5 rows from the top.
Two elders from my district left for Madrid Spain MTC so now we have another companion Elder Sorenson from Oregon!!
So last night I shaved my legs! Nothing has felt so good. I got it on video. I got sick of my dress socks matting down my leg hair so Elder Skidmore took the initative and got me to do it. He did it and said it solved the problem. Mom, I got my first MTC haircut yesterday...WOW is it short. I kinda like it that way. I got it right after lunch and didn't have time to shower. The lady did vacuum my head but it was still falling on my shoulders and down my neck all day...GROSS! Well, tell the dogs HI. I miss them tons. Love to all, Elder Nelson