I can not believe we are about ready to head out of here. We are all so excited but sad because we will not see each other everyday and hang out and all that good stuff. Me and Elder Hillstead were talking about that last night and were like dude we are only companions for a few more days. Pretty sad cause he is super great and we get along very well. I have actually learned a lot more than I learned in school and I find myself just reading a lot more and just studying a lot. I am so excited for them(talking about Sam A. and Blake A.)! Can not believe that everyone is getting on their way and going to college, missions, or coming home. I just had a dream the other night that I actually saw Sam (Morell) somehow and it was so weird but cool. And yeah Emma can sing veryyyyy well but I can see her just crying up there cause Sam is leaving. I just love seeing all my friends heading out. That picture of Dave is crazy hah but that is so cool! I forgot that he was down here. Oh I am sure they did a great job and uh oh (talking about Shelley and Alex speaking on Sunday)! She (Lizzy) is gonna be so nervous I know and that is sooooo weird that she is giving a talk like that is not right. I forget blake (Midgely) leaves so soon! well that butt better email me. And no! Still got out of talking again this week but probably will speak for sure this week since it is our last week so we shall see. It is on the atonement so that is not too hard. I find myself being able just to write stuff out in spanish instead of having to look everything up all the time. So that is real nice. I will speak some spanish when I call yall on tuesday so be ready. And oh goodness!! (telling him about Bishop Baker's unfortunate accident with Nick)That made me cringe just thinking about that. Poor guy! I know that had to kill bad. Well I hope that gets all fixed up and he recovers quick!  I can not believe he (Sam Morell) will be home so soon! That is just so crazy how fast it went and I talk with his trainer a lot cause he helps us out with out spanish also. Sam had to help him with English though cause he spoke next to none. Oh yeah Hermana Aunaud who is our morning teacher told us a story like that (like what Brother White shared Sunday in his talk) and she just said she bore her testimony and then just walked off but she cried cause she was just so upset for them and everything cause this priest actually set her up and was acting like an investigator and invited them to come teach him but they did not know he was a priest so they went. Then they got there and he had like three others and all they wanted to do was fight about the gospel but they were not going to do that. So that was a good story to hear though if something like that happened. She was in Jersey so she said look our for it in Philly also. Just a pretty good spiritual week. I am really going to miss my night teacher Hermano Sainz cause he is like one of the best teachers and guys I have met. We talk a lot and he has shared lots of experiences from his mission and the other night when it was dark he took us out in a field to have a spiritual experience and he talked about seeing us made him have flash backs of his mission and he bore his testimony and started crying as did the rest of us. That was probably the best thing about this week. I have learned a lot and I have loved reading the scriptures in Spanish and in English cause I learn so much from both. Just excited to go teach the people in Philly and everything. I did get a little sick this week with a stomach bug but it was going around the whole CCM. HIllstead got it too and lots of people. We fasted sunday for everyone that had it which was nice. And thank you so much for the last package here! Really appreciated for sure. It has been such a great experience to be in the CCM but it will be even greater in the field I know. I love you very much! And oh yeah I forgot Max (Sultan, a friend back in Georgia) was heading out!

Love, Elder McArthur