diff --git a/lib/voicemail/call_controllers/mailbox_play_message_intro_controller.rb b/lib/voicemail/call_controllers/mailbox_play_message_intro_controller.rb
index c810b61..5b85c2b 100644
--- a/lib/voicemail/call_controllers/mailbox_play_message_intro_controller.rb
+++ b/lib/voicemail/call_controllers/mailbox_play_message_intro_controller.rb
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ def intro_message
 
     def play_time_message
       case config.numeric_method
+      when :i18n_string
+        play I18n.t("voicemail.messages.message_received_on_x", received_on: I18n.localize(current_message[:received]))
       when :play_numeric
         play config.messages.message_received_on
         play_time current_message[:received], format: config.datetime_format
@@ -24,6 +26,8 @@ def play_time_message
 
     def play_from_message
       case config.numeric_method
+      when :i18n_string
+        play I18n.t("voicemail.messages.message_received_from_x", from: from_digits)
       when :play_numeric
         play config.messages.from
         say_characters from_digits unless from_digits.empty?
diff --git a/spec/voicemail/call_controllers/mailbox_play_message_intro_controller_spec.rb b/spec/voicemail/call_controllers/mailbox_play_message_intro_controller_spec.rb
index 867dbc5..dcf2bac 100644
--- a/spec/voicemail/call_controllers/mailbox_play_message_intro_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/voicemail/call_controllers/mailbox_play_message_intro_controller_spec.rb
@@ -13,9 +13,14 @@
     }
   end
 
+  before { config.numeric_method = numeric_method }
+
+  let(:numeric_method) { :play_numeric}
+
   describe "#intro_message" do
 
     before { subject.should_receive(:current_message).and_return message }
+    after  { subject.intro_message }
 
     context "with the default mode" do
       it "plays the message introduction" do
@@ -24,14 +29,11 @@
 
         should_play config.messages.from
         subject.should_receive(:say_characters).with "39335135335"
-
-        controller.intro_message
       end
     end
 
     context "with ahnsay" do
-      before { config.numeric_method = :ahn_say      }
-      after  { config.numeric_method = :play_numeric }
+      let(:numeric_method) {:ahn_say }
 
       it "plays the message introduction" do
         should_play config.messages.message_received_on
@@ -41,8 +43,19 @@
         should_play config.messages.from
         subject.should_receive(:sounds_for_digits).with("39335135335").and_return ["digit1.wav", "digit2.wav"]
         should_play "digit1.wav", "digit2.wav"
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "with i18n_string" do
+      let(:numeric_method) {:i18n_string }
+
+      it "plays the message introduction" do
+        flexmock(I18n).should_receive(:localize).with(some_time).and_return "some time"
+        flexmock(I18n).should_receive(:t).with("voicemail.messages.message_received_on_x", received_on: "some time").and_return "Message received on some time. "
+        flexmock(I18n).should_receive(:t).with("voicemail.messages.message_received_from_x", from: "39335135335").and_return "Message received from 39335135335. "
 
-        controller.intro_message
+        should_play "Message received on some time. "
+        should_play "Message received from 39335135335. "
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/templates/en.yml b/templates/en.yml
index 93ce9fd..47c0575 100644
--- a/templates/en.yml
+++ b/templates/en.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
 en:
+  time:
+    am: am
+    pm: pm
+    formats:
+      default: '%A, %B %d at %H:%M %p'
+
   voicemail:
     default_greeting: "You have reached voicemail"
     mailbox_not_found: "Mailbox not found"
@@ -43,3 +49,6 @@ en:
       no_saved_messages: "There are no saved messages"
       message_received_on: "Message received on "
       from: " from "
+      message_received_on_x: "Message received on %{received_on}. "
+      message_received_from_x: "Message received from %{from}. "
+