HEY MOM!!!

I got to drive this week!   PEOPLE ARE INSANE HERE!!! the roads remind me a lot of driving

late at night when there are drunk people on the road.  only it's the middle of the day, and 

everyone is drunk off their minds.  At first, it was really hard to drive, people kept cutting me off, 

one lane became three lanes, neighborhood roads were faster than the highway; but I've gotten 

used to it.  I just had to learn the argentine ways.  Apparently, sticking your arm out the window 

works better than a blinker!  But there's no need to worry, I'm driving safe.  I've been trying to 

only drive during the more calm hours, like during siesta.  

How is life going with you guys?  What's the news with the grandchildren? Is 

June walking yet? 

is she talking? what about Leo? and Broo?  How's Jordan doing with work? do they live close?

There's not too much news on what's going on here. . . I've been working on the Mission newsletter 

(Aguas De Cuyo) this whole week.  It's really fun, I get to finally use all that I learned how to do in 

photoshop class!  I'll send last transfers Aguas De Cuyo so you can see what I'm doing.

I might finally get my DNI (ID card) so I can be a legal Argentine citizen soon.  This week at church 
was a little tough: we invited so many investigators, but they all live too far away, so they couldn't 
go and we couldn't get them...  So none of our investigators showed up, but we already have plans 
to pass by them all this week, so it should go better next week.  I might be transferred in two week,
but there is also a huge chance that I'm going to stay here and train a new missionary!  Only 8 
missionaries (besides leaders) are NOT going to train this next transfer.  That means all but 4 
companionships aren't going to be training next transfers! Also, there's a weirdly huge chance I will 
be going to the offices as well.  Someone in my group is going to be in there, and there are only 
3 of us... But I wouldn't mind, the offices sound cool, and I would love to learn more about how 
the mission works there.  My clothes are (mas o menos) holding up fine! Whenever my pants rip, 
or my shirts get stained, which is sadly often, we have a cool member here who washes and mends
perfectly.  And she is way awesome to the missionaries.  The weather has been fine here for the 
most part: it's starting to get warmer, which I hate -- its already warm here... San Juan is famous for 
being WAY SUPER hot, like an average of 105 daily, and we are just starting to get there.  It's been 
pulling like 80 or 90 degrees lately.  

I'm loving it here in the offices! I have a really cool job.  I'm the "historiador", so I receive all of 

the references from members and missionaries worldwide (sent to our mission) then I get to find

which area the person lives and send it to those missionaries.  Also, I collect and put all of the 

baptismal records into the church system, so new members can be members.  The mission 

offices are smack dab in the middle (mas o menos) of Mendoza, Mendoza (the capital).  It's 

really cool here, but way different.  I've been in poor, wildernessy areas my whole mission, and

now I'm surrounded by huge rich people houses.  Our pench used to be famous for being the 

most disgusting in the mission, but not while I've been here!  Thank you so much for teaching 

me how to clean stuff, the pench was a disaster!  When things stop working, missionaries for 

some reason just leave it be until someone comes and repairs it... So I ended up fixing three

different toilets (and bidets) and a shower.  Little by little, the office pench is getting better.  I 

can't believe people used to live in such gross conditions here...  I've come to realize that I kind

of like cleaning.  It's necessary, so I might as well like doing it.

In the offices, we do have the opportunity to leave and work after 4 every day if we have all of our 

stuff done, but we have a lot of stuff to do, so we don't get out much.  Also, there's this weird 

"tradition" sort of deal here, where they don't go out to work, even when they can... I'm trying to 

change that, so this week, we've already left to work more times than my comp has for three 

transfers!  We don't end up seeing President Goates very much, he's mostly out and about doing 

stuff.  Its really interesting having a computer to work on 24-7.  I think I've seen just about all of 

the mormon messages by now. Have you guys been watching the cool new bible videos? they 

are really well made (a little stiff, but after a while, they get to you).  

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