So this email from Danie should have been posted just before the last one.  Sorry they are out of order.  I just feel proud to be able to figure out how to post them at all.  She answered some questions for her Dad, and the Hermana Page she mentions is a companion she started in the MTC with, and enjoys working with very much.  

Danie's letter:

Things are going pretty well.  To answer your questions :)  Only the really wealthy people drive cars here. Most people use motos (scooters) Bikes or their legs :)  The homes here are like huts made of brick and cement.  We usually clap outside peoples gates rather than knock on doors here because everyone has gates here and they all lock them.  I am not sure exactly how many people are in the ward.  About 100 regularly attend each week but we have a lot of less actives and many recent converts that stopped going after their baptism.  Many of the moms work here, mostly because to find a complete family is very irregular here.  It is expensive to get married so people usually dont make the effort to do so and it is pretty common for people to have kids at age 16, 17, 18 and sometimes younger. Afterward the parents separate and either the mom or dad is left to do everything on their own. It´s so sad.  It makes me very motivated to share the gospel and the importance of families.

The work is my favorite thing. I love my investigators so so much.  I love helping them succeed and I am doing my very best to make suggestions when my companion and I both have the spirit so we can improve our teaching.  I have so many ideas that really worked from my other mission and I am just now gaining the ability to communicate them in Spanish. Transfers are this Saturday.  I am anticipating another transfer in the area with my current companion because I need to finish "training"  but we will see what the Lord has in store :)  Last week I got to be companions with Hermana Page for a few days and it was so wonderful :)  We are also teaching this one sweet girl in English right now because she really wants an opportunity to practice her English and learn about the gospel.  I can´t remember if I mentioned her or not, but she truly is wonderful.  I am convinced we were friends in our past life :) I wouldn´t trade my mission for the world. Now is a time of concentrated learning so yes it is hard and it should be, but I can´t tell you how comforting it is to have the ability to pray each night and pour out my heart to our Father in Heaven.  With time I will be the missionary my investigators need.  A missionary with humility and confidence, charity, trust and much much more :)

Some funny things I saw this week.  A man driving in his car with his hand on the roof holding a long piece of wood for some sort of project haha :D so illegal in the states, so commical and normal here :)  I also so the biggest man in the world, riding the worlds smallest bike hahaha :D  Little things like this help me smile when I feel like I have met my match.  There is always one more smile to offer :) always :) 

The other day one of our investigators confessed that the only reason he wanted to meet with us is because he hoped to marry me one day....that was super awkward haha :D  I am sad for him though, because he has no idea what he is missing. He doesn't want to meet anymore because I told him I am not interested in marriage right now.  I tried to say that anyway.  It probably came across even more bluntly than that because in spanish I am very blunt. haha :D

A little more about argentina.  You have to go to a different store for every little thing here.  Haha :D  they haven't figured out how to sell many things in one place.  It is probably different in the city. Who knows. The best chocolate is bon o bon :) THey have really wierd cars here :) um... I cant think of anything else at the moment but I will try to think of more next week :)

To leave on a happy note.  My spanish is really coming along.  Really I have been so blessed with the ability to speak.  It is far from perfect but time and time again people keep telling me how advanced I am for the amount of time i have been here, and it really shows when I am around other gringos.  I am so grateful for this  :)  I have many attributes to obtain, but the Lord not only is showing me my weaknesses, but giving me strengths as well :)

Sorry for such a scatter brained email.   Send everyone my love.

Love always,

Danie