This is a funny excerpt from Danie’s letter last week.  The rest was addressed to just me and would not be of interest to anyone else:

For the person who put in my mission packet that a coat is optional, they are crazy!!!!!!  It is so not optional!!! The other day I accidentally left my coat at a member's house and borrowed a coat from my companion for three days or so until we had time to stop by and retreive mine.  Well, now I have a cold and I froze for three days.  So not only is a coat necessary, but a really good one, like the one you bought for me is very very necessary. Tell everyone who recieves a mission call to Argentina :)  Also, I have a funny story for you.

It all started one overcast day here in Bell Ville.  My companion woke up with a migrane and we spent the morning trying to beat the symptoms.  Well luckily after many prayers and a half hour a tipsy companion (she took some very very strong medicine) we were off to the area to work :) We taught a lesson to a lady who claims to be catholic catholic, but has the question why are there so many churches on the earth today.  Haha :D it went pretty well I must say :)  After lunch with a member almost exactly like grandpa andrus and his family, we went to another lesson.  The member took us in his car.  The funny thing is he is super strict like grandpa andrus, but only in certain areas.  For example, we rode in white plastic lawn chairs in the back of his car and he purposely drove like a maniac to see if could tip us over hahaha :D  Can you imagine Grandpa Andrus doing that?  Me neither.  It was definitely very unexpected behavior from this particular member haha :D  Well the rest of the afternoon we continued teaching etc etc. but my companion and I were having an afternoon of working out our differences.  I was so so frustrated and as we mounted our bikes once again to travel to another house we passed a flower vendor.  I stopped without even thinking and asked to buy a flower.  I wanted to do something nice for my companion to regain the spirit. Well after I purchased the flower, I looked up and realized I had no idea where my companion was.  I hoped that maybe she was just around the corner but when I turned the corner she wasnt there.  At this point I was frustrated and in a panic and I just started sobbing (side note, the flower vendor sells flowers in front of the cemetary, that is where I purchased the flower for my comp)  I was riding along, (flower meant for dead person and all) when my skirt got caught in the spokes of my bike.  I had to dismount, untangle myself and all.  I decided to walk to the chapel that was pretty near by, all the while praying my companion would think to do the same.  I really must have been quite the site sobbing, walking with my bike, and my dead person flower haha :D At one point one lady asked if she could help me and when I responded in my terrible spanish (I don´t think well in spanish when I am crying turns out) the poor thing didn´t know what to do so she just wished me the best and continued on.  Well, after who knows how long I arrived at the chapel and just waited.  I had our cell phone but it doesn´t work to call people, only text, and no one responded when I texted them.  Finally I looked up and saw a bicicle wheel turn the corner.  It was my companion!  Never have I been so happy to see her in my life!  It was definitely quite an adventure I must say, but in the end the Lord took care of us :)  That is my funny story :)  

my mission is an adventure but I love it just the same :)  Sorry I can´t say more but time is short

Love always, Me :) ps...

Misión Argentina Córdoba
Gay Lussac 5270, Villa Belgrano

Apartado Postal 49-X5009ZAA
C.C. 17 Suc. 9

Córdoba - Argentina