Hey Family! Ok the craziest thing happened this week. At least I think so...

I was coming out of Priesthood meeting here in the central building and its really a madhouse at that time because you're fighting the crowd going to lunch and the crowd trying to get in/out of sacrament or priesthood or whatever and so its really shoulder to shoulder... this one elder was kind walking in a perpendicular way towards me and when we finally ran in to each other he says, "Elder Daybell!" and I look at him and I quickly do the scan in my head for this guy... nothing came up. But I guess he and I had the same book of Mormon teacher at the Y last year.... oh yea forgot to mention that his name is Elder DAYBELL AND HE'S GOING TO THE MENDOZA ARGENTINA MISSION??!?!?!?!?!? whaaaaaaat??? crazy. He said that his family stayed with us back in 1997 and so I guess we are related some super far-back way. But anyway that is like the craziest thing that has happened to me this week.

Anyway we have been having a really good time. The whole last week thing is like so silly because its like....the last week of your MTC time... some elders treat it like those missionaries that have a week left of their whole mission and just stop trying period. But they forget that this is really just the beginning of the mission... It is weird to say that i have less than 2 years left now because thats all you hear about as a pre-mish... "Oh its the best two years!"..."These two years are given to the Lord"...etc.

Anyway, I think that the whole "best two years" thing is really lacking hope... Like are the next 60+ years a letdown? I get that this will be a remarkable experience for me and certainly a catalyst of growth, spiritually, mentally, physically and emotionally, and I have the opportunity to literally work the same work and glory that is God's, but Dad, have you been disappointed ever since your mission? Don't get me wrong- I love the mission and there is nothin in the world more important than this for me right now, but when you get back aren't you only supposed to improve? Anyway that is just something that has been kinda getting on my nerves.... But I'm cool.

I'm glad the Spot is working because I look at it after I press the button and it doesn't say, "yea, I'm working, don't worry about it!" it just blinks green or red and its not like I can check the website haha... But its awesome. I just let my Dwight-like friend here believe that I'm like a gov't agent or something haha...

Anyway I am stoked to get to Argentina. My address will change though.... soo here is the mailing pouch address:

Elder William Henderson Daybell

Argentina Mendoza Mission

POB 30150

Salt Lake City UT 84130-0150

I don't really understand how the pouch works other than its the same thing as regular, enveloped letters, just without the envelope... entonces just trifold a single piece of paper and tape it closed, put the stamp on in where it would go on an envelope, address where it would go on an envelope and the return address, just as it would appear on the envelope.... Also dearelder works great and it IS free so...

The package address is different. And my mission pres said that the mail and packaging there is safe so... maybe just slap on some pictures of the Virgin Mary or something and nobody will touch it... Im serious that is what the teachers have told me...

Here is the Address:

Elder William Henderson Daybell

Argentina Mendoza Mission

Casilla de Correo 631

5500 Mendoza

Mendoza

Argentina

*Phone Number: 54 261-424-4165

*You need to include the phone number if you use a private carrier group like UPS, DHL, etc...

Okay well I love you all to bits and I hope you have a good time in Vegas. Thanks for you camera Hannah! I love your guts.

Umm... Oh yea.. I will call you on Monday! Sometime around 9-10 AM. And if that doesn't work, then I will call you in my 5 HOUR layover in ATL sometime later that night. Okay!

Love you

Elder Daybell