Hey everybody it was way nice to talk to ALL of you yesterday you all look great and happy and like you are enjoying the holidays. Sorry you guys weren´t able to head out west R and Hope. But it was a perfect Christmas for me to be able to see and ´´be´´ with my whole family. Dad, there really is something to this ´´I only want my family to be happy´´ business haha. I am sending a lot of pictures this week. here we go!

Well this week was a big week. I got transfered to Villa del Parque, Godoy Cruz and its way nice. Its up in the mountains kinda. The buses here are scary. I feel like a little country bumpkin in the big city, I am totally lost haha. But Elder Leany is great and he and I are going to see a lot of miracles here. The ward is alright. The Bishop is just a young guy and wants to put a lot more responsibility on us than what we should have but its okay. I learned a little about that in Cordón. We are going to recommend having a ward council,. and then starting an activities committee, and then getting the members excited about the mission work. Something I learned in Cordón is that it is better to teach a man to fish, so we will be doing a lot to help the ward out, but not to the extent that we are doing everything. Especially now that we aren´t counselors, I want to be able to focus more on finding, teaching and baptizing converts and strengthening members. This area has a lot of potential and there are just a TON of people here!

Well Christmas was great. Being away from my family and friends was different, but I feel like I learned a little bit about myself and God, and more about our relationship. I first learned for myself that I love my family and there is nothing I want more in life than to have a happy, good family. Secondly, I learned that I am never really alone. I felt that way a little bit and wasn´t lonely, but didn´t feel like I had anyone for thousands of miles to be happy with. Feeling down for myself, I remembered that no one on earth has ever been truly alone, except for the Man whose birth we celebrated yesterday. I then felt bouyed up and great love for the Savior. He was born to die, and He died for me, so that through Him I can live again and be with my family forever. Because He traveled a lonely road, completely alienated from everything, even His Father in Heaven for a time, I will never have to. He has given me the promise of being forever happy and never lonely if I choose to follow Him and endure to the end. This is my hope and my joy. I love you guys a ton and I hope you all enjoyed your Christmas.

Elder Daybell.