Elder Daxton Starkey in Salta Argentina: Week 1 Email...

1/20/2015

Hey everybody you finally get to hear from me. My Pday wasn't for a week once I got here! Anyway theres so much to say I don't even know where to start. This place is nuts. Your constantly just going and going literally theres no down time whatsoever on a normal day but I guess its good that we stay busy. I love the spirit here its so strong and no matter where you go everyone is your friend and says hi, its just such a big difference compared to high school its so cool how it feels like there is no judging whatsoever here everyone is just themselves.

The spanish is hard but I'm loving it. Its the most stressful thing ever to have only been learning spanish for a day and then on day 2 we were teaching our first investigator. You learn very very quickly that its not you who is teaching its the spirit and if its not there you won't accomplish anything but when you have the spirit with even with our very very broken spanish somehow our "investigator" we'll feel gods love and tell us he wants to change and repent.

I could not have asked for a better zone or district. They are all so cool and nice in their own ways and have all been so good to me. Theres something really special about a bunch of teenage boys kneeling down together and offering a prayer of comfort and the spirit it was so nice to have that on my first day.

My companion is awesome. hes one of the funniest dudes ever and can always make me and our district laugh. I feel bad because as i began to know him on my first day I started feeling a little bit prideful like oh hes kinda shy and has a hard time talking in front of others sometimes but the spirit is so strong with him. It has really showed me how the lord can make small things great. And how its through the humble spirit of someone that miracles are brought to pass not knowledge.

I am so grateful for all you guys and your prayers I can really feel them as I try to get over this homesickness I'm feeling right now and I love you all so much.