Argentina Volume 1: Elder Milne edition 8/26/24

Hola everyone! Sorry it’s been a while but I’m alive and well.

I am officially in Argentina and it’s been an insane week! I’m in an area called Chimbas in San Juan, and the people here are so nice! 


My last week of the CCM was awesome, and it was sad to say goodbye to everyone but also exciting because literally half of everyone I was friends with went to Argentina with me. 

We left on Tuesday morning and I woke up at 3:15, then flew 9 hours to Buenos Aires and stayed in a hotel for 3 hours, woke up, flew to Mendoza, and got there at around 10 am. Then we met our Presidency, and we got to go to the temple. Then all the trainers came and they announced each companionship at a time. It was super fun and everyone was going crazy. 

My new trainer Elder Cook, and ironically he is a mighty fine cook😋. But he’s super awesome, and he’s 4 years older than me so he’s been training me in his superior knowledge. 

My Spanish is coming along quickly but still super tough. There is an accent here and they speak really weird spanish so all the missionaries think it’s funny (hopefully I will too one day when I can actually understand it🫠).

We’ve had lots of work so that’s good. I’m not even fully unpacked yet because we’ve been so busy. My first day we got to the pension, I grabbed a coat (because it’s still pretty cold here), and we went and taught. My mind was a little all over the place as I was in some random ladies house in Argentina with 6 hours of sleep from the past 48 hours and jet lag and I could barely understand what either my comp or her was saying. Super fun stuff. 

The food has been really good actually. I still haven’t eaten cow hoofs or anything so we’re chillin (*knock on wood). 
 

I have learned even more this week that there is so much joy to be found in the gospel. Coming to the field has slapped me in the face and it’s been pretty hard at times (especially after coming out of the MTC where you think being a missionary is easy). Living on my own for the first time in a new country and new culture is scary and uncomfortable. Not being able to speak Spanish and not knowing how to be a great missionary is hard because I just want to help out these people but it feels like I can’t. And Satan is trying everything he can to make me feel homesick, scared, unhelpful and more. But when I am teaching the people, I feel the spirit and I feel joy. When I am reading the scriptures and giving myself up in prayer to my Heavenly Father, I find strength and purpose. When I am choosing joy rather than fear, doubt, or self pity, I consequently FEEL JOY! Joy is a choice, and it comes from choosing the things of God over the things of the world. Life is hard, but God won’t give us anything that we can’t accomplish with His help. Christ is the answer to EVERY question, problem, and challenge in this life. I testify of this, in the name of Jesus Christ, amèn. 

I invite you all to listen to/read this BYU devotional called “Cast Not Away Therefore Your Confidence”, it’s super good and helped me a lot this week.

Last one to click this link is a silly goose🪿:


Love you all! Email me and let me know how your lives are going

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