From:	Tiffany Ross
Sent:	Thu 5/30/13 10:49 AM

Ok first off i have so much to write. First off i have an hour every day to write on thursdays at 1 here. They told us when we were able to email you shortly after arriving that we would be writing on tuesdays but its actually thursday. Im pretty sure that a lot of parents were super upset when their kids didnt email them. I guess its a good thing that I forgot to tell you that in my email. Also if you could please send me in the regualar mail some stamps. American stamps can be used for pouch mail here. So i can write you and send it with american stamps and you will get it in nine days. AWESOME! So i guess dear elder doesnt work that well. regular mail works better and we get it in nine days. So if you could send me an email with a letter and american stamps it would be awesome. Just send it to the Argentina MTC mailing adress.The MTC is the CCM in spanish. We arrived at about eleven thirty this time. Just in time for lunch. It was super foggy when we landed and by the end of the day it became very sunny. Super small airport! and when we found the guy who was supposed to pick us up, super funny. He kept asking us to hold up the sign with the church logo on it and it was was floppy because it was just a regular paper. So when he looked at us and saw that we couldnt hold it up he just rolled his eyes, said something in spanish and took it away. Oh well have a lot to learn before i could understand what he said anyways. The drive to the CCM we didnt see much because we rode the freeway but it was way close to the airport and the first thing we saw was the temple! BEAUTIFUL!!! When we arrived we had to have an interview with the president and his wife and then unpack our bags. Well first we unpacked our bags. We were told to unpack everything we needed in like twenty minutes and then they took our bags and put them in a storage shed. There is so much that i still have in that bag that i wished i would have grabbed. And then we met with the mission Pres. and his wife. President asked me about you guys and asked why I decided to serve a mission. He then told me not to compare myself with others because everyone learns the language differently. Then he prayed for me and for our family. It was beautiful! 

Then i recieved my companion. Or companions I should say. Im in a trio. They are awesome girls.

The first two days here kind of flew by in a blur. It was super hard and i think i was in a lot of shock. We had so much to do and we werent used to the schedules yet. But i was put into a district with 10 elders and 3 Hermanas. But i want to talk to you about sunday. Its really the only day that i started to really remember things. All of our meetings are in English. Except for the talks we have to give in spanish. Well during our sunday school time we meet with our districts and we had a testimony meeting on why we decided to serve a mission. It was amazing. Hearing why all of these elders decided to serve missions was so inspiring and comforting. I know that im supposed to be here learning and growing with these missionaries. And I have much comfort. The spirit is so strong here i wish i could just wrap it up and send it home to you. Also at the end of every sabbath day we get to watch a movie! At the end of this last sunday we got to watch the testaments. Do you know how cool it is to watch that show knowing im in South America!!! AWESOME!!!!!

This week has been good. The language is super hard and im the only one i my district with no advanced learning of it. But my companions are so willing to help and i know i will be blessed with the gift of tongues. For example the first day we arrived we knew that the teachers would only speak spanish with us. I couldnt understand a word. The next day i was asked by one of the teachers, in spanish, what is jesus christ to you? and i was able to answer in spanish, my salvador (my savior). It was a little tender mercy from my heavenly father that it will happen, just in time. Some funny things, the difference between latinos and Americans. There are 93 missionaries here. The most to ever attend the CCM. More than half of them are Americans. And one night we had the most americanish food yet, chicken strips and fries. The latinos put ketchup over it and ate it with a fork and knife while the Americans were chomping it down with their fingers. Also the Latinos think its super funny to play football or soccer against the white boys. They like it because they can cream them while playing. Also my afternoon teacher is holarious. . He speaks english quite well and is the teacher that helps us with the grammar and teaching skills. Well he was trying to explain how to do the mail and he told us that the only way it will get to you is if you put Mother maria right on the envelope.  He is 21 and just returned three months ago from his mission in Equador i think.

I want to last of all write about yesterday. Oh yesterday was absolutely wonderful!!!!!!!! BEST DAY EVER!!!! We got to go listen to Elder Cook speak! And being an Hermana is wonderful because we got to be the first ones to shake his hands and sit right up front. THREE rows away from him. All the missionaries were loaded up on buses to see him at the Argentina mission home. And we had to take backroads because there were people protesting on the freeways and picketing off the roads. It was super eye opening to drive through the towns though. We saw super rich and super poor. We even passed some missionaries on the side of the road. But dogs were eating through the trash, people living under the highways. Its insane! Well it took about an hour for us to get there and after shaking hands we heard him talk. It was translated in spanish for the others and the other missionares that are serving in Argentina were there. Well i want to tell you what he had to say. He first of all blessed our families. He wanted us to know that they would be all right and that we were meant to be here. Then he talked about the age change. He said before that there were 2 apostles and about 500 calls a week and after the age change 1500 calls a week and 6 apostles. Wow! How awesome!!!  This is the true Church and I am where im supposed to be. This place is a dedicated place for learning and growing. It has almost the same spirit as the temple. Its wonderful!!!

Some other cool things because i have time. We have IPs with our teachers and they are actually our teachers. We have two teachers.  They act as investigators and we have to teach them. The cool thing is that they are acting as investigators they they taught on their missions, and people that were actually baptized! Also in my room is another trio of girls.  But we get new roommates next week because they have been here for 5 and a half weeks. I love you guys so much. I hope this answers a lot of your questions and gives you comfort. Ill write more in letters. send the stamps as soon as possible. Love you all!!!!!

Hermana Ross