Argentina Resistencia Mission

Looking back and thinking about all the needless crap I had packed, I would say don't worry about bringing a ton of clothes. You know, for Elders, five shirts, a few pair of pants, some good shoes, some ties. A lot of the stuff you will get passed on to you by other Elders who are finishing up their mission. So, you know, you really only need a couple ties, a couple shirts, a lot of the stuff you can get down there. But for food, I would say like for good snacks like peanut butter and American candies, bean dip, hot sauce, that stuff doesn't exist down there. And sorry guys, but there's no Monster, there's no Rockstar, there's hardly any energy drinks down there. So yeah, but I would pack light on the clothes because you can get so much stuff down there like rain boots, coats. Guys, it's hot there, you don't need coats. I mean maybe a light jacket, but winter down there is not very long.

Don't take a lot of nice clothes because you won't want to wear them. Just go to your local thrift store or wherever and just get a bunch of random stuff. A bunch of random v-neck shirts or just like simple cotton shirts that can be washed easily and they can be hung dried and buy some good pants because now the sisters can wear pants down there which is pretty cool. So buy some comfy pants and if you get skirts just buy some super just chill just comfortable flowy skirts and then maybe some warmer ones for the the winter time.

I would take a raincoat and I would take probiotics and some vitamins to make sure that you stay healthy and so that you don't get sick a lot. Because the food is not too different but they cook with a lot of oil and salt and it can be hard on your stomach. I'd recommend taking a umbrella, some good rain boots, stickers. The kids blow stickers there. Take fun little toys for them to give them and just have a lot of fun with the kids and the people. They're very loving people.

If I could go back and think of things to pack, seriously, I would pack like a hot sauce so I could put on food because that'd be so good. Just a little hot sauce and everything makes it better.