Arrival!!

Sister Fredrickson, Elder Andrew, Elder Shaw, Elder Steenblik, Elder Parr

Billy won't have a chance to email this week, so this is his old mom giving an update.  He was able to call from the airport yesterday, and it made my day (quite possibly my week, and my month! It was soooo good to hear his voice!) He is very excited to be out in the field, and he sounded happy.

I asked how the language was going, and he said he feels fairly confident.  He said that now he believes he has a capacity for learning languages-- Anyone that knows anything about Billy will see this as huge step for him... He has a tendency to be very self-deprecating when it comes to his talents and abilities-- almost as quick as he is to give praise and credit to the gifts of others.  So, the language is probably coming along quite nicely.  He was even able to speak some Dutch to us, and that was fun!

We received a nice email from Sister Robinson (the mission president's wife) and the pictures that I have included in the update.  It looks like Elder Shaw's new p-day will be Monday, so feel free to email him on Sunday if you want it to be current.  The time in the Netherlands is 7 hours ahead from the Central Time Zone.

Thanks for caring about Elder Shaw, and reading his blog.  He loves to hear what people think of his adventures and pictures!

Elder Shaw