6 Weeks in R'dam

This..... IS A SELFIE I TOOK FROM THE TOP OF A WINDMILL!

This week was busy.

That is the best way to say it. The Ballard conference was really cool. He came and just kinda gave us a good pep talk and encouraged us to be obedient. It was very personal and he answered some missionaries´ questions. He actually gave straightforward answers, which is super rare for a missionary situation.

We had two investigators in church yesterday! AWH YIIISSSSS! We were very happy about that. Also I´m staying here in R´Dam with Elder Taggart. Though, we are getting Elder Taggart´s trainer Elder Kemp (whom I absolutely love after meeting with him at the conference) in the area right next to us.... we will have dinner appointments with him and he attends the same ward as us. So, Rotterdam is going to have three minor variations on the same person all working together in the area. Good luck, Fair City!

The language is getting easier and the people are not. Honestly, Dutch culture is just so weird in the ways they interact with other people. They judge you for everything.... but silently. and they can come off as incredibly rude! Honestly..... I don´t think we have taught a lesson to someone actually Dutch. Everyone comes from somewhere else that actually gives an R´dam. (Hahaha, city/swear pun!)

Artsy pig fat and curing ham picture. This is from inside the mill.

It´s actually been warm and sunny lately. Super weird. Everyone is confused by it. 

Yeah, the pictures were from a p-day. A family in our ward lives in and runs a bakery supply shop out of a windmill.  The woman is British; her husband is Dutch. She was very sweet to us and we bought some cake mix which we have yet to make. It´s been a pretty good time I guess, and I´m very tired.

Love,

Elder Shaw

This picture is one of the blades