No email from Andrew this week as he was traveling on his P-day! His group met up at the MTC travel office at 4:30 a.m. yesterday to depart for the airport. He received his visa that morning with his paperwork (my sigh of relief was heard 'round the world!). He has been issued a 3 year visa but will still be required to leave the country every so often to keep it valid. He left Salt Lake City at 8:55 a.m. and arrived safely in St. Petersburg at about 2 p.m. local time Wednesday (about 4 a.m. here in Utah). He traveled with four other missionaries (2 elders and 2 sisters) through Washington D. C. and Frankfurt before reaching his final destination. We were able to talk with him a couple of times and he sounds wonderful! He spoke a little bit of Russian for me and I was amazed. He shared part of what he might say when bearing his testimony. He was ready to head out and begin his work. He wanted me to thank everyone for all the love he felt while he was in the MTC with letters, emails, and packages. He would love to continue to hear from all of you. Letters can be sent to the Mission Home address at the top of this blog; packages, however have a different set of instructions. Please email me if you need to know how and where to send a package at sarah.gwilliam.7@gmail.com .
We haven't heard anything from him yet, but the mission secretary sent us a picture of him with his MTC companion, Elder Jaynes, and a short note letting us know that he arrived safely. He looks hammered! I guess traveling for 24 hours will do that to a person. Anyway, we are so excited for this next leg of his adventure. We can't wait to hear from him again!
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