Elder Shapcott's First Area

After a long day with little sleep, Elder Shapcott arrived in Detroit Michigan where the Assistant to the President and the Mission President and his wife were there to greet them. They drove to Lansing from there they got their assignments. Elder Shapcott's first area is Ithaca but he lives in Alma. These towns are in the center of Michigan just north of Lansing. In Ithaca there is a small branch which he says has lots of children. (Elder Shapcott is a kid magnet, all kids love him). The branch is small but has great members. His first companion in Michigan is Elder Brown from Lehi, Utah. All of Elder Shapcott's companions have been from Utah so far. He says, "I am having fun out here and have already door knocked (tracting) and taught people." He has not lost his sense of humor and in his letters there is always a bit of humor. For instance he says, "I went to the bathroom on the plane that was probably the funnest place to go to the bathroom I've ever gone."