Missionary Update

Norwich skyline

Above are a few pictures of his last area in Norwich, Norfolk England. It was colder there and even snowed a few times. There's lots of cathedrals and pubs. They say you can go to a different pub everyday of the year and a different church each week.
Derek is top row on the left Mission Office/Hyde Park Chapel
The Hyde Park Chapel is home to two wards, the Hyde Park Ward and the Britannia Ward (Young Single Adult), The England London Mission Office, A Visitors' Center, and a Family History Library. The missionary couple that runs the Family History Library is a couple from Gilbert, Arizona the Scott's.

I don't know why I haven't been posting more about Derek on his mission he is having a phenomenal time over in Jolly Good England. Since Dec. 29 he's been serving in the Norwich, Norfolk area and had great success teaching and baptizing. Since the middle of February he has baptized 7 people and he had more lined up to baptize but was transferred this past week. He now is in London as Assistant to the President. And he will be working in the mission home at the Hyde Park Chapel/Mission. He said Pres. Foulger called him on Sat. night and said he was going to serve in London. So Derek left on Sunday on a 4 hour train/tube ride by himself! I thought that wasn't allowed to be by yourself. He said he didn't get to bed till about 3 am and is very tired. But hopefully he will settle down and learn the in's and the out's of running the mission. He said it is crazy driving in downtown London and almost killed someone the first 5 minutes behind the wheel. If anyone knows Derek he is a kind of crazy driver at least when I would ride with him. But I think he was just trying to see how far he could push me before I would scream. But so far he hasn't had any problems and past the driving test which I hear is very difficult to pass. His mission companion is Elder Winder from South Jordan, Utah. That's where my brother lives, I wonder if they know him. Ha Ha. I love it that he is working so closely with Pres. Foulger and learning a whole other side to the mission which is the administrative end. He lives in a basement flat that he says is not so nice in Central London but is about a 15 minute walk from the mission home. He says he has never had so much fun on his mission as wouldn't change it for the world. Pres. Foulger will be ending mission in July . He has been the best mission President. He always writes us and tells us about the responsibilities he is giving Derek. Always such kind words. I have never worried about Derek for one minute he's been in England. The members have been so kind and he's had such great companions.