HAPPY "HUMP DAY"

Derek has been out for one year now!!!

Derek is now serving in Lampa, Chile and has been since December 20, 201.

He is loving every minute of his new area and the people are amazing!!!

He says Lampa is the largest area of his mission and covers for example ~ from Salt Lake to Payson. He says he can be in a bus for over 1 1/2 hours and not cover his whole area!

He is now in the full blown summer months and I'm jealous ~ haha!

Most importantly he has had NO INJURIES since he's been in Lampa!! YEAH!!

Here is part of a letter we just recieved!

"We are working super hard and the lord has really blessed me so much as I have dedicated myself to him and have been giving it all I got! He expects a ton out of me and its really crazy at
times. There is so much work for me to do now and really just more keeps coming! I haven’t been focusing on finding investigators but the lord keeps putting them in my way and it’s amazing! I haven’t knocked a single door in this sector but now I have 20 investigators with fechas! The lord is really blessing me! I’m still getting to know my huge sector and to add to it today was changes and Elder Elder got transferred! I’m with a new elder named Elder Ibarrola he is from Paraguay! The Lord and Pres. May expect allot from me and i’m ready and excited to work my butt off again this change! Its gonna be a ride that’s for sure!!!!"

Elder Anderson and Rosa Herrera and Pres. Jacque (the Branch President)
Rosa Herrera got baptized on February 6th and it was sweet! Derek said she felt a little scared because she is a big girl so she asked Derek and Pres Jaque (branch President) to baptize her. I stood behind her and basically lifted her completely out of the water after because President couldn’t lift her up haha it was funny! But it was freakin sweet!!!!

Elder Anderson and Francisco

Elder Anderson, Giovani and his friend and Elder Elder

Elder Anderson, Micro and Elder Elder

Derek on his p~day! They took a hike up the mountains!

Derek with a gun???? Who knows what they were doing, but you can sure tell he had fun!!

Elder Elder (from Logan, Utah) and Elder Anderson
Derek with his Christmas presents! The best part of the day was talking on the phone!! We only got 40 minutes and it was the shortest 40 minutes of my life but the best also!!!

I love my missionary and I'm so very proud of him and his dedication to the Lord and to the work and people of Chile! What more could a mom ask for!! I LOVE YOU DEREK!! :)