Matthew Wilkinson's farewell

Matthew Wilkinson was called to serve in the Madrid, Spain mission. We drove up to Warfe Valley for his farewell. He is one of those valient young men who served as executive secretary to his Bishop at 18 years old.

Kevin Lund's Baptism

Kevin, Tracy Lund's brother, was baptized by Elder Huemos from Germany. Also pictured is Elder Murphy from Austrailia. These two missionaries have been with us for several months and we hope to keep in touch with them. Isa and Jordan were instrumental in Kevin's decision to be baptized.

Farewell to Jainan

Jainan left to go back to China on January 10th. We had a farewell party for him at the institute and he gave a little speech telling everyone what a good experience this had been and how he had come to know he had a Heavenly Father and he hoped he would be able to find the church in China. He is very special to us and thanks to email we keep in touch.

The Shambles in York

This street is one of the best preserved medieval streets in Europe. The buildings on opposite sides of the path hang over far enough that two people on upper floors could reach out and hold hands. Shambles comes from the word shammel which means animal flesh. There are ledges on the lower windows where butchers would display their meat. They would slaughter animals in the back of the building so there would always be a fresh supply of meat. Some of these shops and houses date back to 1350.

York before Christmas 2010 and New Year's Day

The knave of this chapel was built in the 1200s. Here it is all lit for the last time of this Christmas season.

After attending the York New Year's Eve dance, we enjoyed a day in the old city with the Westons.

Bitter cold winter's day in York

Straight out of Mary Poppins-"Feed the Birds"