Back to Bothell and Back to Work

Well Britton was transferred back to Bothell. He was excited. He did feel bad to leave his last companion just when they were getting along so well. He is assigned to a very efficient family ward and a singles ward. His new companion is from West Jordan, Elder Silotti. FYI Britton has been out serving for over 9 months! This Sunday is what is called "Invitation Sunday". This is a special Sunday where all the meetings will be focused on non-members and visitors. All the members have invited people to attend with them. Britton said that as missionaries they think every Sunday should be like Invitation Sunday since their whole purpose is to invite people to Come Unto Christ.

This Monday I will return to work. It will be an interesting thing since I still don't feel comfortable enough to drive with my double vision. We went to a follow-up MRI on Tuesday for good news; the tumor has not started growing. I have however developed a cold. (No fevers, no chills, no aches thankfully) The Doctor told us that the reason I now tilt my head is due to the sixth nerve that was the most tightly wrapped around the tumor that controls my double vision. He was not sure if it would ever come back. I do find myself shutting my left eye a lot. This makes me see better. I go in February for my next scan.

Football is over for Jackson. They were one game into the playoffs. It was really fun. Colton has at least two more games left. His season has been fun. I wish I could have gone to more games for both of them. Good thing they have a great football Dad.

Update from Britton in Seattle

Our latest letter from Britton came on Friday. He said "Things are picking up here in Seattle." The week started out rough with not much success. They couldn't catch anyone at home. On Thursday the Mission President came to their apartment for interviews. They then got to go with him to each of their zone members apartment for their interviews. They got done with the interviews at 7:00pm and then went to dinner with him and a meeting with the Stake President. Elder Nelson and he hit the last few days of the week hard and were blessed greatly. His teaching pool is growing and he is excited. He got in his third car wreck that he has been in on his mission. He had some girl run into the back of his car that was stopped at a red light. She was going about 30 miles an hour. Luckily no one was hurt and both cars were drivable. The best part of the whole thing, "we got a teaching appointment with the girl that hit us!" This is the second one that he was driving in, but he clearly states that none of them have been his fault. "THANK GOODNESS!"
He has been blessing our family so much through his service. We are so proud of Britton. He is such a great missionary. He has had a few companions try to set him with writing girls that they know, but he keeps telling them no and that "I'm trying to be a BAPTIZER so I need to keep focused."