Here is Elder Talbot's letter from July 22. 

 

 

Dearest Family,

We're heading to the end of another transfer here in Seattle!! Our planners are only 6 weeks long, so we've been cramming new pages into them to accommodate the long transfer that happened to get onto the Seattle schedule. We're sure that Elder Lutes will be leaving us, and pretty confident that either Elder Kimber or I are leaving. More likely it will be him, but we'll see. That's another week from now or so...

Here is Elder Talbot's letter he wrote on July 15. 

 

Dearest Family!!

Hello! We found five new investigators this last week! Two of them are living with less-active English members, and this is a great opportunity to help the whole bunch of them! We found them, and they came to institute class the same day! We taught prayer, using a self analysis sheet included in Preach My Gospel. They learned a lot and will be using that to improve their prayers.

                               HAPPY 20th Birthday, Elder Talbot!!   Beautiful cake!   Perfect to match his talent. 

Here is Travis's letter from July 8.  He is officially part of the Washington Seattle Mission now.  He celebrated his 20th birthday on July 8.  I will attach a picture of him with his cool birthday cake......Thank you for your letters and prayers for him.  ....Posted by Joyce Talbot (Travis's mom)

 

We are undergoing significant changes and alterations as we are assimilated into the Washington Seattle Mission. On Friday, I had the opportunity to sit in a council composed of many respected Elders and Sisters of the mission for our Missionary Leadership Council.

Travis's letter on June 27, 2013

I. LOVE. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. There exists no organization like it anywhere else upon the face of the earth. The brotherhood and potential for good as found within this Church is unrivaled by any other group or structure that has ever been. Our endeavors to stave hunger, treat the sick, and rest the weary are powerful because of the brotherhood and love found herein.