President Uchtdorf has a sense of humor

I just finished a lengthy conversation with my brother Doug.  As you know he has been called as a mission president.  I was pleased to receive his call and I had a lot of questions I wanted to ask him.  So I did.  He was gracious enough to answer all of them.  I want to relay a lot of that information to you because I think that it is not only informative but interesting.  Sorry, but his children will be living in their house for the next 3 years.  But he did say that he is not retiring but will return to his firm in 3 years and that they will need some help in the work load until he does come back.  (PHIL)  They do 'public accounting' and if that is interesting to you then give them a call and see whats-up.  I was interested in the process that began last August with the area 70.  Then in November they interviewed with President Packer.  Then they were called into interview with President Uchtdorf. (Enough time elapsed between those that worry ensued as well as 2nd guessing.)
He pulled a joke on them by asking Doug about his Japanese and then asked Lynette if she spoke German.  In the paperwork they had already sent in they expressed preference for an English speaking assignment.  It was a bit unsettling for them (especially Lynette)  to think that they might not get it.  He played it to the very end of the interview by referring to both Japanese and German again before at the very last good bye he assured them that the assignment when it came would be English speaking.  It didn't ease their mind about going abroad though and that wasn't settled until they finally received 'the letter' in February.  I learned a lot of other stuff about the process and the '2 hour over lap training time' with the outgoing mission president. I know we all wish them well in this new calling.

CLARIFICATION:  I usually do not shave but once a week.  One recent notable exception was when I was asked to accompany my oldest grandson to an open house of a prestigous eastern university on a
Saturday night. BUT I also do not shower everyday.  But rest assured that it does occur more often then once a week.  Your mother and grandmother makes sure of that.