What to say what to say, this week was kicking. We had a great lesson this week where we just testified with the Spirit like a fire! hahah there are these two young guys that are investigating because they are references from a member. And so I just prayed that day that we would be able to testify with the power and authority of God, because you know, thats what it says that Alma and Amulek did. So we did, and the lesson was like BAM. I used to get bored teaching the Restoration but now its like my favorite. Im like, ¨This is the true church of Jesus Christ. We dont have to ask, where is the truth? Because it has been restored through a prophet. ¨And hermana A was like ¨Jesus Christ is the heart of this book. READ THIS¨ and she just pulls out 3 nefi. It was great. Everyone was crying. Great.

Also we had divisions in campo grande this week and for the first time in my life I had the opportunity to teach an American. It was serious culture shock for me. So this lady´s husband works for the army and thats why she and her family are living now in Paraguay. So we went in and talked to her about the family proclamation and tried to open doors for her to get interested. The Spirit was really strong there too. It was weird to hear all the things I say in spanish in english. Things are always a little stronger feeling when its in your mother language. It felt really forward to say ¨there is only one true church.¨ or ¨I know this is true because I prayed and received an answer from God.¨ Like its really easy to say in spanish but harder to say in English. Either way it was empowering and she promised that she would pray aobout our message so I hope shes ready to get an answer.

Hermana Alexander has been fighting all kinds of things this week too. Shes had some pretty nasty blisters, and suddenly sprang a fever of 101 saturday night. shes been a champ about it. I m not very good at nurturing so shes mostly been passed out in bed with a little cup of juice next to her haha.

This is the last week before changes and I literally dont know what is going to happen so we´ll see. I think Im going but only God knows. three more changes and then im home. QUE LOCO but so awesome. annnnnnnnnnnd yes. Thats basically all that is new with us. Oh the other funny-uncomfortable thing is that there are a bunch of guys working on our road outside and every time we leave our house they catcall at us. We have been staying inside as much as possible lol.

This week hermana Alexander and I kicked butt. We are getting kind of sad that we only have two more weeks together. When you live with someone twenty four seven for three months straight and suddenly they leave theres just like a little sadness about that. We dont see eye to eye on a lot of things but she is one of my best companions and I know she will be great on the rest of her mission.

We met some really great people this week, and there has been a freakishly high attendance lately. We had two investigators in church today. We found this family where there are three couples. yisel, jessica, and monica, and their husbands and kids. Well yisel and jessica are less actives and monica isnt a member but her husband is a less active. They are really great, they dont understand anything of the gospel so its basically teaching three investigators. We want to do a triple wedding with that..but I need to find a judge. It was really impressive because monica went to church last week and since she went to church she is a totally different person. Like, her whole face changed. Shes so much happier and thats just because she stepped in the church. LOVE IT.

There are some weeks where I just LOVE being a missionary and this was one of them. We had a great time doing visits-- I am sad that I cant do this my whole life. But then, according to my patriarchal blessing, I will get to do this my whole life. YAY GOD.

So the good things never last, and the change happens in two weeks. We{ll see. Sometimes I think I will stay and sometimes I think I will go. Theres waaaay too much stuff to get done in San Jorge and I feel like I could do even more if I stay. The members are really great, everyone is really great.

This week we had a lot of meetings, and we got to talk to the other sister trainers and share crazy mission stories. I realized that a lot of random crap has happened to me ahhaha its kind of nice to sit back sometimes and just feel good, like, yes, I survived all of those insane hellish things ahahha.

I got to see some of my old companions and I got some closure on that. Like all of that crap happened and its all water under the bridge. Sigh. Love it.

This week we just had a lot of meetings and trainings and we worked too, it was just a really long week. Im getting really old in the mission, and that feels good. Im about ready for this all to be over. I am grateful for all of the things Ive learned, because I have learned a LOT of things, but Im about done living with other women ahahah

The only other thing is that this week I got some really really sweet revelation. It was just like the Lord poured out His love for me and I felt really great. So I know the Lord is pendiente... uh.. aware! Aware of us and our needs.

Mother's note:  Kaitlin was back to being sick again this week, but was in overall good spirits in her emails.  Here is a little part:


I dont know what to say about the whole daily life thing. Normally we wake up, pretend to do our excercises, we take crazy fast showers because if you are in the shower too long the lights flicker out and you have to go outside to turn the switch to turn them back on...

then we study, or talk, and study, the gospel. We do lesson practices with a little Anna doll that one of my companions gave me. Hermana Alexander hates it but I make her do it because im the mom bwhahha

And then we put on bugspray and fill our waterbottles and we go out. When we contact we meet a lot of weird people, who normally comment on our fatness, our red hair, or our americanness.