4 months to go...

Kaitlin is not counting down, but we are! Just 4 months until she comes home. The time has gone by quickly. She is such a hard worker and the harder she works, the happier she is! Here are a few paragraphs from this week's email:

"Friday we taught a lot of lessons, which is always nice.  I hate wasting time.  I like working consistently and hard.  It just feels really good.  Dedication is a doorway to revelation and divine guidance I think.  We found a lady named Antoliana who is very poor and rather uneducated, and as we sat down to teach her, I felt very deeply the reality of the love her Father in Heaven has for her.  As we bore testimony of that love and that as a result of the love, He has restored all of the truth to the earth again, I felt the Lord's help.  I felt the Spirit's presence, and I witnessed the message of the Restoration being carried unto her heart.  It was a sweet experience.  We'll go back tomorrow.  Her daughter is a friend of Eli's, and we want to teach her as well.

Saturday we taught José and Miguel, and they both came to church again yesterday.  They're good boys.  Their father is really warming up to Hna. Paipa, so we need to talk to him about baptism again before she leaves.  He's not such a fan of "Yankees," as he calls me.  But I still like him.  He's ridiculous, but there's something of good in him."

"Oh, by the way, on the 21st of February, I finished reading the Book of Mormon in Spanish for the first time.  It was an incredible experience.  I can testify that this book was written by prophets of God under the direction of the Holy Ghost.  It contains the words of eternal life and leads the humble seeker of truth to Jesus Christ.  The peace and satisfaction I feel as I read it, as well as the answers and direction for my life I've found within its pages, are undeniable witnesses to me of its truthfulness and of its divine origin.  Because I read the Book of Mormon, I know that Christ lives.  I know that He really did execute the Atonement and thereby conquered both sin and death.  I know the reality of God's plan for us and that lasting happiness comes only as we are obedient to that plan.  I am forever grateful for the impact of the Book of Mormon on my life."