The Ups and the Downs

February 6, 2012

So...last week was FULL of highs, this week was full of lows. Well, not super lows or anything, just nothing in comparison to last week. We had some struggles for sure, but people are still progressing and we are just puttering along.

F____ was confirmed at church yesterday. It was beautiful and she really felt the Spirit. She was sick though so getting her there was kind of a challenge and then she left early but I was just happy she got there. And in better news, we set a BD with her brother! March 4th! Hopefully! We were on splits on Thursday and the day had been crazy and our dinner appointment had cancelled so as we were driving down the street, we decided to go to Burguesa. Truly it was just inspiration. :) After dinner we had 20 minutes left so we decided to go visit E____ before we left to our other appointment and we had a super fast 1st lesson and committed him right there! He is 18 and just really wants to change his life. After seeing F____ get baptized last week, he is just more excited! I love it! Hopefully all continues to go well.

L____ and her kids are just rockstars! They are all so excited to get baptized! Mom, those stickers you sent me are AMAZING! I gave them all stickers so they could put them on their books to tell them apart. Perfect! Also, side note, whenever a child has been grumpy, I give them a sticker and they cheer right up! It is great! Gets them to be good!

Besides that, this week has been pretty uneventful I guess. We were getting low on miles this past week because it was the end of the month so we walked EVERYWHERE! Sister Zamora doesn't have a bike, so we just walked. Everywhere. I am really looking forward to the awesome tan line I have on my feet from my shoes. :)

So it is FREEZING right now! A cold front came in so we have all just been SUPER cold! It probably is still in the 50s though. I'm such a baby!

Everything that has been done with the house sounds amazing! I am so happy that this has finally happened! It is funny that I have been the biggest advocate of this and it doesn't get done until I leave! What is up with that! I'm over it. Sister Zamora and I talk about how to decorate our future houses sometimes so I get my fix.

I LOVE YOU ALL! I have to email president now, but I truly love you all and can't wait to hear from you! Emails and letters truly make a missionary's day! More than you know!

Here are some new pictures:

Kate and Sister Holmes at Christmastime

Kate and her 1st Texas Companion, Sister Bricker

This is a tostada hamburger. Notice the tortilla shell and beans. It's not cheese.

Kate and Sister Bricker at one of their baptisms

The 4 sister missionaries at their apartment. Sister Zamora, Kate, Sister Bricker, Sister Cooper

The 4 sister missionaries at a member's house for Christmas.

They each were given a towel with their names and a gospel gift embroidered on them.

Sister Cooper, Sister Bricker, Sister Zamora, Kate

Kate hard at work studying or writing letters??

Kate's new companion, Sister Zamora

Sister Cooper roasting marshmallows in the oven

Kate looks so good and the sisters she is serving with are awesome. The members treat them really well, they are very busy teaching, and Kate is happy.