From the Week of September 10^th.

I'm wearing a brown and green argyle sweater with a pink and white polka dot rain coat, and I didn't even care. 

This is Caitlin's mom and this is how she summed up her second week in the missionary training center in Mexico City. She is beginning to discover the difference between being 19 and a more mature 29.  She is learning patience, (she's not sure any of them have ever had to sit still more than 2 hours at a time) but she loves them all. She has also discovered that her years as a paramedic has prepared her for the chaos of a cafeteria full of teenagers.  One of the missionaries choked on a pancake and another performed the Heimlich, it was utter chaos and drama. They asked her how she could be so calm?   I can hear Caitlin thinking, "If he can still talk, he's still breathing". On another note she reported she learned how to say "Me caí la cama en la mañana” which means "I fell out of my bed this morning.  Need I say anything more?

For a service project they helped make rice pudding and cookies in the kitchen.  Caitlin got to talk with the employees and understood almost everything they said.  She said the language is coming back fast and she is very grateful. She is helping one of the worker’s with English.

In closing Caitlin says: “The work is coming slowly but surely. Frustrations happen, but we can learn from them.  The power of prayer and my knowledge of the Atonement is what gets me through each day.” She is loving the opportunity to learn and prepare to teach the gospel. 

Finally, she shared a couple of pictures (they have really big moths in Mexico City).