dear family: 

i will try and sum up this week. the gospel of Jesus Christ is brilliant. its true. its lovely. its everything we need to live good lives and have wonderful relationships with ALL people. God is our Heavenly Father. He LOVES us so dearly. this week i had the opportunity to give my closing testimony. i will be leaving this blessed mission over four short weeks. i was grateful that many of the elders in my mtc group were also present because we all came together and have experienced everything together up until this point. i was nervous but when i got up there i was fine because i realized that its all the same. there is no end to missionary work. i am grateful to be here and i will be grateful to go home because i love people. you, my family, are the reason i am here. and you are also the reason i will be happy to come home. this life is about relationships. and i am super blessed to be best friends with each of my siblings, their spouses, their children and my parents. i love it. i love that God has given us this time to come here and build such great frienships with others. that we can CHOOSE to follow his way and be happy. i love it so much. i am grateful to be able to share that with others. 

"our religion is not merely theory, it is a practical religion to bring present enjoyment to every heart" - brigham young

as often as we like to complicate things and get down to the nitty gritty - the answers of life will always remain the same. love one another. work hard. make it happen. no matter how you swing it. i love you all. seriously. i know that this email doesn't have any interesting stories. i know. i know. ahhhhh!!!!!! but sometimes i run out of time because i like to email you individually and then i realize that i only have five minutes so i always choose to share my testimony. ahhh1!!!!! next week i will plan better. wait a minute. i have said that every week. we'll see. 

loves - katelyn