Hermana Artieda

Snapshot

Kaitlynn's current companion as of March 2026, serving in Valdivia. Described as "a force of nature" and "one of the most loving people I've ever met." Studied psychology pre-mission; her interest in the brain has Kaitlynn considering psychology as a post-mission course of study. Present during early miracles in Valdivia including Rood's church attendance and Mauricio's baptismal date.

Details

• Companion period: Valdivia, March 2026 to present (as of May 4, 2026 morning call).
• Pairing resulted from Kaitlynn's Transfer 8 out of Coyhaique.
• Background: Studied psychology before her mission. Talks about the brain often. Has prompted Kaitlynn's recent reading on mental health (OCD, ADHD) and her stated interest in studying psychology after her mission.
• Companionship dynamic (per May 4, 2026 call): "We get along really good, super fun with her." Kaitlynn called her "one of the most loving people I've ever met."
• First-week impression (per March 8, 2026 call, Kaitlynn's first weekend in Valdivia): "I love her with all of my heart. She's honestly one of my favorite comps just right off the bat because I have complete and 100% trust in her. There's no fights. Nothing - not even any needling. She trusts my ideas. I trust her ideas." Kaitlynn's reflection on the contrast with prior comps (Snowder, Soares, Juncker) prompted her to articulate the pride lesson - she had been "very selfish, very in my own head" with prior comps and is going in with Artieda from a place of serving and learning instead.
• First friction (per Mar 23, 2026 family call): Artieda yelled at Kaitlynn over a choice Kaitlynn hadn't made fast enough. Pattern Kaitlynn was working through: Artieda asks her to share feelings, but doesn't engage with them when she does; "if you don't do it, I'm just going to do it myself. If you even hesitate for 50 seconds, it's like, 'whatever, I'll just do it myself.'" The honeymoon period closed on the companionship; Kaitlynn's framework shifted to "hard moments are when you build."
• Ending her mission; training friction (June 2026): On the June 29, 2026 emergency-travel call, Kaitlynn identified Artieda as the trainer at the center of the emergency that sent Kaitlynn and Hermana Figueredo to the south of the mission. Per Kaitlynn, Artieda had trained a sister harshly, treating her "like a daughter who is incapable of doing anything," and the sister had been set on going home. Kaitlynn said she loves Artieda but that she is "a little intense," and read it as Artieda wanting her trainee to be a fully capable missionary right out of training (Kaitlynn: "it takes a full mission to make a fully functional missionary"). Kaitlynn noted Artieda was ending her mission at that transfer, so she framed the problem as short-term: the trainee just needed to hold on a few more days and give her new companion a chance. By the June 30 call the sisters were confirmed to be staying in the mission. (Artieda was no longer Kaitlynn's current companion as of the May 18 HLV pairing with Figueredo; the prior current tag was stale and is corrected to past.) See 2026-06-29_emergency-travel-companionship-rescue.

Sources

• 2026-03-08_transcript_kaitlynn-valdivia-arrival (Kaitlynn's first weekend in Valdivia with Artieda; the praise quote; pride-lesson reflection)
• 2026-03-09_email_kaitlynn-weekly-it-is-well
• 2026-03-23_transcript_kaitlynn-catchup (companion stress surfaces midday)
• 2026-03-23_transcript_family-call (Artieda yelled at Kaitlynn; "50 seconds" pattern named)
• 2026-03-16_email_kaitlynn-weekly-flower-emoji
• 2026-04-13_transcript_kaitlynn-evening-call
• 2026-04-20_transcript_kaitlynn-evening-call
• 2026-04-27_transcript_kaitlynn-evening-call
• 2026-05-04_transcript_kaitlynn-morning-talk
• 2026-05-11_transcript_kaitlynn-evening-call - referenced in Kaitlynn's mission timeline dictation
• 2026-06-29_transcript_kaitlynn-emergency-travel-call - named as the harsh trainer behind the emergency-travel companionship rescue; ending her mission this transfer

Hermana Bird

Snapshot

Kaitlynn's second full companion in the field, in Punta Arenas from approximately mid-May through late July 2025. Described as "the sweetest most humble human being I've ever met." A dog peed on her. She finished her mission and returned home in late July/early August 2025, the same week their sector was closed by the mission. Kaitlynn cried saying goodbye.

Details

• Field period with Kaitlynn: Punta Arenas, mid-May 2025 to late Jul 2025.
• They laughed together daily.
• Went to the doctor mid-companionship for hearing trouble - diagnosed with a cold.
• Mission completed: returned home July/August 2025.
• The sector closing coincided with Hermana Bird's release. Kaitlynn had to say goodbye to both her companion and her area at the same time.

Post-mission update

• Engaged, per Kaitlynn's Jan 12, 2026 call - Kaitlynn discovered the engagement via Facebook; Bird did not tell anyone on the mission directly. Kaitlynn's read: not personal; Bird has general awkwardness with post-mission contact.

Sources

• 2025-05-19_email_kaitlynn-weekly-baptisms-rodrigo-yasdiel
• 2025-05-27_email_kaitlynn-weekly-stanky-leg
• 2025-07-07_email_kaitlynn-weekly-oops-i-did-it-again
• 2025-07-28_email_kaitlynn-weekly-chao-fitzroy
• 2025-08-04_email_kaitlynn-weekly-waters-of-mormon
• 2026-01-12_transcript_kristi-birthday-call (engagement discovered via Facebook)
• 2026-05-11_transcript_kaitlynn-evening-call - referenced in Kaitlynn's mission timeline dictation

Hermana Coltharp

Snapshot

Kaitlynn's first companion. Together for the entire pre-field period: Home MTC (Feb 10 to Feb 19, 2025) and the Mexico CCM (Feb 20 to Mar 25, 2025). Kaitlynn described her on day one as "the absolute sweetest girl ever" and the click as instant. They were called together as Sister Training Leaders at the CCM on March 1, 2025.

Details

• First name: Lexi.
• Companion period: Home MTC + Mexico CCM, Feb 10 to Mar 25, 2025.
• Calling together: Sister Training Leader (STL) at the CCM, called March 1, 2025. Kaitlynn's first STL role; it has been a recurring thread ever since.
• Taught Kaitlynn's first lesson with her on Feb 11 (Spanish; Holy Ghost present, per Kaitlynn).
• Sat with Kaitlynn through the Mar 5, 2025 sick day at the CCM (sinus infection, fever, multiple medication doses). Per Kaitlynn's "Perspective 2" retelling, Coltharp was patient throughout, and they laughed uncontrollably on the walk home; Coltharp blow-dried Kaitlynn's hair so she would not sleep with it wet.
• Stayed at the CCM with Kaitlynn through Mar 25, 2025. After Kaitlynn left for Chile, no further mentions in available sources.

Sources

• 2025-02-15_email_kaitlynn-weekly-ankle-braces
• 2025-02-25_email_kaitlynn-weekly-hola-from-mexico
• 2025-03-04_email_kaitlynn-weekly-overdosing-in-mexico
• 2025-03-11_email_kaitlynn-weekly-volumptious

Hermana Figueredo

Snapshot

Kaitlynn's current companion, paired May 18, 2026 at the start of Kaitlynn's Hermana Líder Viajera (HLV) calling. See 2026-05-18_hermana-lider-viajera-begins. Together planned through approximately Aug 10, 2026 (two transfers). Full name Eleonora Belén Figueredo. From Argentina, 24 years old, speaks fluent English (per Kaitlynn, "maybe a little bit before the mission, but [she'll] be fine"). They had previously met during an exchange when Kaitlynn served in Punta Arenas early in her mission. First introduced on camera to Jason during the May 18 afternoon call.

Details

• Full name: Eleonora Belén Figueredo. Confirmed via Facebook profile after the May 18 call.
• First call name: Hermana Figueredo.
• Companion period: May 18 to approximately Aug 10, 2026 (2 transfers planned).
• Nationality and language: Argentina; fluent English. Kaitlynn told Jason at the introduction Figueredo would be fine in English; Figueredo herself said, "It wasn't that hard to learn."
• Mission service: Chile Puerto Montt Mission, 2025-2026 (per her own Facebook header).
• Pre-pairing area: per her Facebook location field, Punta Arenas. Consistent with Kaitlynn's account that they previously met during a Punta Arenas exchange early in Kaitlynn's mission.
• Email: eleonora.figueredo@missionary.org.
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/befigueredo2 (1.4K followers, 640 following; profile photo: shoreline rocks with hills in the background).
• Earlier acquaintance: They had met before when Kaitlynn was in Punta Arenas - did an exchange together. Kaitlynn told her at the time she needed to visit Kaitlynn in Buenos Aires, Argentina, after her mission.
• Role context: companion to Kaitlynn during Kaitlynn's HLV term. Operates alongside the new sector in Puerto Montt (~10 minutes from Kaitlynn's old ward) and housing next to the Puerto Montt mission home.
• First impressions on the May 18 evening call (Kaitlynn): "She's just a sweetheart... great worker, very powerful. She's actually 24."
• Personal aside: at the introduction Figueredo said of Kaitlynn, "your daughter, she's an angel, like literally, I'm so blessed."
• Argentine voseo: as an Argentine she uses the voseo (a slightly different second-person form), which an investigator noticed and adopted when messaging her (Jun 22, 2026 evening call).
• Prayer ring: wears a ring engraved with the Padre Nuestro (the Lord's Prayer) in Spanish; Kaitlynn showed it on camera and called it "kind of cool" (Jun 22, 2026 evening call).
• Health: diagnosed with fibromyalgia about a year earlier. In early July 2026 she went to the hospital; the doctor ordered a batch of tests, which she and Kaitlynn went to the mall to get done on the July 6 P-day. Kaitlynn had raised the concern with President Mackay in an interview (that Figueredo was "always dying" and needed help), and he told Figueredo to go get help. (Jul 6, 2026 call.)
• Ending her mission: as of the July 13, 2026 calls, confirmed to be ending her mission at the next transfer (~Aug 10, 2026); Kaitlynn described it as "her last four" weeks. Age given as 25 by Kaitlynn on the July 13 morning call (vs. 24 recorded at pairing); left unreconciled.
• Companion conflict (July 2026): the relationship became strained in Kaitlynn's telling across the July 6 and July 13 calls. Kaitlynn experiences Figueredo as very direct ("way too correct," tells everyone how she feels) and feels like a child around her; Figueredo told Kaitlynn in a serious July 13 conversation that she was not trying to love her for who she is, said she had heard about the wonderful "Hermana Heywood" but did not see her, and that she was tired and only continuing for love of the Savior. It continued on July 20: that morning Kaitlynn made her a "Happy 18 months" breakfast, but that evening, after Kaitlynn gave feedback Figueredo had asked for, Figueredo cried; Figueredo also told Kaitlynn that with everybody else Kaitlynn can be happy but with her she cannot, and Kaitlynn agreed it was true. See the theme Loving a Difficult Companion and the counsel notes it links. This is Kaitlynn's account only; observable behavior attributed to Figueredo (directness, crying) is as Kaitlynn reported it.
• Boyfriend and the breakup (July 20, 2026): on the July 20 Coyhaique travel call, on camera with Jason and Kristi, Figueredo said she needed to break up with a boyfriend she did not have feelings for, though she loves his family; she said his brother is her substitute teacher, that his family has money, and worried she might be "alone forever." She said he is a good person and a good member of the church. She sent the breakup email during the call, with Kaitlynn and the parents encouraging her ("strong dumper"); per Kaitlynn he had never responded after his initial reply. She said she would see her own dad in three weeks.
• Mission end: as of the July 20 evening call, about two weeks remained before the next transfer (~Aug 10, 2026), when Figueredo ends her mission.

Sources

• 2026-05-11_transcript_kaitlynn-evening-call - upcoming-companion preview one week before pairing
• 2026-05-18_transcript_kaitlynn-morning-call - confirmation she is in trio with Kaitlynn and Snowder at Puerto Montt mission home compound; from Argentina; previously met in Punta Arenas
• 2026-05-18_transcript_kaitlynn-afternoon-call - first on-camera introduction; spoke English; introduced herself to Jason and Kristi; offered to send Jason her own homecoming invitation
• 2026-05-18_transcript_kaitlynn-evening-call - Kaitlynn's first-impressions framing of Figueredo as sweetheart / great worker / 24 years old
• 2026-05-25_transcript_kaitlynn-memorial-day-call - one week into the pairing; not named directly, but the entire HLV first-week work Kaitlynn described (presentations to new missionaries, exchanges with one companionship, weekly meeting at the president's house, the sacrament meeting in the new ward) is the Heywood-Figueredo companionship's activity
• 2026-06-01_transcript_kaitlynn-morning-call - Figueredo speaks on the call (in Spanish, from off Kaitlynn's camera): told Kaitlynn she needs to rest and not worry after Kaitlynn twisted her ankle, and cleaned the house that night while Kaitlynn (who wanted to clean it herself) was supposed to rest. Kaitlynn: "I love her because she takes care of me. But it makes me so mad that she wants to take care of me." Jason said Figueredo puts up with Kaitlynn's stubbornness; thanked her for taking care of Kaitlynn.
• 2026-06-08_transcript_kaitlynn-morning-call - traveling with Kaitlynn for the zone P-day (not captured speaking). Kaitlynn said she had gotten Figueredo addicted to Venezuelan food; they have a running joke where Figueredo says the food is making her "fat" and Kaitlynn makes her say "Kirby" instead. Figueredo has also been able to run while Kaitlynn nurses the ankle she twisted the week before.
• 2026-06-08_transcript_kaitlynn-evening-call - named as Kaitlynn's blitz partner ("me and Hermana Figueredo"); on the upcoming Wednesday Valdivia/Martínez de Rosas exchange she will pair with Hermana Stewart while Kaitlynn works with Stewart's companion.
• 2026-06-22_transcript_kaitlynn-evening-call - on camera with Kaitlynn in Punta Arenas; her Argentine voseo and her Padre Nuestro prayer ring came up, and she has a "snake" (a Facebook-reference investigator named Ricky who is interested in her rather than the gospel and messages her constantly).
• 2026-06-29_transcript_kaitlynn-emergency-travel-call - on emergency travel with Kaitlynn to Coyhaique and Punta Arenas to keep a struggling companionship together; Kaitlynn says they joke they are like a married couple who fights all the time, and that morning Kaitlynn chose "the relationship over being right" (it took her fifteen minutes). Kaitlynn is rooting for Argentina in the World Cup because Figueredo is Argentinian.
• 2026-06-30_transcript_kaitlynn-evening-call - back in Puerto Montt for transfer week; they stayed companions through the June 30 transfer after a near-miss: a few hours before the transfer call Figueredo had texted President Mackay asking about being another struggling sister's trainer (to help her), which would have split them; it resolved and they remained paired. Also: Figueredo answered the German contact's church-day text when Kaitlynn did not; Kaitlynn is picking up Figueredo's Argentine accent; a running joke that Figueredo wants to marry Bryson; Figueredo practiced saying "Natalie" and noted Jason's "teaching voice" goes high-pitched when giving advice.
• 2026-07-06_transcript_kaitlynn-family-catchup - her fibromyalgia and the hospital tests (Kaitlynn's P-day errand); the start of the companion strain, with Kaitlynn admitting she had been "a jerk" to a companion who is "super sweet to me and super good to me."
• 2026-07-13_transcript_kaitlynn-morning-call - Kaitlynn describes the friction (they are "not the best of friends"; Figueredo is "too correct"; feels like a child around her) and confirms Figueredo is ending her mission at the next transfer. Kaitlynn is also picking up the Argentine accent from her.
• 2026-07-13_transcript_kaitlynn-evening-call - the peak of the conflict: Figueredo's serious confrontation and the parents' charity-and-fear counsel session. See Loving a Difficult Companion.
• 2026-07-20_transcript_kaitlynn-morning-departure - traveling with Kaitlynn to Coyhaique for exchanges; Kaitlynn notes her companion hit a mission milestone and explains Latino missionaries' timelines.
• 2026-07-20_transcript_kaitlynn-coyhaique-travel - on camera on the bus; talked about her parents, sent the breakup email to her boyfriend, and was the companion in Kaitlynn's "most diligent of your generation" backhanded-compliment account.
• 2026-07-20_sms_kaitlynn-companion-cried - the text thread in which Kaitlynn reports having made Figueredo cry after giving feedback.
• 2026-07-20_transcript_kaitlynn-evening-call - the evening counsel session after the crying; Figueredo told Kaitlynn that with everyone else Kaitlynn can be happy but not with her.

Hermana Garcia

Snapshot

A Peruvian missionary who served briefly as a third companion (trio) with Kaitlynn and Hermana Snowder in Punta Arenas (April 2025), and was Kaitlynn's Buenos Aires visa-trip companion (June 2025). Not a primary transfer-cycle companion. Spanish-only speaker. Kaitlynn credits her with teaching them how to find people more effectively. They crossed paths again at zone conferences (Aug and Dec 2025).

Details

• Home: Peru.
• Language: Spanish only - caused the companionship to do a full English fast during their trio days.
• Trio period: brief, late April 2025 in Punta Arenas (with Kaitlynn and Hermana Snowder).
• Visa trip: Kaitlynn's Buenos Aires visa-trip companion, June 2025. They also visited the Buenos Aires Argentina Temple together.
• Kaitlynn was Hermana Garcia's "primer Gringa" (first American missionary she worked with).
• Reunions: Aug 2025 zone conference, Puerto Montt; Dec 2025 zone conference, Puerto Montt; Jun 15, 2026, recognized among the sister leaders Kaitlynn visited on her Coyhaique/Aysén HLV exchange blitz ("that's her, Hermana Garcia, she was from Punta"). Inferred identification - the night-call audio was garbled and only gives surname plus "from Punta Arenas"; matched to this Hermana Garcia on those two facts. Confirm if uncertain.

Classification note

Hermana Garcia is filed alongside primary companions but is not a primary transfer-cycle companion. She does not appear in Kaitlynn's May 11, 2026 chronological companion dictation; she is captured here for completeness because of the substantive time she spent with Kaitlynn in the trio and on the visa trip.

Sources

• 2025-04-28_email_kaitlynn-weekly-one-rock
• 2025-05-05_email_kaitlynn-weekly-tsunami-punta-arenas
• 2025-05-13_email_kaitlynn-weekly-mothers-day
• 2025-06-02_email_kaitlynn-weekly-hemos-shegado
• 2025-08-11_email_kaitlynn-weekly-anotha-one
• 2025-12-16_email_kaitlynn-weekly-law-of-chastity
• 2026-06-15_transcript_kaitlynn-coyhaique-blitz-day - recognized among the sister leaders on Kaitlynn's Coyhaique/Aysén exchange blitz (inferred identification; see Details)

Hermana Juncker

Snapshot

Kaitlynn's first trainee, her "mission daughter." They served together in Coyhaique starting December 2025, when Kaitlynn was called as a trainer for the first time. Hermana Juncker gave Kaitlynn a "Best Mom" mug for Christmas. Described by Kaitlynn as "a machine" from day one. After their training transfer ended, Juncker went to Osorno while Kaitlynn transferred to Valdivia.

Details

• Field entry: December 2025 (Kaitlynn is her trainer).
• Hometown: Highland, Utah - practically a Heywood-family neighbor.
• Background: Fresh out of high school, no college, no prior work experience between high school and the mission, never lived on her own. Kaitlynn is teaching her how to live on her own in addition to how to be a missionary.
• Training transfer: Coyhaique, Dec 2025 through approximately Feb 2026.
• Called by Kaitlynn "mi hija" [my daughter] and "mi guagüita amada" [my beloved little baby - "guagua" is Chilean for baby].
• Kaitlynn's read after one week: "She's amazing. Her Spanish is so good - she'll never admit it, but her Spanish is cracked. She's like almost exactly the same as [cousin] Danica. She just looks like a popular girl." Loves street contacting.
• First-week dynamic: Juncker reluctant to speak Spanish in-house initially even though they agreed to; first few days she didn't speak at all, so Kaitlynn carried every lesson and contact and lost her voice.
• First-week money situation: Juncker's mission card was locked in her first week. The mission office did not respond to texts for a full day. Kaitlynn bankrolled both of them from her own ~$300 monthly stipend. (Jason, Dec 8 evening: "If you need money, there's ways we can get you money. It's no big deal.")
• Family stress: Juncker arrived with private family problems back home (not detailed in the source).
• Tech: Uses a Chromebook. Asked Kaitlynn to walk her through creating Google Chat spaces so her mom could use them as an alternative to Facebook.
• After training: Juncker → Osorno; Kaitlynn → Valdivia.
• Post-mission plans: Kaitlynn and Juncker plan to live together at BYU-Idaho. Juncker returns home around April 2027 (will miss the first semester), Kaitlynn returns September 2026.
• Trait: Tone-deaf (per Dec 29, 2025 call).

Sources

• 2025-12-01_transcript_kaitlynn-transfer-call (Juncker's name first appears on the list of 4 incoming hermanas; Kaitlynn doesn't yet know who her companion will be)
• 2025-12-08_transcript_coyhaique-first-week-morning (Juncker's video-call debut to Jason; Highland UT origin; "Spanish cracked"; "just looks like Danica")
• 2025-12-08_transcript_coyhaique-first-week-evening (card locked + money stress; family problems; Google Chat setup)
• 2025-12-08_email_kaitlynn-weekly-coyhaique-miracles
• 2025-12-15_transcript_kaitlynn-morning (Hermana Patterson connection; maggots discovery - Juncker had thrown up in a trash bag they forgot)
• 2025-12-22_transcript_kaitlynn-shopping-call (6-mile run with the elders; mall trip; Kaitlynn settled the reimbursement)
• 2025-12-24_transcript_christmas-eve-call (Christmas Eve in their apartment with three other hermanas)
• 2025-12-29_transcript_kaitlynn-mackay-interview (Mackay confirmed they stay together another transfer; BYU-Idaho post-mission cohabitation plans)
• 2026-01-26_transcript_kaitlynn-evening-call (companion-pace conversation: Juncker had felt Kaitlynn hated her because Kaitlynn walked fast when stressed about being on time; they sorted it)
• 2026-03-02_transcript_natalie-mission-decision (BYU-Idaho housing logistics - Juncker is at the Village)
• 2026-03-02_transcript_leadership-self-compassion (sugar-vs-salt barbecue mishap with the elders; Juncker thought she had tasted the jar but hadn't - sugar rub on all the meat; also referenced in Kaitlynn's regret about how she had trained Juncker in quarantine)
• 2026-04-06_transcript_kaitlynn-easter-transfer-eve (Juncker still in Osorno and now training a new sister - "I'm going to be a grandma"; gave Kaitlynn a book of letters with two matching pins, one for each of them, plus a dried flower from Kiki / Coyhaique sector)
• 2025-12-16_email_kaitlynn-weekly-law-of-chastity
• 2025-12-29_email_kaitlynn-weekly-be-gods-hands
• 2026-02-09_email_kaitlynn-weekly-long-time-no-see
• 2026-03-09_email_kaitlynn-weekly-it-is-well
• 2026-05-11_transcript_kaitlynn-evening-call - referenced in Kaitlynn's mission timeline dictation

Hermana Layton

Snapshot

Incoming gringa hermana announced for the December 2025 transfer. Replaces Kaitlynn as Hermana Soares's companion in Puerto Montt. Per Jason's Instagram research during Kaitlynn's December 1, 2025 transfer-eve call: appears to be a country girl from California, loves dogs, the beach, and Disneyland. Her Instagram displays "I love New York" - which Kaitlynn flagged as funny given Soares' long-standing inside-joke "I hate New York City." Soares' mom told Kaitlynn that Layton (along with Kaitlynn herself) is one of only two American companions welcome in the Soares family home in São Paulo.

Open questions

• First name and spelling: Not stated; "Layton" is Jason's best read from Soares' phone.
• Home state: California is inferred from her Instagram (beaches, Disneyland) - not stated outright.

Sources

• 2025-12-01_transcript_kaitlynn-transfer-call

Hermana Pehrson

Snapshot

Kaitlynn's companion in Puerto Montt for Transfer 4, approximately Jul 28 to Sep 7, 2025. From Utah. Energetic and ready to work. They made potato chips and gnocchi from scratch together. Kaitlynn refers to her in shorthand as "Hna P." Saw her again at the Dec 2025 zone conference.

Details

• Home: Utah.
• First name: Shayla.
• Companion period: Puerto Montt, Jul 28 to Sep 7, 2025 (1 transfer).
• Together they were assigned as EnglishConnect teachers (online English classes).
• After Transfer 4 ended, Hermana Soares became Kaitlynn's companion. Pehrson went to a different assignment.
• Reunion at the Dec 2025 zone conference.

Sources

• 2025-07-28_email_kaitlynn-weekly-chao-fitzroy
• 2025-08-04_email_kaitlynn-weekly-waters-of-mormon
• 2025-08-11_email_kaitlynn-weekly-anotha-one
• 2025-08-25_email_kaitlynn-weekly-freya
• 2025-09-01_email_kaitlynn-weekly-dont-love-drugs
• 2025-12-16_email_kaitlynn-weekly-law-of-chastity
• 2026-05-11_transcript_kaitlynn-evening-call - referenced in Kaitlynn's mission timeline dictation

Hermana Snowder

Snapshot

Kaitlynn's trainer and first field companion in Punta Arenas. Together from March 27, 2025 (Kaitlynn's field arrival) through May 12, 2025. Approximately seven weeks rather than the standard six, which Kaitlynn flagged as unusual. Referred to by Kaitlynn as her "mish mom." Briefly back in Kaitlynn's orbit during the early Valdivia transfer in March 2026.

Details

• First name: Teya.
• Companion period: Punta Arenas, March 27, 2025 to May 12, 2025. About 7 weeks. Per Kaitlynn (May 11, 2026 timeline dictation): "This combo was weird because I actually had seven weeks with Hermana Snowder instead of just six."
• Trainer role: Kaitlynn's first trainer. Set the tone for the field arrival period in Punta Arenas alongside Familia Ruiz and the early converts including Carmen, Rodrigo, and Yasdiel.
• Briefly working alongside Kaitlynn again early in the March 2026 Valdivia transfer (per Valdivia note).
• Cross-references: Spanish Journey for the language acquisition during this companionship; Ward as Family for the Familia Ruiz relationships formed in Punta Arenas.

Sources

• 2026-05-11_transcript_kaitlynn-evening-call - referenced extensively in Kaitlynn's mission timeline dictation; identified by Kaitlynn as her first trainer and the companion she had for an anomalous seven weeks
• 2026-05-18_transcript_kaitlynn-morning-call - Snowder is in a trio with Kaitlynn and incoming companion Hermana Figueredo at the Puerto Montt mission home compound on Kaitlynn's HLV transfer day. Snowder is two days from ending her mission service in the field. Kaitlynn names the bookend as special: "I was there on your first day, and you can be there on my last."
• 2026-05-18_transcript_kaitlynn-afternoon-call - Snowder briefly on camera; "It's been a really long time." Said "seven out of seven" when Jason asked if she enjoyed her mission. Kaitlynn called her her "mish mom" who is "literally the most awesome missionary." On the same call Snowder named her homecoming meeting is in June as a combined homecoming-farewell with her younger brother who is going on a mission; she will add Jason to her email list and send the invitation.
• 2026-05-18_transcript_kaitlynn-evening-call - Snowder asleep / present-but-quiet most of the call; later put unusual items in the washing machine which produced a loud disrupting noise mid-call. Kaitlynn reflected on the bookend by trio: she feels like she is "tagging along" / "watching a TV show" rather than being a primary actor.

Hermana Soares

Snapshot

Kaitlynn's companion in Puerto Montt for Transfer 5, approximately October through November 2025. Brazilian. Teaching Kaitlynn Portuguese poco a poco. Source of the inside-joke quote "I hate New York City." Together when Yilver was baptized (November 1, 2025). Transfer ended when Kaitlynn was called as trainer and moved to Coyhaique.

Details

• Home: São Paulo, Brazil.
• Church history: Member from childhood; went inactive for a couple of years before returning. (Source: Thanksgiving call 2025-11-27.)
• Languages: Portuguese native; fluent Spanish.
• Companion period: Puerto Montt, approximately Oct–Nov 2025.
• Was sick one day; Kaitlynn and Hermana Sabella formed a temporary trio.
• Teaching Kaitlynn Portuguese - Kaitlynn joked about becoming trilingual.
• Played cachipun [Chilean rock paper scissors] with Kaitlynn over who would speak in sacrament Nov 16; both ended up speaking.
• Kaitlynn's transfer to Coyhaique ended their companionship. Soares stayed in Puerto Montt.
• Transferred to Valdivia approximately January 2026 (per Kaitlynn's Jan 20 call to Jason - Soares is "in the part of the mission that doesn't come down to Puerto Montt"). Note: when Kaitlynn herself transferred to Valdivia in March 2026, Soares' status there was no longer captured in the available transcripts.
• End-of-companionship moment (Dec 1, 2025 transfer call): When Kaitlynn started packing during Soares' shower, Soares came out, stared at the pile, and said "don't leave" - Kaitlynn noted this was not normal for her, that Soares does not usually express feelings that openly. Soares' new companion was Hermana Layton.
• Post-mission plan: They were already planning Kaitlynn flying to Brazil, picking Soares up, and traveling through South America together.
• Family welcome: Soares' mom told Kaitlynn that the only American (gringa) companions welcome in the Soares family home in São Paulo are Kaitlynn and Hermana Layton.
• Matching bracelets (Dec 1, 2025 evening, last day before Kaitlynn's transfer): Bought matching bracelets together that afternoon. Kaitlynn secretly bought Soares a second one as a parting gift, plus a Book of Mormon in English.

Sources

• 2025-10-06_email_kaitlynn-weekly-general-conference
• 2025-10-20_email_kaitlynn-weekly-casi-la-mitad
• 2025-10-27_email_kaitlynn-weekly-marathon-not-sprint
• 2025-11-03_email_kaitlynn-weekly-muite-bom
• 2025-11-10_email_kaitlynn-weekly-9-meses
• 2025-11-17_email_kaitlynn-weekly-for-you
• 2025-11-27_transcript_thanksgiving-family-call (Kaitlynn announced plan to visit Soares in São Paulo post-mission; added São Paulo + inactive-period detail)
• 2025-12-01_transcript_kaitlynn-transfer-call (their goodbye; introduces Hermana Layton as Soares' next companion)
• 2025-12-01_transcript_kaitlynn-evening-visit (matching bracelets; secret second bracelet + English Book of Mormon as parting gift)
• 2026-01-20_transcript_cerro-mackay-hike-call (transferred to Valdivia)
• 2026-05-11_transcript_kaitlynn-evening-call - referenced in Kaitlynn's mission timeline dictation
• 2026-06-08_email_kaitlynn-weekly-repentance - Kaitlynn got to see Soares again during her Puerto Montt HLV term ("i got to see my old companion hermana Soares!! she is the cutest"); a reunion, not a renewed companionship.

Hermana Stewart

Snapshot

Kaitlynn's companion in Valdivia (Calle-Calle) from April 6, 2026 to May 18, 2026 - one full transfer (six weeks). Kaitlynn first named her as her companion in the May 11, 2026 evening call. She is the conversation partner behind Kaitlynn's emerging take that "the mission is more for us than for the people we teach." When Kaitlynn left Valdivia on May 16, 2026 for her HLV call in Puerto Montt, Stewart remained in Valdivia. See 2026-05-18_hermana-lider-viajera-begins.

Anticipated re-pairing (as of July 20, 2026): On the July 20 Coyhaique travel call, Kaitlynn said President Mackay told her that her next companion, for her final transfer (~Aug 10, 2026, when Hermana Figueredo ends her mission), will be Hermana Stewart again. Kaitlynn said she loves and trusts Stewart and knows it will be good, which by contrast made the remaining weeks with Figueredo feel harder. This is anticipated, not yet effected; confirm at the transfer. Kaitlynn is warm toward Stewart in a way Figueredo has noticed and compared herself against (see Loving a Difficult Companion).

Details

• First name: Meg.
• Companion period: Valdivia (Calle-Calle), Apr 6 to May 18, 2026 (1 transfer).
• Received matching Spanish CTR rings ("HLJ" / Haz Lo Justo) with Kaitlynn from an elder during their transfer together. They asked him for them directly. (Source: May 11, 2026 evening call.)
• Conversation partner on the theology of mission purpose. Per Kaitlynn (May 11 call): "Me and Hermana Stewart were talking about... we think the mission is more for us than it really is for the other people. We get to bless other people on the way, but really, it's about us. The most important thing is that we are able to convert ourselves so that then, years and years down the road, [we] will still be here."
• Kaitlynn jokingly described her own life with Stewart as "noir" during the May 11 call, riffing on Jason's noir-photo joke.

Sources

• 2026-04-06_transcript_kaitlynn-easter-transfer-eve - first mention. Kaitlynn announces Stewart will be her new companion, arriving the next morning from a 10-minute walk away. Stewart had previously been Hermana Bennett's companion. Mom on Stewart's photo: "Stewart looks like a glamour-shot picture."
• 2026-04-13_transcript_kaitlynn-evening-call - off-camera during the P-day evening call (Spanish, mostly unintelligible); the two showed photos of themselves having fun. Source expanded June 2026 from the fuller Zoom recording.
• 2026-04-20_transcript_kaitlynn-morning-call
• 2026-04-20_transcript_kaitlynn-evening-call
• 2026-05-11_transcript_kaitlynn-evening-call
• 2026-05-18_transcript_kaitlynn-morning-call - Stewart stayed in Valdivia for the transfer; Kaitlynn traveled alone three and a half hours by bus to Puerto Montt. End of the Stewart companionship.
• 2026-05-18_transcript_kaitlynn-afternoon-call - Kaitlynn relayed a story from Stewart: Stewart's dad meditated his hair back into existence; can supposedly do a headstand on his hair. Kaitlynn issued the challenge to Jason "to be a yogi" off this.
• 2026-06-08_transcript_kaitlynn-evening-call - still serving in Valdivia. Kaitlynn (now HLV in Puerto Montt) plans a Wednesday blitz/exchange back into the Martínez de Rosas ward, working with Stewart's companion while Hermana Figueredo pairs with Stewart for the day; same ward boundaries, companions switched.
• 2026-07-20_transcript_kaitlynn-coyhaique-travel - Kaitlynn learns from President Mackay that Stewart will be her final-transfer companion (~Aug 10, 2026), a re-pairing; she said it was what "broke her" that day, precisely because she trusts Stewart and it made the last hard weeks with Figueredo feel heavier.