Sister Kennedy Findlay Brazil Ribeirão Preto & Arizona Gilbert Mission 2021-2022

  Olaaaa!!! Wow I can't believe I'm writing another email!  This last week has seriously flown by! Today marks 2 months since I've been a missionary!  Yay! There's honestly not a ton to update on this week.  I am still getting used to the language.  I still can't understand what people say.  They talk sooo fast but I'm learning each and every day! Some people we are teaching either can't say Findlay or they just don't remember haha.  So, they call me Sister Kennedy (but they pronounce it with a g instead of a d).   We have a few people that we are teaching that we want to ask to get baptized!  So that is exciting and we are hoping for that soon!  So stay tuned for coming emails in hopes for some baptisms!! The work this week was really slow.  We do almost all of our work online so we are constantly calling people.  And most of the time people don't answer so it makes the time go really slow. We had district council this we...

  Oii meus amigos e família! This week has been a little crazy and a lot happened. Tuesday I actaully got transferred to a new area and a new companion.  Her name is Sister De Paula. We cover two areas since there's not a whole lot of missionaries here.  We are in Jardim Palmares and Jardinópolis.   Wednesday, we got up and did out studies and then had lunch.  After lunch we went to the church that is just up the street so we could work.  We go there everyday since we can get wifi while we work. Then Thursday was my first zone conference!  It was the first time being in person again since covid and it was fun to see all the missionaries there.  We had a day full of training and ate a yummy lunch! Side note, the food here is AMAZING!!!  We have rice and beans with every lunch with a type of meat and sometimes potatoes, and other things.  We get lunch delivered to us everyday so that is nice!  We get so much food I can't even eat...

  Olá!! I have arrived safely in Brazil!  I have had a long week and have a bit to update on so sorry if this email gets to long lol.   First thing was last week.  Sunday I got to see most of the missionaries in my stake that either have their calls and haven't stated MTC, or have started/in the middle of MTC.  President Larsen held a little mission fireside.  We talked about how our missionary purpose aligns perfectly with the doctrine of Christ.  I love that what we do as missionaries (whether you are set apart as a missionary or not) is defined as the doctrine of Christ.   Second thing last week is all the preparation and packing.  Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday I had to run some errands to get some last minute things that I would need for Brazil.  Then Thursday I packed everything up!  I hate packing in general, but packing for 18 months was hard haha. I had one last little study session with some of my district from t...

Olá!! This week was bittersweet and a roller coaster of emotions.   First thing was family goodbyes.  Last weekend was a time full of fun just being able to spend time with each other.  I'm grateful for my brothers who took the time to come home to spend the weekend with me.  I love them both sooo much and will miss them greatly!  The goodbyes were sooooo hard.  I feel like I just did this with their missions.  Second thing, it was my last week in the MTC :(  I can't believe 6 weeks have passed already.  I have loved every minute of it and I feel I learned so much!  While it was hard staring at my screen for 6+ hours a day, my district and my instructors made it worth it!  I love all of them so much!   We had such fun times in class whether learning how to teach a certain principle, playing connect 4, or learning slang terms to use in Brazil lol, we always made the best of the situation.  I'm so gratefu...