A Birthday in the Rain!!

 Olá!!!


I can't believe it's another p-day!  They really do come so fast!

This week was really good!  We have continued to work with the members and are trying to visit more people in the ward!

We have been walking sooo much which is fine but in the heat....wow it's not fun haha!  We have been getting better at our street contacts...I don't have any stories today from street contacting but we have found ways to talk to people!  We actually talk A LOT about the weather and the heat to start a conversation!

It's rained a couple days and nights so it has been a little cooler, still hot, but a little cooler.  The only thing about the rain is that it makes it a little more humid.  Yikes!

Honestly there isn't a ton for this week.  We just have been working to find more people to teach.  We racked up a bunch of "new people" this week so we are hoping they will continue to progress!

Friday was my birthday and we got açaí, of course because it's like my favorite thing in the world!!!  And we had some members that had a little birthday party for me!  We had walked a bunch and it DUMPED rain on us haha!  We were totally soaked by the time we got to the member's house lol!  But we made it a good time walking in the rain!

Then of course we had Conference!!  We couldn't watch it with any members so it was just me and my comp here at the church...but since we are both American we could watch it in English!!!  So that was nice!  

My favorite quote was from Bonnie H. Cordon and she said, "There is nothing too big or too small for the Lord to heal."  I loved this quote!  It is true!  The Lord can HEAL everything!!!  He knows everything we go through and we can always turn to him for comfort!

Anyways, I hope everyone had an AMAZING week!

I love you all!

Sister Findlay 

Pictures!!!
-golden hour pic haha
-me and my comp bought some orange juice one time because we were pretty hot one day
-birthday pics!  Açaí, walking in the rain, a rain drop hit me right in the eye as soon as we took a picture haha, and I don't know how I did this but somehow I missed looking at the camera in the picture with the cake lol
-and esfihas!!!! Wow wow wow these are amazing!!!!  More pics to come in a separate email!










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