Long time no email!

 Oiiiii,

Wow, it's been a while sending an email! It's been really crazy these last few weeks!
Long story short, I was transferred from Sister Tegerdine back to the STLs for the last two weeks of the transfer.  And then today is transfers and I'm getting transferred...AGAIN!!! I will be in the Araçatuba zone and my areas will be Boa Vista and Pérola. 
Not going to lie, these last few weeks have been pretty stressful.  I honestly don't know what all to add in this email.  We have just been working and teaching!  
My Portuguese is coming along...people have said that I speak it well.  I am starting to understand things a little bit more, now it is knowing what to say and translate things I want to say in Portuguese.
I have learned a lot about trusting the Lord's purpose these last few weeks.  I have had some struggles with some things, but I know that the Lord has helped me through a lot.  While sometimes we don't know why we go through things, these things happen for a reason!  I know this to be true!  And I know the Lord is with us every step of the way!!
Well this email was really short, but I don't have a ton of time to include everything lol!
I hope everyone is doing well!
Love you all! 
Sister Findlay 
Pictures!
-me and my comps (STLs)
-celebrated 4 months on the mission with açaí 
-some pics from exchanges! Because I was with the STLs, I got to go on exchanges with them and with the other sisters in our zone and another zone that is like 2 hours away.  So we took a little road trip!!






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