A Miracle Baptism!

 Booaaaaa tardeeee tudo!  Como vocês estão?

This week was really good because I HAD MY FIRST BAPTISM!!!  Wahoo!!  The baptism was on Saturday and then he was confirmed on Sunday!  
It's actually kind of a miracle that he was able to hear the gospel, accept the gospel, and be baptized!  So I am really grateful that he had this chance!
Other than the baptism, I had another day of traveling this week.  We had interviews with President in Rio Preto, which is like 2 hours away.  So we left at 6 am and arrived about 8:30 am.  We had interviews and a district counsel, ate lunch, and we were delayed a bit so we didn't leave until like 4 pm.  And we didn't get back to our area until like 7:15 pm.  So it was kind of another long day of traveling but it was fun!  The whole zone was together in the van so it was really fun!  Haha!
Today starts a new transfer!  Can't believe another one has passed by!  I have done 3 transfers here in Brazil!  
I don't know if I am getting transferred yet, so you'll have to wait and see until next week to find out! 😉
This week I read a conference by Elder Uchtdorf called "Fourth Floor, Last Door."  It talked a lot about faith.  Here is a quote that I really liked from it!
"Faith is trust—trust that God sees what we cannot and that He knows what we do not. Sometimes, trusting our own vision and judgment is not enough."
I really learned a lot from this.  I learned that I need to trust in God's plan that he has for me.  He knows all things and knows all things that will happen.  Even when we have hard times, the Lord knows everything will work out!
I know that the Lord looks out for us and is there in every step of our journey.  So TRUST IN THE LORD!
Also, happy December!  Can't believe it's already that time of the year!  Got to be honest, it doesn't feel like Christmas here lol because it's summer time here.  So super hot haha!!!  But I'm grateful for this season and for this time of the year to remember our Savior Jesus Christ!
I hope everyone is doing well!  Would love to hear from you!
I love you all!
Sister Findlay













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