FELIZ ANO NOVO!!!

 Oiii boa tarde tudo!! Come vocês estão?!

Heyyy what's happening?!  Can you believe it's another pday?!  I  sure can't haha! Time really flies by!
Anyway, FELIZ ANO NOVO!!  HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!  
This week was good for the most part!  Given New Year's it was hard to work because not very many people were available.  So we tried to focus on contacting people on the street.  Key words here...we tried!  New Year's Eve, around 6 pm, it was literally like a ghost town.  No one was out!!!  And then by 6:30 pm we didn't have to work more and we were allowed to go over to the other Sisters house here in Birigui.  So we packed for the night and we walked over to their house to celebrate New Year's with them!
We celebrated by making some food...pastel, which I don't really know to explain lol, and cachorro quente, which is hot dogs haha!  
At midnight, I woke up to the BIG BOOMS of fireworks!  I saw a few but I honestly was so tired that day that I just tried to sleep through them all.
Then New Year's Day, was also like a ghost town!  Not a ton of people were out until the evening, so again we tried the best we could!  By the end of day we actually did ok.
Ok I'm pretty sure I said before that we have a baptism...it was supposed to be today, but then somet hings happened due to covid, so we have to move the baptism!  A little sad about it, but better to be safe!  
We have some other people that we are teaching that seem to be progressing or at least have potential to progress.  
Our mission is really focusing on the Book of the Mormon and helping people gain a testimony of it.  It's really given me an opportunity to think and really ponder about the Book of Mormon.  And I can tell you without a doubt that I know the Book of Mormon is true!  I have had many experiences where I have felt so much peace and happiness and received answers through the Book of Mormon.  I know the Book is Mormon is about Christ and contains His gospel and we can really feel of God's love.
I challenge you all today or this week, or whenever you read this, to think about how the Book of Mormon has blessed you in your life.  What does the Book of the Mormon mean to you?
If you don't know the answer to that question, search for an answer!  Make it one of your New Year's resolutions!  Pick up a Book of Mormon and read it!!  I can promise you that the Book of Mormon can and will change your life if you really ponder about its message and pray to know if it's true!
Anyway I think that's all I got for today!  Until next week!
I love you all!  Would love to hear from you!  And I hope you have an awesome week!
Sister Findlay








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