Trials of faith

 Oi gente!!  How is everyone doing?  Happy Valentine's Day!!  

I don't have much for this week...it was another hard week.  Lots of people rejecting us, so we don't have many people we are teaching.  It's been a little hard because I don't know what to do. 
As I was talking to my companions about this, the only thing I could think of is that this is a trial of faith!  And the only thing to do is just keep going.  That got me thinking a bit and really pondering about why we have trials of faith.  It is literally to test us to see if we have the strength to keep going and get to see the miracles.
I have been praying a lot about getting through these hard days.  I was reading in Moroni chapter 7, and verse 37 said, "it is by faith that miracles are wrought."  THIS LITERALLY WAS AN ANSWER TO PRAYER!  I thought that seriously, the only way to strengthen our faith and see miracles is to exercise our faith!  
And then we had been contacting a guy this week and taught him the first lesson about the restoration.  He was wearing a shirt that said, "Life is like riding a bike.  To keep your balance, you must keep moving."  (Side note: I thought of you Dad when I saw this haha!)  So I thought, wow to see miracles and to strengthen your faith, you must constantly exercise faith.
It definitely gave me a boost this week and was a reminder that I need to keep going!  There are miracles waiting to happen!  They are just around the corner!
Well honestly that was my experience this week.  There honestly wasn't much else that happened. 
So I hope you all have a great week!!  I love you all!  I would love to hear from you!
Sister Findlay




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