I LOVE YOU GRANDMA!!

 Heyyyy! How is everyone doing?!

This week was alright...not much happened.  Me and my companion are basically opening this area because of some things from the last transfer.  So it's been a lot of work trying to get this area up and running again!!  And on top of that, training.  It's been a bit difficult opening an area while training...I feel like I have no organization, buttttt as my brother says, we learn as we go!  Haha!
This week was a bit difficult...after pday last week I felt Iike something was off.  My mom had told me that my grandma had been in the hospital.  And of course that made me worried for the week.  For those who already know, my sweet grandma passed away on Saturday.  As I said, I had been worried and just kept thinking about her.  And just felt like something wasn't right.  
Friday, we had an activity for the ward  where we played the Disney movie Coco (lol didn't watch the movie but we helped with the popcorn yummm)!  This movie talks about the Day of the Dead and remembering our ancestors and our loved ones!  This whole week as I thought about the movie, I just had my sweet grandma on my mind.  The night of the activity, things were not going right...we had so many technical difficulties and we couldn't get things started on time.  And yet again, I just had the thought that maybe things aren't going right with my grandma.  Until Saturday morning when I got a message that my grandma wasn't doing well and that I needed to call.
So I got some time to talk to my grandma.  Let me tell ya, it was a hard moment for sure but it was such a sweet moment!  I'm so grateful for that moment!  And later that night, she passed away.  
This whole experience just strengthened my testimony that God knows me!  He was preparing me this whole week for this moment, that I could talk to my grandma!  While I couldn't give her one last hug, I did get to say one last goodbye!  
And here I will say it again...Grandma, thank you for always being a light in my world!!  You always shared your love to everyone around...but especially your family!  You are the greatest example of this to me!  I always noticed how much you loved your family!  And Grandma, we love you too!  I LOVE YOU!  I will miss you dearly but I know I will see you again shortly and spend eternity with you! ❤❤
Heaven gained an angel on Saturday, but most importantly, I gained another guardian angel! 
I know the Plan of Salvation is REAL!  I know that God loves us and that we can be together forever as families!!
Well, that's all I got for this week.
I hope everyone has a great week!!
Love you all!
Sister Findlay




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