New Changes!!

 Hello!!  How's it going?!

Another week has already gone by!!  Can't believe it!!
This week was really good!  We had zone conference and had exchanges with the stls!  
Zone conference, we talked a lot about how us as missionaries (but also us as members) talk about Christ and help others come unto Him.  And as missionaries and members work together, we can bring more people unto Christ.  I felt the Spirit really strong as we talked about this.  My new mission president, President Denning, said that the best thing you could ever do is COME UNTO CHRIST AND FEEL HIS LOVE FOR YOU! 
This is one thing I have been trying really hard these last few transfers.  I've had to deal with a few trials, so I've turned to Christ.  I know He is our Savior and I know He loves us!  I know He is there with us every step of the way.
Other things we talked about were...rules.  A moment the whole mission was waiting for haha!  I CAN DRINK GUARANÁ hahah!!!  Before we weren't allowed to drink soda, just water and juice.  But now we can! 😁 I have been waiting almost a year to drink Guaraná (a Brazilian soda)!
Then after zone conference, I had exchanges with the stls.  And it was sooo fun!  I learned a lot about adjusting to my area (because my area is a bit difficult) and how I can help my companion.
Oh that reminds me...in my last email I said that I was going to be a mom again!  Soooo, my new companion's name is Sister Paulino, and she is from the Dominican Republic!  She already speaks Portuguese really well, and she speaks English, so it's been easier to communicate!  She also came from a reassignment, so I'm not really training her, just training her for this mission in Brazil.
We have been having sooo much together and we are adjusting to our area because like i said, it's a bit difficult.  We are still trying to get into a routine of how to work here...but just got to keep going!
So yeah...that's about it for this week.  This email is a bit short, but this is all I got time for today haha!
I hope everyone is doing well and had a good week!!
Love you all!
Sister Findlay
One of these pictures is for my year mark...which happened a month ago lol.  This next Saturday (Notes from mom...it was yesterday, I'm late getting this out) I will have 13 months on the mission! 
















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