Service projects are the best!

 Oiii!! Como vocês estão?!

Another week has gone by!!  Cannot believe it!  I don't have too much time to write an email so I will explain things super quick haha!
But this week was super fun!  It's been a super fun trio with my two companions!  We have been working hard and trying to find new people! 
We participated in a service project this week where we painted a member's outside wall and garage door.  That was fun and was my first real service project here on the mission.  I was super excited to do some service this week!  I love the feeling of doing service and I know that service blesses our lives!  We become like our Savior each time we serve people, whether it's small acts of service or big projects like we did!
As far as the work goes, we set a baptism date!!  This date appeared like out of nowhere and kind of took us by surprise but we are really excited about this baptism!  It's a boy who is 11 years old and is a part of an incomplete family which means not all members of the family are members of the church.  They had to wait for some things to happen for the missionaries to be able to teach him, but this week we were able to officially start teaching him!!
I was nervous starting this transfer...being my last transfer...but the Lord is helping me and I can see his hand in my work and in my life.  I have seen so many little miracles throughout the week and it has been such a testimony builder!!
Well, that's all I have time for haha, I didn't write about everything lol but it ended up being a good week!
I hope everyone is doing well!  Love you all!
Sister Findlay 










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