9 months? What?!

Well hello there family! Can you believe that tomorrow is my halfway mark of my mission? I can't. I swear I just barely was leaving Twin Falls and heading off to Mexico. I can't say I have loved every single minute, but the past 9 months really have been amazing and full of so many wonderful things. I am excited for 9 more!
Yesterday was Stake Conference and Elder Spackman of the 70 was there. He gave a great talk both yesterday and Saturday night in the adult session. We also heard from our Stake President and he had some great thoughts too. There is one thing that really stuck out at me. He said that many times it is hard to read our scriptures because we feel like we don't have enough time. We feel like we have too many problems, worries, things to do etc. He challenged the stake to double their time by reading from the scriptures every single day. When we read from our scriptures, we can receive revelation that will help us to solve our problems, and find solutions to our busy lives much faster than if we just try to do it all without reading. Basically, if you feel like you don't have enough time to read, do it, so that the Lord can give you the time you need. :) I loved that a lot and thought it was a great thing to remember.
M and A are doing great! A is still as ready as ever, but M was feeling a little too rushed. They decided to wait until June 7th, so that they could both be baptized on the same day. Although we don't want to move their dates, the Spirit really confirmed that this was a good decision. It will be better for them both to get baptized on the same day so they can support each other more fully. They now know all the commandments and are living all of them!! :) The members are doing great at fellow-shipping and we are super excited for them!
This week I also had the opportunity to go on exchanges with Sister Breedlove. She is actually from the same place as Hermana Rawlins- Snowflake, Arizona. They knew each other before so it is kind of funny. We had a great day! Although she doesn't speak Spanish so I pretty much was the only one who talked all day, I learned lots from her.
One cool thing that happened is we met a really sweet mom and daughter from the La Republica Dominicana. First time that I have met someone from there! We taught them the Restoration and they loved it.
There is a member of our Branch who has a granddaughter named M. She is 10 years old and lives with her and her very less-active dad. He told her that she is old enough to make a decision about going to church/getting baptized etc and she has come to church the last few weeks! We are teaching her this week and hoping she will be ready soon! She's so sweet!
Lots of great things are happening here! Love you all so much and hope all is well! :)
Love, Hermana Pierce