Adios Lakeville

Hola familia!

The time has come that I have to say goodbye to Lakeville and all the incredible, wonderful people in it. My heart hurts a little bit, but I have felt the Spirit testify to me that this is what the Lord wants. It was only a matter of time anyway and I am looking forward to the new adventures I will have in a new area with a new companion. I am going down south to almost the bottom of Minnesota to a place called Austin. It is one of the only Spanish areas that is not in the Cities. Hermana Wiggins served there before she came to Lakeville and she loved it, so hopefully I will too! I will be with Hermana Maravilla who is a native Spanish speaker! My dream came true in that aspect! She speaks Spanish/English perfectly :)

This was a great last week to end on and I can't even begin to thank Heavenly Father for giving me these past 11 months here. It seems like a long time, but somehow it has already gone by. I have met so many people who really have changed my life. There are so many people that we are teaching right now that I know will continue to progress and receive this gospel. I look forward to seeing this branch a few years down the road. I have complete confidence it will continue to grow and I know it will be in good hands. :) It's unbelievable that Hermana White is already done with training- the time has gone by so fast. She has grown so much, especially in the past few weeks and she is prepared and will do a great job here.

Honestly, I am having a hard time even remembering what happened this past week because my head is so full of memories of Lakeville. I know it was a great week though! Haha... We did have a great lesson with Richard and Mayra. The Montecillos came too and it was very cool. They told us when they opened the door they weren't at all expecting to change their religion. They still didn't specifically say that they would, but they are open and willing to read/pray to find out if its what they should do. The Spirit was very strong!!

A lot of other things happened too... Alma spoke in Sacrament meeting yesterday and the whole family was there. Miguel is doing great! Our other investigators are doing well too. There were tons of parties this weekend since its Labor Day and the last weekend before school starts here. We didn't have dinner a few nights in a row, so we stopped by and had some delicious Mexican food! :)

Love you all! Have a great week! :)
-Hermana Pierce