End of an era

Hola a todos!! 

I hope you all had an amazing week! This week has kind of been crazy and my mind is kind of all over the place, but as you might have guessed from the title, we got transfer news and I'm leaving Pamplona ðŸ¥¹ I will be headed to Bilbao to be comps with Hermana Ellis and I'm so excited!! There are a lot of amazing things to look forward to, but I am really going to miss Pamplona and all of the people here that have become my family here in Spain ❤️ I truly have grown so much here and it has become holy ground to me, and even though I have had to say some tough goodbyes I am so incredibly grateful for everything I have learned and experienced here in Pamplona ðŸ«¶

Highlights/ Fun facts:

- I actually got to go to Bilbao earlier this week to have exchanges! I had my exchange with Hermana Gonzalez and it was amazing!! She is truly such an incredible missionary and I feel blessed to have been able to learn from her! She also is just an incredible listener and that is something I want to emulate moving forward ðŸ˜Š
- We had our biggest turnout in English class that we've ever had this week and it was awesome! Then during the class I was talking to a woman named Jacqueline and we started talking about her relationship with God and as we were talking she agreed to start meeting with us! Then the girl who had been sitting across from us told me that she would like us to teach her about God as well so we are hoping to start meeting with her soon! 
- On Saturday our ward celebrated el día de las naciones (a party where we celebrate the cultures of a bunch of different countries)!! Everyone brought presentations and food from their countries and it was so fun! A bunch of our friends and recent converts came and it was so fun to see them being a part of the ward family and loving it!
- On Sunday I had to say goodbye to all of my friends and members that I love which was honestly super sad, but I am so grateful for the friendships I have made here and the opportunity to love and serve these amazing people ❤️
- We went to meet with Rita on Sunday and it was so great! She never ceases to amaze me with her faith and honest questions and desire to understand! She is amazing ðŸ«¶

Miracle: 

On Saturday we met with a new friend named Maielen and it was an amazing lesson! She is from Spain and heard about the church from a member that she did a class with a few years ago and now she decided she wants to learn more! She had so many genuine questions and was truly open and respectful with all of our answers! Then after the lesson she said she wanted to invite her friend to our lesson next week! So cool!

Spiritual Thought: 

This week I was reading in 2 Nephi and something that Nephi said really struck me. When talking about Christ he says, "my heart doth magnify His holy name" This made me reflect on the relationship I have with my Savior. I know I love Him and I have been wearing His name on my chest for the last 9 months but does my heart truly magnify His name? To me this means that we are truly converted to Him and put in the work to look to Him in every thought and love Him with all of our heart!
I invite you all to join me in reflecting on my relationship with Jesus Christ and the ways I can look to Him more in my daily life so that my very heart magnifies His name!

 I love you all so much and please feel free to reach out! I would really love to hear from you!
Hermana Hardy ❤️ 

Pictures:
- exchanges and lesson with Jessica ðŸ«¶
- Maielen and her puppy Uma ðŸ¥°
- Milagros representing France ðŸ‡«ðŸ‡· ðŸ™Œ
- Alejandro ☺️
- Leire and Jennifer ðŸ«¶
- Vivian ðŸ¥¹
- Maria Mercedes😊
- Ana ðŸ˜‡










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