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Future Minnesota governor recruited Latino pastor to serve small-town congregation

Four people gather around a dining room table
Pastor Mishael Hernandez (left) with Albert and Gretchen Quie in their dining room near Nerstrand, Minn., in the 1950s. Al Quie -- who later served as governor of Minnesota -- recruited Hernandez to serve as interim pastor at Grace Lutheran Church in Nerstrand.
Courtesy of Miriam Hernandez