19 March 2019: Man in the Mirror

Hola todos!
Elder Carpio and I with Jimmy, the man we are teaching who will be baptized next month
I have negative infinity amount of time to write today, because of transfers being tomorrow, but it has been a fantastic week here in North Vegas! We did a ton of service including moving a shed (yes we literally moved a building) across a large yard with many potholes in it.
We found this family that is from the same part of Honduras as Elder Carpio, and we ended up having to refer them to the Spanish ward today, but they are golden! The thing that is even cooler, is that Elder Carpio will be going to the Spanish ward in this stake! So he will be able to teach them anyway! 
Us missionaries and the Monte Bello ward mission leader at the "Why I Believe" Fireside
We also met this man, who told us that he was baptized over 40 years ago, and wanted help getting back to church. In the last couple of days we have been growing really close to him. This work is awesome! 
I wish I had time to tell you everything else that happened this week. We had a fireside (kind of like a testimony meeting) called Why I Believe, and that's where the recent converts in the stake bear their testimony. Alejandro, who we baptized in Freedom Park bore his testimony, and he cried. Luz, who we baptized in Christy Lane, bore her testimony, and called herself St. Luz again. 
We got our transfer calls, and we are getting double transferred again. Elder Carpio is going to the Monte Bello ward, the Spanish ward in the stake we are in now. I am going to be transferred out of the zone, and was called by President Youngblood yesterday, who told me that I would be a zone leader. This will be a wild ride!
Super cool display on the Book of Mormon at the fireside.
District selfie with our Zone Leaders E. McKee and E. Kezell
Spiritual thought of the week: this week, especially the last 24 hours, I have been doing a lot of self reflection. And anyone who knows me knows that I love music. I think that one song that has reflected how I have felt in the past week is Michael Jackson's "Man in the Mirror" 
Especially with this new calling, and just being a missionary, I need to reflect on how I'm doing. I think self evaluations every once in a while are great, especially about spiritual things.
Love you guys!
Elder Lovell

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