16 July 2019: Burning Shirts and Lit Memories


Hello all!

Contemplating the year with the burning shirt
It has been a great week. Yesterday we had some really good lessons. One lady, who we met a few weeks earlier, we helped her restore her faith in Christ, after she had had some really hard experiences happen in her life that made her question God's existence. By the end of the lesson, she knelt in prayer to ask if what we had taught her was true. It was so awesome.

We also had a few exchanges (exchanges are when we switch companions for a day), including with the Assistants to the President in Henderson. It was so much fun. I learned a lot from Elder Salisbury, about being humble. I burned my shirt for my year mark on my mission while we were at their house. That was fun. They had a wood stove that I burned it in. It was a ton of fun. 

We also had an exchange with some elders in our zone. It was a fun exchange. One of the Elders ended up getting sick and so they stayed extra long as we went to a meeting with our ward mission leader. It's super cool because our ward mission leader is the mayor of North Las Vegas. He is so busy, but he is so supportive. 

G-money and I at the Blind Center of Nevada. He is a blind gangster from LA. I love his stories.
I would like to just share a scripture that I thought of. We all go through really hard times. We all enjoy really good times. Just remember, that no matter how bad it gets, there are always good times to remember. The scripture is from the Book of Mormon: Alma 36:21

"Yea, I say unto you, my son, that there could be nothing so exquisite and so bitter as were my pains. Yea, and again I say unto you, my son, that on the other hand, there can be nothing so exquisite and sweet as was my joy" 

I know that through the Atonement of Jesus Christ, we can feel true joy, despite our pains. I know that for a fact. Always keep learning and feeling how you can feel the power of the Atoning sacrifice of Jesus Christ. 

Love you all,
Elder Lovell





July 4th pics with Elder Dominguez

Burning shirt

Posing with a guitar wallpaper

Burning shirt
Messenger fun with the fam

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