6 August 2019: Here Comes the Sun!

Hello everyone! 

Hope everyone has enjoyed their week thus far! It has been quite a hot week this week! We had a week of consistently 110+, hence the title. The hottest part of the day temperature-wise is 12-4pm. However the hardest part of the day is 5-8pm, because that is when the sun is the strongest and most in your face, when you really cant look up because everything is so bright. 

We had an interesting week as far as finding people to teach, which mixed with the sun, made the work a little harder than usual, but yesterday we had fun finding a Spanish family as well as another family in our English ward. 

We had Mission Leadership Council on Wednesday which was really awesome. President Youngblood gave an amazing training on how leadership is very lonely. He said something very powerful about the example of leadership we find in the Prophet Joseph Smith "Do you really think that when that 14 year old boy when he went into that grove of trees to pray that he would be persecuted, slandered, and literally beaten, just because he had a question?!" It was a powerful thought. 

This morning we were able to go to the temple, which was amazing. I learned something while there. Friends, what I learned was that we need to keep an eternal perspective. When we have an eternal perspective, it helps us to be patient with Heavenly Father's timing, and have faith that He will bless us in His timing, as we keep His commandments. 2 years is a long time to be a missionary, but the blessings that come from it are eternal. I will share a line from my mission call letter: "The Lord will bless you for the goodness of your life" 

I know we will be blessed for the good we do in our lives, and especially as we stay on the covenant path.

Have a great week!

Elder Lovell 

Pics:
MLC!
Alta Vista Temple trip




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