The Amazing Adventures of Elder (William) Lovell

Dear Family,

Elizabeth, thank you so much for the videos and pictures - the one with chloe taking out tissues faster and faster is my favorite! Has she always done that to tissue boxes? That was so cute!. Dad, thank you for your notes both on e-mail and in ML-mail (manual labor mail) - I esspecially loved the joke about the thermometer falling at the speed of light. I did meet with the psychologist this past week, I well send you a seperate e-mail about that in a minute. I always love how you show that you read what I write and also give me updates about the family. Mom, Oh my goodness, those pictures of Chloe were adorable. Thank you! I also loved your e-mail, esspecially the advice to pray more specifically about what I need. That really helped. I'll let you know how that goes next week. The picture with you and chloe with the fake mustaches is my favorite.

Well, Elder Fukuyasu was transfered. Everyone was pretty emotional. In fact one young boy in our ward came up and did the coolest thing - he hugged him and said "NO! I'm not letting you go! If you go, you have to take me with you!" Sister Partl was a mess! She cried really hard. By the way, Mom, I heard sister Partl has e-mailed you a couple of times since she wrote you about the mac and cheese recipe, she really wants you to write back. Just letting you know. Anyway, my new companion is Elder Palmer. He is also a district leader. He is a great missionary. He has been out as long as me. The first words out of his mouth were questions about the area. He already has some great ideas and how to change the area. Elder Fukuyasu is now a Zone Leader in... Auburn? I think? The zone I am in - Federal Way - was just split in two. I am now part of the Federal Way South Zone. Dash Point is now the power house of the Zone, and so, I am to expect many calls from our Zone Leaders. It is quite a dead area and so I feel we will be getting many.

This last week, on Monday  we prayed diligently to be led to someone who could be baptized. President Larkin promised Dash Point three people that could be baptized this month. We just needed to find them. After completing P-day activities we knelt in prayer. We prayed and repented much. The first door we knocked on happened to be the door of a Former investigator. She was having a hard time and she committed to read, to pray, and to be baptized if she got an answer. It was wonderful. Hope this week is full of many more experiences like that!

Sorry I don't have time for a spiritual thought. We had to travel long to get to the library today, plus its transfers. Will try my best next time.

Love, 

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Elder William Lloyd Lovell
Washington, Seattle Mission
10675 NE 20th Street
Bellevue, Washington 98004

  

D&C 6:36 - "Look unto me in every thought; doubt not, fear not"