Week 39!!

Hey Everybody!!

This week was pretty good! IT was kinda crazy though... On Thursday we had Zone Conference which was super cool. I really do love President Tew and the direction he is taking the mission. He has helped so much! We are breaking records all over the place in this mission. In the past 10 weeks, there have been 51 baptisms! That is remarkable!! I am so thankful for his service here! The conference was all about how to teach with power. How to teach in a way to allow the Spirit to be there and testify to everyone present that what we are saying is true. It was one of the most powerful Zone Conferences I have been to. I really CANNOT believe that it has been 3 months since the last one!

This morning we went to the temple. I really, really love that place. My favorite place on Earth. No where else can you feel such a spirit of peace and calmness that allows you to go and to rest from all the cares and worries of day to day life and do selfless service for one who can't do it for themselves. No where else can we be sealed to our families for all time and eternity, never to be separated again, that knowledge gets stronger and sounds better the longer I have been out.

Saturday we had a free car wash at the church. It was GREAT!! The members teamed up to wash and dry the cars and provide refreshments for the people, and while their cars were being washed, the people were invited into the church where the missionaries were waiting to give them a tour of the building. It was crazy successful. We washed some 46 cars and had about 24 tours (Not everyone was willing), and most of them had multiple people on them. One was a friend of Wendy's that she invited. She has only been a member for 3 weeks, and has done more missionary work then I did the first 19 years of my life...

Also, I moved. Not 100% sure why, but the senior couple that is in charge of apartments and cars calls up Friday morning and says "hey Elders, not sure if you heard, but effective immediately, all for man apartments are closed in the mission. Be in your new apartment tonight. The manager will give you more details." So, we go to the manager, and she says we live upstairs now. So we pack up our stuff and jump ship. It was kind of annoying to move last minute, but its all good. But, now I have a new address. It is still the same complex, just a different apartment, so my address is 9128 Burke St, Apt. #348, Pico Rivera, CA 90660. But, don't worry about anything still in transit. Our roommates, well old roommates, still live in 120 so all mail that is in transit will still make it to me.

That's my week in a nutshell! Love you all!

Alma 24:19 reads "And thus we see that, when these Lamanites were brought to believe and to know the truth, they were firm, and would suffer even unto death rather than commit sin; and thus we see that they buried their weapons of peace, or they buried the weapons of war, for peace." I like this one a lot! I hope that we can all be so converted that we are willing to suffer even unto death to not commit sin. Many of these Lamanites were killed because of their beliefs. In the past few months, my testimony has grown to the point where if I was required, I would seal my testimony with my blood. And I hope the Gospel means enough to you that you may be willing to do the same.

Love,
Elder Lloyd