Hey everyone!
This week may have been one of the craziest weeks yet! Everything that happened was completely nuts! I don't even know where to start because each day this week was filled with unusual events, some good and some bad, but oh how I've loved every minute! Tuesday was Zone Conference and I did exchanges with two Portuguese elders, Wednesday we did 12 hours of service and had a very interesting dinner, Thursday I was sick because of said dinner, Friday we had a crazy weekly planning and had the most insane lesson with our investigator, Saturday we did exchanges with the other Winter Garden elders, had a crazy incident leading to calling 911 and sleeping at the Zone leaders apartment, Sunday I did my first baptismal interview... it didn't go well and at dinner had a little allergic reaction and took a little visit to the ER! Don't worry I'm alright! So let's just say it was CRAZY!!!
This week may have been one of the craziest weeks yet! Everything that happened was completely nuts! I don't even know where to start because each day this week was filled with unusual events, some good and some bad, but oh how I've loved every minute! Tuesday was Zone Conference and I did exchanges with two Portuguese elders, Wednesday we did 12 hours of service and had a very interesting dinner, Thursday I was sick because of said dinner, Friday we had a crazy weekly planning and had the most insane lesson with our investigator, Saturday we did exchanges with the other Winter Garden elders, had a crazy incident leading to calling 911 and sleeping at the Zone leaders apartment, Sunday I did my first baptismal interview... it didn't go well and at dinner had a little allergic reaction and took a little visit to the ER! Don't worry I'm alright! So let's just say it was CRAZY!!!
Each and all of these were super nuts and long stories! I'll make sure to write it all down and I can go into more depth when I get home, as for today I want to share the Freaky Friday lesson with our investigator and the Sunday Night visit to the ER!
So Friday night we had a set lesson with our investigator Francesca and Fred, the two investigators on date, but when we got their Fred was no where to be found! Francesca was persistent and wouldn't listen unless we went to go find him! So we agreed thinking we would be back in 20 mins... wrong! We start walking with her and it was absolutely insane, we ran into her drug dealer... and there was almost a fight! Haha but she worked it out in her greengo Spanish! We walked the 40 mins to the store, walk inside and everyone stops! Everyone! Like when does that ever happen? 40 people stopped everything and stared at us and our investigator while she runs to the cashier asking for Fred... he wasn't there and it was super awkward. We slowly backed our way to the doors and cruised on out of there! As we walked backed to the car we found out some terrible and completely horrifying experiences that she had and we found out the real reason why she got sucked into drugs and her biggest fears! She was desperately trying to suppress all her pain and agony! And her deepest desire is simply to be loved! She got a little confrontational as well testified of that this gospel was the answer! As the conversation unfolded the spirit guided Elder Larson and I to several different scriptures and testified of the reality of this glorious gospel! The SPIRIT WAS SO STRONG! Right there in the middle of the road we prayed, pleading with God that Francesca could feel His love! Francesca prayed with all her heart unfolding her deepest desires and pains! As she did so the spirit filled the atmosphere! It was a really cool experience, we walked back silently and left her with the invitation to pray again and ask God if this church was true! It was amazing to be a part of that experience! I bring this up because there are so many of our brothers and sister that are lost and in pain! So many anguished souls who are only seeking to be loved! We MUST love more, love more intensely, love more purposefully! Love those who you say you love! Actually show them and make sure there is no doubt in their mind that someone cares for them!
As we do we will see miraculous things! Most importantly love your Father in Heaven and let that drive you!
So Sunday night! We are having our monthly Lowe family Potluck Dinner! Ate to our souls content! Then comes dessert... I ask the baker if her cobbler had nuts in it and she assured me that it didn't! As I sat down and was about to take a bite I got a feeling that I shouldn't... Thinking I knew better and having gone to the source and took a big bite! Before I could swallow I bit down into something unusually crunchy and spit it out! It had pecans in it... we hurried out of there, took some allergy medicine, and drove to the ER! (Mom, Dad, don't get mad at me....) we got there and waited for a long time and I felt much better, took more medicine and went home! There is a valuable lesson to learn from this! There are so many things of this world that are both physically and spiritually dangerous to us! We know these things are bad, and have been taught to avoid these things at all costs! Now sometimes we come across these dangerous things and get a feelings to stay away but ignore those first promptings because it seems pleasing or because everyone else is doing it... Well even when you go to the "source" you can still get sucked into the trap! Here's the key! The spirit will Always warn you! If you listen to the spirit you will be safe! If you ignore it you must face the consequences! We think we know best, but we just don't! Once again I plead that you learn from my stories, FOLLOW THE SPIRIT!!! Also I'm totally okay so don't be worried!
Never forgot how much I love this gospel! It's true! Love you all!!!
Your "breath taken" missionary,
Elder Tracy
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