Dear friends and family!
Well this week has been a much calmer one! I sure hope you all have been having a good week! It was bike week and we biked SO much! We were able to find 6 new investigators that we are really excited to go back and see this next week! Hopefully we can start teaching them consistently! This week both Elder Larson and I got flat tires on our bikes which set us back a little bit because our apartment is 8 miles away from our area! It would've been frustrating but when you're doing the Lord's work there can be good found in every situation! Because of our flats we were able to get two members out to lessons and got dinner both of those nights! God definitely looks out for His missionaries! :)
We had two pretty cool experiences this week! First John got baptized! The other elders in the ward have been working with him for about 2 months and he has come such a long way! It was a great miracle how everything fell into place! The members in the ward stepped up big time to help their friend! It was amazing to see him light up as he was baptized and confirmed! I have become a good friend with him and it was such a blessing to witness this special event! It got me thinking to the convents or promises we make at baptism! How seriously do we take the promises we made? Is it something we constantly think about? Does it bring us joy daily? It should because it is the one of the greatest gifts God can give us! As we keep our end of the deal he fills us with his spirit, which leads, guides, comforts, protects, and teach us! If we want to progress daily, if we want to find joy constantly, we need to not just keep our promise with God, but cherish them!
The second experience was a dinner with this member and her anti-Mormon husband! It is a super strange relationship! Anyway as we ate the husband went off on all the experiences he had and how happy these worldly substances and experience made him! He tried to convince us that if we follow the "rules" of the church we will miss so much in life! As I sat and listened I began to be so sorry for him! These experience that brought him satisfaction and pleasure in the moment have now faded and have left him very... empty! I want to testify of the countless things we miss out on when we don't follow God's commandments! Every commandment given is associated with blessings beyond measure! As we follow the counsel of our dear prophets, willingly, we find peace, joy, and success! Our families are strengthened and protected as we live the gospel! But most of all as we keep the commandments of our Lord we strengthen our relationship with Him! We invite Him to be a part of our lives! I can't imagine any greater blessing! That is something no worldly pleasure, no priceless jewel, or latest technological device could compete with! Live the gospel! Love the blessings that come! There is nothing greater! Please let us all make the changes we need to to be better followers of Christ! Love you all with all my heart!
Your proud to be a Mormon missionary,
Elder Tracy
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