EVERYONE. TIME IS RUNNING OUT FOR ELDER TRACY
Hey but this week was awesome. We had a ton of awesome things happen! Last week we went to Schaumburg and it was wayyyyy fun! We got to see a bunch of homies from back in the day and then right afterward we went on exchanges again!! I went with Elder Smith in Bloomingdale and it was a wayyyyy good time out there! We had some way fun lessons and some way good contacts with some people. We had a great time talking about the good days and the feels. Had a great district Council in SPANISH AND I WAS FEEEELLLIJG IT
We also had MLC this week and it was awesome. It was all the Zone Leaders and the Sister Training Leaders and President Shumway and it was super cool. We had a great time talking about how we can help the mission get better. We got to see a bunch of the good people from back in the day.
We also have been grinding out here and finding some legendary people out here in Waukegan and it's been sueor super fun. Elder Sharples and I have been becoming really good friends and it's always good to work along side him. We have seen so many miracles here recently and it's been awesome.
Needless to say, we are the legends of the ICM
As always
Elder Tracy
Monday, July 15, 2019
Monday, July 8, 2019
4 OF JULY MY BROTHEREN
Hey folks
This has been an awesome week this week. We went on TWO Exchanges this week and it was awesome. We went on exchanges with the Elgin elders na dit was a wild time. Elder Brimhall and I did some gooood work out in round lake in our area. And I also got to go on exchanges with Elder Barlow in Bloomingdale on the 4th of July and it was great time. So much food. So much food. Such a good time.
This week we also got to meet our mission president, president Shumway and he is the best! We learned so much about him and his family and we are so excited to be able to do work with him! It's been a wild week out here.
Well. I have like 4 weeks left in my mission and it's super fun out here. I never want it to end. But it will soon.
Love yall!
This has been an awesome week this week. We went on TWO Exchanges this week and it was awesome. We went on exchanges with the Elgin elders na dit was a wild time. Elder Brimhall and I did some gooood work out in round lake in our area. And I also got to go on exchanges with Elder Barlow in Bloomingdale on the 4th of July and it was great time. So much food. So much food. Such a good time.
This week we also got to meet our mission president, president Shumway and he is the best! We learned so much about him and his family and we are so excited to be able to do work with him! It's been a wild week out here.
Well. I have like 4 weeks left in my mission and it's super fun out here. I never want it to end. But it will soon.
Love yall!
Monday, July 1, 2019
Transfers, Emergency Transfers and New Presidents
Hey Everyone!
The title basically says everything about the week. So I had Elder Vargas for two amazing days haha we taught some awesome lessons and we had some awesome tuigns going on the area and the Zone! But we got a call from the assistants to the president, on Thursday, and then we got got.
Elder Sharples, a missionary I've known for a long time, crashed his bike and got cut up pretty good and now is unable to ride a bike for a while and so we drove all the way back to Chicago and picked him up and then e headed back up and have been continuing as normal for the past few days!
Elder Sharples and I have been having a great time being Zone Leaders! We are over five districts with equates to 38 missionaries in total and it's CRAZY! We've been blasting this week and having a great great time talking with everyone we can!
We have a new mission president now! His name is President Shumway and he is a legend! We will he meeting him tomorrow for once! Things are good!
As always, Elder Tracy
The title basically says everything about the week. So I had Elder Vargas for two amazing days haha we taught some awesome lessons and we had some awesome tuigns going on the area and the Zone! But we got a call from the assistants to the president, on Thursday, and then we got got.
Elder Sharples, a missionary I've known for a long time, crashed his bike and got cut up pretty good and now is unable to ride a bike for a while and so we drove all the way back to Chicago and picked him up and then e headed back up and have been continuing as normal for the past few days!
Elder Sharples and I have been having a great time being Zone Leaders! We are over five districts with equates to 38 missionaries in total and it's CRAZY! We've been blasting this week and having a great great time talking with everyone we can!
We have a new mission president now! His name is President Shumway and he is a legend! We will he meeting him tomorrow for once! Things are good!
As always, Elder Tracy
Monday, June 24, 2019
TEMPLES AND TRANSFERS
HELLO MY FREIDNS AND FAMILY.
This week was a great week out here in Gurnee 3!!! sorry I haven't been super good about sending these emails recently. I've been super super busy on our preparation days and it's been super super fun for us out here.
But this week was super great. We have been working with a ton of super sueor awesome people and it's been super good. I've been learning a ton of Spanish and its been awesome. I have been perfecting it slowly but surely I'm learning more and more. I have lived being with Elder monja we have been having a ton of fun and we've been working super hard and serving a ton of people.
Also this week, since I am going to be finishing up here sson, we got to go to the TEMPLE!! It was probably one of the best days of my mission. I just love going there especially because I, being a missionary, I don't get to go to the temple often. It was great because it was also a time in which I got to see some of my old friends from my mission, like Elder Anderson, Elder wright, Elder English and so many good people. It was good to be there. I love to see the temple.
This week we also got transfers, we got the information that Elder Monja is leaving the area here in Gurnee 3 after 6 months and is going to Bloomingdale 2! But I'm staying here for my last transfer and I am receiving Elder Vargas from Spain and we will be ZONE LEADERS over the Buffalo Grove and Schaumburg!!! It is going to be a willllld time out there. I am super super excited for the change and this new opportunity to serve in another capacity as a missionary.
Things are happening out here for me I guess. I love this experience I have had to serve others as a representivie of Jesus Christ. I'm happy to serve and continue to further my language abilities and my understanding of the scriptures. I love the restored Gospel of Jesus Christ.
as always
Elder Tracy
This week was a great week out here in Gurnee 3!!! sorry I haven't been super good about sending these emails recently. I've been super super busy on our preparation days and it's been super super fun for us out here.
But this week was super great. We have been working with a ton of super sueor awesome people and it's been super good. I've been learning a ton of Spanish and its been awesome. I have been perfecting it slowly but surely I'm learning more and more. I have lived being with Elder monja we have been having a ton of fun and we've been working super hard and serving a ton of people.
Also this week, since I am going to be finishing up here sson, we got to go to the TEMPLE!! It was probably one of the best days of my mission. I just love going there especially because I, being a missionary, I don't get to go to the temple often. It was great because it was also a time in which I got to see some of my old friends from my mission, like Elder Anderson, Elder wright, Elder English and so many good people. It was good to be there. I love to see the temple.
This week we also got transfers, we got the information that Elder Monja is leaving the area here in Gurnee 3 after 6 months and is going to Bloomingdale 2! But I'm staying here for my last transfer and I am receiving Elder Vargas from Spain and we will be ZONE LEADERS over the Buffalo Grove and Schaumburg!!! It is going to be a willllld time out there. I am super super excited for the change and this new opportunity to serve in another capacity as a missionary.
Things are happening out here for me I guess. I love this experience I have had to serve others as a representivie of Jesus Christ. I'm happy to serve and continue to further my language abilities and my understanding of the scriptures. I love the restored Gospel of Jesus Christ.
as always
Elder Tracy
Monday, June 17, 2019
2 weeks again...
HEY Everyone!
So sorry I didn't send out an email last week! I just wasn't feeling it! We are always super busy here in Gurnee and I love it so much! So a little catch up to do for you al!
So this last week was fastastic. We had ZONE conference and it was amazing! It was President Bingham last zone conference and it was super good to hear all the insights he had for us. I love that man haha he is super good at being a Mission Presidnet. but we talked about so many super good things, from unity, to the Atonement of Jesus Christ, to the Premortal realm and foreordenation. It was probably among one of the greatest things I have ever seen on my mission. President Bingham had a lot of departing things to say before he left. I cried. I will admit it. I was super touched by the fact that he tod us that he isn't the best but he is definately trying, and I also thought about how much I have changed on my mission and also the person I am trying to become and also how my Savior would be proud of the work I am doing: spreading the truth of His one and only true and living, restored church on the earth today.
Things here in Waukegan are awesome. We are working with a ton of people who are preparing ot be baptised here soon! We cover several major towns here in the north of Chicago: Waukegan, Gurnee, Zion, Grayslake, Round Lake, Round Lake Beach, Lake Villa and many more. But there are only hispanish people in like three of those cities. So we hit a lot of these place everyday and it is crazy.
We do a ton of teaching and it is the best. We are teaching some people that really need yalls prayers! The Avilez family are a family from Mexico and they are wanting to learn more and learn for themselves and come to church but so many other things get in the way. It is rough for them and for us for that reason. There is a guy we are working with named Jesus (but he goes by Chuy) and his mom is not being super cooperative with us right now.
also Ps sorryto all you who sent me a birhtdya email, I am super sorry I haven't gotten around to those yet. It has been waaaayyyy too busy.
Hey but everyone, I super love everything out here. The Spanish is flowing Form my mouth Ike none other. The Restored Gospel of Jesus Christ is flowing in and out of my soul like none other. I love this gospel. I love Jesus Christ and the fact that we loved all of us to give his life for every single one of us in an infinite and eternal manner in order to bring ot pass the salvation of all mankind. The Book of Mormon is true.
as always,
Elder Tracy
Photos
ZONE CONFERENCE FT ALL THE HOMIES
THE SUN
We Ate Lunch Out of the back of the truck in the garage of a member because it was raining and her son wasn't home so we ate outside in the garage and it was super fun haha
So sorry I didn't send out an email last week! I just wasn't feeling it! We are always super busy here in Gurnee and I love it so much! So a little catch up to do for you al!
So this last week was fastastic. We had ZONE conference and it was amazing! It was President Bingham last zone conference and it was super good to hear all the insights he had for us. I love that man haha he is super good at being a Mission Presidnet. but we talked about so many super good things, from unity, to the Atonement of Jesus Christ, to the Premortal realm and foreordenation. It was probably among one of the greatest things I have ever seen on my mission. President Bingham had a lot of departing things to say before he left. I cried. I will admit it. I was super touched by the fact that he tod us that he isn't the best but he is definately trying, and I also thought about how much I have changed on my mission and also the person I am trying to become and also how my Savior would be proud of the work I am doing: spreading the truth of His one and only true and living, restored church on the earth today.
Things here in Waukegan are awesome. We are working with a ton of people who are preparing ot be baptised here soon! We cover several major towns here in the north of Chicago: Waukegan, Gurnee, Zion, Grayslake, Round Lake, Round Lake Beach, Lake Villa and many more. But there are only hispanish people in like three of those cities. So we hit a lot of these place everyday and it is crazy.
We do a ton of teaching and it is the best. We are teaching some people that really need yalls prayers! The Avilez family are a family from Mexico and they are wanting to learn more and learn for themselves and come to church but so many other things get in the way. It is rough for them and for us for that reason. There is a guy we are working with named Jesus (but he goes by Chuy) and his mom is not being super cooperative with us right now.
also Ps sorryto all you who sent me a birhtdya email, I am super sorry I haven't gotten around to those yet. It has been waaaayyyy too busy.
Hey but everyone, I super love everything out here. The Spanish is flowing Form my mouth Ike none other. The Restored Gospel of Jesus Christ is flowing in and out of my soul like none other. I love this gospel. I love Jesus Christ and the fact that we loved all of us to give his life for every single one of us in an infinite and eternal manner in order to bring ot pass the salvation of all mankind. The Book of Mormon is true.
as always,
Elder Tracy
Photos
ZONE CONFERENCE FT ALL THE HOMIES
THE SUN
We Ate Lunch Out of the back of the truck in the garage of a member because it was raining and her son wasn't home so we ate outside in the garage and it was super fun haha
Monday, June 3, 2019
SPANISH
Hello everyone!! This was an awesome week!!!
Everything was great this week! So many things happened! We visited TON OF PEOPLE and it was great. I honestly don't remember what happened this week but that's okay.
We did a lot of service this week and it was great!!! We mowed like 6 lawns randomly and it was awesome. We got super dirty and super sweaty but that's all good in the hood . We met so many homies and it was awesome. I got to use so many tools in a variety of ways and move a ton of heavy stuff through out the week. It's super fun here. We usually do our studies and then we are out the door until super late at night and we come home tired, we read a little in the scriptures and then we hit the hay immediately after. We are always pooped.
We also met with a legendary family this week and it was super chevere. We met with them like three times and it was super good because first, we called them and we were like where yall at? Walmart they responded and so we asked : can we meet you there? and so we went and talked with them there and then went back to their house and taught a bomb plan of salvation lesson with them and then two days later we taught them the gospel of Jesus chrust and then they were feeling it!! we put them on date and it was AWEOMSE. they accepted it and it was great. It was great. so great.
We are also working a ton with some legends from Michoacan and they are the best because they are super funny and their children are also awesome and it's super cool to see them and help them come nto churst. although, we can't seem to get them to get married so then they can fully repent before baptism. it's frustrating a veces but it's super chevere porque así son ellos.
So but I've been only speaking Spanish with Elder Monja and I have been learning a ton again and it's awesome because it's the best language. I've been really diving into my studies this week and I found some great jems and it was a great time.
ALL things are good out here and we are super happy to be working in the Vinyard of the lord.
As always
Elder Tracy
Photos
A jem in waukegeen
Elder Monja and I found a member with a leaf blower and I got destroyed haha
LILY
NATALIE AND JADE
ELDER MOSER HACE A WHILE NOW
Everything was great this week! So many things happened! We visited TON OF PEOPLE and it was great. I honestly don't remember what happened this week but that's okay.
We did a lot of service this week and it was great!!! We mowed like 6 lawns randomly and it was awesome. We got super dirty and super sweaty but that's all good in the hood . We met so many homies and it was awesome. I got to use so many tools in a variety of ways and move a ton of heavy stuff through out the week. It's super fun here. We usually do our studies and then we are out the door until super late at night and we come home tired, we read a little in the scriptures and then we hit the hay immediately after. We are always pooped.
We also met with a legendary family this week and it was super chevere. We met with them like three times and it was super good because first, we called them and we were like where yall at? Walmart they responded and so we asked : can we meet you there? and so we went and talked with them there and then went back to their house and taught a bomb plan of salvation lesson with them and then two days later we taught them the gospel of Jesus chrust and then they were feeling it!! we put them on date and it was AWEOMSE. they accepted it and it was great. It was great. so great.
We are also working a ton with some legends from Michoacan and they are the best because they are super funny and their children are also awesome and it's super cool to see them and help them come nto churst. although, we can't seem to get them to get married so then they can fully repent before baptism. it's frustrating a veces but it's super chevere porque así son ellos.
So but I've been only speaking Spanish with Elder Monja and I have been learning a ton again and it's awesome because it's the best language. I've been really diving into my studies this week and I found some great jems and it was a great time.
ALL things are good out here and we are super happy to be working in the Vinyard of the lord.
As always
Elder Tracy
Photos
A jem in waukegeen
Elder Monja and I found a member with a leaf blower and I got destroyed haha
LILY
NATALIE AND JADE
ELDER MOSER HACE A WHILE NOW
Tuesday, May 28, 2019
Gurnee 333333333
Hey everone!!
These last two weeks have been crazy honestly. So some catching up to do. So we recieved your transfer calls and I was finally out of Naperville in style. We dipped and I got to say good bye to elder lewis. kinda sad. I love that kid. But I also got to see some of my homies at transfers like Elder Silva, Elder Lytle, Elder Sharpe and all the other homies from back in the day. I met Elder Monja and he is awesome.
Elder monja is a HOMIE. He is a legend from Perú and he is super funny. We have a super good time together. at first being in this area was kinda hard because Elder English (the one that was here before me) is a legend and he is a super awesome guy and the people here loved him to death. And when I got here I just kinda felt not as cool and I felt like I was filling some shoes that were wayyyyy too big. However, as time has gone by, I'm feeling much more comfortable in my Spanish and also my self esteem aha so I'm back at it in Spanish wards and it's AWESOME.
We have been meeting some homies out here and we are working hard ot help a huge family get married so that they can get baptised here soon and it's like trying to push a shopping cart full of briks through a parking lot of wet concrete. It's been a challenge to get them to make it there but we are helping there slowly. They are super homies. Patricia, eduardo, Dioseline, Jose and all the like 10 children these two people have. They are the cutest family and we are heloing them find more happiness.
This past week we saw some miracles because we had 16 PEOPLE COME TO CHURCH AND IT WAS CRAZY. (I had to play the piano for this ward because they are the Hispanics) This one miracle family that we are teaching came and it was super awesome because they oved it. The Avilez Family are the homies.
Also this week I had my interview with President Bingham and it was probably the greatest interview I've ever had. we talked a lot about the future and my life here after. since I extended my mission, he will go home before me and so It will be sad to see him go and such but it's part of life. But he gave me a bunch of advice regarding finish my mission, school and careers, marriage and family and much much more. It was a great time there. at the end he prayed. It was the first time I had ever heard him pray. It was fantastic. He is such a good man of God and I want to be like him some day.
The last few months, I've really noticed a change in myself. I personally love reading in the scriptures. The Bible and the book of Mormon and the other resources that we have as missionaries are awesome. I am always filled with feelings of the upward pull that leads to bettering myself through the Enabling Power of the Atonement of Jesus Christ, or his sacrifice. It is awesome to see how much better I have become. How much more I love the scriptures and the gospel. I have been able to teach and testify without doubting because now I know the things I am saying.
As Always,
Elder Tracy
Here is a couple of pictures from the good old days.
These last two weeks have been crazy honestly. So some catching up to do. So we recieved your transfer calls and I was finally out of Naperville in style. We dipped and I got to say good bye to elder lewis. kinda sad. I love that kid. But I also got to see some of my homies at transfers like Elder Silva, Elder Lytle, Elder Sharpe and all the other homies from back in the day. I met Elder Monja and he is awesome.
Elder monja is a HOMIE. He is a legend from Perú and he is super funny. We have a super good time together. at first being in this area was kinda hard because Elder English (the one that was here before me) is a legend and he is a super awesome guy and the people here loved him to death. And when I got here I just kinda felt not as cool and I felt like I was filling some shoes that were wayyyyy too big. However, as time has gone by, I'm feeling much more comfortable in my Spanish and also my self esteem aha so I'm back at it in Spanish wards and it's AWESOME.
We have been meeting some homies out here and we are working hard ot help a huge family get married so that they can get baptised here soon and it's like trying to push a shopping cart full of briks through a parking lot of wet concrete. It's been a challenge to get them to make it there but we are helping there slowly. They are super homies. Patricia, eduardo, Dioseline, Jose and all the like 10 children these two people have. They are the cutest family and we are heloing them find more happiness.
This past week we saw some miracles because we had 16 PEOPLE COME TO CHURCH AND IT WAS CRAZY. (I had to play the piano for this ward because they are the Hispanics) This one miracle family that we are teaching came and it was super awesome because they oved it. The Avilez Family are the homies.
Also this week I had my interview with President Bingham and it was probably the greatest interview I've ever had. we talked a lot about the future and my life here after. since I extended my mission, he will go home before me and so It will be sad to see him go and such but it's part of life. But he gave me a bunch of advice regarding finish my mission, school and careers, marriage and family and much much more. It was a great time there. at the end he prayed. It was the first time I had ever heard him pray. It was fantastic. He is such a good man of God and I want to be like him some day.
The last few months, I've really noticed a change in myself. I personally love reading in the scriptures. The Bible and the book of Mormon and the other resources that we have as missionaries are awesome. I am always filled with feelings of the upward pull that leads to bettering myself through the Enabling Power of the Atonement of Jesus Christ, or his sacrifice. It is awesome to see how much better I have become. How much more I love the scriptures and the gospel. I have been able to teach and testify without doubting because now I know the things I am saying.
As Always,
Elder Tracy
Here is a couple of pictures from the good old days.
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