Well, I am Elder Tracy and I like to speak Spanish (but it's low key hard sometimes but it's awesome I love it.)
Anyway, I'm sure yall are wondering about how my week went and I'm here to tell ya how it went. Well it started out wonderful actually. We had a really good lesson with a former investigator named Roberto and it was awesome. He told us a lot about his life and how he wanted to increase his faith in Christ. Elder Osorio and I told him that we can help him with that haha We also had new missionary training on Thursday which was awesome. We went to the new Clark Street Building in Downtown and it was amazing. I highly recommend yall look this building up on Google it is impressive to behold. But President Bingham told us a lot of awesome things and we had a bunch of awesome insights. But one thing the trainers were told (I'm a trainer incase yall didn't know) was that God put us here to train. He trusts us with our new missionaries to do the best we can. And that was super comforting to me.
But the rest of this week was not the greatest. We had three investigator lessons cancel at the last minute and several of the Less Active Families we had made appointments with either canceled or simply weren't home. So we didn't have much success there. And since it's getting colder, fewer people are outside and so we have been doing some door knocking. A lot of it actually. And we knocked doors and very few people even opened their door. Let alone were interested in what we had to say. But despite all these hard times we are having, there is always hope. A hope for a better day and a better week. In the Book of Mormon, there's a scripture that talks about how we should handle hard times. In Alma, Chapter 34, verse 41, we read, But that ye have patience, and bear with those afflictions, with a firm hope that ye shall one day rest from all your afflictions. How wonderful is that? How peaceful is that? We will receive rest from our afflictions and hard times one day. But we must first have that hope, and that faith, that everything will be better. But it's important to remember what the Prophet Moroni tells us in Ether 12, wherefore, dispute not because ye see not, for ye receive no witness until after the trial of your faith. We can receive that rest and that peace that we seek, and the success too, but only after the trial of our faith. We must first act on the faith we have. Then, and only then, will we receive what we seek. I know that while we had one rough week, that the next week will be better and I will find what success I'm looking for. I have the faith and the hope of such things. I want to leave yall with my short testimony of what I know. While I may be young and I don't know everything, but I do know one thing: I know that what I have to share with the people here is true. I know that the Book of Mormon is the word of God and came through a called, living Prophet named Joseph Smith. I also know that Christ is our Savior and Redeemer. That by him and through him, we may be saved and find the peace and abilities we need. I also know that our families can be together forever, that regardless of what happens to me or my family, I know that I will be able to live with them after this life and always be happy.
Sorry this email wasn't super entertaining to read but I just want to express how happy I truly am. I love being here, teaching the Restored Gospel of Jesus Christ to all those who will listen. I love it. I am happy and I'm glad I made this choice to come here. I love all of you and I thank you for your prayers and your Christmas cards and wishes! Yall are homies!
As always,
Elder Tracy
PHOTOS
So this week I got a hair cut from my boy Elder English and he hooked me up. I think it looks great so there's a before and after and a also got one with my boy Elder Inglés
Since it's Christmas, we left sad without a tree so I made a tree is thing out of cardboard to help with the Christmas spirit.
I also found this bad boy at our church building. I'll just leave it there...
Elder Seth Tracy
800 Waukegan Rd Ste 203
Glenview, IL 60025
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