It all started with a Doctors visit...Oh, it ended with one too! Don't worry, this visit was not like the last one I told you about...THANK HEAVENS! Actually it's a pretty great story... My companion got hit in the face by a basketball the other night and it chipped her tooth! So had to sit in the clinic for a while until they figured out what they were supposed to do for the situation. I get the feeling they aren't use to having this much excitement here in the MTC clinic. They were way too stoked to telephone the "on call" doctor haha. The great news is, we got to take a trip into the real world Yesterday!! Woot Woot! I never thought I would be so excited to go to the Dentist! I feel bad for Soeur Hodgman but she took it like a champ! She told the doctor, "I didn't choose the baller-life, the baller-life chose me!! And took my tooth for ransom!" hahahaha! She is so hilarious. I would have bawled like a baby if an Elder broke my tooth! Though, I think even Soeur Hodgman agrees that the trip into the real world made the whole thing worth it! We got to leave campus yesterday and take a shuttle to a dentist in Provo. It was pretty awesome! On the way back from the dentist the driver thought we were pretty cool so he decided to take us on the extremely long, scenic route, back to the MTC which ended up taking about 20 minutes when we were really only about 3 minutes away from the MTC haha. But hey, I wasn't complaining!
Later on, we were enjoying our last meal for the next 24 hours, and suddenly, my tongue started getting huge, itchy, and burning like crazy! So, again, we sprinted to the clinic haha! When we got there we told the front desk lady that I needed Benadryl and she started filling out this enormous stack of papers and my companion says, "Soeur Wyson, can you breathe?" And then the lady throws her papers and says, "Wait, you are having an allergic reaction?! FORGET THIS!" and she starts calling the doctor (I am sure the poor guy is ready for us to get out of here). It was definitely a "Hitch" moment, ha! It made for an interesting day! Don't worry though, we survived! Not sure what I am allergic to though...guess that's what I get for trying to eat soup instead of my usual salad for dinner. The third doctor visit was this morning, I woke up (actually I didn't, that's the problem) feeling super sick...my companions were trying to wake me up but I had NO energy. Yeah, remember that flu shot that made my arm ache for like an entire week? Well, it clearly didn't work, haha! Thank heavens for DayQuil! Nothing can slow me down! ;) Halloween in the MTC was pretty sad...But, trying to make the best out of it, I dressed up like Snow White and I tied a blue ribbon around my head and wore a blue skirt and my yellow shirt with red lipstick. I ate so much candy. UGH. It's possible that I gained a few pounds over the weekend. But, it's okay because I lost about 7 pounds last week so I am still winning! ;) The Elders here think they are pretty hilarious and they put a fake spider on the window to the girls bathroom; of course I dove for cover, IT LOOKED SO REAL! They got quite the kick out of it. The sad part is that when I walked out of the bathroom, the same spider fell from above the door and elicited the same reaction. The Elders thought it was even funnier the 2nd time... That spider is now taped inside the front cover of my journal. Soooo I have some pretty exciting news today...First off, fast Sunday was so awesome. I fasted and prayed to be able to learn the language and then during testimony meeting I had a strong prompting from the spirit to bear my testimony... IN FRENCH. I definitely didn't feel ready to get up and do that in front of anyone but I knew that if I did, The Lord would bless me to be able to speak the language, and he did :) After sacrament meeting I was sitting with my companions around the piano and we were singing hymns together and my Branch President came up to us and asked if we would accept the calling to be Sister Training Leaders over our zone here in the MTC! We are so so excited for this incredible opportunity! We have 13 new sisters coming on Wednesday and we can't wait to meet them! For those of you who don't know what this is, the mission is separated into different zones and districts and there are leaders for each of them. Our zone consists of about 7 districts and about 27 sister missionaries that we will be in charge of training, and taking care of :) It is such an honor! We were blessed to hear from an Apostle of the Lord last week in a Devotional, President Neil L. Anderson. I made my companions and I wait for 2 hours in the cold outside the doors before we even knew who was speaking because I had a feeling it was someone important!! As soon as the doors opened I fought through the crowds of elders to snag seats in the front rows dead set in the middle, right in front of the pulpit! the only people in front of us were his family! I got a few bruises and momentarily left my companions in the dust but it was for a worthy cause! They forgave me pretty quickly when they saw me victoriously claiming our seats less then 15 steps away from an apostle of the Lord. I cannot not adequately put into words the feeling, power, and conviction of the spirit that was in the room as he testified of our Savior. It was truly amazing. I want to tell you all more about the meeting next week when I have more time to tell you about everything, I don't want to leave anything out!! My time is limited today because we need to work with the Elder zone leaders to prepare for our newbies tomorrow! I am so grateful for the opportunity and the blessing to be here in the MTC. I have learned so much about the tender mercies of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. I better wrap this up so I can send some pictures... I love you all SO much! Thank you for all the letters of love and encouragement, you are amazing!! Avec L'amour, Soeur Wyson
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Tracie WysonI feel very honored to have had the opportunity to serve as a full-time missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in the France, Paris Mission. Archives
April 2017
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