A Quick Note from Tracy...

On Saturday, I had some surprise visitors... Bro. and Sister Reyes from the Panama Ward in Bakersfield! They have been great to Ty and the other missionaries and Ty has really loved having them as "family" there in Bakersfield! They told me that Ty and a previous companion, Elder Winspear, were the missionaries that helped turn things around in their ward recently! Previously, the missionaries didn't work very hard and hadn't left a very favorable impression. But Ty and Elder Winspear worked hard to make a difference and from what the Reyes' said, the ward is now bigger and stronger, much in part because of the efforts of these two great missionaries! I am so grateful to families like the Reyes' that look out for missionaries like Ty and help them to feel welcome in their homes and in their ward! I also really appreciated them stopping by and visiting with me and sharing some great experiences with Ty! It was so fun to hear their perspective of the work Tyler is doing!