Joining the Church while serving in the military | Tracey's story

18/09/2024 34 min

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Episode Synopsis

Tracey joined the military at a young age. She recalls a specific experience in which a prayer had been answered during a difficult military training experience. Her experiences with God weren’t all that common but at this time in her life, many things piqued her interest. She began learning about the Church of Jesus Christ from her military friends and began meeting with the missionaries. After joining the church, she noticed some differences between herself and the other women at church. But with time, friendships were formed and she felt at home. And that’s just the beginning!

0:00 - Introduction
0:45 - Fire at the church
1:50 - Talking about religion in the band
3:38 - Pondering the need to be saved
5:05 - The language program
6:15 - Joining the military as one of few women
7:33 - First experience with prayer being answered
9:05 - Overview of Tracey’s training
9:42 - Knowledge of Mormons
10:45 - Learning about the church
11:24 - Meeting the missionaries and being baptized
13:55 - Being mocked
15:44 - Lifestyle changes and noticing differences
17:20 - Making friendships
18:22 - Intense patriarchal blessing
19:40 - Mental health issues arise
21:00 - Story of spiritual eyes
25:37 - Recollection and deja vu
29:22 - Everything is worth it
31:19 - Mental health