This week a ton has happened and I want to start off with my P-day. We went into the mountains with a member
and ate Horovats. That is how it is said in Armenian and I don't know how it is said in English, but it is part of a pig.
So we went up to the mountains and made it over a fire. I have a few pictures of how we made it. It was so good,
almost tasted like bacon. We had it with hats and I made it into sandwiches like I always do. Something I like about
Armenians they always have bread and you can eat it anyway you want as long as there is bread and there always is.
Later in the week we all went down to Yerevan. All the missionaries in Armenia went to say goodbye to our Mission
president, President Carlson and his wife. They have been serving here for 3 years and you can tell how much they
have changed Armenia in just the 3 short years that they have been here. We went all the way down there and he
had an amazing devotional about what you need to do in life if you want to succeed in life. They basically said the
things that dad says all the time. We need to be grateful, work our butt off, they literally said that, and be worthy.
There were a few more, but I don't remember them all. I wrote them down, but it isn't with me. I think the important
thing is if we want to have a good life is remember that everything if from the Lord and if we think that way we won't
get greedy if we have a lot and we will always be grateful for everything that we get.
Then after the meeting I was going to do a split with another missionary in my district. I went up to Alivardi, which is
about an hour and a half north of Vanedzor by car. It is so beautiful up there, I showed you some pictures last week it
is where we went on the hike, but on the split I think I was able to help out Elder Grammer a lot. When I was with him
I realized that he was not doing the best at talking to people on the street. So I think my example of talking to
everyone really helped him out. Oh yeah and the picture of the dog is a dog that just follows the Alivardi Elders
around, so it was following us around. It will come and go, but it will find them and follow them for quite a while.
Other than that we have a baptism coming up this Saturday and I am super excited, but we just have to have one of
the members of the Mission presidency come up and talk to her because she has had an abortion. She didn't know
that is was wrong, so you can not really blame her. I think everything will be fine, so as long as everything goes well
with that we should be good to go for Saturday.
I want to challenge all of you to find someone that you can share the gospel with. The gospel really blesses families
and I just want to challenge you to talk to one person about the gospel before next general conference in October.
Elder Hallstrom gave that challenge to people in Ukraine and now I am just passing it along to you, but just talk to
at least one. If you can talk to more great, but at least one before October.
I love you all the church is true and we just need to share it with everyone!
Elder Sproul
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