It is really is crazy how fast this time has been flying. I mean it feels like just yesterday that I said goodbye
to all of you and I was starting my mission. I know that everyone said that it will go by quickly, but I never
knew that it would be going this quickly.
This week we found out that 4 of our investigators don't have a marriage license. So basically 2 families
that we have been teaching. It is a big problem here in Armenia because they don't see the point in
getting a license. I mean they just think of it as a piece of paper. For one of them it is really tough
because he is lying and saying that his "wife" is living alone and he is working in Russia so she can
receive welfare from the government. It is just hard because he doesn't want to get the marriage
license and lose out on that money each month. Without that he can't get this special milk for his
kid which she needs to live. We have just been trying to help him realize that he needs to trust the
Lord and everything will turn out okay. Our other one said that she will get a license so it is not really
a big problem there, but she thought is was a lot more money than it actually was. We had to go to
this government building to check it out for her. Everything was good when we went and it is just a
1000 dram for her to get married. So cheap, 2 dollars
This last week we had an auditor come and he took us out for steaks and ice cream at this restaurant
in the city and it was so good. Elder Johnson said that it was his first time having a steak since he has
been here which is 20 months so he was loving being able to eat that again.
I am loving being able to serve a mission in Armenia. I feel blessed to be called here and the language
is coming. It is hard, but I can definitely understand a lot more than 2 months ago. Little by little. Right
now I can understand broadly what is going on and I can teach on most topics. There are just always
words that I don't understand, just have to keep learning and it will come. Through Christ we can do
all things.
I love you all and this week I started to study up a little bit on the apostasy and it is really cool to get to
know what really happened. There was these two emperors or kings I don't remember. Their names were
Nero and Domation. Who just set out to kill all Christians and that is why they were all killed. It wasn't
until Constantine came and stopped the killing of the Christians stopped. Keep studying everyday and
saying your prayers. It really is interesting what we can figure out.
Elder Sproul
Oh yeah and we did service in a park cleaning it for the Vanadzor people. I don't know that I have told
you about that yet.
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