I know I am late today

I know I know that all you guys are thinking where is he. He didn't email the time that he usually does, but I 

have a good reason. For this P-day we went up to these super cool churches and to be able to go to all of 

them we went up to do service with some of the other elders in my district and then we went to the churches. 

They were so cool and they really represented Armenia and how much they have been through. It was really 

sad seeing all of the churches and how much work was put into them with all the fresco, but the Soviet Union 

came and destroyed it all. They for some reason wanted to tear down their religion. Some of them are still 

there, but not nearly as much as many as before. So I will be sending some more pictures in an email of just 

the frescos, but that is some of what we saw this week. Super cool and I wonder why we still don't do art like 

that. SO beautiful and just the craftsmanship that it takes to do that is really amazing. So yeah that is why I 

am late. 

Then this week we had a baptism; I can't send any pictures because I only have them with me and my 

investigator and I cant send them with Armenians, but it was super amazing and I can tell that she has changed 

a ton. As soon as she got out of the water you could see how happy she was that she could make that step to 

come closer to God. It really just makes me think about the sacrament more and more and the importance of it. 

It really is the only reason we go to church to hear that prayer and partake of the sacrament. Jesus has done 

everything for us, without him we could not live with our Heavenly Father again. So as you partake of the 

sacrament this week I want to invite all of you to think of everything he has done for you and what you 

could do to show him that appreciation. will you do that?

So yeah this last week one of my investigators challenged me to read the bible from cover to cover and if 

I read 6 chapters a day I will finish in 6 months, so I started that because I think that it is important to read 

it and I never have. Especially here in Armenia where everyone knows the Bible. So if you want to read with 

me feel free. I loved reading about it and I just finished genesis. So yeah I have been reading that and what 

I have learned is that the Lord works in mysterious ways. I mean talk about selling Joseph to Egypt then the 

famine happening. Without Joseph being there and controlling the food his family would have died. It just 

shows how the Lord doesn't always work in the way we want him to, but whether it is a trial we are in or 

whatever the whatever is. The Lord is always doing things for our benefit. 

I love you guys so much and I know that this church is true with all my heart and if you haven't found out all 

you have to do it read and ask God - he will answer you I promise. 

Elder Sproul