Elder Gray's Birthday

So this week it was my companion's birthday and we were actually in Aliverdi switching back off of a split that we just went on. So when we went to go back on the bus to go back to Vanadzor. I found out that I had the other elders cell phone in my pocket. So, we had to wait an hour until we got to the next city and go back up to Alaverdi. It was an unfortunate mistake because it wasted about 2 hours of time and it meant that we would not have time to go back to Vanadzor that night from Alaverdi. Alaverdi is about an hour away from Vanadzor normally, but they are fixing the road which will take about 3 years, so we have to go on a longer road which is about 2 hours. So we just had to stay in Alaverdi for Elder Gray's Birthday.  It was fun because we got to hang out with the other Elder. We made him a cake and I made some super good mash potatoes from scratch. Definitely something that I will make when I get home and it is super easy. 

We have been doing a lot of work in villages these past few weeks. One cool experience is when we were going out to a village we didn't have a male to come with us. In Armenia that is something that you need to always try and do because most of the members are sisters. As elders it is a rule that is we are going to see only sisters we need to bring another male with us. So we ended up just going to the village without a member present and were planning on seeing what happens. So when we got there one of the members was picking her potatoes and it was amazing. She just kept on saying "mernem qez" and "astvats ugharkel e dzez", which means that I die to you and God sent you. It was amazing that we were able to help her because we were picking for about an hour and half and we cut the work in half. God works in mysterious ways and it always blessing us. 

In my studies this week I have been reading out of the Bible still and to be honest it is getting a little difficult to read these parts. Not to say that anything is wrong with the Bible, but I am just trying to think why this part is in there. I am at the part where it is talking about all the laws that God gave to Moses and Aaron. It is talking about what they can and can't eat, What to do if there is a leper, and so on. So if any of you have some insight I would be greatly appreciated. 

Thank you for everything you do for me always remember that God is just a prayer away and wants to bless us. We just need to close that umbrella and feel of the blessings that He is poring down upon us. I love you so much and have an amazing week!

Elder Sproul