So this week started out right after I finished writing you guys last week! I start there because it was the day that
all three of us were sick. We think that it was something we ate, but we are not completely sure what it was that
we ate. One thing that we do know though is that we all threw up and that we all felt better after we threw up.
So yeah that was basically our Monday. A lazy day at home just sitting around because we all did not feel good.
Then it came to Tuesday where I had to give my first district meeting ever. I was nervous that it would not be
that good, but everything went well. Actually a lot better than I expected it to. I did it on asking questions.
Sometimes here we get in the mode of just teaching and not making sure to ask enough questions. So that is
why I wanted to do that. It it important to know what the investigators are thinking and we can not know that
unless we ask.
In Alaverdi we had some pretty normal visits and was basically a normal week. One thing that we have been
focusing on in all of Armenia is finding males. We need to find males so that the church here can grow. That
has been the problem a lot of places is there are a lot of females and not so many males in the church and we
need males so that they can run the meetings through the priesthood. One thing that was really cool was that
we found this guy a couple weeks ago cutting wood outside of his garage. We went over to him and asked
him if we could help because he is this 68 year old man trying to cut his wood. Surprisingly, he does pretty
well for himself but we wanted to help. We were teaching this guy and he was about to say his first prayer
ever. He said these words, " please help me god so that I can live 12 more years and go out peacefully and
that my family will be safe." I thought it was such a good prayer, but funny too. I mean all he wants in life is
to live a little longer and go out peacefully. He told us a story that he was going to come to church and he
did! So there are males to be found in Armenia we just have to go and find them and make the church
stronger here in Armenia.
Some other things that happened this week was thanksgiving dinner as a zone. The food was good and we
actually had a turkey there which I did not think that we would have at all. The interesting thing is that in
Armenian the word for turkey and chicken smashed together. So I guess when we all eat turkey we are eating
Indian chicken. So the food was good it just was not the same as being with family and seeing all of you guys.
This was my first real holiday away from home besides Easter, but this holiday we are just usually all together
and it just felt different than all the other years. I mean I am in Armenia it is not going to be the same thing,
but I just missed you guys on that day.
Other than that I have been really enjoying reading the Book of Mormon in Armenian. As in English there are
a lot of words that we do not really use when we speak in the Book of Mormon so it is a little harder to
understand them when I speak with people. With people I can understand basically everything, but the
Book of Mormon is definitely a lot less. I am understanding more and more though. I like reading the
Book of Mormon. It is definitely something I want to do for the rest of my life, and reading in Armenian helps
me learn the language more fully.
Always remember to read the Book of Mormon it will bless your life in more ways that you know! I love all of
you and most importantly is God loves you have a great week.
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