This week has been one of the harder weeks on my mission, not in terms of being home sick or anything, but in terms of missionary work. So in Armenia the biggest holiday of the year would definitely have to be the new year for sure. The holiday season goes from New Year's Day to the 6th of January is their Christmas. After the new year on the first every house you go into has a giant table set up with food. They make it for Christmas. Basically they celebrate from the 1st until the 6th. That's what I have heard; this is my first new year in Armenia after all. So yesterday after church literally everyone invited us over so that we could eat at their houses. We went to 6 houses last night and ate and every single one of them. When it came to the end of the night we were super full. I think this is the first time that I have complained about there being too much food. Like give me a break and do not make me eat so much. The trick that we like to do when we are at the table is to have a piece of bread in your hand so that it appears that you are eating and just eat super slow. So there will be more of an update on this as the week goes on and I find out more.
This week was one of the coolest experiences. We got to go to an orphanage to give presents to children there. We went to this Christmas party in Yerevan where all the missionaries got together and celebrated our Christ's birth. They all had us bring a gift for the Orphanage. It was super cool because we all walked to the disabled Orphanage in our Santa hats and when we got there we could really tell that they were super happy to see us and that they do not get a ton. It was really nice to go there because we were able to bring them happiness that they do not normally get. I mean how hard would it be to be handicapped and an orphan. I just want them to know that God loves them and I hope that we were able to bring that to them. So I loved going there and something that I want to do when I get back.
It was a pretty good week and I love you all a lot. Do not just remember Christ during this Christmas season, but always remember him and what he has done for us. I love you all so much and have an amazing week.
Elder Sproul
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