Do you want some candy?

                           
 

This week was really fun, but hard at the same time.  The week started out slow, but when we hit weekly planning we realized what we were missing and the success multiplied immensely.  We had been planning for hopes not for guarantee, If that makes sense.  We made goals for member presence, but then we would hope we would meet people on the street and everything would be fine.  And because of that we were blessed immensely.

                                           

In a small city outside of Gyumri, called Artik, we went this week.  In this city lives one member, named A, We only go to that city once a month so the missionary work is very slow there and we had no investigators.  But last time we were there we met two ladies who asked us to return and visit.  So when we went back on Saturday we were able to meet with one of them and the other one didn't work out.  But that was enough.  We met with this lady named, R.  She is the sweetest old lady that I have ever met and as soon as we walked in she brought out so much food you would've thought it was Thanksgiving.  I thought it would never end there was so much.

                                           

After we ate we were able to teach her a little lesson about the restoration.  We taught her about how we can be with our families forever and how she can be with her husband and her kids again even though they were gone.  We also gave her a book of Mormon and she said she would read and that she would also get all of her neighbors to read with her.  If that works out the work will really start to grow out there.  I'm really excited for that.  We also met another lady on the street and we will be meeting with her this week.  It was so funny because she came up to us and asked if we were Jehovah witnesses? We responded that  we're not and she's said, “great do you want some candy”? She handed us some chocolate and asked “when are you coming to visit me?”  Crazy stuff.  We've had a couple instances where we meet random people and they'll invite us into their home just like that.  It's crazy how it works out that way.  So hopefully we'll be able to meet with them this week and then the work will grow even faster in Artik.

                                          

We also built a ladder for a member after our Senior Elder showed us how to do it.  That was fun.

World War II Memorial

                                                   

I know that this church is true and that Jesus Christ is our Savior and Redeemer.  I know that he died for us all so that we can be with our families forever.  I find the greatest joy when I teach others about eternal families.  I hope you know how blessed we are that we can be with our families forever.  I hope you have a great week and all that!

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Սիրով, Երեց Քրիսչենսեն

Russian Church, reminds me of our time in St. Petersburg

 Mother of Armenia in Gyumri,