So, A, the girl who's family sent mom pictures of me on my birthday, she left for the U.S. this week! So crazy. She's in some sort of language program, which is a branch-off to BYU. She's wanting to get into any of the BYU's or any universities in general. We're so happy for her! She got to Utah safely, and it sounds like she's settling in really well.
Speaking of their family, we're going to be celebrating her mom's birthday today. Her mom was sad to see her leave, and so we thought that we would celebrate her birthday today.
This lady seriously is one of the most unselfish people in the world. They literally have no money, and yet they always try to cook these big meals for us every time we come over. We tell them, "No, we're good!" But she says, "Hey! You need to eat!" And so we eat. She's the mission mom. She always wants to have the missionaries over. She told Sister H once, "When the missionaries are at my home, I feel happy.
Those are her love languages: Quality time and gifts.
She has been a bit blue lately with family stuff and with A leaving. But when Sister H. asked her if we could all do something together, her face completely lit up, and the light came on in her eyes. Sister H gave her three options of what they could do: have dinner at the H's house, go to A's house, or go to Pandok (the tavern/restaurant here in Vanadzor). A said, almost immediately, "Hey, my neighbor H has never had anything like this (as in been taken out to dinner), can she come to Pandok with us??" Sister H. said, "Of course!!" So here we are, we offered to take her out for her birthday, and what does she do? She thinks of her neighbor who had never had something special like that, and wants to make it special for her. Such humble and selfless people.
Also, one of our tatiks, S, was baptized this past saturday!
It was rough though because nobody (the members) weren't being very compliant. I said, "Okay, [ward mission leader], were you able to write out the baptismal program?"
"Meh, we don't need it."
"What! Yeah we do!"
"Nah, let's just skip it."
It took me stealing the baptismal conducting program from him and heading to the computer room for him to finally say, "Fine, I'll do it."
Then everyone didn't want S to get into the baptismal clothes until 4, which is when the baptism was supposed to start. They said, "She'll get cold and then get sick!" I said, "No, she won't. She'll be just fine." So then they finally let her get into her jumpsuit thing.
But then I really did feel bad because when she came out from changing, she said, "I'm cold!!" So I wrapped her all up in my coat and scarf. For the whole baptism, you couldn't tell that she was the baptizee because she had put on her big winter coat inside. Haha Armenians and the cold.
It all worked out in the end.
But we weren't able to see her confirmation on Sunday. On saturday night, Sister Bauserman tripped coming out of an appointment, and sprained a couple of tendons in her foot. So we weren't able to go to church. It stunk. We had to stay in the apartment all day yesterday. She is feeling substantially better though! So that's good. Elder L. our foot doctor, has been telling her what she's allowed to do and what she's not allowed to do.
Anyways, that's life right now here in Armenia.
Love you all!
Sister Fielding
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