Glendale, California:  Week 40

It's so cool having a lot of elders cover this ward we're in. We don't live with the English elders but we see them often, and it's been fun introducing them to all the members who we've known since we got here. 

It's also a huge blessing that we have such a good number of Armenians to meet with. Pre-covid, it was so hard to find people who were interested in hearing our message, but somehow we now have enough that we're kept pretty busy. 

I love this verse I read recently in 1 Corinthians 12, when Paul is teaching about spiritual gifts and the importance of different members in Christ's church:

"For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ."

When I read this I thought of Armenians. They are very few in number in this church, and the Armenian group here in California can feel pretty disconnected from the English, Spanish, Tagalog, etc wards that are much bigger and more involved, but I know that Armenians play an important role and have a lot to offer, and I want nothing more than to bring more of them to the knowledge of the restored gospel! I love the Armenian people, and when our little group meets for online church, it makes me so happy to talk together and rejoice in Christ together. 

As always, have a great week!

Elder Clayton

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PS I love my zone! We played kickball and ultimate frisbee today and it was great, although I am pretty sunburned now