February 2, 2019
Learning About Georgia
For the next several days, Jacob along with family members began researching and learning about this tiny country of Georgia that we knew very little about.
- Georgia considers itself to be in Eastern Europe.
- The winters are not as cold as in Armenia. The Caucasus mountains block the cold air from Russia.
- Georgia has an strong ancient tradition of orthodox Christianity.
- One of the earliest translations of the Bible is in the Georgian language.
- Georgia has survived many attacks from other countries through its long history.
- There are four spoken languages in Georgia but only one is written.
- The Georgian language is spoken only in Georgia and is not related to any other language.
- The beautiful Georgian alphabet is unique to Georgia.
- The Georgian language is among the hardest languages to learn.
- People eat lots of meat, bread, cheese, eggs. They grow delicious berries, grapes, and apricots.
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is fairly young in Georgia.
- The Book of Mormon was translated into Georgian in 2018 but only in digital form. There are no books in print yet.
- There are two branches of the Church - both in Tbilisi. There is also a small group outside of Tbilisi in Rustavi.
- There are 16 full-time missionaries -- 10 elders and 6 sisters.
- The Georgian part of the mission opened in 1999.
- Georgians call their country Sakartvelo - not Georgia.
- Georgians are peaceful, friendly people and their country is quite safe.
- Missionaries are free to openly proselyte in Georgia but not in Armenia, which is the other country in the mission.
Elder Fisher is sure to have wonderful experiences in the country of Georgia.
