Okay, so this week something hit me... I have been out 3
months! I have been in Mongolia a whole month! What?! And my trainer goes home
this week! With all these things happening this week, it finally hit me that I
am actually on a mission in Mongolia. It's kinda weird that it didn't hit me
until now, but it's real. I am here for 15 more months to try and have the
biggest effect I can for good here. I really want to use my time to the best of
my ability and help as many people as I can!
On Friday, we were in one of our sketchy apt areas when I
start to hear loud chanting/singing, and then... a Mongolian army (some were
dressed in Mongolian traditional clothes and some in normal camo) marches on
down the street singing! So what did I do, I of course ran after them to try
and take a picture! So yep, there I was running down a sketchy street chasing a
singing Mongolian army (imagine the scene from Mulan with her army singing,
"A girl worth fighting for"---- it was like that!) It was so weird,
but awesome!
I haven't really explained my English teaching situation yet
... I am helping create a program to teach from. Every Tuesday and Thursday, I
spend 4 hours working on PowerPoints to be put on flash drives that
missionaries can just plug in and teach from. They are based off a certain
book, but we make the PowerPoint so missionaries don't have to spend that much
time prepping. Then on those nights, Sis Westover and I teach our PowerPoints
we've created at the church for free to anyone that wants to come. It is such a
cool experience and I absolutely love teaching there. We have people of all
ages and levels that come and some parents bring little kids who speak zero English,
but it’s great! They all come because they want to and they all have a desire
to learn!
Spiritual thought:
Alma 34:8-10 read
it, it's all about Christ’s Atonement
Alma 34: 32 This
is the time to prepare to meet God, so we do so by doing good and using the
Atonement to become better
Alma 34:41 When
things are hard, be patient and have hope. Christ knows and is always there. He
felt everything we feel and he understands.
We did some service this week. We went to a member’s house
where they had taken down their gir. We got to wash all the wood pieces of the
gir so she could build it again for the summer... people here change their girs
for the summer so they are cooler. Other than that, life is good, I love my
area, I love the people, I love serving the Lord, I love Mongolia!
In response to questions:
2. How many people
come to sacrament meeting? 40 if we are lucky
3. Are you better at
speaking, writing, or reading Mongolian? Speaking and understanding... I
can read but not understand it
4. What items can you
NOT get in Mongolia that you wish you could? Any American food... SALAD
5. What is the best
deal you’ve found in Mongolia (shopping)? Everything that’s not American
6. Have you spoken at
district or zone conference? I gave
the thought at district meeting last week
7. What is the most
expensive thing on your mission? Anything American
8. Do you, or any
missionaries, every ride bikes? only a few people in the country
9. Any ‘real mail’ from anyone yet? nope :(
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| Teaching English |
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| District Meeting |
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| With my companion & a ward missionary. |
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