Hey!
On the one hand, I'm
not sure where time has gone! But then I think about all that I've done,
and it makes sense to be leaving soon! But it's still so crazy!
So my last P day was
on Saturday. We only had half the day to do laundry, and by 3 we were
back to work. We did study time and taught that night.
On Sunday, I hit my
2 month mark! I can't believe I've been on a mission for 2 months!
It amazes me that time is flying! I have learned so much, but I know I
have so much more to learn and do! I have to make every second
count! Sunday was great, though. I loved church, the temple walk,
and taking a break from my everyday life. I love that about
Sundays. The Provo Temple President gave the Sunday night devotional, and
I got to sit in the front row!
Monday was the
beginning of a pretty big week! I found out who is going to sponsor me in
Mongolia! I will be teaching at the National Medical University of
Mongolia! I am really excited! I'll be there the whole time I'm
there! I'm really excited to get started. I hear great things about
the school. The students I'll teach will be medical students around my
age. I think we will have a lot of fun together! I'm going to
pretend I don't speak a single word of Mongolian so that they don't try to get
me to speak Mongolian. The ELC (English Language Center) is an amazing
place! We observed teachers, taught lessons of our own, met some of the
people behind the scenes, and truly had a wonderful experience. I also
met the mission president and his wife who will take over in July. They
will be spending the majority of my mission with me, and I don't think I could
have met a nicer couple! At the end of our ELC experience on Thursday, we
received certificates that will tell the Mongolians that we have been trained
adequately! It's pretty exciting!
Tuesday, Wednesday,
and Thursday, we spent the day at the ELC again. Sister Hansen and I
taught a real English class. They recorded us, and we watched the whole
thing. Then, they sat us down with the director of the ELC, and he gave
us pointers and ways to improve. It was such a blessing to have this
resource, even though it was awkward to watch myself.
On Tuesday night,
the devotional was so interesting! As a choir we sang, Where Can I Turn
for Peace. The speaker, Elder Pino, of the 70, spoke to us in
Spanish. I thought it was such an interesting experience to have an
interpreter for the talk, especially after learning how to teach English.
It gave me more of a glimpse of what they're going through.
After the ELC on
Wednesday, our teacher, Brother Boyd, came into the classroom and told us we
would be eating dinner a little early because we needed to skype our mission
president, President Benson. So we ate and headed to a room where we
skyped him as a class. He gave us the information we needed in order to
travel to Mongolia without problems! It was fun to "meet"
him! I look forward to serving with him!
Yesterday was just
as busy as the others because even though we didn't go to the ELC, we had
In-Field Orientation at the MTC! We attended an all-day seminar to get us
ready to go out to the mission field. It is an orientation for anyone
leaving the MTC in the coming week, so we went to the seminar with people going
to Canada, Italy, Romania, and Temple Square in Salt Lake. The
interesting thing was that we all learned languages. The people going to
Temple Square were from different countries like Haiti and there was even one
from Mongolia! It is so much fun to see that we are all going all over
the world (literally) and sharing the same message of hope!
I feel so
blessed! Blessed for the experiences I'm having. Blessed for the people
I'm meeting. Blessed for the Spirit I'm feeling. Blessed for the
many people who are supporting me in various ways. I love you all!
Sister Bottorff
Some of the Zone at the Temple.
Sister Bottorff and Sister Hansen watching videos at the ELC.
Teaching Certificates!
At the ELC.
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