Well, I'm still
alive and I'm still in Hovd! So both are good signs, right?? :)
After we emailed
last week, we shopped and went home. I did my nails, and nail therapy is
always good for the soul. :) I also made banana bread to bring to
FHE. We hosted an FHE with the YSAs and ate banana bread (which they
LOVED and had never tried) and played games after a spiritual thought.
Then, we went to a lesson with an investigator and taught the Plan of
Salvation. We brought two members with us. One of them is a
returned missionary, and he kept complimenting my Mongolian. It's the
little things!
Tuesday was a
really busy day! It was super-hot and we had 5 lessons. I ate
stomach soup. And didn't throw up! :) It really is the little
things! :) We had lunch with some people who were in town from UB and it
was a really great time. There were some American tourists in the
restaurant and I felt really awkward. And strange. I don't see
white people very often.....well...like never.....Anyway....One of the
investigators we visited got really nervous to have an American in her
home. She cleaned and asked me all the time if the food was good and if I
was comfortable. She was so cute! I assured her that I was
perfectly happy! :) We had a lesson that night with an investigator, and
the men from UB came to the lesson with us. They were awesome, and they
said just the right things. As we were leaving, we were saying goodbye
because they were going back to UB the next morning, and the men said super nice
things to me. They said, " This is really hard and far from home and so
different from anything, but you will be great. You are awesome!
You are the man!" Hahaha
On Wednesday, we
taught 4 lessons. And they were all really good. We stay so
busy! It is really warm, but it's been raining, which is nice and keeps
me cooler. Also, on Wednesday, I lost my voice. Like I've sounded
like I'm a teenage boy. And it's even worse when I speak Mongolian.
And I still sound like one today...
Thursday was good
because we taught and prepared the youth for their youth conference by teaching
them Come Come Ye Saints in Mongolian. It sounds so pretty!! We
also had district meeting, and it made me so happy! We spoke in English
and I saw other missionaries again! It's been quite an adjustment to go
from seeing tons of missionaries almost every day to being the only set of
missionaries for hundreds of miles. But it made me feel so happy to see
them!
On Friday, we
planned and taught 2 lessons. One about the priesthood and one about the Plan
of Salvation. I also ate goat. I'm surprising myself almost every
day with the things I'm eating and holding down. :) Go me!
On Saturday we met
with the Branch President and taught 5 other lessons. It was crazy busy
but so good! Our investigators are doing so well, and I love them more
and more as I meet with them.
Yesterday after
church, we taught 4 lessons. It was awesome to meet more people and get
to know them better. Sooner or later my voice will also come back, which
would be a bonus!
This week has
stretched me, and it has also been a great time to see the tender mercies in my
life. The little blessings are abundant, and they really add up! I
teach every day that God knows us and loves us, and it's been a really great
blessing to really feel that in such a personal way here in Hovd. I'm so
blessed! I hope you all have a great week!
Love,
Sister Bottorff
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