The past few weeks have been so funny because I always go outside
and turn to my companion and say, "Whoah! It's seriously so
warm! It can't be that cold!" And we go about our business and it
feels like it can't be colder than about 15 or 20 degrees. And then we saw
the doctor the next day and he says it's been in the -30s and -40s. Well,
I've changed. Because now I am super warm when it's apparently super
cold. But I'm sure I'll change back when I get home. Don't worry!
My strange body is only going to be weird here! :)
Anyway, this week has been good! I had an awesome preparation
day with Sister Hansen and her companion, and Sister Olsen and her
companion! We made it a game day at her house. We played
Bananagrams and Headbanz and Scum. It was a blast! And we made and ate
pizza, too! We also wore sweat pants. So it was basically one of my
favorite P-Days. We met with our investigator family that night and
shared about the Book of Mormon. I'm still reading it and marking where
Christ is mentioned, and it's my new favorite thing! It's like a
scavenger hunt! :)
Wednesday we taught our new member who got baptized on
Saturday! Sister White hosted the lesson, and she made us delicious
brownies. I love her house! And then we helped some people with
English questions they had and then Munkhgerel came into town for a meeting and
an English placement test and the baptism! The party began!!!
Thursday was one of my favorite days ever! It started with
English class. Nobody came, so we wrote in our journals and talked about
this fun transfer we've had! Then we had dinner at KFC before heading
over to the Church. The baptism was perfect. 50 people came. The
talks were perfect. Munkhgerel talked about baptism and the amazing
journey she's taken since we met her in Hovd. Then her daughter Solongo
talked about how her mom has been her best investigator of the church.
She is so excited, and we all cried. The missionaries all sang
"Families Can be Together Forever" in Mongolian, and then the baptism
went perfectly. She is officially baptized!!! And then she bore a
powerful testimony about her journey from not knowing God to knowing Him and
then knowing that she will live with Him again someday! She was
beaming! We were crying. And my cheeks hurt from smiling.
They still hurt.
We had Family Home Evening with her the following day, and it was
a party! Solongo had a bunch of friends over, and our grandma read her
journal entry from the day before! :) Let me tell you, my cheeks hurt
even more from smiling. And I loved hearing her perspective. She
felt so loved. And it made me so happy!
Other than that, life has been great. It's starting to snow again,
so it's getting warmer! :) The pollution still smells bad and saturates
my clothes, but now I'm getting more used to the smell. It's just
becoming a part of me. Seeing my people happy makes me happier than I
thought I could be. Today is my 13 month mark, and I have seen so much
happiness in my life and in the lives of others in the past 13 months. I
love you all! I hope you have a great week! :)
Love,
Sister Bottorff
I love this family!
I guess it's time for some new socks :)
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