So I know I've said that
time has been flying my entire mission, but this transfer has gone particularly
fast. I'm not sure why, but I can't believe transfer calls come out in a
week. It's been packed to the brim and so fun!
Tuesday we went to the Hard
Rock Cafe with Sister Olsen and Sister Lichtenberg. We had shakes and
made friends with the super nice hostess. She took great care of
us! The nachos and the mac-and-cheese were so good. We had a great
lesson that night with our 19-year-old investigator, Namuun. She is
pretty much the cutest person ever. She is patient with our Mongolian,
and we always laugh really hard when we are together. Her extended family
is all church members, so we have the lessons at her relative's house. And her
niece is adorable. I love her. The niece only speaks English, and
it's so funny. She said our names are too hard, so she calls me Butterfly
and my companion Star. It's always a good time!
Wednesday we had a split
with the sisters from Unur. I went back to Unur and helped Sister Wilcox
learn the area a little better. We also celebrated women's day by getting
our companions flowers! Women's day is a really fun holiday here because
the grandmas wear their traditional clothing with the medals of honor they've
received, and everyone passes and says, "Happy Women's Day"! It
made me feel good! We had a super good dinner with the Sisters before
sending them off and welcoming in the sisters from Songino for their split.
The split with Songino was
also super fun! I went out with Sister Austin, and we met with some
people in my area. I learned a lot from Sister Austin. She is so
patient and kind and fun to be around. She is such a good example to
me. It was a pretty stress free day! And we even dropped off a
Snickers bar to our investigator who got baptized this weekend.
Friday we had school.
Sometimes people don't come. And then when they do they beg to
leave. So they drew a thing on the board begging us to let them go and
then they concluded it with (Shrek's sad cat face). I pictured the cat
from the movie and laughed and gave them an A+ for creativity. Haha High
school is fun!
Saturday we had a stake
relief society birthday party to celebrate 175 years of relief society!
It was a blast! They had a talent show and so many fun people came! I got
to see old friends from old wards! :) Then our 15 year old investigator
got baptized! The font was freezing, so for the 2 hours leading up to the
baptism, we boiled water on the stove and in water boilers and in the
microwave. It didn't make much of a difference, but hopefully it was
better than it could have been...But the baptism was so happy! So many people
came! And it made me so happy to see our investigator so happy! I
love these moments!
Yesterday we counted our
blessings. There were so many. While English was a little crazy, we
got cookies and enjoyed. And we talked to a lady while we were walking
around who studied and lived in Ireland! She was so cute and happy!
And we also got shakes afterward at a deli by our house. And we visited a
sister in our ward last minute because our appointment fell through. We
brought her cookies and she invited us in and we had a really delicious meal
together. I also shared a scripture that seemed to be just right for them
at the time. I'm amazed that when things don't work out my way they seem
to work out the RIGHT way. God's in charge.
I love you all!
Sister Bottorff
The snow - it's melting...
What snow??
I love the wall art...
More wall art...
Even more...
And even more!
How did she do that with her hair?
My apartment building
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