This is the chapel in Nalaikh where we attend church.  No pews, just chairs.  But cleaning is easier since you can just stack the chairs instead of trying to vacuum around them.  Here they also take the chairs out into the entry way and wash them.

   
 This is the Relief Society room.  No pictures or frills.  About 18-20 sisters meet here to receive lessons.  They do things very simple here and yet the Spirit is strong.  Makes you realize that it is word of the Lord that we come here to hear and we do not need frills to do that.

 Today I sat in on the Primary class.  Yes just one class in the Primary here.  There were 8 kids in the class.  Here they are busy drawing pictures of President Monson and Jesus Christ.  The sister in this picture is the Primary secretary.  She wanted to learn two English words.  She showed me the whiteboard and a chair and asked how to say them in English.  Then she told me how to say them in Mongolian.  Whiteboard is sambar and chair is sandal.  Her name is Khandsuren.  Next week she wants to learn two more new words and then so will I.

 This is the Primary class with the teacher and one little girl in the back.  They are like children everwhere-one little boy wants to be the center on attention and keeps speaking outloud, or kicking the chair of the little girl and making her cry.  And then there are those couple of children that are quiet and listen to the teacher.  They liked when I got the camera and took their picture.

 When we drove th Nalaikh this morning, it was snowing.  We probably got about 2-3 inches.  When we were driving home, it had stopped snowing, but the winds had picked up.  This is snow blowing across the road just like the sand does when we drive to Arizona through the desert.

Driving to and from church we pass these trucks all the time.  They are full of coal and go very slowly.  Coal and wood are how everything is heated here right now.  We were telling on of our English students that we had read where they are thinking about bringing in natural gas.  She said they have been saying that for several years now so she doesn't expect to see it anytime soon.  We now have a driver that takes us to and from the school where we teach.  Since the weather is changing to more snow or winds, it is nice not to have to walk in it.  We still walk to the office and back, and up and down all those stairs, so we are still getting some exercise!