This last week has been one of changes. We have changed our English teaching schedule because this is the end of the school year. We now teach the director only. And so our new schedule is from 8:30am to 9:30am, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. And we are back to walking to the school and back. It is mostly nice weather now but we did have to walk in snow flurries and tiny ice balls on Thursday. It was sunny when we left the school though so we walked to the office in sunshine! But that is typical Mongolian spring weather.
They have now shut off the heat to the apartments. They do that in the middle of May. So two days this week we have had no hot water. The water from the tap is ice cold. So in order to bathe and wash our hair, we boil water and then fill empty soda bottles half full of boiling water and half full of storage water. The storage water is warmer than the tap water. It only takes two bottles to wash my hair and four bottles to bathe and rinse. Oh the things we learn to do!! It is quite funny at times. In June they turn the hot water off for two weeks. I guess this was preparing us. Oh I just can't wait!!!
Tonight we attended a special fireside. A group of BYU students with their professor are touring Japan, Korea, China, and Mongolia as a part of their studies. Several of them spoke and shared their testimonies.
It was wonderful and the Spirit was strong. I think everyone in the chapel was touched. And it was nice to have a meeting where we did not have to wear headsets or have a translator. Instead everything was in English and had to be translated into Mongolian.
Tom has planted some tomato and cucumber seeds. We will see how they grow here in Mongolia. We will try and grow them in pots in our apartment. When the weather is nice we will move them out onto our little balcony and see how they do. We haven't seen any bees as yet and so Tom may have to get a little brush and pollinate them by hand. But we will have to see if they even grow before we have to worry about that.
Now we are getting ready for Elder Holland's visit this coming weekend. We also have a group of missionaries returning from the MTC in Manilla at the same time. We will also be busy teaching them their 7th temple lesson and also helping to prepare them to teach. It is going to be a busy week.
My name is Donald Huish. I served in Mongolia between 10/2001-10/2003. Do you still visit the Nalaikh branch? I've lost contact with some of my closest friends there. I congratulate you for your sacrifice in serving in Mongolia. It is a wonderful place with wonderful people, but sometimes very difficult.
ReplyDeleteYes we still go to Nalaikh. We love the branch there. Is there someone there you would like for us to contact for you?
ReplyDeleteThere is a man by the name of Vova. Or a young women who speaks english named Solongo. Solongo lived outside of Nalaikh. If you could tell them hi and that I miss them dearly. I had contact with members there through Solongo, but she seemed to have changed email addresses. Thank you so much! If Vova or Solongo is still there, either one could contact me by coachuish@gmail.com.
ReplyDeleteDo you remember a young lady named Bolorsaikhan? She would have been about 12 years old then. She knows both of these people but says that both are inactive. I will give Bolorsaikhan your email address and she will give it to them if she sees them.
ReplyDeleteThank you very much. I'm sad to hear they are inactive. They used to be the life of the branch. Thank you again! I hope Bolorsaikhan can find them. I enjoy reading your posts. It is something I think I'll do too when my wife and I go on a mission someday. Take care.
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