This week we had some sad news.  This sister in Nalaikh who was baptized a couple of months ago passed away on Monday.

Her funeral was Friday but even though we wanted to we could not attend.  It was at 7:30 am in Nalaikh.  Most funerals here in Mongolia are very early in the morning.  It was not the hour that made it so that we could not attend but it was due to a new trial law that was started on Friday to last for the next two months to try and eliminate some of the cars on the roads.  It goes according to the last number on the license plate.  Certain numbers cannot drive on certain days on any city street during the hours of 8:00 am to 10:00 pm.
The schedule is Monday-#1 & 6, Tuesday-#2 & 7, Wednesday-#3 & 8, Thursday-#4 & 9, and Friday-#5 & 0.  Saturday and Sunday and all legal holidays all cars can drive.  The mission president's car is a 5 and the van is a 0 so neither of those cars can be driven on Fridays.  The Landcruiser is a 8, but we could not drive it because two of the couples had left Friday morning for Murun with it.  Since the funeral was before the starting hour we could have gotten to the funeral but then would not have been able to return to the city and our office.  If this trial run works, they will extend the time past two months.  It will make it difficult for us to get to any baptisms in Nalaikh since they are all on Fridays if the Landcruiser is not available.

We finished our Michigan test preparation classes on Thursday evening and gave the test to five people that thought they were ready on Saturday morning.  Hopefully they will do well so they can then continue working towards going to BYU for their education.