We were really feeling a turn towards
summer until it dropped 20 degrees and started snowing this afternoon.
It,s really coming down, massive flakes like a spring snow in Utah. We
taught English this morning and spent the rest of the afternoon trying
desperately to make it back across the log jammed center of the city.
This is the last week of Elder Muldowney's English class so we are
keeping our fingers crossed for a real Pday next week. Tonight we have a
quick appointment with the grocery store before heading up to the old
District President's house (the nicest man in Mongolia). His son served
in the Salt Lake City South Mission and has unbelievable English.
Should all be fantastic if we can make it through this evening's snow storm It
reminds me of a wonderful campout from back in the day.
Side note: apparently the 20th anniversary made it big in the
Church News both the printed and online copy. Yes, that is my face in
the middle of the giant 20 formed by the fans.
This week was
crazy with two service projects, zone conference, and a cultural event that our zone did together the day before conference. It was President
Clark's last zone conference and the last for Elders Titensor and Woodward who each have less then a few weeks here in Mongolia. The
highlights included President's pep talk on getting a temple in Mongolia
faster and of course the Stake President coming in and backing it all up
with the why it was necessary to have a temple close. The cultural
event was great with some amazing horse head fiddle players. The
service this week consisted of a day of shoveling dirt and a day of
cleaning a house in the middle of nowhere, both were super fun.
One of the best parts of the week was the dinner we had last night
at an RM's house whose family is part member. She talked to us for 20
minutes about how really trying to become like Christ consists of
knowing him and then knowing how to become like him. Reading between
the lines in the New Testament, and understanding in depth the reason
for each of the commandments he gave. This week I've also been
finishing Jesus the Christ. It's been really hard to put it down at the
end of the night when 10:30 rolls around. It's amazing how real the book
makes the events of the Savior. Not that the New Testament is vague, but
there are times when you don't really feel you have the whole scope of
what's going on in the stories, like your watching them all through a
keyhole. And when you read
Jesus the Christ it's as if Elder Talmage
has swung the door open and allows you to see more vividly what is going on
around the Savior in each moment of his ministry. The insights and
testimony left in the book are witness to the divine aid that Elder Talmage received while writing its 700+ pages in the temple.
My testimony has been strengthened that the Savior lived and does
live, that his love was deep and abiding beyond our mortal realization
and such that no one could find their way outside of it. I
love the Gospel. I know its true.
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