6/27/16 The All American -INGs

First off - I bought a Murin huur (hore) and I can play it ... kind of. It only sounds slightly terrible.

 Murin huur (hore)

Elder Sexton left back to America and it felt like a break up.

I'm now with Elder Browning: 23, 6'4, graduated from BYUI studied Religious Anthropology, from Tennessee. He loves cats and plays really good guitar, makes really good food, is ridiculously funny, we have a blast, our DM. 

​me and elder browning​

The Missionary work was alright this week, kind of slow because of transfers, packing Elder Sexton and numerous trips to the city. The branch is doing well, they're having an activity tomorrow so that should be really good! A couple of weeks ago this young guy approached us and asked if he could go running with us in the morning, (He'd seen us go and was interested in joining us.) We thought it a fine idea, so we've got a running buddy, Bugaa. On Sunday morning we invited him to church and he came! It's way cool. Hopefully we can teach him too, that would be awesome. 

Studies are going great, This week I've been working on getting more out of my studies by 

1.Study 

2.Synthesize 

3.Ponder 

4.Apply 

5.Evaluate

It's been really good I'm remembering more from what I study.

We bought 10 Ice cream cones and put them in the freezer for the new elders in Nalaikh, they loved it.

got a picture with president benson and his family! 

With the Bensons

we made fried chicken mashed potatoes and gravy like 4 times this week and it was divine!

Chicken and mashed potatoes

I helped our new member Mashbat build his fence​

​"Batman" - one of the dogs that lives our side our apartment​

​Elder Lamb and Elder Bayarmagnai - brand new missionary​

Ахлагч Jonathan Wilding

6/19/16 - Farewell Elder Sexton

So this week was my last full week with Elder Sexton. I say goodbye to him tomorrow. :( 

He's been a great trainer and companion.

He leaves for America on Thursday! and Transfers are this week I get a new companion and all that my mission president has said is that it will be a growing experience :) so that is always a little ominous.

The work was rather slow this week we got burned by a lot of appointments, so it was lots of walking. Its okay though :) Studies have been really good I'm feeling comfortable with the language, I think that I am functional I can call people and teach all of the lessons if needed.

I’ve lost 20 lbs since being in Mongolia.

I know who I am and where I'm going. It’s really awesome, never fear however, I am still me, My District Leader Elder browning is our dungeon master and we have been playing D&D during lunch last week.... it was so much fun! 

The Gospel of Jesus Christ is true. If you ever are doubting or want to know with a greater certainty then you just need to read the Book of Mormon. If you feel unsure of your previously acquired truth reread the Book of Mormon, you will feel the spirit testify of its truth.

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6/12/16 P-day hike to the biggest mountain we could see to the south

And playing with panoramas...

 

 

6/12/16 A different approach to email.

So this week you all get some selections from my journal instead of a big email. Give you a good look into the brain of this missionary. I imagine, dad, that you'll be happy for more details and experiences.

Happy birthday to my mother!

It turns out that it can rain a lot in Mongolia, two days this week was just terrible downpour. On Friday we got caught in it, the thunder sounded like a bomb and it hailed and rained like nothing I'd ever seen, it was so cold too!

The more that I am understanding and caring for the people, the more stressed that I become for their welfare, I'm glad that I'm not a parent. :)

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6/8/16 we walked to the city

The Work this week was incredible! All week long we have had incredible finding opportunities! We found and have begun teaching 2 new families! We have had a lot of really meaningful contacts lots of people this week came up to us to ask us about the church, a lot of interested people and lots of new potential investigators. The branch is doing pretty well there may be an elders quorum activity this Saturday. The other Elders are having a baptism this week and we are putting on a talent show, which hopefully works out really well in bringing the branch closer together as well as getting people to invite their friends! Studies were rough as I really really pushed it this week to meet my goal of June Sixth to finish My 42 principle notebook... But I did it! I did only that during my personal and language studies. Next week I'll catch up on my Book of Mormon- Faith and Miracles Study I'm really excited to go back to doing something else.
I've been running every morning for the past 3 weeks and it is doing great things for being healthy!
I finished my 42!!! And I'm learning diligence by doing hard things and meeting my goals.

We walked to the City from Nalthahk (how its pronounced) there was a big holiday children’s day and we were going to the city that night for zone conference the next day. After 2 hours on the bus and only halfway there we decided to get off and walk, it was pretty cool story and way crazy of an experience, we got in just after 11, way before the bus!

this one kid that had avatar hair we asked to take a picture. Some kids think that we're Russian some think American but some think that we are Korean... weird right?

pictures, crowded bus on children’s day, walking etc.

when was the last time you got a coke in a glass bottle for a quarter?

one sketchy building we went into probably haunted

Jordan on a fence