He Will Console You In Your Afflictions

Jacob 3:1
"But behold, I, Jacob, would speak unto you that are pure in heart. Look unto God with firmness of mind, and pray unto him with exceeding faith, and he will console you in your afflictions, and he will plead your cause, and send down justice upon those who seek your destruction."

It's been a hard week.

The work for my companion and I was slower this week. A lot of people are on vacation, and so we have not had a lot of meetings.
However, we have had some fun.

On Monday, our ward had an activity.
Sister Horne and I thought we would not be able to go since we had an English class; however, after some peer pressure from our Branch President, we posted a sticky note on the door of our church saying English class was canceled.

We went with the ward, and we made a fire pit and cooked Kharkhug (I have no idea how to spell it, sorry ). It was awesome!

Kharkhug is like a beef stew with potatoes and carrots! This stew also has large rocks in it. These rocks help the stew to cook faster. After the stew is done, Mongolians will take the rocks and pass them between their hands. This is because the rock is warm.

In the middle of the ward activity, it started hailing! It was so cool. Then it basically rained the entire rest of the time.

It might not have been the most beautiful sight, but it was the happiest I had been all week. I really do love my ward, and I could not imagine ending my mission in any other area.

I hope everyone is doing well,
24 days to go.

With love,
Sister Vestel




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