Nadam Style

Hello Everyone!

This is my second to last email and I feel so weird about it.

I don't think it really set in until now that I'm going to be leaving this beautiful place.

I have made a ton of friends that I'm sad to leave, not to mention the amount of places I want to see.

However, with 10 days left, I am starting to pack up my suitcase and am looking forward to seeing my family again.

This past week, as the title suggests, was Nadam. The more dedicated of my readers might remember my second and third transfers last year when I talked about Nadam. 

This celebration is basically all of Mongolian tradition, sports, and four in a two week period, with two days being the most concentrated for celebrations.

For missionaries, these two weeks can be daunting because we don't have any member meetings or teaching lessons with investigators. However, our Mission President really encouraged us to enjoy Nadam!

So we got to see so many awesome things at our local sports center. We saw wrestling, archery, horseback riding, and part of an awards ceremony.

Today we got permission to go to Khuvsgul Lake, which was previously banned. It was awesome to see. Our elders took a boat ride and got some awesome pictures. But then it started pouring rain.

Not much else has happened for this week, so I will leave you with a spiritual thought.

Moses 6:34
"Behold my Spirit is upon you, wherefore all thy words will I justify; and the mountains shall flee before you, and the rivers shall turn from their course; and thou shalt abide in me, and I in you; therefore walk with me."

When we try our best, when we give our 100%, we will have God's Spirit to be with us. We will have the guiding and influencing power of the Holy Ghost to help us. Even when we think our 100% is not enough, He will be with us.



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