tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30978625600617546442024-03-04T23:47:27.006-07:00My Time in MongoliaSister Olsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10846534462368041260noreply@blogger.comBlogger84125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3097862560061754644.post-16061818288850698792017-06-17T08:03:00.000-06:002017-06-19T08:04:29.071-06:00I Made It Home!<div>
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So I wanted to let you know that I made it home all safe and sound. It was the absolute most hectic 24 hours of my life and I know that Heavenly Father was really helping me out because there should have been no way that I made it home because I had SO many problems trying to make it and traveling alone internationally is not fun at all it turns out. It is really just kind of a lonely affair. I don't think that I ever want to do it again solo, so I really need to get started on finding that next companion of mine (hahah, just kidding, but not really). </div>
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To begin, it turns out that the agents in Ulaanbaatar really do care about the kilos that your suitcase weighs and I was about 2-5 pounds over on each one. Before even starting my trip, I had to open up each suitcase and wipe off the top layer to cut down on weight; I think that I flustered the agent because he kept saying that I was 2 kilos over and I kept asking what the pound equivalent was because I didn't know. Finally, I took about 1 pound worth out and he just said fine without weighing it again and let me through to enter the terminal. The flight out, then, was booked to capacity and the flight attendant/gate agent basically told everyone that they were only allowed one personal item (like a purse) and made us check the carry-on, it was really weird and I was anxious and accidentally bit all my nails off while waiting because--just like the buses--I was one of the first to line up, but people kept cutting me, so I was the second to last to board. I was charged $100 for a 'third' bag, tsk tsk, it was just a carry-on!</div>
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All is well that ends well, I paid the fee and made it one the plane baraga l nail-less and more flustered than I should have been, but it was okay. During my flight to Korea, I started to study my Mormonii Nom and the girl sitting next to me started helping me with pronunciation. She was 13 years old and attends the 1-p school, is incredibly nice and I read 1 Nephi 1 with her where I read a verse in Mongolian, then she read the same verse in English. She was truly cute, by the end of the trip, she was reciting Mongolian poetry to me and being courageous with her English that she knew. I just kept thinking over and over again how much I love Mongolia and the nice people here, even my parting interactions testified of it.</div>
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My time in Korea was something else, though. I had a four hour layover and had been up since <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1820919122" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"><span style="color: #222222;">3 AM</span></span></span> because I couldn't sleep, so when I got off the plane, I made the main objective to find the gate, then I would try to rest. I walked the exact same path that we ran through on our way to Mongolia where we went down to Gate 28, just to be sent back to the Customer Service desk by Gate 12 to get the boarding pass, but it turns out that United Flights will print their pass at the gate, conveniently located at the neighboring gate of 13, so I didn't have to actually run the same route, I also passed the same Jamba Juice that Sister Bottorff wanted to make the last thing she had before entering a foreign country, and I couldn't help but just mentally relive the whole experience in my head. This time, I checked in at the gate a good 3.5 hours early.</div>
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Once I had my pass, I thought about how much time would be sent sitting, so I decided to spend some time walking around. I started to pop in and out of the little stores near my gate, not looking for anything in particular; however, as the minutes ticked by, I started to realize that I was feeling some weird emotions inside of me. I wasn't completely sad, I wasn't completely happy, I wasn't completely hungry, I wasn't completely tired--suddenly it dawned on me: I was lonely. For the absolute first time since my mission began, I was completely alone and without a single friend next to me--the little girl became my friend on the way over (her little brother came by and she even told him that we were haiz boloj baina). Now, I was in this completely busy airport completely alone and I was feeling it. So I randomly kept walking around, losing the bounce in my step little by little when I saw this sign for a lounge and decided that I had time, so I was going to see if it was like the other lounge on the way over with the free shower. Next to the sign was another sign saying that there was a Prayer Room and I thought that if there ever was a person who needed a minute to go somewhere to pray, I probably qualified, being a lonely missionary. </div>
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As I walked around, I couldn't find the prayer room, but saw that there was a Korean Museum that I could walk through. I am not a museum-going type of person, so I wasn't drawn to it originally, but I saw this huge bell and it looked soothing, so I walked in and there was a button on the wall saying that I could make the bell ring. I couldn't resist so I pressed it and the sound was beautiful. Then there were free postcards with ink stamps, there was also a free picture-making stand, and the room was full of soothing nature sounds--I feel like Heavenly Father lead me directly to that room in order to have me experience a little peace and stop thinking about being alone. It worked. I still had about 2 hours and decided to lounge on one of the chairs when I accidentally started to doze off. The most miraculous thing happened, right before I started to fall into deep sleep due to exhaustion (again, I had been up since <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1820919123" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"><span style="color: #222222;">3 AM</span></span></span> and it was now <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1820919124" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"><span style="color: #222222;">2 PM</span></span></span>), it was like somebody shook me awake. I looked at the time and instantly booked it back to my previously-found gate to wait in a line to board--but I stopped and had my first Jamba on my way. All of those feelings of self-pity were swept away and didn't return (discouragement doesn't come from God, after all).</div>
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The Korean flight was long. Very long, like 11 hours long. I had a seat next to the window and saw some of the most amazing sights, though! I saw the sun setting from above the clouds, I saw completely clear skies and more stars than I could count, I saw a lightning storm cloud and the lightning lighting the clouds from above, then, near the end of my flight, I saw the sun rising slowly lighting the skies, too. There were movies playing in the cabin, but you needed earbuds to hear anything and movies without sound are not as interesting as the ever changing heavens. </div>
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Then, when we landed in San Francisco, there was 'congestion' at the customs gates. We ended up sitting in the plane for and extra hour, then I got stuck in the customs lines for an hour, and my 4 hour 'stress free layover' disappeared and I had a very hectic time trying to get to the gate for my flight to Denver as our plane also arrived late to begin with. To my eternal luck, my next flight experienced a 1.5 hour delay!! So, the original <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1820919125" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"><span style="color: #222222;">1:15 PM</span></span></span> departure time turned into <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1820919126" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"><span style="color: #222222;">2:30 PM</span></span></span> and I got through Customs at <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1820919127" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"><span style="color: #222222;">1:25</span></span></span>, made it to the Security point at <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1820919128" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"><span style="color: #222222;">1:35 PM</span></span></span>, cleared customs by <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1820919129" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"><span style="color: #222222;">1:55 PM</span></span></span>, then RAN THE AIRPORT to get to my gate and made it through by <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1820919130" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"><span style="color: #222222;">2:10 PM</span></span></span>--just with enough time to call home from a stranger's phone and tell my Dad that I was going to be late. While we were in customs way early on, there was a soldier who was also trying to get home through Denver and he called the Customer Agency and due to scheduling, if I missed by original <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1820919131" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"><span style="color: #222222;">1:15 PM</span></span></span> flight, the next available one would be <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1820919132" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"><span style="color: #222222;">6 PM</span></span></span>, <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1820919133" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"><span style="color: #222222;">9 PM</span></span></span>, or the next morning. So when I made it to the gate to board my flight, I thanked Heavenly Father for the delay.</div>
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I made it on and made it home. Completely pink-eyed and my head a little fuzzy and hair dirty, but I was home and that is where my heart is. Seeing my family again after all of this time away became the most amazing blessing that I could have ever asked for.</div>
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So, all the stress was completely worth it.</div>
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With all my heart,</div>
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Jessica (I was promptly released from my Missionary Calling at <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1820919134" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"><span style="color: #222222;">8 PM</span></span></span> <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1820919135" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"><span style="color: #222222;">on Friday</span></span></span> night)</div>
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Sister Olsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10846534462368041260noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3097862560061754644.post-20851006638266748692017-06-15T08:02:00.000-06:002017-06-19T08:02:56.374-06:00See You Soon!Family,<br />
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I will be seeing you in a few short hours.</div>
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Sister Olsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10846534462368041260noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3097862560061754644.post-81844682550001987762017-06-12T06:44:00.001-06:002017-06-12T06:44:33.462-06:00A Full Allotment of JoyDear family and friends,<br />
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So this is it, my last email and I have been thinking a lot of what to write about. I was sitting at breakfast this morning and Sister Mason described the feelings of a former departing missionary, 'my heart is pounding and I feel like I can go a run a full marathon right now, but I can't because I can barely move.' I understand that, it is a really weird feeling to be so excited about going home, but there are times that I don't feel like I am leaving, it is just another exchange coming up, and that I will be here for another couple months. I don't know, I have never been so happy and anxious at the same time, but I know that the minute that I see my mom for the first time again, everything will become perfect and all of my anxiety will completely disappear. Home is where the heart is and I love serving those around me. </div>
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The thing that I kept thinking about in regards to this email and my service here in Mongolia is that I have never loved nor served this well in my entire life. Every moment that I am awake, I feel better if I am helping someone else. There are the moments of being absolutely exhausted and all I want to do is sleep, that is just a normal part of being a person, but I love knowing that I can help make someone's day a little easier if I just take a minute to help them any way possible. I am still the same me ready to debate with anyone at the drop of a hat, but I think a little more before I act/speak and my life has become a lot more peaceful because of it all. I am learning how to become a peaceable follower of Jesus Christ. </div>
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But man, that joy! I am happy all the time. I go to bed knowing that I am contributing my little part, not really completely knowing the full affects behind it, but knowing that just the effort alone will cause a difference. This week, though, I have been able to visit those that I call my friends and family here. I have been able to go back to Songino for a day and say good-bye to Binderiya (my first baptism and the apple of my eyes) and Tsenjaw (the emee that has been bed-ridden since last Spring when she broke her hip; but guess what, she is walking now! I almost cried in happiness when I saw that, she is healing and I love her like I love my own grandmother). I have been able to spend time with every single one of my former companions (who are still here) and I can see their growth and leadership here on the mission as they start to become the senior missionaries and confidently lead wherever they are placed. I have been able to relax with my MTC sisters and take comfort in knowing that we have made lifelong friendships and that they have become my best friends--knowing secrets, goals, and eating lots of junk food together. This has been the greatest blessing of my life.</div>
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This week has been a very crazy one: emergency splits and moving apartments 9 days before going home, ward missionary activities, saying good-bye to my Mongolian friends, and finding myself back in an apartment with 4 roommates again. The thing is, it is all the same. This is the Lord's work and I love it all, there are so many blessings around me all the time. I know that God is. I know that Christ lives. I know that the Heavens were opened once again, revelation flooding the earth, due to the simple faith of Joseph Smith to find counsel in the Bible and to follow it. We have a loving Father who is full of wisdom and desires to help you, we just need to ask. Then once doing so, get up off your knees and get to work because faith without works is dead.</div>
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It is like accepting a mission call. You don't quite know where you will go, who you will meet, what you will be asked to do, but you have the confidence that everything will work out. I truly testify that coming on a mission and serving the Lord has been the absolute best decision of my life. My joy is full.</div>
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Look at that, here we are all comfy and slightly moved in. I have downsized once again and will need to go through one more round <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_2023154313" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"><span style="color: #222222;">on Thursday</span></span></span>, but I get to sleep on the top bunk in the meantime and it is like an adventure every single night. <div>
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It is like being back in my second apartment all over again in Unur, except this apartment is nicer and the washer machine is awesome.</div>
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So let me tell you about this day. My quads were absolutely dead for some reason and my legs kept buckling on me as we were walking, so we ended up changing some appointments so that I wouldn't fall on my face. <div>
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We had to run a quick errand to the Bayanzurk and on the way home, we ran into a member from Unur and had a great conversation. I told her that I was still in contact with Sis. Wilkins and she lit up saying how much she loved here (another testament of the longterm love that members have for missionaries and vice versa).</div>
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As we kept walking and arrived at home, this little girl ran up to my companion and gave her a yellow flower. Then, she ran to her little brother and took his flower (giving him a gentle pat on the head saying that it was a good thing that he was doing and that it was fine), and then ran up and gave me the flower. This has become the most precious flower that I have ever received because it was given to us for no reason at all except that the little girl was being nice (I think that she is the landlord's daughter of the complex that we moved into 2 days earlier).</div>
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It was so incredibly nice and they are alive and doing well on our kitchen table at this very moment.</div>
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Sister Olsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10846534462368041260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3097862560061754644.post-41211061955254566912017-06-05T07:26:00.002-06:002017-06-05T07:26:32.845-06:00My Final Full Week as a Set-apart MissionaryDear family and friends,<br />
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"Behold, I am a disciple of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. I have been called to declare his word among his people that they might have eternal life." 3 Nephi <span style="color: #222222;"><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1926157289" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">5:13</span></span></span></div>
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This morning, I woke up and the moment that I opened my eyes, I felt like a ton of bricks fell on me. This is my final full-week as a fully set-apart missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. After this week, I will then go home and I am excited about the upcoming trip home and I am looking forward to hugging my mom and dad, all of my sister and brothers, loving on all of those little nephews and nieces, and meeting little Charlotte for the first time in my life. I can't wait to walk into the door and really full-on tackle Lucy because she is the one that really has no idea that I am coming--dogs really just can't talk. That's okay, though, one of my pet-peeves, talking animals. I just don't like the idea.</div>
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I digress. Today, I want to talk about the miracle that has been my life for the last 18 months. There is power when your sole purpose is to go about just trying to do your best to help the people around you; you are always one step away from being completely worn-out and exhausted, but you are also excited to leave your house the next morning. You do not want to NOT go out and try to help someone, even if every time you open your mouth to try to talk, they become confused--Mongolian is a beautiful and difficult language that I am determined and WILL MASTER one day. I will become completely fluent if it is the last thing I do, so that means a life long journey of language study. That is also besides the point, what I am talking about is joy in service.</div>
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Growing up, my parents were very intent on getting their daughters out of the house every <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1926157290" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"><span style="color: #222222;">Saturday</span></span></span> and out doing service with the other Young Men and Young Women of the Denver 3rd ward. It was mornings of pulling weeds, raking, hosting car washes, more weeds to be pulled, more yards to be worked on, and we never were told that we could just sit-out of a service project. If anything, we were always the first ones on the scene because my parents liked to be prompt. I can see the long-term good benefits that this as given me throughout my life. Before my mission every <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1926157291" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"><span style="color: #222222;">Saturday</span></span></span> morning, I would be the one trying to help install ceiling fans, paint room after room after room, moving people, building things, helping in any small way that I could. I was able to use my tools, my hands, and a willing heart to help.</div>
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Now as a missionary, it is just a given. With every appointment, I sincerely ask, 'is there anything that you need help with?' and every missionary really means it. How can we help you? How may we serve you? It is our pleasure and our purpose. This week, I do not have a lot of opportunities to serve through service projects, but I get to go and say good-bye to all of these good people that I have come to love with my full heart. I would do anything that they asked me to do if it would help them have a happier day because that helps me feel like I am fulfilling my purpose and I cannot help but smile at the thought. I am planning on taking a trip out <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1926157292" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"><span style="color: #222222;">on Saturday</span></span></span> to visit an Emme that has been bed-ridden since last Spring and I am going to bring her some banana muffins that she really loves but cannot make because she does not have an oven. I am going to surprise a different lady that I have not seen <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1926157293" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"><span style="color: #222222;">in 7 months</span></span></span> who has not been going to church and i want to let her know that she has not been forgotten, but we still care about her.</div>
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It is through being a missionary that I have really come to understand how to give and give and give. The more that you give, the easier it becomes to continue to serve because you do not have a personal agenda, you just want to help others have an easier life. I am making plans of how to keep serving, but I am so grateful for this opportunity. Submitting that missionary application really has become the best decision that I have ever made in my entire life and I am going to serve those around me until that very second that I board the plane to come home (I am traveling completely alone), but I will be nice to the people around me, make conversation, ask about their life, and give service through listening. Then I am coming home and I cannot wait to start helping all over again.</div>
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I want to end by just quoting one amazing Primary song:</div>
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Give said the little stream,</div>
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Give oh give, give oh give.</div>
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as it hurried down the hill.</div>
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I am small I know but wherever I go the grass grows greener still.</div>
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I love you all very much and will be seeing you in a very short time.</div>
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Sister Jessica Olsen</div>
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Mongolia is beautiful.</div>
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This has been my final baptism as a missionary baix aa. His name is Altangerel and he is 9 years old, he is such a cute little guy who goes to church with his grandma almost every week and just needed the lessons in order to qualify. Teaching him became one of the most humbling experiences of my life and I am very grateful to be able to be his missionary.</div>
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This is my ward parting 'gangster' picture and Bilguun! I didn't think that I would ever see him again, but he came for one day before going out to the countryside for a summer vacation. I love this kid and here are some pictures of my home and of church.<br />
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HAHHAHAHHAHAHAHA, so do you see how wonderful and graceful my companion is jumping over this stream? So behind the streams were yaks and everyone was getting there faster than me and for some reason, I ended up with 3 cameras in my hands. So I wanted to go to closer too, and that stream is straight grossness of nasty run-off of terribleness that you have to get over, so I tried to be like her and jump over. However, I counted down and started running to get over it, and I FORGOT TO JUMP. Hahahaha, seriously, I had the intent to jump and just ran right through it instead.<br />
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Who does that? Don't worry, no amputation was necessary, but I did shuud shower the second that I got home. I felt like a fungus was growing on me feet all day because of it. So gross. But the yaks were beautiful, those hairy little cows.</div>
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I love hiking so much! And climbing trees--there was an ant on that tree that was the size of my pinky-ish. That might be an over-exaggeration, but not really. It was huge~</div>
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Here is proof, everything is in the bag. Also, all of my planner covers. I started this really cool project where I am cutting out all of my favorite moments/days and putting it in a different notebook to make a memory collection, of sorts.<br />
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I am working on my final planner right now and it is so cool, but here are all of the covers.</div>
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Time is just ticking away here and this was an amazing week, so many good things are happening--and then do you know what happens <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_2002877243" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"><span style="color: #222222;">in two days</span></span></span>? June begins! (lol, then 16 days after that?). Mongolia is beginning to feel like it caught on fire and it is always warm--I think the biggest problem is that I cannot handle 70-80 degree weather anymore. You spend so long with the temperature so low, that the hotter it gets, the more you feel it. I feel like I am walking into an oven everyday now, but my companion from Arizona is loving it. She literally has said, 'I like feeling like I am melting.' Well, at least someone is loving it, because it is not me. </div>
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However, like I said, great things are happening here. I think the reason is that this is one whole week where I have not been sick and dying, so we have been following the request of our mission president and leaving the house at <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_2002877244" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"><span style="color: #222222;">10 AM</span></span></span> every morning and we have had so many adventures, seriously, I love it here. We have gone on walks, we have tried to find houses, things get interesting when you have to leave your house at <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_2002877245" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"><span style="color: #222222;">10 AM</span></span></span>, you cannot proselyte, and nobody really wakes up until 10; you find other things to do. I was talking with a lady from the school that I was at and to her, I am simply a volunteer English teacher and for respect to my visa, we do not talk about religion unless the person brings it up. So she asked me if I was going to stay here throughout the summer, and I told her no, I would be going back to America soon. Then she asked if I would come back, and I told her that I would in about 2-3 years when I save up some money for it. Then she asked if I would go to different countries to do volunteer work again after I get home, and that lead to a fun conversation with me and my companion as I was walking home. Would I serve another mission after this mission ends? No, not right away. However, I do want to serve Senior missions and have my heart set on at least two: coming back to Mongolia for one and the second is to go anywhere in South America. So that will require some planning and time because that is something that you do later in life.</div>
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I feel like I am scattered today, so as a result, you will get the week breakdown instead of my <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_2002877246" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"><span style="color: #222222;">10 AM</span></span></span> adventures!</div>
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<span class="aBn" data-term="goog_2002877247" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"><span style="color: #222222;">Tuesday</span></span></span>: we left the house at <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_2002877248" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"><span style="color: #222222;">8:30 AM</span></span></span>, then came and emailed you! It was great talking to you. We went on a hike after grocery shopping and spent time with Sister Austin. She was one fantastic companion. </div>
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Monday: Yesterday was awesome! I started to pack to get ready to go home and make sure that I could get everything that I needed in my bags, I became so stressed out, that we ended up leaving to walk to my school. I accidentally kept a key to the locker and needed to return it. As we were walking by the Sukhbaatar Square (the center of town), there was a huge military appreciation service going on! We saw the military dancing, singing, marching, and even a marching band that played 'Uptown Funk' with a little dance to accompany it. We took a minor detour and watched for a little bit. Guess what happened next, though! We started walking to the school and were followed by two officers on a horse! Hahahahhh, I kept looking back at them and laughed about what would happen if we were trying to run away from the horses and how we'd get away (in each scenario, we lost and the horses won). Then on the walk home, we ran into them again on a completely different street, that one was the awkward moment where we kind of just looked at each other and then walked separate ways. </div>
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Anyways, life. It is great. Leave your house and a whole lot of fun things will happen.</div>
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Just some random moments. Last week, we decided to get our shoes polished, I went right after my companion. My shoes were really dirty and I got charged twice the price, then I walked through a ger district later and they became just as dirty. That is the last time I will try to polish my shoes as a missionary!<div>
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Hahaha, also, for 10 straight days, we saw Sister Hansen and Guild every single day. That never happens.</div>
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Good-bye Maynes and good-bye my favorite two new members (they are going to the countryside for the summer). Hello my old church building on the far side of town. My heart exploded with happiness when I got there, I love it!!</div>
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Hahahahahahhah, this was such a funny moment, let me tell you a story.<div>
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So after the baptismal service, we were on the other side of town and it takes about 40 minutes to get home by bus and we left at <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_2002877256" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"><span style="color: #222222;">8 PM</span></span></span>. As we were heading out, my companion looked at me and said that she was craving a BLT and we needed this really delicious coconut sauce (that tastes like Thai food) and it was located at eMart-the most amazing store in all of Mongolia that is a mix between Ikea and Target. We live 15 minutes away by taxi, so if we went straight by bus, walked fast, then got in a taxi, we'd be home by <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_2002877257" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"><span style="color: #222222;">9 PM</span></span></span>, <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_2002877258" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"><span style="color: #222222;">9:30</span></span></span> is our hard curfew. </div>
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So cute story about the kids. We were on the bus coming home from an appointment and they kept looking back at us--this is nothing new. All Mongolians just stare at us foreigners. Then, we started playing a game with them, where they would look at us, we would catch their eye and smile, then they would quickly turn around. It went on for 10 minutes. Then all of a sudden they had oranges and had a slice in their mouth and would poke their head up and smile with the peel popping out, then when we laughed, they would turn around. <div>
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I got it all to fit in! I am going to check the weight later and then I am set to come home!</div>
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This has been such a great week here in Mongolia and I am entering into the third week of the transfer, meaning only 3 more until I am home. I promise, I am not very distracted, but 'missions end and we all go home' couldn't ring more true. I love being here, but I am so excited to make my way back and discover if I can put to the test everything that I have learned out here and really become a better and stronger version of myself--also, can I maintain it? I know the answer: only if I really have a sure hope and work my butt off. Then yes, all things will work together for my good. You make a plan and just kind of stick through it.</div>
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This week has been very good and I think that one of my favorite days of my mission happened last Saturday. I think that I smiled and laughed all day long. So when my companion and I woke up that morning, we were looking at the day as if it were just another <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1980894394" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"><span style="color: #222222;">Saturday</span></span></span>, but it had rained in the early morning hours, so it was cold, wet, and cloudy. We had missed doing 'Big Plan' earlier in the week, so we were both just going to kind of drudge outside in the wet, go to the local cafe and buy some smoothies, then make our plan for next week. Oh man, did we have a surprise coming--I think that both of us were not really in a talkative mood even and hadn't really talked during the early hours. We weren't made or fighting or anything like that, but it was just a quiet cold morning. Also, I slipped off a curb the day before and slammed my foot halfway on the curb, so I couldn't even workout that morning because half of my foot was sore (it was only bruised for a day), so I didn't even have any endorphones to run off. It was just looking like it was going to be a hum-drum sort of day (we all have those).</div>
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All of the people outside were smiling, and I couldn't help but smile in return. My companion and I started chit-chatting as we walked and acted like cars going down the middle of the street. We experienced the peace that I swear can only be found in Mongolia among these quiet people. There were so many families just outside walking around and there were so many kids whizzing around on new skates, bikes, and any other wheeled mechanism you could think of. </div>
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SO we went on the Bogd hike again--I went at the end of February and it was covered in snow. It was so hot and green this time around. MTC SIsters reunions are the best!</div>
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LAST DAY OF ENGLISH! We celebrated by getting some delicious Mexican food.<div>
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Well, maybe, the school said that they might ask us to come back in and teach the teachers for a week once the school year is over on <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1980894395" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"><span style="color: #222222;">June 1</span></span></span>, but I won't ever teach the students again!</div>
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Sister Olsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10846534462368041260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3097862560061754644.post-70786904895698704872017-05-17T06:48:00.001-06:002017-05-17T06:48:05.033-06:00The Sun Has Come Out<div>
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Dear family and friends,<br /></div>
This has been such an amazing week and I can barely believe that it is already half-way through. Time is picking up so much now!<br /></div>
So, all good things are happening out here in Mongolia. I was able to talk to my family <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1386406175" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"><span style="color: #222222;">on Monday</span></span></span> and it was this has been the highlight of the year so far; however, it was a struggle to make this call happen. Every night, we deadbolt our door shut for an added sense of security and locking the door is what any decent human being should do. The morning of the phone call, my companion and I were running around trying to look as pretty as we could possibly make ourselves look before leaving the house by <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1386406176" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"><span style="color: #222222;">7:20</span></span></span> in order to make it to the church and have the computers set up for our <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1386406177" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"><span style="color: #222222;">8 AM</span></span></span> phone call. Everything was going fine and dandy, until we said our leaving-the-house prayer, put on some lotion, then tried to unlock the door and leave. By this point, it is all normal procedure. Then the deadbolt would not budge. We made a joke about how we should have put the lotion on afterwards, we both wiped it off, then tried again.<br /></div>
Nothing. It wouldn't move.<br /></div>
So naturally, I was like, 'there is nothing better than talking to your family, it is like going to the Temple for us missionaries out here,' and I tried to turn the lock. Nothing. Okay, okay, no need to panic, we still had time to make our call. So my companion and I tried to grab our rubber stretching band and turn the lock hoping that the extra grip would help. Then we stated to look for a screwdriver or something--neither of us have tools here. I have some in Colorado, but that didn't do me any good now. So we said another prayer hoping that we just needed to learn a little patience because we were both becoming more and more anxious as the minute went clicking by.<br /></div>
Finally by <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1386406178" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"><span style="color: #222222;">7:45</span></span></span> when we had our calls <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1386406179" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"><span style="color: #222222;">in 15 minutes</span></span></span>, I started to call random people--like the Whites who are in charge of apartment maintenance and started telling him how we were literally locked into our apartment. He was a little flustered and thought that we just weren't using the lock correctly. I looked out the window to see if there was a possibility to get out a different way, but no, we are on the 4th floor and there is nothing but a solid wall outside our window. On the call, I was getting ready to somehow ask the White's to reach out to our families to cancel the call, when suddenly my companion shouted that she got it to open. <br /></div>
The deadbolt and the door had somehow swollen to the point that turning it was impossible but my companion basically sacrificed her thumbs to get it open. Since that point, we told each other that we were never going to deadbolt that door again. We will just lock it with the keys from the inside (our door has several different locking methods).<br /></div>
Then we were off, making a mad dash to get to the church <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1386406180" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"><span style="color: #222222;">within 10 minutes</span></span></span> (normally a 15 minute taxi ride). I think that Heavenly Father blessed us with the craziest and fastest taxi driver that I have ever received a ride from. We made it to the church <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1386406181" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"><span style="color: #222222;">in 8 minutes</span></span></span>. With our newly found 2 extra minutes, we ran upstairs to try to get set up for the call.<br /></div>
Then, the account that I thought that I had set up earlier, did not work. Magically, the Skype account led me through a VERY simple set-up method that did not require a phone code to be sent and I was able to set up a completely new account within minutes. I was then on and talking to my family only a couple minutes late.<br /></div>
However, a missionary companionship prepares you for marriage because I could not enjoy talking to my family when I looked over and noticed that my companion could not get her account up and running, meaning that she could not talk to her family. Due to some complications, it just wasn't working--just like for some reason our door wouldn't unlock in the morning. I cannot overemphasis how much a missionary looks forward to this call! So, with the blessings of technology and the patience of my family, I was able to take a few minutes and help her get set up in order to talk to her family. How amazing is it that I could set up an account in Mongolia, have a phone message sent to my dad in Colorado and he gave it to me instantly through my set up call, then complete her account and get her set up to talk to her family in Arizona? It blew my mind.<br /></div>
The most amazing thing is that the moment that I knew that she was happy and talking to her family, I could finally settle down and talk to mine and really enjoy every second of the call. I feel like I am still experiencing the joy and love that I felt from that call <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1386406182" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"><span style="color: #222222;">on Monday</span></span></span> and it is going to get me through to the very end when I will see them again at the airport. Companionships work when the happiness of the ones around you are just as important as your own happiness and you do not hold back selfishly. <br /></div>
I love this experience because so long as you keep looking for the good and give service, it doesn't matter what else happens, you WILL find joy in the journey and the minor setbacks will seem silly in comparison.<br /></div>
I love you all!<br /></div>
Sister Jessica Olsen<br /></div>
These are all pictures of the Mother's Day call. I LOVE MY FAMILY! Also, funny realization, this is the 2nd time that Sis. Hansen is the one who comes in to use the computer right when I finish--I love my MTC group and my companion.<br />
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Oh my gosh, this was so much fun! We celebrated Russian Victory Day by Mongolians through Russian. There were so many military people around and other important people, I loved every minute of it. <br /></div>
Hahahahahah, and if any minute it started to feel too Russian, I just reminded myself that they were a bunch of Mongolians singing and dancing. I loved every minute of it (and have the pictures to prove it)<br />
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I LOVED THIS EVENT!<br /></div>
So the guy that took a picture with my companion, he is a great person. He sat next to our group and is full Russian, sang along to every song, and shouted 'bravo' at the end of each performance. He seriously loves his life. Then, because he loved it so much, we all had a better time for it. After the show, he took pictures with our group once, then ran up and posed with my companion for this one. <br /></div>
Seriously, this is priceless.<br />
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I have been wanting to enter this building since the first week of my mission because it always just looked so fancy. I never thought that I would actually have the opportunity to do so!! I can't even describe how happy I was the entire night, it was a dream come true.<br />
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Just the other conference, Elder White told a story about an Elder that broke a chair and when the elder reported the damage, he was smiling. Then Elder White said, 'I don't find anything funny about a broken chair.' Can I just tell you, this is the most hilarious thing ever--a broken table is a funny thing.<br />
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My companion's halfway point today. :)<br />
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Sister Olsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10846534462368041260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3097862560061754644.post-59204759355610132432017-05-09T07:11:00.003-06:002017-05-09T07:11:42.555-06:00The Weather is BipolarDear family and friends,<br />
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Thinking about it, I am pretty sure that you had already received a letter with this exact same title before, but it is still the same. Mongolia has my heart, but Mongolia likes to be bipolar with the weather. To illustrate, last P-day, it kept kind of snowing all day and the weather dived for the first half of the week. I was back in fur-lined tights, my winter boots, but not quite back in mittens or a hat (that was due to pure stubbornness alone), but I was pretty convinced that I would never be warm again, then it heated up for the ending half of the week. I am back to the tights-free life and running around without a jacket again because it is too warm for that.</div>
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It is funny how often we let other parts of our life do the exact same thing: it will swing from one end to the complete opposite. I was talking with my companion this morning about how much we love Seat T (the best workout video in the world) and how much he breaks my heart. My body is always a little on the fatigued side of life. We have been working out pretty regularly for the past 7 weeks and while we are becoming better at following the moves, my body is becoming more fatigued because we are able to better keep up and more perfectly follow his instruction; we start to mimic the people working out with him in the background just a smidgen more, then you feel like you were hit by a bus because you become sore in the most random spots (my poor hip-flexers). </div>
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So for just a moment, you want to give up. You want to go from completely engaged to not working out at all and just laying semi-comatose on the floor instead.</div>
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I have a new investigator that I wish I could say the same thing to. She is amazing, her husband is a great support to her, and she has 3 adorable little children. Her husband is a member that had been inactive for a few years, but brought himself back into activity and now she herself has the desire to join him at church. She had come for a few weeks and I thought that she was just a newly moved-in member, I had no idea that she was an investigator. Then when we found out, we arranged a meeting and had a great lesson with other members of the ward who are also their friend. They said one thing that kind of broke my heart: their extended family was completely opposed to them joining the church. They had no idea that they were meeting with the missionaries. Oh man, that is never good.They have a determination and a desire right now that will pull them through, I hope and believe. </div>
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So as they start to try to come to church, it is going to become harder. The good news, though, is that they are not alone in their efforts. Neither are you. We have the opportunity to become pillars of strength and accomplish much good, but we need to have the faith to accompany our works. My new investigator needs to keep progressing, we need to keep our faith strong. It all takes effort.</div>
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A progression of the week: the weather started to turn, then one of my really good friends just finished her mini mission and was going to go home (I served in her ward earlier in my mission) and I ran out to say good-bye to her without tights, but now life is wonderful again and it is so warm and lovely outside.</div>
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So it has finally happened, I have entered into my final transfer here and I feel like I am still 100% checked in for the duration of it all. It is crazy how everything works out. Not a lot is changing at all for the end because I am still with Sister Shreeve (she is going to kill me), we are still in Sukhbaatar, and I am going to keep visiting and teaching my investigators for the whole time. It is amazing how everything works out and I know for a fact that I am where I need to be with my specific companion for a reason. </div>
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In other news, everything is going well here. We had our big Deseret International Charities English Conference where the heads of the ESL departments from the BYU's come and give a one-day conference to all of the English teachers of Ulaanbaatar who signed up to come. The most amazing thing about this is that while they teach us how to better teach students, I couldn't help but make some strong goals for my language now and for after my mission. I have been putting in so much hard work, I might as well keep up the pattern. However, in preparation of this visit, our mission home/Bayanzurk church received the annual scrub down of the outsides and fences. All the missionaries got together and donned on a pair of gloves and went to work scrubbing away. When I got here last year, I thought that it was the craziest thing that we were washing the outside down with soap and water, but now that I have experienced how dirty everything becomes due to the pollution in the winter, I totally understand. Scrubbing the fence is a vital thing and it was just a lot of fun to be with all of the other missionaries. We don't have the opportunity to get together too often, so it is always a lot of fun when it happens. Sister Hansen and I technically had an English class to teach at the time, but do to good luck (and a blessing from above), our entire class decided to ditch. SO after waiting for the appropriate 5 minutes, we took off running--or walking at a speedy pace--to get back to her apartment, change, then get to the church. We made it there about 30 minutes late, but worked for a few hours.</div>
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I loved it! I may have taken an excessive amount of pictures. It was wonderful and I was able to just chat away while scrubbing away.</div>
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The wallet was intact. The cards were all there. It was an honest miracle. We ended up offering the Good Samaritan a reward the equivalent of $20 (if she would have just taken the wallet, she would have ended up with the equivalent of $5). SO many blessings in that little story!!!</div>
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I love my mission and Mongolia is becoming so beautiful with the good Spring air.</div>
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HAHHHHAHAH, so in that last picture, I look like a crazy khun, but it was the beginning of the adventure with the wallet.<div>
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The picture with the two older men are of some of my favorite members. They are always in the Bayanzurk building and are the happiest and nicest members in the whole world. </div>
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This is from our STL split. Yeah, we did our 'split' together because we all get along so well!!! Tacos and then I went with Sister Guild out to a members (and picked up a souvenir along the way). It was the first time that I really went on a split with Sis. Guild and it was the most amazing thing, we were MTC companions and could not speak Mongolian at all in the beginning. Now, here we were, months and months down the road, being the most senior sister missionaries and just walking around Mongolia, teaching lessons without a problem. </div>
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So here was our countdown for the end our our transfer, but now we get to make one all over again. Also, guess what! Mongolia is warming up and I do not have to always wear a jacket now and the tights are coming off. <div>
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Sister Olsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10846534462368041260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3097862560061754644.post-29094836372096358722017-04-25T09:59:00.000-06:002017-04-25T09:59:48.413-06:00Make Goodness your PriorityDear family and friends,<br />
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So, time, it literally is just flying by and nothing really stays the same, but we are children endowed with a great power and we can make amazing things happen. It is all about making a vision of what you want to accomplish, then be uncompromising in your pursuit of that dream, but you must stay strong to who you are. In this pursuit, you must remember to seek after goodness--doing good, being good, thinking good--and all things will work out. That is our promise, whether right away or later, it will work out. </div>
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So I have 7 weeks left being a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and I want to end as strong as ever, becoming the best missionary possible, then going home and morphing that transformation into just being a good member. I was reading in Helaman 12 today how Samuel received the message and it filled him with joy, and that same experience can be felt in our lives every single say. My companion and I set some hard goals this week is pursuit of excellence and I think that it is kind of funny. That morning, I had this thought go through my head of how I should read PMG (Preach My Gospel, the missionary handbook of sorts) one more time, but I thought, 'no, I am almost done, I don't need to.' Then, that night, my companion and I were talking about setting hard goals and she is going to challenge herself to translate thoughts so that she can more readily teach (this is very difficult still), then it hit me. I learn best through reading something over and over again. So it came naturally that I need to read PMG once more before my mission ends in Mongolian, but I cannot just skip the hard words. Every time I come across something that I don't recognize, I highlight it and then look it up. Oh my heck, it is working.</div>
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I started this goal on about <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1883848239" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"><span style="color: #222222;">Thursday</span></span></span> or <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1883848240" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"><span style="color: #222222;">Friday</span></span></span> of last week, then by <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1883848241" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"><span style="color: #222222;">Sunday</span></span></span>, I could feel my understanding increasing. Then while I sat their in Church, I felt so overwhelmed by my love of my ward. I LOVE SUKHBAATAR! I love the members. I love the kids. They help each other and my ward is in a part of town with a lot of young families, as well as a lot of older members, and everyone just helps with the kids. Families all sit mixed together and it is amazing. During Sacrament, one mother had a 3 year old who was going a little crazy with the jitters and her husband was on the stand giving a talk, so she came and sat by us. I always keep some small paper and coloring pencils with me <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1883848242" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"><span style="color: #222222;">on Sunday</span></span></span>, so we were able to help distract him with coloring for a few minutes. Afterwards, when he couldn't be contained any longer and took off running, I was struck by how amazing it was that in a moment of need, this mother trusted us enough to allow us to help keep her son under control. As missionaries, one of your largest goals is to serve the people. <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1883848243" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"><span style="color: #222222;">On Sunday</span></span></span>, I served with my full heart.</div>
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Then, in Mongolia it is very unusual to have a dinner calendar, but my ward has started to try to feed the missionaries. By the end of the meeting block, our calendar was filled for every single day of the week. Again, this is very unusual, but they really like us too! Oh man, next week will be my last transfer call and it is 50% chance that I will stay or go somewhere else for my last transfer, but if I stay, I know that I will be happy. If I end up moving, well, for one of the first times in my mission, I am ready to serve anywhere with anyone without any conditions. I am done trying to control things that I have no control over. All things will work out and I feel like it is just an amazing adventure and opportunity.</div>
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I feel like Elder Holland, but all we need to do is keep trying. We need to keep believing. We need to keep hoping and praying for help. Above all, we need to just know what is good and go after it with all of your heart. So even if things seem to be coming to an end, it is not. It is just the beginning of a new and wonderful chapter in life.</div>
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So these are some of the little goobs in my ward that have each stolen pieces of my heart, the Sutphins who are concluding their mission this week (<span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1883848244" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"><span style="color: #222222;">tomorrow</span></span></span>!), and Enkhjin. I love this family.</div>
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Changes are in the air! The Mission office is getting remodeled (or having one awesome new fort look) and trees are starting to be planted outside.<div>
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So there are times that I forget what number I was on when I sent the pictures. So this is the last one, but I think it is 4.<div>
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Anyways, here are Sister Hansen and I making the best of our English assignment. We have officially changed our English Speaking Class into an English Reading Class. Oh my heck, and I found Harry Potter in Mongolian!!!!!!! I tried to buy it from the school, but they said no. I am now off to search through every used book set-up/tent until I can find it. </div>
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Can you believe it, I am sick again. If you are keeping track, that is the 3rd time in the last 6 weeks, so every other week I am coming down with something now, I don't even know why. I am eating vitamins, my companion makes a green smoothie (full of spinach, kiwi, apples, and seabuck thorn) every morning, I have discovered the secret to sleeping (oh my heck, music! I just turn on my iPod on low and it just plays for about 3 hours and I am usually out <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_2000515158" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"><span style="color: #222222;">within 20 minutes</span></span></span> of laying down now), and I am really happy in my companionship, but my body is breaking. Why yom be?? It has been a very slow and kind of funny decline, though.</div>
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So <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_2000515159" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"><span style="color: #222222;">on Tuesday</span></span></span>, it was a slightly windy day and I spent the morning with my companion and MTC district taking some really awesome Mongolian Traditional and nontraditional pictures pictures in deels, then we went out into the beautiful world of Mongolia and took pictures by all of the random statues that we walked by with Sis. Bottorff. It was so much fun! In the Mongolian clothes, I felt like Queen Amadala and Star Wars really made a great choice by choosing these outfits to use. Then, it is just fun to walk around and just enjoy life with those that you love. I don't think that I have walked as much as I do now with my current companion than any other time in my mission. It is great!</div>
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However, the next day, I was walking around outside again with my companion and it was another lovely Spring morning, but I couldn't seem to control my body temperature at all, I would break out into a little bit of a sweat when we were in the sun, then in the shade, my hands would become so cold that they felt like they went numb. At the time, I thought that I was just being over-dramatic because my companion was completely fine and wasn't having any problems with the weather. With all of the crazy changes, I felt like something not good was starting to grown in my body, so I started to occasionally take some medicine. Like a Dayquil to start off my morning.</div>
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Last night, though, was the hard night of not sleeping, only coughing. Over and over again. Coughing. Coughing. Coughing. I am doing good, and so long as I don't talk too much, I don't cough. Also, I am full of so much medicine right not, I am feeling great about life. I am pretty sure that it could have been worse, but it is okay, because I know that I am doing everything I can to stay healthy and eventually my body will catch up. On a good side, my English class went really well yesterday and I think it is because the kids felt bad about me having to try to talk to them in a wobbly voice.</div>
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By the way, Happy Easter!! Here was our early Easter Dinner and then the very-end-of-the-night Easter picture. Hahaha, just in case you are curious, no, I couldn't really talk in the last one. I sounded like a 90 year old man who had just finished running a race and was completely out of breath,</div>
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So this is the end of P day last week. At the very end of the night, we went out and heart attacked one of the sisters, and they figured out it was us. We came home the next night and had been 'attacked' as well.<div>
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General Conference! Zone Conference! I love my life and it is always so much fun when the missionaries get together, this week has been so great.</div>
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It was P-day! We still had to teach the teachers that morning, which allowed us the opportunity to go to the Traveling Circus!!! Oh my gosh, it was so much fun and it turned out that it was the Mongolian traveling circus which goes all over the country. We had upfront seats and it was great!!!! The only thing was that there was this really cool act with horses and while we were at the very front, it was also shedding season, so there was horse hair everywhere! If you had allergies, it would have been your worst nightmare, but luckily, it was fine. My companion and I got pictures outside by the horses, then afterwards, we went on the stage and got pictures by a lot of the performers.</div>
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Oh, we also started everything out by going to Hard Rock Cafe! Since we went in the middle of the day, we were one of the only ones in the restaurant and they turned on the big screen for us. For the 3rd time in my entire mission, I have heard a country song and I felt like my heart melted just a little. The food was AMAZING and ridiculously expensive, so I have decided that I will go once more. That will be one of the last places that I eat at while here. Quality food always hearts the wallet just a little.</div>
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ZONE CONFERENCE! Oh man, these are just great. Sis. Harper even made chicken salad sandwiches on croissants--I have not had croissants since before my mission, I almost cried of happiness. There were some powerful lessons taught and we were given the challenge to be as obedient as possible. I love these.</div>
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GENERAL CONFERENCE and WOMAN'S CONFERENCE! Talk about pure happiness. All of the missionaries in the city came together, and get this, my ENTIRE MTC group is finally here in Mongolia. It was such a happy time and the first time that we were able to actually see each other. Sis. Harper made her ice cream and Sis. Sutphin made Apple Cobbler. Oh my heck, these woman are magical and have found ways to make food that you cannot get here. Blessings!</div>
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GENERAL CONFERENCE AGAIN! And the fun keeps going. This day was especially fun because we all brought food for a pot luck so everyone was able to eat together and just enjoy the company. My mission has some very firm rules regarding Sisters and Elders not mingling for social occasions, so it is only during conferences that we spend time all together. After conference, my companion went out and met with a few investigators.</div>
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A day of English, but I also met with my New Members who were jut baptized. We taught the lesson by having them put on the missionary badges and teach us the Plan of Salvation. It was so cute! They had prepared and practiced <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1528979625" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"><span style="color: #222222;">on Sunday</span></span></span> so that they were prepared to teach us. Then, as I pulled out badges for them to wear, they went and grabbed their parents' badges--both the mom and dad. It was precious and I felt the spirit so strongly--their family is an example of the happiness that can be brought into a family and a uniting force as they come back to church together. I love them so much.'</div>
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I am hanging out with my MTC sisters and we are going to run around town just taking pictures all day. Mongolia has warmed up to the point that it is fun to spend large amounts of time together.</div>
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So I know today's letter just has a lot of information (and not much else), but I loved this week so much!!! </div>
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Hahahhaha, so Hard Rock wins the race for pics with this letter. Seriously, this apple cobbler almost made me cry with happiness because it was so good. :)</div>
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Oh man, this was so much fun and look at those seats! My camera died, so I couldn't get the ending pictures, but Sis. Hansen is having it sent to her Facebook, to be sent to me later.</div>
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Look who dressed to match! This is my favorite thing in the entire world, when I accidentally end up looking like Sis. Bottorff. :)<br />
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I just want to say right now, I really do believe that I have one of the greatest groups that ever came to Mongolia. I feel so lucky in that we all get along so well--but I am also a little biased.</div>
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Also, a picture of me talking to the Doctor and him trying to convince me that I am not going to die. I had a cut on my finger (that looked very iffy) and I was trying to talk him into amputating it off. Don't worry, he said no.</div>
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Look at all of these wonderful people! The two little girls are the daughter of one of our investigators and they are all learning really well right now--we came over as they were heading out to get water, so we decided to help. <div>
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Sister Olsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10846534462368041260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3097862560061754644.post-40068276796297972452017-04-05T06:17:00.000-06:002017-04-05T06:17:24.899-06:00Becoming a Nephite Navy SealDear family and friends,<br />
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How was General Conference? We get to watch it in just a few days and I heard that there were some really great talks given. I LOVE CONFERENCE and this one will be the last on of my mission--in October, though, I really want to watch it live for the first time in my life in good ol' SLC. For a missionary, it is like pumping spirituality straight into the blood and you walk away feeling like you could conquer the world if needed and it is a lot of fun. All of the missionaries in the city will come together in the Bayanzurkh building, which is also the Mission Home, and watch it in English projected on a screen. There is power in being united and we will do that for two days, each day having it's own special twist. <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_97627804" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"><span style="color: #222222;">On Saturday</span></span></span>, everyone will break out into little groups and go out to eat together at local restaurants during the break, then after the PM session, the Sisters will then go to the President's apartment and watch Women's Conference with Sister Harper (she makes homemade ice cream and I hope there will be a treat like that for us as well!) while the Elders stay downstairs for the Priesthood Session. Then <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_97627805" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"><span style="color: #222222;">on Sunday</span></span></span>, since it is the Sabbath, we will have a big missionary Potluck and usually the Senior couples will make some delicious soup or something like that. I AM SO EXCITED (and now hungry).</div>
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In other news, this week has been amazing for a combined reason. As every missionary starts to near the end of their service (no, I still do not know my release date) they start to wonder about life after the mission. Not losing focus, but just starting to make plans--most of the sisters in my group are starting to apply for the Fall courses in school and I need to reach out to my job again soon--to be prepared to hit the ground running without losing momentum. You get so used to working 24/7 on others' behalf that it can seem a little intimidating if you do not keep a purpose in mind. I have a pretty good idea of the big goals that I have after my mission, but then this week happened.</div>
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I have decided that I want to become a Nephite Navy Seal. In other words, I have been reading the war chapters in Alma in the Book of Mormon and was really taken in by Teancum and his warriors who stopped the intruding Lamanites by being more prepared and skilled in their fighting abilities and not benig discouraged by being out numbered, but stood strong. Then, when they were holding the city strong and asked for help, Captain Moroni gave back the reply to be empowered to act for themselves, to stay vigilant against other attacks, and to try to gain back ground by stratagem. In other words, Moroni basically told Teacum that he trusted him to act for himself and to make wise decisions and he (Moroni) would come to help at the earliest opportunity. So here they were with a goal in mind.</div>
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They were also pretty strong. This week, I have started to do this really intense workout with my companion called T25 with Sean T and it seriously is awesome! Every morning I am dripping with sweat and becoming stronger and his motto is, 'focus on the results that you want'. So when you feel like your body is breaking, you focus on form and keep that vision in mind of how strong you are becoming and that it will all work together for your good. After my morning workout, all of my muscles feel like they have been put through the blender, I can barely walk by the end of the day, but I am becoming stronger. Oh man, it really is the highlight of my day and it is helping me remember how much I love the gym and running, so after the mission, I will keep doing this. So by working out, I am meeting the second check to be strong.</div>
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Then, we are empowered to act. We have the ability to make goals and to look above the present cares and concerns into a brighter future. Yes, my mission will come to an end, but all missions must reach this point. You can go kicking and screaming to the end, but rather, make a new goal, figure out how you are going to move forward being a blessing and not a burden, then do it. If you need to go back to school, enroll. If you are not married, well, make meeting someone a priority and start with a goal of making a family (hahahahha, yeah, this is one that I need to focus on afterwards). Don't let fear paralyze you from acting, even if it seems hard or dismal, keep pressing forward. There are so many blessings within reach.</div>
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You have the Lord of the Hosts of Heaven on your side and He loves you dearly. What is there to be afraid of? What can you not accomplish? If you have the confidence to move forward and to accomplish hard things, He will help you find success and maybe even help you become that Nephite Navy Seal </div>
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PS - also this week we had a baptism and I love these two so stinkin' much!!</div>
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The ending was so bitter-sweet last week when the group of sisters ahead of me went home. Man, I love them so much and miss them a lot, but there are still things to be done in Mongolia. I will see them when I get home!!</div>
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Oh man, look at the beginning of this beautiful relationship! Guys, my companion can cook and I have been eating like a monster, but also working my butt off too in the morning. It is a fun combination.</div>
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Poor wounded Sister Hansen. She feel last week and twisted her ankle pretty badly, and is just recovering now--so I decided to make her some bread while our comps were off teaching English! It is funny that now I finally get to end the school year with her as my new teaching companion.<div>
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Making friends stronger. Hahahahahah, we play Canasta all the time now! Oh, can someone send me the points breakdown for the game and rules (Momi or Popi)?<div>
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She plays a different game and she beat me in my version, then I had beginners luck and beat her in her version. (Look at all those Canastas). Then, we played again the other night and she annihilated me.</div>
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So here I was, trying to prep them for baptism and it was such a wonderful event. I think that it was honestly one of my favorite services and I love them both SO MUCH!</div>
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Sister Olsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10846534462368041260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3097862560061754644.post-82778014745294541272017-03-28T14:26:00.002-06:002017-03-28T14:26:43.625-06:00It's Going to be a Great Transfer!Dear family and friends,<br />
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Oh man, can you believe another 6 weeks has come and gone, my other companion is home in America and now I have a new companion. I started this transfer off with a cold, but man, it is going to be a good one. I love my new companion, Sis. Shreeve, and she is one of the happiest, most excited people that I have ever met. Seriously. I am like a semi-black rain cloud in comparison, but the most amazing thing about her is that I have no need to compete with her, so my little rain-cloud syndrome melts away and we just spend the day talking, laughing, and being okay with life. I seriously love her and it was the best moment when I received that phone call <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_994711250" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"><span style="color: #222222;">on Tuesday</span></span></span> night letting me know what was going to happen. </div>
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There are times that the Lord gives you an unexpected blessing, so now I feel like I really need to work to my hardest in order to show my gratitude. </div>
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In the training videos, there is the one part of The District that I have always liked and it talks about how missionaries in their last few transfers reach a 'shining' stage where they have been taught, they have practiced, and then they enter into a realm of just 'shining-ness' where they have the confidence and the know-how to teach at any time to any person. I really want to get to that level. The confidence is there, I love the people of Mongolia, I know have a huge source of happiness by my side, so now I just need to believe in myself. I need to shine. (Again, not in a competitive way, but in a i-love-my-life-and-I-have-<wbr></wbr>practiced-over-and-over-again-<wbr></wbr>so-I-can-do-this sort of way). I can feel it happening.</div>
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My group of Sisters are now the 'oldest' sisters here and it was so sad saying good-bye to all of my friends who went home, but life keeps moving forward. With Sister Lichtenberg for the last few days, I was so excited for her. That is the beauty of missions: you come, you give your whole heart, but you also get to go home. Not only that, but you should be excited about it all (going home) because this is the real test to see if you will take the things that you have learned during this consecrated time to implement it for the rest of your life. Will you continue to take the time to diligently study for the rest of your life? One of my goals after my mission is to buy a study desk right away and to find a way to study for one solid hour every day--hopefully in the morning before leaving the house. Also, there are hundreds of other things: will you be the member that you were grateful for? Will you help the missionaries and give referrals or be a gerch when needed (a member-witness for lessons)? Will you still try to represent the Lord well? Right now I don't wear my badge except for the 3 hour block of church a week, so taking off the badge will not make a huge difference, but the attitude about life will.</div>
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So while the other sisters are gone, life is happening. The most amazing thing is that the work will still move forward even when that time comes that I go home. There is still happiness ahead, even with a world of changes that you face, I think the great indicator is your personal attitude. I got really lucky this transfer and have a companion who is the embodiment of joy, but I also chose to think well of this transfer and acknowledge the many blessings of the Lord.</div>
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P.S. I forgot my card reader at home today, so I will send A TON of pictures next week, but none this week. Life. It is still a struggle some times.</div>
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Sister Olsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10846534462368041260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3097862560061754644.post-80607932568355911802017-03-20T06:56:00.001-06:002017-03-20T07:04:56.203-06:00Saying Good-bye to What You Know (and are comfortable with) - Week 64Dear family and friends,<br />
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Hahahahah, I feel like this is the same dilemma that has popped itself up over and over again, I am not good with change; so naturally, I decided to go on a mission where they make so many changes every few weeks. Then, with this transfer, my companion is going back home to America, so it is a guaranteed change, and I have NO IDEA what is going to happen. There are new American sisters on there way soon (I think in about a week), but only three--6 American sisters are going home-- so with the new ones, that is only 13 American Sisters in Mongolia and due to visas, we must stay in the city, so life is becoming very complicated.</div>
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It is okay, all things work out.</div>
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This transfer has been amazing! I have been able to go on a hike just about every P-day, and with the weather really warming up, I can see this being a pattern set for the rest of my time out here. I love the peace of nature and in Mongolia, you can just feel tranquility settle into your bones when you get out far enough. I love this place and so many good things are coming. So maybe I will get an companion that I get along with amazingly well, maybe I will get a companion who is making it through the same way that I am, maybe I will train, it is all up in the air. SO I am trying to let go of my expectations--which is so hard because I HATE letting go of control. I like making decisions for my life, so this is where that humility tool comes in handy.</div>
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I said good-bye to the other students that I came to love and had to go back to my school. They are the same goobs that they have always been, so even English will go back to what it was. This has been such an easy transfer, I came to love more people, we have helped people, but time continues to push forward. I can still do hard things, though.</div>
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I feel like I am rambling. I guess my main point is that even when things happen that you wish wouldn't (like change), just keep your face towards the sun and believe that there will still be happiness surrounding you. I think it was Walt Whitman that said, keep your face towards the sun and the shadows will always fall behind you.</div>
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So this is basically how I felt when it came to my last day at teaching English with Sister Lichtenberg at her amazing school! Look at that, though, even on the last day, we were able to teach and brought in some American money for the kids to look at, they loved it.<br />
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It is actually really cool because this is the oldest protected area in the world! Back in the good ol' days of Chingis, there was something about this area like it was where he was born, or where he got married, or where he stole his wife back from a rival clan; something monumental happened here. So it has always been kept set-apart. </div>
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Now it is a National Park and it is so beautiful. The hike up was fun, the hike down was slippery, it was basically packed ice. I slipped so many times. I think the funniest fall was when I wasn't paying attention and fell of my bum, then slid down like 4 feet, but my friend Nomin was ahead of me, and basically had this look like, 'I will catch you if you keep sliding past me'. It was really funny. I didn't get hurt at all, though, just learned that I am still a little clumsy.</div>
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HAhahahahah, but look at this sign. Those were stray dogs that were clearly being a bunch of rebels!</div>
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Sister Olsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10846534462368041260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3097862560061754644.post-47069585712406945702017-03-14T10:56:00.000-06:002017-03-20T07:04:48.717-06:00Start Your Day With Protein - Week 63Dear family,<br />
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I have learned something amazing, when you start your day with protein, miraculous things will happen. Yesterday was one busy day and it started off with us realizing that we ate (or finished off) all of the eggs, milk, and bread <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1179363754" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"><span style="color: #222222;">on Sunday</span></span></span>, so come <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1179363755" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"><span style="color: #222222;">Monday</span></span></span> morning, we were a little bit out of food. Normally, at that point you could just run to the local delguur (a little convenience store) and just buy them really quick and go back home and eat, but yesterday was also an English day. We taught English from <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1179363756" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"><span style="color: #222222;">8:45 - 12:15</span></span></span> and then had back-to-back appointments lined up until <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1179363757" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"><span style="color: #222222;">6 PM</span></span></span> when we would finally make it back home and do the normal studies that we need to do daily. So, my companion pulled out her chef hat and cooked up some potatoes and chicken--if nothing else, we have the carbs and protein for the day. My breakfast tasted like a dinner, but it worked.</div>
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Yesterday was great. Our English was great, the students were willing to listen and a lot of that has to do with the fact that it is my companion's last week in the country, so we are teaching the last classes there until they get new Elders to come in and teach.Then I go back to my school. We started a habit of praying specifically for some of our trouble students before we leave the house in the morning and I really do believe that it works. </div>
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After class, we went over to one of our really good member's house (whose wife hasn't come to church since before I came to the ward in Jan) and shared a really heart-felt message. Some times it is easy to think that everything is going well in someone's life until everything starts crumbling around them at an extremely rapid pace. Something really cool is that they are struggling to find a job and last week, my companion and I were introduced to an older traditional Mongolian game that I have never seen in a store and not many people own anymore (none of the other missionaries know about it), that was hand-carved, that he is going to try to make. He radiated with energy and hope knowing that this might be the perfect way to start to provide for his family again. So our meal yesterday was more of a thank you for all of the help that we have been giving yesterday. They are amazing.</div>
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Then, we went to visit two of my companion's old less-active members so that she could say good-bye and introduce the new missionaries to them. It was two cute lessons and I then pulled water for the first time in my mission! We did the typical service that everyone does here and it was really nice!</div>
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Then came a great round of studies. It was amazing because throughout it all, I wasn't really hungry. The breakfast worked. We received potato huushuur during a meeting, then it all just worked out.</div>
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I credit it all to a good breakfast.</div>
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I love you all,</div>
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This is the best game in the whole world, I love it! Then pulling water and making friends in other wards.</div>
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Sister Olsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10846534462368041260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3097862560061754644.post-1483667938128233272017-03-07T06:30:00.000-07:002017-03-20T07:04:41.181-06:00Tsagaan Sar in Mongolia - Week 62Dear family and friends,<br />
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I have just experienced the equivalent of Christmas in Mongolia in March (and the last couple days of February) and the most amazing thing is that it is all the same. The love that you feel in the air, the expectations of kids to receive presents, the joy of family and friends coming together, it is all the same. We really are not that different when things are said and done. Even the missionaries were treating it more like a holiday season than I thought possible because we just 'celebrated' Christmas a few months earlier. The one realization that I felt was that I was so thankful to recognize the spirit of Christ even though i was going through something brand new and there was not an ounce of jealousy or loss because I wasn't with my family in the US. </div>
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That really is the secret to happiness: be happy for others. Not the polite, let-me-smile-in-your-general-<wbr></wbr>direction happiness, but an honest joy in being around others and seeing them do well. Their success has no negative affect on your success. </div>
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One thing that made me so happy was that I was able to visit two grandmas (emmes) from my previous two areas and even though they do not remember my name, they recognized my face and were thrilled that we remembered them. I was also able to go with other missionaries and survived the buuz. It was so humbling because during Tsagaan Sar, older generations will make an elaborate dinner and then guests just kind of float in and out of houses without making a set appointment--some times they will call ahead, but you never know. The first day is the most special because it is a time of close family to visit, then by day four, it is just for friends. The first house we went to was AMAZING (not necessarily because of the food), but because the host was SO HAPPY to have 6 missionaries show up--the 2 currently in her area, me (I served there my first 3 months in country, so almost a year ago), and Sis. Bottorff (served there last transfer) and Sis. Bollwinkel (served there the transfer before me, so more than a year ago). We all came because we remembered her and loved her. There wasn't anyone at her house yet, so she was probably anxiously awaiting visitors and hoping that she wasn't forgotten about. I am sure that the best way to recognize the feeling is when you throw a party and that feeling that you get when you are one minute away from starting and the visitors still hadn't shown up. However, all things have a way of working out, guests show up to your planned party, and the emme welcomed us happily into her house set up with a feast.</div>
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Then we did that again for another Emme and she was just so happy.</div>
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All in all, we visited about 17 houses, and ate the same meal at every place: a ham/mayo salad, carrot salad, sliced meat, and the dreaded buuz (any where from 3-8 per house). My stomach was dying by the end of every night, but I would drink lemon water, take a digestion pill, say a very strong prayer to protect my stomach, then go about doing the same thing the next day. Do you know what, though, I survived! There was only the very last house where I had to decline eating, but the rest of the time, I know that my body was blessed.</div>
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This week, the missionary work starts again. Life gets back to 'normal' and we go back to teaching lessons. My companion leaves to go home <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1861712010" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"><span style="color: #222222;">in 2 weeks</span></span></span> back to America, so while it is not going to be a perfectly normal week, it will be great.</div>
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I love being here. I love that I was able to experience Tsagaan Sar with my Mongolian family, and I am hitting my year in country mark <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1861712011" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"><span style="color: #222222;">in 2 weeks</span></span></span>. Yikes! Where did all of the time go?</div>
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I love you all,</div>
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Sister Jessica Olsen</div>
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This is my beloved emme and look at how happy she is cutting up that meat.</div>
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Here are just the starting of the Tsagaan Sar madness~ I think that I forgot to take pics at only 1 house that we were to, but just look, it is the same feast over and over again.<br />
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And my wonderful old companion Sis. Austin went and bought Cokes for all of us that say! Man, I love that girl so much, the cola helps to kill the bugs in your stomach</div>
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Here are some more! So when you walk into a house, you greet the oldest one in the household first (what the Elders and doing) and say, 'Amar baina uu?' which means are you resting well? It is customary to give respect this way and after the greeting, you take off the hat and you give heed to the oldest one the entire meal. It is really respectful and fun. Normally Elders and Sister are not allowed to attend the same house together, but there was a scheduling mix-up where we were with a member family and they took up to the bishop's house, then the bishop took us to another member's house, but the Elders were in route all along.<br />
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It was a lot of fun and they ate all the buuz for us during that appointment, It was glorious.</div>
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The fun just keeps going. This is by day three, again, the exact same meal at every house and every house asks you to eat A TON. It is a superstition that the more that the host is able to provide to their visitors, the more success will come their way the following year. So you don't want to deprive them of future success, so you eat.</div>
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Then, on day 4 when we were all filled to the brim, we went on a mini hike to relieve our stomachs. It was really cool because there were these 3 big dogs that came up and were like our little protectors throughout the fun little retreat.<br />
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​These are little kids in the deel from school yesterday. It was so cute!!</div>
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Tegeed boloo! We finished Tsagaan Sar, this is a pic of my comp and I finally detoxing the last night.</div>
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It has only been a short while between these emails, but this is an amazing week in Mongolia. It is Tsagaan Sar and this is the biggest family holiday of the nation, it is a lot like Christmas where families from everywhere come together to share a meal with one another, share gifts, and share stories with one another. Everyone dresses in their traditional clothing and there is such a good feeling in the air. Also, the air itself is really starting to warm up (it is not quite warm yet, but it is so much better than it was earlier), the birds and stray dogs are all just a little happier, too. Have I mentioned lately how much I love Mongolia? I still do.</div>
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One thing that I have really learned about this week was that I need to learn how to let go of my burdens and not feel responsible to hold everything together on my own. So let me start with a little story about me. I love books. I love carrying them around, I love reading them, and I love learning from them. At the beginning of my mission, I would carry around 1-3 extra books 'just in case' I would need them, but I never did. In the MTC before I came here, I would carry about 6 books with me everywhere I went, even to the gym, just so I could study for 10 minutes before playing basket ball--nobody else did this, but again, 'just in case'. So this love of learning is not a bad thing, but carrying around extra weight comes at a cost. It kills your shoulders. The more that you decide to carry books, the more that you end up carrying throughout the entire day (<span class="aBn" data-term="goog_495091968" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"><span style="color: #222222;">10 AM to 9 PM</span></span></span>). </div>
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In the beginning, my shoulders were very strong. An extra 5-10 pounds would not make a difference at all. I carried all of these books for the first 12 weeks of being here, again, 'just in case'. Then for the next 2 transfers Mongolia began to feel like the inside of a furnace and everyday was just hot, by this point, my body was starting to get tired. Soon, I left the extra 2 books around, but still carried around 1 unneeded book, just in case. I traveled on a lot of buses, so there was no putting down my bags, so on those long bus rides where you are left standing and holding on for dear life, I would have my heavy bag swing around--by this point it was about 7 months of being on the mission. Then school started and the buses were too crowded for a big bag, so I officially swapped over to a smaller, denser bag and could no longer carry any extra books--it was now just my Book of Mormon, camera, and 42 principle notebook--then try to jam in some other notebook or whatever I could.</div>
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Having the smaller bag was amazing for a really long time. Until about a week ago when I did something that slightly twinged my shoulder. It was tired of carrying all of the weight, so it was already on the outs. I tried for a week to make my bag lighter and couldn't figure out what to do, until I emptied my bag and realized that the bag itself was a huge problem. It was made of heavier materials and probably weighed 4 pounds by itself without the extra books or other items. My bag, when all was said and done, probably weighed 8-10 pounds which is not a lot, but after 12 months of carrying around even heavier bags, running after buses, hiking up hills, and what-not, my shoulder finally started to give up the ghost. So I had to find a different solution. I had to change things up.</div>
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So last P-Day, I bought another bag that weighs about 1 pound. It has no frills, no extra pockets, no zippers, it is just a material sling, and while it is Mongolian, I really hated it for the first 2 days of using it. Well, it wasn't what I liked because I couldn't put my stuff in the fancy pockets anymore, and it was different. My shoulder, however, LOVED it. Seriously, the pain almost instantly started to go away once the extra weight was gone. So here I was in this great conundrum, I didn't like the bag that I had (I like it, just not for the task that I wanted it to perform), but I knew that it was better for my body. Due to choices that I have made earlier in my mission by carrying around unnecessary weight, I put myself here. So I had to learn to adjust my expectations and organizations. I also officially swapped my fancy Book of Mormon (that I love reading and marking) to the thinnest version of the give-away copies; however, it fives me the chance to mark up a clean copy of the book again. From making these small changes, I have a happy shoulder again.</div>
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So, now the question related to my story: how much extra problems and stress are you carrying around? Is there a grudge that you are holding on to? Is there some left over pangs of bitterness and hurt that you have not been able to let go of? I completely understand that life can become hard and there are times that you make huge plans that are forced to change at the last minute, but what then? Is it then a new opportunity or are you stuck looking backwards?</div>
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Today I had this amazing opportunity to welcome the sun for the 'new year'. At this time of Tsagaan Sar, on the first morning of the first day of celebrations, you climb to the highest point and wait to see the first rays of sunlight. As this is also a Buddhist nation, you also flick milk toward the sun, and all of this in anticipation of a good next year coming your way. For the first time since my mission, I was outside to see the sunrise. It was cold, but absolutely beautiful. We went to this sight called Zaisan, it overlooks that city of Mongolia and it was also the same spot that Mongolia was dedicated as a place for missionary work by Elder Nelson (or maybe Ballard) back in 1993. This was also the first place that I went to with my group on the 2nd day of being in Mongolia last year (I think that I sent home a pictuer of it at that time), so here I was, almost on my year mark of being in the country, in the exact place welcoming the sun for a beautiful new year. My shoulder wasn't was it before my mission, but I made some changes, let go of some burdens, and am ready to start new again. </div>
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I know that my letter today is all over the place, but I love today. I went to my first meal and am going to visit another 18 houses over the next 3 days, eating up to 50 buuz (these things still kill me), carrying my new favorite bag, and not carrying around extra burdens. All things work out. If you are like me and just like to carry around extra things, you can, but you don't have to. If you want to learn from my example, please don't carry it around. Let it go, make the necessary changes, then look toward the sun and welcome in a new opportunity, day, year, you. You can really do anything and all things are possible.</div>
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Make good memories and try new things, you will enjoy it. I promise. :)</div>
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So last week on P-Day, we went on an amazing hike and WE FOUND YAKS! It was so much fun and I took about 1,000 pictures, but here are a few</div>
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To start the day off, we took a taxi and ran into this little yak, we thought that was the icing on the cake. We were so close! Then our taxi was helping us and got stuck in the snow. All the other girls were pushing, lol, and nothing was happening. So I decided to push with one hand and then it instantly started to get out of the snow (while taking a selfie). Coincidence? I think not! I am one strong woman yom shig.</div>
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Then here we were, out of the taxi and just starting to climb up the side of a mountain, kind of goofing off and taking group pictures, when something amazing happened!</div>
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Over the ridge, look what we found! A heard of yaks!~</div>
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Hahahaha, I felt like a real adventurer and had to re-enact what you would have seen on Animal Planet. Berr Grylles has nothing on me</div>
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Man, isn't it just beautiful?</div>
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Once we made it to the top, we had lunch among the yaks and everyone took a few minutes to really just ponder on the beauty of Mongolia and the many blessings that we have experienced on our mission.</div>
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Then we decided to climb a tree and do some dance moves to end, then got a bus and came home. Don't you just feel like you spent an entire adventure with me?</div>
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Here I am trying to get down the mountain</div>
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​I technically haven't seen these both yet, so I am hoping for the best quality. :)</div>
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So this is from this morning and climbed A TON of steps to make it to the top of Ziasan. I have been up and out starting at <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_495091972" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"><span style="color: #222222;">6:30 AM</span></span></span> this morning. It was so cold for a little while.</div>
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Sister Olsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10846534462368041260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3097862560061754644.post-67208856007991423102017-02-23T06:52:00.001-07:002017-03-20T07:04:27.705-06:00I LOVE THIS TRANSFER! - Week 60<div>
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So a while ago, I was thinking about how I really just blew my opportunity during my first 12 weeks of being a missionary in Mongolia because I didn't learn well enough from my trainer, well good news, repentance is a real thing. I love my companion this transfer. She is in the group ahead of me and has been teaching me basically everything that she can, we get along great, and we are both determined to stay as stress-free as possible. It is amazing what the difference a good attitude can make. Her mission ends at the end of this transfer, so in just about <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_302299733" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"><span style="color: #222222;">4 weeks from now</span></span></span>, and it is such a nice time. Speaking of ending, then to know that I was in the group right after her, so I will be in the most senor group with the next 'heading home' date. Times flies.</div>
Miracles are still happening and I have fallen in love with the new students that I teach at, all of the 6th and 7th graders. Mongolia is Mongolia wherever you go, and kids are still kids, no matter where you teach. All of the changes in teaching assignments came with such a big surprise to everyone, that all the missionaries were thrown through a loop, but the attitude of it makes a difference. I was talking to one of the Elders who had experienced the same thing as me where he was unexpectedly removed from his school that he loved, and he had a bad attitude about it. He was still being an excellent teacher, but he kept saying how he was only loyal to his school and couldn't possibly come to love the kids quickly. I just looked at him in disbelief because I had to do the same thing and loving more students doesn't replace the ones that you knew earlier, rather your heart learns to accommodate more and just has a way of growing. I love these goobs at my second school, too (even though I will only be there another 4 weeks at the most). It also makes the experience a lot more fulfilling instead of dreading 12 hours a week of your mission for 6 weeks. </div>
We also had an excellent Zone Conference <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_302299734" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"><span style="color: #222222;">on Tuesday</span></span></span> (hence the delay in writing) and I learned some great things. Our Zone is so tiny, there are only 8 Sisters, so you really get to know everyone pretty well. We were fed American food and it was so delicious that I had seconds on everything... then the worst stomachache because I overate. Oh man, it was so delicious that I do not regret a single bite, but I can't handle it anymore. Also, something tragic has happened, officially as of yesterday, I can't eat the Burger King burgers in Mongolia anymore. I had a really bad experience about 3 weeks ago, so I have avoided the place for a while, but I had it yesterday and could barely swallow it down. What is going to happen without my burgers for the ending portion of my mission?? Hahah, an ironic thing, though, was that I had Mongolian food at a teaching appointment and it was really delicious even though it was something that I never thought I would really like. Next week is Tsagaan Sar (the biggest family celebration here, a Mongolian version of Christmas) and I am going to be fed buuz everywhere I go. Those things make me so sick, but my companion has a plan to keep us healthy. She was here last year and was one of the few who survived it without getting a stomach bug.</div>
Also, this is a transfer of hiking!!! I went on the most beautiful hike on Valentine's Day ('What are men to rocks and mountains?') and we are planning on another 4 this transfer--I am even going on one as soon as I finish emailing! It was beautiful, but my shoes had no traction last time and I fell about 100 times. Then we almost got eaten by these two bear dogs, but luckily there was a fence that blocked the way on the only dog that I have actually been really scared of. I was so worried that I didn't even try to take a picture, but was about to scramble away on hands and knees because I kept falling so much. I don't think that I will go back to that one until the snow melts, but I also saw a furrow horse! It was so Mongolian. I survived and will be at it again soo. :)</div>
All in all, this has been one amazing week. Next week I will wear the traditional deel all the time and visit all the people that I love, it will be great. I will survive the buuz.</div>
I love you all!</div>
Sister Jessica Olsen<br />
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Oh my heck, I love these kids that I have the opportunity to teach this transfer. Just look at all of them, it is a perfect mix of angels and... well, the opposite of that, but I love them.<br />
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We were playing a game with them last week and they just love it. It was a Stop and Go where they had to file throughout the classroom and it was so stink' cute. This is one where about 1 pf them were trying to shuffle behind me while my comp wasn't looking. <br />
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Here are some fun pic from Zone Training and my entire Zone.<br />
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Then this week I also kind of learned how to play a murinkhurn (I really misspelled that!)<br />
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Sister Olsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10846534462368041260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3097862560061754644.post-24136438642904004182017-02-14T07:24:00.001-07:002017-03-20T07:04:19.727-06:00I Survived Mongolia Winter - Week 59<div>
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Can you believe it? I actually survived the Mongolia winter! Technically, there are about 18 days until the Es is officially over (9 weeks of 9 days of cold--totaling 81 days), but everything is thawing out. I got so excited about it that I took my mask off last p-day and just walked around nice and clear during the warmest part of the day--then I came down with a cold. Go figure. Just because the weather is starting to warm up doesn't mean the sicknesses are gone. However, with all of the Dayquil and Nitequil, I can do anything, even sleep at night. I am officially going to retire my heavy duty boots today (except for maybe hikes that I am going to go on) and then by the time this transfer ends, I am going to also retire my heavy coat.</div>
I survived with all 10 fingers and toes intact.</div>
Also, speaking of transfers, I have a new companion. Her name is Sis. Lichtenberg and she is my SENIOR companion from the group ahead of me. I am so psyched to get my one last shot at a senior because that is a really great opportunity to learn and really sharpen my teaching skills--with three new American sisters coming in March, it kind of makes me more prepared for what probably will happen. My mission is shrinking on the Sisters side of life where there are, at this very moment, only 16 American sisters. You basically know every single person here very well. I made predictions for how I thought that this transfer would go, I was right about 3 companionships, but completely off about the other 5 (including my own). Oh well, needless to say, I am still not the President of the Mongolia Ulaanbaatar Mission.</div>
Also, they made more changes and I had to say good-bye to teaching with Sis. Bollwinkel at New Generation for the next 6 weeks (and with her permanently), so even my 'constant' was changed. I am now going to teach at a different Secondary School with Sis. Lichtenberg until she goes home next month, then we'll see what happens. I am about 99.9% positive that I will go back to my school, but anything could happen. There have been changes everywhere, but the good news is that Spring is right around the corner.</div>
Today is Valentine's Day and a perfect time to just think about all of those that you love. So, just as a parting note, i wanted to let you know that I love you very much, I can't wait to see you again, and I hope you get some chocolate today to celebrate you.</div>
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PS- So let me tell you this funny story that happened last night. So we had transfers and I was helping my companion get to know the area when we were going to go and visit a member for dinner. I had just confirmed the day before at church, but she decided it would be a good idea to call again. It is a good thing that we did because she wasn't home, so we suddenly had this last minute 'opening' come up, so we decided to Heart Attack this member who was becoming too busy to come to church. So we jumped on a bus after making the hearts and went on the attack.</div>
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So This is one of the daughters of my investigator, after they accepted their baptismal invitation, they pulled out the mutton ribs to celebrate (yep, you eat all of the fat chunks and everything) and she braided my hair.</div>
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Sister Olsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10846534462368041260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3097862560061754644.post-23333880333317043812017-02-07T08:31:00.001-07:002017-03-20T07:04:11.509-06:00Learning to Self-Cope - Week 58Dear Family and Friends,<br />
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You know what the most amazing things about missions is that you really learn how to fully trust in the Lord in all things. You trust Him to keep you safe. You trust Him to help you learn a language or how to teach a lesson. You trust Him to take care of your family while you are away. The one thing that you never really think about is how you trust Him to keep the people that you are serving with and among safe as well. This week, there was a terrible accident with one of the families that I dearly love and they lost their youngest daughter. Throughout everything, I realized that I have a lot of trust in the Lord.</div>
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Every single ger here is heated up by an indoor fire-burning furnace that stays lit 24/7 throughout the winter months because it is too cold to let it go out, and gers are not that big. They are the size of a living room at most that has a highest point right at the center where the furnace is located and the ducts allow the smoke to exit through a ceiling. The furnaces are awesome at keeping the cold out, but it also is one big hunk of burning hot metal located in a semi-tight living quarter. Almost every older adult has located on their body at least one burn scar--fire is just a part of life here. It is necessary and I have seen children as young as 8 starting the furnace to keep the house warm. Since coming here, I have even gained two minor burn marks, but these were due to me being a little careless and completely self-incurred. I have had companions with melted spots on their winter jackets (you really must shed the 15 layers when you walk in because gers cannot control the heat of a fire and therefore become like saunas) and melted bus cards. It is just a part of life. </div>
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Furnaces are central to life. It is where you also make the food to feed your family and boil the water to make it sanitary to drink. The accident to my dearly beloved family here was also due to a furnace that went awry. </div>
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Since then, I have learned how much I need this gospel in my life. Their loss becomes heartbreaking, it is saddening, it makes you cry because of the loss and hurt that others are feeling, but it is not devastating. Even more, because of the gospel, I am able to look above these clouds of heartbreak and see the goodness and glory of God. He has established such a merciful plan for us and death really is an essential part of life. The gospel gives us the hope and conviction that everything really will work out because Christ performed the Atonement for us and we get credit for trying to be as obedient as possible, even if we fall short of the mark. We need to have faith in His mercy and love--then be willing to be comforted. </div>
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This peace is not reserved for just those coping with a loss. It is readily available to every single one of God's children. That means you. You can feel peace. You can feel love. The only thing is that you must be willing to be comforted--it is like being willing to take a step out of the darkness and into the warmth of the sun. God will not force you into being happy, He will not push you more that you are willing to go, He is here to help you at the pace that you will allow, and since He loves you so much, He will wait for you to be ready.</div>
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Then this is a picture of the steam that happens when you open a window (my school cafeteria)</div>
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Also Puje is going to America! She is actually already there, i love this woman so much. :)</div>
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Cows, staying warm after being outside for too long, and then cleaning up that wonderful place that we love, the church bathroom. Hahahahaha, we even put the little kids to work--they made such a mess and I had to mop after them</div>
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Sister Olsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10846534462368041260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3097862560061754644.post-66656083808154470102017-01-31T07:21:00.000-07:002017-03-20T07:04:04.453-06:00On Being a Big Sister - Week 57<div>
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This week I feel like I am becoming the big sister to all of the sisters here very slowly. Yeah, there is the whole age thing (except I heard that there was a Sister coming who is only 2 years my junior at 27), but it is more than that. It is that I am the second oldest Sister group here now, we have walked the streets, knocked on the metal doors, and have borne through eating more buuz than many others. The oldest group (Sis. Bollwinkel's) goes home next transfer in March which is a little devastating because I am completely not ready to take their spots. Honestly, I was living in denial always wishing to remain the junior companion and slowly coming to grips every time I had to train someone. However, time and experience really does happen, whether you want it to or not.</div>
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So as a big sister, one of the most important lessons that I am learning is that almost nothing I do here is about me. I am not the most important person walking around the streets of Mongolia, it is my job to simply try my best and to love all of those around me. It is to try to adapt to any new rules that come from leadership and to encourage others to also try their best. This week, there were some changes to the missionary schedule that came from the Presidency that has made the missionaries more accountable for the time they use and exercise their agency to a larger extent. In our mission, between the crazy English schedules and splits, the new criteria makes it a little easier to do more work without losing all of our time in studies. We also get to stop everything by <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_72683063" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"><span style="color: #222222;">9 PM</span></span></span> and just settle down for sleep (alleluia, I might just start to sleep again). All the missionaries are going to be able to transition to life-after-a-mission so much easier. </div>
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Yes, we still work. Yes, we visit the investigators, members, less actives, to the same extent that we did before the changes, but we now work at a pace better suited for our needs and their progression. All of the stress has been relieved and I have been non-stop smiling since. I feel SO GOOD about the changes. The start is a little bumpy trying to learn how to balance the needs of the day with the demands/expectations, but there is so much agency again. I love it.</div>
But one other thing that I have been able to have happen this week is that I have been able to share some of my talents and hobbies with those around me. On Tuesday last week, I was able to help my comp buy all of this pretty make-up and tell her what I will wear on a daily basis. I have also started my 42 Principle Notebook again (a brief summary of each principle in the PMG book that I need to teach to al investigators before baptism) and I have been pulling out my Pinterest side (I MISS PINTEREST SO MUCH!) and pasting so many pictures to use during my discussions. I have been able to use the completed pages several times this week and I feel like I have unlocked the best method for me to teach out here. Along the way, I have been able to help my comp learn about what I am doing and I think that she really likes it. We also basically scotch everything with pictures on this mission--PMG, monthly planners, hymn books, everything. Now my 42 is joining the ranks</div>
Also, with the changes, I am going to start working out again! We have a full 30 minutes set in the morning to use, and now I have the time to use all 30 minutes--I think that I might try running stairs or something--nadad tsagt baigaa shuu!! Hahahhahaha, but to be honest, I have been so lazy these last 9 weeks of this transfer and have basically not done a single sit-up. All of my muscle is gone, so those stairs are going to kill me. It will be fun. I think that I will try to have my comp join me (well, she would have to because of the whole sight-sound thing). Also, I still need to work toward that 5 minute plank and standing splits</div>
Any ways, this week has been great. Two baptisms. One huge change. Shopping for make-up and being in Mongolia, what more does a girl need.</div>
I love you all!</div>
Sister Jessica Olsen</div>
PS - This letter is kind of all over the place, but the most important thing that I have learned as being a big sister is that it is good to be the first one to apologize. Take charge and make good changes by realizing your own faults.<br />
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Pinterest, my baptism (I think that she is the reason that I came to this ward when I did, I love the heck out of her), and taking my comp out to the best 'Americanized' Chinese food--she wasn't a fan, so I was able to take hers home for leftovers-- and then lunch with Sis. Bottorff before the big conference on changes.</div>
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I have been sleeping in the pjs and received a lot of compliments on the skirt. I also loved all of the pictures, it was such a fun way to end my P-Day.</div>
This is one of my investigators and her sons, they are golden and are set for a March baptism (after the big holiday here next month, it is like the Mongolian Christmas)</div>
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So these are moments where I am completely with my Mongolian counterparts (and one baptism of a sister in my earlier ward and I am so happy to have been able to attend).</div>
I think that I am looking more Mongolian by the day. :)</div>
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So the other day it was -6 F, but the wind dropped the degree to -40F and it was so cold. Hahahahaha, I was holding a pop in my hand and if any of it splashed against the walls of the bottle, it almost instantly froze. Seriously, the pop was freezing and turning into ice in my hands. Then to get to the ger, we walked straight into the wind. It was so cold getting there, but in the gers was so toasty and warm. We defrosted, had a great lesson, then braved the elements again. </div>
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It was such a fun day. they built this igloo out of frozed ice chunks</div>
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Random moments. Me changing the light bulbs, walking around outside, loving Mongolia. Also, look at the frost that forms on the windows</div>
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Sister Olsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10846534462368041260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3097862560061754644.post-66974099344108704552017-01-24T07:31:00.002-07:002017-03-20T07:03:56.334-06:00Just Being Happy - Week 56<div>
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I don't think that I have mentioned this before, but I really cannot sleep ever since my mission started. It was day 2 of being in the MTC where it started that I cannot fall asleep until about <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1381487014" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"><span style="color: #222222;">1 AM</span></span></span> every single night, despite how tired I might be. Then will come the one magical night once a week or two where my body just crashes and I sleep for most of the night because I am so stinkin' tired. I can usually last about 5-6 days of the little bit of sleep, but after that, if I don't get the full amount, I feel like I am going crazy and I cannot keep my emotions under control. Suddenly anything has the power to make me cry, not because I am sad, but because I have too many feelings. Example: the PMG gets me (even if I have read the same section 100 times), I cannot read Liahonnas ever (they make me seriously cry), if my companion shares something really good that they felt or learned, I cry. EVERYTHING. MAKES. ME. CRY. (especially when I am tired). Again, though, it is not because I am sad. </div>
So <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1381487015" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"><span style="color: #222222;">on Sunday</span></span></span>, I felt myself getting to that point of just pure exhaustion where all I want to do is sleep, but since my mission, I have also lost the opportunity and ability to take naps during the day. I gave my companion ample warning that she could expect a 'Weepy <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1381487016" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"><span style="color: #222222;">Monday</span></span></span>' where I am just a hot mess all day long. Then that night happened and it was the worst thing that could have happened, I thought: I didn't sleep. I think I finally passed out around 2 or <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1381487017" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"><span style="color: #222222;">3 AM</span></span></span>. </div>
In the middle of the night, I just got up and sat in the middle of my living room floor kind of throwing a mini temper tantrum of how all I wanted to do was sleep.So I turned on my camera and started to look at some of the pictures that I have taken within the last 2 months. Then I went and pulled out my couple of memory cards from pictures that I have taken throughout my entire time of being here in Mongolia. I looked at pictures during the Spring when I was with my trainer and one where I was able to pet little baby calves that were just wandering around a ger district. Pictures of some of the people that I could never really talk to, but they still let me into their home and shared their food with me. </div>
I saw pictures of the Summer where Mongolia was green and so pretty. The skies where deep blue, the clouds stark white, and I had fun every single day. Every picture had a smile on my face, but that was also the slowest time of my mission where we did not have any investigators, but I had fun with my companion. It was of being in the sweltering heat, hiking up mountains, eating ice cream from street vendors, and pictures with all of the members that I came to love.</div>
Then I looked at pictures from the Fall where I had my fist Mongolian companion, of making Mongolian food, of my first Investigator baptism. Again, every picture I had a smile on my face. When the weather started to change and my companion's glasses would fog and then freeze over, she never got made, but was more resigned to it. Of the snow and the slippery sidewalks. Of the members, again, and having find FHE activities with them.</div>
Then I switched back over and looked at pictures from this transfer and being here in Mongolia in the Winter time where it is just cold all of the time, there is tons of pollution, and the craziest thing, I still had a smile on my face in every picture. I really do love Mongolia. I love the weather and the strong people that it produces here. I love the peacefulness that you experience usually because everyone here is pretty quiet (there was one morning that I was on the bus at <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1381487018" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"><span style="color: #222222;">7 AM</span></span></span> with 100 other people, and nobody said a single word. Seriously, not one word for at least 5 minutes), but the buses are loud with their squealing brakes. Even the dogs are quiet here. There are your 'bad apples' here just like anywhere else, but there is not a lot of violence or noise here.</div>
Then <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1381487019" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"><span style="color: #222222;">on Monday</span></span></span>, I had the best day of my mission because I realized that I am so happy here in Mongolia. I didn't cry at all yesterday (I spent the day on a split with Sister Hansen, took more pictures, met with members, and played more Shaagai). I was asked by my dad if I knew the reason why I was sent here on my mission and I think that I am slowly learning, it is because this is the best place suited for me. It is a little bit of a different mission, every missionary here is a little older and has a story as to what prompted them to go on a mission, I don't wear my badge all the time, I wear a mask outside 24/7 (even more than some of the other missions, but I also don't plan on getting sick, so the mask is vital), I wear about 15 layers, but I love it. I am here in Mongolia to learn how to listen to the quiet promptings of the Spirit. I am here to learn how to make friends and be determined to show them that I want to spend time with them even if my accent is still off, and I am here to show to the Lord that I am determined to do my best. There really must be a reason that I am happy in almost every single picture that I took and that has to do with being content with my life and the direction that it is going. I know that the Lord sees my effort and is getting me to where I need to be. </div>
Yeah, I still don't sleep at night, but that is okay. All things will become beautiful (Bukh zuil saukhan bolno).</div>
I love you all,</div>
Sister Jessica Olsen<br />
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Washing my coat as to not offend all of Mongolia with just how dirty it gets. Then lunch with the STL's (oh my heck, look at that delicious fajitas, it was a luxury lunch), and fun all around<br />
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So I was trying to walk up this monster mountain and kept slipping. I had to put icepicks on my shoes to make it up, but look at that view!<br />
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<br />Sister Olsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10846534462368041260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3097862560061754644.post-51633952663199686892017-01-17T08:48:00.001-07:002017-03-20T07:03:49.611-06:00Finding Gratitude in my Heart - Week 55<div>
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Dear family and friends, </div>
Have you ever had those moments where you get stopped in your tracks because you realize how little you have been grateful for? That happened to me this week. I have recently restarted the Book of Mormon again and have been reading it more slowly than usual (only reading one chapter a day) and I just started Mosiah. Let me tell you, I have the biggest 'leadership' crush on King Benjamin and I want to be a leader exactly like him. He is such an awesome guy.</div>
When reading about King Benjamin, it is really easy to only pay attention to the last address that he gave to his people (Mosiah 1-4), but pay attention to the books before and then you can actually see that he worked HARD to get the people to the state that they were in. He really had to labor and live the life that he wanted his people to follow, giving an example, and then constantly looking backwards--not in longing--but to always remember how far he has come. Always realizing how much he has to be grateful for. That was when it hit me how much little gratitude I have in my heart at times, so I have decided that I need to change. </div>
I need to be grateful for everyday little things, like not having a hair in my eye, like getting to an appointment on time and safely, like when my companion and I have a really good study together. She is a genius at learning the language and is starting to teach me how she is learning and guess what, it is kind of working. So I have started a Sticky Note campaign. I am carrying around one little sheet of paper and writing down good things that are happening all around me. It is not perfect, I am still missing things, but I am trying. The more that I try, the more that I notice and the happier that I become. It is a really good little habit and I want to expand it, but I am not quite sure how yet. Maybe also starting a gratitude jar?? I don't really know, but it is happening (becoming).</div>
This week, though, I had the best FHE of my mission life!! It was with my new Member, Bilguun, and his family and I loved every single minute of it. We crossed so many barriers with that one activity! It was a night where we helped make Buuz, shared a lesson, and then played the ankle bone game called Shaagai. Family, I am bringing this game home with me and it is so much fun! It was a really long lesson in that we were there for about 2 hours, but man, it was amazing! Horoloo, the mom, was so patient with us while teaching us how to make the food and even proved her talent by making some within 20 seconds WITHOUT LOOKING, no joke, these things are hard. It takes me like 2 minutes to do one and they are still crazy looking. We were talking about the big holiday coming up next month and she is going to make close to 700, that is a lot of food. (Buuz still make me feel like my insides are going to die, but I have worked it up to being about to eat 6 in one meal.).</div>
Then, after the spiritual thought, we were going to head out, but I heard the dad quickly say something like, 'I guess we are not going to play Shaagai after all.' He is a less active member that we have been trying to friendship lately, so as soon as I heard that, I stopped in my tracks and even though we were kind of running out of time to be there, I asked to play the game. That was 100% the right thing to do because he lit up and all of the kids joined in on the game and it was SO MUCH FUN. It really was one of those moments where I knew that I was allowed to understand the need, and the Family Home Evening was a smash hit. We finally left and basically had to run home to make curfew, but it was worth it. While leaving, every single one of them asked us to come back next week for another family home evening. </div>
That was one of the most gratifying moments!</div>
Also, we had another baptism this week! His name is Ganzorig and we even made a flyer for the service--one of the members came up to me and was like, 'this is just like America'. Paper is not really given out here freely like it is at home. It was such a good night and I was so humbled by how reverent he was about everything. He just looked so happy and peaceful about making this covenant. </div>
THIS WAS ONE AMAZING WEEK AND I AM GRATEFUL TO BE HERE IN MONGOLIA.</div>
With all my love,</div>
Sister Jessica Olsen<br />
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Really, this was a perfect night and I made a perfect buuz, too<br />
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I did an STL split and there were a couple dogs that made an appearance, there was this dog that followed us for a bit. Hahahah, I would turn around and look at him and every time I did, he would also turn around to look at what I was trying to see. Not realizing that he was the reason, lol, dogs.<br />
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Then I did a split with Sis. Hansen again this week (I love her so much) and there was this dog that sat outside of his home door, intently waiting to be let in. he would not even turn his head to look at us, but patiently waited. It was so funny, he was in the exact same position after seeing him an hour later. Then puppies! He was an outside-inside dog (really rare here) and was so cute.<br />
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Side story on the one with the group. So I had this picture on timer and as I was walking/running back to get in my place. I totally slid and fell on my face. I have become so clumsy, if I do not fall at least once a day (even inside) it is not a normal day. Everyone is kind of laughing because the picture was taken 1 second after I sat up from falling.Sister Olsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10846534462368041260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3097862560061754644.post-45017166531327839262017-01-10T07:29:00.002-07:002017-03-20T07:03:41.949-06:00'I Smell Like Pollution' - Week 54<div>
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Hi family and friends,</div>
So this was a real statement that happens all the time, but the other night was hilarious. So my companion and I have been very fortunate to have been able to visit with our gerchs' (witness, church member) house quite often, so we felt a need to give back. While I am not the best cook in the entire world, I have learned how to make a really delicious banana muffin/cake that is so completely delicious and different from what many people can make here. Plus, I make my cake a little sweeter than the normal food here, so the members LOVE it (plus many gers do not have ovens, so they do not have the opportunity to make it themselves). Well, so here we were on a <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_825961066" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"><span style="color: #222222;">Saturday</span></span></span> night and after making about 3 dozen muffin cupcakes, we were heading off to deliver them to a couple different houses.</div>
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So we layered up. Then put on another layer because we weren't planning on really entering anyone's house, simply dropping it off and saying thank you for all of their help. So it was a plan to spend 2-3 hours outside at night in the cold (it is sometimes hard to believe that not every mission in the world is experiencing the cold right now), giving out the goodies. At home, something like this would take about an hour to do at most and if they weren't home, you simply leave it on the doorstep, then go back into your personal car and drive away. Here, though, it is a little more complicated. You have to really layer up, then wait for a bus to take you to one (maybe two if they live close together), then go tracking down the winding roads until you get there, then you have to bang on the outside fence. So many houses here have these semi-rabid dogs, so you never just shuud enter a house, you pick up a rock off the ground and bang on the metal gate as loud as you can. You also try calling, but if the phone isn't working, well, then good luck.</div>
Also, there is a lot of smog at night, but with a mask on, you can't really smell it. You just look like a crazy khun. Lol, well, this night, with all of the layers on and walking through the streets with my mask, I felt like a spaceman: you kind of just wobble everywhere, your vision is restricted because of the coat hood, and you can almost hear yourself breathing with the mask, it really is funny. Then with all of the smog and the dim lighting, it is one of a kind, and everything just always feel like you are walking in fog.</div>
After the allotted time, it was about <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_825961067" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"><span style="color: #222222;">8:30</span></span></span> and we finally headed home. It is natural to smell the smog when you first walk inside, but we have some heavy-duty air purifiers, so the smell usually goes away pretty quick. That night, though, I was being haunted by the smell. It was everywhere that I went in the house and it was driving me insane. Then my comp and I knelt down to pray for planning the next day, when the smell became even worse. Almost unbearable. Oh my heck, it was my skirt. I reeked of pollution. So after taking a quick break to change out of the contaminated clothing, planning continued, but so did the smell. Next, it turned out was in my hair. I SMELLED TERRIBLE. I think it was the prolonged exposure from being outside for so long, but I have never stunk so badly in my life and I heard a rumor that the smell never really leaves, so good luck when I come home. My comp and I just laughed about it because the smell clung to me, but she wasn't affected as badly.</div>
Any ways, life is moving forward here. I am on a two-week break with my school, so fun things are happening. I was able to do a split with Jargulant, so Sister Hansen and I were able to teach together yesterday while our companions were at English and it was so much fun. Who would have believed it. We are surviving and thriving in Mongolia. </div>
I also officially hit my 1 year mark <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_825961068" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"><span style="color: #222222;">on Friday</span></span></span> and we had a lunch with my MTC sisters, then I celebrated with a baptism that night. I love this kid so much and it was the best way to celebrate being a missionary. Despite all of the cold, rabid dogs, pollution, and crazy buses, I love every minute of being here.</div>
Have a great week and have some cake to celebrate,</div>
Love you all,</div>
Sister Jessica Olsen</div>
So this is a layout of what I will typically wear--normally it is either the third pair of tights (camel hair) or the leg warmers (yak hair), but not both together. Then i celebrated the last movie that I watched in America, and my comp and I out, hahahahahaha, I forgot my badge at home. That is how little that I wear it, it only comes out as a picture prop usually.<br />
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I spent the day in a beautiful part of Mongolia named Jargulant with Sis. Hansen and basically went hiking all day long. It was so much fun.<br />
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Oh my heck, I love this guy. He is how I ended my one-year anniversary. Both of these boys are names Bilguun and are so sweet.<br />
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Just take a moment to appreciate just how beautiful it is here. :)</div>
These are the smog-free days.</div>
Hahahahahahhaha, so that day that I was with Sis. Hansen, I slipped like 12 times (honestly) and our gerch basically held my hand or pushed me slightly up hill to keep me from falling more. On the other email, Sis. Hansen fell only once, but it was so funny, her's was a trail of shame because she fell and then slid down hill. It was sch a funny day.<br />
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