tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42602544173739506392024-02-19T11:04:14.712+03:00Making Memories in MongoliaRichard and Carol Lasson's Mission Experiences in Mongolia
Working with Deseret International CharitiesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger124125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4260254417373950639.post-13521502170313944822011-05-21T08:39:00.185+03:002011-11-08T06:08:42.929+03:00Saying Farewell to Mongolia<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ0GJEYmf0ZIt4Oz8fGcxtmmJey6GHgRdxU5Y4i7gd3zc5p6CMFIMeeJvkjtu5wm2N-mmKq-KNJ0CaeBZMDstcnt68CxVODTUMEi5rqybMBDTyMr9jtvmGR6yLt8XTcY-nXkKiIbTRgq8/s1600/P1200006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ0GJEYmf0ZIt4Oz8fGcxtmmJey6GHgRdxU5Y4i7gd3zc5p6CMFIMeeJvkjtu5wm2N-mmKq-KNJ0CaeBZMDstcnt68CxVODTUMEi5rqybMBDTyMr9jtvmGR6yLt8XTcY-nXkKiIbTRgq8/s640/P1200006.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><span style="font-family: Times-Roman;">President D. Allen Andersen, who was our first mission president, told us to enjoy the people we love before we go home. It was good advice. We wish we had been better able to take his advice because there are many people we love and care about in Mongolia. We did what we could to enjoy them, but our last day in Mongolia came sooner than we could believe. "Warning; dates on the calendar are closer than they appear." We were saddened that we hadn't been able to say good-bye to some of our dear friends and associates before we left. </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times-Roman;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times-Roman;">The following are photos of some of the good friends we made in Mongolia. Unfortunately, there are some we were not able to include.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times-Roman;">We love being back in Utah and home with our friends and family, but we miss our friends in Mongolia. We don't know what the future will hold for us, but regardless of what lies ahead, we will forever be grateful for the the time we spent </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times-Roman;"><b>Making Memories in Mongolia.</b></span><br />
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</div><span style="font-family: Times-Roman;">Before they left UB, Kim and Gaye did a wonderful abbreviated training for about 15 doctors, etc. from the National Rehabilitation Center. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times-Roman;">They will return to Ulaanbaatar in the fall to provide two 3-day training sessions to DIC's partners on how to assess, fit and train potential wheelchair recipients.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times-Roman; font-size: 16pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Times-Roman;">April found DIC's office piled high with files and information about the garden project, and boxes of gardening manuals that needed to be distributed. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;"><br />
<span style="font-family: Times-Roman;">April 3rd, we had the missionaries from the Khailaast/Sukhbatar District come to our apartment for dinner along with Elder Raymond and Sister Mary Jane Anderson who were just finishing their second mission in Mongolia.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;"><br />
<span style="font-family: Times-Roman;">April 4th, DIC met with the Service Department and Rehabilitation Center about wheelchairs and then with Dr. Munkhzaya, Dr. Chimgee and Shastin Hospital #3 to tell them that Dr. Munkhzaya has been selected by the committee to receive a fellowship from DIC/the Church to do an internship in vitreo-retinal surgery in India. Currently, no one in Mongolia can do this type of surgery. Following that, DIC met with 1st Hospital to tell them that their candidate wasn't selected. They were deflated. We wish two fellowships could have been awarded.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Elder Ford set up his demonstration square-foot garden and greenhouse. He planted radishes in the garden. He planted other vegetables in containers in the building and will move them out to this garden when the weather warms up a little more. Today he put plastic over the pvc supports and he said the temperature in the little greenhouse got above 90 degrees. That's amazing for Mongolia. The outside temperature today got up to 50 degrees, but his greenhouse was warm and toasty. He watered his garden with buckets of warm water because he said it's better to not water the garden with cold water. He says that this small garden can grow enough produce to supply one person's needs for a whole growing season. Amazing! We are excited to hear more about this garden as the season progresses!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4260254417373950639.post-54503624247888461692011-04-17T15:41:00.007+03:002011-11-08T06:06:53.186+03:00Deseret International Charities Partners With the Social Welfare Service Department on a Wheelchair Project<div class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU2b5m0l5LmTNYBQqnyACgfWv6-YD2XM3HH5EbIBd-k44JIFMCz1DsZvrVZl_KX6AQwiX-L46P0KR8AoZyxuTDZfeBg1spkI3k0S_SKjlZjLIOxsffcv-2JyJdfpCBAnEKeMb76XjdqPM/s1600/P1210031.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU2b5m0l5LmTNYBQqnyACgfWv6-YD2XM3HH5EbIBd-k44JIFMCz1DsZvrVZl_KX6AQwiX-L46P0KR8AoZyxuTDZfeBg1spkI3k0S_SKjlZjLIOxsffcv-2JyJdfpCBAnEKeMb76XjdqPM/s640/P1210031.jpg" width="640" /></a>On April 16, 2011, Deseret International Charities (Deseret) announced the donation of 250 wheelchairs to the people of Mongolia.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">For this donation, Deseret is partnering with the Social Welfare Service Department who will distribute 200 of these wheelchairs to disabled people in Mongolia’s 21 aimags. The National Rehabilitation Center provided training for the directors of the Social Welfare Service Department from all 21 aimags in Mongolia.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Richard O. Lasson, Executive Director of Deseret International Charities, said, “It’s a great pleasure to be able to assist the disabled people of Mongolia by providing these wheelchairs. These wheelchairs are a free gift from Deseret International Charities and there is no cost to the recipients or to their families for the wheelchairs or for transportation of the wheelchairs. We hope these wheelchairs will be a blessing in the lives of these people. We only ask that if these wheelchairs are no longer needed, they be donated to someone who can use them. We appreciate the fine work being done by the Social Welfare Service Department and the National Rehabilitation Center for the disabled people here in Mongolia.”</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>In order to train the local unit garden coordinators, DIC provided a two-day garden training seminar. All of the garden coordinators from all 22 LDS Church units in Mongolia plus three representatives of community garden projects attended the training. In all there were 39 participants, including several bishops/branch presidents, and President Altansukh and President Bayardelger from the UB East District,. The project paid the transportation, food, and lodging expenses for those who had to travel. The garden coordinator from Khovd traveled the farthest to attend the training; she traveled over 1200 kilometers.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
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The instructors included Mr. Byambajav, a retired university professor who has authored several gardening books about gardening in Mongolia and has taught gardening classes all over Mongolia. He arranged for several other professors to teach special subjects: pest control, fertilizer, greenhouse gardening, etc.<br />
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President Batbold taught a class on how to install and use submersible pumps in private wells and rivers.<br />
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Elder Ford taught a workshop on greenhouses, square-meter gardening, and composting. The participants were surprised to see the square-foot garden and greenhouse he set up in the training room. Following the training, he disassembled the garden and greenhouse and plans to set it up behind the Bayanzurkh building to use as a demonstration garden. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
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At the conclusion of the seminar, DIC and priesthood leaders presented a certificate of training completion to each participant.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The garden coordinators left excited about teaching others what they learned and hopeful of a bountiful harvest.</span></div></span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4260254417373950639.post-92015773074823721702011-03-13T02:56:00.002+03:002011-11-08T05:55:30.912+03:00Khailaast Relief Society and Young Women<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Assaya, who has been our translator/assistant for about a year, has been accepted to go to school in Hawaii and is planning to go to there spring semester. We have hired Baatkhand to replace her. They are both as sharp as tacks! We will really miss Azzaya, but wish her well in her studies. </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4260254417373950639.post-42225478869226694472011-03-09T17:06:00.009+03:002011-11-08T06:09:35.825+03:00Mormon Helping Hands (Young Single Adults) Help Deseret International Charities Unload A Shipment of Wheelchairs<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times-Roman; font-size: 14pt;">Another shipment of 250 wheelchairs arrived on Monday, but didn't clear Customs that day. Yesterday was a holiday in Mongolia, Women's Day, and most people were off work, so, today we received a phone call from Nasanbat at FASCO shipping who told us that we should plan to unload the wheelchairs today at 4:30 p.m. Elder and Sister Clark rounded up a group of Young Single Adults to help us and we headed to the storage container. </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times-Roman; font-size: 14pt;">When the 250 wheelchairs, and several boxes of crutches, canes, and walkers were safely stored, we pulled out the pizza and drinks. The workers at the Welfare Center invited us into the building and out of the cold to eat our pizza, so we were happy to share our pizza with them.</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4260254417373950639.post-18297458919576833562011-03-05T16:17:00.007+03:002011-11-08T06:08:06.341+03:00New DIC Country DirectorsWe received word this week that our replacements have been called! James L. and Anna Richardson from Hunstville, Utah. We are thrilled for them! They will love Mongolia! They are expected to arrive in early June. We talked to them the other day on Skype. They are excited, too.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4260254417373950639.post-5974965869998744862011-02-12T07:08:00.011+03:002011-02-12T09:18:23.347+03:00Deseret International Charities Makes a Donation to the Child Welfare Center of the Ulaanbaatar Metropolitan Police Department for Homeless Street Children<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The audience at ceremony at the Children Welfare Center included: street children, members of the International Women's Association of Mongolia (IWAM), senior couples, President and Pat Clark, Young Single Adults, and Colonel Otonbaatar, who is the Vice Director of the Ulaanbaatar Police Department.</td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333228;">Deseret International Charities (Deseret) announced the donation of equipment, bedding, hygiene items, and school supplies to the Child Welfare Center (Center), which is run by the Ulaanbaatar’s Metropolitan Police Department. The donation strengthens the ability of the Center to process and care for approximately 1500 homeless children per year who are found living on the streets.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Items donated by Deseret International Charities: mattresses, blankets, sheets, school supplies, hygiene items. Refurbished foosball table donated by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The cook said she is as old as the stove they have been using. It is not reliable, takes a long time to heat up and sometimes turns on by itself. She is thrilled with the new refrigerator/freezer and the industrial electric cooking pot.<br />
<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Before the ceremony, Young Single Adults from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints decorated the Child Welfare Center with balloons and ribbons. They also assembled a table foosball game, which came in a box. During the ceremony, they presented the table foosball game, other games and puzzles, and a large refurbished foosball game to the Center.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Following the ceremony, the Young Single Adults interacted with the homeless street children and taught them how to play some of the games.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span><br />
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</tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333228;">According to the Metropolitan Police Department, the goal of the Center is to place children in an environment where they can receive an education, learn to care for themselves, and eventually have families and become productive members of society.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 19.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 19pt; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="color: #333228;">Since 1996, the Center has serviced 20,094 children.</span></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">The Metropolitan Police Department did a great job of accomplishing planning and implementing the project. They put on a wonderful ceremony complete with media coverage by four TV stations, entertainment by formerly homeless children who played the <i>murun khuur</i>, and attendance by Colonel OTGONBAATAR, who is the Vice Director of the Ulaanbaatar Metropolitan Police Department and Head of the Public Order Department. During the ceremony, DIC was presented with a plaque of gratitude from Police Lieutenant Colonel AYURZANA.Ch, of the Metropolitan Police Department, and Richard Lasson was presented with a Mongolia State medal from the National Children's Board of Mongolia for humanitarian work in behalf of the children of Mongolia, signed by M.TOGTOKHNAYM. The shelter and police officials said it was the first time a Mormon has received this award.</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On October 6, 2010, a notification appeared on Deseret International Charities' CHaS (Church Humanitarian Reporting System) dashboard that a special project had been approved to ship clothing to the needy of Mongolia. We were surprised to see it on our dashboard because we hadn't initiated it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">To find out more about it, we called the John Yancey, who is the administrator of the project in Salt Lake City, Utah. He told us that the LDS Church Humanitarian Center was partnering with the International Women's Association of Mongolia (IWAM) to accomplish this project. IWAM is an organization of expatriate women from all over the world who for various reasons are residing in Mongolia. He told us that he was working with a woman named Julie Valoo, who is a member IWAM, and who had requested the clothing and bedding. He told us that we should contact IWAM to see if there was anything we could do to help, but that IWAM would be responsible for the shipment.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We found out that Julie Valoo was moving to Mongolia from British Columbia and hadn't yet arrived in Mongolia, so we called Robin Hepburn who is the President of IWAM and set up a luncheon meeting at Millie's, one of our favorite American restaurants, for us to meet with her and several other members of IWAM. At the meeting, we learned about IWAM and their humanitarian work in Mongolia. We were impressed by the nature of their organization and by the good they are doing here. We talked with them about plans for when the bales would arrive and offered our assistance. We told them that we would be happy to help them in anyway. They said they would notify us when the container arrived in Mongolia. After talking to them, we were assured that the shipment would be in good hands with IWAM. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Several days before the shipment arrived, Dr. Bat-Orgil, who is the director of the Burn Center in UB, came to our office. He had heard about DIC from a Church member and had come seeking help. The Burn Center treats people for burns, frostbite, dog bites, poisoning, etc. There are a lot of things he could have asked for, but he said what he really needed was clothing. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">He told us that many people who are treated at the Burn Center are homeless frostbite victims. When they come to the center many have few clothes or their clothing is in such terrible condition, it has to be discarded. He said the Burn Center needs clothes to give the homeless people so that, after they are treated, they can be released from the hospital. We asked him if he could use some wheelchairs, canes, crutches, and walkers. He said a definite, "Yes," but what he needed the most was some clothing. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">We told him about the shipment of clothing and bedding that IWAM was expecting, and told him that as soon as we could, we would deliver some clothing and bedding to the Burn Center. We told him we would also be able to have DIC donate some wheelchairs, canes, crutches, and walkers to him, which we delivered to him the next day. He was delighted.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div>Several days later, Julie Valoo notified us that the bales of clothing and bedding were ready to be delivered. She told us the place and time for unloading. That Friday at 10:00 a.m., Soyolmaa (the President of the Stake Relief Society), Richard and I met Julie and several other IWAM members at the Catholic Church where the bales were going to be unloaded and temporarily stored until they could be sorted and distributed. It took longer than expected for the container to arrive at the Catholic church, so while we waited, we had a wonderful visit with IWAM ladies. They are super women who have great hearts and are working hard to help Mongolia! </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">It was a long wait. Julie called and found out that the truck that was delivering the container was <i>down</i><span style="font-style: normal;"> (having trouble), but we enjoyed our time together, so no one seemed too concerned about the delay. The trucking company had already sent workers to the cathedral to help unload, so we knew the truck would be coming along soon.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">During our visit, we discovered more about Julie Valoo, who had orchestrated the project. She had lived in Sandy, Utah for about six years while her husband worked for Rio Tinto, who owns Kennecott Copper Mines. She used to take visitors on tours of Temple Square in Salt Lake City and even though she isn’t Mormon, she knows a lot about the Church and about its humanitarian program. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Anyway, her family had moved to British Columbia and was getting ready to move to Mongolia. Her husband’s company was paying for them to move their family’s belonging in a full 20-foot container from British Columbia to Mongolia, but her family only needed about 5 feet of the container, so she thought she would try to find an organization that would donate clothing to fill up the rest of the container. However, with only two days before she was to leave British Columbia, she had been unsuccessful in finding anyone to help. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">That morning at 6:00 AM, she woke up with the idea to call the Humanitarian Center of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City. She immediately called and talked to John Yancy at the center. She told him about the container and that her husband's company would pay for shipping the container from British Columbia to Mongolia. When she asked him if it was possible for the Church to help her, John immediately jumped on the idea. He told her, “That’s a great idea. Yes!” He said the Church would provide 75 bales of clothing and bedding and would pay the trucking costs of $1,300 to have them shipped to British Columbia. Julie told him that she would arrange for the bales to be shipped from British Columbia to Mongolia and that IWAM would be responsible for distributing the bales of clothing and bedding once they arrived in Mongolia. </div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">As agreed, the Humanitarian Center shipped 75 bales of clothing and bedding to the moving company in British Columbia. The company patiently held Julie's container until the bales arrived. Then the company loaded the bales onto the container. It was a miracle that they didn’t charge her extra for storage while they waited for the truckload of bales to arrive or for loading the bales. Julie left British Columbia and the bales were soon on their way, too. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Emily really got into it!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Richard throwing bales like a real cowboy!</td></tr>
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The truck carrying the container finally arrived and soon the bales were practically flying out of the container. It was exciting! The bales weighed about 50 kilo (110 pounds) each, so moving them around was no easy task, but with the moving crew and all of the other help, they were soon unloaded and safely stored in a storage room in the basement of the church.<br />
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Julie called Father Herve and asked him if we could use some of the classrooms to sort clothing. He told her, "My church is your church; use it any way you like." <br />
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</tbody></table>The IWAM ladies delivered bags of children’s clothing and bedding to the Children’s Welfare Center (the Center) run by the Metropolitan Police for street children, to the men's and women's prison, and to several other organizations. The police at the Children's Welfare Center (the Center) told IWAM that the children would be especially happy because it is tradition to receive new clothes for Tsagaan Sar, which is next week, and even though the clothing is used, it is basically in good shape and will be new to the children. We were happy to have IWAM give clothing and bedding to the Center, because we have also been working with it. <br />
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Next week DIC is having a ceremony at the Center to donate: an industrial cooker, an industrial refrigerator/freezer, hygiene items, school supplies, and bedding for 50 children, and a bunch of games. Children from another center for homeless street children will be performing at the ceremony. We have seen them perform before and they are amazing.<br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">The following is an excerpt from a follow-up e-mail to us from Julie Valoo:</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">It was great working with you and it is so wonderful to know that you are also getting involved with the Child Welfare Centre which has been a pet project of ours for a number of years now. I think they can use any and all help that they can get. We are looking forward to being there to see the kids perform on the 7th.</span><span style="font-size: 16pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">Already, we have had a number of our members [IWAM] ask if we can figure out a way to do it again as it has been such a great success. As of yesterday, we had delivered or had picked up over 95 % of the materials. All that is left are the bales for Father Herve, and we have not, as yet, delivered to the men's prison. That's it. When we have the final list of all the charities I will send it to you. If you do have any more photos from other groups, we would love to have copies. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">It was great working with you. Thank you so much for all the help you have given us in getting this clothing distributed. It has been an absolute thrill for me to be able to actually take my idea and make it work, and I think I can safely say that it did more than just work. Certainly from our perspective it was great! Maybe we can do it again someday. In the meantime, at least now when I see you in Millie's, I'll know who you are! </span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-bottom: 6px; padding-left: 6px; padding-right: 6px; padding-top: 6px; text-align: center;"><tbody></tbody></table></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4260254417373950639.post-30340645887279989882011-01-12T16:25:00.005+03:002011-09-12T01:37:25.782+03:00Thankfully, We Made It Home from Choibalsan<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Monday night, January 10th, we returned from a trip to Choibalsan City, which lies 600 kilometers east of Ulaanbaatar (UB). It is on the far eastern side of Mongolia and is lower elevation and a little warmer than UB, with a high while we were there of 6 degrees F and a low of -12, but it also has more snow than Ulaanbaatar. The airport only has flights from Choibalsan to UB and return trips back on Friday and Monday, so we flew over to Choibalsan on Friday and bought tickets to return back to UB on Monday afternoon. There is no bus or taxi service to or from the airport, so Elder and Sister Anderson hired a meeker to pick us up when we arrived.</div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none;">While we waited for our flight in the UB airport, we made acquaintance with a Mongolian man who was going to Choibalsan. Later, he sat across the aisle from us on the airplane. When we arrived at Choibalsan airport, the plane landed on a short runway. The man we met earlier told us that this airport was a left-over military airport about six kilometers outside of Choibalsan and that the mounds that surrounded it were earthen and brick airplane hangers. We found out later that the airport is about ten kilometers outside of town.<br />
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The terrain surrounding the airport was flat and covered with snow. We could see for miles in every direction and saw no sign of the city of Choibalsan. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none;">We called Elder Anderson and discovered that the meeker they had hired to come and pick us up was stuck in a snowdrift along with several other vehicles. Elder Anderson and several other passengers were helping to dig out the vehicles. We waited a half hour or so and finally the meeker drove up in front of the airport and out piled Elder Anderson, Sister Anderson, and Elder Davaadorj. Since our airport friend hadn’t been picked up, we invited him to join us, and we all we piled back into the meeker and headed for Choibalsan. As we rode to Choibalsan, the Andersons told us that they had gotten stuck several times on the way out to the airport and that they had had to help the meeker driver dig out so they could make it. Also they said that the meeker driver had driven off the road in order to get to there. We really appreciated the hard work it took them in order to pick us up at the airport. On the way into Choibalsan City, we discovered that by not going on the main road and by going a different route, it wasn’t so bad and the driver drove into town without getting stuck.<br />
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</div>The main reason we went to Choibalsan was to attend a wheelchair ceremony at the Choibalsan Red Cross. We had hired a large truck to transport 19 wheelchairs from Ulaanbaatar to Choibalsan, and then we flew out so we could attend the ceremony. We made it in time to go to the ceremony. The Governor of Dornod Aimag attended the ceremony and we had a nice visit with him.<br />
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We also wanted to check out the garden sites of people who had participated in the garden project last summer. We arrived in time on Friday evening to attend the wheelchair ceremony, and deliver a couple of wheelchairs to individuals.<br />
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</div>Saturday we visited some of the members and their garden sites. Of course the land was covered with snow, but we examined several garden sites, green houses/frames, and personal wells and visited with several enthusiastic gardeners. A couple of the gardeners we met was a man and woman in their eighties who were burning the hair off of cow legs/hooves so they could boil them up for soup.<br />
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We will be writing up our 2011 Garden Project soon and this gave us a better idea of the terrain and needs of the people in Choibalsan. <br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none;">We appreciated the hospitality of Elder and Sister Anderson, who are serving there as a senior couple. They will be going home next month and have spent their whole mission there in remote Choibalsan. Elder Anderson is serving as the branch president and is setting a wonderful example of a caring, capable leader. We attended a special baptism on Saturday night where a wonderful choir of Young Women and Aaronic Priesthood led by Sister Anderson, sang two special hymns. Elder Anderson performed the baptism. The Sacrament meeting on Sunday, which was attended by about 150 people, seemed like we were back home in Utah. Elder Anderson did a wonderful job of conducting. He's probably the bridge that is needed between the old branch president and the new one here in Choibalsan. Hopefully, whoever replaces Elder Anderson emulate the way Elder Anderson has fulfilled his calling.<br />
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</div>It was really thrilling to see how much the members love Elder and Sister Anderson. Elder Anderson told us that it took awhile for them to gain the people’s trust. But it was easy to see that they are now loved very much. They are like the grandmother and grandfather of the branch. For example, Sister Anderson and I sat in the audience during sacrament meeting. She had three sisters who wanted to translate for her, so one sat behind me and “tried” to translate for me, and the other two sat on either side of Sister Anderson and together translated for her. Also, while coming and going to meetings, Sister Anderson was greeted with many warm “<i>San ban oh</i><span style="font-style: normal;">”s and excited hugs. The Andersons are loved and are making a great difference in this branch. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none;"><br />
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We stayed at a lovely, newly remodeled hotel across the street from the Choibalsan chapel, the To Wan. During our stay, we made friends with a sweet desk clerk named Munkhgerel. She was really friendly and interested in what we were doing.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCYhJr0rYV8yxnZ-wNVnVKnn47kOhxqee9mkcO6Z1zSofKNDeynYDjWYbntnO-Ltd0eKZDiiVoX3rNMkRTeV5-w3e94ukxl6bmzWJvRwwgWuC8sihh4FiUE98PDo_eS2jwF29RLMEpY1c/s1600/P1180958.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCYhJr0rYV8yxnZ-wNVnVKnn47kOhxqee9mkcO6Z1zSofKNDeynYDjWYbntnO-Ltd0eKZDiiVoX3rNMkRTeV5-w3e94ukxl6bmzWJvRwwgWuC8sihh4FiUE98PDo_eS2jwF29RLMEpY1c/s320/P1180958.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none;">When it came time for us to leave Choibalsan, Elder Davaadorj made arrangements for a meeker to pick us up at our hotel. He told the driver not to take us by way of the main road because of the terrible snowdrifts. We loaded our suitcases into the meeker, but as we started out, the meeker began making terrible noises. The missionaries hopped in and told us that the driver was going to take us to the Zakh (big open market) where we would get into another meeker and then be taken to the airport.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none;">At the Zakh we piled into another meeker, drove to the gym, dropped off the missionaries so they could play basketball, and started driving out of town. We were concerned when the driver started driving straight out of town on the main road. I kept thinking he would turn off the main road and go the safer way out of town, but we realized that when we changed into the second meeker, he probably didn’t receive the same instructions about which way to travel to the airport. As we neared the edge of town, the driver drove the meeker right into a big snowdrift and, of course, we got stuck! Richard and I got out and pushed and pushed while the meeker’s bald tires spun and spun. As the meeker rolled backward and then forward, I could see spots of oil splattering on the snow under the meeker. We finally pushed the meeker out of the snowdrift. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none;">The driver drove around that snowdrift and gunned the meeker another block or two through the drifted snow, getting stuck and unstuck a couple more times. Finally, the meeker gunned half way through a huge snowdrift and there he sat stuck in a depression in the road, and spinning his tires, he couldn’t go backwards or forwards. He didn’t have a shovel, only a long metal pole, which he tried to use to bat the snow away from the tires. We felt very helpless and very stuck. I told the driver that my husband was a good driver. The meeker driver agreed and so Richard got into the meeker while the meeker driver and I tired to push. Richard tried his best, while we I pushed, but to no avail. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none;">Finally, Richard got out of the meeker, worriedly looked at his watch and said, “Let’s walk.” He asked the meeker driver where the airport (<i>neesick</i><span style="font-style: normal;">) was and the meeker driver pointed to what looked like a tiny building straight down the road ahead of us. Richard paid the man 5,000 tugs, took our bags out of the meeker, and we started trudging straight ahead through the snowdrifts towing our bags while the driver watched us with a bewildered look on his face. The further we went, the more we were convinced that our meeker would never have made it any further than he did. Also, the further we went, the smaller the meeker looked, but the airport didn’t look any larger. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none;">We trudged along the snow-drifted road for about twenty to twenty-five minutes, when suddenly we heard the sound of an engine coming up fast behind us. Richard yelled, “He’s coming!” </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none;">It, of course, wasn’t the meeker we had abandoned; it was a big Russian van with new-looking snow tires and four-wheel drive. As it neared, we didn’t know if the driver would stop for us or not, but thankfully, he did! He asked us where we were going and when we told him the <i>neesick, </i><span style="font-style: normal;">he motioned for us to get in. As Richard threw our bags into the van, I climbed onto the middle of the only seat behind the driver, a rear-facing bench seat, between two Mongolian men, one of whom was practically buried in an animal fur blanket. Richard plopped himself next to another man on a pile of bags on the floor of the van. One more Mongolian sat on the bags behind Richard. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none;">Once we were safely inside, the driver reached out to us and shook our hands like we were old friends, turned around, and started driving through the snowdrifts. As we bumped up and down and sideways, we asked the men in the back if they were going to fly. They laughed and said no. We think they told us that they were workers at the airport. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none;">As we bumped along, our Indiana Jones driver plowed through the snow, got stuck, backed up, gunned it and plowed on. He pulled off the road and around several big snowdrifts. Once we were stuck and I thought we would have to get out and help shovel, but just at that moment, the driver skillfully maneuvered the van and we were suddenly on the move again. We drove on like that for about twenty-five minutes until we realized, through frost-covered windows, that we were approaching the fence around the airport! I couldn’t believe my eyes! As we approached the airport, the driver started singing in English, “Country road, take me home, to the place I belong . . .” I joined in! He laughed and so did we!</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none;">As he stopped and we pulled our bags out of the van, I exclaimed many <i>bayarlalaas</i><span style="font-style: normal;"> (thanks). The driver came around the van and shook our hands. As Richard thanked him with some </span><i>tugriks</i><span style="font-style: normal;">, the driver started singing again, “Country road . . .” I joined in and we loudly sang the chorus together. He then laughed, shook my hand, and gave me a big hug. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On Christmas day, Christmas music filled the chapel at the Bayanzurkh building sung by the combined UB West Stake and UB East District Choir. The choir had practiced for weeks to be ready for this spectacular performance. The narration was in Mongolian, but most of the songs were sung in beautifully in English. Two performances were held to standing-room-only audiences.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The concert showcased Sister Buted singing the beautiful "Ava Maria" with the choir as her back-up singers.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Following two performances at the Bayanzurkh building, the choir performed in the Chinggis Khaan Hotel lobby to an appreciative audience.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wheelchair Recipient in Erdenet is lifted into his new wheelchair by his sister-in-law and brother</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">His legs were paralyzed when he suffered a stroke, and<br />
since then, his family has carried him from place to place in the chair on the left.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">He expresses his appreciation for his new wheelchair</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Christmas Photo 2010<br />
Mongolia Ulaanbaatar Mission</td></tr>
</tbody></table>This photo was taken after the Christmas Devotional. It included everyone except the missionaries in Khovd, Choibalsan, and Murun who weren't able to come in for Christmas.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4260254417373950639.post-26235225247574369712010-12-18T16:48:00.003+03:002011-11-08T06:05:18.881+03:00Welcome to Mongolia Ulaanbaatar Mission's New Mission President<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elder Reeve gives President and Sister Clark a thumbs up!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This wheelchair recipient was carried into the wheelchair <br />
ceremony at Songino's 11th Khoroo by a dear friend</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">She was delighted with her new wheelchair!</td></tr>
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It's hard to imagine how difficult life is for parents who have to carry their children everywhere they go and for children who can't walk and play like other children. Many adults must feel liberated to receive a wheelchair for their children and many children must feel liberated to have a way to get around by themselves. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One young man receiving a wheelchair</td></tr>
</tbody></table></div>President Tserenbat, who is Darkhan District President, accompanied us and made some remarks at the ceremony. A couple of TV reporters interviewed him and he did a great job of explaining Deseret International Charities' five initiatives and that DIC is sponsored by donations from members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints worldwide. President Tserenbat is well known and well respected in Erdenet and everyone seems to look up to him. The ceremony was covered by three local TV stations and was on the evening and morning news for each channel. <br />
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</tbody></table>This duty-bound grandmother cares full time in a one-room apartment for the needs of her disabled granddaughter. The woman's daughter, who is the little girl's mother, married and moved out, leaving the child in her grandmother's care. After we presented the granddaughter with a new wheelchair, we were just walking out the door when Richard told the grandmother that she would be blessed for her service to her granddaughter. When Azzaya translated his words to the grandmother, the woman sobbed.<br />
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<span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT;">On October 20</span><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT;"><sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">th</span></sup></span><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT;"> we held a major wheelchair ceremony at the Children's Palace in Ulaanbaatar. We are partnering with the Ulaanbaatar Red Cross who is helping DIC distribute wheelchairs. At the ceremony, DIC officially transferred 300 wheelchairs of the 500 wheelchairs DIC is donating this year to the Red Cross for distribution and DIC will distribute the remaining 200 wheelchairs.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT;">Red Cross presented special medals of recognition to Kathy and William Clark, who preceded us as Country Directors for DIC, for their cooperation and humanitarian work over the years. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;">Deseret International Charities built and donated five clean-water stations to the people of Bayanzurkh District. The stations were built in areas where people have had to haul water long distances, usually by hand, over difficult terrain—steep hills, mucky swamps, slippery slopes, etc. Having a clean-water station in their neighborhood is a huge improvement over hauling water long distances over this type of terrain.</span> <br />
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Opening ceremonies for the three stations in the 2nd Khoroo were held October 12th and the ceremonies for the two stations in the 23rd Khoroo were held on October 16th. We had a good turn out at all ceremonies with excellent media coverage as well.<br />
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As part of the project, Khoroo governors will soon provide sanitation training in the schools for children and parents.<br />
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The walls of the stations are very thick and well insulated to keep the water from freezing with temperatures reaching as low as -30 to -50 F. Each station is equipped with a small stove that burns wood and coal. Each station has a room (office) for the operator who sells the water and runs the station, a room for fuel storage, and a large room to house the 8,000-liter water storage tank. The tanks are made of steel and are imported from China. They will be filled 2-3 times/week as needed. Above is a picture of one of the tanks, plus a sample of the thickness of the walls. <o:p></o:p><br />
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</div> On the way home from our trip to Hong Kong, we had a 15-hour lay over in Seoul, so we decided to take a 6-hour tour of the Highlights of Seoul. We toured the immense Gyeongbok Palace and the National Folk Museum, browsed through the colorful Korean shops, ate fire meat and kimchee at a Korean restaurant, and enjoyed some traditional Korean entertainment. The Gyeongbok Palace was the main palace of Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) and was the last dyansty in Korea. Now Seoul is a modern city. It has made way for modern freeways and tall buildings, while still preserving its ancient heritage. We thoroughly enjoyed our visit.<br />
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</tbody></table>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4260254417373950639.post-22092416640619625502010-10-25T15:17:00.011+03:002011-11-08T06:17:47.607+03:00Deseret International Charities' Wheelchair Donations<div class="MsoNormal">October 11, 2010 – Wheelchair donated to Buyannemekh</div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaxeEffsvNSp-LzDmy8U1zXkzfWyjiQNsdk7oM2D0timR1_mqVKSm2UMM1kKE3dvi89V37GxP3mLk4ZiQlH-RjhgGUnJsGGdKvzajwb47fr9USUihyY_0Nt7oNi6Bxf6eDae4aLZyu5js/s1600/P1160472.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaxeEffsvNSp-LzDmy8U1zXkzfWyjiQNsdk7oM2D0timR1_mqVKSm2UMM1kKE3dvi89V37GxP3mLk4ZiQlH-RjhgGUnJsGGdKvzajwb47fr9USUihyY_0Nt7oNi6Bxf6eDae4aLZyu5js/s320/P1160472.jpg" width="240" /></a>Buyannemekh was a tall, handsome, college student attending the National University of Mongolia and studying Bio-technology.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizv_wVlwv73mIsLTnVvZaW0us1HsR7yVh4JQfisaEI9KxV717KYfATmHR4oW6POSiHSj7OALHwX1VRMhMpa-rq1vBWUt4wU6-FvQKmLdKz3qdc-MU-rT0dNqEri4AL181NdCDV8gtbAh4/s1600/P1160476.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizv_wVlwv73mIsLTnVvZaW0us1HsR7yVh4JQfisaEI9KxV717KYfATmHR4oW6POSiHSj7OALHwX1VRMhMpa-rq1vBWUt4wU6-FvQKmLdKz3qdc-MU-rT0dNqEri4AL181NdCDV8gtbAh4/s320/P1160476.jpg" width="240" /></a>In 2006, before his graduation, Buyannemekh was beaten up. His injuries left him paralyzed from the waist down and with limited use of his hands. He wasn’t able to finish his course work and, as a result, he missed his college graduation. He went to China for two or three months of treatment, but since then, he has lain at home in his bed. Buyannemekh’s younger brother, Altanbaagan, who is about a foot shorter than Buyannemekh and Buyannemekh’s mother care for his daily needs. Once in awhile his family takes him out of their home for a ride in a car, but usually he just lies on his back in his bed.</div><div class="MsoNormal">One of his college classmates, Batchimeg who is a returned missionary, delivered his request for a wheelchair to DIC. Batchimeg went with us when we delivered the wheelchair. She was saddened to see his condition but happy to see him receive a wheelchair.</div><div class="MsoNormal">Buyannemekh and his mother expressed their sincere appreciation for the wheelchair. We hope it will increase his mobility and help him enjoy life more.</div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div>On October 22<sup>nd</sup>, Damdin Suren, who is a retired church member, accompanied us the small apartment of his life-long friend, Batmunkh who is sixty years old. Damdin Suren and Batmunkh worked together for many years on heavy construction. Batmunkh lifted and carried many heavy loads on construction sites. He has had back pain for a long time, but five years ago, he had a serious back injury. He could still walk, but it was very painful.<br />
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The first was to the 84-year old father of Munktsetseg who is a member of Khailaast Branch. Purev Chogdov was really pleased with his new wheelchair and as soon as he was helped into the wheelchair, he took off wheeling around the two-room home.<br />
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He said he is really happy to receive the wheelchair because he gets really tired of lying in bed all the time.</div><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">He and his wife have been investigating the Church, so the missionaries brought us a request to give him a wheelchair. Baatarnyam and his wife didn’t know we were coming and when we arrived, the door to Baatarnyam’s fence was locked. Elder Bashka, Elder Wilson and Richard banged and banged on the gate. We thought Baatarnyam must be home because the gate was locked from the inside, but in spite of a band of loud banging, no one came to answer the door. Just as we were about give up, we had a tender mercy. Three young boys came bounding down the steep hill. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div>Baatarnyam’s wife and Baatarnyam were really surprised. She cried and cried. At first, Baatarnyam was speechless, but as he was helped into his new wheelchair, he uttered bursts of gratitude and profuse handshaking. As we left, the missionaries invited them to church next week, and they said they would come. After one final hug from Baatarnyam’s teary wife, we waved good-by. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">They accompanied us to check on DIC projects. We showed them where we are storing the new shipment of wheelchairs, we took them with us to visit Zayu Taij--the homeless shelter DIC is helping, they accompanied us to check on the three clean-water stations DIC is putting in Bayanzurkh’s 2nd Khoroo, and the two DIC is putting in the 23rd Khoroo. </span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0000ee;">The following is one of the clean-water stations in Bayanzurkh District:</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color: #0000ee;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color: #0000ee;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526426509464452802" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZgBCTjT-hbZTIeLjW76pB3p6EoHAL5AghMuJWwedmOvAG9DZA09wEWhDmp9pB9Lk_LctEd6VXtKJBK6VgD5FqABPg6fEUhljBfiYmdQMQMDai7r0hj2BnoOYf_9qEHuAneGMmyVs_FAQ/s400/P1150764.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: right; height: 300px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; width: 400px;" /><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">We even got to see a </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><i>ger </i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">being put up. (Above is the <i>ger</i> being assembled.)</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"></span>That night we took them to the pink Drama Theatre where we saw the National Song and Dance Ensemble’s final performance of the season. </span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color: #0000ee;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526419704246590338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAbv9eQidKrjO3HWOIwN77ev6Q_2-kWRN6DE2nTbyu9snr91ePGeJXEgPII9-Bxy-DygqGakNFHNGSz612sbT0egoU-yWEDPcCRaEQb7WkcANJ-cPbAW8QygimN5gSOkP07ti3CX7_f2s/s200/P1150874.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 150px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 0px; width: 200px;" /></span><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526420069877638130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipgmjHovfT4tz3eOIMxbmwk9TAs52Fo0fC9pdl3qqdu5cJ8sNlEuzO55hrwqzcI0moAbogCxuV2aL217fU-jM7qu2-Lj8Jwe8cu1Gc8sbzL1pAUHp3fduVE2W953GlI015JgimEAdGc7o/s200/P1150931.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: right; height: 150px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; width: 200px;" /><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">They were mesmerized by the Koomii (throat singing), the National Orchestr</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">a made up of classic Mongolian instruments including the </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">morin khuur </span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">(horse head fiddle), the amazing contortionist, and the dancing and costumes.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The next day, we took them with us to Zuun Kharaa to check on the four water wells DIC put in that city this summer. While there visited the chapel, saw missionaries at work, and tasted authentic Mongolian cuisine at Modern Nomads. (Below is a plate of </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><i>khuushur</i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> at Modern Nomads.)</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color: #0000ee; font-size: 15.8333px;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526572033908939218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHV6cGjJOF1jZ-z12DMrYXcM4vH-_qGwIEJRpUWw6xXF6_JmP7OF96_ePhhNn2oUn7RcQVTVkP-_VdwCNALhDrO6d8STXALHx16yDkJW5jAspplikjv7rXqxzDF4F9_PNdJQP5p-qGnaI/s400/P1160054.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15.8333px;">On the way to Zuun Kharaa, we drove through Mongolia's rolling hills of grazing land, groves of golden-leaf trees accented by forest-green pine trees, and past mounds of meadow grass waiting to be harvested. Even though most of the hills have turned brown from autumn's dry, cool temperatures instead of the beautiful green of summer, it was still a beautiful drive.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">We spotted a herd of yaks, so Richard pulled off the road for some photo opportunities. Everyone enjoyed having their pictures taken next to these interesting animals. </span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color: #0000ee; font-size: 15.8333px;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526571000766509682" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvJDi5J43FNYh_AjFk8aT1nu66R6aiRHhEGsI0cHWVYevJ9uz6qQdmvCdN1uC5PARnl2Un3LDSJJAj7E4Pxa9klzsZO1clQuPaJg7YRgM3zEpm1mXEDRccJlxh5H8XrflkRmuRXZBWshk/s400/P1150963.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15.8333px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">On the way back to Ulaanbaatar, Richard spotted a </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">ger</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> with a herd of horses by it, so we stopped and took pictures from the road. Then to our surprise, he pulled off the road to get a closer view. A couple of the men who lived in the </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">ger </span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">came out and, in a gesture of friendship, they offered us a drink from a bowlful of a traditional Mongolian drink </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">airig</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> (fermented mare's milk). A couple of the adventurous among took a sip. As most of us took photos and enjoyed the sunset, Dian adventurously strolled down to where a man was milking a mare. Unbeknownst to us, the man showed her how and she gave it a try. We’re sure that milking a mare in Mongolia was a once-in-a-lifetime experience for her.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">We ate American cuisine at Milley's. Robert had a Philly Cheese steak sandwich and fries and he said they were delicious. We also ate Mongolian barbeque in a </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">ger</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> inside Altai Barbeque—“the original since 1205.” </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">One of our sweetest moments was visiting Batbold's parents' </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">ger</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> (yurt). Batbold, who is working as one of our water-station monitors, invited us to see his parents' ger on the outskirts of Ulaanbaatar. He proudly told us that they had lived in this </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">ger</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> for over 30 years and that he wanted to show it to us because he wanted my family to see a classic ger and because his mother is a wonderful housekeeper. He was right. It was a beautiful, clean, bright and cheery </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">ger</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">. It was easy to imagine their family of five children happily growing-up, warm and comfortable, altogether in this one-room </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">ger</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">.</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color: #0000ee;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526414951039825090" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZC6mb8YnsBefOov0_5_dZ-dxzjb8lSWfLdPKI5cb8_XqmL8dI4du20YquWpYP6pLTgcUyKYjmJMee8UauE89Ksb1366oiV24B_8A4tKTQG0srhQ4y1tOIlsDcgJaXvo8nB8ClM57Rels/s400/P1160256.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color: #0000ee;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526429815099343506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5XWzh59mWBuDtctWtNXld6uqR0cAzSGrQWjs_xoQdGPvceWNQxTFt5JpwICbfj4HJMLK59rOawkLvc2GIgZpIanMdAa3BzDqIbLV5HAZ7vca7ZlGW2DEGOHWKZ1J1VQC06h1ZPblGuO0/s400/P1160262.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal">On Saturday, we hired Baatar, who drives for the senior couples, to drive us to the huge stainless steel Chinggis Khaan Statue about 55 kilometers outside of town.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color: #0000ee;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526430756861769602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNC3ZMCYXkyftG0lxhXfaJSYQFAaVeAZmiY9kF-VUg3GrEiRgYpVaLRAKy-FJeGpEICl5drWmzOCz_AhqhYOTem_BO-QubmEZOdemglpq6bl0L5O_Oe1LgDg41ee5JtSWt9F0aOeZyaqk/s400/P1160242.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color: #0000ee;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526414472918654594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip5FjmBLcSRwcC9JW72vXPsBLvm-wpzSGxEXOVwVRKwZgLkOjfmazBFNPnu3yEoIE1p6_O-W0qLyiqNocjoTQP9fgrxt8-xgCiynKMyI1WrOBWAgIQ0Gua0IYG0BVEV5DvdTLGv1LDzU0/s400/P1160231.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal">On the way out, we spotted some camels, so Baatar stopped so our visitors could ride the camels. We couldn't believe it when Mom said she wanted to ride a camel. After she got on, she got a little scared and said, "I think I'll just have a sit," but she was soon convinced to stay on for a ride. It was fun to watch Mom at 84-years old riding a camel.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color: #0000ee;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526412712766783122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfwahpe3f_lyyYFVa2mvwlficZTEZn_oqtKkN8wMDg8jhrssjjhMHIP4S2e5od31UlteZeIQl4c4mqXkzWq5Dx6GWwiM6wPK3q_5Lnhy6U9RKM-7WI1sBS2-PflY_JWk3YbreQiBpFovA/s400/P1160168.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color: #0000ee;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526412862862044194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVcJfzwIaXCTF5DVl9aqKfO4IUP6ilz3Q-NPMkfgzTiUlryhiTrmsj0G4DJpH5H-4B8Gxj_XeoXo5l0xwFV2rsvSjD56PMadfquCtJ5HzVgcKYBFnPnQr3Fr2JPE138L7R6B6_GSSWXFg/s400/P1160183.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color: #0000ee;"><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal">Then we spotted a Kazak man with two eagles. We stopped and he let us take photos holding the eagles. Richard had done it before, but I decided to try it. What a thrill to hold that huge bird high over my head. That's something I never thought I would do.</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color: #0000ee;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526413753076193122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1ZZksJ4bDI4pap0IZqfo8RF04HFFZPzKUK9bl7zBuuqKMTrt6sjP-h4zMmF20QaJ-aj8BaXlxaGQ9vvKXOx4DvwNpPR7XFVb0iBFE-QF4A3cI9DX33an1hMC1hZDHJgglHRBNxdGiHmU/s400/P1160147.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color: #0000ee;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526418425785252434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLIun_IMMTqtQu13fPTOMfdCVyWPXclO7Zigxbk4x5mUB-9yTVhFnEK3tAri763omY0Q8E5cEu4sPu5ZCShf1f7k3aWgzA316NolyHjcSnjFnrYpz2gJJOsSU0LxMFjIcSjN8JQMeump8/s320/P1160136.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 320px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center; width: 240px;" /></span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal">My family attended Church with us at the Khailaast Branch and after that we visited Tsetsegmaa’s humble ger and took a couple of older women home. Then we visited Zaisan Hill where Julie, Robert, Richard and I climbed to the top where Neal A. Maxwell dedicated the Church in Mongolia for missionary work. The view from the top of the hill was amazing.</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color: #0000ee;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526415376509297314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTO28EogzVeUTckH1TW8NfL8yqd8837MCXt4R8WltljsskRjYrP7kTdUp_yt5ouBD02O8jVhqMMc-97JQl5ARZFGVsTVwKkcHPZgoQlwuNXBcwSYIriZM5rXYNSN3SES1G2g_L_JRyOMA/s400/P1160313.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 26px;">Finally, their trip had come to an end. We picked them up on Monday morning in what was normally plenty of time to get to the airport, but to our dismay, we found ourselves in a terrible traffic jam. We could probably have walked to the airport faster. The traffic was awful and we sat in one spot for over 30 minutes. We were really scared the group wouldn’t make their flight, but prayers were uttered and suddenly, the traffic parted. We still had a ways to go, but it was clear sailing to the airport.</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color: #0000ee;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526416561534261698" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjimTCg8srIeg9XrtDXujG3fFaqLn64aMEl9i4BPfpnyMhq7l0_bzxY4a9mAz4QqpvCPLrk8MLboa1ORnigKQpAygSfIwM0MIbI3You9O7hVGDW5cVigOHk5FIbRx75VSRJ6ybEyZ_GmGk/s320/P1160331.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 240px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526416917310933970" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglWMqC6_HeYlxNZOH0fOPQEUxOzCZFHrwA42Yr6LHnBbjpPoZV7QQKo1xHkCUUrNbP8Sxa0W7fWCW9Vi4-8lkKx0Kz6KdSx28AO8eFB8W3ShQv73MwhMrPrzbsxzACGKE42WkmiNVysw0/s320/P1160332.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 213px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></span></span><br />
<div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 26px;">They checked in their baggage and we quickly hugged and waved good-by. This is what Julie wrote after they arrived home,</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 20.0pt; margin-left: .5in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: ArialMT;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">We are so grateful that Richard was able to get us to the airport in time to make our flight....<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 20.0pt; margin-left: .5in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: ArialMT;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The plane was taxiing out from the gate before we were in our seats!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: ArialMT;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Wow, was that a nail biter!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">We made a lot of memories—more than we can relate. We didn’t think we would ever have family come to Mongolia, but we did and it was great!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;">P. S.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Dian Thomas wrote the following article about her experience in Mongolia, which was printed in the Meridian Magazine on-line:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">http://www.meridianmagazine.com/lds-church-updates/article/6459?ac=1</span><o:p></o:p></span></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2