The Country Side

Last week one of our assignments was to go with the office couple to Baganar.  It is about 2 hours east of UB.  Just like all Missions in the Church, we are starting to get more missionaries so they needed to open another apartment there for a new pair of Sister Missionaries.  We delivered beds, a little washing machine, dishes, rice cooker, shelves, pots and pans, rack for drying clothes, garbage cans, etc.  Crofts will understand all that since they are the ones finding new apartments in the Canada Calgary Mission!
When we got there, the people were still painting, cleaning, putting up some wall paper and working on all the wiring!!  These young Mongolian Missionaries are hard workers and so dedicated.  That group had two baptisms scheduled for this weekend.

We had been asked to see a young girl who has a growth on her eyelid while we were there.

Sis Wood with a "little" eagle 

We went on "Women's Day" since the offices were closed for the Holiday.  On the way we got to see some great sights.  The people whose heritage is from Kazakstan (most live in the far western province of Mongolia), hunt with eagles.  Along the road there is a man with his eagles and camels for people like us to see.  Of course, we stopped.  Two hump camels are a lot easier to ride than One hump ones.

The Chinggis Khann Statue is located along the road. We stopped again and watched as there was a Camel Polo Competition just getting started.  Cal was in his glory taking pictures!! 

The referee

The statue is about 131 feet high on a 33 foot base.  (The tallest and largest equestrian statue in the world - there are always records to be claimed!)  Inside there are two museums, a huge Mongolian boot and a big open area. For 2000 tugs ($1.50), they dressed us up and let us wander around and take our own pictures.

 All the women who visited that day got a red rose for Women's Day.

Just to give the perspective of the size
of the Boot we are standing in
front of for the picture!

The tiny black specs on the horse's mane are the people standing up there.  The detail is amazing and he holds a "golden" sword.  His other sword has the head of an eagle for the handle.

The view when standing on the mane.

There were lots of animals along the way.  We got all excited when we saw the real Mongolian Cowboy with his rope.  They catch the animal by draping the loop over it's head.  Sometimes I think they get pulled off their horse since they can't use the saddle horn for an anchor!!  

 Jack Hicken and Brian Dudley might appreciate this.

There are so many people with medical problems.  We are kept very busy helping them find the right care and places to go for treatment.  It is fun to work with the missionaries because they are all so enthusiastic and eager and sincere about their work.  

We really appreciate our English Students, they are amazing working in their second language!  

We are not so amazing!!

Life is good and All is Well