This week we had a group of Mongolian saints come to the temple. On Monday morning, they came to the Wan Chai building where we gave them a tour of the building and spoke briefly to them about the temple and the covenants that they would be making and expected to keep throughout their lives. We had a good session with them and there were several who we knew really well when we were in Mongolia on our mission.
This is Chinbaatar and Enkhtuya and their children. They are from the Bayanzurkh branch and the family was sealed on Wednesday. We were able to go early to the temple and participate in their sealing. They are a great family and Chinbaatar seems as grounded as any man we have recently had come to the temple. I see him as a future leader in the Mongolian church.
Two of our returned missionaries, Batmunkh and Shinegerel were sealed on Thursday night. It was a special time for them. Batmunkh is from Nailakh and when we first visited Nailakh back in March of 2005, he was a skinny seminary student who was very friendly to us. During the fall of 2005, he became the new seminary teacher and taught for the 2005-2006 seminary year while he was preparing for his mission. We left in August 2006 and in October, he entered the mission field, serving in Mongolia. He was released in October 2008 and we had a good visit with him when we were there in December, just before Shinegerel was to be released from her mission. She also served in Mongolia. She is from the Sukhbaatar branch and is the daughter of Batjargal, the branch president and our good friend.
Here we are with Shinegerel's parents. Batjargal is still branch president. He was for the whole time we were in Mongolia. He is the one person who doesn't seem to care that I can't understand Mongolian. He talks to me fast and furious anyway and smiles like I can understand every word he says. Then if he senses that I can't, he draws a picture in the air with his hands and pretty soon, we are on the same page. He is a good friend. He spent several sessions in our office talking to me and asking ecclesiastical questions when we were in Mongolia and he was learning his duty as a branch president.
This is Chinbaatar and Enkhtuya and their children. They are from the Bayanzurkh branch and the family was sealed on Wednesday. We were able to go early to the temple and participate in their sealing. They are a great family and Chinbaatar seems as grounded as any man we have recently had come to the temple. I see him as a future leader in the Mongolian church.
Two of our returned missionaries, Batmunkh and Shinegerel were sealed on Thursday night. It was a special time for them. Batmunkh is from Nailakh and when we first visited Nailakh back in March of 2005, he was a skinny seminary student who was very friendly to us. During the fall of 2005, he became the new seminary teacher and taught for the 2005-2006 seminary year while he was preparing for his mission. We left in August 2006 and in October, he entered the mission field, serving in Mongolia. He was released in October 2008 and we had a good visit with him when we were there in December, just before Shinegerel was to be released from her mission. She also served in Mongolia. She is from the Sukhbaatar branch and is the daughter of Batjargal, the branch president and our good friend.
Here we are with Shinegerel's parents. Batjargal is still branch president. He was for the whole time we were in Mongolia. He is the one person who doesn't seem to care that I can't understand Mongolian. He talks to me fast and furious anyway and smiles like I can understand every word he says. Then if he senses that I can't, he draws a picture in the air with his hands and pretty soon, we are on the same page. He is a good friend. He spent several sessions in our office talking to me and asking ecclesiastical questions when we were in Mongolia and he was learning his duty as a branch president.
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