Stray Dogs and RMS

I have been taking a lot of video here in Murun, but I am forgetting to snap a few pictures! My feet hurt a bit, getting used to all this walking. Murun is very pretty, a small, podunk sort of town. We have been visiting lots of neat people in their homes. Joshua is always suprised at how big the kids have grown, and happy at how active the families are in the church.

Last night I experienced my first ger - now I want to bring one home as much as Joshua does! Some of them are beautifully painted with flowers and patterns, all bright colors on an orange base. I practiced being an anthropologist and asked the families about their homes, their life, and things they care about. Hopefully we will put together all the footage into a movie sometime soon. I ate soup last night - carrots, potatoes, onions, and, of course, mutton. Mmm.  Actually, I really liked it until I had to chew all the fat. I asked for seconds but left he extra fat and bits of hair in the bottome of the bowl for Joshua to finish. They were happy that I liked to food and asked for a second helping. Good trick, huh?

This is an EXAMPLE of what the furniture looks like inside a ger. Really each home is much more busy with belongings and contains much less furniture. The furniture is also much more used. But I think it is all very beautiful and want some for my home. :)

Today we were escorted by Munkhbuyer (Joshua will want to correct the spelling on that one, I am sure), a recently returned missionary. When Joshua was here, Munkhbuyer was just barely preparing for his mission. He served a great mission and helped many families gain testimonies of Jesus Christ and become strong members of the church. He went with us to another recently returned missionary's house where we had them  bear thier testimonies on camera. The spirit was sweet.

Last night I got to hold a bunny rabbit. A family had just got it from the city. I asked if they got it for a pet or for food, and to my releif it was just a pet. Made me miss Buddy my rabbit (is Buddy still alive?).

I was going to stick a picture on here, but there is a sign above the computer that says "AHXaap FLASH ...." which appearantly means you can not use a flash drive.

Tonight we will go to more houses and tomorrow we will do the same, after church, of course. Monday we are going to the lake. A member will drive us up there, which is very nice.