Reaching for greater heights

This week has been spent in the office, writing reports and trying to prepare the office for when we return home.  As of yet, we do not know if anyone has been called to replace us in the DIC office here in Mongolia.  We know someone will come sometime and we know that probably there will be a gap in time between us and the new couple.  We will try to have everything in order and ready for their arrival, so that it will go as smoothly as possible for them

We were privileged to go on a hike with the sister missionaries this week.  

They all work so hard both at teaching English and the Gospel!

We took a hike on a mountain above Zaisan hill, which is above Ulaanbaatar.

The weather was actually quite warm.  President Benson decided to divide the sisters into groups. The fast group would go with Elder Nay, since he runs marathons. The problem with that decision was that meant I had to go with the fast group and I DON'T RUN MARATHONS!

The hike was basically straight up the mountain. We went to one knoll, and then another knoll.

That destination was really good enough for most of the sisters.  The scenery was beautiful and the view spectacular, but we had two sisters that wanted to keep going.  So up we went.  We basically choose the wrong way, with not any trail to follow.  At the time we didn't realize that there was a trail on the other side of a knoll.  The going was slow, rough, steep and kind of scary.  But they made their goal of reaching the top of a mountain in Mongolia.  We happened to see a trail to come back down on, which I was very grateful for.

I am sure there is a life lesson here.  We need to keep our sights on returning to our Heavenly Father. Sometimes the path is really hard.  Sometimes we need to stop and assess where it is we actually want to go and if we are on the path to that goal.  If we are not, we need to make adjustments, and do what it takes to get back on the right path.  Making the adjustments is hard.  Repentance is hard, but our Heavenly Father will help us if we ask, if we are willing to listen and be guided by him.

The most important thing to know is that we can not get back to our Heavenly Father without the help of our Savior Jesus Christ.  He atoned for our sins.  The path maybe rocky and tough, But we can make it back to our Heavenly Father if we are humble, obedient, faithful, diligent and repentant.

Scripture of the week: 2 Nephi 12:2 And it shall come to pass in the last days, when the mountain of the Lord’s house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills, and all nations shall flow unto it.