Inner Mongolia Part 4

         On Sunday we had Skype church. Apparently everyone who lives in China and is a foreign passport holder and doesn’t live somewhere where there is a branch just calls in to this group and they have sacrament meeting.  It was pretty crazy.

         You have to mute your computer and then you just listen to whoever is talking. So since it was fast and testimony meeting. People would just unmute their computers and go “This is Brother/Sister So-and-so can you hear me?” and the branch president would go “yes we can go ahead” and they’d start talking. It’s funny when two people get on at the same time then it’s just awkward. And it’s weird talking or praying because you have no feedback from anyone else, only the people you are with. So singing is weird because it’s just you and the people around you. All and all it was a weird experience, and needless to say I’m glad we have a branch to go to.

         After that we went out to eat and then headed to the Museum of Ordos. Funkiest building I have ever been to. The architecture was so cool, but the content was super lame. Very boring place. But there were these two security guard women who Garett and I started talking to and they were adorable! They were so much fun and kept on hugging me and blowing us kisses and taking our pictures. They were so much fun! They added us on WeChat and are such a delight to talk to. They made the trip worth it during just those 15 minutes.

         Outside of the museum there are some basketball courts where the local youths were playing. John wanted to play with them so he went off and the rest of us just kind of hung out. After a couple minutes I decided to play too. Seeing as though I shoot with two hands it was pretty rough. I didn’t realize that everyone had stopped playing and was watching me fail until I finally made a shot and heard everyone cheering. Funny, but mostly pathetic.

         We hung out until nighttime and then headed down to the end of the plaza by the river. Basically this is where the people of Ordos hang out. There were all of these little car toys that little kids were driving around. It was hilarious and adorable.

         The water show finally started and it was so cool! But there’s only so much variety in an hour long show of fountains, so we only stayed for a little bit. But it was really fun and a good ending to our trip.

This might be my favorite picture we've taken in China. 

The struggles of a frostbite victim.