Young Single Adult Conference



Is this Mongolia or New Zealand? Doing the Haka for the talent show



The Ulaanbaatar West Stake and East District held a combined Young Single Adult Conference. Over 200 Young Single Adults participated. It was originally scheduled for an area east of Ulaanbaatar near Baganuur but the location was changed because  how cheap train travel is compared to renting buses.

Travel from Erdenet to campsite

The conference was held at the same site as the All Mongolia Youth Conference Trek near Erdenet. Meekers (elongated vans used as mini-buses) were used to take the YSA's from Erdenet to the campsite some 50 - 60 km from Erdenet.



Looking down on the YSA campsite

Unlike July's Youth Conference, there were no bugs and flies

The setting was gorgeous

Young man in a field of grass

Here are some of the scenes from the conference. It was a lot of fun according to all reports. Dr. Stewart attended the conference and took these pictures.

Adeyabold, Ulziika, and Nasanbold put together the Family History activity demonstrating the effect of temple ordinances in liberating ancestors from Spirit Prison.

Dr. Stewart is in the orange jacket - Elder England follows him

From the left: Adeyabold, Ulziika, Nasanbold...
 

Like other Church undertakings in Mongolia, this YSA conference was bold, imaginative, physical, active, humorous, natural, and distinctively Mongolian.  They know how to have fun and enjoy each other. The more primitive the conditions, the better they like it.



Food for 200 + attendees - no problem



Small group discussion



Informal get-togethers

 

Inspirational speaking from President Odgerel

Pyramid building

Sack racing

Start of women's race

Here they come

The winners and their prizes

Tug-of-war

Speed dating





Talent show - a dance followed the program




Best Haka outside of the New Zealand All-Blacks

 



One highlight was an afternoon wrestling tournament. Some wrestlers brought their traditional Mongolian costumes

 







Takedown move: you lose if any part of the body touches the ground other than hands or legs



No need to have a costume to enter the competition

After a long day - getting ready for tomorrow