Hey im am great!! got all moved really well-0-- i moved from the hottest part of the mission to the coldest part of the mission just in time for the winter!! so excited-- i live in a place called bali-- we live on the 9th floor and i could jump out if my window and land in the river--- huge river like a mile accross or something-- across the river is danshui where our chapel is and the other half of our area- we ride the bus alot and the j -really fast train kinda like the subway---- it takes about an hour to ride to our chapel everyday if we go and pretty much anywhere else we go-- i love it here- it is really pretty-- lots of hills to bike up and down--- two big colleges are here so mostly lots of students are our contacting people. my comp is awesome-- an elder brown really good kid from new mexico-- great missionary so we will do well togeather. he is the distric leader but that doesent give me any extra duities of any kind. i flew up to taipei with sister lee- she i guess was my companion for that hour--and then took the j for about an hour to get here. all my luguage and stuff came up on the train and then we just picked those up.-- Yep i am keeping a journal trying to get it in every day-- iv met alot of the memberss here- not any investigators yet-- we still have to find them!!
last three meals---- luch yesterday i had this really good bacon with rice goodness-- and then for dinner yesterday i had some fish and chikine fried goodness full of msg-- i guess that stuff is illigal in america--to bad- it grand-- and then this mourning i had a zhuabing- the most amazing goodness of them all-- its this bready kinda thing that they slap on an egg with bacon and cook it up on the griddle- served with spicy sauce and cold soy milk--- one of my favorites.
wow-- awesome new bishopbric that is grand---tyson will do awesom in that position-- i would like his address if you guys have it i need to send him a letter.
Christmas!!!!!! thank you so much it was awesome just like christmas morning thank you for all the presents and candy and c.ds do you remember that joseph smith cd -- some nashvill tribute kinda like the one you sent-we listened to when we went to pick danny up from his mission-- if i could get a copy of that i would love it-- thank you so much though its is all wonderful.
yes i can talk to poeple---- about the gospel-- but i still ting bu dong alot--- i dont understand alot-- this companion will be really good for me-- he has really good conversational chinese-- he can say just about everything-- he has already taught me alot so i will progrees alot this transfer. i can cary a basic conversation with people but not very long-- chinese is kinda hard and hasent come as easy for me as others--- oh well- men men lai-
wow it sound like you guys are haveing so much fun out there-- its all good here thank you for everything i love you all-- Elder langford
Saturday, October 27, 2007
Sunday, October 14, 2007
Re: Re: We leave tomorrow
Wow-- sounds like you are doing awesome in new zealand-- i saw and talked to princable duckworth in the MtC-- thats cool that you saw him over there./ All is well here in taidong-- im flying out in about 4 hours-- kinda sad- i really like it here-- also the most coveted area of the mission to serve i was very blessed to be born here. I am being moved to danshui-- complete opposite side of the island right on the coast-- where you can see the sun right over the ocean and the sun set. from what i here it is the wettest area -danSHUI- shui means water -- and also the coldest in the winter-- so i might get a little chilly. my old comp elder marble will be my zone leader and my other comp elder meyers from the mtc is moving in to my aprt. in taidong. -- my new companion is elder brown-- i hear he is a really lehi missionary so all should be good. ooops sorry about the chinglish--- lehi (4,4) means like awesome-- everyone always says it down here.
we got to watch conference with the ward on sat. and sun.--- the first two sessions i dident get to much out of it --- all chinese-- i got alot of the subject and a few sentences and words scatered about but not much else. Then we figuered out that forsome reson the player we were using was also sending out an fm signal-- so while it was playing in chinese we would tune in on little radios and headphones and listen in english--i still dont undrstand how it worked and why two languages were playing at the same time. kinda crazy. We will be able to read the talkes in the ensign when it comes out to us.
and you get to watch conferece twice eh? xinku ni !!
ill miss the ward here and elder bean-- we got along well- just alot different then elder marble all is well though
sounds like new zealand is really pretty!! cool place driving would mess me up big time-- all backward.
we got to watch conference with the ward on sat. and sun.--- the first two sessions i dident get to much out of it --- all chinese-- i got alot of the subject and a few sentences and words scatered about but not much else. Then we figuered out that forsome reson the player we were using was also sending out an fm signal-- so while it was playing in chinese we would tune in on little radios and headphones and listen in english--i still dont undrstand how it worked and why two languages were playing at the same time. kinda crazy. We will be able to read the talkes in the ensign when it comes out to us.
and you get to watch conferece twice eh? xinku ni !!
ill miss the ward here and elder bean-- we got along well- just alot different then elder marble all is well though
sounds like new zealand is really pretty!! cool place driving would mess me up big time-- all backward.
well hope all goes well and you adjust quickly to your new home thanks for everything i love you-- Elder Joey Langford
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Tuesday, October 9, 2007
hey i bet you are in new zealand!!!how is it-- what kinda place do you live--- how big are the road sides-- dont want you to get hit by a car-- it sounds like you had some good qinged chi (feed dinner). alot of people will miss you--- the storm wasnt to bad here- infact it hasent rained here for about 2 or so weeks-- the main part of the taiphoon whas up in taipei-- roads and buildings got flooded and stuff--- we just had really bad wind-- we couldent leave the house all day because of debrey and the fact that we would have been blown away--studyed alot of chinese and other stuff--- i learned most of the common chinese name characters there are about 100 names that are most everyones.
the wind was bad-- it is really hot and suckes everything you have out of you-- it is still a little windy now but not to bad- just a little hard to ride.
the wind was bad-- it is really hot and suckes everything you have out of you-- it is still a little windy now but not to bad- just a little hard to ride.
you might be getting some crazy storms in new zealand eh? what is the time difference between us now??
- well all is taidong is well-- we have been traveling alot to other cities this past week- cause we are also responsable for their souls as well. mostly lots of small empty towns. we have been able to teach a couple firsts through the week. we will be watching confrence this next weekend- we have been passing out lots of flyers and stuff for it hopfully we can get some nonmembers to come out and listen.
-thanks for all- i hope you get setteled into your new home quickly-- love Elder Langford--
-- i will be e-mailing next monday then not for a week and a half till wendsday
Sunday, October 7, 2007
Pictures from 9/27/07
hey family all is well here in taiwanlots of fun-- sounds like you are gettin ready to head out- thats funny that you had a farewell--that huge pig is always just like that-- iv never seen it stand or anything- we pass it every day-
elder marble had kidney stones but they dissapered-- he is all good with no kidney stones i talked to em last night--huge blessing right there- he was scared.pic explaining--
white men and little statue were at a cultral museam we went to a couple weeks ago
yep thats elder marble on the bikes and all the green is in our area
all the pics of us in the church with people asre baptisms-- lin jia yi is about 18------
zhang zhou rong is like 40-- he is with his family---
and i got to baptise pan yu shen where i am in white also-- but it was the sisters swan.
that is elder nino playing the guitar while our branchpres. is feeding him mangos-- it is at our branch presidents house -- he feed us so much food we almost didnt make it home.--
that is a train-- thats all we ride- havent had the oppertunity of a bus
that sweet lady is a man-- henry ou yang-- coolest guy ever-- lives in guan shan and is to old to come to church-- cant really leave his house-- he is 84 and has great english-- he would sing to us some really funny songs-- lives alll alone- about an hour train ride from the church in taidong- says he prays everynight for a chapel in guan shan-- but he would be the only one attending if they got one.
and yes thast is my some at the mtc
i wrote the letter to taylor but i forgot to write down the address so i will send it tomorrow
all else is great-- we have been in the middle of the mid autume festiviles so we have got to a couple bbq's -- everyone on the street doesent live in taidong so its a little harder to contact and last night was crazy-- no one was out and all the shops were closed.
we went and volentered at this hospital with these old ladys making crafts- it was fun and my old lady gave me her sons addrees so we are going to go see him.
we havent really been able to teach our investigators because of holiday and big family parties that last for a week-- next week hopfully will be better-- thank you for the pakage-- so good!! thaks a tone its good to hear from everyone
thank you so much-- i love you all---elder langford
Thursday, October 4, 2007
Oct 2, 2007
Hey
all is well in taiwan-- wow-- your moving thats crazy--- so do i get to come home to New Zealend!! that would be fun..... for a little bit..then i might want to come home. sounds like all is getting ready-- out of curiosity whats happening with the apartment?? grandpas got a hold of it???
Christmas--i dont know iv never been on a mission during christmas-- what did you send to dan and scott-- i do imagine i might need some socks that havent been washed with a pair of scriptures- and mabey 2 or so paires of garments-- all my white clothing is slowly going black from sweet and pollution-- um i really like salt water toffee and other candy and good stuff like that-- hey that joseph a nashville tribute cd would be cool--umm ya i dont know what ever
well the work is going good-- the rest of the district has really good solid people in the baptism pool-- so the next like 3 weeks or so we will be haveng baptisms. we had to drop the lu family-- the refused to come to church and just stopped progressing all togeathe-- we have meet with some other good ones that have alot of potential-- we are also working with a in active husband-- his family is active but he has smoking and drinking problem-- we got him on a plan to quit and he so far is doing well following it. that is brother wang-- the biggest thing is just getting him to church-- he hasent been in 5 years or so but a really nice guy.
this transfer has seemed to go by so fast. we are in week 5 now next week is 6 and then move calles again-- if im lucky ill get to stay in taidong --- who knows . well thank you all i love you so much--- enjoy new zealend-- that sounds really fun and will be a great experence.- love elder langford
all is well in taiwan-- wow-- your moving thats crazy--- so do i get to come home to New Zealend!! that would be fun..... for a little bit..then i might want to come home. sounds like all is getting ready-- out of curiosity whats happening with the apartment?? grandpas got a hold of it???
Christmas--i dont know iv never been on a mission during christmas-- what did you send to dan and scott-- i do imagine i might need some socks that havent been washed with a pair of scriptures- and mabey 2 or so paires of garments-- all my white clothing is slowly going black from sweet and pollution-- um i really like salt water toffee and other candy and good stuff like that-- hey that joseph a nashville tribute cd would be cool--umm ya i dont know what ever
well the work is going good-- the rest of the district has really good solid people in the baptism pool-- so the next like 3 weeks or so we will be haveng baptisms. we had to drop the lu family-- the refused to come to church and just stopped progressing all togeathe-- we have meet with some other good ones that have alot of potential-- we are also working with a in active husband-- his family is active but he has smoking and drinking problem-- we got him on a plan to quit and he so far is doing well following it. that is brother wang-- the biggest thing is just getting him to church-- he hasent been in 5 years or so but a really nice guy.
this transfer has seemed to go by so fast. we are in week 5 now next week is 6 and then move calles again-- if im lucky ill get to stay in taidong --- who knows . well thank you all i love you so much--- enjoy new zealend-- that sounds really fun and will be a great experence.- love elder langford
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