Hey Mom and Dad
- how are ya doing??
im pretty good-- here in yinge- we had a pretty good week last week and then we had zone confrence this last monday-- oh- and they gave us all cell phones!! yah-- so much more convenent. the mission 3 months ago got 30 baptisims in the trasfer-- the 2 months ago it bumbed up to about 55 then last month it was about 70--- the whole mission goal is 120 so we still have a little ways to go but we should be able to. yinge is a really cool place-- no where to contact-- not to many people out on the streets. we have been doing alot of inactive member lookups and contacting people here an there who are walking and the side of the street. And we also do alot of
tracking- tracking is tracking- it has to be done but not to much seen from it. we have a new member in out area who has come trackting with us a few times to get some good peikes.
we are working with one boy names brother xu very good kid about 15-- he has muscular distrophy so he walks with a limp and his legs are both really skinny-- but this kid really wants to come to church-- he rode his bike twice and it took him so long that he missed the first two hours of church both times. we are trying to find a member that can just take him in a car but we have 1 family that lives in yinge and 2 other new members- the two members ride scooters so cant go there and the family goes way early becuse of other callings. we will find a way though. he will for sure get baptised this trasfer.
well everything else is going really well-- i got a package but i wont open it till my birthday-- thankyou so much-- MoM-- your birthday is next tuesday!!! Happy Birthday!! thank you so much for everything you have done for me in raising me and sending me on a mission-- i am very thankful-- i love you so much-- i hope your birthday is great.-- Love Elder Joey
Friday, February 29, 2008
Monday, February 18, 2008
Transfered to Yingge -- February 18, 2008
Hey Mom and Dad
im no longer in danshui-- i moved -- im in a place called yingge- cool little place.-- ohh ya-- im senior companion now to!!!! i dont no what they were thinking when they made that call.!!! it will be good-- my new comp lived in kaysville-- this is his second transfer and is way cool-- we will do real good togeather-- name is elder taylor. so we are both way excited. its a nice new place- just got to figure it out.
last week finished really well-- the whole zone--10 companionships got 1300 lessons and places 650 bom-- it was so fun got almost 100 new investigators.-- elder bingham and i got the zone high of 202 lessons-- the zone leaders got 200. im going to miss danshui alot but i will like it here to!.
yes we have gotten the nov. ensine- iv already read it-- it was way good-- cause i dident really get a chance to listen to conference cause i didnt understand at all. we copy alot of talks out of it and give it to new investigators. so yesterday elder nichol and i taught a kid that i had set up about 2 weeks ago-- he came last week and then yesterday to. way good kid we talked about the restoration and the bom alot and he set a baptisimal date for march 15-- to bad i moved eh... as long as he gets baptised.
from what i here the work is really good here in yingge-- the people are very humble and open. so i let ya know how it is an a week and a half on that next wed.-- i love you guys-- thank you for eveything .--Elder Langford
im no longer in danshui-- i moved -- im in a place called yingge- cool little place.-- ohh ya-- im senior companion now to!!!! i dont no what they were thinking when they made that call.!!! it will be good-- my new comp lived in kaysville-- this is his second transfer and is way cool-- we will do real good togeather-- name is elder taylor. so we are both way excited. its a nice new place- just got to figure it out.
last week finished really well-- the whole zone--10 companionships got 1300 lessons and places 650 bom-- it was so fun got almost 100 new investigators.-- elder bingham and i got the zone high of 202 lessons-- the zone leaders got 200. im going to miss danshui alot but i will like it here to!.
yes we have gotten the nov. ensine- iv already read it-- it was way good-- cause i dident really get a chance to listen to conference cause i didnt understand at all. we copy alot of talks out of it and give it to new investigators. so yesterday elder nichol and i taught a kid that i had set up about 2 weeks ago-- he came last week and then yesterday to. way good kid we talked about the restoration and the bom alot and he set a baptisimal date for march 15-- to bad i moved eh... as long as he gets baptised.
from what i here the work is really good here in yingge-- the people are very humble and open. so i let ya know how it is an a week and a half on that next wed.-- i love you guys-- thank you for eveything .--Elder Langford
Friday, February 15, 2008
Feb 12, 2008
(elder langfords brother here, i have to apoligize for not posting his letters lately... enjoy)
for chinese new year it is tradition to give red envelops to kids and friends with money in it-- when we get them we have to give then to the mission-- or i would be a thousand dollers richer(only about 32 bucks american)-- but we made some with pics of us and scripters on the back-- that is this pic with harry pooter on it-- we put some war pump up scripter on it--- and this other pic is a cute little 19 year couple i taught about eternal marrage-- it was funny-- but hey-- they said they would read the BOM
for chinese new year it is tradition to give red envelops to kids and friends with money in it-- when we get them we have to give then to the mission-- or i would be a thousand dollers richer(only about 32 bucks american)-- but we made some with pics of us and scripters on the back-- that is this pic with harry pooter on it-- we put some war pump up scripter on it--- and this other pic is a cute little 19 year couple i taught about eternal marrage-- it was funny-- but hey-- they said they would read the BOM
500 Lessons -- Feb 12, 2008
Hey Mom and Dad
everthing is going really good here in danshui-- this is the last week of the transfer--
last week was the holiday--we did really well considering it was sapossed to be dead-- our zone got over 500 lessons-- about a hundered and 50 less then normal this transfer-- all the other zones dident break 200
we sat at about 50 lessons all last week- this week is awesome-- our schedual is changed a bit so have more time out side-- no chinese study in the morning and no dps at night---- all meals are cut to a half hour-- so through out the week we have about 10 extra hours to be out working----- monday we got 30 lessons--- yesterday we got 60!!! setting records right there-- we have gevin out about 70 bom so far and have 8 new investigators--- ohh ya-- i also took 9 packs of ciggaretts and two lighters from this one guy and i commited him to stop smoking-- he set up for this sat(brother zeng) -
we are going to start dan jonesing it--getting up on busses and teaching the whole bus at once. kinda scary but it works and missionaries have gottin set ups that way--- our zone goal this week is 1000 lessons but everyone is trying to beat the zone leaders who are going to get 200 so that final number will be way high!! we already have 90 lessons and day 2.
this week we have a goal to put a family into the pool for baptism--- the guy wants to be baptised but he wants his whole family to also-- they have been out of town so we will be meeting with them very soon(brother chen and fam.) also a brother lee that committed to come to church with us-- he was a referral from a few weeks ago but we lost contact with him through the holiday.
this morning i read all about the 3 kingdoms of glory in chinese!!! so fun!! charachters are fun-- wow i cant spell anything
-- wow dad-- you are going eveywhere-- sounds fun-- broken foot!! na hen zaogao -traslation-- that is messy cakes-- people say that alot.
well it is all going well-- thank you for eveything-- scabies is gone and we have our beds back.-- tranfers this monday so i will e-mail again then--- love you-- Elder Langford
everthing is going really good here in danshui-- this is the last week of the transfer--
last week was the holiday--we did really well considering it was sapossed to be dead-- our zone got over 500 lessons-- about a hundered and 50 less then normal this transfer-- all the other zones dident break 200
we sat at about 50 lessons all last week- this week is awesome-- our schedual is changed a bit so have more time out side-- no chinese study in the morning and no dps at night---- all meals are cut to a half hour-- so through out the week we have about 10 extra hours to be out working----- monday we got 30 lessons--- yesterday we got 60!!! setting records right there-- we have gevin out about 70 bom so far and have 8 new investigators--- ohh ya-- i also took 9 packs of ciggaretts and two lighters from this one guy and i commited him to stop smoking-- he set up for this sat(brother zeng) -
we are going to start dan jonesing it--getting up on busses and teaching the whole bus at once. kinda scary but it works and missionaries have gottin set ups that way--- our zone goal this week is 1000 lessons but everyone is trying to beat the zone leaders who are going to get 200 so that final number will be way high!! we already have 90 lessons and day 2.
this week we have a goal to put a family into the pool for baptism--- the guy wants to be baptised but he wants his whole family to also-- they have been out of town so we will be meeting with them very soon(brother chen and fam.) also a brother lee that committed to come to church with us-- he was a referral from a few weeks ago but we lost contact with him through the holiday.
this morning i read all about the 3 kingdoms of glory in chinese!!! so fun!! charachters are fun-- wow i cant spell anything
-- wow dad-- you are going eveywhere-- sounds fun-- broken foot!! na hen zaogao -traslation-- that is messy cakes-- people say that alot.
well it is all going well-- thank you for eveything-- scabies is gone and we have our beds back.-- tranfers this monday so i will e-mail again then--- love you-- Elder Langford
Kick Satan right back in the Face -- Feb 5, 2008
Hey --All is going well here-
scabies is ok - its a little parasite that digs into your skin and has babies and eats you insides!-- really really itchy! like i couldnt sleep forever for somereson the pills they gave me to put me out didnt have any effect on me. but im good now-- i killed all of em-- we have a week left on the floor then we can go back to our beds. well my comp will go to his bed and i will wait till a new bed for me arrives. its all good-- god has blessed us allready-- the other day we were at the train station contacting and i contacted this kid from africa- had really good english-- name is samuel -named after the samuel in the bible-- family is really christian-- he has been in taiwan for a year going to school- he chinese is pretty good-- i taught him a lesson and put in him the baptisimal pool right their-- he set a date for march 1 and he is coming to church this sunday.
we have found some other good people that we have set up so hopefully we will have some good ones set up for next transfer--
right now guo nian is starting is lasts for about a week-- everyone goes to their home-- no one is out side-- ghost town-- the whole contry-- last year our zone leader said the whole week they got 6 lessons-- thats is like what we usually get in 30 min. just hard to find people-- lots of trackting but everyone is always eating so n one will let you in-- our zone leader discribed it to us as the week that saten laughs in your face every day-- also is hard for alot of members in part member familys cause of word of wisdom-- lots of bad stuff all over taiwan.
also we are getting feed at members houses lunch and dinner till next tuesday-- starting today luch time-- i am soo full-- missionaries always gain weight this week cause members make so much food and expect you to eat it all-- tomorrow we have lunch at 12 dinner at 4 and then another dinner at 6-- we are going to get FAT.
well we are doing good- spiirits are still high and the week after guo nian is going to be so fun!! we are going for 200 lessons-- placing 70 or more BOM-- the zone is going to set a misson record for lessons and new investigators ove 1000 lessons and 150 new investigators-- in just 10 companionships--- everyone has been asked to get at least 100 lessons but our didtric wants to double it.-- Its going to be so fun. Kick saten right back in the face.
we i love you -- sounds like your hike was fun- i would love to do that-- thank you for everything- love you--Elder Langford
scabies is ok - its a little parasite that digs into your skin and has babies and eats you insides!-- really really itchy! like i couldnt sleep forever for somereson the pills they gave me to put me out didnt have any effect on me. but im good now-- i killed all of em-- we have a week left on the floor then we can go back to our beds. well my comp will go to his bed and i will wait till a new bed for me arrives. its all good-- god has blessed us allready-- the other day we were at the train station contacting and i contacted this kid from africa- had really good english-- name is samuel -named after the samuel in the bible-- family is really christian-- he has been in taiwan for a year going to school- he chinese is pretty good-- i taught him a lesson and put in him the baptisimal pool right their-- he set a date for march 1 and he is coming to church this sunday.
we have found some other good people that we have set up so hopefully we will have some good ones set up for next transfer--
right now guo nian is starting is lasts for about a week-- everyone goes to their home-- no one is out side-- ghost town-- the whole contry-- last year our zone leader said the whole week they got 6 lessons-- thats is like what we usually get in 30 min. just hard to find people-- lots of trackting but everyone is always eating so n one will let you in-- our zone leader discribed it to us as the week that saten laughs in your face every day-- also is hard for alot of members in part member familys cause of word of wisdom-- lots of bad stuff all over taiwan.
also we are getting feed at members houses lunch and dinner till next tuesday-- starting today luch time-- i am soo full-- missionaries always gain weight this week cause members make so much food and expect you to eat it all-- tomorrow we have lunch at 12 dinner at 4 and then another dinner at 6-- we are going to get FAT.
well we are doing good- spiirits are still high and the week after guo nian is going to be so fun!! we are going for 200 lessons-- placing 70 or more BOM-- the zone is going to set a misson record for lessons and new investigators ove 1000 lessons and 150 new investigators-- in just 10 companionships--- everyone has been asked to get at least 100 lessons but our didtric wants to double it.-- Its going to be so fun. Kick saten right back in the face.
we i love you -- sounds like your hike was fun- i would love to do that-- thank you for everything- love you--Elder Langford
Scabies and Second Hand Smoke -- Jan 29, 2008
Hey Dad and Mom--
how are you all- Dads got a bad ankle- thats no good at all- i hope it gets better soon. here in the mission if we have any injuries below the waist we keep it really quite and nurst it back to health yourself- cause leg injuries get you sent home cause of our type of mission- we never drive- just walking and riding so we need heathy legs. but dont worry i have none---- BUT I HAVE SCABIES!!!!!!! oh man talk about drive me crazy!!!!!!!! i always itch or if im on my no itch medicine im the walking dead -- i could fall asleep just about anywhere not so fun-- so we are on the floor for about two weeks-- closed down 3 rooms of our house-- wraped our beds in plastic and taped em-- we are home an hour early every night to boil our clothes and do laurndry-- we then take a hot iron to our bed mats and sheets. takes up alot of time-- so much for memorizing characters or morning studies im cant focus until i take my medician and then i pass out on my desk if i do.-- two weeks of this.
well other wise- we are still working hard i contacted a kid last night who seemed really nice- we are seeing him next sunday----
thats really sad about President Hinckley-- he was really the only prophet i have known or at lest can remember-- he was a good one!! and now he is home with his wife probaly so happy. i remember we were in southern utah when his wife died and he said that he hoped he wouldent be to long after. The church still presses on-- i need to learn how to say monsons name in chinese.
well im getting alot of second hand smoke right now-- the guy next to me is going at it strong!! thats taiwan for ya.-- i love you guys-- thank you for all-- Bye bye--- Elder Langford
how are you all- Dads got a bad ankle- thats no good at all- i hope it gets better soon. here in the mission if we have any injuries below the waist we keep it really quite and nurst it back to health yourself- cause leg injuries get you sent home cause of our type of mission- we never drive- just walking and riding so we need heathy legs. but dont worry i have none---- BUT I HAVE SCABIES!!!!!!! oh man talk about drive me crazy!!!!!!!! i always itch or if im on my no itch medicine im the walking dead -- i could fall asleep just about anywhere not so fun-- so we are on the floor for about two weeks-- closed down 3 rooms of our house-- wraped our beds in plastic and taped em-- we are home an hour early every night to boil our clothes and do laurndry-- we then take a hot iron to our bed mats and sheets. takes up alot of time-- so much for memorizing characters or morning studies im cant focus until i take my medician and then i pass out on my desk if i do.-- two weeks of this.
well other wise- we are still working hard i contacted a kid last night who seemed really nice- we are seeing him next sunday----
thats really sad about President Hinckley-- he was really the only prophet i have known or at lest can remember-- he was a good one!! and now he is home with his wife probaly so happy. i remember we were in southern utah when his wife died and he said that he hoped he wouldent be to long after. The church still presses on-- i need to learn how to say monsons name in chinese.
well im getting alot of second hand smoke right now-- the guy next to me is going at it strong!! thats taiwan for ya.-- i love you guys-- thank you for all-- Bye bye--- Elder Langford
Bike Blew Up -- Jan 22, 2008
hey mom and dad--
all is well in taiwan--we get to go to the temple today!!- yah-- my second time on island iv been able to go-- so we are way excited--
wow those compitions sound like they are fun--id love to be their--
any way-- this past week was good-- every once in a while we will get a little strip of paper with some persons information on it from like 6 months ago when they talked to some other missonaires some where in the world-- my comp has never had any set up from them but we always call em just in case-- and this one guy set up!! he lives in bali accross the street from our bishop-- he makes meat balls-- is about 40 or 50 and has a huge desire to learn about mormonism. we are going to meet with him tomorrow again-- he is a great guy with potential. ohh-- and he gave us a bag of meat balls!!! that will be breakfast.
then yeasterday we ran in to this american that has lived in taiwan for about 10 years-- lives really deep into bali -- he teaches english-- well he asked us for a book of mormon-- he said he read it along time ago and was intrested in it again-- we are meeting with him tonight- and in english--- that scary-- i never know what to say to americans- its always weird.
dads in tahitie?? i cant spell that one at all-- their language and the native taiwanse language are really close-- to the point were thay can understand eachother--
well we are still doing well and working hard-- hong jia long is doing well and meeting with the ward members in his new member disscusions---- and the guy who committed to bap. was playing with us-- gave us a bad address and phone number-- that happens alot-- and then my bike is falling apart-- somehow my tireframe thingy is bent and my tire dosent spin right and then we were on top of a mountian and it blew up and had to walk it down and then my other tire kept lossing air- then i had to cut the lock of my bike cause i lost my keys--ohh well-- its all fun
any way-- i love you guys thanks for everything--
love elder Langford
all is well in taiwan--we get to go to the temple today!!- yah-- my second time on island iv been able to go-- so we are way excited--
wow those compitions sound like they are fun--id love to be their--
any way-- this past week was good-- every once in a while we will get a little strip of paper with some persons information on it from like 6 months ago when they talked to some other missonaires some where in the world-- my comp has never had any set up from them but we always call em just in case-- and this one guy set up!! he lives in bali accross the street from our bishop-- he makes meat balls-- is about 40 or 50 and has a huge desire to learn about mormonism. we are going to meet with him tomorrow again-- he is a great guy with potential. ohh-- and he gave us a bag of meat balls!!! that will be breakfast.
then yeasterday we ran in to this american that has lived in taiwan for about 10 years-- lives really deep into bali -- he teaches english-- well he asked us for a book of mormon-- he said he read it along time ago and was intrested in it again-- we are meeting with him tonight- and in english--- that scary-- i never know what to say to americans- its always weird.
dads in tahitie?? i cant spell that one at all-- their language and the native taiwanse language are really close-- to the point were thay can understand eachother--
well we are still doing well and working hard-- hong jia long is doing well and meeting with the ward members in his new member disscusions---- and the guy who committed to bap. was playing with us-- gave us a bad address and phone number-- that happens alot-- and then my bike is falling apart-- somehow my tireframe thingy is bent and my tire dosent spin right and then we were on top of a mountian and it blew up and had to walk it down and then my other tire kept lossing air- then i had to cut the lock of my bike cause i lost my keys--ohh well-- its all fun
any way-- i love you guys thanks for everything--
love elder Langford
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