July 2, 2008

Mom and Dad
Hello-- how are you? all is good here in zhong he--it is a great new area with tonz of people waiting to be baptised-- right now we are working with a man named lu he is solid-- he has been completely taught the lessons and is ready to be baptised-- he thinks he needs more faith before he is baptised-- he will be coming to a baptism this saterday and i think that will help him a bunch -- baptisms are allways very good and help people alot.
another man we are working with is zheng . he is also very good. he has only been taught the 1 lesson-- then they lost contact with him cause he is very busy but we got in touch with him the other day and he is part way trough 2nd nephi and is praying every day. we just have to find a hole in his schedual so we can meet with him.
this area is great but is very different from my others.
My companion and i are good-- he is in his 5th trasfer-- the same age as elder taylor-- we get along fine considering we are completly different- he is amazingly smart and just spent his life in a text book -- i didnt do that as much. he is struggeling with the language alot so hopefully i can help him with that.

we have spent alot of time just looking for some others to teach-- president has asked us all to have 3 people in our baptisim pool and we are sittin at 1 . finding a family would be nice.
That is sad about bryan- Mom you wrote a very good little talk for his funeral-- i didnt know about how he came into the family.-- the family pic i show people on the street has him in it so alot of asian people know who he is.
thankyou for the little artical on preisthood dad-- i enjoyed it. It is true we have to use our authority to what god wants us to. or its not really using gods power on earth it is just faking it.
Dad- What is your Favorite scripture? Just curious but please answer the question-- You to Mom
Well thank for everthing-- i love you guys i hope all goes well with bryans stuff-- Love Elder Langford

June 23, 2008

Hey!!
i Moved!!
im no longer in yinge-- im am now in zhong he-- the most densly populated area in taiwan. Big change from the small towns iv been to before no trees--no parks--just pavement and cement-- i guess this is how most of the mission is here in taiwan but im not used to it.

it should be fun-- my new companion is elder matern-- from indiana. nice kid -- he was elder taylors companion in the mtc so i already new a little about him-- he is a computer gamer-- a little different but it will be fun-
the SD cards-- i came on with 3 not 5 - i have one-- sent one to you-- and another got ruined in rainstorm but i allready took the pics off so nothing was lost.

Xu li wei past her baptism interview-- sadly i wont be able to attend the baptism cause im far away. She is way good and is excited for baptism-- just scared to bare her testamony after she gets baptised-- but that is normal.

mom you can come to taiwan and climb the stairs of 101-- the tallest building in the world-- i bet you would like that--- my companion elder bingham would run stairs and i just followed im in the elevator- it was a great work out for me!

hopefully this first week we can start working with some good people and get going for the transfer. i love you guys have fun!!-- Elder Langford

June 18, 2008

Hey Mom and dad
how are ya! every thing is good this past week-- i do enjoy the longer articals you have sent-- like the once seperatly typed that you send to us but i usually read them after i type cause they are longer and i want to make sure i have time to write. Sorry-- is wonderful you have had some good experences with investigators-- good missionary experences.-- when ever i introduce my family to investigators i just tell them you are searving a mission in new zealand-- they all think that is way cool.-- i love to read your experences-- i might not always mention them just cause i read the aweek earlier so ill try to be better.

i had surgery yesterday on my foot!! kinda - i had a nasty ingrown toenail that was getting pretty bad lookin-- we went to the docter and he did a digital block on my toe-- stabbed me like 10 times with his needle! then i didntfeel a thing-- looked up once and it was a bloody mess! kinda fun-- i was off my foot yeaterday and today is p-day-- i should be good for work tomorrow-- but it bleed alot and i have all these pills. no biggie -- kinda a little adventure.

so we fond out that the new member that just moved here from yuli is going to need some work-- doesnt really know the gospel and a girl just moved in to live with him-- ohhhh boy. his friend--Zhang-- is cool-- committed to read and pray everyday so hopefully he will set a good example for his member friend. XU li wei-- xi yu hong older sister is really good-- is liking church more and more and is developing a testamony--- baptisim will be in 2 saterdays. Steven is not good-- is still reading the Book of Mormon but isnt doing it to learn anything-- just to say he has learned it.. He also has some other big probelms that i probley shouldnt talk about. The guy we met in the rain-- du-- is gone-- dissapered-- gave us a fake address and wont answer his phone-- hopefully we can find him again but its kinda weird.

last friday we had elder rasband from the presidency of the 70 come and talk to the mission.. it was way good- more of a Q/A meeting and he shared some good experences from his personal life.

so this past week the mission has had some weird stuff happen-- a couple people sent home and another elder is gay and completely apostate-- kinda crazy

happy fathers day!-- sorry it was last sunday-- is different in taiwan-- the work for dad in chinese is ba ba-- the word for 8 is also ba and the way for augest is also ba so fatherday is on month ba day ba because the date really says fathers-- or at least sounds the same
i hope you had a great fathers day dad-- i love you- thank for all you have done for me in helping me prepare for my mission and for life!! i hope you had a good one.-- What is your favorite scripture??

Thank you for all- we are doing great-- i am planning on making a purchase with my american money for some books that i want to read in chinese when i get home-- a whole set of harry potter and narnia-- just to let ya know-- if thats ok.-- Love ya-- E. Langford

June 11, 2008

Hey
how are you-- Thank you for the chip-- i got it today by other on is full so i will be able to snap some more---yes i did get the package- i thanked laura already - the shoes are great i love em- very comfy and the soles wont get eatin away by my bike pedels
this week we got a call over from yuli-- a member that was baptised a month ago moved to yinge-- we went to met him and he is living with a friend that is way cool- the friend came to church with the member and we met with him once- his name is zhang. we will meet with him tomorrow and set a baptisimal date-- his work schedual will be hard to work with cause it changes alot but he loved church and said he would come every week he could.
the spider was about the size of my whole hand after it bit me and my hand was bloated. no it didnt bite me
well today is temple day so we are about to run to the session-- it should be good.
this monday we had presidents interviews and that went really well.
our president is really cool- he told me that i have alot of leadership ability that he will use--- i dont know if i like that-- even though i would feel happy that i was chossen to be a leader like district leader or zone leader i would rather not have to do those-- they are hard jobs-- i remember elder marble would get really stressed out-- and most zone leaders have really hard times. i would like to be called to a position and then realesed. That will be good. But of coarse i would do what i am asked.
anyway-- im thinkin i will stay in yinge for like 5 more transfers and then move-- that would be good-- any way-- i love you guys-- talk to ya next week-- Elder Langford