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