Week 21: Elder Buhler has been transferred!

NOTE: Yes, mom logged onto the cruise's internet because I had to read my boy's email!

 

 

Ni hao everyone!!! this week! This week been super  crazy! I  have been transferred to the north part of my mission!! My new camp's name is Elder Mckenzie!! He is super cool!! It was pretty sad leaving Chao Zhou. I really grew to love him  and Elder Hoopes was like a best friend and Elder Christensen was amazing too!!! it was super fun being with them!! It's been pretty crazy today cause of transfers!!  I said good bye to our pet gecko, James Franco!! I saw a girl that looked exactly like Tanaya Anderson but not as pretty but still freaked me out!!! I can't really think right now but ya my fam's on a cruise!! I went on exchanges down to the beach resort where we met real hippies who hated America. There was this burger shop and it had a peanut butter burger and it was so amazing and they had Mtn Dew. It tasted almost as good as salvation!! Well I can't really think but ya have a good week! Sorry this email is so short but its a busy day.

Elder Buhler

Week 20: Yes, Piano Lessons Paid Off...Sort Of.

1) Did you eat anything strange and/or yummy this week? I basically cook for my self!!!

2) How are your investigators? They are progressing.

3) Have you met anyone from Vietnam yet? no one.

4) Does your ward have any fun activities that you have gone to? Well, they play basketball a lot.

5) What percentage of what they say in church do you understand? A lot. 

6) What are you doing for PDay today? ball

Ni hao everyone.  Sorry if this email is short.  We are going to an island. I've been running a lot to help with my sleeping. Mom, its like 5k ahahah but ya you would be proud.  Happy father's day!!! Nothing super exciting. It's cool hearing from everyone!!  Pray that Alex , Lin and mother accept the gospel cause I don't want to drop em. 

This is what I did this week: proselyting, cooking food which now I am super good at, tracting.  Oh, and  studying.  I bought a piano book to play songs. We can play whatever. There is no where here with sheet music so I can't get any of my Harry Potter,  Lord of the Rings, or  the River Flows in You 

But ya, its ok. I'm doing fine, working hard.  We have zone exchanges this week. Sleeping is really hard on me. I get an average of 4 hours a night but running helps.  I honestly feel closer to God  when I'm running. just cause its me and Him and no one else. 

Its been an uneventful week. The ward is awesome, honestly great. I  played at a baptism and everyone cried but ya, love you all.  There is honestly not a lot going on in Taiwan.  By the way there is this kid named Fred who is going to EFY in America and he is gonna call you mom to tell you i said "hi" in his broken, broken English.

Love you guys lots. nothing exciting has happened!!!

Elder Buhler

Week 19: Josh Gains a Testimony of Ropes and Meets the Taiwanese Hair Version of Mitt Romney

1. What was the items in your care package that you liked the most? I loved the fruit roll up stuff and American food but the book was pretty awesome.  It actually changed my out look on a lot of stuff about being Mormon. 

2. What did you like the least? there not being enough.....

3. Tell us what your area looks like? Is it a city, a town? Does it look like Salt Lake, Mapleton? Florida? Well, there is one area when you are biking down that is like coming out of Hobble Creek canyon. It's cool.

4. How are your mission clothes holding out? How do you do laundry there? ya i have worn the same pants for 2 months.

5. Do the members feed you? About as much as i would like....

6. Have you given a prayer or talk in church yet in Chinese?  I pray all the time, that's easy, but no, I haven't given a talk yet.

7. Send a missionary picture. I will send one. 

8. How much of your day do you spend speaking Chinese? 3/4th.

9. What are the grocery stores like? Are they inside markets or outside markets? Completely different from the us. I could walk in and by whiskey and pack of smokes and be age 13. 

10. Do you have a microwave, refrigerator? yes

11. What was the most spiritual/best experience of the week? We sang "I'm a child of God."

12. Who was the most interesting person you met this last week. Chinese Mitt Romney

Ni hao everyone!!! 

Well, Taiwan is still in the shape that Chinese left it!!! The kids populate the Internet cafes and smoke and do nothing with their lives while smart kids study away and get the best scores in the world only to go work at a 7-11. Yes ladies and gentlemen, the Taiwanese dream is still alive and running. This week has been interesting. We went to  a water fall. Pics will come. I fell like ten feet onto rocks because I was being dumb and now I have a testimony of ropes.  Ropes are good and should be held onto all the time. It was beautiful it looked like the forbidden pool off of Lord of the Rings. I did exchanges with Elder Limpanopol and that was actually super fun. He is awesome. Then I went to ztm and saw everyone from Elder Noll to a bunch of people you guys don't know, but it was fun none the less. President gave me these sleeping pills because i have the worst time sleeping at night. He said take half of one but i heard 2 so the next day I didn't wake up for a long time 17 hours. So yes, I have learned a lot of lessons. We are taking another approach. Elder Hoopes takes me to the track at like 9:15pm and has me run 3 miles.  Hence why mom I bought some running shoes. It's been kinda working.

We have an elder in our apartment who is almost as nerdy as I am.  Its kinda funny all the nerd stuff we discuss.  Yesterday we had this lesson with a Chinese man with the hair of Mitt Romney... and it gets better, his wife plays sax. After that she was hitting on me saying I should have a a lot of girl friends then she groped my comp.... so we sang "I'm a Child of God and left!! it was a wonderful day. Oh by the way, my English class loves the pictures of me mom, especially with Alexis.  They thought she was my girlfriend and ya know I just could resist a good laugh. I said she was my wife and they bought it. But ya, send me pics more from senior year through college if you could. 

That's pretty tight Jacob has a job.... of manual labor. I remember that one... not too fun.... and Jared quit getting hurt. Cassie I hear you are being awesome as usual and Caity,quit being sick. Dad, you asked how my bike is. Well it has a tendency to attract cars going really fast. I have been hit twice since Monday. Anyways love you all. Send pics and tell people I love to get mail. Tell everyone I love them. 

Love, 

Elder Buhler

Week 18: Earthquakes, Cockroaches and Other Fun Stuf

1.) What was the most exciting thing that happened this month?

Yesterday we had an earth quake so that was pretty scary. 

2) When does your companion go home?

In a move call I believe

3) What do you eat or drink there when it gets really hot?

Dong hua cha its like a graham cracker except liquid.

4) How is English class coming? 

Well its alright. We have been losing people because I guess our English class kind of sucks? i mean its not like we are professional at all, but its free.

5) Do you have air conditioner in your apartment?

Ya, its called lengqi  and there is never enough of it.

6) What are you doing for Pday today?

We are going hiking hence why the email today will be short.

7) Did you get your care package yet? not yet

8) What new things did you learn with the language this week?

oh ya, everyday things.  Mainly just everyday terms so people will talk to us.

Ni hao everyone!!! Yesterday there was an earth quake and we are on the highest floor.... so that was pretty interesting. I was cooking on a gas stove but I couldn't turn it off because well I was cooking chicken,  and I  didn't want to spoil it.... I mean come on.. but that was pretty funny ahahha.

As for baptisms,  Lin and Alex want to be baptized in July after testing. It's sad cause I will most likely be leaving this area by then. The Chinese is coming along.  This week we went bush whacking to find the aboriginals in Taiwan. Taiwan once you get away form all the pollution and computers is beautiful.

The spiders here are like Spartans. They would kick the crap out of any of our spiders.Its quite scary. Anyways I miss you guys a lot, not gonna lie. How is everything at home!! Congrats bear on making Rangers!!! I'm so proud of you Remember dude Miles wasn't good at the beginning.!!! And Jacob its all good, pro soccer is stupid besides college is more important!!! Cassie I hear you are tearing it up and Caity I miss you!! most!!! Thank you for all the info on Cody's funeral . i think its really cool all those people went and supported Cody he is def a hero. if i join up i would want to be like Cody. Love that kid, God Speed. Anyways, everyone send mail to grim  he might be dying in the MTC!!! I love everyone!! Congrats for Springville taking 3rd at the Ute shoot. I def miss those days but i know that i still have football waiting after my mish. I  just got to focus!!! Good luck to Jessi this week at the combines!!! 

And ya we have a roach problem. It got kinda of out of hand if you will... I will show pics anyways Love you all. Hey mom can you get me Taylor Redford's and Parker Young's email. I wanna talk to them. Love you all. 

In a separate email he wrote:

"Hey, I'm loving it out here. Don't worry!!! Trust me!!"