Monday, December 30, 2013

Week # 48

Hey nihao everyone!!! Well I just barely talked to my family so it was so good!! Loved you all. This week has been kinda slow, some of our investigators have been not progressing but we have been working on it. I had to go on exchanges with a ZL that turned out to be one of my favorites missionaries when I say he attacks the work he really does and his invite to me was to hail mary every day which I thought was so cool. Don't punt just go for it every day. Balls out - just go. I kinda likened it to Riley Nelson. Ya know he wasn't the best QB but gosh dang it he played with heart and effort and just went off and won with whatever he had. 

I loved the Christmas package the sweater and new shirt that I’m currently wearing the socks and everything. I loved everyone’s letters so much I feel kinda of embarrassed that I took my letter so seriously but I felt like I did alright. Ya know I love the church. I love the people because they are so nice and loving and know we all make mistakes. I miss you all so much nothing much has really happened .

Monday, December 23, 2013

Week 47: The Week Before Christmas

1. Did you get your Christmas package yet? Yes, I haven't opened it. I had Elder Shelton hide it,

2. How was your mission Christmas party? I ate 22 steaks

3. How are your investigators doing? They are all doing fantastic.

4. What are you doing on Christmas day? Eating cereal and the daily missionary grind.

Ni hao everyone!!! As I speak to you from across the world you are all sitting by warm fire places with sweaters and Dean Martin playing in the background. I can say to you know i am doing the exact opposite. this week has been very cool. So at the Christmas party it was a magical time for all. It was a lot of fun. I hung out with Elder Boden Christeanson and  Elder Corey Edwards at Sun Moon Lake which was aight. Then I pretended to be an old Jewish man with Elder Zanni who is from South America.  Then I ate 22 steaks.It was pretty cool because Elder Noll saved a spot for me. I didn't think I would be able to eat with anyone I knew but ya I did. 

There is this sister who told me her dad went to Ricks for football and I was like my dad could of known him. I asked where her dad was from she said Pocatello. I was like so was mine and she said Highland high school and i was like so was mine and she was like he was 55 and I'm like I think my dad is fifty five.... Her last name is Henderson, her dad's name is lan .... so her dad and mine may have been team mates I guess... so yep cool .

Love you all.

Elder Buhler

Friday, December 20, 2013

Week 46: Loving His Companionship! Ate 22 Steaks at the Mission Christmas Party All You Can Eat Steak House! Great New Area!




1. Tell us about your new area? Where is it located? Are there a lot of members in your ward? I'm in Wufeng  Taichung. 

2. How's your new companionship? Are you very busy? Oh, we are so busy it is unreal.

3. Do you know anything about calling on Christmas yet? We think we will call they day after Christmas so that's Christmas for you.

4. What was the best thing about your week? We met Lin.

5. Do you have any investigators in your new area? We have I think like 5 baptismal goals.


Ni hao everyone!!! This week I've been so happy to wake up and say  I'm on a mission. I would like to thank Elder Shelton for that. He is awesome! For me, it's like having one of my close friends from home! Well almost!! I love you all!

We ran into this guy who is the most golden guy ever. He has hair down to his stomach like Moses and he asked us what thoughts we thought Jesus had were and to explain to him about Jesus's love. He uses English like he was a knight in shining armour. He told us that we were doing a noble work which is very funny..It turns out folks that there are really people ready for the gospel.. You'd have to see it to believe it. So ya Elder Shelton and I have just been having a ball. Really. We get really inspired to work out when we listen to Ray Lewis talk about life on the mp3 player I have. Come to think of it we get inspired to work hard on the mish. I have worked freaking hard no joke. I am really trying to improve my Chinese and since I never did phase 1 Elder Shelton asked me to do it and since I love him I said ya I would . But ya I have been doing phase 1 2 and 3 all at the same time memorizing like 3 decks of cards a day.  It takes its toll.  I don't really see the results. We saw Boyd K. Packer's son.... so that was cool .We get up at like 6 to work out so we can be more healthy ,reclaim our bodies back from the mission. yep that's it for the week!

Shout out too Jessi Noll and Zach Hansen for all state! Love you all!

Elder Buhler

Monday, December 9, 2013

Week 45: Elder Buhler's First Baptism & He Made the Mission Basketball Team!



  
  




1. What exciting thing happened to you this week? I baptized.
2. Did you have transfers? What happened? Who is your new companion? Did you change areas? I'm with Elder Shelton and we are in Wufeng.
3. Did you get our packet? Were you good and did not open it???? Sister Darrington won't give it to me.
4. When are you calling us? Can we skype? Jared can't wait! I have no idea.

What's going on everyone!~!! I baptized which was so cool now. It was a wonderful experience. He came up to me afterward and told me he would remember this for the rest of his life and he talked about eternal families and stuff like that. I gave him my hymn book with my name on it because I never use it but ya it was cool. I really bonded with this family. 

So Santa does listen to letters and God answers prayers. I am comps with Elder Shelton which is almost as cool as being with Jalon, Troy, Pickles, Jake and all my boys. Its awesome.  We are in Wufeng now.  Sorry its so short I completely forget what I did this last week. The focus was getting ready for baptisms and ya it was super cool doing that. I love hearing about everyone and their various activities. Mom what on earth did you send me? They say its massive!! I said good bye to Elder Teng and Young and Jensen to day. It was kinda sad. I really loved those guys. Elder Edwards called me last night and informed me that I had made the all mission east basketball team. I was very honored ahhaah. Well love you all. 

Elder Buhler

Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Week 44:Baked A Turkey, Great Mission Conference and Hopefully a Baptism on Friday









1. How was Thanksgiving? What did you do? Who cooked? Who came? I will send some pics. I cooked and prepared (really). It was just for the Nanto stake. 

2. How is your investigator progressing? Is the baptism still on schedule? Well it's scheduled for this Friday

3. What exciting thing happened to you this past week? We had mission conference and it was really the first time I have born my testimony in a while.

Ni hao everyone!!! So my exciting news is L.D, is getting baptized this week.I can't wait.

We also had mission conference this week. It was cool Towards the end, people were bearing the testimonies. It started as a small feeling but then it was crazy. I started shaking and I tried to raise my hand to bear it and President didn't see me so Elder Teng was like just walk up there. But luckily Elder Edwards saw me. and called on me and I said " sir can I bear mine sir, please, sir"?  By this time was I was shaking even more. But ya I went up there talked about how I could promise them that the plan of salvation is true. I talked about Cody and about leaving dad and Cassie and how scary it was but how God comforted me. So ya by the end, literally everyone was in tears. and ya then Elder Edwards gave me a huge hug. 

Then honestly we cooked a turkey all day and as I was sitting in the middle of nowhere in Taiwan completely across the world from ya'll I couldn't help but be grateful for everyone . I also watched grown Asian men wondering how the heck they were gonna eat mashed potatoes with chop sticks.  It was super humbling. Anyways happy birthday Troy Grassley!

Loves to all. 

Elder Buhler