Kawehi sent a letter home (3.09.13) that got ripped in the mail. So it was sent back and we asked her to rewrite it. We got one back from 3.25.13.
Aloha Family,
Iʻm going to try my very best to rewrite the letter cause I do not remember what I had put...lol.
I had to start writing my letter today before I forgot. So right now Iʻm at the sister training and Sheri Dew is speaking. As I was coming down to the conference with my comp, we sat down and a lady came and talked to us (I think I already emailed you about her so that is what the first page is about- meeting her). So the sister conference and the culture show were the same day. For the sister conference, we had to wake up at 5 Am to drive down there and it was 2 sessions. We got to meet Sheri Dew. Sister Weaver introduced us to her. Sister Dew wanted to meet all of us sister missionaries. There were 50 of us sisters there in her 2nd session. She was in our chapel and so she called all us us sister missionaries up on the stand. It was so cool to be seeing all of us missionaries coming up on both sides. A lot of women cried. In the first session she talked about testimony and how it is knowing and conversion is DOING. She says we all need to work on our conversion. And she also talked about as women in the church, what we do and how big of a part of the church we are.
She is very funny. She had all of us thinking about what the Lord has given us and people shared.
"When we keep our covenants it gives us the access to the power of the Lord."
"We all are learning our job, don't get mad, everyone is learning their job."
"The blessings are not only for the men, its also for the women of the church." -Pre. Fielding Smith
"There's no group of women more privileged then the women of our church."
Second session...She talked about how all of us have a chance to prepare a child for exaltation. I got to shake her hand too. Sheri Dew asked all of us this question: What is turning out harder than what you thought it would be? Everyone shared.
"We were designed, programmed for this time...We came now! We are living in a time that everything is restored."
She told us about President Hinckley and how his two biggest fears were losing his wife and getting cancer. Both had happened to him but he handled both very well and how he wanted to get through chemo when the doctors were going to do nothing because of his age...and he ended up living 2 more years. She has said to us that he did not want to go unless he knew that he did everything on Earth for the Lord. Pres. Hinckley prayed and asked Heavenly Father that when he dies he will know that he had done everything the Lord had planned for him on Earth. Even as much as he wanted to be with his wife again. And he knows that he did everything the Lord asked him to do. So I'm thinking about that story. For me on my mission, that before I "die" on my mission, as a missionary, I want to know that I did everything that the Lord has planned out for me to do. So I prayed and asked the same question as President Hinckley. So I will know as I come to the end of my mission in WA-TAC, I will know I did everything he has asked of me. HAVE YOU EVER ASKED THE LORD? Sheri Dew asked that question to us and if not go and ask. It was such a good conference.
The rest of my letter is on...we ran the Narrows bridge and/or we go to the Y or dance tahitian. But this past week we ran the Narrows bridge. I have to cook only some times because our ward is so good, we get fed everyday. Me and Sister Fa'oliu were told this is the hardest place in Tacoma because the ward is not as good. It's hard to do the work. Things don't happen in Skyline. All of the other missionaries also say the same thing...how bad it is. Even Sister Fa'oliu knows that too but we did not let it get to us and we love it here so much. We were even told of times about when they go finding at 5-7pm, sometimes the sisters get chased at gun point a couple of times, cause it is the ghetto and everyone is mean. None of that has happened yet to us. So far every door we have knocked had people who are so nice to us. Maybe it's because it's to big brown girls...lol. But the other missionaries can see the difference. Skyline has changed for good. When you have a good attitude it all works out. All the other missionaries that served in Skyline know of the bad things and let it get to them and that was the excuse for not having as many baptisms. Now our ward feeds us everyday. They help out so much. Most of the ones we are teaching are referrals from the ward. We put a good name to the Skyline ward and area. There are so many great people here. I love it <3.
So it's been very sunny today on our p-day. We are so lucky. So we went to a park and spent the whole time outside in the sun. It was so much fun. The hula class is doing so well. We should have more next week. So if you some fun songs for little girls to dance to, can you send some? So we can do some different songs.
We are teaching a family, Jennifer and Joe, Gaby, Maliky and baby Kalani. Joe is the boyfriend and the father of Kalani. Jennifer is a member but less active. We got her and the kids to come to church 2 times so we are working on Joe to get baptized. But its funny. Maliky is 7 yr and he has a crush on me...haha. This is just one of the families we are teaching.
I love you guys so much and miss you. Thank you for everything.
Always, with much love and aloha,
Sister Casey
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