Aloha Family,
Thank you Mommy. I got my letter with my Patriarchal blessing too. I don't know how you knew what I'm going through, but that letter helped in so many ways. I needed that letter.
Yes, it is getting hot here. I'm happy to see Makana...also, everyone is going to be married by the time I come back. haha. See I told you guys, I'm not getting married...LoL :)
It's so funny. All my comps have seen my picture book and they all ask me if they can write my brothers. I just laugh. Then all the elders I'm serving with see my picture book and think that Helam or Ira is my boyfriend...haha. They always ask, "What is the story with him?" I say, " He is my brother." Lol :)
So yeah. I'm in Silverdale 6th for another transfer. Your 2nd transfer with your comp is when you become even closer. So Elder Pedersen is also staying and he has a baby (greeny). Elder Bond is changing to Spanish speaking in our mission. It's funny because he knows no Spanish but he took 2 years in junior high. In the MTC he felt he needed to buy a Spanish Book of Mormon and Preach my Gospel. He did not know why because he had an English speaking mission. But he did get them. That's cool. ha.
Oh ya. I started this letter because I wanted to tell you my cool story that happened to us while tracting. Well a few days ago we tracted in Brownsville. We are still tracting in Brownsville. The homes are far from each other. So there is a lot os walking on the side of the road. We came to a side road/hill and there were about 6 homes...letting you know it was a very steep hill to walk. Well we always start at the farthest house first then walk back. So the first house, we knocked at had a very old couple in their 80s. We let us in... We were thinking, "okay, yes, we got one" and he wanted us to talk to his wife. They are very lonely old people who needed to talk to someone. She was not that interested at all. My comp was talking to her and I was talking to the man. He knew of some members while he was in the airforce. He told me so many cool stories. I think he would be a wonderful member. I got to talk about our message and he told us to stop by anytime. So long story short, we were there for a long time. As we were leaving, we go to the next house and there is this big dog that would not let us come up the road so we are like, okay, we will go to the next one then. As we get between that house and the next, a dog 3 times bigger charges at us and was barking. I could feel my heart drop as I do not take my eyes off of him. I wanted to run but I just could not run...only walk. The dog comes an arm's length away, full running at us, but as we said a prayer in our hearts, as soon as the dog gets an arm away from us, it was like we had a force field around us while we were walking.
The dog kept on running to us but it looked like we had a wall that he kept on running into. Then soon we could not see the dog. Somehow, he ended up into the bushes in a few seconds. We did not know at the time what happened. I looked at the time and it was right at 7PM and that is when tracting finishes. I know blessings come from finishing right on time. So we still had to walk about 5 minutes back to the car. I know the prayers work and the missionaries are protected. That is a cool story. I almost died from a dog. I still can see the face of that dog in my head and remember the feeling I had at that moment.
Now ye see that this is the true faith of God; yea, ye see that God will support, and keep, and preserve us, so long as we are afaithful unto him, and unto our faith, and our religion; and never will the Lord suffer that we shall be destroyed except we should fall into transgression and deny our faith. Alma 44:4
Daisy Tangare came to transfer meeting to see me. She brought me flowers and she told me that they are going back to Hawaii. Her daugher, I was teaching hula to and helping her, she had to dance at school and she had a song that her dad was going to sing. But they told me that she changed and danced the song I was teaching her. That day I felt so loved. I even got to see the Coveys and I said Hi to Brother Covey and he was so happy to see me. We talked for a long time. I can't wait until I can take you to see them.
I talked to the sisters that are in Skyline and asked them about Jenn and Joe. The last few days I have been thinking about them at night. So on P-day, I wrote a late birthday card for Jenn and I bore my testimony and told her to never give up because I know she wants to go to the temple and I gave her a picture of the temple. I got to give it to the sisters there in Skyline. The sister in Skyline told me that everyone loves me and I'm known over there. She told me that Joe cannot stop talking about me. So I was so happy to hear that and it made my day.
The last few weeks I was going through a hard time; thinking I'm not a good missionary and that no one will remember me. I got the letter from you Mom. Then I went to transfer and felt so loved. I know as long as I work hard, I will be the missionary the Lord wants me to be. Thank you for all you do and I will love it if you both come to get me at the end of my mission.
The mission home is so funny :) as a missionary. We watch the movie, The Testaments, a lot. It's so funny. All the missionaries say that.
On P-day, I went mini golfing with my zone for 2 of the Elders birthday. It was so much fun and I got to know them a lot better. I found out I suck at miniature golf...LoL. In August, Presdient Weaver is having a not mandatory BBQ on one of our p-days because he cannot have any mandiotry meeting on our p-days. The way he said it, everyone is going to be there. There's going to be a talent show as a zone. I'm going to ask if I can dance a hula for the mission.
So fun fact, it was my 6 month mark so I got to burn my nylons. You will see in my next SD card. It was so much fun. Every 6 months you burn something else. It is a WA-TAC tradition.
So today is the 10th and after district meeting we all went to the family history center to learn how to use and teach how to start family history. That is going to be our finding idea as missionaries. We always did it but it was not organized and now that we have a good plan that I started off with in talking to other Elders about. We talked to president and we are going to try it out here in my zone in Silverdale. If it is good, everyone in the mission will do it this way. We are working so hard trying to find people to teach and we still have the highest rates of baptism in the state as a mission. Everyone wants to be a part of the WA-TAC and that is why our numbers are high in baptisms and they stay active.
It's always funny but sad at the same time. Some how I always make friends with the Elders that are leaving. Every transfer I always have to say bye to the Elders. But it's all good. I can't wait to see them all after the mission.
I love you to the heavens and back. And I miss you all too. How is everything? Is Ira at home still for the summer? So the kids still remember me? How's my room Ammon?
Sorry my letter is so jumpy. It's been taking 2 days to write it in my down time. I write what I keep forgetting to write in my emails. But ya, I'm in my old area. Skyline is also this transfer and there are Elders in our ward. It is so hard to serve with Elders in the same ward. Almost all the wards are having sisters and elders. That's at least 4 missionaries. Some time there are 5 or 6 in a ward.
I'm still in shock that Tori's getting married this month. She is younger than me! And Aubrey too. I did not even know they were dating. I know she liked him. But I'm so happy for them and also all the ones going on missions too. By the time I come back, all my friends from high school will be married or still on missions...haha:). Is there any more news that I do not know of???
FUN FACT! I'm not getting married. There is no hope...haha. by the time I come back everyone I know will be married. In my ward, Silverdale 6th, everyone has amazing stories about how they met. Like one convert was telling the Lord, "no, not this man." He told her over and over, "It's him." She said, "anyone but him." They could not stand each other. Well they have been married for 4 or 5 month now. This ward is filled with stories like they are meant for each other. So all of missionaries are like, We are never getting married! Lol. Well, I love you. <3.
Love always,
Sister Casey
Your Baby and Missionary
P.S. Mommy, if you want to read the Book of Mormon with me. I'm in Alma 44. And I read about 4 chapters a day. I thought it could be a mother/daughter thing or even a family thing if eveyone wants to read with me? I love you and miss you so much <3. Oh yeah. This transfer we had an Elder from Iraq. That's cool.
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