Aloha Ohana!
Thank you mommy I did get the box on Monday. and thank you for the awesome pants and the socks... they work perfectly. And I never had mochi in a long time and thank you for everything else.
So I have no idea if I have told you about this past week. We went to a memorial service for Terry Hyatt. He was this less active in our ward and he was very sick. He passed young at 51. Our ward did a wonderful service for the family. We put it on. Bishop asked us to go because there would be about 60 non members. Most of the family are less-active. And it’s been a long time since they been in the church. Bishop shared a wonderful lesson of the plan of happiness. I cried off and on within the service when the brother shared a beautiful eulogy. The spirit was so strong any way the whole church smelt like smoke.... it was so sad to see all of them thinking they would never see him again and how thy don’t know the plan that Heavenly Father has for everyone of us. This memorial service was a wake-up call to me and the spirit touched me on why I am out here on my mission. I was so trunky that day. I love the gospel and to see people who I was able to share the gospel and our father’s plan to see them make that change in their life... and when they take that first step into the waters of baptism. Just to even have one baptism on my mission is so worth the 18 months. By helping one will helping many later on in life because of that one. I am so lucky to have that opportunity to have 10 baptisms so far. And to help 4 of them get the priesthood. This is the most joy I ever had. This Saturday May 3rd at 7:30 Jeffrey Bishop is going to be baptized. I am the longest sister that taught him. I taught him every lesson. I am so happy that I never got transferred because I would have missed it by 5 days. But I get to be here. I am so grateful for the loving and willingness of Christ’s atonement. I know of his love for me.... It’s all because of Him. I am so grateful for my rich heritage. I am so proud of being a Casey. I’m trying my very best to live up to my name and most of all the name on my tag. I am the luckiest daughter in the world.
Mahalo for teaching and living the gospel and for the wonderful examples in my whole life. And for the great support everyone of you give me in helping me to be out here to have this great opportunity to serve my Lord to give a small part of my life.
You guys will be amazed at how much I know now from my studies. I love all and miss you lots. I have a challenge or will say a commitment for this week for all of you to do. Talk to one non member about the gospel. It could be anything. People at work, school, friends, in stores. It is a very simple commitment. Just start with talking about it to one person. I will follow up next week. Missionary work is the greatest. The work is going forth. I’m not asking you to go and invite to baptism. I’m just asking to open your mouth. It can be short and simple. Even the kids can do it to. They can just say how they know they are a child of God. You would be surprised how much just telling that they are a child of God to someone....it will make their day. Pray everyday for help so you will know who to talk to. I’m just asking one person this week, 7 days. (D&C 100:10) I’m not asking you to teach the WOW or LOC...that’s what missionaries are for.
“We have a mission in the world: each man, each woman, each child who has grown to understanding age to the years of accountability, aught...to be qualified to preach the truth, to bear testimony of the truth” Pres. Joseph F. Smith
I love you all, but help God’s Kingdom. I know you are doing good, but be great!
Love always Sis Casey
PS. The Jesus pic. Sis Weaver one day gave all the missionaries one and told us to always keep him close to you. So I’m going to add it because of Him. I always have one close to me. I will soon send everyone their own in a few weeks.
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