Dear family,
I got those white boxes, I opened the one with the speaker in it,
thanks that's an awesome gift! I love it here, this is hands down the best
mission, definitely better than the south! Aha no all missions are the best, it
just depends on where you are. The experiences we have had are pretty crazy,
there are just tons of people and police cars always around. We seem to notice
them a bit more, also we notice the police helicopters like every night. The
firemen didn't seem too upset, but they thought it was serious, gas leaks kill,
so it's best to figure out what it is before it's too late.
I'm glad I'm in New York! You should tell the ward about the "He is the Gift" initiative that the church is doing, it's a pretty big deal, they want it "to
flood the earth". They really want everyone to bring Christ back into Christmas.
Hence that's the reason we have Christmas!
Tell Brandi I'm sorry she is sick, I've been sick the whole time I've been here, and
it's no fun, especially when you don't have time to rest, and you're just always
out. I'll call you around 9-10 am on Christmas your time probably, so just keep an eye out
for a call on the home phone, or whoever you want me to call, let me know!
Thanks for those motivational words dad, I needed to hear that, it's been a hard
month so far, but I am excited to completely loose myself in the work, and
forget about home and focus on the people I am teaching!
Okay so this past week has been a good week. Our mission president has been
really pushing us to show the video "he is the Gift" to everyone, to make sure everyone knows. So
this last Friday we got to go to Ossining New York, for a mission wide Christmas
devotional. Some of the missionaries signed up for choir, so they got to sing,
and the spirit was strong. We got to eat, to chill with some missionaries, and
relax for the first time since I got here. It's kind of weird seeing New York
upstate, because it's so nice and there are about a billion trees, it's
different than the city where they plant a tree and surround it in
concrete.
We had a Area Proselyting Focus, which is where everyone in our zone got
together in one area and proselyte. We gave out over 90 cups of hot chocolate
and talked to a bunch of people about christ and Christmas, showed them the
video. New investigators!
Nothing crazy has happened like at all, other than a new investigator! We
went to this floor started tracting at and at the end of it we found this lady
named Theresa, she didn't seem too interested at first, but we showed her the
video, then she was super interested! Gave her a Book of Mormon and set up a
return appointment. I can't wait to begin teaching her, she seems
promising!
We have just done a lot of tracting and less active look ups, today we are
going to the temple, Manhattan is way nicer than Harlem, the city is so
beautiful and clean compared to Harlem which is dirty and gross. I really like
it here, and merry Christmas! I'll send you a message on next Wednesday!
Christmas Eve! We actually go to the city the next 2 weeks, so I'll get you some
pictures!
Love, Elder Casper
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